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LESSON PLAN

NAME: Mdlina Chiper

DATE: May 30th, 2012

FORM: 8th Grade

LEVEL: Intermediate

TEXTBOOK: Snapshot Intermediate

UNIT: Caught in the Net

LESSON: Internet addiction

TIME: 50 min.

LESSON AIMS:

to give students practice in reading both for gist and for details;

to develop students ability to use language in real life situations;

to encourage students to freely express their opinions concerning the Internet addictionand its consequences;

to make students aware of the potential dangers of spending too much time online and

how they can be protected;

to stir students imagination and curiosity.

OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

exchange opinions on the topic, argue their point of view and support their position

with examples;

acquire some basic communicative control over the topic discussed as well as the

confidence to become more proficient in the future;

use the new vocabulary in new contexts;

use their knowledge of the English language to read and comprehend an article.

SKILLS: reading, listening, speaking, writing

MATERIALS: textbook, worksheets, pictures.

CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS: Whole class, Individual work, Group Work

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STAGES:

Activity 1: Warm-up (10 min)

The teacher checks up homework and makes error corrections, if necessary. The teacher gets into

the topic by asking the students to define the word addiction. The students are invited to give

examples of various kind of addiction. The teacher writes on the board the word addiction andmakes a spidergram, containing the students answers.

Activity 2 : Pre-Reading (10 min)

The teacher separates the class into two groups and asks the students to guess and then make a listof the signs / symptoms of the Internet addiction. Each group produces a list and then the teacher reads

it aloud and compares the two sets of answers.

The students are invited to read the title of the article from the textbook and guess what is it

about. Ss are then asked if they believe that the Internet addiction really exists.

Activity 3: While-Reading (10 min)

The students read silently the text. After reading, the teacher helps out with the new vocabulary.

The students answer the questions regarding the text in small groups and then the teacher goes throughthe answers with the whole class.

Activity 4: Post-Reading (10 min)

Students are given a worksheet, consisting of a test. They take the test and at the end they will

find out how much they are addicted to the Internet. Discussions on the topic take place.

Activity 5: Follow-up (15 min)

In groups, the students make up a list of ways of breaking the Internet addiction. The answers are

confronted with the whole class. The teacher and the students draw up the conclusions on the topic

discussed.

The teacher assigns homework.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT : Make a poster about the Internet and its advantages versus itsdisadvantages.

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TEST-Are You Addicted to the Internet?

For each statement, select an answer that DEFINITELY applies to you:

1. You use the Internet the very first thing in the morning.

0= does not appIy 1= rarely 2= occasionally 3= frequently 4= often 5= always

2. You use the Internet the very last thing at night.

0= does not apply 1= rarely 2= occasionally 3= frequently 4= often 5= always

3. Your friends, and / or your family complain about the amount of time

you spend online.

0= does not apply 1= rarely 2= occasionally 3= frequently 4= often 5= always

4. You like your online friends more than your real life friends.

0= does not apply 1= rarely 2= occasionally 3= frequently 4= often 5= always

5. The amount of time you spend online negatively affects your

schoolwork.

0= does not apply 1= rarely 2= occasionally 3= frequently 4= often 5= always

6. When your Internet is down or your computer is broken, it literally

throws you into a panic.

0= does not apply 1= rarely 2= occasionally 3= frequently 4= often 5= always

7. You do most of your shopping online, including food and everyday

items.

0= does not apply 1= rarely 2= occasionally 3= frequently 4= often 5= always

8. Email or IM are the best ways to get in touch with you.

0= does not apply 1= rarely 2= occasionally 3= frequently 4= often 5= always

9. Your back hurts and you have dry eyes because you spend too much

time in front of the computer.

0= does not apply 1= rarely 2= occasionally 3= frequently 4= often 5= always

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10. You turn down invites to go out at night because you rather stay home

and be online.

0= does not apply 1= rarely 2= occasionally 3= frequently 4= often 5= always

After you've answered all the questions, add the numbers you selected for each response to obtain a final

score. The higher your score, the greater your level of addiction and the problems your Internet usage

causes. Here's a general scale to help measure your score:

10 - 19 points: You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have

control over your usage.

20 -39 points: You are experiencing occasional or frequent problems because of the Internet. You should

consider their full impact on your life.

40 - 50 points: Your Internet usage is causing significant problems in your life. You should evaluate the

impact of the Internet on your life and address the problems directly caused by your Internet usage.

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