UNIT N° 03

LESSON 10 – HUMAN INGENUITY 2: Technology in everyday life

RD
Class: 3 A-B-C-D Time: a week Date: June 28TH – July 2ND.

Purpose: To reflect about gadgets’ features and benefits

Learning evidence: A list with the features and benefits of their favourite gadget.

EYES ON ME
Activity 1: Welcome to a new week, dear students, Let’s observe the images and answer the questions

https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/815350/6-outdoor-activities-for-active-families-1/

a. Talking about Technology, mention 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

b. To what extent is it important Technology in a Family life?

c. Match the words with the photos. Are these ovens popular in your country?
a. an electric oven b. a gas oven c. a microwave oven

1. 2. 3.
LET´S OBSERVE AND READ
Activity 2: Next, we are going to read carefully the article about “Solar Ovens” and take relevant
information about it.

TECHNOLOGY AT HOME

Solar ovens
People in some parts of the world can´t cook with gas or
electric ovens, but they can cook with the sun! Solar
ovens are really fantastic. They can cook food and heat
water. Here are two solar ovens.

The Bohmer oven

a big box covered in
This oven is very basic. The designer is Jon Bohmer. aluminium
He´s Norwegian, but he lives in Kenya. You can´t buy
this oven, but you can make it. It has five parts: a glass
lid, a pot, two boxes (a small and a big box) and aluminum
or tin foil. The total price of the oven is about $7.
It’s really cheap! The maximum temperature is about 90°C.
This oven is very good for people in poor parts of
the world.

The HotPot oven

The HotPot oven is a basic design too. It has three parts: a

pot, a bowl and aluminum panels. The pot is in the glass
bowl. The maximum temperature is about 150°C.
It´s really hot! You can buy this oven online and in shops.
The price is about $100.

Source: Life BEGINNER National Geographic Learning CENGAGE Learning

LET'S UNDERSTAND
Activity 3: Now, it’s time for us to focus on Grammar. Let’s take a look to the following charts.

VERY, REALLY
We use them to give intensity and emphasis and we can use in both cases.

This oven is very basic. This oven is really basic.

It is very cheap. It is really cheap.

Note: really great ✔ really fantastic ✔

BUT: very great X very fantastic X

VERY, REALLY

This camera is expensive.

It’s great / fantastic.

really expensive.
This camera is very great /
It’s really very fantastic.

a. Let’s complete the chart

I have an old cellphone

This is my cellphone. It is old.

I love my memory stick. It is useful

This is a MP3 player. It is amazing .

I have my headphones. They are light

b. Now, put the words in order to make sentences. Look at the box to help you.
1. basic / this/ is / design/ very ________________________________________
2. basic / this/ a / oven / is / really ________________________________________
3. very / solar ovens / are / cheap ________________________________________
4. is / a / designer/ very / he / good ________________________________________
5. really /my /has /camera/ big/ a /memory ________________________________________
6. phone/ this/ really/ a/ has/ good/ video camera ________________________________________
Retrieved from: Life beginners National Geographic Learning by Helen Stephenson, Paul Dummett, Jhon Hughes
LET’S PRACTICE
Activity 4: Now, it is time to read the article again and tick the correct sentences.

1. Solar ovens can heat water.

2. You can buy the Bøhmer oven in shops.

3. The Bøhmer oven has five parts.

4. The HotPot oven doesn’t have a glass bowl.

5. You can buy the HotPot oven online

Activity 5: Let's listen to the conversation in shops. Put the number of it (1-3) next to the product. There is an
extra one.

Activity 6: Let's listen to the conversation in shop again and answer the questions.

1. How much is the alarm clock?

a. fifteen pounds. b. thirty pounds. c. fifty pounds

2. Is the alarm clock a radio, too?

a. Yes, it is b. No, it isn’t. c. It doesn’t say

3. Does the video camera work as HD?

a. It doesn’t say. b. Yes, it does. c. No, It doesn’t

4. Can the memory s ticks be paid in dollars?

a. Yes, they can. b. No, it can’t c. No, they can’t

5. How much are the memory sticks?

a. They’re five ninety-nine b. They’re eighty ninety-nine c. They’re five ninety-eight

LET'S CREATE AND SHARE
Activity 8. Now, we are going to write a list with the features and benefits of their favourite gadget (80 –
200 words )

IT HAS IT CAN IT CAN’T

WRITING RUBRIC
Criterion 5 4 3
Language Vocabulary is generally Vocabulary is Vocabulary is
appropriate to the task and sometimes limited. Basic
varied. appropriate to the grammar is used.
A variety of basic grammar are task. Some basic
used grammar is used.
Message Most responses are Some responses are Responses are not
appropriate and some are appropriate and a few appropriate.
developed. are developed.

LET’S REFLECT
Now, it is time to evaluate us. Be honest answering the following questions on what you have
learnt.
SELF- ASSESSMENT
Let’s reflect on our performance and write in the lines below:

1. Tick your box. How did you 2. Write three (3) things you 3. Write 2 (two) difficulties in
feel during the lesson? learnt the lesson
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.
 Now, what can I do to improve?
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Bibliography and References:

Reading, listening and video sources: Retrieved on May 3rd, 2021 from:
• Retrieved from: Helen Stephenson.2014. Life Beginner. National geographic learning.
• Retrieved from: https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/contracted-forms
• English B - Skills and Practice - SaaÆd AlDin, Abu-Awad, Tempakka and Morley - Oxford 2014

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UDIOSCRIPT (Activity 7c)

6a.Read the article again and listen . Underline the information that is different.