Your Virtual Self - part 2

Your Virtual Self - part 2

checking understanding

Open Ended

Your Opinion counts! Do you think modern technology has made us better at communicating? Write a paragraph to explain.

Open Ended

What is a piece of technology that has changed your life for the better? How was it made your life easier? Write a paragraph.

Poll

What is a future technology you are really excited about?

• flying cars

• Augmented reality

• home printer that can print objects, even food

• city on Mars

• house robots

Checking that you understand

Speaking strategy

Open Ended

Why do you think it is important to check tha tyou understand something? What might happen if you get the wrong idea about what someone is saying?

Checking understanding in English

• Do you mean that cars will drive themselves in the future?

• That's right. There are already self-driving cars on the road.

Checking understanding in English

• So, you're saying that mobile phones will replace computers?

• No, not quite, but we will be able to do even more on our phones.

Checking understanding in English

• Do you actually believe that we won't need to write by hand?

• That's exactly what I mean. No one will need pencil and paper in the the future.

Remember these!

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C: Twenty years from now, I doubt that anyone will have a mobile phone.

D: Seriously? Do ___ that we won't talk on the phone in the future?

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C: No, ___. I just think that we'll have technology in our brains. So we won't need to carry anything with us.

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D: So, ________ that we'll all have tiny machines in our heads?

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D: No way! I don't agree. I think we'll have more wearable technology.

C: Wearable technology? ___ mean things like glasses and watches?

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D: Yes, that's ____ . These gadgets already exist. But in the future, they will be even better.

Spin the wheel!

You will land on a topic. You have to have a short dialogue together about the topic you land on. Your partner will check for understanding.

Example:

1. People won't drive cars in the future.

2. Do you mean that cars won't need drivers?

1. That's right.

1. People will have Instagram in their contact lenses.

2. Do you really believe that people will stay on Instagram in the future?

1. No, not really. But they will be able to if they want to.