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Online English Tuition

General English - Elementary

Client: Anas, Saudi

Topic: Technology and Inventions

Task 1 Discussion - Important Technology

Look at the following items, which ones

1. are essential to your life

2. are irrelevant to your life

Give your opinion and why.

What has been the most important invention of the last 100 years?

What other things can you not live without in life?

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Task 2a Functions Agreeing and Disagreeing - Discussion

Read the following statements. Do you agree or disagree with them?

English is the easiest language in the world

Teaching is the most difficult job in the world

Cristiano Ronaldo is the best football player in the world

Task 2b Functions Agreeing and Disagreeing Expressions

Put the expressions below into the correct column

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

Im not sure about that I completely agree I disagree

Thats not the way I see it you must be joking! I agree

Yes, but I think so, too I have the same opinion

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Task 3 The World of Computers Discussion

Laptops are better than What is the most annoying Computer games are the

Computers Thing about computers? The best invention!

Task 4a Vocabulary Computer actions

Label the computer icons A L with the words below

Highlight Attach Copy Delete Search Save

Print Paste Open Close Undo Redo

a b c d e f

g h i j k l

Task 4b Vocabulary Check Completing the sentences

1. Before __________ an email, you need to connect to the internet.

2. Do you want to _____ this in colour or black and white?

3. If you make a mistake, you can always _____ it.

4. Its very easy to _____ a picture into a document.

5. Please _____ you CV to your application form.6. Use a CD or USB stick to _____ the work you have done.

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Task 5 Giving Instructions Discussions

Problem

A class mate asks for your help

I want to send an email but I dont know how?

What do you say to them

__________________________________________________________________

Task 2 Giving Instructions Practice

Give the person instructions. Use the words Firstly, Then, After that, and

Finally to help you.

Think about other instructions you can give:

Sending a text message

Taking the Underground

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Task 6 Discussion Inventions

Read through the following eight inventions. Put the inventions into the bestinventions and the worst inventions list. Why are they the best? Why are they the

worst?

Mobile Phone Speed Cameras Television Google

Braces Facebook Internet Plastic bags

The best invention the worst invention

Can you think of any other best or worst inventions?_______________________________________________________________________

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Task 7 - Strange Inventions Discussions

Look at the Pictures below. Which inventions do you think are a good idea or a

bad idea?

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Task 9 Vocabulary Opposites

Find the opposites of these words

Old x good x attractive x

Cheap x fast x