Gadgets or new technologies in our life 8 класс

is interesting for its ingenuity or novelty rather than for

its practical use

dishwasher, a mobile phone, a TV set, , a mower,

a vacuum cleaner, a calculator, a videophone, an alarm clock, a DVD player, a fax machine

What gadgets do people use?
Match the pictures and the words.

 

is used to cut and collect the grass.
(vacuum cleaner, fax machine, mower)
An    is used to wake up people and to tell the time. 
(alarm clock, mower, mobile phone)
A   is used to take photographs.  
 ( dishwasher, computer, camera)
A  is used to wash the dishes. 
 (calculator, dishwasher, fax machine)
A   is used to perform everyday cleaning. 
(vacuum cleaner, mobile phone, mower)

 is used to send

and receive urgent messages. 
(fax machine, computer, dishwasher)
A   is used to write programs, play games, find information. 
(mobile phone, computer, calculator)
A   is used to receive or make calls.
(camera, TV set, mobile phone)
A is used to cook and defrost food.
(TV set, videophone, microwave oven)

 

the equivalents
Gadget

Цифровой электронный прибор
Hi-tech Высокие технологии
Network Сеть
PDA (Personal digital assistant ) Персональный карманный компьютер
SMS ( Send somebody message) Отправить текстовое сообщение
@ ( at ) На («собака»)
MP3 (Music Player) Проигрыватель музыки
ADSL (Automatic Device Server Link) Прибор для соединения с интернетом
IPOD Миникомпьютер (планшет)
DVD (Digital Video Device) Цифровой видео прибор

 

phrases
a laptop
a TV
a video camera
an MP3 player
a computer
a digital camera
a

PDA
a Microwave oven
a Mobile phone
a robot

take and show photos to my friends
watch the news, a DVD
plan my day; keeping documents
film some parties
listen to music
make and receive some calls
look up my friends’ addresses
cook and reheat the food
do some internet research;chat..
j) can cook, do homework for me

and use?

want
what for do we use it
technical characteristics
advantages
disadvantages