Reading and Writing activity for students


Technologies that enhance and maintain a natural balance

Some people conceptualize technology just like cellphones and other technology. However, technology includes ever way in which people manipulate the natural environment to satisfy their need and wants. Frozen foods, paper cups, and clothing are examples of technology. It also includes all various devices and systems that people make to fulfill some function.

Another part of the reason can be found in today’s rapid advances in science. In many cutting-edge fields, such as bioengineering and nanotechnology, scientist and engineer are taken on by a single person. An example of science pushing technology can be found in the breakthroughs in genetic that have made possible new crops with higher yields and greater resistance to disease. Examples of technology pushing science can be found in the way that engineers provide more precise instruments, better collaboration tools and evermore powerful computers.

Tools and materials have also improved over time. From hand tools and power tools computer probes and simulations, tools extend human capabilities, allowing people to see further and in greater detail, accomplish task more efficiently, accomplish things that might otherwise be impossible. At the same time, new ways are constantly being developed to process raw materials to create products with properties unlike any in nature self-cleaning clothing and paint, nano-fiber clothing that sheds water and never wrinkles, and composite materials for airplanes that are lighter and stronger than metal alloys, to name only a few.

In conclusion, key principles in nature of technology are not only about cellphones or other devices. But technologies are constrained by law of nature, such as gravity, science, engineering, mathematics, and other disciplines are mutually supportive. Technologies also develop one purpose are sometimes adapted to serve other purposes and involves creative thinking. Tools that have created help people do thing efficiently, accurately and safely.

Reading Activity

Teacher uses skimming and scanning activities in which students skim and scan the text to find the main idea and specific information of the text, then the activity can be continue by asking the student about the text.

Writing Activity

Teacher will give students self-reflection activity in which students write their own journal about what they know about nature of technology.

Speaking Activities for Student

In speaking activities for student about the technology in developing the nature, the genre of spoken discourse that would be given to the students is about descriptive text. Why descriptive text? Because, the students should describe some technology which influence the development of nature.

Firstly, before start the material we will give a brainstorming to make sure that the students have already understand about descriptive text and we will ask the student to explain what the descriptive text is by their own words. After that, we will ask the student about their understanding about technology and what kind of innovation that can develop in their life.

Secondly, after give brainstorming to the students, we will ask the students to listen carefully to the audio that informing about "Technology in Developing the Nature". In the audio tells about what kind of innovations that developing the nature in agriculture. After that, we will ask the students to make a descriptive text by their own word according to the audio that they have heard. And also we will give an instruction that they should describe the thing that have been mention in the audio like tractor, automatic rice planter machine and automatic harvest machine by their own words

Finally, after they finish make the descriptive text, we will ask the student to come in front of the class and describe one of the things from the audio without bring their text. It means to train the students' comprehension about the descriptive text and understand what they have make. And also as a teacher, we will check the students'  fluency and accuracy in speaking. And also their pronunciation to make sure they understand about what they have said. Beside that, we also will check their interaction like how they use gestures, expression, fillers and eye contact to the other students.

At the last, we will ask the student one more time about the descriptive text and ask them to conclude the material to test their comprehension about descriptive text.

Link for audio of Speaking activity for students :
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxDadUdte70ucm5GQnhtamZOQUU