Unit 3: Technology

READING - PRIVACY TECHNOLOGY: Tele Zapper

1.- Read the text and complete the summary chart of the main characteristics of the device. (5 pts.)


      Name: Size:

      Awards received:

      Main applications:

      Main characteristics:


2.- Read the text again. What do the words in bold refer to?. (4 pts.)

      a. them:             

      b. it:                    

      c. which:           

      d. it:                    



3.- Read the text once more. Are these statements true or false?. (3 pts.)

        The TeleZapper has excellent design.

        Most of telemarketing calls are made by a computer system.

        You need a TeleZapper for each phone connected to a line.

LISTENING - IN EVERYDAY USE

4.- Listen to these instructions. Click on the correct alternative to complete the sentences. (3 pts.)

   

      a. The first extract gives instructions on how to use _____________.
         i. a mobile phone.
         ii. a fax machine.
         iii. a payphone.

      b. The second extract gives instructions on how to use _____________.
         i. a cash dispenser.
         ii. a DVD player.
         iii. a blender.

       c. The third extract gives instructions on how to use _____________.
         i. an electric oven.
         ii. a microwave oven.
         iii. a cooker.



5.- Listen again. Complete the chart below making a tick (√) where appropriate. (7 pts.)

Which of the machines has these elements?

 I II III

Button (s)

Knob (s)

Slot (s)

A screen




6.- There is one mistake in each of the sentences below. Listen to the recording again, find it and then correct it. (3 pts.)

      a. If dialling an international number, dial 0; then the carrier number plus the number, and wait for the connecting tone.


      b. The card has a coded number that is read when you take it out of the machine.
         

      c. Foods that have a lot of water, like fruit and vegetables, cook more slowly.
         



LANGUAGE

7.- Complete each sentence using the Subjunctive of the verbs in brackets. (5 pts.)

      a. The manager that all employees dressed in their proper uniforms before 6:30 a.m.
          (command / be)

      b. The coach that Fabio the center position, even though he's much too short for that position.              (insist / play)

      c. Evelyn that the meeting next week.   (recommend / take place)

      d. Team rules that each player responsible for memorising one rule - and then for teaching
           that rule to all of the players.    (require / be)

      e. The teacher that  we a bit each day.    (suggest / study)



8.- Complete these sentences with your own ideas and using the Subjunctive. (5 pts.)

      Thinking about the future of our planet,

      a. It is urgent .

      b. It is an excellent idea .

      c. It is a bad idea .

      d. Scientists recommend .

      e. It is important .
WRITING

9.- Write a short paragraph (100 words) about your personal contribution to the protection of the future of our planet. Print your work.
      Ask your teacher to check and mark it. (10 pts.)
SPEAKING

10.- Listen and read the dialogue. Then practise and role-play it with a partner.
        Remember that this is a practice activity.  It doesn’t get a mark.

   

      Paula:      Have you read the article about this wonderful device that can supply water to rural areas of Africa?
      Camila:    No, what is it?
      Paula:      It is a machine that can produce thousands of litres of water per hour.
      Camila:    How does it work?
      Paula:      It is a kind of roundabout that pumps up water from underground holes.
      Camila:    Does it need a battery or something?
      Paula:      Not, just the motion of the roundabout moved by a group of children.

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