WEEK 6

The Use of technology for

professional success
INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC
People have lived a time of pandemic since March 2020.
This has guided people to make changes in their daily life
activities. One of these changes deals with the way of
communication from face to face interaction to online
communication. Almost 4.57 billion
people were
1.
active internet
OBJECTIVES users as of April
2020,
1- To make written questions (advice/request)
about technology for professional success. encompassing 59
percent of the
2- To write simple and compound sentences
expressing different functions (advice, global population.
request).

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 Look at the following image, what is she doing? What is
she using? Why is she using a computer? Writes down
your ideas in the space.

TOPIC
EXPLANATIO Technology and roles
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Technology is the application of knowledge for practical ends. Let’s see some examples
of how technology has made our lives easier, faster, better and more fun.

✓ Today, technology is present in our personal items. It is possible to observe that a

simple wristwatch has been transformed into a smartwatch, which is not just for
timekeeping. It monitors the heart rates, your daily activities, and provides
reminders throughout the day. In others words, it is a computing device.

✓ There are 3-D printers in medicine. These printers can be used to create implants
and even joints to be used during surgery.

✓ In education, technology supports learning with digital tools, supporting learning 24

hours. The main purpose is to change how teachers and students gather, access,
analyze, present and transmit information. Thus, technology permits people to get
professional success.
VOCABULAR Let’s see some key words.
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Word Definition
computer an electronic machine that can store, organize and find
information, do processes with numbers and other data, and
control other machines
internet an international computer network connecting other networks
and computers from companies, universities, etc.
email a way of sending messages and data to other people by
means of computers connected together in a network.
Zoom meeting a cloud-based video conferencing service. Virtually meet with
others - either by video or audio-only or both, all while
conducting live chats.
Google Meet known as Google Hangouts Meet, let dozens of people join the
same virtual meeting, and speak or share video with each other
from anywhere with internet access.

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Virtually meet with others, either by video or audio-only or both

 READING
COMPREHENSIO Technology and Self-Growth
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Learning is an essential part of our life and it is a long process.
For that reason, you should learn something new every day. This
is personal growth, which could give you better life opportunities.
You began our academic formation some years ago. Since then,
you have experimented and incorporated much knowledge and
many technologies, during your elementary, junior high school and
high school studies. For example, the traditional classrooms with
backboards and shelves of books have been improved with
whiteboards, computers and multimedia devices.
When education could incorporate technology, the concept of
teaching got a new dimension. This dimension implies that it is not
necessary to be in a classroom with a teacher for learning. It is
possible to learn using learning tools. Some of them are
computers, which permit you to search for information the using internet. As the internet is a network
of global exchanges, including private, public, business, academic and government networks,
people can have profound knowledge about many topics. Also, it is possible to ask for information,
to clarify ideas, to share images using an email. The internet also offers the possibility of
participating in video conferences. Some examples of this type of communication are Zoom and
Google Meet, used for working or teaching. So, you had better ready for the new changes that are
approaching to you. Some of you would prefer no more changes, but life goes beyond. Be ready
to continue your self-growing.

ACTIVITY 1 TRUE OR
FALSE
Internet is an electronic device.

Education uses technological resources for teaching.

When you write an email, you cannot send images.

Personal Growth gives people better life opportunities.

Zoom and Google Meet are platform used for video conferences.

ACTIVITY 2 MATCH
1- Zoom conventional
2- self-growth modifications
3- networks make something better
4- Google Meet farther
5- changes scope
6- traditional examine
7- beyond video conference platform
8- dimension self-development
9- search _ real-time meetings by Google
10- improve connections
STRUCTUR MODALS (SHOULD-COULD-HAD BETTER-
E WOULD)

A modal is a type of auxiliary (helping) verb that is used to add meaning to the verbs that
follow them.
Form Subject + Modal + Verb(original form) + Predicate
Meaning advice, request
Use present, future

Modal Examples
Should (advise) You should search for information using internet.
Could (suggestion) Could we use the smartboard?
Had better (advise) We had better watch the video to do the homework.
Would (request) Would you like to have a Zoom meeting with relatives and friends?

Complete the following paragraphs using words from word bank.

ACTIVITY 3

could (past had better should would could

ability) (suggestion)

Next week, I will have two videoconferences by Zoom and Google Meet. I do not

know much about them. One of my friends said to me “You download

the software first”. When I heard the word “software”, I did not understand what it

meant. So, I turned on the computer, and I searched some information in internet.

My friend saw what I was doing he told me that I visit some sites like

Youtube.

Yesterday, you typed some words in Word. you do it very fast?

You stop using that computer or you will lose the changes in the

document. For that reason, I (ask)a new computer at the computer

lab.
 WORD SEARCH

Find the following words

scope email conventional networks Google

Self-growth search farther Zoom changes

q e a v y l o p a z x
s c o p e t i i f o p
e e c h l g f a t r h
l i a d a v b f m e r
f h a r o e n v i e n
g r r a c g l b h s e
r w t t a h k t a c c
o g n d y b r c m d a
w o m c h a n g e s v
t o d o f n e m d i b
h g b n k l t e o y y
x a t v i m w e a q e
y d i e m z o o m a t
q i g n d d r v d i y
m j o t i f k x s o a
r l p i d w s s i v s
e r g o o g l e v t m
p q r n l d e q b r s
f a k a e a g p a d o
g g o l a w b o m i q

Complete these sentences with some words found.

is one of the famous platforms because it gives free email.

Did you receive the ?

The documents need some . For example, color and size.

I like to read because is important for my future life.

Please, about these video conference platforms.

 Final Activity for Evaluation

Read the following details, complete the following similarity paragraph. Add your own
sentence at the end of the paragraph as a conclusion.
Be creative, add an image or draw an image, which illustrates the following paragraph.

Zoom Google Meet

Video conference platform Video conference platform
Share screen Share screen
Have breakout rooms Have breakout rooms
Support call-ins Support call-ins
Available for Android and iOS Available for Android and iOS

Zoom and Google Meet

Zoom and Google Meet have some similarities. One of these is that
they (have-has) collaboration . People who
(participate-participates) in a meeting (can-could)
share . Another similarity is that and
have (screens-breakouts) rooms. People can
work in pairs or in groups. The last similarity (be) that they (is-are)
available for and iOS. Finally,

Image
Rubric
Grammar 1 2 3
Vocabulary 1 2 3
Add his-her 1 2 3
sentence
Image 1 2 3
Creativity 1 2 3
 GLOSSARY More words for your vocabulary.

Word Definition
beyond on or to the further side of something
device an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a
particular job
improve to become better than before; to make
something/somebody better than before
network a closely connected group of people, companies, etc. that
exchange information

search an act or the activity of looking for information on a computer or

on the interne

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CAN… Check your learning outcomes.

I can define the role of technology in self-growth.

I can mention some similarities between Zoom and Google Meet.

I can give use modals to give an advise, a suggestion or a request.