(Students guessed about the theme) As you guessed, today we’ll talk about technology and we’ll discuss the advantages and disadvantages of its usage
Read the title and the first paragraph of the text. How do you think what is this text about. Give your ideas. Task 1. Read the text correctly and carry out the following tasks: Less able learners : Find out in the text and write down words and phrases about new technologies. More able learners : Answer the questions about the text. 1.What type of new technology will help protect your house? 2 What role will the Internet play in smart houses 3. Would you like to live in such a home? Give reasons. 4 Do you think there are disadvantages to this technology? The most able learners: Give the description of house in future . Explain the difference between the houses of nowadays and future. Write down few sentences.
Smarter that the other houses. The next generation of fridges will use the Internet to make sure your food stays fresh and they’ll get in touch with the supermarket to order some more. The money will come straight out of your bank account and you’ll never run out of milk again. Imagine you’re on the bus home after a hard day’s work and feel like a warm bath when you get back. All it takes in the house of the future is a quick text message to the heating system. The heating system warms the water and even runs the bath so that as soon as you walk through the front door, you can jump in and relax. And what about the doorknob? Scientists say that a doorknob with a computer could see someone walking up the path with bags of groceries and open the door for them. At the same time, it could lock all doors and contact the police in case of burglary. And the best thing about all this is that it will soon be part of our daily routine. Welcome to the future! Concept checking: What should you do? Descriptors: Read the title and the first paragraph of the text correctly Explain their ideas about the text. Find out words with specific vocabulary. 4.Answer the questions( with some support) 5.Give description of house in future. Explains the difference between house of nowadays and future.Write down few sentences.
Regrouping: Take pictures. Form two groups. Group 1. Group two. T Task 2. Now look at the pictures and answer the questions. What do you see on these pictures? What’s the difference in these pictures? Concept checking: What should you do? Descriptor: Answer the questions (with picture support)
Team 1. Discuss in group. Why are new technologies helpful and useful for our life? Concept checking: What should you do? Descriptors: 1. Discuss in groups the advantages of new technologies. Team 2. Discuss in group. Why are new technologies harmful for our life and people? Descriptors: 1. Discuss in groups the disadvantages of new technologies. One volunteer of each group represents the arguments for and against new technologies. Descriptors: gives arguments for and against of usage of new technologies, discussed in the group using vocabulary of the theme. Assessment: Team 1- Team 2-
Task 3. Make up a cluster about the advantages and disadvantages of new technologies. Work in groups. Team 1. Discuss in group and make a cluster about advantages of new technologies. Team 2. Discuss in group and make a cluster about disadvantages of new technologies. Two volunteers protect the clusters of the group. Concept checking: What should you do? Descriptors: 1.Draw a cluster with advantages and disadvantages on usage of new technologies. More able learners make presentation of clusters. |