“Social networks”

Этап урока

Время

Деятельность учителя

Деятельность ученика

Организационный

этап

1 min.

Hello, pupils. How are you today? I hope you are all feeling nice. Let’s start our lesson. Please, take your seats.

Good morning, teacher. I am happy today.

Речевая разминка

2 min.

How much time do you spend on social networks? What popular social networks do you know? What’s the most popular social network in Russia? You are absolutely right. The most popular social network in Russia is “Vkontakte”.

I spend 4 hours on social networks. I know such popular networks as Instagram,

Facebook,

Snapсhat, Tik-Tok, Vkontakte.

Vkontakte is the most popular social network in Russia.

Обобщение ранее изученного лексического материала

17 min.

Task 1. Let’s check the words we have studied in the last lesson. Let’s do a crossword puzzle. (Приложение 1)

Task 1.

Expand

Interaction

Share

Addiction

Add

Promote

Trend

Task 2. Let’s find out why social nets are so popular.

a. Connect the two parts of the phrases.

1. Look up –

2. Make –

3. Expand – 4. Promote – 5. Tight knit–

new friends.

old friends.

their brand.

community

your personal community.

b. Using these phrases make up some sentences.

Task 2.

a.

Look up old friends.

Make new friends.

Expand your personal community.

Promote their brand.

tight-knit community.

b.

1. Social networks help us to look up old friends.

2. Even a shy person can make new friends in social networks. 3. Facebook allows you to expand your personal community.

Using popular social networks companies can effectively promote their brands.

You can create a tight-knit community in social networks and share your interests with your online friends.

Активизация лексического материала по теме: «Social networks» в речевой деятельности.

20 min.

Task 3.

Let’s have a brainstorm. Look at the picture (Смотреть рисунок 1). Try to guess what are the disadvantages of social networks? Name other disadvantages of social nets.

Choose the best ideas.

Task 3.

We can name some disadvantages of social networks. Firstly, people can become addicted to

them.

Secondly, if they spend too much time in social nets, the start ignoring their family, friends.

Thirdly, they spend too much time at home and lead passive way of life. To say more, they may have problems with their eyesight.

Now look at the photo

(Смотреть рисунок 2).

a. Pick up the words from exercises № 1, № 2 which fit up the description of the picture. b. Answer some questions.

Who is depicted in the photo?

Who are these people?

What are they doing?

What are they wearing?

Why do you think they added this photo to Instagram?

What do you feel when you look at this photo?

c. Add some linking words to your speech (I think, because, as for me, that’s why, I am sure, I believe) to express your point of view. Describe a picture to your partner.

are listening to him. It is warm outside, so they are wearing light clothes. I think they decided to add this photo to Instagram because it reminds them of a good evening they spent together. I like this photo because BTS is my favourite music group. That’s all I wanted to say.

Task 5. Now you are going to describe a photo (Смотреть рисунок 3), using a following plan. Some of you will do this task in a written form, others

will do it orally.

Who do you see in this photo?

What are these people doing? 3. Why do you think they enjoy using these social networks? 4. Why do you think social networks are so popular nowadays?

5. What is your attitude to social networks?

7. Do you prefer online communication or real communication?

Don’t forget to use linking words to make your speech logical.

You should speak for not less than 1,5 minutes or write 8-10 phrases.

Those who have finished their descriptions will do the following task.

Task 5. Now I’d like to describe a photo. In the picture we can see a group of young

people. They are surfing the net, using their devices. They are checking their Instagram,

WhatsApp,

Facebook and twitter accounts. Young people are watching movies on Netflix. I think they enjoy using these social networks because they can make up new friends and look up old ones. These young people also can share their interests in the knit-tights communities. Social networks are very popular nowadays: you can promote your brand, follow trends, add new photos, interact with your friends. I think even a shy person can express themselves in the social nets. I like using social nets as I can chat with my friends whenever I want to. As for me, real communication is better than an online one because i enjoy walking, playing and talking with my friends. Nothing can replace real communication.

That’s all I wanted to say.

Task 6.

Without the Internet there can’t be any social networks, platforms or websites. They are closely connected with each other. Write down social networks platforms, websites that you know to each letter of the word «Internet».

I - N - T - E - R - N –E – T -

Task 6.

I - Instagram

N - Netflix

T – Telegram

E – Ebay

R - Reddit

N – Nearpod

E - Eduflow

T – Twitter

Рефлексия

5 min.

What have you leant from our lesson?

What was interesting?

What was difficult?

I have learnt how to describe a photo. Everything was interesting. It was difficult to use new vocabulary in the description of the picture.