Урок 40. Your favourite gadgets
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

8 класс

Lesson 40

Your favourite gadgets

In this lesson

you will learn some new words about the gadgets;
you will talk about your favourite gadgets.

Ключевые слова: Сhat, to text, occasionally, tell off, concentrate, deal with, impact, extension, listen to the radio, watch TV, play on a computer. Go online, read a book, check emails, download a file, connect to the internet, install a programme.

Речевой материал: введение новых лексических единиц по теме, повторение ранее изученных лексических единиц и фраз-клише, расширение словарного запаса, развитие навыков аудирования, чтения, говорения.

Пояснения:

chat – talk online/talk with your friend – болтать
text – write short messages – писать сообщения
concentrate – fix your attention on sth – концентрироваться на чем-либо
deal with – cope with sth – иметь дело с чем-либо
impact – influence – влияние
extension – a process of making something bigger – расширение, удлинение
go online – подключаться к интернету
read a book – читать книгу
check e-mails – проверять электронную почту
download a file – загружать файл
install a programme – устанавливать программу

Основное содержание урока

M: Hey, Penny, is that your new mobile phone?

P: Yes, it is great, isn’t it?

M: Yes, it looks nice. What are the characteristics of this phone?

P: Well, I’m sure I can text and send emails. It also has a camera.

M: Yes, this phone is great.

We all have them and we all use them. What is it about? The gadgets. Everybody has at least one. Let’s have a look at what can we do with this mighty machines.

chat – talk online/talk with your friend
to text – to write short messages
concentrate – to fix your attention on something
deal with – cope with something
impact – influence
extension – a process of making something bigger.

But is your interaction with gadgets limited by the use of your phone? The answer is no.

go online
read a book
check e-mails
download a file
install a programme

Let’s try to make sentences with these phrases.

What’s your favourite gadget?

Тренировочные упражнения

Choose the correct answer.

He really likes ___________ TV in the evenings.

1)

watching

2)

chatting

3)

reading

He has been ______________ to the radio all day long.

1)

listening

2)

watching

3)

play

___________ books is her favourite pastime.

1)

play

2)

reading

3)

chat

Teenagers always _________video games.

1)

play

2)

chat

3)

reading

My grandmother likes ____________ films at the weekends.

1)

reading

2)

listening

3)

watching

Fill in the words in the correct form.

He __________ (read) a newspaper yesterday at 5 o’clock.
I have some problems __________ (do) with my homework.
My friend always __________ (text) me when I’m at school.
I really like to __________ (chat) online.
If there is a Wi-Fi __________ (connect), she will be online for a couple of hours.

Choose the correct answer.

It’s very hard for his mom to _____________ his behaviour.

1)

deal with

2)

play

3)

listen

My brother always __________ his console in the evening.

1)

plays

2)

tells

3)

reads

I’ll have my laptop with me in case there is a great Wi-Fi __________.

1)

connection

2)

e-mail

3)

checking

I’ll go and ____________ my e-mails.

1)

listen

2)

play

3)

check

Have you ____________ the files I had sent you?

1)

chatted

2)

downloaded

3)

texted

Match the words.

play

a book

listen

videos

read

console

watch

to a CD

Choose the correct answer.

Please concentrate/play on your project not on your phone.
Do not fix/read your eyes on the computer screen and do your homework please.
She has been watching/chatting with her friend all day long.
Teenagers nowadays play/chat computer games a lot.
He brought his TV/MP3 player with him when he went camping.

Choose the correct answer.

My mother tells me off/reads every time I miss my lessons.
You won’t play/listen computer games until you do your homework.
Stop playing/chatting computer games and go to bed.
I downloaded/played a great book from the Internet.
You have a lot of work you should impact/concentrate.

Match the words with their definitions.

concentrate

cope with something

deal with

influence

extension

fix your attention on something

impact

a process of making something bigger

Choose the correct answer.

Me and my friend occasionally text/go each other random messages.
He can’t stop using his mobile phone. It has become his extension/laptop.
Sue’s mobile phone broke down and she can’t watch/chat with her friends.
I keep telling off/chatting my sister for taking my clothes.
Lisa fixed/told her eyes on the screen and doesn’t want to do her homework.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Choose the correct answer.

She doesn’t like _________ books, she prefers to watch films.

1)

reading

2)

deal with

3)

play

It’s a very bad __________ to the Internet in this area.

1)

listen

2)

connection

3)

saying

Hugh has just __________ an anti-virus program.

1)

reading

2)

connection

3)

installed

He couldn’t __________ on his studies yesterday.

1)

reading

2)

deal with

3)

concentrate

He can’t _________ this horrible situation.

1)

deal with

2)

listen

3)

play

As soon as I come home, I will __________ online.

1)

go

2)

reading

3)

deal with

2.

Choose the correct answer.

He has been playing/reading consoles all evening long.
She was chatting/listening with her friend and missed her train.
He fixed/impact his eyes on her but she didn’t notice that.
She didn’t concentrate/extension during her history lesson.
She had difficulties telling/installing software.
I go/listen online instead of watching TV.
Reading/Watching books is not popular nowadays.
My father told me off/chatted for chatting online the whole night.
My grandma pre-recorded/read the film to watch it later.

3.

Match the words.

play

console

read

online

listen

a newspaper

watch

TV

go

to CDs

Вариант 2

1.

Choose the correct answer.

I’m tired of _____________ the installation of computer programs.

1)

playing

2)

listen

3)

dealing with

I couldn’t ____________ the necessary files.

1)

download

2)

connection

3)

saying

Her son keeps on ___________ computer games.

1)

reading

2)

install

3)

playing

He is very upset because his ____________ broke down.

1)

console

2)

concentration

3)

deal with

He is very irritated with his dad because he keeps _____________.

1)

deal with

2)

telling him off

3)

playing with

I am fond of __________ my friends, I don’t like calling them.

1

texting

2

going

3

deal with

2.

Choose the correct answer.

My sister hates playing/reading computer games.
Chatting/listening online is her biggest passion.
I will have my computer fixed/concentrated by 5 o’clock tomorrow.
It was very hard to concentrate/impact on making the reported speech sentences.
She is always going/installing strange applications on her phone.
This application had a great laptop/impact on me.
I prefer reading books to watching/reading newspapers.
I am sick of you telling me off/impact.
I had to delete these pre-recorded/laptop video because I couldn’t run it on my computer.

3.

Match the words.

listen

on a computer

watch

DVDs

go

to the radio

play

a book

read

online