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Discussion picture Discussion questions Key words

Picture warm-up

1. What do you see in this picture?
2. Who are these people, and what are they doing?
3. Does this look like your life here, or in your home country? How is it the same or different?

Discussion questions

1. What piece of technology do you use most every day?
2. How has technology changed your life since you were a child?
3. Could you live without the internet for a week?
4. Do you think technology makes people closer or farther apart?
5. What technology do you find difficult to use?
6. Do older people in your family use technology? Do you help them?
7. What is the most useful app you have?
8. Do you worry about privacy when you use technology?
9. What invention changed the world the most?
10. Will technology take away many jobs in the future?
11. How do you protect yourself from online scams?
12. Do you prefer paper books or e-books?
13. Should children learn to code in school?
14. What gadget would you like to buy next?
15. What technology do you think we will have in 20 years?

Key words

Say the word, then read the example sentence out loud.

• device
  Please turn off all devices during the test.
• app
  I use an app to learn English.
• download
  You can download the form from the website.
• update
  My computer needs an update.
• password
  Create a strong password with numbers and symbols.
• Wi-Fi
  What’s the Wi-Fi password?
• laptop
  I do my homework on my laptop.
• gadget
  He loves buying new gadgets.
• user-friendly
  This website is very user-friendly.
• scam
  That email is a scam; don’t click the link.
• privacy
  I care about my privacy online.
• invention
  The smartphone is an amazing invention.
• upgrade
  I upgraded to a faster computer.
• tech-savvy
  My teenage son is very tech-savvy.
• log in
  Log in with your email and password.

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