Life 5 Unit 3 Lesson C

​Life 5 Unit 3 Lesson C


Appropiate technology

Open Ended

What's your favorite device or piece of technology? How is it useful to you?

Look at these devices from the article. Then read the article and answer the questions.

​Reading activity

Multiple Choice

Which device is used in rural communities in developing or less industrialized countries / areas with no electricity 

• a solar-powered lamp

• a central heating system:

• a machine for shelling corn:

• a water purifier:

Multiple Choice

Which device is used in rural communities in Guatemala, poor women working in villages

• a central heating system:

• a water purifier:

• a machine for shelling corn:

• a solar-powered lamp

Multiple Choice

Which device is used in rural communities in rural communities in developing or less industrialized countries

• a solar-powered lamp

• a central heating system:

• a water purifier:

• a machine for shelling corn:

Multiple Choice

Which device is used in rural communities in Sweden, a busy train station and a nearby office building 

• a solar-powered lamp

• a central heating system:

• a water purifier:

• a machine for shelling corn:

Multiple Select

What characteristics make technology "appropriate"? Mark 3 options.

• It provides a long-term solution.

• It is easy for the user to understand.

• It is only used in developing countries.

• It is a new form of technology.

• It does not upset people's way of life.

Draw

Select TWO words in each of these sentences to remove them in order to make the sentences true.

1. Gandhi wanted technology that would improve the lives of rich and poor people. 

2. The Swedish company Jernhuset found a way to cut the station's heating costs by using people's body heat. 

3. The engineers in Guatemala were successful in trying to make the village women's work quicker and easier.

Open Ended

Which example of appropriate technology in the article appealed to you most? Why? Discuss with a partner.

a. a machine for shelling corn

b. a solar-powered lamp

c. a central heating system

Vocabulary: describing technology.

Multiple Choice

1. It's a time-consuming process. We need to find a solution that's more _____

• recycled

• useful

• efficient

• long-term

• old

Multiple Choice

• 2. We don't just want a quick fix; we want a(n) ______solution.

• recycled

• easy

• efficient

• long-term

• old

Multiple Choice

3. It's a handy gadget, much more ______ than an average penknife. 

• recycled

• useful

• efficient

• long-term

• old

Multiple Choice

4. It's not cutting-edge technology, but often the _____ways are the best. 

• easy

• useful

• efficient

• long-term

• old

Multiple Choice

5. It's essentially a labor-saving device; it makes cutting up wood very _____. 

• recycled

• useful

• easy

• long-term

• old

Multiple Choice

6. It's an environmentally friendly product because it's made from _____ materials. 

• recycled

• useful

• efficient

• long-term

• old