LESSON OVERVIEW

In this Speaking Class lesson, students talk about online learning and its advantages and disadvantages. Students also watch a video, agree or disagree with statements, and read about and discuss online courses. 

This is a Speaking Class worksheet. It includes a variety of tasks that let your students practise their speaking skills. This lesson format does not focus on grammar or vocabulary. Learn more about it here.

WARM-UP & VIDEO

The speaking lesson contains an extra vocabulary activity in which students have to name different things (e.g. an example of useless information, a reason some books contain outdated information, a website where they can find up-to-date information, etc.). There is also a warm-up in this speaking worksheet in which students think of challenges in trying to find some information. They also brainstorm ways to get the information without the internet. After that, students complete the statements with one idea. Then, they watch the video about online learning and add more information to the statements. Students also discuss the video and answer the questions about information overload and sources of information.  

MORE TALKING ABOUT ONLINE LEARNING

Students continue talking about online learning. First, they look at pairs of alternatives and discuss their advantages. They also say which opinion they would prefer. Students choose between things like learning about history from a podcast or from a book and asking ChatGPT for advice on writing a CV or googling tips on how to write a CV. After that, students read some statements (e.g. An offline course certificate is worth more than an online course certificate.) and decide if they agree or disagree with them. To wrap up the lesson, students read the descriptions of different online courses (e.g. dog training, time management, Instagram feed design, etc.) and discuss the questions. Students talk about the information that should be included in the course description and also how course creators can encourage people to take their courses. Students share their experience related to online learning and imagine creating their own online course.

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