Technology Lesson Notes
Technology Lesson Notes
Useful Links
Warm up questions
Technology-related Topics
Tips for IELTS Speaking Part 3 Questions
Essential Vocabulary
What are the new technologies?
Technology - a good or bad thing?
Role of A.I. in our lives
Idioms about technology
Useful Links
AI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=tyvMjvvrq74&ab_channel=BBCLearningEnglish
Introduction
Is artificial intelligence capable of consciousness? We’ll hear from an
expert who believes that AI is not as intelligent as we sometimes think,
and as usual, we’ll be learning some new vocabulary as well.
Listen to this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyvMjvvrq74&ab_channel=BBCLearningEnglish
1. What was the name of the computer which famously beat world chess champion Garry
Kasparov using algorithms in 1997? Was it…
a) Hal,
b) Alpha 60 or
c) Deep Blue
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Meaning
After listen for the second time, answer the following questions:
What machines and computer algorithms can do?
Skills
Education
Children
School subjects
Workplace Business
Generation Gap
Modern homes => appliances
Buildings
Cities
Communication
Phones
Social Media
Computers
Video Games
Useful vocabulary
Essential vocabulary
What is technology ?
can use it to
New technologies
Latest technologies
Emerging technologies
Modern technologies
The following are also common collocations with technology
Disruptive________
Cutting edge _____
State-of-the-art ________
Upcoming ________
Old-fashioned________
Out of date_________
Verbs + technology
Introduce / adopt / develop / exploit / use new technologies
Word Family
Technology (n.)
Technical (adj.)
Emerging technologies
Articial Intelligence (AI)
Algorithms
Machine Learning
5G
The Internet of Things (IOT)
Augmented Reality (AR)
Virtual Reality (VR)
Blockchain Biometrics
Robotics
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/9-powerful-examples-artificial-intelligence-use-today-vajradhar
Etiquettet:
I’m a netizen
Tips for IELTS Speaking Part 3 Questions
A common question in IELTS Speaking Part 3 is
For this kind of Part 3 questions, don t just give a list like the one above,
but rather choose one topic and develop it. You could use some
phrases like the following:
It allows us to _______
It means we have been able to_______
It s enabled us to________
communicate more effectively
develop stronger economies improve
our quality of life
You ve hit the nail on the head (= you are exactly right)
I ve no more ideas, I have run out of steam (= lost all energy and
enthusiasm)