UNIT 6 HOW TECHIE ARE YOU?

UNIT 6HOW TECHIE ARE YOU?PART AVOCABULARY AND LISTENINGElectronic Devices

VOCABULARYELECTRONIC DEVICES

These are some familiar things in our life. Can you guess what are they called?Now we will go through the names and purposes of these devices

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Notebooka portable computer with physical keyboard

Tablet PCa portable computer with large touchscreen and no physical keyboardSmartphonea mobile phone that has some of the functions of a computer

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Ebook readerused for reading digital books

Digital photo frameused for showingdigital photos without printing them out

VOCABULARYSattelite TVused for watching programs through signals from space radio stations

HD TVused for watching programs with high quality image

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Hard disk recorderused for recording digital audio or video to hard disksSatnavused for guiding driver of a vehicle by using signals from satellite

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Game consoleused for showing avideo signal to a screen to display a video gameCamcorderused for recording video and sound

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MP3 playerused for playing digital audio files

Digital radioused for listening for programs through radio signals

VOCABULARY1. I can carry hundreds of books around with me on my _______________ and I don't need a bag!2. We can record over 100 hours of television programs on our ___________________.3. We've got a ______________ at home. There's choice of more than 100 channels!

4. My dad takes his ______________ with him on the train so that he can work.5. I can do anything on my ______________ - play music, record videos, send emails - and make phone calls of course!6. The picture on our ______________ is amazingly clear.Task 1 - Complete the sentences with the words belowebook readerhard disk recorder HD TVnotebook satellite TVsmartphoneebook readerhard disk recorder HD TVnotebooksatellite TVsmartphone

Now I want to check if you have remembered all these devices above, so let's do Exercise 1 together.9

LISTENING

LISTENING STRATEGYListen for the key words that will help you understand what is being said. Before listening to the recording, think about which words you would expect to hear.

Task 2 - Which of the phrases below might appear in adverts for devices a-e? Fill in the table with number 1-10

1. charge the battery5. download a book8. find the way2. make a call6. pick up mail9. play music3. store photos7. surf the net10. watch films4. record/rewind/pause a programa. tablet PCb. hard disk recorderc. MP3 playerd. ebook readere. satnav

LISTENING1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 104, 101, 3, 91, 58

Task 3Listen to four radio advertisements. Match each advertisement (1-4) with a device (a-e). There is one device that you do not need

a. tablet PCb. hard disk recorderc. MP3 playerd. ebook reader e. satnav1. _____2. _____3. _____4. _____LISTENINGebad

In this exericise, you will listen to four radio advertisements and then match each advertisement with a device. There is one device that you do not need

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Task 4 Listen again for the phrases in the exercises 2. Were your predictions correct?LISTENING

Look back at exercise 2. Listen and check if the phrases you guessed are correct13

SPEAKINGTask 5 - Work in pairsImagine you have won two of these devices in a competitionWhich would you choose? Why?

USEFUL EXPRESSIONIf I + past simple, I would ...I chose/ liked/ wanted/ preferred ...I loved listening to music/ reading books/ playing games/ coding/ ...It was beautiful/ convenient/ compact/ useful/ multifunctional/...It helped me get the directions/ study English/ record my favorite programs/ read novels...

SPEAKING

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