Unit 5. Technology and you

Answer the question:
What can a computer do to help us in our life?
It helps us………………………………………
WARM UP
What is it?
Television
Air-conditioner
Camera
Fridge
Computer
Electric Cooker
Cell phone
Radio
Fax machine
PERIOD 46
THEME 2: EDUCATION
UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
LESSON 2: SPEAKING
Task 1: Matching
1- e
4 - g
2 - d
3 - a
5 - f
6 - b
7 - c
A: Can you tell me what a cell phone is used for?
B: Well, it is used to talk to people or send messages everywhere.
Example:
Task 2: Work in pairs. Complete the sentences below. Use the words
in the box. ( You will have to use some verbs more than once ).
Information technology is very useful to our lives. It allows us to:
.......................very large amouts of information,
.......................information quickly,
.......................information as soon as we receive it.
With the development of information technology we can now:
4. ........................messages from one computer to another,
5. ........................long distance meeting in which the participants
can see each other on a screen,
6. ........................use of central stores of information,
7. ........................T.V programmes to other countries,
8. .......................T.V programmes from other countries
9. ........................houses, bridges, gardens and buildings.
transmit
receive
make
process
store
hold
design
send
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Information technology is very useful to our lives. It allows us to:
Store a large amounts of information,
Transmit information quickly,
Process information as soon as we receive it.
With the development of information technology we can now:
Send messages from one computer to another,
Hold long distance meetings in which the participants can see each other on a screen,
Make use of stores of information,
Send TV programes to other countries,
Receive TV programes from other countries,
Design houses, bridges, garderns and buildings.
Task 3: Work in groups: Discuss the question: “what is the most useful modern invention?”
I/We think that the most useful invention is…because…
Example: I/We think that the most useful modern invention is TV because I/we can watch films, news or fashion shows and learn foreign language.
HOMEWORK
Practice talking about the uses of modern inventions, using “What is …used for?”
Do task 2 (P.56): Gap –fill (transmit, process, store, hold, design)

Prepare the next lesson: Unit 5: Listening
 New words: to be worried, refuse, make an excuse, VDU, secretary, memory, headache.

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