METHODOLOGICAL ORIENTATION

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION 8

Collaborative TEAM
Lorybell Moreno, Vielka Castro, Elidia De Len

Methodological Orientation I.General Information

Area: Transportation and Communication Subject: English Time: 12 hours

II.Learning Situation

Transportation and communication around the world

CONTENTS Concepts
8-TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION. 8.1- Communication Importance Traditional Modern technological -In Panama - Worldwide 8.2-Transportation In Panama Worldwide -Advantages -Disadvantages Contributions to development of the country. GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT: -Simple present 3rd person singular -Comparatives and superlatives -Prepositions

Procedure
8.1- Investigating the advantages and disadvantages of the worldwide web. Distinguishing the means of communication used in the community. Comparing the means of transportation used in Panama and others countries using prepositions, regular and irregular verbs, and comparatives and superlative. Listening to record pronunciation about ending sounds and third person singular of verbs.

Attitude
8.1-Showing interest for the modern technological communication in Panama (www). Increasing students proficiency using modern Technological communication. Valuing the advantages of using means of transportation in the community.

-Modals: can / could -Adverbs of frequency -Third person singular of verbs: -s /-es VOCABULARY: -MODERN

TECHNOLOGICAL COMMUNICATION:

internet, computer, websites, cell phone, fax, e-mail, and so on.

taxi, car, bus, train, plane, jet, boat, ship, and so on.

-MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION:

III. Development
A. Classroom Management PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE Make a semi-circle with the chairs to improve the interaction among the students. INTRODUCTION FOR THE CONTENT Make a circle to improve the interaction. Start the class with the chairs in groups of four to develop a team workshop. INTRODUCTION FOR THE ACTIVITIES Start the class with the chairs in line. They are organized in groups to develop workshops and dialogues.

B. Student`s Previous knowledge

The teacher makes exploratory questions about means of communication and transportation in other to get previous knowledge.

What are the main means of communication in Panama and worldwide?

Which is the most used mean of transportation in Panama?

What are the main means of transportation in Panama and worldwide?

Which is the most popular mean of communication and some advantages of it in Panama?

Do you know some traditional means of communication and transportation here in Panama?

The student should complete the spider gram with words related to means of communication:

newspaper

cellphone letter Facebook and tweeter

Means of Communication fax

chat
newspaper

e-mail Computer
newspaper

During the development of the activities check if: The students understand and answer to the questions in English or Spanish. They practice pronunciation and remember key concepts Check your observations in a checklist

A. MATCHING 1 Match the pictures with the right means of transport.

1. Train 2. Submarine 3. Bus 4. Plane 5. Ship 6. Truck 7. Motorcycle 8. Car 9. Air balloon 10. Tram 11. Bicycle 12. Space shuttle 13. Scooter 14.Trolley bus 15. Helicopter

B. MATCHING 2 Name the cars/vans and say which ones are used for.???
1. Ambulance car 2. School bus 3. Cement mixer 4. Fire truck 5. Taxi 6. Police car 7. Garbage van a. fire fighting b. catching criminals c. saving human life d. transporting people to home e. transporting of rubbish f. mixing cement g. transporting students to school

C. ROWS Which word in a row is wrong? Give reason for your answer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. BICYCLE TRAM SCOOTER PLANE TAXI - MOTORCYCLE - TROLLEY BUS - MOTORCYCLE - TRAM - AMBULANCE CAR - CAR - BUS - TRUCK POLICE CAR - HELICOPTER - SCHOOL BUS - BUS - SUBMARINE - BICYCLE - AIR BALLON - SPACE SHUTTLE - GARBAGE VAN

AMBULANCE CAR - FIRE TRUCK

D. CONVERSATION CORNER 1. In which means of transport do you like to travel? Why? 2. What do you think about travelling by public transport? Is is pleasant for you? 3. Do you prefer to travel by bus or car? Why? 4. Which means of transport do you use when you go to school? 5. Name 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of travelling by plane, car and bus.

C. Achievement Indicators

Writes and reads sentences about means of transportation using comparative and superlative adjectives. Distinguishes the advantages and disadvantages of the different means of transport in a clear way. Expresses agreement or disagreement toward means of transport. Scan a short text for specific information and differentiate the types of transport. Writes a conversation about modern communication using adverbs of frequency and present tense.

D. Introduction of the Content Students bring up a list of words related to the topic to create a key vocabulary in class about Means of transportation.
Vocabulary of Means Transportation

The following list of adjectives is going to be used to make sentences in simple present using comparative and superlatives.
Vocabulary of Adjectives
New -Safe - Big - comfortable - small - uncomfortable - old - dangerous - cheap - expensive - slow - fast - beautiful - popular - important - interesting - worst - dizzy - secure - boring - clean - noisy quick bad- slow-dangerous-safe-

practical-cheap

Vocabulary of Means of Communincation Letter fax television radio Internet - land phone cordless/wireless phone - mobile phone newspapers video phone I phone e-mail.

Affirmative
I write You write He writes She writes It writes We write You write They write Long form I do not write You do not write He does not write She does not write It does not write We do not write You do not write They do not write

Negative
Short form I dont write You dont write He doesnt write She doesnt write It doesnt write We dont write You dont write They dont write

Interrogativ e
do I write? do you write? does he write? does she write? does it write? do we write? do you write? do they write?

Most Verbs

help She, he, it helps

Verb ending in

stay She, he, it stays

Verb ending in

cry She, he, it cries

Verb ending in

go

fix

buzz

pass

wash

touch

goes fixes buzzes passes washes touches

Grammar Box Comaparatives and Superlatives

1. One syllable adjectives

Comparative: add er (cheaper) Superlative: add est (the cheapest) 2. One syllable adjectives ending in 'e' Comparative: add r (nicer) Superlative: add st (the nicest) 3. One syllable adjectives ending in consonant - vowel consonant Comparative: add consonant + er (hotter) Superlative: add consonant + est (the hottest) 4. Two syllable adjectives ending in 'y' Comparative: replace 'y' with ier (happier) Superlative: replace 'y' with iest (the happiest) 5. Two or more syllable adjectives Comparative: add more / less (more / less beautiful) Superlative: add the most / the least (the most / least beautiful) 6. Irregular adjectives good - better - the best bad - worse - the worst

far - further - the furthest

Short adjectives Small------the smallest Fast-------the fastest Big--------the biggest But.. Good----- the best Bad------the worst

Long adjectives Difficult----the most difficult Comfortable----the most comfortable Careful-----the most careful

E. Activities

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
Activity 1: A. Listening activity: Label the pictures according to the names of the means of transport that the teacher says.

After completing the activity, the student identifies and writes different modern and traditional means correctly.

Comparatives and Superlatives

B: Speaking Activity: In pairs, discuss < with your classmates the following questions. 1. Which is the mean of transportation that you use more often? Why? 2. Which mean of transportation does your father/mother takes to work? 3. Which is the most popular mean of transportation in your town? 4. Mention other means of transportation in your town. 5. Which is your favorite transport to travel long distances? 6. How often do you use public transportation? What kind? 7. How is the public transportation service in your town?

Word Bank New -Safe - Big - comfortable - small - uncomfortable - old dangerous - cheap - expensive - slow - fast - beautiful popular - important - interesting - worst - dizzy - secure - boring - clean - noisy - quick - bad

C. Fill in the blanks with by writing the Comparative or Superlative form of the adjective in the Word Bank that better completes the sentence.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Activity D: After completing the previous activity read the sentences aloud in class and compare with classmates

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

An airplane is the ___________ way to travel. A car is ___________ than a bicycle. A bicycle is ___________ than a car. A train is ______________ than a car. China has the ____________train in the world. Busses travel ______________ than taxis. Traveling by taxi is _________________ than traveling by bus. Traveling by boat is _________________ than traveling by airplane. Riding a motorcycle is __________________ than driving a car. An helicopter is _____________ than an car. Monster Trucks are the ____________ cars. Busses are the ___________________ public transportation. Racing cars are the _________________ cars on Earth. A sail boat is ___________________ that a fishing boat. Ride a bicycle is the ______________ mean of transportation.

After completing the different activities of this section, the student writes and reads sentences about means of transportation using comparative and superlative adjectives using key vocabulary.

Activity 2: A. Search about advantages and disadvantages of different means of transport using the web.
Means of transport * * * * * * * * * * * * advantages * * * * * * * * * * * * disadvantages

B. The students work in a group of 4 and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different means of transport. The expressions below can help them to complete the chart. After
that, the students should present their opinion about the topic.

B. The student create a mini debate in class using the following expression and key voc. There should be two students that agree about transportations facts presenting advantages and two students that present disagreement or disadvantages. I think that theis the best because... I dont agree with you. The .has many disadvantages. Exactly, I totally agree with you . I dont think so. The. My favourite means of transport is.because

fast slow dangerous safe comfortable practical traffic jams expensive interesting boring cheap freedom causes pollution good for your health tiring

At the end of the activity, the student distinguishes the advantages and disadvantages of the different means of transport in a clear way. The student also expresses agreement or disagreement toward means of transport.

Activity 3: Reading Comprehension: The students read the following article and underline the verbs in simple present tense. They must use the dictionary to find the meaning of the unknown terms. READING SELECTION

Means of transportation
People go from one place to another place every day using different options or ways. Bullock-carts, cars, buses, trucks, trains, boats, ships, planes etc. are examples of different vehicles. All these vehicles need to ply on different ways or routes. Train moves on the special train line. Boats and ships move from one place to other places on water. Aero planes and helicopters fly in the sky. Transport is divided into four types depending upon the routes. These are road transport, rail transport, water transport and air transport. Transport needs three mediums. These are water, air and surface. So transport is also divided into three types and these are surface transport, air transport and water transport. Students classify the means of transportation found in the reading into road transport, rail transport, water transport and air transport.
LANDTRANSPORT WATER TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT

After students finish the activities, they successfully scan a text for specific information and differentiate the types of transport.

MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
.Activity 1 Stage 1 a- Choose one means of communication and mime it to your friends. b- Now, label the following means of communication

Smoke signal telephone text message television e-mail mobile phone telegraph newspaper internet chatting radio carrier pigeon - letter

..

Stage 2: Put the correct means of communication under the appropriate heading: Traditional means of communication Modern means of communication

TEACHER NOTES: Miming: students pantomime and others guess what they are

pantomiming.

After finishing this activity, the student is able to classify means of communication into modern and traditional

The adverbs of frequency

are used to talk about how often people do things, especially things that are considered as routines. They are used before the main verb of a sentence, but they are placed after the verb to be.
Tina always drinks a cup of coffee. Its used to mean you do something every time or at all times.He always arrives late.

Activity 2

Its used to mean you do something on most occasions. He usually eats pizza.

Put the adverbs of frequency in the right place in the sentences. 1.-Lisa calls her parents by phone. (always) ............................................................................................................. 2.- Larry listens to mp3 music in his i-pod (usually) ............................................................................................................. 3.- My mother reads the newspaper. (rarely) ............................................................................................................. 4.-Vielka sends e-mails. (often) ............................................................................................................. 5.- They use the tablets to play games.(usually) ............................................................................................................. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. 1.- She never use internet. 2.- Mum usually watch soap operas on TV. 3.- Tom writes never a letter to his girlfriend. 4.- I ever hardly download music from internet. 5.- They rarely sends a fax. It means from time to time or not very often. Its used when you want to mean that you do something on some occasions. It is similar to usually. He generally drives to work

It is used to mean that you do something many times He often uses his mobile.

It is used to mean that you do something very few times. She rarely drinks beer.

It means almost never. They hardly ever stay at home on Saturday night.

The student reinforces grammar structures using key vocabulary and expresses ideas in an easy way.

It means not at any time. He never gets up early at the weekend.

Activity 3 After, they complete the PREVIOUS ACTIVITY they use that material to create a dialogue to express the frequency they use modern means of communication. Remember to include GREETING, BODY AND CLOSING IN THE DIALOGUE. Each pair has to create a dialogue for an oral presentation. Use the example as a guide to create the dialogue.
Example: A.Hi! B. How are you? A. Fine! Do you have an MP3? B. Yes, I usually use it to listen to music everywhere. What about you? A. I have an i-phone. I never take it to class because someone can steal it. B. Me too. My mother always advices me the same. A. I have to go. Bye! B. See you around. When the students complete all the activities above, they are ready to use adverbs of frequency to complete and create sentences using simple present tense and key vocabulary related to the means of communication.

Writing:

Activity 4

Classify the following expressions under the right heading. Secure - convenient fast easy - simple useful - expensive interactive - slow costly - safe discreet clear unclear - practical concise insecure private- modern traditional old new- time-consuming junk mail- occasional wrong numbers no network coverage - Hacking Positive aspects of means of communication Negative aspects communication of means of

After completing this activity, the student is conscious about the positive and negative aspects of different means of transport.

F. Evaluation Diagnostic Evaluation for the means of communication and transportation

When they participated answering oral questions-previous knowledge.

When they complete all the activities related to means of communication and transportation..

CHECKLIST
Activity: Exploratory questions to know how much the students know about means and transportation and communication.

Student: Evaluation criteria 1. 2. 3. 4.

Level: YES

Date: NO

Understands the questions Answers the questions correctly Pronounces the words correctly Shows interest for the class Formative Assessment

When they answered the questions given by the teacher and other classmates about both topics. MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
o o o o o o o

When they labeled the pictures according to the names of the means of transport that the
teacher says When they discussed with your classmates some questions. When they solved some workshops using Comparative or Superlative adjectives. When they read the sentences aloud in class and compare with classmates When they worked in a group of 4 and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different means of transport. When they read the following article and underline the verbs in simple present tense. When they classified the means of transportation found in the reading into road transport, rail transport, water transport and air transport

MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
o o o When they applied the grammatical structure to express their ideas. When they expressed and interchanged ideas in the class. When they worked in pairs to build up and practice the dialogue.

Summative Assessment
It is done through the development of the following activities: When they presented a short debate about advantages and disadvantages of means of transport. When they presented a dialogue about modern communication.

STUDENTS NAME:_________________________________________ ACTIVITY: debate about advantages and disadvantages of means of transport DATE:________________________TOTAL POINTS: 20
Levels of Performance

Criteria

1. Organization and Clarity: viewpoints and responses are outlined both clearly and orderly. 2. Use of Arguments: reasons are given to support viewpoint. 3. Use of Examples and Facts: examples and facts are given to support reasons. 4. Use of Rebuttal: arguments made by the other teams are responded to and dealt with effectively. 5. Presentation Style: tone of voice, use of gestures, and level of enthusiasm are convincing to audience.

Unclear in most parts

Clear in some parts but not over all

Most clear and orderly in all parts

Completely clear and orderly presentation

Few or no relevant reasons given

Some relevant reasons given

Most reasons given: most relevant

Most relevant reasons given in support

Few or no relevant supporting examples/facts

Some relevant examples/facts given

Many examples/facts given: most relevant Some effective counter-arguments made

Many relevant supporting examples and facts given

No effective counter-arguments made

Few effective counter-arguments made

Many effective counter-arguments made

Few style features were used; not convincingly

Few style features were used convincingly

All style features were used, most convincingly

All style features were used convincingly

STUDENTS NAME:_________________________________________ ACTIVITY: Dialogue about Modern means of communication DATE:________________________TOTAL POINTS: 20

IV. Content Feedback and Supportive Strategies

Procedure Weaknesses Students dont participate actively in diagnostic questions Extra Strategies and feedback Teacher should permit students use their native language to answer the diagnostic questions. Teacher should create more activities that promote writing sentences. Writing sentences to improve word order in English. Teacher should take time explaining some students about grammar in context.

How much do you know about

What do you call a connected series of vehicles that run on tracks above ground?
a) Subway. b) Truck. c) Bus.

What do you call a twowheeled motor vehicle?

a) Motorcycle. b) Car. c) Van.

Whats the aircraft capable of hovering or moving in any direction?

a) Airplane. b) Balloon. c) Helicopter.

What do you call the road vehicle designed to carry a large number of passengers?
a) Airplane. b) Bus. c) Ship.

What do you call a vessel that is capable of operating submerged? a) Sailboat. b) Canoe. c) Submarine. What do you call a small inflatable water vehicle?
a) Dinghy. b) Ship. c) Tanker.

What do you call a twowheeled pedal-driven vehicle?

a) Scooter. b) Tricycle. c) Bicycle.

What do you call a very large land vehicle designed to transport cargo?
a) Pick-up. b) Truck. c) Van.

What do you call a type of aircraft that travels by moving with the wind?
a) Gondola. b) Balloon. c) Wagon.

What do you call a connected series of vehicles that move along a track?
a) Train. b) Rocket. c) Tractor.

What do you call an aircraft with wings that moves through the air?
a) Airplane. b) Cable car. c) Rocket.

What do you call a vehicle used mainly in agriculture for ploughing?

a) Off-road. b) Ambulance.

c) Tractor.

What do you call a very large vessel that floats on water?

a) Coach. b) Ship. c) Hovercraft.

What do you call a vehicle for hire for a small group of passengers?
a) Canoe. b) Camel. c) Taxi.

What do you call a vehicle that runs on tracks in streets?

a) Rickshaw. b) Sled. c) Tram.

What do you call a vehicle capable of travelling over surfaces?

a) Gondola. b) Hovercraft. c) Tanker.

What do you call a sliding vehicle designed to transport people or cargo?

a) Ship. b) Tricycle. c) Sled.

What do you call a vehicle used for transporting sick or injured people?
a) Scooter. b) Ambulance. c) Off-road.

What do you call a motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area?
a) Pick-up. b) Wagon. c) Glider.

What do you call a water vehicle propelled partly or entirely by sails?

a) Wagon. b) Canoe. c) Sailboat.

What do you call a vehicle used for transporting people to space?

a) Spaceship. b) Snowmobile. c) Coach.

1- Subway. 2- Motorcycle. 3- Helicopter. 4- Bus. 5- Submarine. 6- Bicycle. 7- Truck. 8- Dinghy. 9- Balloon. 10- Train. 11- Airplane. 12- Tractor. 13- Ship. 14- Taxi. 15- Tram. 16- Hovercraft. 17- Sled. 18- Ambulance. 19- Pick-up. 20- Sailboat. 21- Spaceship.
Lets study!!

Means of Communication
1- What are the different types of phones? Use words from the box to identify them.
Mobile phone video phone walkie talkie home phone cordless phone pay phone -

2- Which means of communication do they use? Link the people with the bubbles.

William Granny
A-I study abroad and I need to call my family very often. I prefer using the internet to communicate with them.

Jane
B- I cant live without my mobile . I need it all the time.

Emily

C-I dont really need a phone. I dont even have one at home. When I want to call someone I always go to the pay phone

D- I hate technological innovations. I cant get used to them. I have arthritis I need a phone within my reach. A cordless phone is what I need.

But thats what Old Jimmy thinks about using mobile phones

F-Mobiles ! What a nuisance ! Plague on them ! Theyre making a hell of peoples lives.

3-Who gives the following reasons to justify his choice? Write the names in the appropriate column.

1
-need internet to communicate with my family - have live conversation on the internet -use a webcam to see person youre talking to -send instant messages, pictures and files -reliable and inexpensive

2
-connections cost more money than home phone -harmful to health because of radiationpeople at risk -causes severe disturbances in the brain wave activity of children -suffer from earaches, dizziness, memory loss, fatigue -abuses of mobile :use it to cheat in classroom, persecute people, use it while driving - becomes an addiction

3
-having a phone isnt an essential thing in our life - make local or international phone calls from pay phone - much cheaper -people often use pay phone when they forget their mobiles -when they run out of battery -when they dont have a home phone

4
- use it to send or receive calls and messages -store phone numbers in my address book -take photos -ask someone for help if necessary -organize my daily plans -reminds me of meetings and duties -use it to wake me up in the morning -use it to entertain myself: listen to music or play games

4-Which phone would you like to have? Use some of the hints given in the table to justify your choice.

V. References
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