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4.3 READING and VOCABULARY A diary entry and a blog


I can find specific detail in a text and talk about using technology.

www.tinasblog.com
11 May 1984
Today at school we used a computer with 14 January 2017
64 Kb of memory! Fantastic! When I got home from school, I looked
Later, I told my friend Ian about it. He at the time on my smartphone. It was
lives in Wales but we keep in touch on the early, so I listened to some songs on
phone. Unfortunately, my dad asked me to headphones and downloaded a new app.
hang up after two minutes. 1 And 3 After that I switched on my
anyway, my mum needed to use the phone. tablet computer, checked out my Facebook
I heard a new Michael Jackson song on page and wrote some messages to friends.
the radio. It was great! I wanted to hear it I also read some of my favourite blogs and
again so I listened for hours. I’m glad I didn’t watched some videos on YouTube.
give up because they played it again and I 4 She wanted me to help
recorded it on my cassette player. her with her homework. So I called her
2 Technology is great! on Messenger. We looked for some
information on Wikipedia together.
Tim You can’t live today without technology!

4 PHRASAL VERBS Translate the highlighted verbs in the


texts into your language. Then use them to complete the
questions. Ask and answer the questions in pairs.
1 What was the last gadget you switched on last night?
1 Do you read or write a regular blog 2 Where do you usually information?
or diary?
3 Did you on anyone yesterday? Why?
2 2.25 Read Tim’s diary and 4 What was the last YouTube clip that you ?
Tina’s blog. Complete gaps 1–4 5 When did you last because you couldn’t do a
with sentences a–e. There is one computer game?
extra sentence.
5 Complete the text with the words below. There are two
a Now I can listen to it any time I
extra words. Then, in pairs, write a similar text about
want! technology today.
b That’s why I didn’t finish it.
c Then I played a game on my 64 Kb cassettes desktop hang keep letter MP4 phone
phone.
In 1984 there were only 1desktop computers. They were big
d Phone calls are expensive!
and slow with only 2 of memory. People contacted their
e My friend Cara texted me.
friends by 3 and they also talked on the 4 . But they
3 Read the texts again. Complete the didn’t 5 in touch with their friends very often. People
sentences with Tim or Tina. listened to music on the radio, on 6 and on records.
1 Tina worked with a friend.
Today there are desktop computers, laptops and tablets.
2 talked to a friend on
the phone.
3 used a computer with 6 In pairs, say how you keep in touch with friends. And
very little memory. Use the ideas below to help you. Say which way
you prefer and why.
YOU
4 used a phone to do
more than one thing. chat online meet in town call friends
5 communicated with text friends send emails visit friends at home
friends in different ways. use social networking sites (e.g. Facebook)
6 waited a long time
to hear some music. I often use Facebook to keep in touch with my friends.

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