UNIT 5: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A. Vocabulary
Word/Phrase Meaning Example
tablet (n) a small, flat computer that a user A lot of people like a tablet over a
/ˈtæblət/ can control by touching the screen laptop.
or using a special pen
inch (n) a unit of length measurement that is The screen of my new laptop is 14
/ɪntʃ/ equal to 2.54 centimeters inches.
screen (n) a flat display used for showing It is exciting to watch movies on a
/skri:n/ words or images in a theater, on big screen.
television, or as part of a computer
storage (n) the area on a computer, phone or My new smartphone has a lot of
/ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/ tablet used to store data, music, etc. storage, so I can store a lot of
photos.
weight (n) the amount that an object or a Modern computers are often light
/weɪt/ person weighs in weight these days.
gigabyte (n) a unit of digital information The new laptop model has 256
/ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/ gigabytes of storage.
rescue (n) the act of saving someone or There are some rescue robots that
/'reskju:/ something from a dangerous can help during and after disasters.
 rescue (v) situation
 rescuer(n)
lift (v) to raise somebody or something to a This robot can't lift objects high.
/lift/ higher position
 lɪft (n)
complete (v) to finish doing something Sarah needs to complete her essay
/kəmˈpliːt/ about technology.
 complete (adj)
 incomplete (adj)
/ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/
navigate (v) to find your way through a difficult Robots can navigate through
situation narrow places.
/ˈnævɪɡeɪt/
 navigation (n)
/ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃn/
carefully (adv) with great attention, so that you Mia has to clean the robot arms
/ˈkeəfəli/ don't do something wrong carefully.
careful (adj)
/ˈkeəfl/
 careless (adj)
/ˈkeələs/
quietly (adv) /'kwaistli/ in a way that makes very little noise My robot vacuum is very noisy. It
quiet (adj) can't move quietly.
recognize to know who someone is and what My new phone can recognize my
(v) /'reksgnaiz/  something is when you hear or see face.
recognition (n) them
safely (adv) /'seifli/  in a way that doesn't cause any There are cars which can drive
safe (adj)  safety (n) danger or harm safely without a driver.
speaker(n) the part of a computer, phone, etc. The left speaker of this laptop is
/ˈspiːkər/ where sound comes out broken.
feature (n) a characteristic or important part of Their latest model of phone comes
/ˈfiːtʃər/ something with a new feature.
store (v) to put or keep things in a certain Our latest computer makes it
/stɔːr/ location for later use possible to store a huge amount of
data.
charge (v) to supply power to electric My mom drives her car to the
/tʃɑːrdʒ/ equipment such as a battery garage to charge up its batteries.
 charger (n)
/ˈtʃɑːrdʒər/
bright (adj) full of light or shining Too bright screen may cause
/braɪt/ eyesight problems.
 brightness(n)
/ˈbraɪtnəs/
B. Grammar
*Wh- questions and Yes/No questions
• We can use Wh- questions to ask for details about things, people, events, etc.
Wh-questions Answers
What is the screen size? The screen is 11 inches.
How heavy are these laptops? It weighs about 1.2 kg.
How many cameras does this phone have? It includes three cameras.
How much storage does your computer have? It has a storage capacity of 128 gigabytes.
Where is the power button-of this tablet? It is on the right side.
Who bought this new machine? A graphics designer bought it.

• We use Yes/No questions to ask about specific things. Yes or No is the answer.
Yes/No questions Answers
Does your phone have much storage? Yes, it does. / No, it doesn't.
Is the battery life long? Yes, it is. / No, it isn't.

*Comparative adverbs
We use comparative adverbs to compare two actions.
- Flash 1 navigates better than Flash 2.
- Lucy drives more safely than Eddie.

Adverbs Comparatives

One syllable Add er hard  harder

One syllable ending in e Add r late  later
Two or more syllables Add more safely  more safely
Exceptions well  better; badly  worse; far  farther
much / many  more; little  less; early  earlier

C. Pronunciation
 Pronouncing /eɪ/ and /e/
/eɪ/ /e/
• great /greɪt/ • break /breɪk/ • bread /bred/ • ready/'redɪ/
• game /geɪm/ • steak /steɪk/ • many /'menɪ/ • deaf /def/
 Stress in words ending in -er
Stress the first syllable for words ending in -er.
• faster /fæst/ • better /ˈbetər/
• darker /dɑːrkər/ • harder /hɑːrdər/
 Stress in three-syllable words ending in ly
Stress the first syllable in three-syllable words ending in -ly.
• happy /ˈhæpɪlɪ/ • angrily /ˈæŋɡrəlɪ/
• quietly /ˈkwaɪətlɪ/ • easily /ˈiːzəlɪ/
BUT • entirely /ɪnˈtaɪərlɪ/
D. Writing
Sample: An email about a smartphone
(1) Email address (1) To: duybao123@gmail.com (5) Body
(2) Subject: My new smartphone Use conjunctions (and, also,
(3) Hi Andy, but, however, so...) to link
(4) How are you doing? Guess what! My information.
brother told me that he would buy me a new It has a big screen, and it
smartphone for my birthday. What great news! looks beautiful.
(2) Email subject
(5) I'd like a smartphone to listen to music and Its weight is high. However,
watch movies. I'm going to ask my brother to the battery life is really
get LO33 for me. It looks great and has a large long.
screen. Its quite light, so I can easily bring it It's not expensive, so I'm
with me most of the time. [….] sure my dad will buy it for
I can't wait to see you next Sunday on my me.
birthday party. ……
(3) Greeting (6) See you soon, 6) Closing
Dear/Hi/Hello …, Ken See you soon,/
(4) Opening See you then,/
How are you?/…. Buy for now.
 PRACTICE!!!
Pronunciation
a. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. space B. sale C. tablet D. plate
2. A. great B. health C. head D. bread
3. A. waste B. camera C. nature D. paper
4. A. quicker B. alone C. alive D. surprised
5. A. heavily B. wealthily C. healthily D. entirely
b. Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
6. A. storage B. tablet C. disease D. cycling
7. A. gigabyte B. vehicle C. battery D. disaster
8. A. deaf B. health C. head D. leaf
9. A. taste B. waste C. race D. any
10. A. pay B. land C. take D. make

Vocabulary
a. Complete the text using the words in the boxes.
inches screen weight storage tablet
The new (1) ____________ is available on the market. A user needs to pay about one thousand dollars
to get this flat computer. There are many choices of (2) ____________ for different use. The highlight
of the device is its big (3) ____________. The display is eleven (4) ____________. You can feel its (5)
____________ when you get your hands on it for that size.
b. Circle the correct options.
6. These days, modern computers are often light in ____________.
A. weight B. battery C. storage D. screen
7. The new tablet has longer ____________ life than the old one. It can last close to eighteen hours.
A. battery B. storage C. gigabyte D. inch
8. The new device comes with a bigger display. Its ____________ is 11.9 inches.
A. storage space B. powerful chip C. screen size D. home button
9. The new e-Pad comes with more than 500 ____________. Its users can download more videos.
A. inches B. gigabytes C. batteries D. cameras
10. Modern smartphones produce good quality photos because they have better ____________.
A. gigabytes B. chips C. batteries D. cameras
c. Circle the correct options.
11. My robot cleaner is annoying. It can't work loudly / quietly and is always making noise.
12. I think the OP 12 is better for being a rescuer / cleaner. It navigates better and works more
carefully.
13. Our robot can complete / lift heavy objects of around 300 kg.
14. Sarah loves her robot because it can recognize / navigate her voice and does what she says.
15. The robot arm works very carefully / safely. It puts everything in the correct place.
d. Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.
16. My robot vacuum works _____________. There's still dust on the floor. (CARE)
17. There are some problems with the robot's _____________ system. (NAVIGATE)
18. Face _____________ technology is becoming more and more popular. (RECOGNIZE)
19. The design of the robot was _____________, so I couldn't build it. (COMPLETE)
20. Many factories started to use robots to improve the _____________ of the workers. (SAFE)
e. Complete the text using the words in the box.
charge speakers bright features store
The latest model of smartphone that my mom bought for my 14 th birthday anniversary is fantastic. It
has a lot of new (21) ____________. For example, I can unlock my phone with my voice. It also comes
with more storage space. That makes it easier for me to (22) ____________ more videos and songs. Its
(23) ____________ also offer better quality sounds. Another thing I like about my new phone is the
screen. Everything looks very (24) ____________ and clear. But the phone is slightly uncomfortable to
(25) ____________ because it uses a different charger.
Grammar
a. Circle the correct options.
1. Are these tablets on sale today? - No, they don't / aren't.
2. How much / many storage does this laptop have? - It has 128 gigabytes of storage.
3. What / which is the screen size of your laptop? - It's 13.3 inches.
4. How long / far can the battery last? - You can use it for half a day.
5. Con I take better photographs with this camera? - Yes, you can / are.
b. Circle ONE mistake in each sentence.
6. How many camera does this smartphone have?
A. How B. many C. camera D. have
7. Do this tablet have a long battery life?
A. Do B. have C. long D. battery life
8. Why do you use your phone for?
A. Why B. do C. use D. for
9. How many does the latest model cost you?
A. How B. many C. does D. cost
10. Does this laptop has the same storage space as that one?
A. Does B. has C. same D. as
c. Read the information in the table. Give the correct forms of the adverbs in brackets.
Robots ZIPO GS34
Abilities
can run 25 km/h 35 km/h
can jump 1.2 meters 1 meter
can complete tasks without damage with some damage
can navigate very well OK
battery lasts 24 hours 36 hours
11. GS34 runs ___________________ (fast) than Zipo.
12. Zipo jumps ___________________ (high) than GS34.
13. GS34 completes tasks ___________________ (carelessly) than Zipo.
14. zipo navigates ___________________ (well) than GS34.
15. Zipo's battery lasts ___________________ (short) than GS 34s.

Reading
a. Read the text about two types of smartphones. Complete each gap in the table with NO MORE
THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER
Last Wednesday, LaTomato introduced its new types of smartphones T14 and T14 Plus. How different
are these smartphones? Let’s have a look at two of them.
Screen Storage Weight
The screen of T14 is 6.1 inches They both have 128, 256 or 512 The two models have different
while T14 Plus has a bigger gigabytes of storage. However, weight. A T14 Plus is 240
screen, which is 6.7 inches. the T14 Plus comes with an grams while T14 is only 172
Users can find it easier to read extra option, which is one grams.
news or watch videos with a terabyte, so its users can feel
 T14 Plus. free to store more data,
documents, videos or music,
and save thousands of pictures.
Battery life Camera Price
They have a long battery life. The T14 Plus has a better The prices depend on storage
Their users can spend a whole camera system with 48 space. T14 can cost $799 for
day playing games, watching megapixels, and T14 comes 128 gigabytes of storage, while
movies, listening to music or with a 12-megapixel camera T14 Plus is $1,099 for the same
visiting many websites. The system. storage.
T14 can last up to 20 hours
while T14 Plus can last up to 24
hours.

T14 T14PLUS
Screen 6.1 inches better screen size with (1)
_____________
Battery life lasts for nearly (2) _____________ up to one day
Storage 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB the same options
one more choice with (3) _____________
Weight 240 grams 172 grams
Price For (4) _____________, the price is $1,099 for the same (5) _____________
$799.

b. Read Kathy's email to her pen pal. Answer each question with NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS.
To: sophie2210@abcmail.com
Subject: New laptop!
Hi Sophie,
How are you doing? I'm writing to ask for your advice on laptops.
I need a new laptop because my current one was broken the other day. I'm quite keen on Zebook and
MacPlus, but I don't really know which one to choose for my school projects. I like to have a
lightweight
computer with a big screen. The Zebook has a large screen, but it is quite heavy. MacPlus is much
lighter
than the Zebook, but I don't like the screen of MacPlus. It's rather small. Besides, I can only afford a
laptop for $1,200. Unfortunately, both are expensive, what impresses me is their performance. They
both have extended battery life and can last for 24 hours, which one will be suitable for me?
Please write back soon,
Love,
Kathy
6. What happened to Kathy's old laptop? ________________________________
7. Which laptop is heavier than the other? ________________________________
8. Which laptop has a big screen? ________________________________
9. How much can she afford for a laptop? ________________________________
10. How long is the battery life of MacPIus? ________________________________
Writing
a. Make sentences using the prompts.
1. How much / this smartphone / cost?
__________________________________________________________________________________
2. these tablets / good / for self-study?
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. How / this laptop / different / the old version?
__________________________________________________________________________________
4. you / have / a smartphone?
__________________________________________________________________________________
5. How much / storage / it / have?
__________________________________________________________________________________
b. Make questions for the underlined words.
6. The new type of this phone has three cameras.
__________________________________________________________________________________
7. This smartphone is 234 dollars.
__________________________________________________________________________________
8. The battery of this laptop lasts for 24 hours.
__________________________________________________________________________________
9. 1 use this tablet for listening to music.
__________________________________________________________________________________
10. This laptop costs 25 million dongs.
__________________________________________________________________________________

c. Put the words in the correct order to make complete sentences.

11. Chicko / complete tasks / quietly / Birdie.
__________________________________________________________________________________
12. Flash 1 / drive / safely / Flash 2.
__________________________________________________________________________________
13. Redbot /clean / fast / Blackbot.
__________________________________________________________________________________
14. Birdie / fly / far / Chicko.
__________________________________________________________________________________
15. Ziggy / dance / beautifully / Buster.

d. Complete the email from Alex to Ann using the phrases in the box.
A. looks beautiful with the silver color
B. I decided to buy Eagle 50
C. it is not really expensive
D. has a big screen of 14 inches
E. the battery life is not really long

Hi Ken,
How are you doing? I need a new laptop for my school projects next semester. Guess what! My dad
told me he would buy me a new one as a Christmas gift. I was so excited. At first, I didn't know which
I should choose. After talking with my brother, (16) ________________________. I want a laptop for
my studying at school and at home. The laptop should have a big screen. It should have light weight
also. Eagle 50 (17) ________________________. It is big enough for me. It weighs only 1.9 kg, so I
can easily put it in my backpack and bring it to school. It also (18) ________________________. This
model doesn't have a lot of storage, only 128 GB of storage, and (19) ________________________.
However, (20) ________________________. It's 890 dollars. I'm sure my dad will buy it for me.
I can't wait to see you next Monday after Christmas.
See you soon,
Bao