USING TODAY’S

TECHNOLOGY
L A N G U A G E F O R T O D AY
IS THERE ANY NEW GADGET THAT YOU
WANT RIGHT NOW?
SOME NEW 2015 TECHNOLOGY
Pacif-I
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND ON FACEBOOK
EACH DAY?
CAN TECHNOLOGY BE DANGEROUS?
HOW?
SOME DANGERS OF TECHNOLOGY:
 ON THE FLIP SIDE, HOW HAS
TECHNOLOGY IMPROVED OUR LIVES?
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE WHO TALK ON
THEIR PHONES AT THE DINNER TABLE?
CELL PHONE STACKING GAME
VOCABULARY
 Switch

Outlet
Cord
Push
Plug In
Pull
unplug
When you don’t know something, you can
find out the answer by L_______ it U_______.
When you don’t know something, you can
find out the answer by Looking it Up.
* or you can be lazy and ask someone…

Today, there are many ways to

look up information…
 What is this person looking up?

What are the using to look up this information?

 They’re looking up a DEFINITION

They’re using a DICTIONARY

 What is this person looking up?

What are the using to look up this information?

 They’re looking up a SYNONYM (similar word)

They’re using an online THESAURUS

 What is this person looking up?

What are the using to look up this information?

 They’re looking up the weather (in Cancun, Mexico)

They’re using a search engine (in this case, Google)

 What is this person looking up?

What are they using to look up this information?

 They’re looking up directions (to the empire state building)

They’re using their smartphone / Google maps

When you look something up on a search engine like Google, you must type
in a S___________ T____________ in the search box.

This needs to have accurate words in order to find the information you’re
looking for.
This is called Search Term(s)
LET’S PRACTICE SEARCH TERMS!
You want to know how to make S’More
cookies.

You want to make them healthy.

What can you type in your search term box?

“Healthy S’More Cookie Recipe”

Also: “S’more cookies healthy”

“S’more Recipe”
You want try out a new café with your family this weekend.

The café needs to be in District 1.

Of course, the café needs to be cute…

What can you type in your search term

box?
“cute café HCMC District 1”
You have an English exam coming up soon, and you’d like
to review some grammar.

You’re not a beginner. You need more challenging

grammar practice.

What can you type in your search term

box?
“Intermediate English Grammar Practice”
You need to know what the word, “Serendipity”
means in Vietnamese.

What book, search term, or type of App can you

use to find this?
You can use a translation resource (book, internet, app)
USD  VND

Inches  Centimeters

Celsius  Fahrenheit

Kilograms  Pounds

Kilometers  Miles

These are all examples of c_____________

USD  VND

Inches  Centimeters

Celsius  Fahrenheit

Kilograms  Pounds

Kilometers  Miles

These are all examples of Conversions

(to convert…)ex: Can you convert 2 million Dong to Dollars?”

Have you ever lost information on your computer/phone?

You should always save or b___________ your digital info.

Have you ever lost information on your computer/phone?

You should always save or Backup your digital info.

You can backup your information on several
devices.

__________________ _______________

_________________
You can backup your information on several
devices.

USB HARDDRIVE

CLOUD STORAGE
What do we say when our computer / phone
malfunctions? It’s called a CR_____________
CRASH

Example: “Oh man! My phone just crashed… I need to

restart it.”

“My computer has been crashing a lot lately.

When I turn it on, the screen always freezes.”
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Etc. are all examples
of S____________ Media.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Etc. are all examples
of SOCIAL Media.
On Social Media sites, users can interact with each other by
messages and making P________. (uploading images, links
or thoughts to share with friends.)
Post Ex: “Amy loves to post selfies & pictures of her friends.”
If you’re typing a Word.doc and you
accidentally delete your writing, you can
get it back by hitting the U______ button.
If you’re typing a Word.doc and you
accidentally delete your writing, you can
get it back by hitting the UNDO button.

Or press: CTRL+Z
If you search for an image on Google, and you
want to save this image and put it in a Word.doc.

What two actions must you do? C_____ & P______

Copy & Paste
Another word for “doing math” is to C_______________.

For example: “Did you c__________ how many cookies

you need to make in order for ever class
member to have 2 cookies? “
Another word for “doing math” is to Calculate.

For example: “Did you calculate how many cookies

you need to make in order for ever class
member to have 2 cookies? “
A calculation that is a close guess (approximation); it’s not
exact. This is called an E______________
 A calculation that is a close guess (approximation); it’s not
exact. This is called an ESTIMATION.

Ex:
When I cook,
I rarely measure
ingredients. I just
estimate!
We do this with alarms, timers, reminders.

Ex: “I need to s______ my alarm for 6:15AM.”

“Please s_____ the egg timer for 5 minutes.”

We do this with alarms, timers, reminders.

Ex: “I need to SET my alarm for 6:15AM.”

“Please SET the egg timer for 5 minutes.”

If a place has internet, we can say that it has
internet A____________.

Ex: “At this hotel, you must pay money to

a___________ to the wi-fi password.”
If a place has internet, we can say that it has
internet Access.

Ex: “At this hotel, you must pay money to

access to the wi-fi password.”

*Access means to able to use / enter.

“Access into the White House is extremely secure.”