UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
LESSON 4. WRITING
I. Objectives:
1. Education Aims: - Write simple instructions on how to use some household
appliances.
2. Knowledge: a. General knowledge: Writing instructions.
b. Language: - Language used in instructions.
- Connectors and the imperative form of of the verbs.
3. Skills:
- Reading: read the set of instructions on how to use a public telephone.
- Speaking: work in pairs and in groups to read, to answer the questions.
- Writing: write instructions on how to operate a TV with a remote control.
II. Anticipated problems: The verbs used in certain instructions.
III. Teaching Aids: - board, textbook, chalk.
IV. Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1. Warm-up: (3 mins)
- Aims: to introduce the topic and to raise sts' interest in
the topic.
- Match the word in A with the words in B.
A B
1. insert a. the long pips
2. make b. a button
3. press c. a card
4. hear d. a call
- Ask a member of a group to present the ideas.
- Introduce the topic of the lesson.
2. Before you write: (20 mins)
- Aims:to give sts a chance read samples of some
instructions and to help sts to prepare vocabulary and
information before they write.
- Explain some new words:
+ lift (v): raise something
+ re'ceiver (n): the part of a telephone that receives the
sound.
+ slot (n): a narrow opening to put a card or a coin in
+ 'ambulance (n): a special vehicle used to for carrying
sick people to hospital.
+ remote control (n): (picture)
+ cord (n): (realia)
- Ask sts to listen and repeat and then some sts stand up to
read again.
+ Task 1:
-Ask sts to work in pairs and read the set of instructions on
how to use a public telephone.
T: What should I have to make a call?
T: How many stages are there to operate the telephone?
T: What number shoudl I dial to call the fire service?
- Listen and check.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Work in groups to match.
- A st stands up to present the ideas:
1 - c; 2 - d; 3 - b; 4 - a.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Copy these words into theit
notebooks.
- Listen and read after the teacher.
- Some sts stand up and read aloud,
other sts listen and give remarks.
- Read the set of instructions in pairs.
- Answer teacher's questions:
S1: You will need a phone card and
the number you are calling.
S2: There are four stages.
S3: You should dial 114.
- Work in pairs to do the task.
- Two sts read their answers aloud:
+ Connectors : first, next, then, until.
+ Verbs : lift, insert, press, wait.
- Check their answers and correct
them if they are wrong .