Lesson 67: New Smartphone!

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1 Beginner ⅼ Conversation Lesson 67 _LEVEL 5_ Lesson 67: New Smartphone! Hi! How are you today? Today s lesson is about New smartphone! Let s make learning English fun! Lección 67: Nuevo Smartphone! Exercise 1 Vocabulary and Expressions (Vocabulario y Expresiones) Directions: Listen and repeat. (Instrucciones: Escucha y repite después de tu profesor.) Vocabulary and Expressions fancy(elegante) not at all(ni mucho menos) be supposed to...(he de suponer que...) as much(cuantas quiera) Examples Wow, Stella, your dress is so fancy! If you look at it once more, this dress is not fancy, not at all. Am I supposed to guess what you think? A: Can you take pictures with a smartphone? > B: I can do as much. harmful(dañino) glossy(brillante) We are on the same page. (Estamos de acuerdo) Isn t eating too many sweets harmful? This is such a glossy phone! A: I want to go out for lunch. B: We are on the same page. 1

2 Beginner ⅼ Conversation Lesson 67 _LEVEL 5_ Exercise 2 Dialogue Practice(Turno de Dialogar) Directions: Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher. (Instrucciones: Lee el diálogo en voz alta con tu profesor.) Stella starts chatting with Adam about cellphones. Adam: Did you see? Lynda bought a smartphone! Stella: Yeah, I did. She must be rich. Anyway, I don t see why someone would need such a fancy mobile phone. Adam: If you look at it as a small computer, it is not that fancy, not at all. Stella: But it is a cellphone. It is supposed to make calls and write messages. Well, s too. Adam: Well, it can clearly do as much. Stella: But, but... I mean, it is not even comfortable to use the internet on it. We have computers for internet and cameras for photography. Adam: However you look at it, I don t think smartphones are harmful. Stella: Well they aren t. I bet mobile phone companies earn a lot selling such glossy mobile phones. I think some people buy them just because they re popular. Adam: There will always be people like that. I won t buy it for that kind of reason, though. I don t even need a smartphone right now. Stella: Well, at least we are on the same page. I am not planning to buy a smartphone anytime soon, either. 2

3 Beginner ⅼ Conversation Lesson 67 _LEVEL 5_ Check your understanding: Answer the following questions. 1. What is the chat about? 2. What does Stella think cellphones need to do? 3. Why did Stella tell Adam that they are on the same page? 3

4 Beginner ⅼ Conversation Lesson 67 Exercise 3 Listening Comprehension (Comprensión auditiva) Directions: Your teacher will read a text. First, listen to it. After that, choose the right answer to the questions. (Instrucciones: Tu profesor leerá el texto. Primero, escucha y después escoge la respuesta correcta para cada pregunta) Escucha al profesor cuando lee el texto 1. What was Giovanni planning to do? A. Giovanni was planning to buy a new smartphone. B. He wanted to sell his smartphone and buy a new one. 2. What did Alina think cellphones should have? A. Alina thought that cellphones should replace computes one day. B. Her opinion was that cellphones should have messages, calling, and options. 3. What was Alina s opinion on new smartphones? A. She thought that they were getting better and better every day. B. Alina s opinion was thatt smartphones are becoming a great distraction with their apps and possibilities. 4. Did Giovanni make a decision about buying a new smartphone? A. Yes, Giovanni decided to buy one, no matter what Alina thought. B. Giovanni did make a decision and chose not to buy a new smartphone. 4

5 Beginner ⅼ Conversation Lesson 67 Exercise 4 Role Play (Juego de Roles) Directions: Have a role play with your teacher in the situation below. (Instrucciones: Practica un juego de roles con tu profesor siguiendo la siguientee situación.) Situation: You want to buy a new smartphone, but you have to talk about it with your family member. The teacher will act as your family member. 5

6 Beginner ⅼ Conversation Lesson 67 Exercise 5 Conversation Questions(Preguntas para Conversar) Directions: Take turns with your teacher in answering the questions. (Instrucciones: Haz turnos con tu profesor para responder las preguntas.) 1. Do you like using your cellphone? 2. Do you have a smartphone? Why? 3. Is it popular to have a smartphone nowadays? Why? 4. Do you think cellphones are necessary these days? What about a hundred years ago? 5. What are some of the advantages of using a smartphone? 6