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IN THIS UNIT
GRAMMAR
• conditionals: first and second
• conditionals: third and mixed
VOCABULARY
• technology
• opposites (prefixes)
• words from the text
SCENARIO
• persuading, making a case
for something
• conducting a problem-solving
meeting
STUDY SKILLS
• plagiarism – what it is and
how to avoid it
WRITING SKILLS
• an opinion article
Technology
12.1
DEVICES AND GADGETS
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Computers are stupid. They can only give you answers.
Pablo Picasso, 1881–1973, Spanish artist
VOCABULARY
TECHNOLOGY
1
Work with a partner and discuss the questions.
1
What are the three items of technology you use most often?
2
Are you technologically minded or are you a
technophobe?
3
How important is technology in your life?
3
a
Match two adjectives in the box to each of these
concepts.
1
non-polluting
4
simple to operate
2
very new
5
long-lasting
3
old-fashioned
6
useful
cutting edge durable easy to use state-of-the-art
environmentally friendly out-of-date handy
hard-wearing obsolete green practical user-friendly
3
b
Look at the objects below. Use some of the
adjectives to describe them.
3
c
Think about some items of technology you own. Which
of the qualities listed in Exercise 3a does each one have?
2
a
Look at the words in the box. Are they countable
or uncountable?
apparatus appliance device engine
equipment gadget machine
2
b
Complete the questions with the words in Exercise
2a.
1
How many household
can you name?
2
How often should you upgrade your computer
?
3
How often do you use a cash
to get money?
4
What do you think is the most useful labour-saving
?
5
What clever
can you think of (e.g. satellite
navigation system, can opener)?
6
What is the name of the breathing
which
divers use so they can stay underwater?
7
Is the internal combustion
the greatest piece
of 20th-century technology?
2
c
Work with a partner and ask and answer the
questions in Exercise 2b.
A
C
B
D
