In this unit, you will :
- Get familiar with technical characteristics of phones and computers. - Revise the comparative and the superlative
- Present a device and its characteristics, - Revise modal auxiliaries
- Compare it to other devices - Revise how to express desire and advice
- Make oral presentations
- Discuss about choices of devices
Final task and evaluation : Forum presentation of laptops
Explain the CHARACTERISTICS of a phone to a tech illiterate person!
HOW TO PROMOTE A PHONE : can you find the right adjective?
Compare smartphones :
Rappel grammatical des comparatifs et superlatifs sur anglaisfacile :
https://www.anglaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-anglais-2/exercice-anglais-1160.php
Vocabulary :
octet nm (unité de mesure) (Computing) = byte n
Huit chiffres binaires valent huit bits soit un octet.
Eight binary digits are equal to eight bits or one byte.
kilo-octet nm (Informatique : unité de mémoire) (computing) = kilobyte n Un kilo-octet représente 1024 octets.
More comparisons of phones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1GczqkmKIk (from2:00 ->
More characteristics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYMe2jy-urg
EOC : Get ready to present your dream smart phone with only one slideshow.
https://www.techadvisor.com/article/724318/best-phone.html
Watch this video that presents the Fairphone :
- Take notes on its characteristics
- To what extent is it an eco-friendly phone?
- Explain the reasons why you would or wouldn't want it
Advice to choose a laptop :
Watch from 1:24 → 5:50
Technical characteristics : Do you agree with these criteria?
Watch the extract and :
- List the criteria to choose a laptop.
- List the ways to advise someone or entice someone to choose a laptop.
- Are there other criteria to choose a laptop?
Rappel sur l'expression du conseil en anglais :
https://www.anglaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-anglais-2/exercice-anglais-121570.php
Get ready for a tech fair!
To choose your favourite laptops : various sites
https://www.techadvisor.com/article/723344/best-laptop.html
https://www.pcworld.com/article/436674/best-pc-laptops.html
https://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/best-laptops-1304361
Here are some prompts you might need for the final task :
Customer ‘s Needs : Shop assistant’s Recommendation :
I want (to) … What I'd recommend is...
I need to... I'd go for ..
I'd like to … It would be worth getting …
It's not very convenient (to/not to)... You should get …
It's important/essential for me to .. You could try …
Get ready for a listening understanding test :
Evaluation CO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD1ZBRlAouw
Correction :
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