Understanding Databases

A2 · Elementary1 hr 7 minIT & TechnologyLesson 3 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: ask for the data you need clearly — what list, which people, which fields — and check it is backed up.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Asking for the right list

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: How Data Is Stored

    Read a 149-word text about How Data Is Stored

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Database Words

    7 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: A model data request

    Read a 198-word text about A model data request

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Database Terms

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Complete the Database Sentences

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Asking About Data

    Role-play: You need information from the company database and ask a colleague for help (6 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: get the right list

    3 discussion questions

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