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A Techno World
Didactic Objectives
Learn vocabulary related to the topic of technology
Read comprehensively and autonomously an article about an online forum about drones.
Review Future Perfect Simple and Future Perfect Continuous
Understand key information in a radio interview about a teenage robot competition.
Understand a film about technology.
Talk about the future, participate on a debate and role-play an interview.
Write a For and Against Essay about banning the personal use of drones.
Write a film review.
Pronunciation The Phonetic alphabet.
Strengthen strategies and tips for exam taking.
KEY COMPETENCES
Linguistic communication – CLC
Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology – CMST
Digital competence – DC
Learning to learn L2L
Social and civic competences – SCC
Sense of initiative and entrepreneurial spirit – SIE
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
a. Exercise their democratic right and obligations as citizens, from a global outlook, and -inspired by the Spanish Constitution and by Human Rights- develop civic awareness which fosters co-responsibility in the building up of a fairer, more equal and sustainable society. SCC
b. Become more personally and socially mature in order to act with responsibility and autonomy and to develop their critical skills. Foresee and peacefully solve personal, family and social conflicts. L2L SIE
c. Foster effective equal rights and opportunities between men and women, critically analyse and assess existing inequalities and promote true equality and non-discrimination against people with disabilities. SCC SIE
d. Strengthen reading, study and discipline habits as essential conditions to take effective advantage of the learning process, and as a means of personal development. SCC
e. Master Spanish, both orally and in writing and the co-official language of the Autonomous Region. CLC
f. Express themselves fluently and accurately in one or more foreign languages. CLC
g. Make and efficient and responsible use of the Information and Communication Technologies. DC
h. Learn about and critically value contemporary world situations, their historical background and the main factors in their development. Contribute towards the development and improvement of their social environment. SCC CAE
i. Access essential scientific and technological knowledge and master the basic skills pertaining to the chosen speciality. CMST L2L
j. Understand essential elements and procedures in scientific research and methods. Get to know and critically value the contribution of science and technology towards the changes in life conditions and become more aware and respectful of the environment. CMST SCC
k. Enhance the entrepreneurial spirit through creativity, flexibility, initiative, teamwork, self-confidence and critical sense. SIE
l. Develop artistic and literary sense and aesthetic criteria as sources of information and cultural wealth. CAE
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
Final Task or Project: Wearable technology – Glogster. Rubric
Written assessments (at the end of the unit to check students’ mastery of structure and lexis)
Writing a For and Against essay – Should the personal use of drones be banned? – PAU criteria
Writing a film review – Nosedive. – PAU criteria
Unit Test: Grammar and Vocabulary.
Long-term reading (graded readers) Women Who Made a Difference. Burlington Books
2nd Term Project: Women Who Made a Difference. Rubric
Direct observation to assess individual use of the language.
Homework.
Flipped Classroom.
WebBook.
Attitude observation: attendance, behaviour and daily work.
Autonomous learning and critical point of view.
Comments during lessons and written notes in the teacher’s folder.
Informal assessment on content and efforts made within the class with particular emphasis on understanding use of questions and answers on skills work.
Oral and written production to assess which objectives have been achieved and what must be reinforced both individually and as a group.
Session 1 – Vocabulary – Reading
THE IG NOBEL PRIZES AND GREAT INVENTIONS
QUESTIONS:
1. Which is the most important invention for you and why?
2. Which one doyou think is the most important for the human race? Justify your answer
WHAT IS A DRONE?
ADJECTIVES AND PREPOSITIONS
Session 2 – Grammar notes – Future Discussion
Future Continuous and Future Perfect
Future continuous
Structure: will be doing something
The future continuous is used to talk about an activity that will be in progress before and after a particular time:
Don’t ring me at 9 o’clock. I’llbe having dinner.
This time next week I’llbe lying on the beach wondering what to have for lunch.
Don’t come so early. I’ll still be getting ready.
It is also used to refer to a future event that will happen in the normal course of things, in other words it doesn’t have anything to do with intentions, time of decision, type of plan etc. This event will occur as time passes. Imagine how you use the present continuous to talk about what’s happening now (I’m using my computer, etc). Now think about the future, and that’s how we use the future continuous (I’ll still be using my computer in half an hour).
The guests willbe arriving any minute now.
The company willbe opening a new branch in London next year.
The teachers will soon be giving you details of next year’s course.
Future perfect
Structure: willhave done something / willhave been doing something
The future perfect is used to talk about an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future.
I’llhave finished the report by 6 o’clock.
They willhave decorated the house before we move in.
They’llhave been married fifty years next anniversary.
You’llhave received payment by the end of the week.
He’llhave been working for the same company for thirty years next month.
Session 3- What will life be in 2100? – Pronunciation – Listening – Writing