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PRIMJENA INTERNETA U NASTAVI PREMA

UDŽBENIKU "THE WORLD OF WORK AND
MONEY 4"

ASIMA SELAKOVIĆ, profesor – savjetnik

Pisana priprava: Engleski jezik

LESSON DESCRIPTION:

There are so many different ways to use the computer today. Many students are very familiar
with computers. It is important to stress the need of it in our life but also get students to use
them for their benefits.
In this lesson students will participate in a group work exploring the text on internet in the
world today. It's very important for students to notice the good news of it.

CONCEPTS: - New electronic world

- Global commerce
- Consumer culture of 21st century consumers

GOALS:
- have students learn about the history of net economy
- have students learn about the need of global economy
- get students understand the main point of computers in their life

RATIONALE: - to show the students that even though they are not aware computers
have become a part of their everyday life
- students will be able to understand the need of computers

OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this lesson students

- should be able to define vocabulary words connected with computers and
net economy,
- will be engaged in active learning
- should be able to give examples of different types of net economy

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 - should be able to recognize different benefits of net economy
- to have students understand the concept of net economy

RELATED CONTENT AREA: - Vocational subjects

- Informatics

TIME REQUIRED: Two Classes Period

MATERIALS: - Visuals
- Handouts

LITERATURE: Demel – Selaković: The World OF work and Money 4, ŠK

C.Gitsaki – R. Taylor: Internet English, OUP

- PROCEDURE:
INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET:
(stoji na zidu razreda od prethodnog sata)

- Let's see how much you know about the Internet:

Answer the questions about the Internet.

1. How are computers linked together on the Internet?

_________________________________________
2. Who started the Internet? When?
_________________________________________
3. What does a typical Web page look like?
_________________________________________
4. What are some specific things you can do on the Web?
___________________________________________

Give the students 5 minutes to write the answers. Let them compare the answers.

Today we are going to learn some more things on Internet and the use of computers.
There is the text in your books: www.net.com - The good news we are going
to work on.
We will work in groups, so I need 6 groups of you:
1. Yahoo's co-founders
2. 21st century capitalism: Net Economy
3. Global commerce: countryroadfashins.com
Amazon.com
Peapod.com
Compare.Net
4. New electronic world: "Information at your fingertips"
5. Consumer culture of 21st century consumers
6. "The new economy is overtaking the existing economy as we know it."

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Consult the word list of the unknown terms and if you still find unknown terms, please ask me
to put them down and explain.

Each of the group has got some questions here to explain. The others should follow and
copy whatever is written on the board.

1st group: Who are co-founders?

Can you describe their working places?
What kind of a computer has Filo got?

2nd group: What was World Wide Web taken as just two years ago?
What happened with Yahoo a week ago?
What is a new economic order?

3rd group: What are countryroadfashins.com; Amazon.com; Peapod.com;

Compare.Net?
What can you use them for?

4th group: What is the new idea of the new electronic world?
What happened with Compare.Net?
How can you explain the sentence: "Information at your fingertips"?

5th group: What did shopping malls create in the 1970s and 1980s?
What is a new consumer culture?
What is cyber commerce?

6th group: What is an attractive idea?

Explain the sentence: "The new economy is overtaking the existing
economy as we know it."

Divide the class into 7 groups and share the tasks. (Do for homework)

Things you can do on the Web:

1. – meet people
2. – get the latest news
3. – order a meal
4. – find a job
5. – go shopping
6. – make travel plans
7. – study abroad

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LISTIĆI ZA RAZRED - PODIJELITI

Answer the questions about the Internet.

1. How are computers linked together on the Internet?

_________________________________________
2. Who started the Internet? When?
_________________________________________
3. What does a typical Web page look like?
_________________________________________
4. What are some specific things you can do on the Web?
___________________________________________

Answer the questions about the Internet.

1. How are computers linked together on the Internet?

_________________________________________
2. Who started the Internet? When?
_________________________________________
3. What does a typical Web page look like?
_________________________________________
4. What are some specific things you can do on the Web?
___________________________________________

Answer the questions about the Internet.

1. How are computers linked together on the Internet?

_________________________________________
2. Who started the Internet? When?
_________________________________________
3. What does a typical Web page look like?
_________________________________________
4. What are some specific things you can do on the Web?
___________________________________________

Answer the questions about the Internet.

1. How are computers linked together on the Internet?

_________________________________________
2. Who started the Internet? When?
_________________________________________
3. What does a typical Web page look like?
_________________________________________

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 4. What are some specific things you can do on the Web?
___________________________________________

1. – meet people

a) Look for information about your favorite famous person. Do a search using
the person's name and biography as keywords for the search.
Be sure to spell the name correctly.

b) Explore two or three websites you found about your favorite famous
person.

c) Now choose the best website and fill in the information below:

Famous person website ______________________________

URL _________________________________________

d) Now use the information in the website to fill in as much information as you
can in the following chart:

MY FAVORITE FAMOUS PERSON

Name ________________________________________________

Occupation____________________________ Age __________

Date of Birth ____________________ Place of Birth ___________

Interests ______________________________________________

Family Information ______________________________________

Career History _________________________________________

_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

Interesting Information ___________________________________

Reasons for Choosing this Person __________________________

______________________________________________________

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Words to describe people:
cool, handsome, beautiful, knowledgeable, great, talented, funny, skillful, wonderful,
important, intelligent

2. – get the latest news

a) Look for news stories on the Web. Use the news link (e.g. News & Media,
Current Events, Newspapers) provided by Web search engines and
directories:

Automobile Home & Family News

Careers Money Shopping
Education Entertainment Travel

b) Click on a news category that interests you:

Top Stories Politics

Science & Technology Health
Business & Economy Entertainment
Sports World

c) Look through the list of news stories you found and choose a story that
interests you. Fill in the information below:

Story headline __________________________________

URL __________________________________________

d) Now read the story and fill in as much information as you can:

MY NEWS STORY

Source (name of search engine) __________________________

Date ____________________ Reporter ____________________

Who? _______________________________________________

What? _______________________________________________

Where? ______________________________________________

When? _______________________________________________

Why? ________________________________________________

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3. – order a meal
a) Look for a restaurant. Do a search using the type of restaurant
(e.g. Chinese), restaurant and menu as keywords.
Write them in the box.

b) Explore the website of two or three restaurants.

c) Now choose the restaurant you like best and fill in the information below.
Make sure there is a menu on the restaurant's website.

Restaurant name __________________________________________

City and country ____________________________________________

URL _____________________________________________________

d) Look at your restaurant's menu and choose the items you would like to
order. Write your choices below.

MENU ITEMS

Appetizers / Starters _____________________________________

Main Courses ___________________________________________

Desserts _______________________________________________

Beverages ______________________________________________

e) Print out the menu

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4. – find a job

a) Search the Web for job databases. Do a search using summer jobs,
student job, or the country you have chosen (e.g. Australia) and jobs as
keywords.

b) Explore the different job databases for jobs you like.

c) Now choose one job that you like and fill in the information about it below:

Job name _________________________________

Database name _____________________________

URL ______________________________________

d) Now fill in as much of the following information as you can about the job
you chose:

Job Name ___________________________________

Company Name _______________________________

Address ______________________________________

City ______________________ Country ____________

Job Description ________________________________

Job Skills _____________________________________

____________________________________________

Salary _______________________________________

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5. – go shopping

a) Look for shopping catalogs online. Do separate searches using shopping

and each of the items (e.g. jeans) you want to buy as keywords. Write
your keywords in the box.

b) Explore websites for each of the items you want to buy

c) Now choose websites from which you would like to order each of the items
on your list. Fill in the information below. Make sure the websites list the
prices of the items.

ITEM COMPANY NAME URL

____________ ___________________ ________________

____________ ___________________ ________________
____________ ___________________ ________________

d) Find the things you want to buy. Fill in the following information about your
shopping

Clothes and Item ____________________________

Accessories Brand Name _______________ Price _________

Sports and Fitness Item ____________________________

Equipment Brand Name _______________ Price _________

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6. – make travel plans

a) Look for vacation information. Do a search using the destination you've

chosen, the type of activity and accommodation as keywords. Write your
keywords in the box.

b) Explore the vacation websites you found.

c) Now choose the vacation website you like best and fill in the information
below.

Vacation website __________________________________________

URL ____________________________________________________

d) Fill in as much of the information as you can in the chart.

MY VACATION PLAN

Destination: ___________________ Dates: from ________ to ________

Accommodation: Type _______________________________________

Name: ______________________________________

Number of nights ______________ Costs __________

Facilities ____________________________________

Activities: _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Other Information: Special Attractions, Tours ______________________

Weather ____________________________________

Reason for Choosing This Vacation: _____________________________

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7. – study abroad
a) Look for a language school. Do a search using English, language
school and the location you selected as keywords. Write your key
words in the box.

b) Explore the websites and study courses of two or three schools.

c) Now choose the school you like the best and fill in the information
below.

School name ______________________ Location ______________

URL ___________________________________________________

d) Fill in the following information about the course you decided to take.

MY SCHOOL

School _____________________________ Location _______________

Course Name ______________________________________________

Length of Course ___________________________________________

Hours of Study _____________________________________________

Social Activities ____________________________________________

Accommodations ___________________________________________

Cost / Fees ________________________________________________

Reason for Choosing This School ______________________________

__________________________________________________________

Reason for Studying Abroad ___________________________________

__________________________________________________________

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 Internet FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

1. What is the Internet?

The Internet is the network of millions of computers linked together

by telephone lines, fiber optic cables and microwave connections.
At the heart of the Internet is a high-speed network of
supercomputers.

2. Who started the Internet?

The Internet was started by the United States Department of
Defense in 1969.
It allowed information to move freely around a military computer
network.

3. What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web, usually called "the Web", is the part of the
Internet where millions of web pages containing texts, images and
sounds from people all over the world are connected.
A typical web page looks like a magazine page, but with your
mouse you can click on "live" areas on the page to go to a new
screen.

4. What can I use the Web for?

You can use the Web for research, business, entertainment or
personal interests. Some specific things people do on the Web are

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send E-mail, go shopping, find jobs, get the latest news, order a
meal and make travel plans.
And the list gets longer every day.

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