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UNIT 5Technology and

YouSpeaking

Technology application of tools and methods: the study and use of devices, machines, and techniques for manufacturing and productive processes

Technology

The uses of modern inventions.

Question: Can you tell me what a cell phone is used for?Answer: Well, it is used to talk to people when you are away from home.

Now make similar conversations, using the

words given.

Task 1

Question:

Answer:

Radio• listen (news/music)• learn foreign language

Can you tell me what a radio is used for?

A radio is used to listen to news or music.A radio is used to learn foreign language

Question:

Answer:

Television • watch (news/performances/football

matches)• learn foreign languages

Can you tell me what a TV is used for?

• A radio is used to watch news, performances and football matches.

• A TV is used to learn foreign languages.

Question:

Answer:

Fax machine • send letter/picture quickly• receive letter/picture quickly

Can you tell me what a fax machine is used for?

• A fax machine is used to send letter or picture quickly. • A fax machine is used to receive letter or picture quickly.

Question:

Answer:

Electric Cooker• cook (rice/ meat/ fish / vegetables)• keep (food / rice ) warm

Can you tell me what an electric cooker is used for?

• An electric cooker is used to cook rice, meat, fish and vegetables.

• An electric cooker is used to keep the food and rice warm.

Question:

Answer:

Air conditioner• Keep (air cool or warm / when hot or cold)

Can you tell me what an air conditioner is used for?

• An air conditioner is used to keep the air cool when it is hot.

• An air conditioner is used to keep the air warm when it is cold.

VOCABULAR

Y • Transmit - to send something, pass something on, to spread, from one person, thing, or place to another

• Receive - to take or accept something given• Make - create something• Process - series of actions• Store – to save or to put something away for use in the future• Send - to transmit information or a message to somebody

from one to another• Hold - to contain or be able to do a task with a fixed number

or time• Design - to plan or to make a plan

Complete the sentence using the words in the box. You can use the verbs more than once.

Task 2

1. ______________ very large amounts of information.

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

transmit receive make processstore send hold design

store

2. ______________ information quickly.

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

transmit receive make processstore send hold design

transmit

3. ______________ information as soon as we receive it.

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

transmit receive make processstore send hold design

process

4. ______________ messages from one computer to another.

With the development of information technology, we can now:

transmit receive make processstore send hold design

send

5. ______________ long distance meetings in which the participants can see each other on screen.

With the development of information technology, we can now:

transmit receive make processstore send hold design

hold

6. ______________ use of central stores of information.

With the development of information technology, we can now:

transmit receive make processstore send hold design

make

7. ______________ TV programmes to other countries.

With the development of information technology, we can now:

transmit receive make processstore send hold design

send

8. ______________ TV programmes from other countries.

With the development of information technology, we can now:

transmit receive make processstore send hold design

receive

9. ______________ houses, bridges, gardens and buildings.

With the development of information technology, we can now:

transmit receive make processstore send hold design

design

Rank the following according to importance.

In a group, rearrange the ideas in Task 2, and then rank them in

order of importance.

Task 3

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. send messages from one computer to another.5. hold long distance meetings in which the participants can see each other on screen.6. make use of central stores of information.7. send TV programmes to other countries.8. receive TV programmes from other countries.9. design houses, bridges, gardens and buildings.

With your groups, talk about the importance of technology.

Information technology is very useful to our lives. It allows us to:• store very 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 screen.• make use of central stores of information.• send TV programmes to other countries.• receive TV programmes from other countries.• design houses, bridges, gardens and buildings.