Bill Gates and computer

Form: 8

Theme: “ Bill Gates and computer” (slide 1)

Aims: 1. educational: to enrich pupils’ knowledge about computers and to give some information about Bill Gates ; to teach pupils to use the new words and phrases in oral speech.

2. developing: to develop pupils’ abilities and skills in their speech through asking and answering questions; to develop pupils’ speaking, listening and writing habits.

3. bringing-up: to teach pupils to respect each other and their friends; to bring- up a well-educated person. (slide 2)

The type of the lesson: introduction of the new lesson

The method of the lesson: group work, pair work, individual work, question-answer

The technology: interactive

The aids of the lesson: cluster, slides, cards, the Active board, a computer,

Inter-subject connection: Kazakh, Computer Study

Literature: T. Ayapova, Z. Abildayeva, “English for children”.

The procedure of the lesson

I. Organization moment.

1. Greeting.

2. The duty’s report.

3. The teacher acquaints the pupils with the main tasks of the lesson.

II. Checking- up the homework

a. Answer the questions (slide 3)

1. What is a computer?

(Computer is a device for processing information)

2. What are the four components of a computer system?

(The four components of a computer system are hardware, software, procedures, data / information )

3. What is software?

(Software are the programs that tell the hardware how to perform a task )

4. Are you a PC user?

(Yes, I am)

5. Was it easy or difficult for you to learn how to use a computer ?

(No, it isn’t)

6. How much time a day do you spend in front of the computer ?

(One or two hours)

b. Flipchart

Write the advantages and disadvantages of having a computer.

Advantages

1. We can get a lot of information.

2. It allows us to communicate with our friends and others.

3. Computers can do some tasks very quickly, for example, send off large number of letters.

4. Computers make it possible to work at home.

5. Large amounts of information can be stored in a database.

Disadvantages

1. It damages our eyes.

2. It occupies all our free time.

3. Computers can get viruses and damage software.

4. Some children spend too much time playing computer games which can be very violent.

5. If a computer is not working properly, most people do not know how to fix it, and this be very annoying.

c. Lexical drill (slide 4)

Fill in the gap, read and translate the words.

dev__ce (device) құрылғы

soft__are (software) бағдарламалар

d__ta (data) мәліметтер

pe__form (perform) орындау

sto__e (store) сақтау

di__ital (digital) cандық

III. Phonetic drill (slide 5)

[i] rich, list, system, window, disk

[i:] reach, least, piece

[ә:] her, heard, nerd

[au] house, found, mouse

IV. Warming-up

Fill in the spider-map on the interactive board (slide 6)

screen mouse keyboard

computer

processor printer

disk modem microphone

V. Vocabulary and pronunciation (slide 7)

invent [ɪn’vɛnt] ойлап шығару изобретать

founder [’faundə] құрушы основатель

bright [braɪt] айқын умный

curious [’kjuərɪəs] әуес любознательный

obsess [əb’sɛs] ойдан кетпеу завладевать

wizard [’wɪzəd] сиқыршы волшебник

fierce [fɪəs] қатал яростный

VI. Brainstorming

(There is a photo of Bill Gates on the blackboard) (slide 8)

Answer the questions

1. Who is this man? (Bill Gates)

2. What do you know about Bill Gates?

As you know Bill Gates created the first software – the programs that help personal computers process different information. As founder of Microsoft Inc., he is now one of the richest men in America. Read the text and find the information about:

(slide 9)

- Bill Gates was active in his teenage years.

- He and his friend developed disk operating system.

- Bill Gates foresaw the significance of computers in the future.

- Bill Gates’ predictions came true.

VII. Reading

Read the text for more information

Bill Gates, The Software King (slide 10)

Most of the computers in the world use software invented by Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. Software is the set of programs that make computers perform various tasks.

Gates was born in Seattle, Wash., in 1955. As a boy, he was bright and curious. He was active in Scouting. He especially loved hiking, camping and other outdoor adventures.

But Gates was obsessed with computers. While a student at Harvard University in 1975, Gates and a friend, Paul Allen, developed a computer language for an early version of the personal computer. Microsoft was born. Gates went on to develop operating systems, such as MS-DOS, and software programs.

Thanks to Microsoft, Gates is now one of the richest men in America. He is worth more than $8 billion.

A technical wizard and a fierce business competitor, Gates sees great things ahead for computers. He says « they are really going to change a lot of things in the world – the way we work, the way we play and entertain ourselves and even the way we are educated».

VIII. Practice.

Working with the new words. Consolidation exercises

Task 1

Working with the book

Ex. 1, p.151 (slide 11)

Match the words with the definitions

1. a modem a) a flat piece of plastic you use for storing computer information

1. a mouse b) a small object which you move with your hand to give instructions to a computer

1. a computer phobia c) a computer system which allows millions of computer users around the world to exchange information

4. a disk d) a piece of electronic equipment that allows you to send information along telephone wires from one computer to another

5. the Internet e) someone who is very interested in computers

1. computer nerd f) someone who dislikes or is afraid of computers

Task 2

Find the new words in the text and translate the sentences

1. Most of the computers in the world use software invented by Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft.

2. As a boy, he was bright and curious.

3. But Gates was obsessed with computers.

4. A technical wizard and a fierce business competitor, Gates sees great things ahead for computers.

Task 3

Fill in the gap with new words (slide 12)

invented curious founder obsessed bright

1. Asan is very ……………….. pupil. ( bright )

2. He is …………………. with cars. ( obsessed )

3. I am ……………………... about him. ( curious )

4. Popov …………………… the radio. ( invented )

5. He is the ………………….. of this museum. ( founder )

Working with the text “Bill Gates”. Consolidation exercises

Task 1

1. Think way (slide 13)

Example: 1. Bill Gates

2. invent, develop

3. bright, curious, the richest

4. Bill Gates is a founder of Microsoft

5. The Software King

Task 2 (slide 14)

Put the sentences in the right order

1. Gates was obsessed with computers.

2. Gates was born in Seattle, Wash., in 1955.

3. Thanks to Microsoft, Gates is now one of the richest men in America.

4. Most of the computers in the world use software invented by Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft.

5. As a boy, he was bright and curious.

6. Gates sees great things ahead for computers.

(1. Most of the computers in the world use software invented by Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft.

2. Gates was born in Seattle, Wash., in 1955.

3. As a boy, he was bright and curious.

4. Gates was obsessed with computers.

5. Thanks to Microsoft, Gates is now one of the richest men in America.

6. Gates sees great things ahead for computers.)

Task 3 (slide 15)

Complete the cluster

was born in Seattle, in 1955 loved hiking, camping

Bill Gates

was bright is the founder of Microsoft

and curious.

is one of the richest men is the Software King

IX. Conclusion

“What have we learnt?” strategy. Testing. (slide 16)

1. What is a computer?

a. Computer is a device for processing information

b. Computer is the most important thing of modern life

c. Computer is a wonderful invention

2. Bill Gates is the founder of…………………….

a. television

b. radio

c. Microsoft.

3. Bill Gates is one of the ………… men in America.

a. most handsome

b. richest

c. poorest

4. Bill Gates was born ………………..

a. in Seattle, in 1953

b. in New York, in 1955

c. in Seattle, in 1955

X. Home task: Prepare a report “Mobile phone”

Write the advantages and disadvantages of having a mobile phone

Complete the cluster “Mobile phone”

XI. Assessment.

William Henry "Bill" Gates III October 28, 1955