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Block Block 4 4 Unit 11 Wired Unit 11 Wired Action Plan Action Plan In this unit, you will learn: In this unit, you will learn: To read blogs, manuals, and articles to find information. To identify general or specific statements. To infer the meaning of unknown phrases. To understand and use expressions with enough, besides, and apart from. To understand and use words for the 5 min .

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BlockBlock 44 Unit 11 WiredUnit 11 Wired

Action PlanAction PlanIn this unit, you will learn:In this unit, you will learn:• To read blogs, manuals, and articles to find

information.• To identify general or specific statements.• To infer the meaning of unknown phrases.• To understand and use expressions with enough,

besides, and apart from.• To understand and use words for the phone and

being online.

5min.

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radio

cell phones

compass

coffepot

keyboard counting

calculator

TV1.1. What are the objects in the small pictures? What are the objects in the small pictures?

Can you guess?Can you guess?2.2. What do we use them for?What do we use them for?3.3. Which of these do you have in your home/family? Which of these do you have in your home/family?

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Lesson ALesson A Cell Phone DebateCell Phone Debate3

min.

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Vocabulary On the phoneComplete the definitions with words from the box. Then listen and check your answers.

hang up switch on get hold of switch offdial get through to hold on engaged

8min.

1. If you want to get through to someone, you want to contac them.

2. If you want to get hold of someone, you want to contac them by phone.

3. When the other person is already using their phone, their phone is

engaged.

4. When you switch off your phone, the power goes off.

5. When the other person is busy on the phone, you have to hold on.

6. When you hang up the phone, you stop talking to someone.

7. When you switch on your phone, the power comes on.

8. When you press the numbers to make a call, you dial them.

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6 min.

Speaking Decide which of these are the pros and which are the cons of having a cell phone. State your reasons.

They are convenient. They have many features.They are expensive. People always know where you are.They can lead to less interaction. You can carry them anywhere.It’s easy to get hold of friends.Using the keyboard too much can lead to injury.They can store data, names, addresses and music.The signal may be weak and you can’t get through.

Pre-readinga. Look at the article on page 125. Predict what you think the article will be about.

Is the cell phone a necessary evil?b. Quickly read the article on the page 125. then answer the questions.Skim 1. Where in this article from? The Internet/blog2. What is the article about? Cell phonesScan 3. How many people contributed to the page? Four4. Which user contributes the most messages? Sk8tr5. Which brand of phone is discussed? The mePhone

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1. a people think cell phones are a very good idea.a. Two b. Three c. Four

2. Carla believes having a cell phone b.a. makes someone cool.b. doesn’t make them cool.c. can kill people.

3. b is persuaded that cell phones may be dangerous to your health.a. Carla b. sk8tr c. Dandan

4. Sk8tr believes c is wrong about cell phone manners.a. Poochi b. Carla c. Dandan

Comprehension Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.

6 min.

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Skills Work Inferring the meaning of phrasesSometimes the meaning of a phrase is different from the meaning of its individual words. In the following sentence, can’t stand does not refer to standing; it means really don’t like.

I can’t stand cell phones. They are nothing but trouble.a. Write the meaning of the underlined phrases in the sentences from the text on

page 125. use expressions from the box.

1.My cell phone keeps me up-to-date with wat´s going on in touch.2.I wish they would pay attention. It´s just so dangerous. Be careful.3.mePhone rocks! Is very good.4.Save yourself the trouble and don´t take it to school make things easy .5.I´ll double check. Research this again.6.I´ve become the center of attention

because of the phone. Main focus.

be careful main focus make things easy is very good in touch research this again

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b. Write the meaning of the underline phrases from the text. Use expressions from the box.

1.Have you seen John? I need to break the news to him about his bad thest scores. Tell 2.I´m sorry we´ve run out of time; we have to finish now. Have no more3.If you don´t study, you´ll pay the price when the test comes. Be in trouble 4.Ok, see you when you get back. Please stay in touch, ok? Don´t lose contact5.And please give my regards to your family from me. Tell them I miss them. Say hello6.Have you met the new girl in class? She´s really caught my eye. She´s so pretty. Attracted me

8min.

attracted me be in trouble don’t lose contact say hello tell have no more

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Lenguage work Except (for), besides, apart fromStudy how except (for), besides, and apart from are used in these sentences. Then complete the sentences below.

1.I can use all the features on this phone except for this one.2.I work every day apart from Sunday.3.Besides my monthly phone bill, I have to pay for the Internet.4.She can eat anything apart from beans and rice. 5.This phone gives me everything except for access to the Internet.6.Apart for his sister, none of his family came to watch him play.

5 min.

I like many sports but not baseball I only like baseball

I like all sports except (for) baseball.Apart from baseball, I like all sports.Besides baseball, I like all sports.

I don’t like sports, except (for) baseball.Apart from baseball, I don’t like sports.Besides baseball, I don’t like sports.

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Writing Complete the text with the correct words from the box.

Mobile phone usage in Mexico

It seems (1) everyone in Mexico has a phone except for babies. But this has not always been so. In 1995, apart from (2) rich people , almost no one had a cell phone, but now most people do. Nowadays, more than 50 percent of people of almost all age groups apart from the very (3) elderly , have cell phones. Besides for job hunting reasons, (4) students tend to buy phones for social reasons, too. (5) Younger people also use more features on their phones-apart from making calls and (6) texting -than older people.

5 min.

everyone elderly rich peopletexting younger students

A phrasal verb (such as pick up, put down, take on, etc.) is a verb which goes with a proposition (of, on, at, etc.) and which has a different meaning from its main meaning. Look how go, get, and look are used as normal verbs and as phrasal

verbs in these sentences.When we got to the station, we got on the bus.We have been going out together for six months, and we like to go to movies together.Could you look after my camera for a moment? I need to look in my bag.

SkillBuilder

IdentifyingPhrasal verbs

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Lesson B Getting uniwiredVocabulary OnlineComplete the definitios with words from the box. Then listen and check your answers.

1.The virtual world one that does not exist in reality, but exists on the Internet.2.When you update your web site, you change it by adding or taking away information.3.When you download something from the internet, you put it onto your computer.4.A social networking web site is a place where you go to meet other people.5.Your mail box is the place where e-mail arrives for you to read.6.Whet you upload something you make it available on the internet.7.Spam is unwanted e-mail. It is sometimes called junk e-mail.8.Your Web browser is the software program you use to access Web pages.

spam virtual social networking Web browserdownload upload update mailbox

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Listeninga. Listen and check the features the social networking site

blogosphere has.www.blogosphere.com.mx allows you to:

_unload pictures and movies _create your own user name_download images and movies _have multiple mailboxes_play music _leave messages for others_play on line games _add links to your homepage

b. Discuss which features of social networking sites are best.

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Pre-readinga. Look at the title of article on page 129. Predict what you think the

article will be about.

Unwiring my lifeUnwiring my lifeb. Quickly read the article on page 129. Then answer the questions.

Skim 1. What is the article about? Geting control over Internet usage.

2. Who is this article about? Monica and Dr. Tosic.

Scan 3. What was Monica’s problem? She was using the Internet

too much.

4. Which country does Dr. Tosic mention? Korea

5. Who does more homework, people who have cell phones, or

people who don’t? People who don’t

8 min.

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Comprehension Answer the questions about the text.

1. How did Monica’s feelings towards Internet usage change? She felt the Internet was controlling her life so she now uses it much less.

2. What did Monica feel about the communication she was having with others? It was not real comunicaton.

3. How does Dr. Tosic show that Monica is not an isolated case? He mentions research and statistics from Korea.

5 min.

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Skills work Identifying general or specific statements

Texts often start with general information, which then becomes more specific. Some statements are very broad, while others are more specific and give a lot more detail.

most general Mexico has a large transportation system.

general Many Mexicans have cars.

specific Mexico City has the most cars per head of population.

most specific Thirty-three percent of Mexico City residents use cars

as a form of transport.

a. Write the level of generality that the sentences show.

1. Most general Many researchers work in the U. S.

2. Most specific Dr. Tosic’s lab at the university is very large.

3. Specific Dr. Tosic works st the University of Santa Barbara in the U. S.

4. General Dr. Tosic is a researcher in the U. S.

5. Most specific Monica has six blogs and four web sites to maintain.

6. Specific Some people have many blogs and Web sites to maintain.

7. General Many people now read blogs and Web sites.

8. Most general Many people use the Internet every day.

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b. Underline the most specific sentence in each section.

1.The Internet is widely used in Mexico. There were approximately 25 million Internet users in Mexico in 2008.

2.Social networking sites are beconmig more and more popular. Approximately 10 percent of Web users have a social network homepage.

3.Mexico’s first university was established about 460 years ago. The National Autonomous University of Mexico was established in 1910 and has produced many of Mexico’s most famous scientistis and engineers.

4.Mexico has many world famous scientists and some of them have won prestigious prizes. Mario Molina was Mexico’s first Nobel Prize winner in 1995.

8 min.

In Mexico

How often do people in Mexico use the

Internet? What do they use it for?

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Language work Enough, not enough, and tooStudy how enough, not enough, too much, and too many are used in the

sentences. Then complete the sentences below.

1. Please stop working. You work too many hours. You’ ll make yourself sick.2. Are there enough players for the team? I think we need one more.3. Please be quiet. There’s too moch noise in here.4. I’m just so tired from too many late nights and too little sleep.5. I’m sorry, you can’t drive my car. You don’t have enough experience yet.6. There were too many people, and not enough food for them all. Some people

went hungry.7. We don’t have enough money for the vacation. We can’t go.

8. We don’t need any more vegetables. We’ve got enough.

3 min.

You need more The right amount More than you need

There was not enough time to write the e-mails.

Now she has enough time to do her homework.

She spent too much time writing too many e-mails.

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Writing Complete the paragraph using a verb and a noun from each box and enough or not enough.

In many developing countries, some people can’t (1) obtain enough food and they are hungry all the time. Some people can’t (2) get enough clean water drink, either. Part of this problem is that there (3) is not enough technology help them to grow food and get water. There (4) are not enough people connected to the Internet and there are not enough phones. But the future is bright. They (5) have enough resources such as land and people to build their countries and their economies.

be (neg.)havebe (neg.) getobtain

foodclean waterpeopletechnologyresources

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When you are writing academic work, it is important to show where you found your information. You can do this by writing the reference of the person, the year, the name of the article or Web page, and the place to find it. The order of the information is important. Study these examples.

Hardy, K. 2008. Robot Life. National Geographic Magazine. Volume 45: 48-56.

Mendez, Z. How to study English. http://www.heinle.com/study/how-to.htm. Accessed March 26, 2009.

Smith, J. 2009. Phone usage in Mexico. Boston: Heinle Cengage.

State your references

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5 min.

1. Where does this text probably come from? A manual

2. What do the five central buttons do? Control the setup menu on the TV

3. Which keys allow you to close the SETUP? SETUP and OK

4. Which four keys control the DVD? PREV, NEXT, PLAY/PAUSE and STOP.

5. Which key do you press if you want to watch but not listen to the DVD? MUTE

Real-life reading Read the text on page 132 and answer the questions.

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My Learning ExperienceLook at the list of language objectives in the unit. Draw , or .

Closing TaskLook at the photos on pages 122 and 123 and

say which technologies you could live without and which ones you couldn’t live without. State your reasons.

Language Agree?

I can read blogs, manuals, and articles to find information and listen to radio advertisements.

I can identify general or specific statements.

I can infer the meaning of unknown phrases.

I can understand and use expressions with enough, besides, and apart from.

I can understand and use words for the phone and being online.

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Word builder Word roots: viv, vit, bio, and geoStudy how these word roots are used to make words. Then complete the sentences below with the correct words.

1.My History teacher is writing a biography of Emiliano Zapata.2.I´m not very healthy, so I´d better take some vitamins.3.One of the things that worries me is that Mexico´s biodiversity is disappearing. 4.The government is trying to revive the economy by creating jobs.5.I´m amazed by her vitality. She has just so much energy.6.How did he survive on the mountain all night in the dead of winter? 7.Making sure the world has enough food and water is an issue of geopolitics. 8.My favorite subjec at school has always bee Geography.

5 min.

viv, vit (life or birth) bio (life or living things) geo (about the Earth)

survive-to stay alivevitality-full of liferevive-make alive againvitamins-life helping medicines

biometrics-measurements of the human bodybiography-writing about a lifebiodiversity- a wide range of biological things

geography-study of the Earthgeocentric-centered on the Earthgeopolitics-world politics

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Spanish Englishactualizar to update

apagar switch off

aparte de apart from , besides

aplicación de software software application

buzón de correo mainbox

característica feature

colgar el teléfono hang up

comunicarse con alguien get trough to someone

desconectar disconnect

dominar dominic

emergencia emergency

esperar (en el teléfono) hold on (on the phone)

marcar (un número telefónico) dial

mundo virtual virtual world

navegador de Internet Web browser

simplificar simplify

correo basura spam, junk

subir (a un lugar en Internet) upload

suficiente enough

My DictionaryWrite the words in English.Look for them in the unit.

10 min.

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Fuentes

Bibliográficas:

Chapman, J. (2009). Sequences, Teacher’s Resource Book 5. México: Heinle Cengage Learning.Waring, R., Woodall, P. y Thomlinson, J. (2009). Sequences, Student Book 5. México: Heinle Cengage Learning.

Electrónicas: http://images.google.es/images?hl=es&source=hp&q=wired&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=

Elaborado por: Ing. Sonia Margarita Osuna Rodríguez