reading passage in unit 5 and to prepare themselves to discuss about technology, information, and communication in the next meeting.
5. Technology, Information, and Communication
The fifth unit gave opportunities for the learners to discuss the topics deeper. In Part A, the writer provided a reading text having “Global Village” as the title.
There were some questions provided to measure the learners’ comprehension of the reading text. In listening part, the learners were directed to listen to two
conversations. The first conversation was presented in the text book. In the second conversation, the learners had to listen carefully in order to be able to answer the
provided questions. The deeper discussion related to the topic was intended to be conducted in Part B. The learners were to conduct a discussion about technologies
that had influenced people’s lives the most, and how technologies had affected people in getting information and communicating with others. “Feedback” in Part C
explained the differences of “can” and “be able to”. In “Words Bank”, the learners were challenged to explore their vocabulary by finding as many words as possible
related to the topic discussed. The last part, “Homework”, reminded the learners to read the reading text in unit 6 and to prepare themselves to discuss social issues in the
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6. Social Issues
The sixth unit discussed about social issues that were appearing these last days. In Part A, the writer provided “The Threat to Kiribati” as the topic in reading
part and the past, present, and the future conditions as the topic in listening part. Both the reading and the listening parts were followed by some questions to discuss. In
Part B, the learners were to conduct a speech. They had to play roles either as a mayor or a vice mayor candidate who were going to have debates with the opponents.
The discussions of the related grammar used in the speaking activities were provided in “Grammar Point”. The discussions covered present continuous passive, present
perfect passive, and past habit. In “Words Bank”, there were some words provided. The learners were to find the meanings and the opposites of the words. The
“Homework” in the last part gave the learners an instruction to read the reading text in unit 7 and to prepare themselves to practice interviews.
7. Interviews
The seventh unit provided opportunities for the learners to practice interviews. In reading part, there were some interview questions. The learners had to comprehend
the questions in order to be able to answer the reading questions. The interview in listening part was directed to the immigrants in the United States. It was also
followed by some questions to discuss. In the next part, Part B, the learners had to find a partner and conduct interviews. They could choose the topics provided in this
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