Разработка урока «The World of Science and Technology»

Обобщающий урок по теме «The World of Science and Technology»

УМК «English-VIII» О.В. Афанасьева, И.В. Михеева

Цели:

-обобщение изученного материала

-развитие навыков говорения

-развитие навыков аудирования

- обучение проведению исследовательской работы по теме

-развитие творческих способностей учащихся

-формирование коммуникативной компетенции учащихся при помощи информационно-коммуникативных технологий и интерактивных упражнений

-осознание и пропаганда здорового образа жизни

Учебно-методическое обеспечение: компьютер, комплект ноутбуков для учащихся, презентация Power Point по теме, звуковой материал, раздаточный печатный материал.

Ход урока

1. Inroduction

Today we are going to have a final talk about the world of science and technology. Beforehand you were divided into two creative groups which have some tasks. At our lessons we spoke about famous scientists and their inventions and discoveries, about computer technologies and the Internet, about space, robots and modern inventions.

1. Presentation (Microsoft Power Point)

Look at screen, please. You can see some sayings and quotations. Comment on them,please.

Slide 1

The WORLD OF SCIENCE HAS NO BORDERS

“MEN LOVE TO WONDER AND THAT IS THE SEED OF SCIENCE”

R.W.Emerson

“KNOLEDGE IS POWER” Francis Bacon

“WHAT IS DONE WISELY DONE WELL” Shelly

1. Talking

Now let’s speak about some of the famous people from different countries. Many years ago they changed our life a lot. Please, tell us everything you know about their inventions and discoveries.

Slides 2-14 portraits

1. Test

Now I want to offer you a small but very interesting test. You should do it on your computers.

1. Exercises for eyes

Make your eyes relax. Take your pen and look at it and then at the board. Do it ten times.

And then you’ll listen to the text “Computers Today” and do some tasks.

1. Listening and Comprehesion

Slide 15 What is missing in the list below?

People put information into the computer.

People interpret and use the information that comes out of the computer.

Slide 17-18 Answer the questions:

1.How can computer help people of different professions?

2.Do people nowadays depend computers?

3.Are computers as intelligent as people?

VII. Work in groups

We can’t imagine our life without computers nowadays. We use them for getting information, work, pleasure.

But at the same time computers can do harm our health.

Slide 19

According to the information of Russian Association of Public Health…..

But you worked as correspondents too.

Slide 20 Look at the results of a public opinion poll in our school.

Now working in groups you should discuss “pros” and “cons” of using computers and the Internet.

What conclusion have you come to?

Slide 21

What other gadgets (appliances) and machines can do harm our health and why?

Should we use them? (repetition modal verbs)

Slide 23

Discuss and express your opinion:

Do science and technology do more good than harm, more harm than good, or about equal?

1. Repetition grammar

If you were a scientist what invention or discovery would you make?

1. Talking

One of your tasks was to find information about some interesting inventions.

Slide 22

Tell us about them.

1. Reflexion

Tell me, please, if the lesson was useful for you.

What did you like? What new did you know?

1. Hometask: to make a list of rules for computer users that let not to do harm one’s health. Slide 24