Vocabulary

Example Lesson Plan for Oral Vocabulary Practice

Title: Technology Talk

Instructions: Provide students with the vocabulary list.

Divide the students into pairs. 

Instruct them to talk to each other about the prompt you will give them and to use as many of the items on the vocabulary list as possible. Students should write down and count the items they have managed to use in the conversation. Remind students to take turns speaking and listen actively to their partner's responses.

Read out one of the prompts and give students one minute to discuss it in pairs according to the instructions. Then read out another prompt and give it another minute. Go through about five different prompts for the full activity.

Debrief by asking the students how they felt during the activity, how difficult it was, how interesting, and how many vocabulary items each pair managed to use.

Vocabulary List:

= network                                              = bot                                                     = search engine                                     = develop                                  = aspect

= opportunity                                       = possibility                                          = powerful                                              = device                                    = advantage

= process                                             = program                                            = purpose                                               = memory                                  = ability 

= effective                                            = difficulty                                             = design                                                 = application                            = website

Prompts:

• How helpful are search engines? How do they offer opportunities for learning and finding information?

• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using bots in online communication and customer service.

• Talk about the various purposes of programs and applications on your devices. Which ones do you find most useful?

• Describe a difficult technological process or task you have had to deal with and how you managed to overcome it.

• Explain the importance of effective design in user-friendly apps or websites.

• Discuss how technology has changed the way people connect through social networks.

• Share an aspect of technology that fascinates you and its potential future possibilities.

• Talk about a powerful device you use daily and how it helps you in your studies or hobbies.

• Describe an application or program that you find particularly helpful for your schoolwork or learning.

• Discuss the role of memory in devices and how it affects their performance.

• Explain an ability or skill you have developed through using technology, such as programming or digital design.

• What are the difficulties some people face in accessing and using technology effectively?