Заметки для учащихся 7 класса к уроку-эссе "What's your opinion?"

      USEFUL THINGS

I. Guess the riddles to the topic of the lesson:

1. Put the letters in order:   TWHA –

2. Singular form:                      BE -   

3. Form a word:                    YOU -  

4. Fill in the letter:          E – B_ OK       - 

                                                _ LAYER -

                                             D_ GITAL  - 

                                               _  ET        - 

                                      DEV _  CE        - 

                                     LAPT_  P           -        

                                      PHO _  E           - 

II.  Match the phrases:                                                                                       Я не думаю…;  Я уверен в том, что…; По моему мнению…;                 Я согласен с …, но…; По моему мнению…; Мне кажется, (что) ...; Как я предполагаю…; Я верю, что…; Я думаю, что… . 

III.           Can you express your opinion?                                                                 Student 1: People will eat food pills.                                    Student 2: The way I see it, people will not eat food pills

IV.          1./2. Read the title of the text and tell what it is about.                           IDEAS: learning, teaching,  the role of the teachers, the Internet, new technologies, the role of the computers,…                                                                                 Student 1: I think the article is about…                                       3. Look through the text again and titles to its parts.     Student 1: The first/ second/ third / fourth paragraph is…                             4. Compare our plan of essay with the plan taken from the real task of State English exam.

Example 2 (на карточках)

Many people are convinced that--------------------------------------------------------------. Is it really a good idea---------------------------------------------------------------------------.

The way I look at it,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------. To start with,------------------------------------------------such as----------------------------. Moreover,-----------------------------------------------------------,for example------------------------------------------. In addition to this,---------------------------------------------------.

On the other hand, some people argue that -----------------------------------------------. They are also afraid that-----------------------------------------------------------------------.

I don’t consider these arguments really crucial, because------------------------------------.

To conclude, the way I see it, --------------------------------------------------------------------.

V.   Let’s write a virtual essay:                                       Computers: A blessing or a curse?   

COMPUTERS

                    FOR                                                                              AGAINST

Help to save paper;                                              Can be bad for your eyes;

Save  space in your house ;                             Children can spend too much time

Help us to learn;                                                 playing   computer games;

Allow us to stay in contact                                             Don’t help children

with people;                                              to communicate  with others;

Write school assignments;                                           Can’t  motivate students;

Look up useful information;                                     Can’t  show how to behave.

VI. Complete the sentences: