- •I. Read the text
- •1 . Here is a crossword. Guess the meanings of the words with the help of their definitions
- •Unit III. New computer art mirrors viewer’s mood
- •Warm-up
- •2. Talk about how important your computer is to you. How does it help you in your life? What things do you like doing with it? What other fields of computers’ applications do you know?
- •I. Read the text
- •II. Comprehension check
- •1. Read the article and say whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f)
- •2. Answer the following questions
- •IV. Listening
- •1. Listen to your teacher reading and fill in the spaces
- •V. Grammar Focus: Modal Verbs
- •1. Find the examples of modal verbs in the text. What other modal verbs do you know? Revise modal verbs with your groupmates and your teacher
- •2. Choose the best variant
- •3. Translate the sentences paying attention to the meanings of modal verbs and infinitives used with them
- •4. Insert a suitable modal verb in the right form
- •VI. Discussion
- •4. Discuss the following topics
- •Homework
- •I. Read the text
- •I. Read the text
- •Unit VI. Computers 'to match man by 2029'
- •I . Read the text
- •Unit VII. Artificial Brain
- •Warm-up
- •2. Read the title of the text and try to predict which words/word combinations can be found here. After reading the text see who is the best predictor
- •I . Read the text
- •II. Comprehension check
- •1. Answer the questions
- •1. Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text
- •III. Listening: Listen and fill in the gaps.
- •2. Team work: Students a strongly believe creating an artificial brain is a good thing; Students b strongly believe the opposite
- •2. Discuss these opinions with your partner(s)
- •I. Read the text
- •1. Say whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f)
- •5. Put the words into the gaps in the text
- •1. Make a report about the pros and cons of cloning. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson
- •2. Imagine that you have a clone. Your clone is 15 years old. Write your diary entry for one day you spent with him/her Unit 9. Television shoes
- •III. Vocabulary
- •1. Insert an appropriate word or phrase from the text
- •4. With different partners have these fun 2-minute debates. Your teacher will time you and tell you to change partners
- •1. Write an imaginary article for a fashion magazine. Explain in the article what the future of fashion will look like and how the function of our clothes will change.
- •2. Imagine you are a child. Write a letter to the children’s newspaper to tell people what you think of this new invention
- •I. Read the text
- •I. Comprehension check
- •1. Say whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f)
- •2. Look through the text and find the sentence proving that
- •3. Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible)
- •4. Write 1-2 questions and ask them your groupmates
- •I II. Vocabulary
- •1. Here is a crossword. Have fun
- •1. While listening, delete five incorrect words from the ten in bold in each paragraph. In pairs / groups, think of better words to replace them
- •V. Discussion
- •1. Discuss these opinions with your partner(s). Do you agree with them?
- •2. Answer the following questions
- •1. Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word
- •2. Write your opinion about the Stealth Text technology Texts for supplementary reading
- •Text 2. Human noise pollution a danger to sea life
- •Text 5. New Warnings For Video Games
- •Text 6. Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine
- •Text 7. Eu warns of hidden ringtone charges
- •Text 9. Scientists use windows to trap solar energy
- •Text 10. Scientists test WiTricity – Wireless Electricity
- •Список используемой литературы
- •Оглавление
- •Unit VIII. Cloned dogs in training to sniff for drugs ………47
- •Unit X. Self-destructing mobile phone messages …………...60
III. Vocabulary
1. Insert an appropriate word or phrase from the text
a. A British student has invented a sensor that ____________ into children’s _______________.
b. Special software uses information about the ____________ of child’s steps and says how much TV a _____________ can watch.
c. Children whose ___________ time is up, must do more _________________.
d. New technology will help chidren not to have ___________ problems and become ________.
e. Playing outside makes children ____________.
f. In future computers can ___________ part of our clothes that will _____________ our health.
g. “Square –eyes” is a _____________ for children who spend _________ time watching TV.
2. There are six gaps in the article. There are six groups of synonyms below the article. Place the number of the synonym group in the correct gap (It is not important to guess a correct word - any of the synonyms from each group could be put into the relevant gap)
An amazing new ______ by a British student will help children who are overweight. It will also reduce the number of hours of television they watch every day. The technology is nicknamed “Square-Eyes”. It is a tiny, computerized sensor that fits into children’s shoes. It measures the number of steps the child takes during the day and ______ this information to the family computer. Software then tells the child how many hours of ______ he or she can watch that evening. One hundred steps equal one minute of TV. If children use up all of their viewing time, they must do more walking.
The designer, Gillian Swan, says the device “will help children to ______ exercise in their daily routines from an early age.” She said that ten years ago children were healthier because they played outside with their friends. She said today’s children spend too much time in front of the TV and don’t exercise. This means children have weight problems and become ______ . “Square-eyes” is a nickname often given to children who watch too much television. It may now take on a new meaning. The new technology is the beginning of computers becoming a part of our clothes. What we wear will soon ______ our health.
1 include introduce add involve |
2 monitor check watch track |
3 invention device gadget |
4 fat obese overweight |
5 TV the box the telly |
6 sends transmits transfers |
3. In pairs try to find as many context synonyms for the words and phrases in italics a. An amazing new [invention _________ ] by a British student will help children who are overweight.
b. It is a [tiny _________ ], computerized sensor.
c. “Square-eyes” [measures _________ ] the number of steps the child takes during the day and sends this information to the family computer.
d. If children [use up _________] all of their viewing time, they must do more [walking _________ ].
e. Gillian Swan hopes that [children _________ ] will improve their health.
IV. DISCUSSION
1. Discuss the following ideas
What do you think of the new invention?
Do you think this device will be popular?
How would you feel if you had to walk for four hours every day to watch your favorite TV drama or news programme?
How much TV did you watch when you were a child?
Would you buy the Square-eyes shoes for your chidren?
Is obesity in children a problem in your country?
Do you think kids who watch a lot of TV become strange adults?
2. Tiny computers and monitors will become part of the clothes we wear in the future. In pairs / groups, talk about the health or lifestyle benefits of these computerized clothes. Would you like to wear them?
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3. You are workers in a clothes company that must design a new item of “smart” clothing. In pairs / groups decide on the following:
The item of clothing |
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A nice hi-tech name |
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The slogan for TV ads |
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What does it do? |
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What does it replace? |
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What are the advantages? |
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How will it make our lives better? |
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What kind of design (materials, sizes, colors, etc)? |
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How much will it cost? |
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After you have finished, present your ideas to other students and give each other feedback. Suggest changes that might improve each idea