New technology VOCABULARY Gadgets and technology Computer equipment (GRAMMAR Past Simple: regular verb Verb patterns Relative clauses This week: PRESTON JONES | collect USB gadgets — they're small gadgets which you plug into your laptop or tablet. They don't need a battery because they charge from your computer's USB port, There are a lotto ‘choose from and they're usually quite cheap. 've got eighteen different gadgets in my collection but 'm always Tooking for new ones! Some USB gadgets are practical. For example, my USB electric gloves. You charge them for two minutes in your USB port and they stay warm for hours. Its very useful when I'm at my keyboard in winter and my hands got cold! ‘Another useful gadget is my special USB pen drive. ItTooks like a boat buts got 32 Gb of memory. {keep all my digital photos on it love it. My favourite gad gota joystick to contralt is my USB helicopter. I's really does ty! SS | Workbook p. $31 How many gadgets can you see and name in the classroom? 2. G 2.20 in pairs, ask and answer the questions below. Vat CD player digital camera DVD player e-reader games console MPS player smartphone tablet Which gadget(s) from Vocabulary A: ® have you got athome? © doyouuse every day? '® would you lke tohave? © are important to you? A: I've got a games console and a DVD player at home. How about you? B: I've got a DVD player but | haven't got a games console. I'd like to have ... 3, EXINUINN workin pairs. which gadgets from Vocabulary A can you use for these activities? send instant messages listen to music check emails download files take photos phone a friend play games make video clips watch lms sutfthe intemet read a novel You can send instant messages with a smartphone. 4 Read the text on page 46. In pairs, answer the questions. 1 Which gadgets A-D does Preston mention? 2. Which gadget do you thinks © useful? @ fun? © awaste of money? I are YOUA computer freak? Do you... 1) enjoy spending time online more than meeting people face-to-face? 2) prefer instant messages to phone calls? 5 G 2.21 Find the words below in the text. How do you say them in your language? en’ battery joystick keyboard memory pen dtive USB port 6 [ISELIN How many words con you odd to Vocabulary B in two minutes? 7 Choose the correct option. 1 You can charge this MPS player from your computer's keyboard / G58 por). 2. Has your phone got enough photos / ‘memory to downloas this fle? 3. Icon play this computer game with my keyboard butt’ easier to use a joystick / USB port 4 Ineed to charge the battery/ pen drive onmy laptop, 5. I must buy @new joystick keyboard — is hard to type fast on this old one. 8 Gy 2.22 Read the quiz. Then listen and decide which three questions Emily answers. Does she answer yes or no? o you play online games? adjective Do you play online? adverb @ often buy gadgets, software or equipment for your computer? often play online games? have more than one email address? know how much memory your computer has? 2aae sometimes dream about people or situations from your online life? 9 In pairs, do the quiz. Are you a ‘computer freak? Tell the class. Use the language in the quiz to help you. | think !am a computer freak because | spend all my free time online. Unit 4 (2)GRAMMAR Past Simple: regular verbs I can use the Past Simple of irregular verbs to talk about the past. Reena ah ee) Ruby: Lee! Where's my phone? Lee:_Ieftit in your room ten minutes ago. Ruby: No, you didn't! Lee: Yes, did Ruby: Wel it's not there now! Dad! Lee stole my new smartphone! Lee: Shut up, Ruby! I didn't steal your phone! Ruby: You lost it, then! Oh! only boughtit o week. ago. It costa fortune! Dad: Calm down, Ruby! Lee, did you take your sister's phone? Lee:_No, dict! Well yes | did. forgot to top up my phone yesterday so I took Ruby's I sent Amy one text, then before Lwent to bed, I gave her the phone back. only had it for five minutes! Ruby: Where did you put it? Lee: | put itn the pocket of your jeans Ruby: Which jeans? Lee: Your black jeans. They were on your chai. Ruby: What!? Oh no! saw those jeans in the washing machine. Mum! Shutup! It cost a fortune. | forgot to top up my phone. , think of ways you can lose your phone. Then compare your ideas with the class. You can leave it on the bus. ‘Someone can borrow it and not give it back 2 © 4.1 G 2.23 Describe the photo. Why care Lee and Ruby arguing? Watch or listen to Part 1 and check your answer. Gs) Unit 4 Find the past forms ofthe verbs below in the dialogue. You took my phone. I dlidr'* take your phone, Did you take my phone? Yes, didJNo, I didn't. Where dic they put it? Eun buy cost do foiget go give have leave lose put see send steal toke buy - bought 4. Complete the sentences withthe Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Ruby bought (buy) a new phone yesterday. 2 Mum (put) Ruby's blue jeans in the washing machine, 3 Ruby {find) the phone in the jeans. 4 Lee (Coke) the phone out of the jeans. 5 Ruby (give) mum the phone. 6 Mum (forget) where she put the phone. 5 © 4.2 G 2.24 Watch or listen to Part 2. Correct the sentences in Exercise 4. 1 Ruby didn't buy her phone yesterday. She bought itaweek ago 6 ‘Write questions in the Past Simple for these sentences. 1 Thod toast for breakfast this morning. (What ..) Wot cl you have for breakfast his morning? 2 | went to France for my holidays, (Where 2) | did't do anything ast weekend. (What -.?) | got three presents fr my as birthday (How many 7) | bought my trainers yesterday. (When ...?) Heft home at 7:30 this morning. (What time ..7) 7 (vox ors 4.3) In pairs, ask and ‘answer the questions in Exercise 6. Say if your partner's answers are true or false ‘A: What did you eat for breakfast this morning? ate cold pizza. A: False! You didn't eat cold pizza for breakfast!We e A | can make sentences with verbs followed by the to-infinitive or the -ing form. 1 How important is your phone to you? 2 EXIEIIIN think about your phone. In pairs, say how often you do these things. make phone calls play games ‘charge the battery wrte/receive texts I make phone calls once or twice a day. 3 G 2.26 Read the text. Why does Jack think he is addicted to his phone? Can you live without your phone? |1use my phone fom the minute I weke up. I dont ‘mind talking to people face-to-face but | prefer texting frends |lsoenjay following my favour sports stars an Titer. Bu | woud ike to spend less time ‘on my phone. | don't know wi | need to check my Facebook page every few minutes. ry to switch it of sometimes. But [notice that | ant stand being without my phone —for example, when forget to charge it and the baltery cies. | think 'm prabably addicted to my phone 4 Find examples of the verb patterns in the text in Exercise 3. Grammar | Verb patterns "© We use to-nfntive ater these verbs: agree, decide, forget, lear, remember, need, ty, wont, would The 1 uy to switch off my phone sometimes. "© We use verb + -ing ter these verbs: cant stand, dont mind, enjoy finish, hat, keep, le, love, prefer, stop Hove texting my tends Erne 5 Choose the correct option. in pairs, say if the sentences are true for you. 1 Lenjoy to try /e7ng)new apps on my smartphone. 2. hate o be / being without my phone. 3. Iwould tke to buy / buying @ new smartphone. 4. |sometimes forget fo charge / charging my phone. 5 Idon't mind to text / texting but | can't stand tomake / making phone call 6 G 2.27 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. isten and check. I cant stand 'ehecking (check) my phone ail the time. That's why at New Year| decided ?___(stop) using it inthe evenings. That was six months ago. Sometimes Horget |__—_ (switch) it off but usualy [remember 4" do) it.m never bored in the evenings now. enjoy 5 (read) and now I'm reading two or three books « month!I'm also trying ® (learn) to play the guitar ~ my friend Tom agreed ”___(teach) me. ike *___ (have) a phone but love? (spend) time offine too, 7 Inpairs, complete the text withthe correct form of the verbs in brackets. Which app sounds most interesting? Abby tells us about her favourite new apps El Maestro [really enjoy ‘drawing (draw) soTlove*__(use) this app to paint on my tablet. It's fun! Grunge Guiter Guru I'm learning + __“(play) guitar want *__ (be) the next Kurt Cobain! This app is like your own personal guitar teacher -it's great Chimp Notes [hate’ __ (have) lots of different documents for a project or essay so Tuse this app when [need ® __ (organise) my notes in one place. It's veally practical and easy to use. Internet Leck This app is useful when you want to stop 7_(waste) time online. I's ashame [keep (forget) that Ihave ‘this app! & In pairs, ask and answer the questions. Use Abby's review in Exercise 7 to help you, 1. What are your favourite apps? 2. Why do you like them and why are they useful? My favourite app is... ls fun/easy to use/practical use it when Ineed/want to...