Unit 15: Technology & Innovation

1. Vocabulary: Computers and the Internet

Technology is an important part of our daily lives. We use computers and the internet to work, study, and play. Here are some key terms:

We perform many actions with technology. We surf the web, save documents so we don’t lose them, and delete things we don’t need.

2. Grammar: Adverbs of Manner

We use adverbs to describe how we do an action. Adjectives describe nouns (people/things), but adverbs describe verbs (actions).

3. Grammar: Be Thinking of + -ing

We use the phrase be thinking of + verb-ing to talk about future plans that we are considering but haven’t fully decided on yet.

Examples:
I am thinking of buying a new laptop.
She is thinking of creating a website.

Exercise 1: Vocabulary Match

Match the words (1-8) with their definitions (a-h).

a. To move a file from the internet to yourdevice.
b. A secret word to protect your account.
c. To remove something you don’t want.
d. A dangerous program that harms computers.
e. To look at different websites on the internet.
f. The tool used to type.
g. To keep your work for later.
h. The device usedto click on things.

Exercise 2: Adjective or Adverb?

Circle the correct word to complete the sentence.

1. My internetconnection is very (slow / slowly) today.
2. Please type the password (careful / carefully).
3. He is a (good / well) programmer.
4. The new game runs very (quick / quickly) on this tablet.
5. She speaks English (perfect / perfectly) on her video blog.
6. This chair is very (comfortable / comfortably).
7. He solved the computer problem (easy / easily).
8. You must work (hard / hardly) to learn this software.

Exercise 3: Future Intentions

Complete the sentences using “am/is/are thinking of” and the verb in parentheses.

1. I ____________________ (buy) a new smartphone next month.
2. We ____________________ (start) a blog about cooking.
3. She ____________________ (change)her email address.
4. They ____________________ (download) that new movie.
5. He ____________________ (learn) how to code.
6. My parents ____________________ (get) Wi-Fi for the house.
7. Are you ____________________ (sell) your old computer?
8. I ____________________ (not / go) online tonight.

Exercise 4: Word Formation

Change the adjectives in the box into adverbs to fill thegaps.

loud    bad    angry    happy    quiet    fast    safe    correct

1. The computer crashed ____________________ and I lost my work.
2. Please speak ____________________; I am recording a video.
3. She smiled ____________________ when she found her lost file.
4. You answered all the questions ____________________.
5. The man shouted ____________________ at the broken machine.
6. He drives ____________________ on the digital racing game.
7. The program is working ____________________ now.
8. Always log out to keep your data ____________________.

Exercise 5: Technology Verbs

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb: click, surf, crash, visit, send, check, charge, print.

1. Ineed to ____________________ my emails every morning.
2. Don’t ____________________ on links from people you don’t know.
3. My battery is low; I need to ____________________ my phone.
4. We often ____________________ the web for homework help.
5. Can you ____________________ this photo for me on paper?
6. If you open too many programs, the computer might ____________________.
7. I will ____________________ you a text message later.
8. You should ____________________ our new school website.

Exercise 6: Sentence Reordering

Put the words in the correct order to form sentences.

1. thinking / of / new / a / I / mouse / buying / am /.
2. works / computer / very / fast / My /.
3. carefully / instruction / the / read / Please /.
4. password /enter / secret / your / quietly /.
5. is / of / brother / playing / My / thinking / games / stopping /.
6. well / The / connects / printer / not / does /.
7. connect / internet / the / to / automatically / We /.
8. thinking / upgrading / software / Are / of / you / the / ?