Ms Vo Thi Ngoc Diep
Nguyen Trai Upper - Secondary school
ALL THE TEACHERS
TO OUR CLASS 10C8
UNIT 5
TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
SPEAKING
MODERN
INVENTIONS
CELL PHONE
TELEVISION
RADIO
FAX MACHINE
AIR CONDITIONER
ELECTRIC COOKER
Example:
A:Can/ Could you tell me what a cell phone is used for?
B: Well, it is used to talk to people when you are away
from home.







Radio listen (news/ music), learn (foreign
languages)
TV watch (news/ performances/
football matches) learn (foreign languages)
Fax machine send/ receive ( letters/ pictures) quickly
Electric cooker cook (rice/ meat/ fish/ vegetables),
keep (food/ rice) warm
Air conditioner keep (air cool or warm/ when
it/ hot or cold)
TASK 1
Work in pairs: Ask and answer questions about the uses of modern inventions.
Work in pairs. Complete the sentences below. Use the words in the box. ( You will have to use some verbs more than once ).
Information technology is very useful to our lives. It allows us to:
.......................very large amounts of information,
.......................information quickly,
.......................information as soon as we receive it.
With the development of information technology we can now:
4. ........................messages from one computer to another,
5. ........................long distance meeting in which the participants
can see each other on a screen,
6. ........................use of central stores of information,
7. ........................T.V programmes to other countries,
8. .......................T.V programmes from other countries
9. ........................houses, bridges, gardens and buildings.
transmit
receive
make
process
store
hold
design
send
5
Store .
Transmit
Send
Process
Make
Send
Receive
Hold
Design
TASK 2
TASK 3
Work in groups of four. Talk about the uses of information technology. Use the images below. (Books closed)
I think information technology is very important to our lives.
Firstly, ... / Next, …/ Moreover, …/ In addition ,…/ Last, …
Suggestion:
I think information technology is very important to our lives.
Firstly, ... / Next, …/ Moreover, …/ In addition ,…/ Last, …
Suggestion:
GAME :
Guessing
Homework
1.Write a short paragraph about 80 words about the uses of information technology in our daily life.
2.Name some more modern inventions and write the uses of them.
3.Prepare for “Listening”.
Thanks for your joining .