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
1. Radio
- Listen to news/ music,
learn foreign language
2. TV
- watch news, performances,
football matches, learn foreign language
3. Fax machine - send or receive letter,
picture quickly
4. Electric cooker - cook meals, keep the food
warm

5. 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………..


Homework

Task 4: Talk about the uses of
information technology


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Thanks for your attention