Right

Wrong

Doesn’t Say ( )

We don’t know for sure who invented emoticons.

The first emoticons were not very funny.

Everyone knew that emoticons would be a

success.

There are no dictionaries of smileys.

You can express many ideas using emoticons

Read the text again and tick the correct answer. Right , Wrong or Doesn’t Say (?)

VIDEO GAMES

TECHNOLOGY AND TEENAGERS

SMART PHONES

Listen again and circle the correct option. You will listen to two people talking. Decide what the topic is and mark it.

Read the text on the left. Answer YES or NO:

Is this text…

…a story? ___ …related to technology? ___ …explaining how emoticons started to be used? ___ …giving a negative opinion about something? ___ …describing a new kind of language? ___

1. LISTENING:

2. READING:

Unique

Efficient

Revolutionary

Wacky

Cutting – edge

Low – tech

3. VOCABULARY: a) Complete the sentence with the correct word from the box. b) Then match each sentence to one of the pictures.

4. LANGUAGE: Read the excerpt about “Complaining Online” and complete the spaces with a correct word from the box.

5. WRITING: Think about products that use electronic technology and complete the chart with some that you use.

0. This biro is UNIQUE. It is made of diamonds! I would never wear them!

1. The design is really _________.

2. It uses the latest technology. It’s a ______________ machine that washes and dries clothes in an hour.

3. I don’t think anyone in the world uses them anymore, they are so _________!

4. It is so ______________ that it reduces 50% of your electricity costs.

5. When it was created, it was _____________. Some women did not want to wear it.

6.

F

If you _____________________ a Web site designed especially for complaining sounds ____________________, then think again. If you

have a complaint, there are hundreds of _____________________ that allow you to get it off your chest. Sites exist for

complaining about such things as _______________________ products, government inefficiency and offensive advertising.

There are even sites where you can complain about anything that bugs you, ____________________ love, family, or just

the weather. These ____________________ sites won’t actually do anything about your problem, they just let you say what

you think and release your anger. ______________________ at these examples: “I hate pencils and having to sharpen

them”; “I can’t stand going to school” __________________ “I hate my neighbors!!”

AND SITES

INCLUDING WEB

UNIQUE THINK LOOK

DEFECTIVE

AT HOME AT SCHOOL

Now, list the 4 products in order of importance to you. (1 = very important)

1) _________________________ 2) _________________________ 3) _________________________ 4) _________________________

Finally, look at the product you listed as more important. Write about it, using these questions as a guide:

What is the product and what do you use it for? Was this product invented before you were born? When did you begin using it? How would your life be different without it? How could this product be better?

My N° 1 product is…