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40 How has technology
developed?
(7.6 Speaking)
Part 1
Aim: To practise words related to technology.
Interaction: Individual/Pairs.
Type of activity: Matching and gap filling.
Time: 5–6 minutes.
Materials: One worksheet per student.
In class: (1) Tell students they are going to work
individually at first. Hand out the worksheets and ask
students to match the inventions with the reasons why
they are important. (2) Tell students to compare answers
in pairs. (3) Tell students to imagine they are preparing
a school exhibition on how technology has developed.
There are two mind maps on the worksheet with some
ideas on how to organise the exhibition. Ask students
to complete the gaps in the mind maps with the words
from the box. (4) Check the exercise with the whole class.
Answers:
1 f 2 g 3 e 4 d 5 b 6 a 7 c
PRESENTATION: 1 posters 2 objects 3 displays
ATTRACTIONS: 4 gadgets 5 ticket 6 experiments
7 lecture
Part 2
Aim: To practise explaining points of view and justifying
opinions.
Interaction: Individual/Pairs.
Type of activity: Gap filling and classifying.
Time: 5–6 minutes.
Materials: One worksheet per student.
In class: (1) Tell students to work individually at first and
ask them to complete gaps a–n with the words from
the box. (2) Check the exercise with the whole class.
(3) Ask students to work in pairs and complete gaps 1–4
in the grid with the headings A–D. (5) Check the exercise
again with the whole class.
Answers:
a with b follow c lost d mean e words f saying
g correctly h exactly i much j meant k was
l instead m How n should
1 B 2 D 3 A 4 C
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Resource 40 How has technology developed?
7.6 Speaking
Part 1
1 nuclear power a helps people identify their location
2 the telephone b have greatly reduced mortality rate and made life-span much longer
3 the aeroplane c allows people to get information quickly, to connect with each other
4 the car d is a reliable source of everyday transportation
5 antibiotics e has revolutionised travelling, fighting forest fires or delivering packages
6 GPS f provides an efficient and unlimited source of energy
7 the Internet g has made communication quicker
lecture posters gadgets objects experiments ticket displays
Powerpoint presentation a yearly 5_________ to the Science Museum
1
_________ with information
free 4_________
doing 6_________ in labs
PRESENTATION ATTRACTIONS
exhibiting actual 2_________ interactive 3_________ invitation to a 7_________ about
the history of the computer
Part 2
A GIVING CLARIFICATION C MAKING SUGGESTIONS
B SIGNALLING CONFUSION D CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING
lost should meant saying was follow how
mean exactly words instead with much correctly
1 ____________________ Sorry, I’m not a _____________ you.
I’m not sure I b _____________ you.
I’m afraid you’ve c _____________ me there.
I don’t know what you d _____________ by …
2 ____________________ So, in other e _____________ …
Are you f _____________ …?
If I understand you g _____________ you mean …, right?
3 ____________________ Yes, h _____________ .
Yes, that’s pretty i _____________ it.
No, that’s not quite what I j _____________ .
What I meant k _____________ …
4 ____________________ So, l _____________ of …, we could …
m
_____________ about …?
Perhaps we n _____________ .
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