Technology & Gadgets

Phones & Computers

Name common technology items
Use 'can' and 'can't' to talk about ability and function
Talk about how you use technology every day

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Grammar

Can / Can't (ability and function)

Use 'can' to say something is possible or that you are able to do it. Use 'can't' (cannot) for the negative.

I can send messages on my phone.

You can download the app for free.

She can't use the internet — there is no signal.

Can you help me? — Yes, I can.

Exercises · type, then check

1. Fill in the blank with 'can' or 'can't'.

1.I find the app. Can you help me?

2.You download it for free from the store.

3.My laptop is broken. I send the email.

4. I use your phone? Mine is out of battery.

5.She speak three languages. She is very clever.

2. Match the technology word to its function.

1.phone

2.laptop

3.app

4.internet

5.charger

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Reading

My Phone

I use my phone every day. I can check my email, send messages, and read the news. I can also use apps for learning languages and managing my money. Sometimes the battery runs out. Then I can't do anything! I charge my phone every night. I can use it for work because I have internet. I can't imagine life without my phone now. Technology helps me a lot.

1. What can the writer do with their phone?

2. What happens when the battery runs out?

Speaking · say it out loud, with a partner or alone

1What can you do with your phone? Tell your partner three things.

2Can you live without your phone for one day? Why or why not?

Writing

Write 3–5 sentences about how you use technology. What can you do with your phone or laptop?

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