Unit 1. A day in the life of

What are they?
Unit 5: Technology and you
Lesson 2: Speaking
Task 1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the uses of modern inventions



Example
A: Can you tell me what a cell phone is used for?
B: Well, it is used to talk to people when you are away from home
Make conversations using the prompts below
Radio - Listen to news/ music, learn foreign language
TV - watch news, performances, football matches, learn foreign language
Fax machine - send or receive letter, picture quickly
Electric cooker - cook meals, keep the food warm
Air conditioner – keep air cool or warm
Task 2: Complete the sentences below. Use the words in the box
Transmit/ receive/ make/ process/ store/ send/ hold/ design
1. Store
2. Transmit
3. Process
4. Transmit/ send
5. Hold
6. Make
7. Send
8. Receive
9. Design


Information technology is very useful to our lives. It allows us to:

1. Store very large amounts of information
2. Transmit information quickly
3. Process information as soon as we receive it
With the development of information technology we can now
4. Transmit messages from one computer to another
5. Hold long distance meeting in which the participants can see each other on a screen
6. Make use of central stores of information
7. Send TV programs to other countries
8. Receive TV programs from other countries
9. Design houses, bridges, gardens and buildings
Task 3. Look at the ideas in task 2 and rank them in order of importance.
Among the uses of information technology, which is the most important?
Well, I think the most important use of information technology is to …….
In my opinion, the most important use of information technology is that we can………..
Task 4: Talk about the uses of information technology
Homework



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