План-конспект урока по теме: Поколение с квадратными глазами.10 класс

Урок №77

Класс: 10 класс

Тема урока: «Поколение с квадратными глазами»

Цель урока: Совершенствование иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции учащихся при изучении материала о поколении подростков «с квадратными глазами».

Задачи урока:

Обучающие:

·         совершенствовать коммуникативные умения учащихся в различных видах речевой деятельности;

Развивающие:

·         развивать навык самостоятельного поиска информации и её систематизации;

Воспитательные:

·         формирование у учащихся осознанного отношения к использованию технических новинок в повседневной жизни;

Содержание урока

I Организационный момент

 Приветствие, сообщение темы и целей урока.

Hello, boys and girls. How are you today? Look at the screen and read the statement of a famous US columnist, Ann Landers (slide 1).

«Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other. »

What do you think of it?

- Do you agree with it? If not, why?

 Look at the screen again. (slide2) What do you think «square-eyed generation» means? Do you think this describes today’s teens? What do you think we are going to speak about? (slide3)

 II Речевая зарядка.

1 Put these words/phrases into three groups. (slide4)

1 TV equipment

2 TV programmes 

3 modern gadgets

Cable or satellite TV

the news

chat shows         

soap operas

documentaries

a computer

an e-book

reality TV programmes

game show

record a programme

current affairs programmes

a laptop

 the remote control

sports programmes

2. Work in pairs. Ask and answer these questions. Use the words in your answers.

1 What TV equipment have you got at home?

2 Which types of TV programmes are popular in your country? Which aren’t very popular?

3 Which types of TV programme do you like? Which don’t you like?

4 What did you watch last night/last week?

5 What modern gadgets do you have? How often do you use them?

 III Говорение

Look at the screen (slide5). You see a list of things you can watch on TV. Mark them as follows:

- if you think there are too many of these on TV
- if you think there should be more of these
-if we don’t have such programmes in our country

a) advertisements (that use attractive people to sell products like cars or perfumes)
b) government advertising campaigns (e.g. against things like drink-driving)
c) programmes with live sport coverage (e.g. football or hockey matches)
d) thrillers
e) children’s programmes
f) interviews with politicians
g) chat shows
h) game shows
i) soap operas

Give your opinions.

Do you think teens in other countries watch TV much?

What programmes do you think they watch from the list given?

 IV Чтение (развитие навыков поискового чтения).

Let’s check our guesses. Read the text quickly. Now, find the answers and prove them using the words from the text.

 Ex.2, p.122

- Read the teen’s comments on pp 122-123. Who:

- says they aren’t mad about something?

-  uses a certain form of entertainment as a way to relax?

- enjoys something that many other young people enjoy too?

- mentions actors becoming famous for something else?

- can’t stop doing something?

Answer key (slide 6)

1.      San

2.      Suzy

3.      Yoko

4.      Maria

5.      Anya

V Введение новой лексики

 1 Ex.3 p.122.  While reading the text you saw some words and phrases in bold which were new for you. Try to understand them from context and explain.
Make sentences of your own to memorize them better.
anti-social – not interested in meeting other people or not enjoying friendly relationships with them.

couch potato – someone who spends a lot of time sitting at home watching TV

unfair – unjust
unwind – to relax can’t beat – there is nothing

blaring – making a loud noise
catchy – easy to remember
sing alone – sing a song who is already singing
It’s such a good fun – an enjoyable time, great fun

 I can take it or live it – it doesn’t matter to me if I do it or not

predictable – happening in the way you would expect

I have to admit – I must confess
addict – someone who likes a particularly activity very much and spends as much time as they can doing it

incredible – surprising or difficult to believe

mall – a large building with a lot of shops, restaurants, and sometimes a cinema

2 Think of an alternative title for the article. Give reasons for your choice.

Suggested answers: “Teenage Couch Potatoes”, “The sitting generation”

VI Динамическая пауза

Опросник “ARE YOU A TELLY ADDICT?» (приложение №1)

1 Do you watch TV for more than twenty hours a week?

2 Have you ever watch TV all night?

3 Do you ever work or study with the TV on?

4 Have you got a TV in your bedroom or the kitchen?

5 Do you always have to have the remote control?

6 Do you sometimes have dinner in front of the TV?

7 Do you know exactly when all your favourite programmes are on?

8 Have you ever missed something important because you wanted to watch TV?

1-2 ticks:

You don’t have a problem with TV. You probably do more interesting things in your free time and prefer reading to watching television.

3-4 ticks:

You like watching television, but it doesn’t control your life. You probably only watch the programmes you really like and turn of the TV when they finish.

 5-6 ticks:

You probably watch too much television. Why don’t you go for a walk instead-when your favorite programme isn’t on, of course!

7-8 ticks:

You are totally addicted to TV! You probably love your TV more that your friends! Why not turn it off and do something more interesting?

VII Работа с текстом (приложение №2)

1 Find the numbers in the article. What do they describe?

a) 94% ________________________________________

b) 66% ________________________________________

c) 30 million ____________________________________

d) 650 million __________________________________

e) at least 200 ___________________________________

In 1935 the radio was very popular. Families sat down every night and listened to dramas. By 1950, 94% of Americans had a radio in their house. But by 1955, 66% of American houses had their own TV. And now we have the internet. In 1996, about 30 million people used the internet. In 2005, there were over 650 million people online. They buy books send emails and now many watch TV – there are at least 200 TV channels on the internet. Will the internet kill TV?

2  Read four responses to the article and choose the correct words.

This is worrying /worried article.  I work for a company that makes TVs. But I think TV is going to be here for a long time. Remember, 90% of people in the world have never used a computer.

Chas, New York

I was surprising/surprised by something I read recently: people who use the internet watch over four hours less TV every week that people who don’t use the internet. TV is dying! This is exciting/exited news.

Hugo, Sao Paolo

I’ m living in the UK at the moment. Internet TV is amazing/amazed. I can watch interesting/interested programmes in my first language – Chinese.

Wei -sum Leung, London

In our house we have two TVs, two computers and five children. In the past the children argued over the remote control. How they fight to use the computer! They think TV is boring/bored and they are tiring/tired of watching it.

Cluadia, Rome

3 Read the responses in again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 90% of people in the world have got a computer.

2 Chas thinks that television isn’t going to die soon

3 People who use the internet watch four hours of television a week

4 Hugo prefers watching television to the internet 

5 Wei- Sum watches Chinese television on the internet

6 Claudia’s children love watching television

Exchange your exercise books and check your answers (учащиеся обмениваются тетрадями и проводят взаимопроверку)

Answer key (slide 7)

1.      F

2.      T

3.      F

4.      F

5.      T

6.      F

7.       

VIII Домашнее задание

-          Speak about forms of entertainment you and your friends prefer.

-          Дополнительное задание для 2 сильных учеников: Prepare 10 Yes-No questions about different forms of entertainment and carry out a survey in the class.

IX Итоги и оценивание

Our lesson has come to the end. Let’s sum everything up. Our lesson shows that practically every student of your class spends much time on playing computer games, surfing the net, watching TV. I think you understand that it is not useful for you and I hope you won’t turn into anti-social, square-eyed couch potatoes.

And your marks are…..

Our lesson is over. Thanks for your good work! I believe this lesson was useful and interesting for you.