Uni 1 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

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LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION
WARM-UP

Video watching

EVERYDAY
ENGLISH

Task 1: Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the
highlighted sentences.
Task 2: Give news and respond to the news in the situations.
Task 3: Read the posts from some students about online
learning and complete the table.
Task 4: Talk about a platform you use for your online classes or
one you know about.
Task 5: Report the answers to the class.

ONLINE
LEARNING

CONSOLIDATION

Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP

VIDEO WATCHING

What is the video about?

Giving and responding to good news

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1 Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.
Nick: Great news for us. We'll
have school clouds so we won't
have to carry lots of books to
school.
Mi: Great!
Nick: And my dad promised to
give me a new iPad to read books
from the school clouds.
Mi: Congratulations!

Giving good
news
- Great news for
us.
- (Tell the news)

Responding to good
news
- Great!: if good
news is general and
good for every one.
- Congratulations!: if
the news is good
for the speaker only

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

2 Work in pairs. Give news and respond to the news in the following situations.
1. You tell your classmate about the
new vending machine at your school.
2. You tell your classmate about a
new laptop that your dad gave you on
your birthday.

ONLINE LEARNING

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Work in pairs. Read the posts from some students about online learning and
complete the table.

ONLINE LEARNING
in pairs. Read the posts from some students about online learning and
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complete the table.

Benefits

1. It's convenient.
2. Students don't have to

Problems

1. Some students don't have computers
or smart phones.
2.
3. get up early.
3. The Internet connection is poor.
It helps students become It makes some students feel more
4. more independent.
4. stressed when learning online.
5. Students can't meet their classmates.
It helps students
avoid traffic jams.
Some students get tired eyes
and can't concentrate well

ONLINE LEARNING
in groups. Talk about a platform you use for your online classes or one you
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know about. What are the benefits and problems of using it?

ONLINE LEARNING

5 Report the answers of one of your group members to the class.
• You can conclude:
- The name of the platform you use for your
online classes or one you know about.
- Its benefits
Example:
Lan said that her extra class used Microsoft
- Its problems
Teams. She said that she and her classmates
found it difficult to use. However, it is
convenient to have online classes on
Microsoft Teams when the weather is bad.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Giving and responding to good news
 Some benefits and problems of online learning

CONSOLIDATION

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Homework

 Learn the ways of giving and responding
to good news
 Do the exercises in the workbook

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