Practise the following dialogue. Say what your opinion on the topic is.

Four university students discuss advantages and disadvantages of television. Michael and Ann are Russian students, John is an American student and Ruth is an English student.

John: I think television is one of the worst inventions the man ever made. It occupies all our spare time. We rush home to be in time for this or that programme.

Ann: I can’t agree with you, John. Television makes it possible for people who live far away from cultural centres to watch theatrical productions, concert, music and drama competitions, international and national sports events and what not.

Ruth: I do agree with Ann in this. That’s an advantage the television has. Unfortunately children are the ones who suffer most.

John: Yes. Some American children spend more time in front of TV-sets than in front of the teacher. Too much television is bad for children.

Michael: Children should be taught what programmes to watch. Most of our educational programmes are really good and informative. I used to enjoy them when a child.

Ruth: We also have very good educational programmes — especially the one called “Play school”. It teaches the alphabet and arithmetic so that it seems like a game. That’s the way to teach young children. What I hate is violence which looks even more violent on colour television.

John: Yes, that’s really awful. There’s always a film of violence on one of the channels. I think children feel indifferent when people are killed.

Michael: I doubt that. Can’t your teachers do something about it? They should protest. But television companies take no notice of them. These films sell well.

 2. Continue the following story which begins with the following words:

“I don’t often have a chance to watch TV programmes in the daytime on weekends but last year when I was laid up with pneumonia for almost a month I...”

Work in groups of four. One pair of students prepares arguments for

The statement; the other pair prepares arguments against it.

The violence on TV and in movies creates violence in real l ife.

There should be more educational TV programmes and movies.

Movie stars and television heroes are of no value to society.

Radio and television should not be commercial;

Radio and television have made newspapers unnecessary.

D o you agree?

Home-task.Ex. 2. Continue the story in writing.

 

 

Date:

Grade: 8 а-б

The theme THE INTERNET SERVICES

The aims:

1) To enrich their knowledge concerning the theme, on the new words, to practice its pronunciation and teach them to use the words in their speech.

2) To enrich pupils interest to the new material to develop.

Their speaking and thinking abilities to consolidate the

Material with asking and answering the questions, to

Develop their memory on the learning English words.

 3) To raiser their interest to the English language widing.

Organization moment:

Good morning girl’s and boy’s!How are you?I’m glad to see you!Who is on duty today?

What month is it now?What season is it now?What date is it today?Who is absent?Thank you!Sit down please!

 

Today we are going to learn new theme, to learn new words, to do some exercise, to checking up your home work, answer the question, read and translate, work in groups.

 

To checking up home work:

What was your home work?Are you ready?.

Do you understand me?Well, let’s begin!

Nice of you!Thank you!Sit down please!

Presentation new theme:

Teacher introduces the pupils with the theme and aims of the lesson.

THE INTERNET SERVICES

— Read the sentences to know how to understand and use the topical words.

huge [hju:c± 5 ] — of very great size or quantity, tremendous: There was a huge building in the centre of the city.

network [netwa:k] — smth resembling a net of a number of parts, lines that cross or interconnect: a network of railways connects all parts of the country.

database n. — collection of data. The Internet is a huge database of knowledge.

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— Express in one word:

— Smth. resembling a net of numbers, parts and lines.

— The same as very big, great, tremendous.

— A collection of data that you can get in the Internet.

Express your agreement or disagreement.

Internet has become one of the most important facts of modern life. It is very much a part of the modern world. Its effects are felt all over the world. It has entered homes, stores, airports and factories.

Questions to discuss.

— Are your parents worried that you work too much with computer?

— Do you find Internet more interesting than anything else?

— What do you like more: to read books, to watch TV, or to use Internet?