How to Use this Book Language Tree Level 6 Student’s Book is intended to be used alongside the Workbook and online Teacher’s Resources (www.macmillan-caribbean.com) to help students to develop and practise reading, listening, speaking and comprehension skills and to prepare students for secondary education. Review Student’s Book 6 begins with a 16-page review section. Use these activities to revise the language skills taught in previous levels. See the Scope and Sequence chart for coverage. Teaching units There are 12 teaching units, each of which comprises the following sections: Let’s talk/Listen up! Let’s talk What are the advantages of using the internet? Do you know of any possible problems? Reading Read the definitions in the glossary before you read this article. Unit 4 Stay Safe Online
Stay Safe Online The internet is an extraordinary resource. It enables us to find
Glossary user name download
a made-up name which you use online to save material from the internet onto your computer or phone international network of computers connected to or done over the internet
The unit is introduced by way of speaking (Let’s talk) or listening (Listen up!). These activities draw on the students’ experience, focus attention on the type of text and introduce key ideas and vocabulary. The symbol indicates a text for the teacher to read aloud from the Listening texts at the back of this book. Reading The passages cover a variety of different text types which can be read silently or by students taking it in turn to read a section. Encourage students to work out the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary from the context. Comprehension questions ask students to recall detail, make inferences, draw conclusions, identify cause and effect and express personal opinions. Some questions draw students’ attention to the features of the text type, pointing out, for example, the differences between information texts and stories or poems. 1 What is the main idea of this expository text? 2 How do websites make money?
internet
information, chat, listen to music and play games. People do their shopping online. They download movies. Everyone uses the internet these days. Appearances, however, can be deceptive. Things are not always
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virus a software program capable of harming files and other programs on a computer the web (www) a collections of webpages available on the internet
what they seem on the internet. Not everything on the web is helpful and harmless. Some people use the web to make hurtful comments about other people. There are websites which are dishonest. There are websites which are meant for adults only. It is, therefore, important for you to know how to use the web safely.
Online advertising It may appear that you visit your favourite websites for free but most websites are trying to make money. How do they do it? By targeting YOU. Websites have advertisements (ads). The website sells space to the advertisers who try to persuade you to buy things – the latest game or junk food. Their advertising can be very subtle. Brand names are influential. They appear on your screen – so that next time you go to a supermarket or a clothes shop you buy their brand. Ads can be irrelevant and annoying but they can also lead to trouble. Clicking on an ad can introduce viruses into your computer and cause it to malfunction. Some ads will take you to a different site that may be inappropriate for children.
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The questions can be tackled orally or in writing depending on the needs of the class. For most classes, it will be appropriate to talk through the questions before asking students to write answers. 6 Why should you ot give away personal information to people you meet online? 7 Why should you look at more than one website when researching on the internet? 8 What is meant by the phrase ‘ Be a good online citizen ’ ? 9 What would you do if you found out that a friend had arranged to meet someone he or she had chatted to online? 10 Do you think that every classroom should have access to the internet? Why or why not? Speaking and listening: arguments for and against 1 54 3 What is the meaning of ‘ brand names are influential ’ ? 4 In what ways can online advertisements lead to trouble? 5 Which of th se things is safe to do when you chat to someone online who is not your friend or relative? a) Make up a username. c) Tell them a joke you have heard. b) Tell them where you liv . d) Tell them where your friend lives.
• Pause at the end of this page to recap. Ask students to summarise what they have read. What have they learnt? Are they surprised by anything in the text? If so, what?
Speaking and listening This section either delivers a listening activity or requires students to work in pairs or in groups, engaging in discussion, retelling or role play. The symbol advises students to talk together. The symbol advises the teacher to read a text aloud from the Listening texts at the back of this book. Students listen to identify key details and other features of the text.
Work in a group. • Select a leader. • Select a ‘scribe’ to make notes. • Select a presenter to present your ideas to the class .
2 Discuss this statement. What are the arguments for and against? ‘Grade 6 students should be allowed cell phones in school.’ Give reasons for what you think and give examples: “ I think that....because....”
I do research too... but sometimes I play games on it.
4 I can do research on my phone
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