Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 10 Unit 5: Technology and you - Lesson 1

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

1. Homework checking (5 mins)

- Ask two sts to do EX2 and EX4 in the workbook on the board.

- Ask other sts to give remarks.

- Give remarks and marks.

2. Before you read (10 mins)

- Aims: to prepare information and vocabularies for the topic.

- Ask sts to look at the textbook and work in pairs to match each numbered item with one of words or phrases in the box.

- Introduce some new words:

+ mi'raculous (adj): remarkable.

+ de'vice (n): a thing for special purposes.

+ a'ppropriate (adj): suitable

+ 'storage (n): the storing of information

+ 'data (n - U): information.

+ 'memo (n): a record of agreement.

+ leave (n): the time that a person is permitted to be absent from work.

- Ask sts to listen and read the words again then ask some sts to read again.

- Listen and check.

3.While you read: (20 mins)

- Aims: Read the passage for information to do the tasks.

+ Task 1: Matching.

- Ask the sts to read the passage individually and do Task 1: the words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definition in B.

- Give correct answers and explain all the words carefully to make sure the students understand the meaning of the words

+ Task 2: Passage Headings.

- Ask the students to read the passage more carefully and choose the best title for it.

- Give further explanation and tyhe correct answer.

- Give explanation to some words/ phrases or expressions if needed.

+ Task 3: Answering questions.

- Ask sts to work in pairs and answer the questions using the cues.

- Go around the class and provide help if necessary.

- Call on some pairs to report in front of the whole class.

- Listen and give remarks.

4. After you read: (9 mins)

- Aims: Give sts a chance to discuss the topic..

- Ask sts to work in groups to discuss two questions:

1. What are the advantages of computers?

2. What are the disadvantages of computers?

- Move around to conduct the activity.

- Ask some representatives to report.

5. Homework: (1 mins)

- Part A (page 28).

EX 2:

1. stimulate 2. origin 3. disabled 4. sorrow 5. professional 6. opposition 7. time - consuming 8. exhibit

EX 4:

1. She used to play the piano but she hasn't played the piano for years.

2. She used to be very lazy but she works very hard these days.

.............................

- Look at the board and listen to the teacher.

- Key: 1- D; 2 - E; 3 - G; 4 - C;

5 - A; 6 - F; 7 - B; 8 - H

- Listen to the teacher's remarks.

- some sts stand up to read the words again.

- Read the passage and do the task individually.

- Share their answers with their partners.

- Some sts give out their answers.

1. c; 2 - e; 3 – a; 4 - b; 5 - d.

- Compare their answers with their partners.

- C. What can the computer do?

- Self-correct the work

- Work in pairs to to ask and answer.

- Answers:

S1: What can the computer do to help us in our daily life?

S2: It can help us visit shops, offices and places of interest; pay bills; read newspapers.

S3: Why is a computer a miraculous device?

S4: Because it is capable of doing anything you ask; it can speed up the caculations, ect.

- Suggested ideas:

1. Advantages:

- storing data

- a means of entertainment

- a useful device in many services.

2. Disadvantages

- a waste of time and money on games.

- being harmful to people's health

- spam or electronic junk mail.