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                                                                                                                                                                                                     Asking for help


                                                                                                                                  1   2.17   Read and complete the dialogue. Then listen and check.
           1    After you read  Read the text on Class Book page 50 again. Match.
                                                                                                                                                  at the screen    my Science project    search the internet    that button
               1  Children with Down’s Syndrome                         a  could not read.                                                              this evening    tidy the garage    want to do    your laptop

               2  They can use Virtual Reality                          b  to wake children up.                                                                        Hamed:  Please can I use          your laptop         , Dad?
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               3  Without technology, some children in                  c  cannot hear things like alarm clocks.                                                       Dad:      Of course. What do you   2                       ?
                 India                                              1 d fi nd it diffi cult to hold a pen or pencil.                                                     Hamed:   I need to  3                       . I want to look at a
               4  Letters on e-readers can be very large                e  so they can see the words more clearly.                                                               science website. Can you show me how to turn it on?
               5  Children who are deaf                                 f   to help them paint beautiful pictures!                                                     Dad:      That’s easy. Press  4                      there.
               6  A special alarm uses lights and vibrations                                                                                                           Hamed:   OK. What next?


           2   Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.                                                                                                         Dad:        Look  5                     . Click on that icon over
                                                                                                                                                                                 there.
               1  Why can’t children with Down’s Syndrome write or draw easily?y
                                                                                                                                                                       Hamed:   Thanks. Do you have time to help me with
                  Because they fi nd it diffi cult to hold a pen or pencil.                                                                                                        6                       ?

               2   How do the children feel when they can paint?                                                                                                       Dad:      Sorry, not now. I have to  7                      .

                                                                                                                                                                       Hamed:   Alright. Could you help me    8                       ,
               3    What can e-readers do to letters to help children who cannot t                                                                                               please?
                  see well?                                                                                                                                            Dad:      Of course.



               4   Why do most people wake up with an alarm clock?                                                                2    Read the questions and number the pictures. Then match the questions and answers.

                                                                                                                                      1  Do you have time to tidy the kitchen?         c
               5   What is different about the special alarm clocks?
                                                                                                                                      2   Could you go to the supermarket, please?            
                                                                                                                                      3   Can I use your laptop to write an email?              

                                                                                                                                      4   Do you have time to help me study?                    
           3   2.14   Listen and complete the notes.
                                                                                                                                      5   Can you show me how to start this app?                 
                                                                                                                                      6    Please can I use your printer to print my
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                                     Programme:  OLPC, which means One        Laptop       Per   2               .
                                                                                                                                         homework?                                        
                                      Objective:   Making   3                 and  4                 laptops for
                                                   children in developing countries.                                                  a  That’s easy. Touch that icon there.
                                                                                                                                      b  Of course. What do I need to buy?
                                         Reason:  Children take the laptops   5                  to share them
                                                   with their  6               .                                                      c  Not right now. I’m going shopping.
                                                                                                                                      d  Of course. Do you have a test?
                                             Use:  The laptops are connected together at   7                 and
                                                   children can use the  8               .                                            e  Of course. Do you want to print it now?                                                        1
                                                                                                                                      f  Sorry, not now. I’m using it at the moment.      

           4       Work in groups. Think about laptops and fi nd answers to the questions. Write about                                P
                                                                                                                                     Pronunciation ronunciation
               what you found out. Then share your information with the class.
                                                                                                                                    3        2.18   Circle the word to in the questions in Activity 2. Then listen and repeat.
               1  What do you use to type on a laptop?              3  How do you connect a laptop to a printer?                        Notice the short sound. Then practise with your partner.
               2  What part of the laptop shows images?             4  What other devices are used with a laptop?

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