Lesson Plan. "TV or not TV?"

Lesson Plan

Theme: "TV or not TV?"

Form: the 9^th

Number of students: 22

Prepared by Anna Melkonova

Objectives:

Practical:

•                    to train students’ using vocabulary on “Television”;

•                    to improve students’ reading skills for the basic information;

•                    to train students’ listening skills for getting general information;

•                    to check students’ writing skills.

Explicating:

•                    to develop students’ memory and attention;

•                    to develop students’ logical and critical thinking.

Educational:

•                    to bring up students’ respect for the classmates, ability working in group;

•                    to bring up esthetic tastes of the students;

•                    to broaden students’ ideas about TV influences on our life.

Equipment: handouts, an authentic record, Power Point presentation.

Type of the lesson: combined.

Plan of the lesson

Part of the lesson	Time
Introduction
·        Class organizing, the topic and the goals of the lesson………….	1 min.
·        Pronunciation drill……………………………………………….	2 min.
·        Warming-up.……………………………………………..............	3 min.
Main part of the lesson
·        Language work…………………………………………………..	3 min.
·        Listening to the text for getting general information......…...........	5 min.
·        Reading the text for the basic information………………………	5 min.
·        Pause for relaxation……………………………………………...	2 min.
·        Project work………………………………...................................	15 min.
·        Writing…………………………………………………………...	5 min.
Final part of the lesson
·        Home assignment……………………...………………………...	2 min.
·        Summing-up. Estimation of students’ achievements ……………	2 min.

Procedure
Stage, method of teaching	Work content
Introdution
Stage 1. Class organizing, the topic and the goals of the lesson	T: Good morning, friends. I’m glad to see you today. The topic of our lesson is “TV or not TV?” (slide 1). I think you know much about it. So let’s start our lesson. It will be unusual. We’ll work in two groups. By the end of the lesson you are to get a great deal of new information about the television. Let’s do our lesson useful and interesting. Our goals are (slide 2): ü to develop speaking skills, ü to train listening and reading skills, ü to broaden our outlooks through getting new information about the television.
Stage 2. Pronunciation drill. Method: reading the quotes by the students.	T: Look at the quotes about television. Read them  (slide 3): “Television is a window into the world.” “Television has changed a child from an irresistible force to an immovable object.” “I hate television.  I hate it as much as peanuts.  But I can't stop eating peanuts.”
Stage 3. Warming-up. Method1: reading the rules of working in groups.	T: Good for you! Different people – different points of view. So, the topic of our lesson today is “TV or not TV?”. And our task is to analyze advantages and disadvantages of television. T: Before start we should revise some rules of working in group (slide 4):  Rules 1. Don’t speak too fast.    2. Look at your listeners to check they understand you. 3. If you can’t remember a word, use another one. 6. Don’t get into personal details.
Method 2: making own rules by the students	T: Now, add your own rules. P1: Observe the time limit. P2: Speak briefly & substantially. P3:… T: Yes! Follow these rules during our lesson, please.
Method3: answering the questions.	T: Now, answer the questions, please. 1) Do you like watching TV? 2) How often do you watch TV? 3) Do you need news? 4) Do you like watching music clips? 5) What music do you like to listen? 6) Do you like to watch cartoons? 7) Are you interested in quiz shows? 8) Do you like to watch films and serials? 9)  What kind of films and serials do you prefer? P1:… P2:… T: Well!
Main part of the lesson
Stage 4. Language work on “Television”. Method 1: matchingthe words with their definitions.	T: Now, let us remind some kinds of TV programs. Read the definitions and say what it is (slide 5): ü A short informative film describing and praising some product. ü A serial about people’s relationships especially love and friendship. ü A TV program where people discuss a problem. ü New information about sports presented in a short TV program. ü A program about weather. ü A program, which gives us information about the modern trends of music and lets us listen to it. a)    A chat show b)    A weather forecast c)     A commercial d)    A soap opera e)     A music channel f)       Sports news
Method 2: making the sentences from the given words.	T: Yes! Now make up your own sentences using these words. P1:….. P2:….. T: Great!
Stage 5. Listening to the text for getting general information Method 1: pre-listening; reading the words meaning.	T: Why do you think people watch TV? For news? For entertainment? For another reason? Now, we’ll listen to 6 people are talking about television in their lives. And our task is to choose the correct statements to each utterance. But first look at the meanings of some words (slide 6): ·     load of [ləud] – informal a lot of ·        unwind [ʌn'waɪnd] - relax after a period of work or tension ·        grab [græb] - obtain or get (something) quickly ·        research [rɪ'sɜːʧ] - discover  information for use in (a book, programme, etc.) ·        violent ['vaɪəl(ə)nt] - using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something ·        irritating ['ɪrɪteɪtɪŋ] – causing mild anger
Method 2: listening to the text.	T: Now, listen to the text attentively and put the statements in the correct order (slide 7).
Method 3: post-listening; putting the statements into correct order.	T: Are you ready? All right! Let us check. What statement must be the first? P1:….. A Watching TV helps me to cope with my busy lifestyle. B I mainly watch TV to be entertained. C I find TV a great way to learn. D I find one aspect of watching TV really annoying. E I feel that watching TV can be a waste of my time. F I think TV can have a bad influence on people.
Stage 6. Reading the text for the basic information. Method 1: pre-reading; reading the new words after the teacher.	T: Good! I’ve prepared some information about advantages and disadvantages of television for you. Now, we should read it. But first, read some new vocabulary (slide 8): ü source [sɔːs] – джерело ü reflection [rɪ'flekʃ(ə)n] – відображення ü amount [ə'maunt] – кількість ü to waste [weɪst] – марнувати (час) ü addict ['ædɪkt] – наркоман ü to blame [bleɪm] – вважати винним, звинувачувати
Method 2: reading the text.	T: Read the text, please.
Method 3: post-reading; filling the table.	T: Work in your groups. The first group should find as many advantages as can. The second group, your task is to find all the disadvantages. You have got 5 minutes for filling the table (slide 9):                     T  e  l  e  v  i    s  i  o  n Advantages Disadvantages T: Let us check. Read all the advantages. P1:… P2:… T: Read the disadvantages. P1:…
Stage 7. Pause for relaxation	T: It’s time to relax and to watch a short commercial (slide 10).
Stage 8. Project work. Method: working in groups.	Tell me, please: 1.  What kinds of programs are the most popular? 2.  What kinds of programs aren’t popular? 3.  What kinds of programs do people of different ages prefer? T: Last week you worked as the journalists. You’ve prepared a lot of interesting information for today. Now, work in your groups. You have 10 minutes for completing your posters. Then, you will be able to present the results of your work and tell us about the television preferences of students and adults (slide 11). T: Present your projects, please.
Stage 9. Writing. Method: completing the sentences.	T: Good job, friends! T: Nicholas Johnson once said (slide 12): “All television is educational television. The only question is, what is it teaching?” Comment on this quotation using  the phrases expressing opinions: * I suppose… * To my mind… * I personally think…  * Yes, I agree with you, but on the other hand…  * I am afraid I’m not of the same opinion… T: Make up 5 sentences and write them down into your sheets of paper. You have 5 minutes. T: The time is over. Read your sentences, please. P1:… P2:… T: Hand me your works. Good!
Final part of the lesson
Stage 10. Home assignment.	T: Now, it’s time to open your daybooks. Your home task is to write the composition “Television in my life”, according to the plan (slide 13): 1. Introduction. State the problem.  2. Arguments for.  3. Arguments against.  4. Conclusion.
Stage 11. Summing-up. Method: discussion. Estimation of students’ achievements.	T: Today we’ve learned a lot about advantages and disadvantages of television. We have done different tasks. T: Did you like our lesson? P1:… T: Which task did you enjoy best of all? P2:… T: Take the lists of the members of you groups and put the marks for each student according to the contribution into the project. T: Unfortunately, our lesson is running to the end. I hope you enjoyed it. And I would like to finish our show with the following words (slide 14): “I have never seen a bad television program, because I refuse to.  God gave me a mind, and a wrist that turns things off”.  ~Jack Paar T: Have you got any questions? Thank you for your work. See you next time. Goodbye (slide 15)!

Handouts

Text for Listening

Speaker 1:                    

I’m always doing something; I play loads of sport, coach a junior football team and go running every morning. I love being so active, but I find that once in a while I just need to stop and take some time to relax and unwind. And for me, the perfect way to do this is to grab a bite to eat, put my feet up and watch my favourite program on TV. Even if it’s only for an hour. I just need long enough to re-charge my batteries and then I’m ready to go again!

Speaker 2:

My parents have always thought that TV is a waste of time, but they’re starting to wonder now as I’m always telling them about the different things I’ve found out from it. I love watching documentaries about science and nature and different countries and their cultures. And I find watching TV much more interesting than doing research on the Internet because it’s more relaxing and you get to see what things look and sound like.

Speaker 3:

I like watching TV sometimes, but I find a lot of programs far too violent. So many of the popular films and drama series shown are full of people fighting or using guns or other weapons; it really upsets me. I’m sure this must encourage some people to behave like this in real life, especially if they watch a lot of TV. And that’s another problem – I think young people are spending far too long watching TV each day when they could be out playing sport or having fun with their friends.

Speaker 4:

I love to watch a little TV after I’ve finished all my homework in the evening. Usually, I watch soap operas or a comedy or chat show –something light so that I don’t have to think. Occasionally, I watch a documentary or thenews because my parents want to, but I think watching TV should be for fun. There’s nothing I like better than to sit down and watch a funny comedy with my family when we’ve finished all our work for the day.

Speaker 5:

I can’t always afford to go to the cinema, so I watch a lot of films on TV. What I really don’t like, though, are all the adverts! Usually, I’m just starting to enjoy a film and then there’s a ten-minute break. It’s really irritating. I know they have to have adverts but sometimes they go on for so long that I forget what I was watching and start to lose interest.

Speaker 6:

Just like most other people, I do enjoy watching TV because I find it entertaining and relaxing, but sometimes I feel I spend too much time watching it. Last night, for example, I sat down to watch a comedy I like, then afterwards I changed channel sand something else caught my attention. Anyway, before I knew it, a whole evening had passed and it was time for bed. I could have been doing something a lot more useful, like playing sport or just spending time with my family.

S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6
A	C	F	B	D	E

Text for Reading

“TV or not TV”

Television plays a very important role in people’s lives. It’s a wonderful source of information and one of the best ways to spend free time. Television viewing is the most popular leisure pastime. It’s not surprising, because TV channels show a great variety of programs: documentaries and current affairs, feature films and comedies, soaps and police series, concerts and talk shows.

Television is a reflection of the modern world. It gives you an opportunity to travel all over the world, to see different people and to learn about their customs and traditions.

Television keeps you informed about the rest of the world. It also helps to escape from our everyday problems. A lot of people usually relax watching soaps. Their story lines are entertaining, but often unbelievable. I don’t think that they show life realistically. But to many people, the characters in the TV serial have become more important than real people.

 Of course, not everything shown on TV is made in good taste. There are badly-written programs that contain unnecessary bad language and violence. Another thing I would like to complain about is the amount of smoking in the films that are shown on TV. Smoking is often shown as a very “cool” thing to do, making young people take up smoking themselves.

 Many people admit that the quality of television could be better. One reason for the poor quality of programs is advertising. Not all people like watching commercials. They find ads silly and boring. But I am not against commercials on TV, because television companies get most of their money from advertising.

Some people say that television is a terrible waste of time. Of course, there are TV addicts who can’t drag themselves away from the box. But if we watch TV for an hour a day, to find out what is happening in the world or to relax, then television is really useful. So I think we should not blame the TV for the bad effects it has. We must know how to make the best use of it.

T  e  l  e  v  i	s  i  o  n
Advantages	Disadvantages

TV or not tv