School Date Class Period 89 UNIT 8 TECHNOLOGY AND INVENTIONS Vocabulary, Speaking and Writing 8a (Page 87) 1 Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will be able to 1 1 Language knowledge/ skil[.]
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UNIT 8: TECHNOLOGY AND INVENTIONS Vocabulary, Speaking and Writing 8a (Page 87)
1 Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to…
1.1 Language knowledge/ skills
- practise vocabulary for technological inventions of the 21st century: 3D printing, online
streaming, social media, digital assistant, self-driving car, smartphone.
- improve listening skills and pronunciation
- practise reading for details, specific information
- express an opinion about technological inventions of the 21st century
- practise writing about an invention/discovery
- develop cultural awareness of technological inventions of the 21st century
- practise research skills
1.2 Competences
- improve Ss’ communication, collaboration, analytical, critical thinking skills
1.3 Attributes
- be a creative and responsible citizen
- develop their kindness, creativity, and autonomy
2 Teaching aids and materials
- Teacher’s aids: Student’s book and Teacher’s book, class CDs, IWB – Phần mềm tương
tác trực quan, projector / interactive whiteboard /TV (if any), PowerPoint slides
- Students’ aids: Student’s book, Workbook, Notebook.
3 Assessment Evidence
- Match the technological inventions to
their functions
- Choose the most important invention
- Would you like to own a robot like
Pepper? Why/Why not?
- Write a short paragraph (about 120
words) summarizing the text
- Value Inventions:
- Culture Spot:
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers
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4 Procedures
Trang 2A Warm up: 5 minutes
a Objectives: to brainstorm the topic; to present and practise vocabulary for technological inventions of the 21st century
b Content: task 4a
c Expected outcomes: Ss can remember some words/phrases and think about the topic
d Organization
Task 4a: Listen and repeat How does each
invention (1-6)? Match.
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures
- Ask Ss to listen and repeat
- Play the recording, using the IWB (if any)
with pauses for Ss to repeat chorally and/or
individually
- Check Ss’ pronunciation
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures and explain any
unknown words
- Explain the task and give Ss time to complete
it
- Ask Ss to give answers
- Check Ss’ answers
- Look at the pictures
- Listen and repeat chorally and/or individually
- Take notes
- Look at the pictures and speak out the unknown words
- Complete the task
- Give answers
Answer Keys:
1 b 2 a 3 f 4 e 5 d 6 c
B Pre-Reading: 10 minutes
a Objectives: To talk about technological inventions of the 21st century; to consolidate information from the text; to express an opinion
b Content: task 4b and task 5
c Expected outcomes: Ss can talk about technological inventions of the 21st century and express an opinion
d Organization
Task 4b: Which invention in Exercise 4a do
you think is the most important to our life?
Give your reasons.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs and read the inventions - Work in pairs
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- Give Ss time to discuss the question
- Encourage Ss to express their opinions
- Monitor the activity around the class
- Ask various pairs around the class to check
Ss’ answers
- Read the inventions in pairs
- Discuss the question
- Share ideas with partners
- Tell the class
Suggested Answer Keys:
I believe that 3D printing is the most important invention because it can help create three-dimensional objects (e.g medical implants, clothes, cars, etc.) It will change important areas completely
Task 5 Would you like to own a robot like
Pepper? Why/Why not?
- Ask Ss to discuss the question in pairs
- Set the time for Ss to complete it in pairs
- Monitor the activity around the class
- Ask some pairs to share their answers with the
class
- Discuss the question in pairs
- Share ideas with partners
- Tell the class
Suggested Answer Keys:
No, I wouldn’t I would prefer having a friend who I can play with.
C While-Reading: 15 minutes
a Objectives: to help Ss express an opinion about inventions and improve Ss’ writing skill
-a short summ-ary
b Content: task 6 and Value Inventions
c Expected outcomes: Ss can express an opinion about inventions and improve Ss’ writing skill - a short summary
d Organization
Task 6: Write a short paragraph (about 120
words) summarizing the text in Exercise 1
Include information about the name of the
robot, when it was created, what it looks like,
how it moves around and what it can do.
Trang 4- Ask Ss to work in groups and write a short
paragraph
- Give Ss time to complete the task
- Ask Ss to swap their paragraphs to check Ss’
errors
- Elicit Ss’ paragraphs
Alternatively, assign the task as HW and check
their answers in the next lesson
- Work in groups and write a short paragraph
- Swap their paragraphs to check Ss’ errors
- Take notes
Suggested Answer Key:
Pepper is a humanoid which was created by a French company called Aldebaran in 2014 It looks a bit like a person It is 1.2 m tall with a head and two arms, and two wheels to move around Pepper is called “social robot” because it can understand human emotions
by listening to the sound of someone’s voice and looking at their body language It can also understand 20 languages and can identify if it’s talking to a man, woman or child.
Value Inventions: Do you agree with the
following statements? Why/Why not?
- Ask Ss to work in groups and discuSs which
statements they agree/don’t agree with
- Monitor the activity around the class
- Check Ss’ answers
- Work in groups and discuss
- Give answers
Suggested Answer: Ss’ own answers
D Post – reading: 10 minutes
a Objectives: to develop cultural awareness; - to practise research skills
b Content: Culture spot
c Expected outcomes: Ss can be aware of inventions, talk about inventions, and improve
Ss’ research skills
d Organization
Culture Spot: Do you know any language
apps that are used in other countries?
- Ask Ss to work in groups to discuss the - Work in groups and discuss the question
Trang 5- Ask Ss to read the information in the box
- Give them time to research online and
find out language apps in other countries
- Monitor the class and help them if
necessary
- Ask some Ss to present their ideas
- Give comments
- Read the information and take notes
- Research online and find out online and find out language apps
- Present their ideas
- Take notes
Suggested Key:
Coursera is a widely known educational app developed by Americans It offers online English courses from 150 universities The app has video lectures, auto-graded homework assignments and discussion forums With this app, students can access a variety of English courses that help them improve pronunciation, grammar, writing skills and conversational skills Students can also find English courses for science, engineering or mathematics on Coursera.
E Consolidation and homework assignments: 5 minutes
- Vocabulary: 3D printing, online streaming, social media, digital assistant, self-driving
car, smartphone.
- Do exercises in workbook on page 63
- Prepare the next lesson: Grammar 8b (page 88)
- Do the exercises in Tiếng Anh 10 notebook (pages 60,61)
5 Reflection
a What I liked most about this lesson today:
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b What I learned from this lesson today:
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c What I should improve for this lesson next time:
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