Uni 1 SCIENCE AND
1 TECHNOLOGY
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LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

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LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Game: Hidden words
PRESENTATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick T (True) or F (False).
Task 3: Label each picture with a phrase from the box.
Task 4: Complete the sentences, using the phrases in 3.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

Task 5: Quiz: Do you know what things were invented in these
years? Work in pairs and find out.
Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP
1. What is this?

The hidden word:

SMARTPHONE
__________

SEIENCC

2. My favourite bird is PIGEON
______.

3. I don't have a Facebook ACCOUNT
_______.

WARM-UP

The hidden word:

4. What are they?

EMOJIS
______

EOTLHYGNCO

7. Don't unplug my phone.
It's CHARGING
________.

5. I prefer using TABLETS
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ to smartphones .

8. What is this?
6. _TELEPATHY
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the direct communication
of thoughts or feelings from one person to
another without using speech, writing, or any
other normal method.

It's a COMPUTER
________.

WARM-UP
The hidden words:

SEIENCC

SCIENCE
_______

EOTLHYGNCO

TECHNOLOGY
__________

PRESENTATION

technology (n)
/tekˈnɒlədʒi/
công nghệ

PRESENTATION

face to face (adj)
/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
trực tiếp,
mặt đối mặt

PRESENTATION

epidemic (n)
/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/
đại dịch

PRESENTATION

breakout room (n)
/ˈbreɪkaʊt rʊm /
phòng học chia nhỏ,
chia nhóm

PRESENTATION

contact lens (n)
/ˈkɒntækt lenz/
kính áp tròng

PRESENTATION

invention (n)
/ɪnˈvenʃn/
phát minh

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. technology (n)

/tekˈnɒlədʒi/

công nghệ

2. face-to-face

/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/

trực tiếp, mặt đối mặt

3. epidemic (n)

/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/

đại dịch

4. breakout room (n)

/ˈbreɪkaʊt ruːm/

phòng học chia nhỏ

5. contact lens (v)

/ˈkɒntækt lenz/

kính áp tròng

/ɪnˈvenʃn/

phát minh

6. invention (n)

PRACTICE
1. Who are the girl and the boy?

3. What might they be talking about?

2. Where do you think they are?

4. What can you see in the bubble?

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
Minh: I really liked yesterday's online lesson. What about you, Ann?
Ann: I prefer having face-to-face classes. I like to interact with my classmates during
the lessons.
Minh: I think online classes are convenient during bad weather or epidemics. Also,
students can still
interact when they are in breakout rooms.
Ann: But the Internet connection doesn't always work well enough to learn online. And
my eyes get tired when I work in front of the computer screen for a long time.
Minh: I know what you mean. But there's some great news for us. 3D contact lenses will
soon be
available. With them, our eyes won't get tired when looking at a computer
screen all day long.
Ann: Wow, that's brilliant!
Minh: Another helpful invention is robot teachers. They will teach us when our human
teachers are not available or get ill. My uncle said the robots would be able to mark our

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and tick T (True) or F (False).
Statements
1. Ann and Minh had a face-to-face class yesterday.
2. Ann likes face-to-face classes because she can interact
with her classmates.
3. Minh finds online classes inconvenient.
4. When students use 3D contact lenses, their eyes will not
get tired.
5. Robot teachers will be able to mark papers and comment
on students' work.

T

F

PRACTICE

3 Label each picture with a phrase from the box.

1. computer
______________
screen

2. _______________
3D contact lenses

PRACTICE

3 Label each picture with a phrase from the box.

3. ______________
online class

4. _______________
robot teacher

PRACTICE

3 Label each picture with a phrase from the box.

5. ______________
breakout rooms

6. _________________
Internet connection

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences, using the phrases in 3.
1. I can't see the documents on the computer very clearly. I need a
larger ______________.
computer screen
2. During our lessons, our teacher puts us into ______________
breakout rooms for
group discussions.
3. A ____________
robot teacher in Korea teaches English to primary students.
4. We had a(n) ____________
online class yesterday with a teacher in the US.
5. Can I wear ________________
3D contact lenses and watch a movie too?

PRODUCTION

5

Do you know what things were invented in these years?

1. 1822: Charles
Babbage invented it.
Students use it to
type essays and to
learn online.

The first computer

PRODUCTION

5

Do you know what things were invented in these years?

2. 1876: Alexander
Graham Bell invented
it. We use it to
communicate with
our friends and
families.

The telephone

PRODUCTION

5

Do you know what things were invented in these years?

3. 1928: Sir Alexander
Fleming discovered it.
It was the world's first
antibiotic.

Penicillin

PRODUCTION

5

Do you know what things were invented in these years?

4. 1989: Tim Berner-Lee
invented it. It links
information sources so
everyone can access
them.

The WWW World Wide Web

PRODUCTION

5

Do you know what things were invented in these years?

5. 2000: Honda
developed it. It can
run, jump, and work
as a bartender.

Robot ASIMO

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 identify the topic of the unit
 use lexical items related to science and technology
 identify the language features that are covered in the unit

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Review technologies and inventions
learnt in the lesson.
- Learn new words and phrases by heart.
- Do the exercises in the Workbook.
- Start preparing for the project of the
unit.

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