Lesson 21
Drills
Drill
1 Which of the following answers is
better as a response to the following question? With the help of technology, students nowadays are becoming
much smarter today.
Answer
A: I agree. First, schools have a television set in each classroom. Students
can watch videos and educational programs, so they can understand the content
of the textbooks well. Second, students can learn more effectively because of
the computer, on which we can use software for studies. For example, doing
drills on my computer helps me learn English and math quickly. Lastly, the
Internet helps us look up things quickly. Therefore, we are getting much
smarter now.
Answer
B: Although students are learning more efficiently than before, they may not be
thinking much. For example, when you see a phrase that is not in a dictionary, it
took a long time or often impossible to find its meaning before Google started,
but now we can find it in a second. Thus, we are learning and understanding
more than before. However, because we can find the answer easily now, we use
our brain less. We had to think about how to find the information before, while
we do not have to now. This change might be making our brain softer.
Drill
2
Discuss the following statement, write a short essay on it including
sentences with the structures below, and write comments on or correct mistakes
of each other’s essay. Technology makes reading much more effective.
●要求・主張・提案 that S V原形 ～「～だと要求・主張・提案。」（V原形は仮定法現在）
Parents demanded that the government provide students with tablets.
●as well as ～ 「～同様に」 （～は名詞・動名詞およびその相当語句）
The Internet allows us to look up a word whose meaning we do not know as
well as watching videos.
Hints for Points: Reference is easier and faster thanks to the Internet.
Highlighted parts are shared with other readers. Finding a tag on a paper book is easier than
one in an electronic reader. Screens do
not allow marginal notes and make highlighting troublesome even though both of
these actions play important roles in reading, internalizing the content.
Essay
Comments
Lesson 21 Writing Topic
Consider the following statement. With the help of
technology, students nowadays are learning much more effectively. Support your
response by including specific reasons and examples.
☆Let’s think
1
Have
you ever learned with any of the following? How much do you think you learned
with it?
electronic dictionary
vocabulary building app language
learning software online school Skype
2
Is
technology good for any of the following? Why?
information search
widening views memorization learning practical skills such as dancing or
drawing pictures experiments learning languages critical thinking learning about politics
3
Do you
think students nowadays are learning much more effectively with the help of
technology?
☆Hints for points
Agree
1.
Educational materials and sites help students understand subjects
more effectively than before.
2.
Information search and comparison of multiple materials have
become more efficient than before.
Disagree
1.
Fewer
students have the ability to read difficult materials than before because most
students do not read books anymore due to social media.
2.
Many
students learn less than before because they copy and paste information.
Your Sample Essay
Structure
【Introduction = Outline】
【Body 1】
【Body 2】
【Body 3】
【Conclusion = Wrap-up】
☆Paragraph
Development
A
【Main Idea】Information search and comparison of multiple materials have
become more efficient than before.
【Supporting Detail
(general)】Information technology now allow us to get necessary information
for studies anytime and anywhere.
【Supporting Detail
(specific)】This has made it unnecessary to go to the library or bookstores to
find related materials. Google search provides numerous sources, including
newspapers and magazines, instantly.
【Follow-up】Even when a certain book is necessary, ordering from online
bookstores allows us to get a copy within a day or two.
【Conclusion】Information technology has made it physically efficient to collect
good materials.
B
【Main Idea】Fewer
students than before have the ability to read difficult materials because most
students do not read books anymore.
【Supporting Detail
(general)】Reading novels has been proved to enhance the ability to read.
【Supporting Detail
(specific)】Natalie Wexler makes a point in her article, The Power of “Just Reading a Great Novel,” that emotional
engagement helps readers learn more vocabulary and complex sentence structures.
【Follow-up】Students can read novels on an electronic reader, but since they
are engaged in social media, they read only online postings.
【Conclusion】When students spend most of their reading time on short materials
on their phones, their powers of comprehension will deteriorate.
Your paragraph
development practice
【Main Idea】
【Supporting Detail (general)】
【Supporting Details (specific)】
【Follow-up】
【Conclusion】
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