Unit Open and distance learning Lesson Developing it skills(lesson15) Objectives

Possible activity: Characteristics of a good student Students will write a short reflective piece (about 150 words) answering the following question:
- What do you think are the characteristics of a good student?
- How is it different to study in a secondary school and a lyceum/college?
- Do you think you are a good student? Why?
- How do you think you can be a better student?


Exercise 7.(10 min) Give students enough time to read the article about IT skills. Put them in small groups and ask them to list down the computer and internet use skills. For example, I know how to search for the information on the internet and the reliable websites.
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Exercise 8. (40 min) To accomplish this exercise successfully students should go to the PC room with internet connection. They will use their online search techniques to find the relevant institute of their future major. They should find information about the admission requirements, program specifications, courses to be taken and tuition. They should print out the info and exchange with their peers.
Possible activity: Collecting the useful and interesting info about the University students should prepare a seven-minute presentation on “My future University”.


Exercise 9.(6 min) Put students in pairs and ask them to look through the words and their definitions. Ask them to use them in sentences.
Possible activity:
a) Students will talk about current events of this week.
b) Students will talk about their lovely talk show or nature show.
They should share the most interesting part of the shows that impressed them much with the whole class.


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LESSON THREE: SELECTING MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES (lesson 17)
Can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects within his field of interest, by linking a series of shorter discrete elements into a linear sequence.
Can write very brief reports to a standard conventionalized format, which pass on routine factual information and state reasons for actions.