Impact 2

Grade 8
Semester 1
Unit 3
Your Virtual Self
Lesson 1: Vocabulary
 Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• identify and use vocabulary related to the use of

technology.
• use new vocabulary to read about and discuss the
positive
and negative effects of the use of technology.
inistry of Education – First Semester – 2021/2022 Grade 8 – Unit 3 – Your Virtual Self- Lesson 1 (Vocabula
 1-Look at the title and the pictures. What does the title mean?
Think.
The
Title
Your Virtual Self Click for
the
answer

It’s a life that someone creates

on the internet (social media),
which is not necessarily similar
to his/her real life.

Suggested
answers
2- What are some of the things that the internet can be used for?
Write as many words as you can think of.
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social watching discussi advertising
media ng
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 Task 1

inistry of Education – First Semester – 2021/2022 Grade 8 – Unit 3 – Your Virtual Self- Lesson 1 (Vocabula
 Read the following examples and try to find the meanings of
the words in blue. Then answer the question on the next slide.

1- How do you access the internet?

2- Famous companies use social media to attract more
customers.
3- Dolphins use sound to communicate with each
other.
4- Modern technology has made our lives more

comfortable .
5- A baby must be given constant attention.

6- Do you know where is the location of the store?

7- We bought a new digital camera for my brother’s birthday.

inistry of Education – First Semester – 2021/2022 Grade 8 – Unit 3 – Your Virtual Self- Lesson 1 (Vocabula
 Match each word with its meaning. Write the correct letter next
to the right word. Click for
answers
New word Meaning
1- access A- to share or exchange thoughts, ideas, or
…...
D information
2- A B- place or position
communicate ......
3- constant F C- websites and other platforms that enable users to
…... create and share content
4- digital G D- the right or ability to enter, look at, or use
…... something
C E- methods, systems and devices which are the
5- social media
result of scientific knowledge being used for practical
…... B purposes.
6- location E F- going on without stopping
…...
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 Task 2

inistry of Education – First Semester – 2021/2022 Grade 8 – Unit 3 – Your Virtual Self- Lesson 1 (Vocabula
 Choose the right alternative from the words in bold. An
example is given.
Click
1- I have sent you the location/ access to the wedding. for
answer
2- I think location/ technology has helped make our lives easier. s

3- People communicate/ digital with each other using mobile phones.

4- I follow an account that gives information/ constant weather

updates.
5- I learnt a lot about baking cakes by following bakers’ social media/
access
accounts.
6- I have a new digital/ technology clock that alerts me when it is time to
pray.
7- I a member of the football club, so I have constant/ access to the club’s

swimming pool.
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 Assessment

inistry of Education – First Semester – 2021/2022 Grade 8 – Unit 3 – Your Virtual Self- Lesson 1 (Vocabula
 Click
Read and fill in the blanks with the correct word from the
for
box below.
answer
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s social e technolog l
media y
Nowadays, using (1) _____________ to help us (2) __________ information
online is very important. As many people use the internet to do lots
of tasks, all the way from doing their homework to staying connected
with family and friends. That’s why a lot of people have created
online accounts, on different (3) _____________ platforms, such as
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. This way they can (4) ______________
with them all the time and keep up to date with news from around
the world.
Personally one of the most useful applications is the maps
application, it helps me find the (5) __________ of almost any place I
need to find. Another useful device is my (6) _________ smart watch, it
gives (7) __________ updates about my heart rate, phone calls and
emails as well.
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 Task 3

inistry of Education – First Semester – 2021/2022 Grade 8 – Unit 3 – Your Virtual Self- Lesson 1 (Vocabula
 A suggested
answer
Discuss Amber Case’s (a cyborg anthropologist)
saying:
“We’re all cyborgs, we rely on technology all the time.
Our mobile phones, tablets and computers are like extra
body parts that we carry around with us”
Do you agree that you’re a cyborg? Why or why not?
I agree, because we rely on machines and
devices all the time, such as laptops and
mobile phones to make our lives easier. For
example, they do a lot of our thinking for us.
They work out calculations, they correct
what we write, they even predict what we
want to say and finish our words.
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 Task 4

inistry of Education – First Semester – 2021/2022 Grade 8 – Unit 3 – Your Virtual Self- Lesson 1 (Vocabula
 Listen, then read the following paragraph about Erica Stevenson and
answer the questions given.
Click to listen
Erica Stevenson is a cyber security specialist Check your
working at one of the biggest internet answers
companies. She says that the company has Put (T) for True and (F) for
access to a lot of information from around the False.
1- Erica’s job is to make sure
world. She also says that the company has a lot that
of applications on digital devices, offering the the company
2- The website isonly
safe.
has a T
latest technology to help make our lives easier. ( )
One of those technologies is helping students virtual
and teachers to communicate, by creating map technology.
3- The virtual map helps us findF
virtual classrooms, which has helped lots of ( )
the
schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. phone number of any place. F
Another one is virtual maps, which help us find 4-
( Erica
) advises that we do not
the location of almost any place we are looking talk
for. to strangers online.
5- Erica says that strangers
T
Erica deals with constant cyber attacks on the ( )
company’s website so her job is to keep sure online
that the website is safe for users. could be hackers. T
Erica advises others to be careful when talking ( )
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 Assessment

inistry of Education – First Semester – 2021/2022 Grade 8 – Unit 3 – Your Virtual Self- Lesson 1 (Vocabula
 A suggested
Discuss: answer
Work in pairs: (Note that you can do it independently.)
Do you agree that the internet wastes your
time? Why or why not?
Spending time on the internet can have a
negative impact on young people, but it also
has many advantages. In my opinion, the
internet is an incredible tool and that the
benefits of internet access outweigh its risks.
However, we should be careful not to use the
internet excessively.
*Put a () if you followed the criteria.

Criteria Self-assessment
.I used the correct tense
.I spelled correctly
I punctuated well. (full-stops, commas, ----)
.I used capitals

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 Choose an
You
activity. P.4
decide:
1- Work independently: Do you think modern technology has 8
made us better at
communicating? Write a paragraph to explain your opinion.

2- Work in pairs: (Note that you can do it independently) Discuss a piece of

technology that has really changed your life. How has it made your life easier?

3- Work in groups: (Note that you can do it independently) Discuss. How

often did you communicate online, with friends and family, in the last week?
Imagine that you don’t have a mobile phone or a computer. How would you
communicate with your friends and family?

inistry of Education – First Semester – 2021/2022 Grade 8 – Unit 3 – Your Virtual Self- Lesson 1 (Vocabula
 Here are some possible answers.
1-
Yes, I think that we have become better at communicating with others virtually, but
some have lost the human connection. I think the internet is great, but we should also
try to stay connected with our family and friends in real life.

2-  The internet has changed my life a lot. It helps me with my homework, to stay

connected with my family members who are living outside Bahrain and to learn new
things about my new hobby for example, baking. The internet is like a free library that is
open day and night.
3- I communicate with family and friends on daily basis, either by calling them or sending

messages. If I did not have a mobile phone, communicating with my family members
would be quite difficult as I wouldn’t call them as often. However, in such a situation I
would visit them a least once a week. I do not think that I can stay away from my family
for a long time, especially my cousins.
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 This is the end of the
lesson.
Thank you!

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