Introduction
UNIT I: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY.
The main purpose of this unit is to learn about technology, express preferences and give advice of its usage.
The objectives to achieve are:
- To identify the usage of words and phrases through vocabulary, connectors and common phrases.
- To practice pronunciation through oral presentations.
- To demonstrate reading comprehension through written texts and reading strategies.
- To write texts in English according to a model: stories, e-mails, biographies, summaries, etc. by using multimodal resources.
Task
The task:
- You will choose a technological object. Then, you will record a video in which you will talk about its characteristics, usage, advantages and disadvantages.
You can use the following resources for doing the task:
Wordreference: Online dictionary - www.wordreference.com
Linguee: Phrases dictionary - www.linguee.com
NBC: News - http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6186351/ns/technology_and_science/t/technological-revolution/#.XqLjQS_W600
Your dictionary: Technological objects dictionary - https://www.yourdictionary.com/object-technology
VTREP
https://vtrep.com/7-ways-get-professional-quality-video-smartphone/
Process
Steps for doing the task:
- First, choose a technological object of your interest.
- Second, search information about the object you chose on the internet, and read.
- Third, write the most important aspects of the object (information, usage, advantages, disadvantages, etc.).
- Then, make a summary of what you read before. Create a kind of screenplay with the information.
- Finally, record the video with the information gathered.
Evaluation
The evaluation will consider the following categories:
- Topic
- Information related (usage, advantages and disadvantages)
- Pronunciation
- Coherence and cohesion
- Creativity
You will be evaluated with the Rubric below.
| Category | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | The video is related to the topic "Technology". | The video is related to the topic "Technology" but contains one different subject. | The video is related to the topic "Technology" but contains two or more different subjects. | The video is not related to the topic "Technology" |
| Information | The student gives the information requested (usage, advantages and disadvantages) | The student gives just two aspects of the information requested (usage, advantages and disadvantages) | The student gives just one aspect of the information requested (usage, advantages and disadvantages) | The student doesn't give the information requested (usage, advantages and disadvantages) |
| Pronunciation | The student speaks clearly, with excellent pronunciation. | The student speaks well, with good pronunciation. | The student speaks with regular pronunciation. | The student speaks with bad pronunciation. |
| Coherence and cohesion | The information is understandable and it makes sense. | The information is understandable but sometimes it doesn't make sense. | The information is understandable but it doesn't make sense. | The information is not understandable and it doesn't make sense. |
| Creativity | The video is creative and the student adds sounds, images, transitions, etc.) | The video is creative but the student doesn't add sounds, images, transitions, etc.) | The video is not creative but the student adds sounds, images, transitions, etc.) | The video is not creative and the student doesn't add sounds, images, transitions, etc.) |
Conclusion
As you already know, technology has an important role in our daily life. Some people use it for working, some for learning or teaching and others just for entertaining. Being informed, investigate, read in English and understand what you read, will help you express ideas correctly, learn new vocabulary and phrases and of course, choose the best options at the time of using technology.
Credits
CREATE WEBQUEST
WORDREFERENCE
LINGUEE
NBC
YOUR DICTIONARY
VTREP