Класс:11б
Тема урока: « Technological
progress and society»
Цель урока: обучение навыкам
аргументированного высказывания «за» и «против» современных технологий.
Познавательная задача: обобщение преимуществ
и недостатков в использовании современных технологий.
Развивающие задачи:
1)
Развитие критического мыщления.
2)
Развитие связной речи, языковой догадки, слуховой и зрительной памяти,
внимания, логического мышления, развитие способностей к узнаванию и
сопоставлению нового и ранее изученного.
3)
Высказывать
свое мнение и обосновывать свою точку зрения.
Воспитательные задачи:
1)
Воспитание чувства ответственности за совместную групповую работу.
2)
Воспитание уважения к точке зрения собеседника.
Речевой материал: рецептивный– harm, demonstration;
продуктивный – digital TV, e-book,
digital camera, automatic washer, i-phone, games console, laptop, computer,
electronic organizer, iPad, microwave oven, dishwasher.
Ход урока:
1. Org. moment:
Teacher: What are we going
to discuss today? To know that you should remember the names of the objects we
are surrounded in our everyday life? What are they? Let’s see.
So,
we are going to speak about…new technologies.
Teacher: (слайд 4) What
technologies cannot you imagine your life without? Why? And how do they make your
life easier?
Let’s read what
some teenagers from Britain think about it.
Reading for
specific information. Group work. (Поисковое чтение с выборочным извлечением
нужной информации. Групповая работа.)
Now
let’s read about other teenagers’ opinions. What does Joe think about mobile
phones (the 1st group will read about it), Lenny – about computers
(it’s for the 2nd group) and Alice – about television (it’s for the
3rd group)?
Mobile Phones
The technical progress goes straight
in huge steps. We live in the 21st century, full of different
means of communication. Today almost everyone has a mobile phone. We cannot
imagine our life without it because it is very important to communicate with
your family and friends. At the same time, we can find the opinion that the
usage of mobile phones can be harmful and dangerous.
I think that mobile phones are very
useful in our everyday life. Firstly, it is very convenient, as people can call
each other anywhere. Secondly, each telephone has such devices as a calendar, a
camera, the Internet, an alarm clock and others. No matter where we are, there
is an opportunity to get connected to the Internet, check our e-mails and find
any necessary information. In addition mobile phones can help fill in our free
time. For example, we may play games on it.
Moreover, you are always available to delay meetings or let somebody know if
you are late. Thirdly, many parents buy cell phones for their children
just for safety. If a child gets into some trouble, he can call emergency
services or his parents. If you need,
you can call the police or an ambulance.
In conclusion, I’d like to say that
mobile phones make our life easier but nevertheless, there is a negative effect
on our health. That is why people shouldn’t overuse them.
Computers
Lately computers have filled our life. We do not imagine our leisure without
this miracle-machine.
They have much better
memories and they can store much information. No man alive can do
500,000 sums in one second, but a computer can. In fact, computers
can do many of the things we do, but faster and better. They can predict
weather, and even play chess, write poetry or compose music. With the help of computers the
Internet has entered into our life. It’s a brilliant source of information because the internet
is a big encyclopedia. Now people cannot live a day
without checking of mail and visiting their favourite sites. The Internet is
not only the assistant in daily work, it is also the other world in which there
are mail boxes, libraries, photo galleries, games, shops. The internet gives us a chance to
communicate with people all over the world. It is interesting to learn about a
life in different countries and you can practise English talking to native
speakers. Also you can use the internet if you are looking for a job or to
find people who share your interests. By means of the
Internet people can travel to different cities, visit tourist places.
Certainly, the Internet can be the
excellent assistant in information search. But we can’t rely on all the information. Moreover, some sites
are unsuitable for children and should be controlled by parents. I think that it is necessary to understand, what is really
important on the Internet and what is not. And then the Internet will be not
the terrible enemy, but the indispensable assistant.
Television
It is common knowledge that television now plays an important role in our life. It is
difficult to say if it is good or bad for us.
On the one hand, we
can say that TV is our eyes because TV helps us to know more about the world,
about the other counties, about the events that happened in the world. It's the main source of information and a cheap form of
entertainment for millions of people. It gives us an opportunity to
"travel" all over the world, to "meet" different people and
learn about their customs and traditions. It has the power to educate and
broaden our minds. It helps us to relax after a hard day's work and escape from
reality. There's always a great variety of programmes on TV: news and sports
programmes, talk shows, games, concerts and theatre performances...
On the other hand, television is a terrible waste of time.
It makes us lazier. We stay at home instead of going out. We read less. We
think less. We even talk less. Before we admitted the
one-eyed monster into our homes, we never found it difficult to occupy our
spare time. For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to go outside for
our amusements to theatres, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events. We read books and
listened to music. All that belongs to the past. Television
encourages passive enjoyment. Little by little, it cuts us off from the real world. Besides, very often the programmes are bad. There is also
too much ads. Violence on TV is another
problem that worries people. As George Mikes once said, TV teaches us "how
to kill, to rob, to shoot and to poison." But the same can be said about
computer games and many films and books.
And if you don't like a certain programme, why watch it?
While reading you
should fill in the table. (Во время чтения заполните таблицу.)
Прием
«Таблица аргументов»
Argument
|
Pros
|
Cons
|
I
can’t imagine my life without ...
|
|
|
Учащиеся должны опровергнуть или подтвердить фактами из
текста.
What technologies
cannot you imagine your life without? Why? And how do they make your life
easier?
Отвечают с опорой
на таблицу аргументов. Для наглядности возможно использование интерактивной
доски. Учитель
даёт пример ответа.
e.g.
I can’t imagine my life without an automatic washer because it is my assistant in daily work. It does the washing
faster. It helps me to relax after a hard day's work and gives me an
opportunity to have more free time reading and communicating with my relatives
and friends.
Teacher
(Учитель): Now we see that
the most popular modern technologies among our group are …
Well, let’s imagine what technologies
we’ll have in the future. We are going to watch one of them. (Давайте
представим, какие технологии мы будем иметь в будущем. Давайте посмотрим на одну
из них.)
I also asked you to invent something
extraordinary. I chose the best and most interesting ones and I’d like you to
present them.
Фаза
рефлексии:
(Цель –
обобщить материал, подвести итоги).
Приём
«Шесть шляп мышления».
Белая шляпа - АТИСТИЧЕСКАЯ
(констатируются факты по проблеме, без их обсуждения);
Жёлтая
шляпа - ПОЛОЖИТЕЛЬНАЯ (высказываются положительные моменты);
Чёрная
шляпа - НЕГАТИВНАЯ (группа констатирует отрицательные моменты по проблеме);
Синяя
шляпа - АНАЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ (проводится анализ: почему? зачем?);
Зелёная
шляпа - ТВОРЧЕСКАЯ (самые “бредовые идеи и предположения”);
Красная
шляпа - ЭМОЦИОНАЛЬНАЯ (эмоции, которые они испытывали при работе на уроке)
Домашнее задание: Comment on the
following statement.
Some
people are sure that a smart microwave oven (an invisible mantle, smart
bedclothes, a calendar of examinations) will make our lives better. Others
disagree as they warn about their negative aspects.
What
can you say for and against it?
Write
200-250 words.
Use
the following plan:
-
give
a general statement of the problem;
-
outline
the points FOR;
-
outline
the points AGAINST;
-
draw
a conclusion weighting up the points outlined.
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