E10 U8 Getting started

English 10

Unit 8 - Getting Started

By Ms. Thu Le

WARM-UP

ACTIVITY​

By Ms. Thu Le

Look and remember these pictures

5s

Open Ended

Name all things you can remember

Topic: Learning with personal electronic devices

​smartphone

laptop

TV/television

camera

tablet

Listen and read (p.26)

Part 1

Part 1

​Smartphones:

• use for communication

• take photos

• record students' work​

Part 2

Part 2

​Laptops:

• ​store information

• take notes

• write essays

• do calculations

• download programs and information​

Part 3

Part 3

​Tablets:

• take notes with a digital pen on a touch screen

• is perfect for people whose work is to draw and write

• look up information​

Read the conversation again and check if the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG).

Poll

1. Smartphones, laptops and tablets are the modern devices that have changed the way we think.

• T

• F

• NG

Poll

2. According to Phong, students use smartphones to record their phone calls, which they later share

• T

• F

• NG

Poll

3. Phong says that people also use desktops the way they use laptops.

• T

• F

• NG

Poll

4. Programmes and material downloaded from the Internet can help people widen their knowledge.

• T

• F

• NG

Poll

5. According to Lam, a tablet is a kind of mobile computer that can be used to take notes with a normal pen on a touch screen.

• T

• F

• NG

Poll

6. Phong thinks a tablet with WiFi is a great tool for looking up information.

• T

• F

• NG

Find adjective in the conversation that means:

Fill in the Blanks

1. your own (8)

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2. having many small parts that control and direct a small electric current (10)

Fill in the Blanks

3. of or relating to the present time or recent times (6)

Fill in the Blanks

4. exceptionally good (9)

Fill in the Blanks

5. being of practical use (6)

Fill in the Blanks

6. able to be moved easily (6)

Fill in the Blanks

7. showing information by using figures (7)

Fill in the Blanks

8. being complete and without weaknesses (7)

Fill in the Blanks

9. superior in quality or degree (5)

• ​personal: cá nhân

• electronic: điện tử

• modern: hiện đại

• useful: hữu ích

• digital: kỹ thuật số​

• ​excellent: xuất sắc

• mobile: di động

• perfect: hoàn hảo

• great: tuyệt vời​

Read the conversation again (1') and choose the correct answer for each question

Multiple Choice

1. What are the speakers talking about in the conversation?

• The advantages of tablets in language learning

• Why laptops are excellent learning tools

• The benefits of personal electronic devices in learning

• The pros of laptops, smartphones and tablets

Multiple Choice

2. The word "definitely" in line 5 is closest in meaning to

• clearly

• uncertainly

• comfortably

• individually

Multiple Choice

3. Which is the use of smartphones NOT MENTIONED in the conversation?

• They can use for communication.

• They can write essays.

• They can record students' work.

• They can take photos.

Multiple Choice

4. According to the conversation, why are laptops excellent learning tools?

• They can take photos.

• They are perfect for people whose work is draw.

• They are used to learn language.

• They can store information, take notes, write essays and do calculations.

Multiple Choice

5. What does the word "it" in the sentence "...it can be used to take notes with a digital pen on a touch screen." refer to?

• Computer

• Mobile phone

• Assignment

• Tablet

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!