Unit 5. Technology and you

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UNIT 5
TECHNOLOGY and YOU
SPEAKING
Look at the pictures about the modern inventions and find the name for each item below
A
C
B
D
E
G
Radio.
Fax machine.
Electric cooker.
TV
air conditioner.
Cell phone
Ask and answer questions about the uses of modern inventions.
Task 1
I. Before you speak
Example
A: can / could 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.
send/receive (letter/picture) quickly
Cook (rice/meat/fish/ vegetables), keep (food/rice/warm)
keep (air cool or warm/when it/ hot or cold
A: Can you tell me what a ………. is used for?
B: It’s used to………………………….
watch (news/performances/football matches) learn (foreign languages)
listen (news / music)
learn (foreign languages)
Task 2
New words
- Transmit (v) [trænz`mit]
- Process (v) [`prouses]
- Store (v) [stɔ:]
- Design (v) [di`zain]
- Amount (n) [ə`maunt]
- Participant (n) [pɑ:`tisipənt]

- A long distance meeting [`distəns]

II. While you speak
Task 2
Work in groups
Use the words in the box to complete the sentences below:
Transmit receive make process store send hold design
Information Technology is very useful to our lives. It allows us to:
1……………very large amounts of information
2…………….information quickly
3……………..information as soon as we receive it.
With the development of information technology we can now:
4………………….massages from one computer to another,
5………………….long distance meetings in which the participants can see each other on the screen,
6………………use of central stores of information,
7…………………TV programs to other countries,
8………………….TV programs from other countries,
9……………………houses, bridges, gardens and buildings.
store
transmit
process
send
hold
make
send
receive
design
Talk about the uses of information technology. Use the information above.
Suggestions:
I think information technology is very important to our lives because it can help us store. . . . . . . .
transmit…………….,process . . . . …
Task 3

V. Homework
Learn by heart new words
Write a paragraph about 100 words about the importance of information technology in our life
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