LESSON PLAN

School: Colegiul Tehnic “C-tin Istrati”

Teacher: Anca Laptuca
Date: the 7th of December 2010
Form: 10th grade
Pupils’ book: Mission 2, Express Publishing
Subject: Internet

Aim: reading for specific information; gapped sentences; scanning a text.

Objectives:
 Students will be able to make predictions;
 Students will be able to read for specific information;
 Students will be able to fill in the gaps in a text.

Skills: reading, writing, speaking

Materials: board, pupils’ notebooks, handouts
Time: 50 minutes

Activity 1: introduction – whole class (estimated time: 5 minutes)

The teacher organises the class, writing the students who are absent.
Teacher tells the students that they will speak about the way in which we can be
safe using the internet. T gives each S a handout for the activities.

Activity 2: – individual work (estimated time: 5 minutes)

T asks the Ss to do the warm-up activity, writing down, in their notebooks, every
word they know related to internet. T monitors Ss performance around the class,
then asks individual Ss to tell some words in front of the class.

Activity 3: speaking, whole class (estimated time: 5 minutes)

T asks the Ss to read the title of the article and say what they think the article is
about. Then, Ss answer the questions. Check Ss’ answers.

Activity 4: reading for specific information – individual work, whole class (estimated
time: 20 minutes)
T explains the task. T allow Ss to about ten minutes to silently read the text and fill
in the gaps. Then, Ss read the text aloud.

Activity 5: whole class (estimated time: 10 minutes)

Ss explain the words in bold with the help of the T.

Activity 6: feed-back and homework assignment estimated time: 5 minutes)

The teacher appreciates students’ behaviour during the class. Teacher marks the
students who give correct answers to stimulate them.
The teacher gives instructions for the homework assignment.
I. Warm-up activity
 Think of as many words as possible related to “the Internet”. Write the words
in your notebooks.

II. Reading
a. Read the title. What do you expect the text is about?
b. Read the article. Choose the item that best fits to each gap to complete
the text.

Internet Safety

Twenty 1)………..…..ago, kids in school had never even heard of the internet.
Now, I'll bet you can't find a single person in your school who hasn't at least heard
of it. In fact, many of us use it on a regular basis and even have access to it from
our homes! The 'net' in 2)……..……..really stands for network. A 3)………………..is
two or more computers connected together so that information can be 4)
…………………, or sent from one computer to another. The internet is a vast resource
for all types of information. You may enjoy using it to do research for a school
project, downloading your favorite songs or communicating with friends and family.
Information is accessed through web pages that companies, organizations and
individuals create and post. It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world
uses! But since anyone can put anything on the internet, you also have to be careful
and use your best judgement and a little common sense.

Just because you read something on a piece of paper someone sticks on a

bulletin board doesn't mean it's good information, or even correct, for that matter.
So, you have to be sure that whoever posted the 5) ………………..knows what they're
talking about, especially if you're doing 6) ………………..! But what if you're just
emailing people? You still have to be very careful. If you've never met the person
that you're communicating with online, you could be on dangerous ground! You
should never give out any personal information to someone you don't know. And
just like you can’t 7)……………….the information on every website out there, you
can't rely on what strangers you 'meet' on the internet tell you either. It’s just like
you could make up things about yourself to tell someone, someone else could do
the same to you!

1. a) hours b) days c) weeks d) years

2. a) internet b) fishnet c) network d) netting
3. a) computer b) internet c) network d) wire
4. a) hidden b) lost c) created d) shared
5. a) internet b) bulletin c) information d) stamp
6. a) research b) lunch c) recess d) sports
7. a) read b) find c) understand d) believe

c. Explain the words in bold.

 HOMEWORK

I. Read the sentences and decide which word from the list below matches what is described
in the sentence. Write one of the words from the list. You will not need to use all the words.
attachments, crash, cyberspace, document, download, file, (the) Internet,
network, on-line, signal, spam, software, surfing, text (verb), text message,
voicemail, websites

1. Computers have a tendency to suddenly stop working when you're in the middle of an
important job. …………………..

2. Emails that you send sometimes get lost in an imaginary place where electronic messages
go when they travel from one computer to another. ……………………

3. Some people like to spend all day looking for information on the internet. …………….

4. Every time you access your email account, you find that you have a lot of unwanted email
messages, especially emails that advertise something. ………………………

5. You can't send an e-mail unless you are connected to the Internet. …………………

6. Sometimes it can be difficult or impossible to open files or documents that are sent with
an email. …………………….

7. Computers are cheaper now than they used to be, but the computer programs you need
to operate them can be quite expensive. ………………….

8. It can often take a long time to receive and store information or programs from the
Internet. ……………………

9. We have a number of computers that are connected to each other so that they can share
information at college that cost us almost £150,000. ……………………

10. There are several good places on the internet where you can find out about
accommodation in my city. …………………..