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Page 1: Technology's Effect on Life

Summary of Images A-F

  • Pictures depict how technology impacts our lives in various ways.

  • Fast travel

  • Nuclear missiles

  • Less housework

  • Noise pollution

  • Road deaths

  • Global warming

  • Easy communication

  • Mass entertainment

  • Overweight people

Matching Effects of Technology

  • Identify positive and negative effects:

    • Positive: Fast travel, less housework, space exploration, easy communication, mass entertainment.

    • Negative: Nuclear missiles, noise pollution, road deaths, overweight people, global warming.

Page 2: Technology and Society

Topics Covered

  • Speaking about technology's effects on life

  • Listening to descriptions of new technology impacts on work

  • Comparisons using adjectives and adverbs

  • Stressing technical terms

  • Grouping and remembering new terms

Listening Exercise

  • Match each speaker to their job description: Vera, Christine, Gupta, Anton.

Language Spot: Comparisons

  • Comparisons with adjectives:

    • Short adjectives: add -er (faster).

    • Long adjectives: use more/less (more realistic).

    • Irregular forms: good -> better, bad -> worse.

Page 3: Comparing Aircraft

Key Features of Airbus A380 vs. Boeing 747

Specifications

  • Airbus A380:

    • Length: 73m

    • Wingspan: 79.8m

    • Weight (Empty): 275,000 kg

    • Max Takeoff Weight: 558,000 kg

    • Speed: 945 kph

    • Range: 15,100 km

    • Max Cruising Altitude: 13,100m

    • Passenger Capacity: 840 (1-class)

    • Engines: 4 turbofans

  • Boeing 747:

    • Length: 70.1m

    • Wingspan: 64.4m

    • Weight (Empty): 180,800 kg

    • Max Takeoff Weight: 397,000 kg

    • Speed: 1,127 kph

    • Range: 14,200 km

    • Max Cruising Altitude: 13,500m

    • Passenger Capacity: 550 (1-class)

    • Engines: 4 turbofans

Sentences for Comparison

  1. The Airbus is longer than the Boeing.

  2. The Boeing is a little shorter than the Airbus.

  3. The Airbus can carry a heavier weight than the Boeing.

  4. The Boeing is faster than the Airbus.

  5. The Airbus can fly further than the Boeing.

  6. The Boeing can fly higher than the Airbus.

  7. The Airbus engines are more powerful.

  8. The Airbus was introduced more recently.

Additional Comparisons

  • Write new sentences comparing the two planes.

Page 4: Branches of Technology

News Headlines and Matching

  • Examples:

    • 15 billion text messages sent monthly.

    • USA developing a weapon.

  • Match headlines to branches of technology: biotechnology, defense, crime, information technology, manufacturing, civil engineering, telecommunications, information & communication.

Vocabulary and Word Cards

  • Effective ways to record key technology-related words.

  • Example of a word card for "information technology" and its usage.

Page 5: Gadget Box

Smoke Detector

  • Types: Optical and Ionization detectors.

  • Placement for safety in homes.

Vocabulary Grouping

  • Common technical words can be grouped by their meanings (e.g., mechanic vs. mechanics).

Pronunciation

  • Mark stressed parts of technical terms.

Pairwork Exercise

  • Question exchange about launch systems.

Page 6: Class Survey on Technological Innovations

Innovations to Consider

  • Rank the following:

    • ABS brakes

    • Airbags

    • Credit cards

    • Digital camera

    • DNA testing

    • Laser eye surgery

    • Long-life, low-energy light bulbs

    • Microwave oven

    • Mobile phone

    • Smoke detector

  • Discuss and compare with a teacher.

Webquest

  • Find the year of introduction for each innovation.

Progress Check

  • Assess understanding of technology-related topics.

Page 7: Course Overview - Civil Engineering

Course Details

  • Duration: Two years full-time starting September.

  • Core units:

    • CAD, Communications, Construction management, IT, etc.

  • Additional units include:

    • Advanced structural design, Quality assurance, etc.

Career Opportunities

  • Progress to degree-level courses or employment as civil engineering technicians/technologists.

Page 8: Timetable and Listening Exercise

Timetable Questions

  • Start times, subjects, teachers, etc.

Listening Task

  • Fill in gaps about Alec's timetable from the listening exercise.

Page 9: Language Use - Present Tenses

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

  • Examples demonstrate active vs. habitual actions.

Tense Exercise

  • Complete sentences in the correct tense.

Page 10: Pronunciation of Auxiliary Verbs

Strong and Weak Forms

  • Use of strong form stressed in short answers; weak form in general questions.

Practice Questions

  • Answer about Alec’s course, lab work, etc.

Page 11: Problem Solving in Engineering

Match Pictures with Descriptions

  • Identify branches of technology from pictures.

Page 12: Course Comparison and Job Prospects

Course Information

  • Discuss entries, length, prospects for a technology course.

Page 13: Product Analysis

  • Discuss products and their design qualities in pairs.

Page 14: Understanding the Design Process

Stages in Design

  • Fill in stages of the design process from listening tasks.

Page 15: Question Formation

Yes/No and Information Questions

  • Transform statements into questions and vice versa.

Page 16: Design Requirement Study

Analyzing Design Brief

  • Match requirements for a garden chair to their purpose.