Unit 10 lesson a
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This document outlines a lesson plan on communication for students. The overall objective is for students to communicate effectively about keeping in touch, technology, and personal communication means. As part of the lesson, students will design a 5 question survey on any communication-related topic and write a report on the results. They will also compare their own communication habits and technology use, using comparative adjectives. Finally, the document provides examples of survey questions and comparative language for students to use in their survey and discussion.
Unit 10 lesson a
- 1. UNIT 10 COMMUNICATION OVERALL COURSE OBJECTIVE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO C O M M U N I C AT E E F F E C T I V E LY ABOUT THE TOPIC OF KEEPING IN T O U C H , T E C H N O L O G Y, N E W E S T I N N O VAT I O N S A N D P E R S O N A L C O M M U N I C AT I O N M E A N S I N GENERAL.
- 2. TASK: SURVEY AND RESULTS Students will design a 5 question survey on any topic related to communication, technology or the like. They’ll create their survey on www.surveymonkey.com and will post the link on the on-line community. Based on their classmates’ answers to their survey, students will write a report about the results recycling grammar from unit 5 lesson B. PORTFOLIO ENTRY: Questions and Report.
- 3. UNIT 10 LESSON A KEEPING IN TOUCH Communication: Students will compare their communication habits and the technology devices they use. Language: Students will compare their communication habits using comparative adjectives. Learning Strategies: Students will survey each other to find out about their communication habits and preferences.
- 4. COMMUNICATION GADGETS AND ONLINE TOOLS traditional Cellphones Internet
- 5. COMPARATIVES ___ er Harder More Quicker Less Easier more interesting than Slower more convenient Nicer Less fun Bigger Fatter Irregular Adjectives: Good better Bad worse Far farther
- 6. ADJECTIVES Quicker bad Easier more expensive Slower less Worse better Busy more interesting Nicer more convenient More Personal More Fun
- 7. COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES A: How often do you use …? A: Why’s that? B: I -------- use it. B: I think it is _____er more ____ than____ Communication Me Partner 1 Partner 2 Preferences Email Internet messenger Facebook messenger Blackberry messenger Text messages Cellphone Other Which?
- 8. Facebook messaging is quicker than email/ it’s more innovative than email I use the cellphone everyday Cellphones are easier than landlines Cellphones are more common than land lines
- 9. TASK Choose one communication device or software that you like. Create 5 questions about this device or software. Create 4 choices for each question Include comparative adjectives in the questions Include frequency adverbs in the answer choices Example: How often do you use the facebook messenger/chat application a. Once in a while b. Everyday C. Never d. Other ____________ Which application do you think is better a. Facetime b. Skype c. msn messenger d. Other __________