Дистанционный курс Modern means of communication.

Муниципальное казенное общеобразовательное учреждение
Ясенковская средняя общеобразовательная школа
Дистанционный курс
« Modern means of communication»

Учитель английского языка
Яньшина А.А.
Пояснительная записка
Дистанционный курс «Modern means of communication» предназначен для учащихся 10-11 классов в качестве приложения к учебникам М.З. Биболетовой «Enjoy English» и В.П. Кузовлева «English».
Курс построен в русле задач развития и воспитания коммуникативной культуры школьников, расширения и обогащения их коммуникативного и жизненного опыта в новом контексте общения, расширения кругозора учащихся по теме «Modern means of communication».
Курс обеспечивает возможность формирования умений самостоятельной работы и самоконтроля учащихся, позволяя индивидуализировать процесс обучения иностранному общению.
Цели и задачи дистанционного курса:
Развитие умений учащихся ориентироваться в информационном пространстве;
Повышение у учащихся интереса и мотивации к изучению английского языка;
Развитие внимания, языковой догадки, памяти, логического мышления, чувства уверенности в своих силах;
Расширение современного активного общего и специального словарного запаса;
Развитие познавательных навыков у учащихся;
Развитие умений учащихся самостоятельно конструировать знания.
Во время усвоения данного курса осуществляется тренинг трех экзаменационных позиций ЕГЭ:
Лексико-грамматические упражнения, развивающие умения давать определения, составлять словосочетания, видоизменять глаголы согласно необходимой грамматической конструкции.
Чтение с заданием выбрать правильные ответы на поставленные вопросы, заполнить пропуски в тексте, чтение с полным пониманием информации.
Письмо (написание электронного сообщения).
Принципы построения курса:
Гибкость содержания
Индивидуализация обучения
Свобода организации самостоятельного изучения и сознательная перспектива
Разносторонность методического консультирования, осуществляемая посредством электронной почты.
Структура курса
Unit 1. Computer
Unit 2. Internet
Unit 3. Word building
Unit 4. Passive voice
Unit 5. Mobile Phones: SMS-language
Unit 6. Writing an e-mail
Unit 7. Progress check.
Учащиеся выполняют проверочные работы в конце каждого урока и отправляют по электронной почте учителю.
Итоговый контроль- написание 2 электронных сообщений на английском языке.

Unit 1. Computer
Introducing the vocabulary
Look at the picture below and label it correctly using the words in the box.
8………………………..
7………………………
6……………………..
5………………………
4…………………………….
3……………………………
2………………..
1………………………

keyboard printer central unit screen
scanner socket mouse mat mouse
Match the symbols to the verbs connected with using a computer.
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

cutopenpastedeletecopyshut down
close
Use the words below to complete the table:
Hard ware Soft ware The Internet
Folder
Hard drive
Click on
Printer
Mouse
Modem
Program
Mouse mat
Window
PC
Links
Floppy disk
Speakers
Scanner
Microchip
Computer virus
Website
CD-ROM
Keyboard
Search
Laptop
Monitor
Palm top
File
Memory
Rebecca has to write a weekly article, and then send it to her editor with an e-mail message. Complete this flow chart using the expressions below.
Send to editor
Shut down
Check spelling
Write e-mail message
Connect modem
Attach article
Write article
Disconnect modem
Save any changes
Save document
Open application
Switch on computer
Switch on computer
…………………………….
………………………………..
………………………………..
………………………………..
Save any changes
………………………………
……………………………….
Attach article
…………………………….
……………………………….
Shut down
You can read collocations and compounds as well as individual words. Add to the lists using the words in the box, as in the example. Some words can be used more than once.
open paste copy enter word-processing
database rename attach print spreadsheet
a word-processing application
………………………………
…………………………………
to ………………………..a document
………………………….
…………………………………
…………………………………
…………………………………
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
to…………………………..text
………………………………..
……………………………………
to………………………a folder
……………………………
………………………………
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Задание для контроля: №3, 4, 5.
Unit 2. Internet
Reading the text about the Internet. Peter is giving a short presentation about the Internet.
Read this extract from his talk and find out why the Internet was invented and who invented it.

Lots of people know what the Internet is. Many people send e-mail messages and read websites every day, but do they know how it started or who invented it? The internet is probably one of the most important inventions of recent time. It started in the 1960s, when some scientists were asked to design a network of computers like a spider’s web that would work even after a nuclear attack. This was a military project and it was called ARPANET. At this stage, the Internet was made up of just four big American university computers that were connected, but it was very complicated to use. Tim Berners-Lee is considered to be the person who invented the Internet that we know today. In 1989, he came up with the idea of using links to go from one page to another, and the World Wide Web was born. Nowadays the Internet is used for business, news and research, and of course, millions of e-mail messages are sent every day.
Task 1.Choose the right variant:
1. The Internet was invented in the……
A 1960
B1989
C 1964
2. Why was it started?
A to have a network of computers being able to work after a war
B to have a network of computers being able to work after an earthquake
C to have a network of computers being able to work after a nuclear
3. How many computers was ARPANET made up of?
A four
B millions
C one
4. The Internet that we know today was invented in
A1960
B 1989
C 1964
5. The name of modern Internet is
A ARPANET
B World Wide Web
C Network
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Task 2. Answer the questions to the text.
Why was the Internet invented?
Who invented the Internet?
When was it invented?
How many computers was ARPANET made up?
What is the Internet used for nowadays?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Task 2 Read and fill in the gaps.
The benefits of Modern Technology.Modern technology has brought about enormous improvements in communications and yet many people are still very worried__________ (1) using the latest computer technology. I am often surprised to meet people who still don’t know what the “e” in e-mail stands for and they are too (2) _________ to ask. They assume you have to be skilled (3) ________ computers to send a message via e-mail but in fact it is the simplest thing in the world.
It is also cheaper to send an e-mail message than to send an ordinary letter or a ‘snail’ message which also takes much longer. An e-mail message is only (4) ________ more expensive than a local telephone call to send; on top of the call itself you also have to pay a fee to your ‘server’. If you send a letter by (5) __________ mail it will take a couple of days to get there whereas an e-mail will not take longer than a few seconds.
Once you become (6) __________ to using the system you will be amazed at how much more (7)__________ it is than other means of communication. Of course, before you have access to e-mail; you will need a fairly powerful computer, which can be quite expensive.
A about B for C at D with us
A embarrassing B embarrassed C tired D tiring
A into B about C to D in
A letter B slightly C less D least
A second-hand B low-paid C part-time D first-class
A capable B accustomed C clever D good
A confident B certain C efficient D skilful
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Unit 3 Word building
Основные суффиксы существительных: Основные суффиксы прилагательных:
-ation/-tion/-ion information, examination -able possible
-ing dancing, cleaning -al educational, natural
-ity reality -ful useful, beautiful
-ment basement
Task 1. Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct forms in CAPITAL LETTERS at the end of each line.
Without my computer I would not have the pleasure of getting
to my favorite sites, I would have difficulty(1)…………… COMMUNICATE
with friends, and I would not be able to do my work for school.
I often wonder how we all managed before computers were a
common place in the home. I just don’t have time to be always
running to the post box to send letters. E-mail is very(2)………IMPORTANCE
when you have a tough schedule. Most of my(3)……… time is RELAX
spent at the computer as by the time I finish doing homework I
am too tired and it is often too late to go out. It is a(4) ……… WONDER
reference aid and (5)……tool. If all else fails, you can play EDUCATION
cards on it, although my own (6) ……. is for action games! PREFER
Task 2. Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct forms in CAPITAL LETTERS at the end of each line.
Do you think about electricity when you switch on the light?
Do you ever think about any(1)………… issues when you use a microwave, SCIENCE
a cell phone or a laser printer? No, we have already got used to all those devices and take them for granted.
Now we have much more(2)…………. projects on the mind – launching AMBITION
Space apparatus to Mars and studying the deeps of the ocean. If the
(3)………. development of society doesn’t slow down in the near future, TECHNOLOGY
(4)………… will make major breakthroughs in SCIENCE
(5)……………. technologies, space technologies and genetics. COMMUNICATE
Nanotechnologies and robots will widen people’s abilities(6)………… DRAMATICAL
It’s (7)……….. an exciting time to live in, as so many REAL
(8)…………… things are happening around. FANTASY
Text 1
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNIT 4 Passive voice.
Present simple passive
Affirmative and negative form
subject to be past participle E-mail messages are sent every day
Those computers aren’t made in this country
Question and negative form
to be subject past participle Is the fridge broken? Aren’t the photos developed here ?Past simple passive
Affirmative and negative form
subject to be past participle The fridge was delivered yesterday.
The cars weren’t bought in the sale.
Question and negative form
to be subject past participle Were the messages transmitted? Wasn’t the town destroyed by a volcano?
Use of passive voice
We use the passive:
To talk about processes.
First of all the machine is switched on, the program is loaded and the application is activated.
To talk about important events.
Billions of dollars were lost in the Wall Street crash.
Note: we use the word by to talk about who or what does the action:
The town centre was destroyed by the bomb.
We leave out the word by when it is not significant to know who or what does the action.
English is spoken all over the world.
Task 1. Put these sentences in the correct order.
telephone/ down/ e-mails/ sent/ are/ lines
Italy/ made/ are/ shoes/ in/ these/?
interviewed/ Robbie Williams/ was/ yesterday/ on
our/ newspaper/ the / delivered/ to/ is/ house
grown/ coffee/ in/ isn’t/ Europe
by/ car/ is/ this/ electricity/ powered
was/ in/ football/ England/ played/ first
weren’t/ last/ the/ announced/ lottery/ winners/night
until/zoo/elephants/these/were/in/kept/last/a year
Shown/the/TV/was/on/marathon/?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Task 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple Passive or Past Simple Passive.
The football championship in England ……. (play) from August to May.
The European Union……. (form) in 1957.
The President of the USA …… ( choose) every four years/
Martin Luther King …. (give) the Nobel Prize in 1964.
The Olympic Games…… (hold) in a different country each time/
George Washington ……. (make) the first President of America in 1789.
The names of the Oscar winners……. (keep) in closed envelopes before the award ceremony.
In 1964 Nelson Mandela …… (send) to jail in South Africa/
All round the world, the New Year …….. (celebrate) with fireworks displays.
Australia ….. (discover) in 1770.
Task 3. Passive+by. Write sentences in the present or past simple passive, using these notes. Add by where necessary.
America/ discover/ Christopher Columbus
millions/ of newspapers/ sell/ every day
sometimes/ dolphins/ catch/ in fishing nets
a lot of pollution/ cause/ fumes from cars
the PC/ develop/ scientists in Miami / in 1981
the Mona Lisa/ paint/ Leonardo da Vinci
Scotland/invade/the Vikings/ in the 8th century
fresh fruit and vegetables/ deliver/ to the supermarkets
this afternoon/ the winning football team/ drive/round the city on an open bus
the wheel/invent/ over five thousand years ago
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Unit 5 Mobile phones: SMS-language.
Task 1. Read the text and fill in the gaps.
Culture and customs
In less than twenty years, the mobile telephone has gone from being rare, expensive equipment of the business elite to a pervasive, low-cost personal item. In many countries, mobile telephones 1……………..; in the USA, 50 per cent of children have mobile telephones. In many young adults’ households it has supplanted the land-line telephone. The mobile phone is 2……………. , such as North Korea.
Paul Levinson in his 2004 book Cellphone argues that by looking back through history we can find many precursors to the idea of people simultaneously walking on a mobile phone. Mobile phones are the next extension in portable media, that now can be 3……………………….. into one device. Levinson highlights that as the only mammal to use only two out of four limbs to walk, we are left two hands free 4………………- like talking on a mobile phone. Levinson writes that “ Intelligence and inventiveness, applied to our need to communicate regardless of where we may be, led logically and eventually to telephones that we 5…………… .”
Given the high levels of societal mobile telephone service penetration, it is a key means for people 6……………….. . The SMS feature spawned the “texting” sub-culture. In December 1993, the first person-to-person SMS text message was transmitted in Finland. Currently, texting is the most widely-used data service; 1.8 billion users generated $80 billion of revenue in 2006.
to perform other actions
outnumber traditional telephones
to communicate with each other
combined with the Internet
to serve basic needs
banned in some countries
carry out pockets
1 2 3 4 5 6
Part 2. SMS-language.Read this SMS: “My summer holidays”
“My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4 we usd 2go2 NY2C my bro, his GF&thr 3 kds FTF. ILNY it’s a gr8 plc”
Translation: “ My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their 3 kids face to face. I love New York, it’s a great place.”
SMS-vocabulary:
smmr-summer hols- holidays
CWOT- a complete waste of time
NY- New York
B4- before
2go2- to go to
2C- to see
Translate this SMS: “Romeo and Juliet” and send the answer to the teacher.
FeudTween2hses-Montague&Capulet.RomeoMfalls_<3w/_JulietC@mary
Secretly Bt Rkills J\’s Coz&isbanishd.J faces Death. As Part of Plan2b-w/R Bt_
leter bt ItNvr reachs him.
Evry1confused-bothLuvrs kil Emselves.

Unit 6 Writing an e-mail.
Lead in.
A What are the differences between sending e-mails and letters?
B Why do people send letters?
C Why do people send e-mails?
Looking at the samples
1. Understanding e-mails
Look at the two e-mails responses A and B. Decide which e-mail is:
the answer to an invitation from a friend.
to someone who the writer doesn’t know very well
Dear Wong
I am writing in response to your request for people’s stories about major events that have changed their lives and the effect it has had on them. I have attached a document containing a story about me. I hope it will be useful in your research.
Yours sincerely
Harry Jones

Jack
Hi, thanks for your e-mail, how’re you?
I’d love to meet up this weekend for a coffee, am in town.
Give me a ring.
Harry:-)

Formal and informal language.2.Look at the two e-mails in 1 again and find examples of the following.
A Formal e-mail
Formal opening:
Formal ending:
Formal set phrases:
Polite language:
Formal vocabulary:
B Informal e-mail
Informal opening:
Informal ending:
Emoticon (computer symbol):
Short forms of words:
3.Emoticons and abbreviations.
When people send informal e-mails or text messages, they sometimes use emoticons ( symbols) or abbreviations. Look through the list and match the items 1-9 with the meaning a-i.
I-O a) I’m angry
CUL8R b) I’m frowning
:-O c) by the way
BTW d) Are you OK?
:-C e) I’m yawning
TYVM f) I’m sad
:( g) Thank you very much
RUOK h) see you later
:-II i) Wow!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
4.Two types of e-mail.
Two e-mails have been mixed up. Decide which sentences below come from which e-mail and write the letters under the correct e-mail heading, in the correct order. Each e-mail has seven lines.
A Hi Jenny
B Could you arrange for a bottle of champagne to be in the room when they arrive?
C I’ll be at the shops because I’ve got to buy my dad a birthday present.
D My father will be 50 on that day.
E Do you fancy meeting up for lunch?
F Angela Kirby
G The guests are my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kirby.
H Let me know if you’ll be there.
I Dear Mr. Grant
J Are you going to be in town on Saturday?
K I am writing to confirm a reservation for a double room for the night of Saturday 12th March.
L How about one o’clock at Coco’s Bar?
M Thank you very much.
From: Angela.Kirby@mailgo.com From: Angela.Kirby@mailgo.com
To: Danvers@breathe.com To: Holbrookhotel@hotels.co.ukSubject: Lunch on Saturday? Subject: Room reservation.
5. Put these e-mails in order they were sent
Dear Heinz,
I’m sorry, I’m afraid
I got my dates wrong!
My German course starts a week
later on Monday26th.
Best wishes
Tina
Dear Heinz,
I am not sure if you
remember me. We met in
Oslo last year at the
HTO conference.I’m coming to Germany
next month on a German
course. Would you like to meet up?
Best wishes
Tina
Dear Tina,
That’s fine with me.
It will be nice to see you again
and to meet your colleague.
See you at the airport.
Heinz
Dear Heinz
I’m arriving on Saturday
17th and I’m staying until
Saturday 24th. Would it bepossible to meet that first weekend?
Best wishes
Tina

Dear Tina,
It would be really nice to
See you, but I’m afraid I’m
away on the 17th and 18th .
Perhaps we could meet up
in the week.
Kind regards
Heinz
Dear Heinz,
Thanks for your kind offer.
I’m now coming with a
colleague. I hope that’s OK.
We’re arriving on Saturday
24th at 17.30. Can we all go
out for dinner that evening?
See you soon
Tina
Dear Tina,
Of course I remember you!
How nice to hear from you
again. When are you coming?
Please send me more details.
Kind regards
Heinz
Dear Tina,
Yes, I am. Would you like meto meet you at the airport?
Please send flight details.
Regards
Heinz

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Unit 7. Writing an e-mail.Read the notes below and write TWO e-mails in a suitable style.
You and your family are planning to visit England shortly for a few days. You have been asked to contact a hotel and to get some information about rooms for your family. You will be staying for three nights. You want to know whether there are any rooms available and how much they will cost. One possible hotel is the Cresta Lodge. The e-mail address is crestalodge@freeserve.com and the manager’s name is Miss Naomi Freeman.
The hotel you are planning to stay in is close to the house of a good English-speaking friend of yours. Write your friend an e-mail saying when you are coming and suggesting that you meet up when you are over there.

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Феномен СМС языка. О.Б. Зубкова, учебно-методический журнал «Английский язык в школе».-1/ 2010.
Универсальные материалы для подготовки учащихся к ЕГЭ по английскому языку. «Интеллект-центр»-2010.
Business Basics. David Grant and Robert McLarty. Oxford University Press.-2003.
“Enjoy English” 9-11классы. М.З. Биболетова .Matrix. Kathy Gude, Michael Duckworth. Oxford University Press.-2002.