METHODOLOGICAL RESOURCE TO LEARNING N° 11

LESSON 11 – WHICH GADGET IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU?

Theme : Human ingenuity Unit : 04

Topic : Technology Week : 11
Grade : 3rd

Purpose: To compare devices used for virtual learning.

Learning Evidence: Write the final version of an email.

EYES ON ME

Activity 1: Look at these pictures.

2. I think that laptops are

more important than
computers.

Source: Tools for online teaching. Blogger (2019) http://every-day-is- Source: Tools for online teaching. Wiziq (n/d)
Activity 2: Answer the following
special.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-17-discovery-of-ancient- questions. Follow the model below.
https://blog.wiziq.com/tech-tools-for-online-teaching/
computer.html

Hi, Jane. Tell me,

which device is more
important for virtual
learning: laptops or
computers?

4. Because laptops are

3. Why do you say that? portable and lightweight.

DEVICES
computer ADJECTIVES
laptop useful
tablet modern
cell phone up-to-date
pen drive lightweight
printer I think computers are more portable
microphone important than cell phones durable
webcam because computers are more practical
headphones practical and more modern.
LET’S OBSERVE AND READ.
Activity 3: Read the following email.

Activity 4: Read the email again and solve the activities.

4.1. Identify and classify the adjectives for each device according to the email in
activity 3.

practical – expensive - attractive – beautiful – modern - portable – important – useful

Laptop Cell phone

-modern -useful
-practical -attractive
-useful -beautiful
-important -portable
-expensive

4.2. Which of your devices is more important for you? Why?

I think that my cell phone is more important than my laptop because it is very portable.
LET'S UNDERSTAND

Activity 5 :Observe and analyse.

- A laptop is more portable than a - A smartphone is more modern

desktop. than Nokia 3310 cell phone.
- A desktop is heavier than a laptop. - A Nokia 3310 cell phone is older
than a smartphone.

- The wireless earphones are more

expensive than the wired
earphones.
- The wired earphones are cheaper
than the wireless earphones. - A tablet is more practical than a
laptop but a laptop is more
useful.

Source: Comparative adjectives grammar. Goconqr (2021)

https://www.goconqr.com/slide/14039680/comparative-adjectives
 LET’S PRACTICE

Activity 6: Unscramble the adjectives.

a. lod-shifaoned = old-fashioned
b. ndmoer = modern
c. acrpitcal = practical
d. penseixve = expensive
e. taporlbe = portable
f. udraleb = durable

Activity 7: Complete the sentences with the comparative of the adjectives in brackets.

a. A basic cell phone is _smaller__ (small) than a smartphone.

b. New headphones are more attractive than (attractive) than conventional earphones.
c. To work or study, a laptop is better than (good) than a cellphone.
d. John’s laptop is faster (fast) than the computer I have.
e. For my friend is easier than (easy) to use a tablet than a laptop.
f. An Apple webcam is more expensive than (expensive) than a Logitech webcam.

LET'S CREATE AND SHARE

Activity 8: Write ✍ the final versión of your e-mail to your best friend telling him/her
about your new gadget. Compare it with other gadgets you have. Consider the
vocabulary and structures you learn: Present Continuous, Comparative adjectives.
Write from 80 to 120 words.

erick@gmail.com

which appliance is more important to you?

Hello Erick!
How are you? I hope you're well.
I tell you that they just bought me a new cell phone and a new computer.
I decided to do some comparisons and this was the result:
- I think computers are more important than cell phones because computers are more modern.
-I think computers are more important than cell phones because computers are more durable.
-I think cell phones are more important than computers because cell phones are lighter and more portable.
-I think the most practical thing is the cell phone because it is what is most used today, in addition to being
portable, practical and easy to use.
and you, what do you think is more important?
regards
klinsmann
LET'S REFLECT
In this lesson, you learnt about (tick ✔ the correct box):
YES! I’M NOT NO
TOPICS SURE

I can compare two objects that are important to me. x

I know how to write an email. x

I can write an email. x

I can recognize adjectives in comparative form. x

I understand the listening exercises. x

RUBRIC FOR AN EMAIL

CRITERIA Outstanding Achieved In process Need

(4p) (3p) (2p) improvement
(1p)

The organization of The organization of The text is a little The text is very
TEXT the text is excellent. the text is good. difficult to follow. difficult to follow
STRUCTURE There is an There is one part of There is more and it does not
address, subject the structure than one part of follow the email
line, a greeting, missing. the structure structure.
correct use of the missing.
paragraphs, a
closing and
signature.

Uses beginning and Makes a few errors Many sentences Half or more of
PUNCTUATION end punctuation as in punctuation. have punctuation the sentences
& well as contractions Few difficult words errors. Same are incorrectly
SPELLING and proper nouns were misspelled. mistakes are punctuated.
correctly. No made frequently. Many
spelling errors. Several spelling misspelled
errors in each words
sentence

A description of A description of their A description of A description of

their new gadget new gadget and a their new gadget their new
and a comparison comparison with and a gadget and a
MESSAGE with others are fully others are comparison with comparison with
explained. explained. others are others are
partially hardly-ever
explained. explained.

Present continuous Present continuous Present Present

GRAMMAR and comparative and comparative continuous and continuous and
sentences are used sentences are used comparative comparative
in most of the text. in some parts of the sentences are sentences are
text. rarely used in the not used in the
text. text.

All the sentences Most of the Few sentences No sentence

contain vocabulary sentences contain contain contains
VOCABULARY about gadgets and vocabulary about vocabulary about vocabulary
comparative gadgets and gadgets and about gadgets
 adjectives as well. comparative comparative and
adjectives as well. adjectives as comparative
well. adjectives as
well.

AUTHORSHIP

Carreño, N. &. Contreras, M (2021). Methodological resource to learning 11 - third grade -

2021: Which gadget is more important to you? COAR Tumbes y COAR Lima Provincias,
Perú.

APPENDIX
GLOSSARY
⮚ Device (n): Dispositivo
⮚ Appliance (n): Dispositivo, aparato.
⮚ Lightweight (adj.): Liviano, ligero.
⮚ Up-to-date (adj.): Actualizado
⮚ Surf on the net: Navegar por la red.
⮚ Keep in touch: Mantenerse en contacto.

SOURCES
● Blogger (2019). Tools for online teaching. Retrieved from
http://every-day-is-special.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-17-discovery-of-ancient

● Goconqr. (2021). Comparative adjectives grammar. Retrieved from

https://www.goconqr.com/slide/14039680/comparative-adjectives

● Wiziq (n/d). Tools for online teaching. Retrieved from https://blog.wiziq.com/tech-tools-

for-online-teaching/
 READING PLAN

Shooting stars (pages 6-9)

READING PLAN GLOSSARY

● shooting= filmar
● sun = sol
● souvenirs= recuerdos
● balcony= balcón
● postcards= tarjetas postales
● look = mirar
● want = querer
● come = venir

1. Read and answer the following questions.

1) Where are the girls now?

They are in the Museum. ____________________________________
2) Who are visiting the hotel to shoot a film?
_ Matt Leopardi and Claudia Carman visit the hotel.
3) Who is reading the newspaper?
_ two other tourists read the newspaper
4) What is Alice buying?
_ Alice buys some postcards and some souvenirs.
5. Make predictions: Why is Claudia sad?
_ because matt is angry
6. Make predictions: Why is Matt angry?
_ because Claudia did something that infuriated matt

2. Look at the text. Find and underline the adjectives and write their comparative
form.

Adjective Comparative form

delicious more delicious

big Bigger than

expensive More expensive

hot Hotter than

important More important

sad Sadder than

angry Angrier than