Topic:
Mobile Phones
Today in the lesson we will get acquainted with the history of the mobile phone and the prospects for its development. We will read a text about a mobile phone and translate it into Ukrainian. We will also perform various text tests.
Objectives :
The history and evolution� of the telephone
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
1) touch screen
2) buttons/keys
3) icons
4) charger
5) ear buds
6) take selfie
a)
b)
c)
e)
f)
7) ring tone
8) switch on/off
9) camera
10) Internet
11) to text
12) games
a)
d)
d)
9) camera
a)
b)
7) ring tone
c)
12) games
11) to text
d)
e)
8) switch on/off
f)
10) Internet
c)
12) games
Such telephones were used 10 and 20 years ago.
These ones were used about 30 years ago.
The model of the first telephone
Modern telephoto
Flexible screen
As thin as paper �
In the future, the mobile phone will be our flexible friend. It will be able to change shape to tell us when we receive a message. A model called More Phone has been created by scientists at the Human Media Lab in Canada. It’s based on flexible plastic technology developed in Cambridge in the UK by an organisation called Plastic Logic. Rachel Lichten, who works at Plastic Logic, describes how the scientists there have developed a process for manufacturing flexible plastic displays which are as thin as paper. They copy the appearance of writing on paper and use a type of plastic to create layers of electronic transistors.
1. A model called More Phone has been created by scientists at the Human Media Lab in _____.
a. the UK
b. Canada
c. the USA
2. They copy the appearance of writing on paper and use a type of plastic to create layers of electronic _____.
a. transistors
b. layers
c. technology
Screens you can jump on �
The flexible screens can be any size, and are easy to read in direct sunlight. They can be black and white or colour and are very thin and light – Lichten says you can even jump on them. They use very little power, so there is no need for large batteries, and this makes them easy to carry around. Lichten says this technology could be used for heart monitoring, smart-watches, second screens for mobile phones – because the image does not disappear, your phone can keep your boarding card details for a flight for example even when your phone’s battery is dying. Plastic Logic is also working with a Japanese company who make giant electronic signs.
1. Plastic Logic is also working with a Japanese company who make giant electronic _____.
a. working
b. signs.
c. colour
2. The flexible screens can be any size, and are easy to read in direct _____.
a. power
b. sunlight
c. colour
Next generation of electronic gadgets �
Plastic Logic have spent 13 years developing this new technology. Their challenge now is to help customers to think of new ways to use it. Lichten says it is always the same with new technologies. She says ‘bringing new technology to the market is a challenge, especially because it is revolutionary. However, for the next generation of products, you have to know what the next generation of products will be.’ Working with mobile phones or laptops that can roll up like a piece of paper could turn hardware into ‘flexi-ware’.
1.Lichten says it is always the same with new_____.
a. paper
b. echnologies
c. phones
2. Plastic Logic have spent _____years developing this new technology.
a. 19
b. 11
c. 13
Circle True or False for these sentences. �
1. The MorePhone was created by scientists who work in the UK.
2. The flexible screens are not heavy and they are very thin as well.
3. The flexible screens will need quite big batteries.
4. This technology could be used in the field of medicine.
5. This technology could be useful at an airport.
6. People already know all the ways this new technology can be used.
True False
True False
True False
True False
True False
True False
It doesn’t ask a question but
needs an answer
A telephone
Home assignment�
Write at least 1oo words about a mobile phone of the future.