Gadgets or new technologies in our life. Pros and cons

1.

Presentation

2. Plan:

1. Warming Up.
2. Students Points of View.
3. Short Monologues.
4. Short Discussion.
5. Lexical test.
6. Dialogue.
7. Exercise 2, p.60.
8. Listening.
9. Positive and negative
views points.
10. Internet Slang.
11. Conclusion.

3. Inventions

What are gadgets?
Why does the modern
man need them?
What are they for?

4. 2

The most important inventions that
have changed our life.
What modern inventions do people
use in everyday life and what are they
for?
A digital camera
A laptop
A TV
A Mobile phone
A Microwave oven
E-book
Games console
Personal Computer
A Washing machine

5. E - books

Can E-books replace printed books?

6. I-Phone

Calculator
Calendar
Clock
Maps
Mail
Notes
Spotlight
Weather
Photos
Safari
Stocks
YouTube

7.

Computers are playing the most important
part in peoples lives.
They offer people a lot of possibilities to
develop their imagination, memory and
many other mental abilities.

8. Computers

allow to access the latest of information really quickly
Interaction with the world is a great advantage of a
computer
Large amounts of information become available through
them.

9. Computer problems

Have a virus
Can not connect
to the Internet
Computer crashed
Lost some files
The screen is freezing
reboot the system
run a search
use anti-virus software
call your Internet service provider
take it to the Computer service

10.

My computer keeps crashing.
The cursor sticks in the same place and I can not do anything.
To do a full scan with your anti-virus software.
It could be a virus that’s causing your problem.

11. Complete the sentences:

Adrian has got a problem with…………
His computer keeps …………………….
It seems that the cursor…………………
Paul suggests switching………………...
Adrian will do……………………………..
Paul thinks that the cause of the
problem……………………………………

12. Are teenagers completely hooked on technology today?

Positive:
Using the Internet
Help at school
New skills
Make life more enjoyable
Comfortable
Negative:
Teens can get distracted
Waste a lot of time
Teens become antisocial
Life in a virtual reality
Health problems

13. Computer addiction: symptoms

strange behaviour
spending large sums of money on computers
and software
mental health problems
Neglecting school or
family obligations
Using the computer for pleasure or relief from
stress

14. Learn some of the Net Slang, which is developing over the Internet. It can be useful and a lot of fun. Study the list of such

expressions:
Cu
Rl
Ty
Bbl
L8er
N2m
Btw
Sys
:-o
Ly
4u
Gf
F2f
Asap

15. The Internet Slang

rl
bbl
n2m
btw
sys
ly
4u
gf
f2f
asap
cu
ty
l8er
Real life
Be back later
Not too much
By the way
See you soon
Love you
For you
Girlfriend
Face to face
As soon as possible
See you
Thank you
later

16. IF YOU WANT TO BE AN UP-TO-DATE PERSON:

You have to keep up
with all the latest
gadgets
You have to learn
about new technology
Visit the website
http://fnd.five.
tv\gadget-show.