Period 32 lesson 4 : Read
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know
something about the Internet through some vocabulary : surf the web , e
mail , chatting , forum , get access , time- consuming
- Skill : Reading and writing .
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , chalks , boards and some pictures about the
Internet .
C / Procedure :
6 min
I / Warm up : Chatting about the Internet
1. Who has already used the Internet ?
2. What do you often use the Internet for ?
3. Dou you think the Internet useful or harmful ? or both
?
- Correct and lead in the new lesson by introducing
about the Internet “ The Internet has been a very
important form of media in our modern life . However ,
we may not know all its benefits . Today
,
s lesson , we
will study the benefits and disadvantages of the Internet
.”
- Chatting about the
questions .
- Listen carefully
8 min
4 min
15 min
II / Pre reading :
1. Introduce some new words :
- Surf the webs (n) ; Translation
- Forum (n)
- E-mail (n)
- Benefits >< disadvantages
- Get access (v) : Explanation
- Wander (n) : Translation
- Time – consuming (n)
- Junk mail (n)
* Checking technique : Slap the board
2. Set the scene : forum is a public meeting where a
certain topic is discussed . Every participant can engage
in the discussion . A forum on the Internet is similar .
However ,the participants do not meet in a person .
They post their ideas through a main website or a
mailing list .
III / While reading :
- Now read three responses in a forum about the Internet
. You scan the text and match the following main ideas
and the responses .
- Listen and repeat in
chorus and individually
.
- Guess its meanings
and copy .
- Copy down .
- Play games .
- Listen to the
introductions .
- Read the text and do
the matching .
a) Students in the countryside can not access to the
Internet .
b) Internet is a wonderful invention .
c) The Internet can be limited in some ways .
- Call on Ss to read their results aloud . Correct and give
the correct answers :
a) Response # 2
b) Response # 1
c) Response # 3
- Now read the text again and answer the questions .
- Ask Ss to compare with a friend .
- Call on some pairs to practice in front of class.
- Correct mistakes if any .Then give the correct answers
:
1. Sandra uses the Internet to get information and to
communicate with her friends and relatives .
2. Because she lives in the countryside , where the
Internet is unavailable .
3. People use the Internet for education ,
communication , entertainment and commerce .
4. The benefits of Internet : It is used for multi –
- Report their answers
- Read the text and
answer the questions .
- Practice in pairs in
front of class.
10 min
2 min
purposes : for getting information , for education ,
communication , entertainment and commerce .
5. Yes . There are some disadvantages . It is time –
consuming , costly , dangerous because of viruses and
bad programs .
6/7 . Depend on their knowledge of students .
- Call on some Ss to read each passage aloud .
IV / Post reading :
- Ask Ss to write the complete sentences about the
benefits of the Internet .
Example :
- The Internet is a very fast and convenient way to gat
information . It is very cheap . You can communicate
with friends . The Internet makes the world a small
village . You can use the Internet for education ,
entertainment and commerce .
- Call on some Ss to read their complete sentences aloud
.Correct mistakes .
V / Homework :
1. Learn by heart new words and copy 2 lines for each
one .
- Read each passage
aloud .
- Work individually .
- Read the complete
aloud .
2. Write the correct answers in their notebooks.
3. Prepare the next lesson .
- Listen and copy .