REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICIAN INSTITUTE

FERNANDO DE LESSEPS

NAME:

Erick Martinez

GRADE:

11°R

TEACHER:

ANA CASTRO

Year

2021
 Write three communication devices and their use.

Device
1. Telephone
2. Computer
3. Television

Use
1. I use it to communicate, distract myself, for calls.
2. Mainly for homework.
3. Find out about the world and national news.

Always Sometimes Seldom Never

I watch
cartoons on
television
I use my
smartphone
to play
games
I check my
e-mail
I use my
laptop to do
my
homework
I send faxes
to my
friends
 Write the activity with the frequency work you marked
1. I watch the national news on television.
2. I sometimes use my phone to view social media.
3. I always use my computer to do my homework.
4. I check my email
5. I communicate with my friends.

Vocabulary

1. Advertise: Anunciar
2. Pocket Money: Dinero de Bolsillo
3. Join: Entrar
4. Chat Room: Sala de Chat
5. Password: Contraseña
6. Hi-tech: De alta Tecnología
7. Invention: Invención
8. User Name: Nombre de Usuario
9. MP4: MP4
10. Shop: Tienda

Choose three vocabulary words and write three sentences using the
words
1. Manuel is going to announce his soccer candidacy.
2. Faty goes to the store to buy candy.
3. Angel lent his MP4 to Loraine.
 Circle the letter
1. A new invention is advertised on TV.
a. You want to but it now.
b. You wait until a friend recommends it.
c. You’re not interested
2. How much of your pocket money is spent on computer games?
a. More than 50%
b. Less than 50%
c. 0%
3. You were given a new computer game for your last birthday.
a. You understood the game immediately
b. You read the instructions carefully before you played the game.
c. You didn’t play the because you don’t like computer games
4. You are invited to join a chat room.
a. You think of a cool user name and password
b. You find out more about the chat room
c. You don’t join
5. Which hi-tech items do you want to buy?
a. a computer, an MP4, a mobile phone and everything else in the shops
b. a computer and mobile phone
c. a mobile phone-that’s all you need

Activity #2

Complete the sentences using words or phrases from the reading

1. A no-tech person doesnt’like to perform tasks, responsibilities and crafts.
2. A medium-tech person doesn’t need much technology in his environment.
3. A hi-tech person will always try to do better things to his advantage over
technology.
4. Computers are important to for the opportunities and applications it
offers to have better technological comfort.
 Activity#3

Which group do you think each of the following people in in? High-tech, medium-
tech or no-tech.

1. Jay saves his pocket money and his birthday money to buy the latesd computer
games
High-tech

2. Martin was given a new iPod for his birthday. He doesn’t use it because he
doesn’t understand the instructions
Medium-tech

3. An MP4 player and a digital camera are included on mark’s mobile phone, but
it hasn’t got GPS, Mark wants a new phone
High-tech

4. Scott believes computers make people lazy. He doesn’t use the computer for
anything

No-tech

5. Tina enjoys using the internet but she thinks computer games and chat room are
boring
High-tech

Activity#4

Complete the conversation with the simple present

1. Marta, hello Luz. What be (be) that?

Luz: this has (be) my new smartphone. It have
(have) a lot of features.
Marta: Why does you always change
(change) your cell phone?
Luz: Because my old cell phone not have (not have)
enough memory.
Marta: Ok.
 Activity#5
Fill in the blanks. Use who or which

1. A GPS is a navigation system who synchronizes

locations
2. A geek is someone who
3. Tablets are devices who
4. A notebook is a computer who
5. A systems engineer is a person
implementation of production systems.
is very interested in technology.
are used by many teenagers.
can be carried around
who specializes in the

Glossary
1. Drone: A craft operated by remote control.
2. Fax: Called tacsimile, a device for transmittin documents, drawings,
photographs, or the like by telephone lines for exact reproduction elsewhere.
3. Gadget: A small mechanical apparatus or electronic device.
4. GPS: Global positioning system.
5. Pager: A pocket-sized electronic device that notifies the person carrying it of
telephone calls.
6. Smartphone: A mobile telephone with computer features that may enable it to
interact with computerized systems, send e-mails, and access the web.
7. Smartwatch: A gadget that allows you to access your phone, track your health
and fitness an perform a variety of functions by tapping your wrist
8. Swipe: To slide quickly through on electronic device that reads data.