Конспект урока на тему: "Television: for and against"

Основные задачи урока

Обучающие:

1. Расширять лексический запас по теме.

2. Учить извлекать информацию из текста.

3. Учить строить аргументированное высказывание.

Развивающие:

1. Развивать навык чтения с общим охватом содержания.

2. Развивать языковую догадку.

Воспитательные:

1.Учить критически относиться к программам, предлагаемым телевизионными каналами.

2. Учить вести дискуссию.

Ход урока:

1. Начало урока. Постановка задач урока

Last time we began to speak about the influence of television. Today we are going to decide, for ourselves first of all, what is television: one of the greatest achievements of the 20^th century or “one-eyed monster”. So our today’s topic is “Television: for and against”

2. Контроль домашнего задания “Мозговой штурм” (приложение 1)

- Discuss the results of your homework and write down the advantages of television in green and disadvantages in red. Work in groups.

- Let’s discuss your results

результаты оформляются на доске в виде таблицы:

3. Развитие навыка чтения с общим охватом содержания

(работа с учебником)

ex.3.2 p.27.

THE MAGIC BOX

TELEVISION has changed our lives in many ways. Many people now spend more time watching TV than doing anything else. Researchers in the USA have estimated that when most students leave school they have spent 11,000 hours in the classroom and 22,000 hours watching television. But what effects does it have?

Benefits of television

Dangers

Television helps us to learn more about the world and to know and see many new things. Television can often present information to us in a more effective waythan books can. It can also mace things more memorable. It entertains us. In is an enjoyable way to relax. For millions of people around the world, television is a source of companionship and helps them to cope  with everyday life. It has increased the popularity of sports and arts. It has made us aware of our  global responsibilities. In 1985, for example, 1.5 billion people in 147  countries watched a TV pop concert and  help to collect more than $100 million for people in Africa.

Television can mace us passive. We don’t have to think and our brains  become lazy. It encourages us to buy things that we  don’t need, and can make us unhappy with our own lives. It takes time away from activities  such as reading, conversation,  and games. It gives a false picture of society.  A study in 1994 showed that people  who watched a lot of television are  more afraid of crime. They also think  that there is a lot more crime than there  really is. Some critics say that television  makes people violent. A ten-year study  in the United States showed that  children who watch violent  television programmes are more likely  to be violent themselves

- for scanning: find out what are the numbers 11,000 22,000 1985 1994 tell about

- what can we add in our table?

4. Использование лексических единиц.

Fill in the gaps with one suitable word (для слабых учащихся) in an appropriate grammar form (для учащихся с более высоким уровнем обученности)

violence understanding learns commit influence scared connection dangerous watching hours

The (1)_________of television on people’s behavior is great. Most young children watch TV for many(2)________every week. They watch it long before they have any real(3)________of what they are(4)_________. They often watch programmes that are not meant for them/ they watch programmes that are meant for adults/ perhaps they stay up late and watch films containing violence. There is a lot of evidence to show that they are often harmed by seeing such things.

There is now more crime and (5)___________in our society than ever before. Everyone is worried. Everyone is (6)________to go out at night. These are (7)__________times we live in. this is also the time when more and more people are watching violent films on television. Certainly there is a direct (8)_________streets. For example, a child may see a bank robbery in a film. The child (9)________from the film how to rob a bank. There have been many cases reported in the newspapers where such things have actually happened. Professor Ivor Mills (Cambridge University) has proved that many young people become too excited by violent films and when the film is over they go out and (10)___________criminal acts.

5. Обсуждение результатов работы.

- And now what can you tell me what is television: one of the greatest achievements of the 20^th century or “one-eyed monster”. Use our Language Supports 1, 2, 3

1 Giving opinions I personally think… I personally believe… I guess… I suppose… In my opinion… Not everyone will agree with me, but… To my mind,…

2 Polite disagreement You could be right, but I … I’m not quite sure I agree… I can see your point, but… I’m afraid I’m not of the same opinion… I see what you mean, but… I’m sorry, but I can’t agree with you.

3 Expressing a different opinion Yes, I agree, but on the other hand… I know, but even so… (Perhaps) You’re right, but what about… Don’t forget that… Do you really think that… I can agree with you, but only up to a point But can’t you see…

6. Домашнее задание.

К следующему уроку: написать эссе “Television: for and against”, используя Language Support 4

Отсроченное на 2 недели: Make a poster “How to Escape the Dangerous of Television” (work in groups of 3-4)

Литература, использованная для подготовки урока:

1. Cambridge English for Schools in Russia 3 Student's book.

2. Cambridge English for Schools in Russia 3 Teacher’s book.

3. Ю.Б. Кузьменкова А.Р. Жаворонкова И.В. Извольская Revising, Reading and Reasoning for your English Exams.

4. Миньяр-Белоручева А.П. English ответы на билеты.

Language Support 4

I. Introduction - General statement of the problem/current situation

Form:

• a reference to an imaginary scene or situation
• addressing the reader directly
• a rhetorical questions
• a quotation

Useful phrases:

• It is true…
• Some people say/believe…
• Other people, however, disagree/ have a different point of view

II. Arguments for

Useful phrases:

• the first/ main/ most important advantage of…
• one/ another/ an additional advantage of…
• one point of view in favor of…

III. Arguments against

Useful phrases:

• the main/ most important disadvantage/ drawback of…
• one/ another/ an additional disadvantage/ negative effect of…
• one point/ argument against…
•  

To list and add points:

firstly/ in the first place/ to start/ to begin with…;

secondly/ in addition/ furthermore/ moreover/ besides…;

thirdly/ finally/last;

last, but not least;

To introduce examples/ reasons/ results

For example/ instance

Such as

Like

In particular

Therefore

For this reason

IV. Conclusion – our opinion and/ or a balanced summary of the topic

Form:

• state a personal opinion
• give the reader something to consider
• use a quotation or rhetorical question

Useful phrases:

In conclusion

To conclude/ sum up

All in all

Finally

Last

All things considered

Taking everything into account/ consideration

Do not include opinion words in the introduction or the main body of compositions, reports and articles

Приложение 1

Television is one of the greatest achievements of the 20^th century. It is the most popular part of mass media. Television plays a big role in every civilized society. Today television gives people a possibility to be well informed and enjoy “civilized pleasures”. The programmes are various and people have a chance to select what they want to see. Television provides great opportunities for education. There are programmes devoted to specialized subjects. With the help of TV it is possible to learn foreign languages, to know a lot of wonderful things concerning the world flora and fauna. TV teaches the ideal of democracy and political arguments. Watching television can be compared with reading books. It provides an outlet for creative talents.

The different channels show programmes of various kinds from documentaries, current events and sport to American films and science fiction cartoons. Now this medium of communication allows people to see and speak with other if they are separated by thousand kilometers. TV bridges between Russia and the USA once were very popular. They showed that TV was a unifying force. TV shocked, surprised and stimulated. It brought ballet, opera and theatre to big masses of people.

It is said that only three generations have grown up with television, but they managed to forget how to spend their free time without television. Its role is increasing not because it is an entertainer or informant, but because of the grip it has on many people. It is called a “living room monster” or “ one-eyed monster”. TV can keep children quiet. If they are noisy their mothers turn on the set. Children watch commercials, horror films of violence. TV prevents children from creating their abilities. They get accustomed tj TV tj such an extent that they watch it all the time. To force their children away from their favourite evening programmes to their homework has eventually become the main problem of the patens of different countries.

TV is damaging for health. It has bad effect on the eyes, particularly of children. The physicians proved that if children do not watch TV they find themselves without anything to talk about at school, where comedians and singing stars are major topics during breaks between classes. The same is true about some adults. Sometimes TV programmes become the topics of common interest of people and without them they have nothing to talk about…

Contemporary people for various reasons depend on television. They watch everything from news and sports reports to dramas, educational and entertainment programmes. Today some people become TV addicts and feel themselves unhappy if they fail to find another way of passing leisure time. Free time is regulated by television. TV occupies our free time. Instead of going to the theatre or reading books people watch TV. People rush home, gulp food to be in time to watch their favourite programmes. People have stopped reading books and depend on TV pictures Spoken words become more important. No surprise that television is often called “chewing gum for men’s brains”. People become lazy, instead of doing sports they watch TV. If they are deprived for various reasons of watching their favourite programmes they feel inconvenience.