Developingideas—Listeningandspeaking

What:Thetextiscentredaroundtheusageofdigitaldevicesandtheattitudestowardsthemwithinafamilycontext.Itusesaconversation-listeningtaskandalettertoexplorethedifferentopinionsbetweenmotherandsonregardingphoneusage.Itposesquestionstomakestudentsunderstandthecharactersthoughtsandfeelings,andalsoincludesapair-workactivityaboutusingdigitaldeviceswisely.Why:Thetextaimstomakestudentsawareoftheimpactofdigitaldevicesonfamilyrelationshipsanddailylife,andtoencouragethemtothinkabouthowtousethesedevicesmorewisely.Bypresentingdifferentattitudeswithinafamily,itpromptsstudentstoreflectontheirownusage.Besides,throughthepair-workanddiscussion,thetextalsoaimstodevelopstudentscommunicationskillsandtheirunderstandingofthebalancebetweendigitallifeandreal-lifeinteractions.Thisalsohelpstoinstillvaluessuchasself-disciplineinusingdigitaldevicesandrespectforfamilymembers'opinions,emphasisingtheimportanceofhealthyfamilyrelationshipinthedigitalage.

How:Thetextemploysalistening-basedandinteractiveapproach.Itstartswithquestionsrelatedtowhatpeoplearedoingwithdigitaldevicesandprogressestolisteningtasks.Thelanguageissimpleandeasytounderstand,whichissuitableforstudentsintheearlystagesoflearningEnglish.Theuseoflisteningtasks,questionsandpair-workcreatesaninteractivelearningatmosphere.Thetextisstructuredtofirstintroducethetopic,andthenprovidelisteningmaterials,followedbydiscussion-basedactivities.

Bytheendofthislesson,studentswillbeableto:

1.discusstheattitudestowardsdigitaldeviceusagebetweenfamilymembers,usingrelevantvocabularyandexpressions.

2.describethethoughtsandfeelingsofcharactersinaconversationaboutdigitaldevicessimplyinclass.

3.understandtheimpactofdigitaldevicesonfamilylifeandexplorewaystousethemwisely.

4.expresstheirownopinionsonusingdigitaldevicescritically.

5.learnthekeylanguagepointsandstructuresofthetextandapplythemincontext.

LearningObjectivesTeachingActivitiesEffectivenessEvaluation

Step1Lead-in

1.Showpicturesofpeopleusing

digitaldevicesandaskstudentsCheckifstudentscan

whattheyaredoing,whatthecorrectlyidentify

devicesare,whatappscanbeseen,devicesandapps,and

andwhatcanbedonewithadescribetheirfunctions.

smartphone.

2.PresentalistofbasicEvaluateifstudentscan

necessitiesoflife(food,connectsmartphonesto

transport,clothes,studying,differentlifeaspectsin

housing,socialcontact,discussion.

entertainment)andconnectthemto

theuseofsmartphones.

1.Toengagestudentsinthetopicandactivatepriorknowledgeaboutdigitaldevices.

2.Tosetupascenarioforthelisteningtaskbyconnectingtechnologytoreal-life

use.

1.Todiscussthe

attitudestowards

digitaldeviceusage

betweenfamilymembers,using

relevantvocabulary

andexpressions.

2.Todescribethe

thoughtsandfeelings

ofcharactersina

conversationabout

digitaldevices

simplyinclass.

Step2Pre-listening

1.Posethequestion“Whatmay

happenifwespendtoomuchtimeondigitaldevices?”andletstudentsdiscussandsharetheirideas.

2.Showpicturesrelatedtoproblemsthatdigitaldevices

bringandaskstudentstoguessthekindofproblemthatTimmymighthave.

Evaluatethequalityandrelevanceoftheirideas,suchaswhethertheycanmentionhealthproblems,digitaladdiction,orsocialbarriers.

Assessstudents'predictionsaboutTimmysproblemtoseeiftheycanusethegiven

contexttomakereasonable

guesses.

1.Toraisestudents'awarenessoftheproblemofexcessiveuseofdigitaldevices.

2.Topreparestudentsforthelisteningtaskbyactivatingcriticalthinkingandpredictionskills.

3.Tounderstandthe

impactofdigitaldevicesonfamilylifeandexplorewaystousethemwisely.

Step3While-listening

1.Playtheconversationandaskstudentstoanswerquestionsaboutthecharactersattitudes,like

howTimmysmumfeelsabouthis

phoneuseandhowTimmyfeelsabouthismumtryingtotakehisphoneaway.Providesometipsonlisteningforattitudes.

2.Letstudentslistenagaintofill

intheblanksinaletter.Offertipsongraspingandwritingdownkeywords.

3.0rganisegroupdiscussionsonTimmy'sproblemandhismotherslsolution.

4.Havestudentscompleteatablewhilelisteningandthendiscusshowthecharactersdescribetheirthoughtsandfeelings,alongwithlearningtipsonexpressingthoughtsandfeelings.

Checkifstudentscan

correctlyanswerattitude-basedquestionsbyusinglisteningstrategies.

Evaluateifstudentscanaccuratelyfillinthe

letter/tablewithkeydetails.

Assessifstudentscan

describethoughtsorfeelingsbyusingphraseslike“inmyopinion”duringthediscussion.

1.Todeveloplisteningskills(e.g.,inferringattitudesandtakingnotes).

2.Todeepenunderstandingofdigitaladdictionanditsconsequences.

3.Topractiseexpressingopinionsandanalysingsolutions.

4.Toexpresstheirownopinionsonusingdigitaldevicescritically.

Step4Post-listening

1.Makestudentsworkinpairstowritesomeinformationaboutachosendigitaldevice,includingbasicinformation,functions,advantages,disadvantages,andwaystouseit.

2.Askstudentstomakeaconversationinpairsaboutthe

digitaldevicestheyuseanddiscusstheiradvantagesanddisadvantages.Andthenshare

theirthoughtsandfeelings,andwhethertheyshouldalwaysusethem.

3.Guidestudentstothinkcriticallyabouthowtousedigitaldeviceswiselyandwritedowntheirideas.

Evaluatestudents'writteninformationaboutdigitaldevices.Checkiftheycanorganisetheirthoughtsclearlyandusecorrectlanguage.

Observestudents'conversations.Assesstheirlanguagefluency,abilitytodiscussadvantagesanddisadvantages,andexpressthoughtsandfeelings.

Readstudents'ideastoseeiftheycananalysetheissueofdigitaldeviceuserationally.

5.Tolearnthekeylanguagepointsandstructuresofthetextandapplythemincontext.

Step5LanguagePoints

Teachrelevantexpressionsandlanguagepoint