Technological Advancements

A: Are you a tech and gadget lover?

B: Yes, I am. I love shopping for new gadgets.

A: What is an important technological advancement you know?

B: That’s the emergence of online payment systems like Credit Cards or Paypal thanks to the
development of the Internet, I think.

A: What do you use it for?

B: I use these services to do shopping online. Now I can book flight tickets in advance without the
need to go to the agency.

A: How long have you been using it?

B: I’ve been using these services for around 3 years.

A: Does it make your life easier?

B: Sure. It’s fast, simple and convenient.

A: How did it change your life?

B: Well, I can enjoy my life more. I can do a plenty of things online like shopping, transferring money,
booking tickets, and so on.

A: How often do you use it?

At least once a week.

A: What are other technological advancements you know?

B: There are many: electricity, smartphone, the internet, robot, and so on.

Target Words and Patterns of the Dialog:

Bu bölümde öğrenmenizi hedeflediğimiz ‘’hedef kelimeler veya kalıplar’’.

gadget: a small, useful, and cleverly-designed machine or tool

 küçük kullanışlı alet

 I like kitchen gadgets such as potato peelers

advancement: progress or development in your job, level of knowledge, in technology etc

 ilerleme, gelişme

emergence: when something begins to be known or noticed

  ortaya çıkma, oluşma

in advance: before something happens or is expected to happen

 önceden, peşin
 Thanks for your help, in advance.

book: to make arrangements to stay in a place, eat in a restaurant, go to a theatre etc at a particular
time in the future

 yer ayırtmak, rezervasyon yapmak

 To get tickets cheaper, you have to book in advance.

and so on: used at the end of a list to show that you could continue it in a similar way

 vb., vs.

at least: not less than a particular number or amount

 en azından, en az
 It will take you at least 20 minutes to get there.

convenient: useful to you because it saves you time, or does not spoil your plans or cause you
problems

 uygun, elverişlil, kullanışlı

 We need to arrange a meeting. Would 11 o'clock on Tuesday be convenient for you?

Sizin Bilmediğiniz Kelimeler:

--Metin üzerinde (opsiyonel olarak: alıştırma ve İngilizce açıklamarda) hedef kelimeler haricinde
bilmediğiniz kelimeleri ve anlamlarını sözlüklerden bularak buraya yazınız. – (Türkçeleri yeterlidir)

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A) Exercise: Öğren!
Fill in the blanks with the target words and patterns!

gadget advancement emergence

in advance book and so on
at least convenient

1. The _________________ of computers has changed the world a lot.

2. It's a clever little __________________ which you can use to cut vegetables into attractive
shapes.
3. I should warn you __________________ that I’m not a very good dancer.
4. You don’t help me with the housework or cooking, __________________ tidy your own
room. I am not a robot, you know!
5. My secretary will call you to arrange a __________________ time to meet.
6. You can do things for your health in the way of diet, exercise, good lifestyle, not smoking
__________________.
7. Have you __________________ the hotel where you wanted to go this summer?
8. Which do you think is the best technological _________________; computers or smart
phones?

B) Match the Words & Patterns with their meanings! Pekiştir!

gadget advancement emergence

in advance book and so on

at least convenient

1) ____________________: to make arrangements to stay in a place, eat in a restaurant, go to

a theatre etc at a particular time in the future
2) ____________________: useful to you because it saves you time, or does not spoil your
plans or cause you problems
 3) ____________________: used at the end of a list to show that you could continue it in a
similar way
4) ____________________: when something begins to be known or noticed
5) ____________________: not less than a particular number or amount
6) ____________________: progress or development in your job, level of knowledge, in
technology etc
7) ____________________: before something happens or is expected to happen
8) ____________________: a small, useful, and cleverly-designed machine or tool

C) Write a sentence of your own for each of the words or the patterns you’ve just learned!
++ Write Turkish meanings of the words. – Uzmanlaş!

Öğrendiğiniz kelimelerin veya kalıp kullanımların Türkçe karşılıklarını hiçbir yere bakmadan
yazın, daha sonra bu kelimelerle en az 1 tane örnek cümle yazın.

book: _____________________________________________________________________________.

at least: ___________________________________________________________________________.

gadget: ___________________________________________________________________________.

in advance: ________________________________________________________________________.

convenient: ________________________________________________________________________.

and so on: _________________________________________________________________________.

emergence: ________________________________________________________________________.

advancement: ______________________________________________________________________.

CEVAP ANAHTARI:

A: emergence, gadget, in advance, at least, convenient, and so on, booked, advancement

B: book, convenient, and so on, emergence, at least, advancement, in advance, gadget

C: Kendi cümlelerinizi yazınız, kontrole ihtiyaç yok. Kelime anlamlarını ise en üstteki ‘target words
and patterns’ kısmından kontrol edebilirsiniz.