24.11.

2021

Buying a
gadget.
Plan.
I. Introduction. Gadgets in our life.
II. Main part:
1. What are gadgets?
2. What’s your favourite gadget?
3. Tasks.
III. Conclusion.
Home task.
• How do you think gadgets have changed our lives?
• What were the time 30 years ago?
• Why are gadgets so important?
• How has the history of gadgets changed?
• Do you think people can live without gadgets?
• 1. Thanks to smartphones, a person stays in touch thanks to calls, SMS messages, social
networks. You can find out the weather, location and map of any area, watch videos and
images, read all kinds of literature. It is not even worth mentioning all sorts of little
things like a flashlight, alarm clock, radio. A key opportunity is communication at a
distance. The interlocutor may be on the other side of the planet, but this will not
interfere with the conversation. Now parents are much less worried about their children,
since they can call them at any time. Although many people have developed an
addiction to phones and social networks. They can talk on their cell phone at any time.
• 2. At that time there were few gadgets and people lived more freely and without any
plans.
• 3. Modern gadgets help to make a person's life more comfortable and expand
opportunities. In addition, the abundance of gadgets increases the status of a person in
the eyes of other members of society. Without gadgets, it will be difficult to live a
normal life and enjoy the process. They help to get rid of boundaries and maximize the
usability score. This is the reason why they are important.
• 4. In the early 00s, mobile phones were no longer large and cumbersome, but they still
could not be called compact. Therefore, the first half of the 2010s, manufacturers tried
to reduce the size of their devices. Already in 2005, smartphones approached the
dimensions that are used today - the average height was 9.6 cm, and the average weight
was 94 grams.
• 2012 has become a landmark year for the world of mobile devices. It was then that
there were more smartphones with large screens than smartphones with small displays.
• Already today smartphones are powerful measuring stations that are able to read
biometric indicators of a person: fingerprints, iris, pulse, pressure. Photo modules
already recognize not only faces, but also facial expressions.
• 5. The modern world is immersed in digital technology with no alternative. It is
impossible to imagine a modern person without gadgets, office equipment, computers,
and the virtual world. A modern person with an active life position owns all
technologies, uses them in their professional activities and everyday life.
We’re living in a fast-moving world where science and technologies play an essential
part. People nowadays can’t imagine their lives without modern conveniences. They are
changing the lifestyle of millions of people all over the world. Modern inventions are
used in everyday life and make it easier.
• What are gadgets? Why does a modern
man need them? This is what we are
going to speak about at our lesson.
Task 2. What’s your favourite gadget?
Ask and answer with your partner.
Let's get down to task 4. Complete the conversation with the
useful language.
• Casey: Excuse me.! Can you tell me about this smartphone?
• Useful language • Assistant: Yes, of course. What would you like to know?

• How much memory … ? • Casey: Well, ?... does it have?

• Assistant: It's only got 4GB of memory, but you can get up to 64GB with a memory card.
• Can you tell about this … ? • Casey: OK. And is it?...?
• Assistant: Yes, very easy. And it's fast, too.
• How long does the battery last?
• Casey: Oh, right! 4... front-facing camera?

• Has it got a(n) ... ? • Assistant: Yes. The camera is 5 megapixels, with an LED flash. Fantastic for selfies!
• Casey: ... ? For music, I mean.
• Could you show me ? • Assistant: Very good, I think.

• What's (the sound) like? • Casey: Right. How long....?

• Assistant: About eight hours of talk time.
• Is it (easy to use)?​ • Casey: Only eight hours? That's not very long!
• Assistant: No, perhaps not. But in general it's a good phone for the price,
• Casey: Mmm. Could .... that one, please?
Let's check the correct answers with you.
• 1. can you tell me about
• 2. how much memory
• 3. is it easy to use
• 4. has it got a
• 5. what the sound like
• 6. how long does the battery last
• 7. could you show me
Task 2, p – 27. Complete the sentences
with the words in bold from the text.
• 1. He's a really good footballer and has won a lot of Player of the Year …
• 2. My sister and her friends spend all their time on maths problems. They are such …
• 3. We're going to … this morning and look at the little shops.
• 4. I help at an animal rescue centre. the old town so they don't pay me. It's a(n) … . So
they don’t pay me.
• 5. The pop star didn't want anyone to see him, so he went shopping in …
Let's check the correct answers.
• 1. awards
• 2. geeks
• 3. wander round
• 4. non-profit organisation
• 5. disguise
Task 3, p – 27. Choose the correct answers.
• 1. What used to be popular with teenagers in the 1950s and 60s?

A. Stories about superheroes

B. Science-fiction and fantasy games

2. When was the first Comic-Con convention?

a. In the 1950s

b. In 1970

3. What can you see at Comic-Con today?

A. Lots of different things

B. Comics, games, books and TV comedy programmes

4. How can famous people become ‘invisible’ at Comis-Con?

a. By behaving like all the other fans

b. By wearing a disguise
Let's check the correct answers.
• 1. a
• 2. b
• 3. b
• 4. b
Your home task.

• Task 1, 4, 5, p. – 27 (Work book)

• Task 7, p. – 38 (Student’s book)
Task 7. Work with a partner. Plan your own conversation.
Use the ideas below and Exercise 4 to help you.

• Digital camera:

• Tablet: • 18 megapixels, optical zoom up

• Easy to use
• Quite fast, 16GB memory
• 7-megapixel camera
to 20 times bigger
• Video with great sound
• Easy to use, high speed
• Automatic WI-FI connection

• 18 hours screen time • Comes with 8GB memory card

• Buy batteries separately

• Excellent sound, WI-FI
The lesson is over. Thank you!