UNIT N° 03

LESSON 09 – HUMAN INGENUITY 1: My Favourite Gadget

RD
Class: 3 A-B-C-D Time: a week Date: June 21ST - 25th.
Learning evidence create a conversation to buy a gadget .
Purpose: Students talk about gadgets
EYES ON ME
1. Activity 1: Dear students, welcome! Let’s observe the pictures and respond the questions.

Figure 1.Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3nLBgw7 Smart devices

a) From the pictures choose one gadget you like the most and tell us why

b) What would life be without technology?

 LET´S OBSERVE AND READ
Activity 2: It’s time to read! Read the texts carefully.

Text 1

We ask six travelers about their favorite piece of

technology. Here are their comments.

This is my “mobile office”. These things are in my

backpack. Posted by Ian Walker

I can take hundreds of photos with my new camera.

It has a big memory. Posted by Sacha Brown

I have an old webcam, but it’s OK. I can see and talk
to my family at home. Posted by Luis dos Santos

I can work on the train with my laptop. It has a good

battery. Posted by Adela Law

My phone has a fantastic video camera. I can take

great videos. Posted by Hon Yin

My MP3 player is small and light. It’s in my bag all the

time. Posted by Adam LeBlanc

Text 2
Photo by Andy Olson

This is 69-year old Nabeshima

Akiko. She is in a supermarket
in Japan. She is with a robot. The robot is
from Keihanna Science City near Kyoto.
This robot can see and it can speak. It can
move, but it can’t run. It can carry things-
for example, Nabeshima’s basket.
Robots are amazing. They can help people
in their lives.
LET´S UNDERSTAND
Activity3: It’s time to understand GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY
a) GRAMMAR: Look at the grammar box about CAN -CAN’T

I/You I/You
He/She/It Can see. He/She/It can’t run
We/You/They We/You/They

Now is your turn! Read People and Robots and Write sentences with CAN or CAN’T

Robots / run Robots CAN’T run

Robots / computer Robots CAN use a computer
1. Robots/speak
2. Robots/move
3. Robots/carry things
4. Robots/see
5. Robots /help

b ) CAN questions and short answer

Can I/You Speak Yes, I/You can

Japanese?
Can He/She/It Swim? No, He/She/It Can’t
We/You/They We/You/They

c) GRAMMAR: HAVE/HAS look at the grammar box.

I/You/We/ You/ They a camera

He/She/It headphones
 d) VOCABULARY. GADGETS .

An alarm clock memory sticks a digital camera headphones

Speakers a video camera an MP3 player a webcam

A laptop a mobile phone

e) Now, it is time to read the following conversation and underline the correct option
Salesman: Good morning. Can I help you?

Customer: Yes, I want to buy a camera /a laptop. I have/ has to take some pictures for my work.

Salesman: What are your basic needs?

Customer: I would like to buy a compact one to carry in my small bag but, it has/ have to be up to date

Salesman: Here you have/has one it can take good pictures it is powerful.
Customer: It looks attractive. How much is it?
Salesman: Two hundred dollars
Customer: Hmm, that’s a bit cheap/expensive but, I will take it. Can I pay with credit card?
Salesman: Yes, of course.
LET’S PRACTICE
Activity 4: Great students! It’s time to practice!
a) Put the right letter to complete these definitions
When gadget is:

1. Attractive G
a. It is easy to use.

2. Up to date b. It doesn’t cost a lot of money.

3. User-friendy c. It is small.

4. Compact d. It costs a lot of money.

5. Versatile e. It can do a lot of different things.

6. Expensive f. It is strong and Works well.

7. Powerfull g. It looks good.

8. Cheap h. It is very modern.

b) Read the conversation below. Complete the conversation with words from exercises A

A: Can you tell me about this cellphone?

B: Yes, sure. I love this cellphone because it’s so easy to use, it really is (1) . And it’s
also very(2) . You can listen to music, go online, and it has a digital camara too.
A: Yeah, that’s great. Is it (3) ?
B: No, it’s actually very cheap.

c) According to the text 2 in Activity 2 read intelligent travel blog then find these adjectives What do
they describe?
New CAMERA big

Old good

Fantastic great

Small light

d) Let`s complete the sentences using the objects from text 2 the intelligent travel blog
1. You can listen to music with an

2. You can take photos with a

3. You can take videos with a

4. You can talk to people with a

e) TRUE FALSE JUSTIFICATION The following statements are either true or false. Tick ✔ the
correct option then justify it using words as they appear in the text. Read text in activity 2
Robots and People.
1. Nabeshima is an elderly person. TRUE FALSE

Justification: _________________________________________________________

2. Nabeshima is alone in the supermarket.

TRUE FALSE
Justification: _________________________________________________________

3. The robot can’t help Nabeshima. TRUE FALSE

Justification: _________________________________________________________

4. Robots are awesome.

TRUE FALSE
Justification: _________________________________________________________

LET'S CREATE AND SHARE

ACTIVITY 5. With a partner from your class, you will WRITE A CONVERSATION (80- 200 words) to buy
one of the next products. Use the conversation in activity 3 letter E as a model. If you want to use
another device, feel free to do it.

a digital camera headphones an MP3 player a webcam

ET'S REFLECT

Activity 6: Now, it is time to reflect! Please, Now, reflect on your performance in class:

EXIT TICKET
I learned that
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I still need help with
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Rating my understanding

Bibliography
Bowen, T., Rogers, M., Taylor- Knowles, J., & Taylor- Knowles, S. (2016). Vocabulary: adjetives for
describing gadgets. En Openmind 2nd edition level 1 student's book (segunda ed., pág. 82).

Stephenson , H., Dummett, P., & Hughes, J. (2014). Robots and people . En Life Beginner (págs. 58-60).

Authorship:
Vela, Y (Docente). (2021). Diseño metodológico para el aprendizaje N° 09-Unidad 3 –Bimestre III - 3ro Se
c: “MY FAVOURITE GADGET”. COAR MOQUEGUA.
Criterion:
Oral interaction: A Dialogue
Dialogue about buying a gadget

CHECKLIST YES NO

Greet the audience and introduce himself/herself

1. Use Yes/No and Questions Words correctly
2. Answer questions about prices correctly
3. Use expressions for shopping
5. Use have / has in their speech
6. Use adjectives + nouns
7. Spell the words well
8. Pronounce the vocabulary learnt in class correctly.
9. Speak clearly and volume is loud enough
10. Have a natural intonation