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👉SKILLS 1
Reading
1. Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.
What electronic device do you use most often? What do you use it for?
2. Read the following leaflets and match the highlighted words with their meanings.
You can do a lot of things with this small smartphone! This light, stylish phone has a special self-portrait feature that helps you send great photos of yourself right away. Its camcorder will record important moments, so you can share them with friends. Besides standard text messaging and phone calls, it can keep you connected through emails, video calls, and social networking apps.
This portable music player can carry your music collection everywhere you go and supply your favourite hits at your fingertips. Listen to up to 24 hours of high-quality music wherever you are - on the bus, in the car, or at the gym. The portable music player allows you to store up to 5,000 songs and even play games.
This smart window shade doesn't only help you control how much light comes into your house, but it also saves money by preventing
heat or cold from entering our house. It's an excellent option for those that have trouble controlling the temperature of their houses. It can also give additional privacy to apartments by blocking out light as well as unwanted views.
| Words | Meanings |
| 1. stylish | a. a piece of material fixed onto a roller that we can pull down to cover a window |
| 2. self-portrait | b. fashionable; elegant and attractive |
| 3. window shade | c. the state of being not watched or disturbed by other people |
| 4. privacy | d. a picture or photograph that you make of yourself |
3. Read the leaflets again and tick T (True) or F (False).
| T | F | |
| 1. The smartphone allows you to connect with everybody through emails, video calls, and social networking apps. | ||
| 2. You can send the photographs of yourself immediately with the smartphone. | ||
| 3. The portable music player doesn't allow you to play games on it. | ||
| 4. You cannot control how much light comes into your house with the smart window shade. | ||
| 5. The smart window shade allows you to control the temperature of your house. temper |
Speaking
4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions about an electronic device which is important to you. Make notes of your partner's answers.
1. What electronic device is important to you?
2. How long have you had it?
3. What does it look like? 4. When do you use it?
5. Why is it important to you?
5. Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the electronic device that is important to your partner.
You can begin as follows:
I talked with ... about his / her... that is important to him/her. He/ She has had it for...
