Look at the pictures and answer the following

Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.

1. Can you name these electronic devices? 2. Do you have any personal electronic devices? 3. What do you often use them/ it for?

Unit 8: NEW WAYS TO LEARN - SPEAKING – GO DIGITAL

* Vocabulary 1. electronic (adj) [, ilek'trɔnik] điện tử electronic device (n. ph): thiết bị điện tử 2. backpack (n) ['bækpæk]: ba lô 3. assignment (n) [ə'sainmənt] nhiệm vụ, bổn phận 5. look up (v) tra cứu

1. Read through the arguments in favour of using electronic devices in learning and match arguments 1 -4 with explanations a-d 1. Electronics or electronic devices make my school life much easier and more enjoyable a. Students can replace the weight of papers and textbooks with a tablet that has notes and assigments and allow acces to online textbooks. 2. Electronics make learning and teaching faster, easier and better. b. Electronic devices help students look up information, take notes, write papers and submit them to teachers. They allow teachers to prepare lessons and grade papers. 3. Students can relax during break time by listening to music, texting, chatting or playing games on their smartphones c. Surveys show that ninety percent of people that listen to music before working on essays on projects have better results 4. Electronics make student’s backpacks lighter. d. I dislike homework, but I have fun when i do it on a tablet. My handwriting is horrible , so typing makes it easier for me and my teacher , because I can change anything and my teacher can read what is written

2. Work in pairs. Read the arguments and explanations in 1 again. Talk about the different ways of using electronic devices. Explain why. 1. The two most effective ways of using electronics are making learning and teaching faster, easier and better ____________________ electronic devices help students look up information, because ___________ take notes, write papers and submit them to teachers. They _____________________ allow teachers to prepare lessons and grade papers. listening to music, texting, chatting or games on their smartphones 2. We think/ believe playing ______________ electronic devices is an effective way of using ________because listening to music before working on essays and projects _______________________. help have _______________ better results 3. Inpeople my opinion, electronics make students’ backpack lighter.

*Expressions to give opinions (Biểu đạt ý kiến) - We think / believe… - In my opinion/ For me…. - Personally, …

3. Discuss how useful electronic devices are in learning, using the arguments in 1. *Example: A. I think we can use electronic devices to look up information. B. In my opinion we can use electronic devices to type everything easier. - do homework type everything easier make learning and teaching faster, easier and better. take notes, write papers relax during break time by listening to music, texting, chatting or playing game on their smartphones. - …

What are the students doing? They’re studying with modern technology What do you think you are going to listen about? Listen to some new ways to learn by using electronic devices. 10

UNIT 8: NEW WAYS TO LEARN Lesson: Listening Triple “E” at your fingertips

Vocabulary fingertip /ˈfɪŋɡətɪp/ (n)

efficient /ɪˈfɪʃnt/ (adj):

native /ˈneɪtɪv/ (adj):

search engine /sɜːtʃ ˈendʒɪn/ (n)

Vocabulary • Fingertip /ˈfɪŋɡətɪp/ (n): đầu ngón tay • Native /ˈneɪtɪv/ • Efficient (adj): bản ngữ /ɪˈfɪʃnt/ (adj): có hiệu quả • Search engine tìm kiếm /sɜːtʃ ˈendʒɪn/(n): công cụ

2. Listen to a teacher giving instructions on how to use online English language materials. Decide if they are true (T) or false (F) T F 1. The speaker thinks the students never get tired of things like books, blackboards, cassettes and CD players 2. Triple “E” means “Easy Effective English” 3. You just type some key words and click on the search engine button to see hundreds of websites 4. Very few sites offers exciting lessons, activities and quizzes for English learners of all ages and levels. 5. There are sites where you record your own voice and listen to yourself. 17

3. Listen again and complete the following sentences by writing no more than three words easily and effectively just with 1. I’ll show you how to learn English _________ your fingertips. access and take 2. The secret is so simple: use electronic devices to _______ advantage of online English language materials. 3. There are pictures, games and explanations, which are useful for ________ learning vocabulary and grammar. 4. To improve your listening, speaking and pronunciation, practise online with ______ native speakers. 5. Technology has made learning English easy and efficient chance of success and increased your ________.

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