Uni 11 ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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LESSON 6: SKILLS 2

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WARM-UP

What can a smartphone do
BRAINSTORMING

- NOW?
- IN THE FUTURE?

PRE-LISTENING

1 Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.
1. What is this electronic device?
It's a robotic vacuum cleaner .
2. Do you want to have one in
your home? Why / Why not?

WHILE-LISTENING

2 You will hear Trang talking about her favourite electronic device. Listen
and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

1. In Trang's opinion, cleaning the floor ______.
A. is an easy and interesting task
B. is boring and takes a lot of time
C. can only be done by housekeepers
2. Trang's current robotic vacuum cleaner can clean ______.
A. almost every dust, spot, and dirty mark in her house
B. only dust, spots, and dirty marks that we can see
C. dust, spots, and dirty marks under human control

WHILE-LISTENING

2 You will hear Trang talking about her favourite electronic device. Listen
and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

3. If you drop crumbs to the floor, robotic vacuum cleaners of the future
will come by and ______.
A. wipe all of them with a rubber
B. suck them all up
C. remind you to clean them
4. In the future, laser technology will enable robot vacuum cleaners to
______.
A. get to any floor or room in our houses
B. climb stairs and open doors or drawers
C. see everything on the ground

WHILE-LISTENING

3 Listen again and fill in each blank with ONE word that you hear.
1. Trang can control her current robotic vacuum cleaner with an app
smartphone
on her _____________.
2. Trang's current robotic vacuum cleaner is easy to store and ______.
carry
3. Robotic vacuum cleaners of the future will be able to recognise
patterns and then take _______.
action
4. Trang thinks robotic vacuum cleaners will be more helpful
_______ to us in
the future.

WRITING

4 Think of one of your favourite electronic devices. Make notes of
your answers to the following questions.

– What is your favourite electronic device?
– What can it do for you now?
– What will it be able to do for you in the future?

WRITING

5

Write a paragraph (100 – 120 words) about what your favourite electronic device
can do now and what it will be able to do in the future. Use the ideas in 4 or of your
own.

My favourite electronic device is _________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________.

WRITING

5

Write a paragraph (100 – 120 words) about what your favourite electronic device can do
now and what it will be able to do in the future. Use the ideas in 4 or of your own.

My favourite electronic device is a smartwatch. Currently, it helps me stay
connected and track my fitness. It also allows me to receive notifications, answer
calls, and play music right from my wrist. With its built-in fitness tracking features,
it monitors my steps, heart rate, and sleep patterns, helping me maintain a healthy
lifestyle. In the future, I think my smartwatch will become even more advanced.
It will likely incorporate advanced health monitoring technologies, providing realtime analysis of vital signs and even detecting early signs of potential health issues.
Additionally, it will be able to seamlessly integrate with other smart devices,
allowing me to control home automation, make secure payments, and navigate
augmented realities. As technology continues to evolve, smartwatches like mine
hold the potential to become one of our indispensable companions.

CONSOLIDATION

1

Wrap-up

What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Listen for information about electronic devices.
 Write a paragraph about electronic devices.

CONSOLIDATION

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Homework

- Do exercises in the Workbook.

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