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Unit 8. New ways to learn, Lesson: Communication & culture
1.
2. WARM-UP: SPINNING WHEEL
Rule:
• You have to say a letter to get the mark which the needle points
to.
• If your group can guess the key word correctly, your group has
all the marks and receives a small gift from me.
• Key word: 10 letters, an adjective
4. UNIT 8: NEW WAYS
TO LEARN
Lesson: Communication & Culture
5. II. COMMUNICATION
1. Task 1: Work in pairs in 4 mins to exchange your
opinions on using electronic devices in class.
Example:
A: What do you think could be the
advantage/disadvantage of using electronic
devices in class?
B: To my mind,/From my point of view, …
A: I agree with you. Moreover, I think …/ I see
your point, but …
6. Task 2: Survey
Go around the class in 5 mins, ask 4 other students
whether they agree/disagree with using electronic
devices in class and the reason why and then report
your survey.
8. Example
Nhat agrees with using electronic devices in class
because they can help students relax when they are
tired of studying.
Thu agrees, too. She thinks they …
However, Tien doesn’t agree because …
…
10. Task 1: Answer the questions
Read the passage (p.33) and answer the following
questions in 3 mins:
1. What do school children in the United States use electronic
devices for?
2. How many US children have used mobile devices before they
could speak in full sentences?
3. How may the devices help very young children?
4. How may they help older children?
5. What are the two sides of the children’s use of electronic
devices?
11. 1. They use them to look up and store information, do
assignments and projects, do calculations and play
games. (para 1, line 4-5-6)
2. About 2 out of 5 have. (para 2, line 7-8)
3. They may help promote listening and speaking ability.
(para 3, line 11-12)
4. They may help improve their critical thinking,
reading, writing, and maths skills. (para 3, line 13-14)
5. They can be great educational tools, but the wrong
use may cause very bad effects. (para 4, line 16-17-18)
12. Task 2: Interview
Work in pairs in 4 mins and ask their partners the
following questions:
oHow many younger sisters/brothers using electronic devices
are there in your family?
oWhat kinds of electronic devices do they use?
oDo you support their use of electronic devices at early age?
oWhy?/ Why not?
13. Example:
A: How many younger sisters/brothers using electronic
devices are there in your family?
B: There are … younger sisters/brothers using
electronic devices in my family.
A: What kinds of electronic devices do they use?
B: They use …
A: Do you support their use of electronic devices at
early age? Why?/ Why not?
B: Yes/No. Because …
14. Homework
• Write a paragraph about the advantages /
disadvantages of using electronic devices at
early age.
• Prepare the next lesson, Looking back and
project.
