Технологическая карта урока "Gadgets in Our Life" 8 класс
Gadgets in Our Life.
Class: 8-9
Level: pre-intermediate
Course book: New Millennium English
Aim: by the end of the lesson my pupils will be able to describe and talk about their preferences among gadgets.
Goals:
Elicit info from a written text
Express opinion
Give reasons
Vocabulary: modern gadgets, descriptive adjectives
Grammar: Present Simple Tense
Reading: a newspaper article, advertisements about modern gadgets
Speaking: talking about modern gadgets, expressing preferences
Writing: a description of a favourite gadget
Equipment: 12 computers with access to the Internet and Hot Potatoes software
Before the lesson: make enough copies of pupils’ sheets, write all the site addresses on the computer screens for pupils just to
copy them into the browser or open necessary pages and minimize them at the bottom of the screen.
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4 min
Warming up.
Inform of the lesson objectives, motivate
pupils, a table on the board
Lock step
Today we are going to speak about
modern gadgets. These are small
electronic devices we use at home,
at school etc.
Ask questions: What modern
gadgets do you know?
Do we need gadgets in everyday
life? What gadgets? Why?
What are the most important
qualities of a good gadget?
Write gadgets and reasons on the
blackboard into 2 columns, match
Answer the
questions: phone,
TV, Iphone…
Yes/No,
because…(they
help/save time…)
(small, multi-
functional, user-
friendly…)
2 min
Linking.
Introduce the way to the site about the
convenience of high technology
http://associatedcontent.com/article/234
6354/modern_electronic_gadgets_and_a
ppliances.html?cat=15
Lock step
You are going to read a short article
about the convenience of high
technology. Copy the address into
the browser line.
Enter the site.
All the pupils are on the correct site
5 min
Reading for
specific info.
Improve scanning skill; enrich
vocabulary from a meaningful text.
completed columns
Individually
Pair work
Read the text and add modern
gadgets and reasons to our list
(explain new words if necessary).
Compare your answers in pairs.
Opposite opinions are to be
discussed all together.
Read the article
and list modern
gadgets and
reasons for using
them into 2
columns.
Compare the
answers.
2 min
Linking.
Introduce the way to the site about
modern gadgets: http://top-10-
list.org/2009/05/07/
All the pupils are on the correct site
Lock step
You’re going to read some info
about top 10 modern gadgets. Copy
the address into the browser line.
Enter the site.
10
min
Reading for
specific info.
Find out necessary material.
Filled in tables.
Individually
Pair work
Read about these gadgets and fill in
the table. (distribute the pupils'
sheets).
Compare your answers in pairs.
Read texts and fill
in tables
Compare answers
7 min
Reading for
detail.
Find reasons to prove their choice.
Notes.
Imagine that it’s your birthday in a
week or two. Your parents or
friends don’t know what to buy and
Individually
ask you to choose a present
yourself.
Read info about the latest modern
gadgets and choose the most you
like. Find reasons.
Read and find
reasons
8 min
2 min
Speaking.
Describe a gadget giving reasons and
expressing opinion
Group work
T-groups
Work in groups of 4 and persuade
others that your present is the best
and you can’t live without it:
Describe your gadget
Give functional details
Express your opinion
Be emotional.
Who was the best speaker in your
group? Why?
Describe a gadget
Give functional
details
Express opinions
Reflect on group
work
2 min
Home work.
Describe the most important gadget you
have at home
Individually
Write a short text (30 words) about
the most important gadget you have
at home:
Describe your gadget
Give functional details
Write a description
of a gadget
Express your opinion
Be emotional.
3 min
Reflection.
Lock step
What new information have you
learned? What can you do now?
Where can you use your
knowledge?
Answer the
questions
3 min
Extra
activity
Practise new vocabulary, filled in
crossword
Individually
Open a crossword at the bottom of
the screen. Read the descriptions
and write the words.
Do the crossword
