Unit 2 - Technology now and then

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Unit 2

Technology now and then

We can't really start without checking what you now, can we?

Multiple Choice

If you transfer a file from your device to the online server, you _______________ it.

• upload

• download

• stream

• install

Multiple Select

Check ALL the words that are connected with computers.

• laptop

• desktop

• hardware

• typewriter

• program

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

This simple flowchart presents 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of computers.

• applications

• installations

• generations

• species

Multiple Choice

Wow, those are really dramatic _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

• informations

• homepages

• URLs

• headlines

Multiple Select

Check all the verbs/actions that can be performed with a mouse

• click

• drag

• scroll

• enter

• type

Fill in the Blanks

• Which two items have had the greatest influence on your life? Give reasons and examples.

• How have each of the items shaped people's lives?

• Some people claim that abacus and wheel are the most important inventions of all time. Do you agree? Why/Why not?

Verbs ---> Nouns

invent (v.) ---> invention (n.)

destroy (v.) --->

destroy (v.) ---> destruction (n.)

produce (v.) --->

produce (v.) ---> production (n.)

affect (v.) --->

affect (v.) ---> effect (n.)

harm (v.) --->

harm (v.) ---> harm (n.)

enhance (v.) --->

enhance (v.) ---> enhancement (n.)

promote (v.) --->

promote (v.) ---> promotion (n.)

damage (v.) --->

damage (v.) ---> damage (n.)

ruin (v.) --->

ruin (v.) ---> ruin (n.) / ruination (n.)

result (v.) --->

result (v.) ---> result (n.)

advance (v.) --->

advance (v.) ---> advancement (n.) / advance (n.)

deteriorate (v.) --->

deteriorate (v.) ---> deterioration (n.)

Let's look at the book for a moment

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Ex. 5 page 19

• People constantly debate whether television has positively or negatively influenced society.

• The use of mobile phones is dramatically affecting the way we communicate

• Climate change has destroyed many crops.

• Did the invention of the internet really harm the way people live and work?

• The sales of certain mobile telephones deteriorated sharply as a result of a series of new software inventions.

Ex. 5 page 19 continued

• The use of technology meant that the archeologists hardly damaged the site

• Many people like Einstein and Newton have shaped science.

Listening page 20

A little help

Synonyms

• yearly ---> every/each year, on a yearly basis, annually

• is held together ---> happens/takes place/is organised in conjunction with/along with/as a part of

• subject ---> topic/theme

• during the preparation for ---> while the ... is being prepared

• influence ---> have an effect/impact on

Page 21

Evaluating adjectives

unimportant

• insignificant

• trivial

• irrelevant

• minor

useless

• ineffective

• worthless

• inadequate

valueless

• insignificant

• worthless

• useless

harmless

• safe

important

• crucial

• vital

• essential

• key

useful

• practical

• helpful

• effective

valuable

• invaluable

• worthwhile

• useful

harmful

• damaging

• destructive

• detrimental

valueless

• insignificant

• worthless

• useless