Конспект урока на тему: "Social networks: pros and cons"

Практическая цель урока: развитие коммуникативных умений.

Образовательные цели:  познакомить с преимуществами и недостатками социальных сетей, развитие коммуникативной компетенции в рамках обсуждаемой темы.

Развивающие цели: развитие навыков логического и творческого мышления, навыков чтения; умения отстаивать собственную точку зрения

Воспитательные цели: воспитание умения внимательно слушать и слышать, уважать другое мнение.

Задачи:

- совершенствование лексико-грамматических навыков;

- развитие умения читать;

- развитие умений аудирования.

Ход урока

1. Оргмомент Teacher:  Good morning boys and girls! I’m glad to see you? How are you?

Речевая разминка Look at the picture. What do you see? Please describe it. (Students’ answers) (слайд 1)

What are we going to speak  today? (Students’ answers)  The theme of our today lesson is "Social networks: pros and cons".  (слайд 2)

2. Основная часть.Teacher: What are the most popular social networks in Russia? (Students’ answers)

Let’s have a look at the map of the most popular social networking sites around the world. What can you see? What is the most popular social network in the world? (слайд3)

(Students give their answers)

Teacher: Now, let’s see which social networks you use … and who is not registered in any social network.

(If there are such students in the class ask them why they do not use social networks)

The teacher draws a table on the board and the students (or one student) fill it in.

VKontakte

Odnoklassniki

Facebook

Others

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Each student tells the class what social network or social networks he uses and why.

And now let’s talk about the things you can do with the help of a social networking site. (If the students can’t express their ideas the teacher should give them a hint) (слайд 4)

Students: (suggested answers)

Social network can help you:

Find celebrities you admire and communicate with them!

Find old and new friends

Find a job or help someone get it

Promote your creative work (songs, dances, pictures etc.)

Organize events and invite people (friends)

Play games, download music, watch videos etc.

Communicate with people

(The students can make a diagram on the board.)

Чтение и анализ текста Now I’m giving you the text , you’ll read it. 

3.Развитие умений говорения 

Работа в группах Teacher: Now please form 2 groups PROS and CONS of social networking sites (Students’ answers are written down on the smart board)

Group 1 (the 1-st argument “for”) (Students’ answers)

 Group 2 (counterargument) (Students’ answers)

Просмотр видео I want you to watch the video what other people think about this question and say what can  you add to the list of your Pros and CONS of social networking sites (Students’ answers)

Well done.

4.  Закрепление Now please those, who are FOR social networking sites raise your red cards, who are AGAINST- blue.  What is your personal opinion. Prove it using this table (слайд5)

Linking phrases

To Give an Opinion

To Further the Argument

My arguments for this point of view are

Besides,...

I agree with the point of view that...

In addition,...

According to my point of view, ...

What is more,...

I believe that...

Additionally,...

I consider that...

Firstly, ...

To my mind,...

Secondly,...

In my opinion,...

Thirdly,...

It seems to me that...

5. Подведение итогов Let’s  summarize everything we’ve discussed today

6. Д/з     to write an essay " Are Social networks the blessing of our days?".

Give your personal opinion

Plan

1.     Introduction

2.     Reasons that prove your opinion

3.     Other people opinion and reasons why you don’t agree with it.

4.     Conclusion.

7. Оценки