План-конспект урока английского языка по теме «ebooks» в 8-м классе Образовательная цель: совершенствование навыков говорения в рамках темы. Прогнозируемый результат: предполагается, что к окончанию урока учащиеся смогут прокомментировать плюсы и минусы электронных книг и сделать свой собственный выбор в отношении бумажной или электронной книги. Сопутствующие задачи: - совершенствовать умения использовать в устной речи информацию, полученную в ходе восприятия иноязычной речи на слух; - совершенствовать навыки чтения направленного на общее понимание публицистических и научно-популярных текстов; - создать условия для активного речевого взаимодействия. Методы: коммуникативный, интерактивный. Оборудование урока: интерактивная доска, раздаточный материал, стикеры, клубок ниток, книги, карточки с буквами R,E,G,N и цифрами 1,4,9.
Этап урока Содержание этапа Примечания 1 Организационно мотивационный этап (до 10 минут) Good morning! I`m glad to see you. Are you ready to start our work? I hope we`ll enjoy it. But first let`s know each other better. I propose you to agree or disagree to some statements (Slide 1). If you agree, you say I Актуализация знаний и целеполагание like it, if you disagree I dislike it. - I prefer going to school. - I enjoy doing shopping. - I am interested in fashion. - I am crazy about computer games. - I am keen on going to the cinema. - I am fond of reading. - I go in for sports. - I like quests. Do you know what a quest means? The main idea of quests is to get clues which help to find something special. So today our lesson is a quest and at the end of it we`ll try to find something really special in this classroom. During the lesson I`ll give you some clues, keys which we`ll use later. So the first clue. Please, name something that everyone in this room uses except me. Yes, it is a chair. Touch your chairs. Who has anything under it? So what is it? a book. And there is a card with the letter R inside. I think we`ll need it later. Do you like to read books? What types of books do you prefer? What is your favourite book? Slide 1
Thank you, leave the book here, take your seat. The second clue is on the screen (Slide 2). Look at it. Which word is the odd one? (medicine, drop, pill, tablet, mixture) Yes, you are right, the word tablet is not only connected with medicine. Its second meaning is a gadget. Do you see a tablet in the classroom? Please, give it to me. Look, there is a card with the letter E on the back. I think we`ll need it later. Do you have a tablet? Do you use it every day? So I have a book and a tablet. Please think and say which gadget combines the functions of these two things? (Slide 3). Yes, it is ebook. Do you use ebooks? Is it comfortable to read from the screen? Do you have many books on your ebook or smartphone? Now I`d like you to vote. Do you prefer ebooks or traditional paper books? Come here, please, and make a choice. If you are for a paper book, take a red sticker and stick it on the right wing of the blackboard. If you prefer ebooks, take a green sticker and stick it on the left wing of the blackboard. Give arguments and comment on your choice. Thanks, so some of you prefer gargets, others prefer paper books. But do you think you know everything about the ebook? Do you know when it was invented? Do you understand the difference between paper and electronic books? Slide 2 Slide 3 Green and red stickers
3 Операционнодеятельностный этап Совершенствова ние навыков поискового чтения (до 5 минут) Восприятие иноязычной речи на слух. (до10 минут) Are ebooks closer to computers or mobile phones? What are pros and cons (pluses and minuses) of ebooks? You are puzzled. So, our task today is to find answers to all these questions and decide whether we are to refuse paper books and use only ebooks? And don`t forget about our quest. 1) ebooks and their history Our first question is about the invention of the ebook. You are to work in groups. Group 1, your task is to look through text 1 in your handouts (Attachment 1) and find information about e-books. Group 2 are to read the same text and underline the facts about the e-books history and development. Read and fill the table under the text. You have 3 minutes. Now compare your variants with your shoulder partners. Please, change your seats and share the information you have in your table with your face partner. Fill in the table. I`d like to check who is the most attentive. When did Google start Google books project? How many years ago was it? - ( 9), it is one more clue for our quest. 2) ebooks and paper books Now let`s listen to the people who use both paperback books and ebooks. Look at your handouts, ex.2. You have 6 statements, read them. Do you Attachment 1, ex.1 Attachment 1, ex.2
have any questions? Let`s watch a video and mark the ideas mentioned in Совершенствова ние навыков просмотрового чтения (до 10 минут) 4 Контрольнооценочный этап (до10 минут) it. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0b6ok9vgykefcltjwbvkxzlhguu0 What ideas have been mentioned in the video? How many statements are correct? (4), it is one more clue for our quest. ebooks. For and against My students work with a blog and I asked them to comment on using ebooks. I`d like you to analyze their comments (Attachment 1, ex.3) and choose positive (group 1) and negative (group 2) ones. Discuss them and add yours. You have 3 minutes. So what are the arguments for ebooks? And what are the arguments for paper books? You have to recharge ebooks every 4-6 hours. 6 minus 4 is two. Look around, are there any two similar things? Yes, windows, come to the window, please. What have you found on a window sill? One more book, give it to me, please. There is a card with the letter N inside and a ball of wool. Please, stand up and make a circle. I`ll ask you a question, someone answers it, catches a ball, makes a ring around a little finger and throws the ball to a person who is ready to continue. The more rings you have around you little finger the better mark you can get. Is it clear? Let`s start.
Развитие речевых умений Подведение итогов урока - Is ebook better than a printed one? The wool is over and we have a card with a figure inside, it is one more clue, it is a card with the letter G. Please, count the rings of wool around your fingers. Who has more than three? Great! Take your seats, please. Has anybody changed his or her opinion? Do you want to change your sticker? Thanks. How can you explain your choice? So, our lesson is almost over. Were any tasks difficult for you? Did you like to work in groups? Are you satisfied with your work today? O`k, and now let`s look at our clues. We have cards with letters R, E, G, N and cards with numbers 1, 4, 9. Any ideas? What letter is the 1st in the alphabet? A, the 4 th? - D, the 9 th? I. Can you make a word of these letters? Yes, READING. I`d like to say, that there is no difference either you are going to read paper books or ebooks, you should read. Reading makes people wise! There are a lot of proverbs about books and reading. By the way, you will work with them at home. You have to look through a list of proverbs about reading at home (Attachment 1, ex.4). Please, choose one you like best and comment on it, be ready to explain why you like this proverb most of all. Is it clear? Great! Thank you for the lesson, you may be free. Attachment 1, ex.4
Attachment 1 PUPILS` HANDOUT 1 1. Read the text and fill in the table below. What is an ebook? An еbook (ebook device or ebook reader) is a gadget which consists of electronic content of traditional books, reference material, or magazines that is downloaded from the Internet and viewed through any number of hardware devices. An ebook is an integration of the classical book structure, with features which can be provided within an electronic environment. It can be used as an interactive document which can be composed & read on a computer or another electronic device. What is an E-book? Development of E-books An e-book is The electronic book (e-book) was invented It consists of.. The first online bookstore An e-book is an integration of.. Libraries began It can be used as.... Newspapers and magazines Today people can read 2. Watch a video and mark the statements mentioned in it. 1) More and more people prefer electronic books. 2) Visiting bookshops is a great experience. 3) Reading ebooks is old-fashioned. 4) People enjoy reading traditional books. 5) People don`t buy printed books.
6) ebooks are good for travelers. 3. Read the comments and mark arguments for ebooks - ebooks are very popular these days, you can store thousands of books on an ebook. - Paper books take up lots of space at home you need to buy bookshelves for them. - If you have an ebook, you don t need to go to a bookshop because you can buy and receive books online instantly. - Printed books are still very popular. Some people prefer to hold a real book and like to touch paper pages. - You can buy a paper book and give it to your friend as a birthday present. - Electronic books are expensive. - You can t read ebooks in the bath. - ebooks are portable. We use ebooks when we go on holiday. - Paper books are destroying trees. ebooks are eco-friendly. - ebooks are just for rich people who need to have the latest gadget to show to their friends. - I love my ebook. It s very light, you can change the size of the words, you can make notes on the screen. - ebooks are very convenient, not heavy, compact, easy to carry. - ebooks provide multimedia information, full-text searching, reference links. - For teachers and students, ebooks are a very good classroom teaching tool. - ebooks are easy to download. - If you read ebooks you have poor eyesight and headache. You are tired. - Reading an ebook while traveling in train or bus is not so easy. - ebooks with battery system must be recharged every 4-6 hours. - Not all the books can be downloaded.
- Reading on paper instead of an electronic screen is better for memory. - You can buy paper books easily, bookstores are everywhere. - Paper books are cheap. 4. HOME TASK: Comment on the saying you like best: 1. Books are real friends. 2. When we read a book we never feel lonely. 3. Books and friends should be few but good. 4. Books can wake people up. 5. Don t judge a book by its cover. PUPILS` HANDOUT 2 1. Read the text and fill in the table below. Development of ebooks The electronic book (ebook) was invented in 1971. The first online bookstore Amazon.com was launched (был запущен) by Jeff Bezos in July 1995. When Amazon.com started, it had a catalog of 3 million books. Booksellers began selling books online. Libraries began creating websites. Newspapers and magazines made online versions. Some journals became "only" electronic. In 2004 Google launched Google Print, a project of a digital library of 15 million books. The program resumed in August 2006 under the new name of Google Books. Today people can read even on their smartphones What is an E-book? Development of E-books An e-book is The electronic book (e-book) was invented
It consists of. The first online bookstore An e-book is an integration of. Libraries began. It can be used as..... Newspapers and magazines. Today people can read 2. Watch a video and mark the statements mentioned in it. 1) More and more people prefer electronic books. 2) Visiting bookshops is a great experience. 3) Reading ebooks is old-fashioned. 4) People enjoy reading traditional books. 5) People don`t buy printed books. 6) ebooks are good for travelers. 3. Read the comments and mark arguments for paper books - ebooks are very popular these days, you can store thousands of books on an ebook. - Paper books take up lots of space at home you need to buy bookshelves for them. - If you have an ebook, you don t need to go to a bookshop because you can buy and receive books online instantly. - Printed books are still very popular. Some people prefer to hold a real book and like to touch paper pages. - You can buy a paper book and give it to your friend as a birthday present. - Electronic books are expensive. - You can t read ebooks in the bath. - ebooks are portable. We use ebooks when we go on holiday. - Paper books are destroying trees. ebooks are eco-friendly.
- ebooks are just for rich people who need to have the latest gadget to show to their friends. - I love my e-book. It s very light, you can change the size of the words, you can make notes on the screen. - ebooks are very convenient, not heavy, compact, easy to carry. - ebooks provide multimedia information, full-text searching, reference links. - For teachers and students, ebooks are a very good classroom teaching tool. - ebooks are easy to download. - If you read ebooks you have poor eyesight and headache. You are tired. - Reading an ebook while traveling in train or bus is not so easy. - ebooks with battery system must be recharged every 4-6 hours. - Not all the books can be downloaded. - Reading on paper instead of an electronic screen is better for memory. - You can buy paper books easily, bookstores are everywhere. - Paper books are cheap. 4. HOME TASK: Comment on the saying you like best: 1. Books are real friends. 2. When we read a book we never feel lonely. 3. Books and friends should be few but good. 4. Books can wake people up. 5. Don t judge a book by its cover.