Children these days are often computer literate before the go to school.
In this week's English lesson we will be talking about Digital Learning, and looking at the first conditional.
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In this first class we will be looking at a quote based on digital learning, and discussing some questions based on vocabulary related to the pros and cons of this relatively new way of learning. We also recommend that you take some time to study the common pronunciation problems and common mistakes that our students make.
Quote:
Discuss the following quote with your native English teacher via Skype:
"Online Learning isn't the future... it's the now!"
– Anonymous
Questions to discuss with your teacher:
1. How important do you think technology is to learning nowadays?
2. What experiences do you have with online courses?
Check your pronunciation of the vocabulary with your native English teacher, and discuss the questions below.
| Vocabulary | Question |
| Textbooks | Are there some things you can only learn from textbooks, and not from technology? |
| Benefit | How can digital learning benefit teachers too? |
| Methods | Do you prefer to learn through digital methods, or traditional textbooks? Why? |
| Resources | Which online resources do you use to help you with your English? |
| Distraction | Can social media be educational, or is it just a distraction? |
Common pronunciation problems
Learned 
Learned 
Digital Native
Digital Native
World
World
Common mistakes
| ✘ They can teach to students | ✔ They can teach students |
| ✘ I started using technology at school with 15 years | ✔ I started to use technology at school at 15 |
| ✘ by Internet | ✔ On the Internet |
The new generation of digital natives.
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In this class we will be looking at questions and vocabulary related to the past and future of online learning.
We also recommend you watch the video before your English class, so you know what it is to be a 'digital native' and to be able to discuss it with your English teacher.
Questions to discuss with your teacher:
1. Are you "tech-savvy"?
2. Does the future of online education excite you or scare you? Why?
Check your pronunciation of the vocabulary with your native English teacher, and discuss the questions below.
| Vocabulary | Question |
| Digital native | What is a digital native? What advantages do they have over to “digital immigrants”? |
| Interactive | What is an interactive white board? Did you have them when you were at school? |
| Advances | What advances do you imagine in school classrooms over the next 20 years? |
| Outweigh | What are the negatives of online learning? Do the positives outweigh the negatives? |
| Revolution | Will developed countries or developing countries benefit more from the e-learning revolution? |
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Reading Practice:
This article talks about the advantages digital learning brings to the classroom in modern-day primary and secondary schools. Read and discuss the article with your native-speaking English teacher online via Skype:
“Over four in 10 households now have a tablet, meaning that children are becoming computer-literate before they’ve even started primary school - and we’ve all heard about the techno-babies who can handle an iPad before they have learnt how to tie their own shoelaces." Read more…
Irregular Verbs
| Present | Past | Participle |
| Learn | Learnt | Learnt |
| Teach | Taught | Taught |
| Write | Wrote | Written |
English grammar review
1st Condition with 'when'
We use the 1st conditional with 'when' to talk about an action in the future that will definitely happen.
When + Present | Will
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