UNIT 2: TECHNOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW

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 UNIT 2
TECHNOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW

Lecturer: …………
Phenikaa University

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 OBJECTIVES

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

• identify important details in listening;
• using abbreviations in note taking;
• give reasons in speaking;
• use action and nonaction verbs in speaking;
• practice stressed content words;
• synthesize information.

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 OVERVIEW

1 Warm up

Lesson A: A Radio Show about AI

2 Listening for important details
Using Abbreviations
Using action and Nonaction verbs
Giving reasons
3 Lesson B: A Conversation about Technology
Practicing stressed content words
Synthesize information

4 Wrap-up & Homework

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 WARM UP

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 Game – Guess the word

RULES:
- The class is divided into two groups.
- The two groups raise hands to play the game. The
faster team get the right to say the correct words.
- Each question is equal to 1 point.
- The group with more points wins.

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 Warm-up

n_ network
____k

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d_ _a
data

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hashtag
h_ _ _ t _ _

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s_ security
_____y

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c_cloud computing
_ d c_ _ pu _ _ _ g

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 THINK AND DISCUSS

They are in groups of friends playing

Pokémon Go on their cell phones.

The title is Technology Today and

Tomorrow.

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 EXPLORE THE THEME

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 EXPLORE THE THEME

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 A. VOCABULARY

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 VOCABULARY

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 VOCABULARY

B. Complete each question with a word from the box. Use each word only once.

capable (adj) instruct (v) intend (v) reliable (adj) replace (v)

reliable
1. Do you think computers are usually ____________, or do they often not work?
capable of doing?
2. What are some of the things most computers are ____________
replace human beings?
3. In what kinds of jobs do you think robots might ____________
instruct the class to do?
4. What does your English teacher often ____________
intend
5. What do you ____________ to do after class?

C. Work with a partner. Take turns asking and answering the questions from
exercise B.

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 VOCABULARY

a
d
e
b
c

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 VOCABULARY

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 A. LISTENING

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 BEFORE LISTENING Prior knowledge

A. Work with a partner. Discuss these questions

1. Which Internet search engines do you use? Why?

2. Do you do much shopping online? If so, what kinds of things do you buy?
3. How do doctors or hospitals use computers?

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 WHILE LISTENING

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 WHILE LISTENING

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 WHILE LISTENING

See most pop. + reliable sites/Don’t see sites we’re not int’ed in.

Can do machine lrn’g/Have knowl. of Internet

Can read much info. quickly/ Can see things docs don’t

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 AFTER LISTENING

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 Will intelligent robots eventually
replace humans in the workforce?

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 A. SPEAKING

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 SPEAKING

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 SPEAKING

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 SPEAKING

C
I (correct form: believe)
C
C
I (correct form: do you own)
I (correct form: does not/doesn’t matter)
I (correct form: ’re/are having)
C

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 SPEAKING

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 SPEAKING

I am learning about the culture as well.

I am reading a book
he likes to do fun activities.
social person go out with my friends on weekends.
Spain I travel there a couple times a year.

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 LESSON TASK Discussing Self-Driving Cars

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 LESSON TASK Discussing Self-Driving Cars

Possible answers:
Pros: People could do other things
while riding in cars. There would be
less of a chance of getting lost.
Cons: The computer in the car
might stop working or lose the GPS
or Internet connection.

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 LESSON TASK Discussing Self-Driving Cars

1. How likely people from different countries are

to try a self-driving car
2. India has the highest, and Japan has the
lowest.
3. Answers will vary.
4. Possible answer: Busy people will likely use
self-driving cars, but people who don’t trust
technology will not.

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 LESSON TASK Discussing Self-Driving Cars

Group work

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 VIDEO

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 BEFORE VIEWING

1. Possible answers: Small robots are playing soccer. There are two players
and a referee showing a red card.
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 BEFORE VIEWING

d
f
e

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 BEFORE VIEWING

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 WHILE VIEWING

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 WHILE VIEWING

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 WHILE VIEWING

(He only mentions eyes.)

(You can show the robot

something or guide it.)
(It is inside his lab)

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 WHILE VIEWING

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 WHILE VIEWING

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 WHILE VIEWING

learning

teach
easier

device
commands

information

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 AFTER VIEWING

1. They could get things for them, bring things to them, and check them into appointments.

2. They could clean houses, do repetitive construction work, or lift heavy containers.

3. It could help me remember the dates and times of my meetings and classes.

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 B. VOCABULARY

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 VOCABULARY

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 VOCABULARY

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alternative
fossil fuels
worldwide
individual
innovative
carbon
cut back on
impact
gradual
aconsumes

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 VOCABULARY

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 VOCABULARY

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 B. LISTENING

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 BEFORE LISTENING A Conversation about Technology

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 BEFORE LISTENING A Conversation about Technology

b
d
e
a
c

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 WHILE LISTENING

water power and solar

power

the water wheel

A live Internet feed and social media presence adds humor, which makes
the public more interested in Mr. Trash Wheel.

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 AFTER LISTENING A Conversation about Technology

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 AFTER LISTENING A Conversation about Technology

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 AFTER LISTENING A Conversation about Technology

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 B. SPEAKING

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 SPEAKING Critical thinking: Analyzing

A. With your partner, look at the types of technology listed in the box, and ask and answer the
questions below.
A: What’s changing with TV or movies?
B: People are watching them on their phones, but they’re still going the movie theater, too.
apps/ programs cameras computers the Internet phones TV/ movies other

1. What is happening or changing with each kind of technology these days?

2. How do people use each kind of technology to solve problems in their daily lives?
3. In your country, what impact are cell phones or other devices having on your culture? For example, are
these devices changing education, or the ways people make money or make new friends?

EVERYDAY LANGUAGE Giving advice

You should create a stronger password We had better get back to work
for your wi-fi.
You shouldn’t work so hard. Luisa had better not forget to set her alarm.
She has an early exam.

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 SPEAKING Critical thinking: Evaluating

B. Read each statement and choose A for Agree or D for Disagree.

1. People shouldn’t check theirs phones when they’re doing things with A D
their friends or family.
2. Governments should make sure everyone in their country has A D
access to the Internet.
A D
3. People had better not share their personal information online.
4. Engineers should invent some inexpensive devices so that everyone A D
can afford them.
5. App designers should focus on helping to solve people’s problems, A D
rather than entertaining them with games.

C. Work in a group. Take turns saying the statements in exercise B aloud and
whether you agree or disagree. Give reasons for your opinions.

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 SPEAKING

Pronunciation Stressed content words

In English, not every word in a sentence gets the same amount of stress or
emphasis. Content words receive more stress because they have more
meaning or give more information than other words. This means the
stressed syllable in content words is a bit louder, and higher in pitch.
Content words include:
nouns main verbs adjectives
adverbs question words
The book is on the table in the back of the room.
My friend took a chemistry course in college.

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 SPEAKING

D. Underline the content words in each sentence.

1. Nabila is taking a course in computer programming.
2. Samir wants to become a software designer.
3. All of my friends have cell phones.
4. Large televisions consume a lot of electricity.
5. I’m trying to cut back on the time I spend online.
6. Kenji wants to buy a phone with a better camera.

E. Listen to the sentences from exercise D and check your

answers. Then practice saying the sentences with a partner.
Remember to stress the content words.

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 FINAL TASK Presenting a New Technology Product

You are going to give a short presentation. You an a partner will think of a real problem
and a new kind of technology product that could help solve that problem. Your job is to
convince your audience that the idea is good and the product is worth buying.

A. Work with a partner. Brainstorm a list of problems that you care about. The problems
could be major issue that your community or the world is dealing with (e.g., pollution,
crime or traffic), or they could be smaller everyday problems (e.g., oversleeping,
forgetting vocabulary words, or being late). Write the list in your notebook.

B. Look at your list of problems and choose one that you both want to focus on.

C. Brainstorm ideas for new technology products that could help solve the problem you
chose in Exercise B.

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 FINAL TASK Presenting a New Technology Product

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 FINAL TASK Presenting a New Technology Product

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 FINAL TASK Presenting a New Technology Product

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 WRAP – UP & HOMEWORK

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 WRAP UP

 identify important details in listening;

 using abbreviations in note taking;
 give reasons in speaking;
 use action and nonaction verbs in speaking;
 practice stressed content words;
 synthesize information.

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 HOMEWORK

Unit 2 (page 14-17), Real Listening and Speaking 1

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 THANK YOU!

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