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One minute a day is all you need to improve your listening skills.
Focus on new words, grammar and pronunciation in this short text.
Doing the online activities, discussion, survey and writing will help.
Listen many times – enough for you to you understand everything.
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THE LISTENING TAPESCRIPT
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I think the Internet is the greatest invention ever. Think
how it has changed the world. So much information is out
there. It has totally changed my life. I can chat with
friends, download music, buy books and get all the info I
need for my homework. It took days or weeks to do any
of these things before the Internet. I spend hours every
day online. I think I spend a little too long. I’m sure
staring at a computer screen all day isn’t good for my
eyes. I think it’s also making me fat. I need to exercise a
little more. The only thing I don’t like about the Internet is
that it can be dangerous. I don’t really like putting my
personal information online, especially on social
networking sites like Facebook.
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LISTENING GAP FILL
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I think the Internet is the greatest _______________________.
Think how it has changed the world. So much information
is out there. _______________________ changed my life. I can chat
with friends, download music, buy books and
_______________________ I need for my homework. It took days or
_______________________ any of these things before the Internet. I
spend hours every day online. I think I _______________________
too long. I’m sure _______________________ computer screen all
day isn’t good for my eyes. I think it’s also
_______________________. I need to exercise a little more. The
only thing I don’t like about the Internet _______________________
be dangerous. I don’t really _______________________ personal
information online, especially on _______________________ sites
like Facebook.
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CORRECT THE SPELLING
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that it can be soganrdue. I don’t really like ptnitug my
personal information onenil, especially on social
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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I think the Internet the ever greatest is invention. Think
how it has changed the world. So much information is out
there. life my changed totally has It. I can chat with
friends, download music, buy books and get all the info I
need for my homework. took It any do to weeks or days
of these things before the Internet. I spend hours every
day online. I long too little a spend I think. I’m sure a
screen day at computer all staring isn’t good for my eyes.
I think it’s also making me fat. I need to exercise a little
more. The only thing don’t I Internet the about like is that
it can be dangerous. I my putting like really don’t
personal information online, especially on
like networking Facebook sites social.
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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STUDENT INTERNET SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about Internet in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student
must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3
_____________ _____________ _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
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WRITING
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Write about Internet for 10 minutes. Show your partner
your paper. Correct each other’s work.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from
the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another
search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of
each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more
information about Internet. Talk about what you discover with
your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Internet.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give
each other feedback on your articles.
4. INTERNET POSTER Make a poster about Internet. Show it to
your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on
your posters.
5. MY INTERNET LESSON: Make your own English lesson on
Internet. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some
good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you
have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page,
MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon
account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on
Internet. Share your findings with the class.
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