2. Match eight words from the box with photos 1-8.
(Ghép tám từ trong khung với các bức ảnh 1-8.)
- app: ứng dụng
- calculator: máy tính bỏ túi
- games console: máy chơi game
- GPS: định vị toàn cầu
- HD TV: Tivi HD
- remote control: điều khiển
- satellite TV: truyền hình vệ tinh
- spellchecker: công cụ kiểm tra chính tả
- translator: ứng dụng dịch thuật
- video calling: cuộc gọi video
- VR headset: thiết bị đeo thực tế ảo
- wearable: thiết bị đeo được
1. wearable: thiết bị đeo được
2. calculator: máy tính bỏ túi
3. remote control: điều khiển
4. VR headset: thiết bị đeo thực tế ảo
5. app: ứng dụng
6. games console: máy chơi game
7. GPS: định vị toàn cầu
8. satellite TV: truyền hình vệ tinh
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
Match 1-5 with a-e to make sentences.
1. Complete the table with the words.
(Hoàn thành bảng với các từ.)
calculator games console HD TV high-speed broadband satellite TV spellchecker video calling VR headset |
Communication |
Gaming |
high-speed broadband __________________ |
__________________ __________________ |
Films/ Programmes |
Studying |
__________________ __________________
|
__________________ __________________ |
2. Choose the correct words.
(Chọn những từ chính xác.)
We used to get lost all the time before we had a GPS.
1. I'd like to watch that nature programme on HD TV / GPS / video calling.
2. Pilots use VR headsets / spellcheckers / calculators to practise flying planes.
3. Some athletes exercise using remote controls / satellite TV / wearables to get information about their fitness.
4. Our internet connection at home is too slow. We need HD TV / high-speed broadband / video calling.
5. He's got a cool new app / GPS / translator for editing photos on his phone.
6. You can't change the TV channel without the translator / satellite TV / remote control.
7. They often use remote controls / video calling / HD TV to talk to their cousins.
8. We can use a games console / spellchecker / calculator to help us in our maths exam.
3. Complete the information article with words from exercises 1 and 2.
(Hoàn thành bài viết thông tin với các từ trong bài tập 1 và 2.)
Old technology - new technology
Before the invention of digital technology, people still used 'technology' to help them do things - it was just different!
In Mesopotamia, in 2400 BC, people used to add numbers with an abacus. Now, we use a calculator.
The first English dictionary appeared in 1604. Today, a (1) _____ can help us to write words correctly.
Sailors from ancient Greece used the stars to help them find their position at sea. Nowadays, sailors use a (2) _____.
The first entertainment film was shown in Paris in 1895. Now, we can watch excellent quality films at home on (3) _____.
The game Monopoly became popular in the 1930s. Nowadays, we can play on a (4) _____ in our free time.
Native Americans used to use smoke signals to communicate messages. Today, we can use (5) _____ and see the person's face.
The Roman Emperor Claudius made one of the first bilingual dictionaries. Now, language learners can also use a (6) _____.
4. Complete the sentences with some of the words on this page and your own ideas.
(Hoàn thành các câu với một số từ trên trang này và ý tưởng của riêng bạn.)
I couldn't live without a calculator because I'm not very good at doing maths in my head.
1. I could live without __________ because __________.
2. The most popular technology in our home is __________ because __________.
3. The technology that I use the most is __________ because __________.
4. When I write essays, I always use a __________ because __________.