TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY

Ielts Speaking Part 2 + 3

What is wonderful
inventions of
technology?
Self-driving car/ vehicle = unmanned automobile = autonomous car = driveless car
Autopilot feature= autonomous driving feature
Self-driving car industry
Social media platforms/ social networking sites
Electric và electronic
Robotics (+ engineering/ technologies)

Wonderful inventions
Automated machines and process
Automation wireless
appliances
Wonderful invention
Electronic gadget/ device
 Fast-paced technological innovation
Momnetous technological leap
Technological advancement
Technological breakthrough/ strides
scientific and technological advance/ progressions
Game changer
Mark Milestone = landmark = turning point

Techie/ Techy = computer freak/ geek

Technophobe = Tech illiterate
Obsolete = primitive = behind the times
State-of the art = Modern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute,
advanced, the latest = cutting-edge
Ways to express
“Adv” + “Disadv”
Disadvantages
Exposure to technology
could lead to deterioration
in health
To pose major hurdles/
potential hazards/ a threat
to
To wreak havoc on
To pervade every aspect of
life
Advantagaes
take advantage of
something
To realise the untapped
potential of
To embolden
A key driving force behind/
for sth
To usher in an era of sth
To revolutionize the way we
…
To Morph into sth = to
transform into sth
 Advantage
• To satisfy mankind’s relentless pursuit of convenience
• To Facilitate (instaneous communication regardless of geographic boundaries)
• To reduce Physical toll/ Labour-intensive task, boost productivity through automation
• to symbolize one’s identity & status
• everything can be done at the tip of the fingertips/at the push of a button
• To keep abreast of something = keep up-to-date
• To communicate with people from every corner of the globe
• To access a mammoth (visual) database.
• students & teachers are less bound by time and space
• human’s hope to combat diseases & illnesesS ,
Disadvantages
• a sense of anxiety and depression

Health
• To weaken eyesight radiation
• computer fatigue
• To lead a sedentary lifestyle
• to be stuck behind a computer = to glue eyes to the screen

• To deprive people of privacy = Violate sb’s privacy = To intrude on/ infringe on sb’s privacy

Crime
• Cyberbullying, CYBERCRIME
• Fraud
• To tempt to do something

• To jeopardize job security, mass automation

Others
• to suffer from social isolation = to indulge/ be lost in a virtual world; to discourage real
interaction
• causes detrimental effects on environment
• deteriorate/ mitigate kinships among family members
• Describe an item of technology
you have that is very important.
• You should say:
• what the technology is
• when you got it
• how often you use it
• and say how different your daily
life would be without it.
• part and parcel of
something
• Describe a time you saw something
interesting on social media
• You should say:
• 1. When it was
• 2. Where you saw it
• 3. What you saw
• And explain why you think it was
interesting
• Describe a time when you had a
problem using a computer
• You should say:
• When it was;
• What you were doing;
• What you did about it;
• And how you felt about it;
• Describe a website that you use regularly
• You should say:
• what type of website it is
• what it allows you to do
• And why you find it useful
• Describe a time you solved a
problem through the Internet
• You should say:
• What the problem was
• How you solved this problem
• How long it took to solve this
problem
• And how you felt about it
• Describe something you do to keep you
concentrated
• You should say:
• What the activity is
• Where you do this activity
• Why you do this
• And explain how this activity helps you
concentrate on your study/work.
• Industrious/ diligent
• Relieve my mind off strain