Science and technology in ocr life

Warm-up activity

Read the sayings and discuss them:

Science is the knowledge of consequences and the depen­dence of one fact upon another (Thomas Hobbes).

Science says the first word on everything, and the last word on nothing (Victor Hugo).

There is no royal road to science (Euclid).

Science is built of facts the way a house is built of bricks; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a pile of bricks in a house (Henri Poincare).

Read the sentences to know how to understand and use the

words:

to keep up with = (phrasal verb) — to move with the same speed as someone or smb.: He had to hurry to keep up with her. By studying hard, she managed to keep up with her group-mates. We always try to keep up with new technologies. We try to keep up with what is happening. The boy could hardly keep up with his father who moved quickly.

invention [in'venj(3)n] n. — a machine, tool or system that someone has made, designed a thought for the first time: The invention of the internet changed the world. The invention of electricity changed the way people had lived for many centuries.

Ш ] III. Read the text, pay attention to the underlined words and answer the questions.

It is difficult to keep up with technology these days. The constant appearance of new inventions and innovations means that whenever we buy a high-tech device, it becomes outdated after a year. Luckily, though most of us keep up with the sustainability of gadgets. For example, nearly everyone has a mobile phone, and the old ones work the same way as the new, though with fewer capabilities. Another example is with broadband: this type of internet service has been around for so long that most people have it these days and they don’t need to change it because it works well and is sustainable.

Questions:

Why do you think it is difficult to keep up with technology these days?

What helps us to keep gadgets for a long time?

Do you often buy high-tech devices?

Do you have broadband at home?

Are your gadgets sustainable?

IV. Work in groups of 3 and discuss: which of the following do

You think will be around in 20 years’ time? Do you believe they will be still around in 50 years’ time? Why? Why not?

Digital music players Voice recognition mobile phones

Touch screen tablets

— DVD players

— Electric trains

— Hybrid cars

— Eye scanner

— Smart board

The interactive HD TV

— The phrasal verbs with Keep

to keep up with (fashion, high-tech

Use the corresponding English equivalents:

Держаться наравне с кем-то (чем-то), держаться в отдале­нии; продолжать что-то, не вмешиваться; утаивать новости.

Translate into Russian:

Keep off the grass!

Keep away the medicine from the children!

He kept on reading when I came in.

We try to keep up with high-tech.

He kept back the news.

Use the appropriate phrasal verbs:

— Она старается не отставать от моды.

— Не ходите по траве!

— Не вмешивайтесь в их дела (affairs).

— Он утаил документы.

— Мы соблюдаем старые семейные традиции.

— Уберите лекарства от детей!

— Сейчас трудно держаться на уровне с технологиями: они быстро устаревают.

 

 

Date:

Grade: 8 а-б

The theme THE MOST IMPORTANT INVENTIONS IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND

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.