Homework help (1)

Subject: Technology 

Listening skill : Identifying problems and solutions 

Listening task : class report on doing a homework on a computer.

A.   What do you use to help you finish your homework?  Discuss your answers

LISTENING SKILL

IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

When speakers talk about problems, they also talk about solutions or possible answers. Problems and their solutions are often the main ideas.

 

B.    Listen to the class report and complete the paragraph. Then circle the sentence that talks about problems. ( Audio 73)

Students usually do their homework in books. This can be (1) --------------------------------------

Because sometimes students (2) -----------------------------their books or (3) --------------------- to take them home or to school. Doing homework (4) -----------------------------helps fix this (5) ---------------------------.Today, most schools and homes have (6) -----------------with and internet connection. (7)--------------------- is never lost, and both students and (8) -----------------------------can usually access a computer.

 

 Listening

C.     Write the message the four words are conveying.

 

Homework	Time	Online	Information

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  

D.    Listen to the class report and take notes. ( Audio 74)

 

Practice

E.     Complete the table, using your notes to guide you. Then listen again to the class report to check your answers. ( Audio 74)

 

Problem	Solution
1.	With computers, we can finish our homework faster.
2.      Often, we are not sure about grammar and spelling when we write a report.
3.	The internet has a lot of information on different subjects.
4.      There isn’t much time in class to ask the teacher questions about our homework.

 

  

PRONUNCIATION FOCUS

Less important words

 

Speakers usually do not stress words that are not important. Most of these words are grammar words such as the, is, to, can, and for.

 

F.     Listen ( Audio 75)

 

The internet also gives us the convenience of email.

 

G.    Listen to the statements and cross out the words that are not stressed. ( Audio 76)

1.      The internet helps connect students through chats and forums.

2.      Online technology is getting better and better all the time.

3.      Typing essays on a computer is easier than writing them in a notebook.

4.      Emails are very convenient, that’s why people don’t want to post letters anymore.

 

Integration

H.    Read the passage ( Audio 77)

I use the internet all the time to help me do my homework. Through the internet, I can find answers fast. I also like chatting with my friends online – I have many friends who live in other countries. Last of all, I can easily keep up with news around the world through the many news websites.