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2. Design a short activity for the learners that focuses on one or more of the features of tense
and aspect discussed this week.
-After reading the text, analyzing the unknown vocabulary and checking comprehension through some oral questions, i.e. Who
was the creator of the term Mechatronics? Which company started using this techonology and when?.
- After having ss reflect on the main points of the reading, in pairs, they make a timeline of the most important events of the text
Mechatronics: Now and Then. T makes ss reflect on the grammar that is being used and why it is being placed at certain point
in the timeline.
Events to organize:
- Many of the applications that robots are being developed for are cases where a human being would be at serious risk.
- Computer hardware and software began to be used to make the control and function of a machine easier.
- The name "Mechatronics" was originated in 1969 by senior engineer Tetsuro Mori.
- The real challenge, as with all great mechatronic challenges, is to come up with ever more sophisticated mechanical solutions
that make the end product cost effective to produce.
- Yaskawa Electric Corporation was using a new technology, for manufacturing mechanical equipment.
-T introduces tense and aspect of the verb, T explains by using some sentences as
examples:
i.e. Robot development has expanded to an audience of tinkerers
TENSE
present
ASPECT
perfect
VERB
expand
-Using sentences from the previous text, ss make the same categorization.
WORKSHEET:
1. He was working for a Japanese company.
TENSE
ASPECT
VERB
VERB
3. Yaskawa Electric Corporation was using some electronic features for manufacturing
mechanical equipment.
TENSE
ASPECT
VERB
6. Those costs have been declining rapidly with the digital revolution.
TENSE
ASPECT
VERB