LESSON PLAN

name: STANCIU VIOLETA

school: TECHNOLOGICAL HIGHSCHOOL “DIMITRIE LEONIDA”
date: 25.11. 2013
class: 12TH GRADE
lesson: ADDICTION TO THE INTERNET IS “AN ILLNESS”
level: B2

Lesson Aims:

to create interest in the topic of NET-addiction

to practise vocabulary related to the topic of Internet
to check comprehension of reading text
to express personal opinions about the topic of NET-addiction

ACTIVITY 1: WARM UP
CLASS ORGANISATION: whole-class activity
ESTIMATED TIME: 5 minutes
MATERIALS: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: The teacher asks the students to come up with
personal definitions and explanations of the word “addiction”. The word-family is also
elicited from the students, with examples in personal sentences. ( addict, addicted,
addiction, addictive)

ACTIVITY 2: KEY-WORDS AND PHRASES

CLASS ORGANISATION: pair work, individual work
ESTIMATED TIME: 20-25 minutes
MATERIALS: handouts
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: a). Students are given handouts containing a text,
a vocabulary exercise and a comprehension check. In pairs, they are asked to match each
word and phrase from the box with the right corresponding definition. Answers are
checked with the whole class.
b). Next, students – individually - read the text and do tasks in exercises 2 and 3 on
the same handout. Answers are checked, again, with the whole class.

ACTIVIY 3: GROUP DISCUSSIONS

CLASS ORGANISATION: group work
ESTIMATED TIME: 15-20 minutes
MATERIALS: worksheets
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: The class is divided into 4-5 groups. Each group
receives a different task related to the topic of NET-addiction. They are given 5 minutes
to discuss about it and to solve it, and then, they choose a representative to present the
conclusions, opinions, ideas to the whole class.
 While they are working on their tasks, they can make use of the “Useful Vocabulary”
 displayed on the wall for them to help them express their ideas.
 The 5 separate tasks are: Compare addictions (net, alcohol, smoking, drug-taking),
Positive aspects of the Internet, Negative aspects of the Internet, Advice for an addict,
Methods of preventing illegal downloading and hackering.

If time allows, students are given several samples of tests of the type “Are you
an addict or not?”.
They are also told about a web page ( www.netaddiction.com ) which focuses on
informing people about this addiction, offers tests, solutions and advice for addicts. The
students are stimulated to express their opinion about the efficiency of such a web page.

USEFUL VOCABULARY

to be a gadget freak
to be a technophobe
to be mad about something
I’d be lost without
To be dependent on
I couldn’t get by without
Text messaging
Social networking
Wireless access
Blue tooth
Personal organizer
Smart phone
Camcorder / digital camera
Internet access

SUMMING UP EXPRESSIONS

So, weighing up the pros and cons, do you think… ?

We are generally in agreement that ….?
All in al , we feel……
Essentially we all agree that …….
So, to sum up ……….
So, in general ……….
It seems we’ve reached the conclusion that ………
 GROUP 1: ADDICTIONS
Below are four examples of things people might be addicted to:

THE INTERNET ALCOHOL SMOKING HARD DRUGS

 Make notes about how being addicted to one of them affects the addict’s life. Think
about money, social life, family, time, health, etc.
 What similarities and differences do you find?
 Is one addiction worse than the others?
 GROUP 2: NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF USING THE INTERNET
Fill in the following table:

NR. NEGATIVE ASPECT ARGUMENT EXAMPLE

CRT.
1.

2.

3.
 GROUP 3: POSITIVE ASPECTS OF USING THE INTERNET
Fill in the following table:

NR. POSITIVE ASPECT ARGUMENT EXAMPLE

CRT.
1.

2.

3.
GROUP 4: PREPARE A 3-MINUTE SPEECH IN WHICH YOU
GIVE ADVICE TO AN ADDICT.
YOU MAY START WITH “ MY DEAR FRIEND “
GROUP 5: LIST SEVERAL METHODS OF PREVENTING ILLEGAL
DOWNLOADING AND HACKERING