Modern Technology

Vocabulary

• Portable• Compact• Feature• Hot word• Function

Ipods are portable because they are small.

My phone’s features include a camera and an mp3 player.

To turn the TV on, just say the hot word.

The phone has many features in such a compact device

The main function of the camera is to take pictures.

Key phrases

• This technology’s key feature is….

• The positives about this technol-ogy are that …

• The negatives about this tech-nology are that …

• Problems could arise because …

What is this?

3D Printers

• The technology’s key feature is it can print things in 3D.

• The positives about this technology are that complex designs can be made easily and quickly.

• A negative about this technology is that it is very expensive.

• Problems could arise because people can print off dangerous or illegal things.

An American court recently ordered a company to re-move the instructions to a printable gun from it’s web-

site. In two days it was downloaded 100,000 times.

These are a new Google prod-uct called Google Glass.

Watch the video and use the key phrases to make sen-tences.

GoogleGlass• This gadgets key fea-

ture is….• A positive about this

gadget is … • A negative about this

gadget is …• Problems could arise

because …

•I will give you information

about 3 pieces of technology.

•Two will be modern.

•One will be old.

•Use the information to make

the four key phrases.

Activity One.

Game.•We will use your clues to play a game.•Each team will read out their clues.•The other teams have to guess what the technology is.•When you know write it down on your whiteboard and raise your hand.•If you guess after:1 clue – 4 points2 clues – 3 points3 clues – 2 points4 clues – 1 point