Gadgets that will change the world

Your take on it

1 Pairwork Which technology do you think we will be using in the future? When do you think people will have adopted this new technology in their everyday lives?

2 Form new types of technologies with these words. Which have you heard of?

1 3D car

2 self-driving implant

3 laboratory light sensor

4 prosthetic meat

5 wearable printer battery • connect

3 Match the words from the box with the definitions.

5 Watch the video again and complete the sentences.

1 Make a sketch, and you have a house in ten days!

2 Turn on the and instead of staring, you can read a book or just have a nap!

3 I literally can’t wait to try the for the first time.

• futuristic

• gadget • mode sketch

• software

• texture

1 having or involving very modern technology or design

2 a small mechanical or electronic device, especially a new one

3 a quick drawing, often used to assist in making a more finished picture or design

4 the programs and other operating information used by a computer

5 a way of operating or using a system

6 the feel, appearance or consistency of a surface or substance

7 bring things together in contact with each other

8 a power unit for an electronic or electric device

4 Watch the video and decide which invention Dei is talking about: 3D printer (1); self-driving car (2); laboratory meat (3); prosthetic implant (4); wearable light sensor (5).

A n It could be the most efficient way to stop global climate change.

B n It might save her dog’s life one day.

C n It will enable us to read a book or have a nap while traveling.

D n It will send information to the brain about textures.

E n We will be using it to build a house in a week.

4 New science allows us to make prosthetic implants which with your thoughts.

5 I took a normal collar, , and connected some electronic parts.

Life Skills: Get thinking

● Find ideas and information clean the house • get to/from school/work communicate with friends and family prepare a meal • shop • study • take a vacation watch TV

6 Pairwork How do you think we will be doing these everyday tasks in the future?

I don’t think we will be cleaning the house in the future - some kind of robot or A.I. system will be doing it.

7 Choose a time-consuming or boring task. How could you do this using technology?

8 Report your ideas back to the class and vote on the best technological inventions.

Brushing your teeth is really boring and time-consuming, so after some careful thinking and research, we have come up with this idea…