TALKING ABOUT

TECHNOLOGY

Sources: Topica and Mindset for IELTS (Foundation)

Lesson Objectives

Lesson: Talking About Information Technology

At the end of today’s lesson, you will:

• Be able to talk about information technology

• Be able to pronounce the sounds /t/ and /d/ correctly

• Be aware of some vocabulary relating to today’s topic

VOCABULARY
 VOCABULARY

6 1 3 5 4 2
 SOME OTHER VOCABULARY
1) Digital revolution: showing information in
the form of an electronic image/ wireless age.
Ex: The digital revolution in music has enabled
people to download, store and listen to songs
on a tiny, portable device called an MP3
player.
2) Run the risk: face the threats/ being threaten.
Ex: they run the risk of being harmed the most
by those gadgets. Collo. Long-term -.
3) Portable device: stuffs can be brought with
you to anywhere/ mobile device . Ex:
4) crank up the volume:
to increase or improve something. Ex: digital
music encourages children to crank up the
volume.
5) hearing loss: hearing impairment/ hearing
damage: Ex: Children will spend hours
listening to their iPods, and you have the
recipe for hearing loss. Collo. -aid (To wear a
– aid)
1) Decibel level  /ˈdes.ɪ.bel/:
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound. Ex:
children will listen to music at higher decibel
levels than that for long periods of time,
hearing will invariably suffer.
2) Cause genetic damage: affect detrimentally to
your genes. Ex: Antenna /ænˈten.ə/ emits
extremely potent radiation which has been
shown to cause genetic damage and an
increase in the risk of cancer.
3) mounting evidence: more and more growing
proofs: Ex; there is mounting evidence to
prove the harmful effects of wireless
technologies and that families should monitor
their children’s use of them.
4) fund their destructive habit. Use money to
invest on a routine. Ex: Some children steal
money to fund their destructive habits.
5) Virtual world: Something that is virtual can
be done or seen using
a computer and therefore without
going anywhere or talking to anyone. Ex:
Living in the virtual world, where nothing is
real, may cause serious health hazard.
 IELTS SPEAKING PART 1
1) What are some benefits of information
technology?
2) What are some of the greatest technological
achievements?
3) What are the disadvantages of technology?
4) what is the greatest technological invention?
Why?
5) Do you use any gadgets on a daily basis?
6) Has the Internet made your job / studies
easier?
7) How much time do you spend using a
computer at work or at home?
8) Have you ever bought anything online?
Free talk
Choose one role and act it out with your partner in 2
minutes.

Student A: Talk with your friend about information

technology.

Student B: You are student A’s friend. Talk with him/her.

 Dialogue
.

Adam James

Hi James. What are you doing? I’m writing code for my new
application.

Wow. You seem to be good

with computers.
It would be strange. In most aspects of
life, they are essential.
Yeah. Actually, I can't imagine what
our lives would be like without
computers.
Yeah. They are now being used in
many different fields.

I think I need to learn more

about them to keep up with the times.
You should do it.
Speak Out Loud
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /t/ and /d/
correctly.

Read all the words below:

Need Write Aspect Passed

Field Advanced Good Most

Pronunciation
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /t/ and /d/
correctly.

Common mistakes:

/t/: Need, Passed, Good, Most, Advanced, Write, Aspect, Field

Correct pronunciation:

• Passed, Most, Advanced, Write,

/t/ Aspect

• Need, Good, Field

/d/
 IELTS SPEAKING PART 2
Choose a topic and present in 2 minutes. Student has 1 minute to take notes

Topics: You should say:

1. Describe an item of technology

 What it is
you have that is very important.
 What you do with it/ How to use it
 How long you have had it
2. Describe a piece of equipment
 How important it is to you
you often use at home or at
work.
 IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 (OPTIONAL)

1) What are the advantages of smart phones these days?

2) In the future people’s work are heavily affected by technology. Do
advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
3) It is predicted that in the near future, the technology will replace the
role of the teachers in the classroom. Do the advantages outweigh the
disadvantages?
4) Nowadays, people are using mobile phones and computers to
communicate with each other. Do the advantages outweigh the
advantages?
5) Is the modern technology in your country changing rapidly over the
years?
 Assessment

COHERENT
PRONUNCIATION GRAMMATICAL RANGE
AND LEXICAL RESOURCE
AND ACCURACY
FLUENCY
Homework