Last Tuesday
afternoon I did my first class as an English teacher practitioner –It was very
exciting, by the way! I was in charge of an 8º grade and I had to start
teaching them a unit that contained the topic of new technologies and some
grammar related to the structure of “passive voice."
Regarding
the subject of new technologies, there was a listening activity that pointed
out to the new kinds of devices that have been developed during the last time.
Jeff, the student who had traveled to Las Vegas in order to visit a technology
fair to know everything about these gadgets, said there were three new amazing inventions
that are already being sold online: 3D computers, solar bags, and electronic
pen scanners.
According
to Jeff’s description, by covering a screen with a special 3D film and wearing
3D glasses people are able to watch old movies and photos on computers --it
sounds great, doesn’t it? Then, he mentioned the solar bags, which look like
normal bags, but they can generate a power used for batteries of cellphones and
MP3 players; so, we won’t need to use electricity anymore! Can you believe it?
In the
case of electronic pen scanners, my favorites! , they are meant to read a
text and store the information on their memories; furthermore, this information can be transferred to a computer via a USB flash drive. Also, these pens have
advantages in terms of design, portability and price! I’m sure all students will
love it!
Which one
of these gadgets would you like to have?
