Unit 5

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Vocabulary

1. Phrasal verbs for technology
2. Computer troubles
3. Word list (no exercises)
4. Technology
5. Word list (no exercises)
   • Word list: internet and websites
6. Metals and gases

Grammar

1. Conditionals: zero, first and second
2. Conditionals
3. Third conditional

Listening 🎧

1. A digital detox podcast
2. You have one voicemail message (easier)

Reading 📙

1. Digital habits across generations
2. Robot teachers
3. Social media influencers
4. A Cosmic Misunderstanding
5. How to be a safe and smart searcher
6. Websites for teens

Writing 🖊

1. Giving up a mobile phone
2. Shopping online
3. Computer technology in our lives
4. A new camera
5. A computer game

Pronunciation 👄

1. Sit or seat?

Speaking 🗨

Feel free to use the following conversation questions to get you started:

• What new technology do you think has had the biggest impact on our lives in the last 10 years?
• How do you usually use technology in your daily life?
• Do you think technology makes our lives easier or more complicated? Why?
• Have you ever been to a science museum or exhibition? What did you learn there?
• How do you feel about robots and artificial intelligence? Are you excited or worried about them?
• Do you think people rely too much on their phones and computers? Why or why not?
• What is a recent scientific discovery that you find interesting or exciting?
• Do you think science and technology should be used to improve the environment? How?
• How has social media changed the way people communicate with each other?
• Do you believe there are any risks to using too much technology? What are they?