UNIT N° 02

LESSON 06 – HUMAN INGENUITY 2: TECHNOLOGY ON PEOPLE’S LIFE

Class: 5th Time: 5 hours Date: April 26 th – 30th , 2021
Purpose: To talk about the advantages of technology in people’s lives and promote it positively.
Learning evidence: An essay draft about how technology is affecting people’s life.
EYES ON ME
Activity 1: Hello, dear students. In the last class, we talked about how technology innovation helps
people solve health problems. Now, please observe the image and think about how it portrays real life.

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Activity 2: Now, let’s answer the following questions:

a. Regarding the ideas presented in the image, think about how technology
is changing people’s lifestyles. 1. main kinds of
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. do we do without
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. was cutting edge
4. is out of date as
b. To what extent do people use technology positively?
5. is around then
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. reading about
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. it a few years later

Activity 3: Listen and fill the gaps.

What ____________________ technology? Would we still be living in caves? Probably. I think there are two
____________________ technology. The kinds before and after computers. When we think about
technology before computers, it ____________________. It was all mechanical. Things like steam trains and
fridges. At the time, that ____________________ technology. But today’s technology is really cutting edge.
It’s the kind of technology that ____________________ soon as it hits the shelves. I love this. It’s so exciting
seeing it all happen. I love ____________________ technology we’ll have in the future, and then buy
____________________. It’s like buying technology from science fiction movies. I’d love to live to be 200 so
I can see what technology ____________________.
 Retrieved from: https://listenaminute.com/t/technology.html

LET´S OBSERVE AND READ

ACTIVITY 4: Let´s read about technology nowadays.

a) Identify what text-type it is.

b) What are the parts to consider in the format?

Technology has made man more social

Experts throughout both the developing and developed world have debated whether the advent of
sophisticated modern technology such as mobile phones, laptops and iPad have helped to enhance and
improve people's social lives or whether the opposite has become the case. Personally, I strongly advocate
the former view. This essay will discuss both sides using examples from the UK government and Oxford
University to demonstrate points and prove arguments.
On the one hand there is ample, powerful, almost daily evidence that such technology can be detrimental
especially to the younger generation who are more easily affected by it’s addictive nature and which can
result in people feeling more isolated from the society. The central reason behind this is twofold, firstly, the
invention of online social media sites and apps, such as Twitter and Facebook have reduced crucial face-to-
face interactions dramatically. Through use of these appealing and attractive mediums, people feel in touch
and connected yet lack key social skills and the ability to communicate.
Secondly, dependence on such devices is built up frighteningly easily which may have a damaging effect on
mental health and encourage a sedentary lifestyle. For example, recent scientific research by the UK
government demonstrated that 90% of people in their 30s spend over 20 hours per week on Messenger and
similar applications to chat with their friends instead of meeting up and spending quality time together or
doing sport. As a result, it is conclusively clear that these technology advancements have decreased and
diminished our real life interactions.
On the other hand, although there are significant downsides to technological developments, its’ multifold
advantages cannot be denied. This is largely because the popularity of technology such as cellphones allows
people to connect freely and easily with no geographical barriers. People are able to share any type of
news, information, photos and opinions with their loved ones whenever and wherever they want therefore
keeping a feeling of proximity and closeness. For example, an extensive study by Oxford University
illustrated that people who work, or study abroad and use applications like Facetime and WhatsApp to chat
with their families, are less likely to experience loneliness and feel out of the loop than those who do not.
Consistent with this line of thinking is that businessmen are also undoubtedly able to benefit from these
advances by holding virtual real -time meetings using Skype which may increase the chance of closing
business deals without the need to fly. From the arguments and examples given I firmly believe that overall
communication and mans’ sociability has been advanced enormously due to huge the huge technological
progress of the past twenty years and despite some potentially serious health implications which
governments should not fail to address, it is predicted that its popularity will continue to flourish in the
future.
Retrieved from: https://www.ieltspodcast.com/band-9-sample-essays/technology-social/
LET´S UNDERSTAND

ACTIVITY 5:

a) Let’s analyze the language used in the essay. Reread the text and complete the following table.

COLLOCATIONS LINKING WORD LINKING PHRASES

1) ______________________________________ 1) ___________________________________
2) ______________________________________ 2) ___________________________________
3) ______________________________________ 3) ___________________________________
4) ______________________________________ 4) ___________________________________
5) ______________________________________ 5) ___________________________________
6) ______________________________________
7) ______________________________________
8) ______________________________________
9) ______________________________________
10) ______________________________________
11) ______________________________________
12) ______________________________________

b) The following sentences were taken out from the article. Please read them and analyze the
grammatical structures that they have. What is the purpose of using this grammar structure?
 Experts throughout both the developing and developed world have debated whether the
advent of sophisticated modern technology…
 …mobile phones, laptops and iPad have helped to enhance and improve people's social
lives
 ...whether the opposite has become the case..

c) What could it be the possible problems if people use technology in the wrong way?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) How can people face the worst ideas taken out from dangerous websites?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
LET´S PRACTICE

Activity 6: Read again the essay “Technology has made man more social” and make notes to complete
the essay plan as in the example.

Paragraph 1:

Introductory statement: Experts throughout both the developing and developed world have debated
whether the advent of sophisticated modern technology

Supporting statement: ________________________________________________________________

Personal stance: _____________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Main opinion: _______________________________________________________________________

Arguments: a) _______________________________________________________________________

b) _______________________________________________________________________

c) _______________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 3:

Main opinion: ______________________________________________________________________

Arguments: a) ______________________________________________________________________

b) ______________________________________________________________________

c) ______________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 4:

Main opinion: ______________________________________________________________________

Arguments: a) ______________________________________________________________________

b) ______________________________________________________________________

c) ______________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 5:

Conclusion: __________________________________________________________________________

Supporting statement: _________________________________________________________________

Activity 7: It’s time to write. Complete the following statements to set your point of view to argue against
the opinion expressed.

1. There are those who argue that anyone can manage technology at all. However __________________
2. Of course, not everyone has an innate talent to learn how to use technology. But surely ____________
3. It is true that more of the technological advancements have a wider popular appeal than the classical
way to manage different issues. But ________________________________________________________
4. Opponents of modern technology argue that it has no ethical value. But surely ___________________
5. Advocates of free speech claim that censorship stifles debate about technology as a part of living in
human beings. However _________________________________________________________________

LET´S CREATE AND SHARE

Activity 8: It’s time to write. Write your argumentative essay's draft about the advantages and
disadvantages of technology.
 Don’t forget to consider information to support your ideas with confident sources.
 Follow the writing process (brainstorming, planning, drafting, editing, and publishing).
 Length of words 150-200.
LET´S REFLECT

Activity 9: After writing your draft essay, reflect on your written task and complete this self-evaluation
checklist. Don’t forget that this process is vital to improve it.

Wrting Task Checklist

ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER
1. Is my thesis or main idea clearly set in the draft essay?
2. Does the conclusion match the thesis?
3. Is there a clear, logical progression of ideas in the draft
essay?
4. Are there clear explanations of the evidence?
5. Is the essay written in a formal style?
6. Are the sentences clearly linked?
7. Have I used the correct vocabulary for the topic?

(Saa'd , Abu, Tempakka, & Morley, 2014) (Norris, 2013)

Bibliography
Norris, R. (2013). Straightforward Advances Student's Book. Poland: Macmillan.

Saa'd , K., Abu, J., Tempakka, T., & Morley, K. (2014). English for the IB diploma. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.

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Authorship
Bernedo, M., Correa, A., Chipana C., Churata E., Diaz V., Montejo T. and Salinas J. (2021) COAR Teachers:
Peru