UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
LESSON 3. LISTENING
I. Objectives:
1. General knowledge: How difficult it is for the elderly to learn how to use a
computer.
2. Language: - The past simple tense
- Vocabulary on computers
3. Skills: - Listening and marking True/False
- Listening and filling in gaps
- Speaking: Discussing and retelling the story
II. Anticipated problems: Difficulties in catching the exact words for the blanks.
III. Teaching aids: - chalk, board, textbook.
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1. Homework checking: (9 mins)
- Two sts tell the whole class about the roles of information
technology in our daily life.
2. Before you listen: (10 mins)
Aims: to focus sts on the topic and review/ introduce the
words and phrases used in the listening text.
- Ask sts to work in groups and make a list of modern
electronic/ digital devices that they use daily and then
compare their list with other groups’
- Asks S to look at the words in the book and read after T /
the tape.
- Introduce some new words
- 'memory (n): the power to remember things
- re'fuse (v): say 'no' when someone asks you to do st.
- ex'cuse (n) saying sorry for doing st wrong
- Read the words again and ask sts to repeat.
- Ask some sts to read the words again.
3. While you listen: (10 mins )
+ Task 1
Aims: Practise listening and marking True/ false.
- Introduce the topic: An old company director talking
about his experience of learning how to use the computer.
- Play the tape/ read the text twice and ask sts to tick to the
box to indicate T/ F statement and underline the false
information
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape where necessary
and conduct the correction.
+ Task 2
Aims: Practice listening for specific information by filling
in the gaps.
- Ask sts to have a look at the passage and read them in
pairs and make sure they understand it. T encourages sts
guess the word to fill in the gaps.
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape where necessary
and conduct the correction.
- Work in groups and make a list of
the modern devices on a sheet of paper
Sts compare theirs notes.
- TV - radio
- camcorder - computer
- camera - cell phone
- Discuss in groups
- Some sts stand up and give their
answer.
- Look at the words and read after T
/the tape.
- Copy the words and phrases.
- Listen and repeat.
- Read the words in pairs and correct
each other’s mistakes.
- Some individuals read the words
aloud
- Listen to the T.
- Read the statements in pairs.
- Listen to the tape / the teacher and do
the task
- Compare their answer.
- Give their answer.
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F