UNIDAD EDUCATIVA FISCAL “GUAYAQUIL”

PLAN EDUCATIVO APRENDAMOS JUNTOS EN CASA

SUBJECT: ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL)

DATE: Thursday, November 18th., 2021 SCHOOL YEAR: 2021-2022
TEACHER’S NAMES: Msc. David Gutierrez
STUDENTS’ NAMES:
CLASS/COURSE: 8th GRADE LEVEL: EGB SECTION:D-E-F-G
QUIMESTER: SECOND TERM: FIRST WEEK 1: November 15 . to November 19th.
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CURRICULAR THREAD COMMUNICATION AND CULTURAL AWARENESS

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to know about the invention of audiovisual equipment,
specially the smartphone by practicing vocabulary, reading a specific text,
watching a video, and answering personal questions to write a post on a blog
about this device and its function during the pandemic.
INTEGRATED PROJECT 6
TOPIC: INVENTIONS & ADVENTURES

1. Watch the video about “What was the First Smartphone?” and answer the following questions.
Click on the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD_mLPIV_GE
A. Who introduced first the concepts of intelligence data
processing and visual display?
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B. What was the name of the first smartphone?
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C. What functions did the smartphone have?
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2. Match the words and images with the corresponding definitions.

PICTURES WORDS
1. SPEAKER _____ A. Any film or digital device with an
adjustable or zoom lenses.

2. PROJECTOR _____ B. An instrument for converting

sound waves into electrical energy
variations which may then be amplified,
transmitted, or recorded.
3. PHONOGRAPH _____ C. An object that is used to project
rays of light, especially an apparatus with a
system of lenses for projecting slides or film
onto a screen.
4.MICROPHONE _____ D. An output hardware device that
connects to a computer to generate sound.

5. PROFESSIONAL _____ E. A machine that played vinyl

CAMERA records to make sounds such as music.

3. Read the text about Audiovisual Equipment and do the activities below.
 A smartphone is a cell phone that allows you to do more than make phone calls and send text
messages. Smartphones can browse the Internet and run software programs like a computer.
Smartphones use a touch screen to allow users to interact with them. There are thousands of
smartphones, such as: iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Galaxy, Xperia etc.; including
games, personal-use, and business-use programs that all run on the phone. The picture is an example
of the Apple iPhone, one of the most popular smartphones available today.

A. Write if the statements are True or False. Correct the information for the false statements.

1. Thomas Alba Edison invented the first audio device in 1887. _________
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2. The phonograph cost less than $150. _________
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3. The smartphone allows you to do many things. _________
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4. Smartphones use a touch screen to allow users to interact with them. _________
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B. Answer the questions based on your opinion.

1. What do you think about smartphones?
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2. What are the advantages of using a smartphone?
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3. What are the disadvantages of using a smartphone?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. How do you use your smartphone or cellphone in your virtual classes?
_____________________________________________________________________________________

5. What is your opinion about the implementation of the smartphones in our lives?
_____________________________________________________________________________________

4. Watch the video about How to Write a Burger Paragraph. Click on the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfvgrxOOlOQ

A. Complete the graphic organizer with your ideas and thoughts about the topic of the class to make a
paragraph.
 Supporting Supporting
Main idea
sentence sentence

Supporting
Conclusion
sentence
5. Make a post on a blog about the invention of Smartphones as modern audiovisual devices in a five-
line paragraph style.

INTRODUCTION
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BODY
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CONCLUSION
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Posted by ___________________________ (Your name/last names)

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