UNIT 8

INVENTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

What did you learn?

     In this unit I learnt inventions that were created in the past. This unit had four lessons included the four skills to develop my knowledge. The first, activity that I studied always was the grammar, vocabulary, writing and listening. The new grammar was past unreal conditional. I used the past unreal conditional to describe unreal conditions and results. I was careful with if clauses due to can´t go two clauses together. For example, if I had had a cell phone, I could have called for directions. Also, I studied Yes, No questions, Wh- questions with past unreal conditional. I learned unless has the same meaning if not, too. Example, I´ll help you unless I have a lot of work. This grammar is used to talk about unreal things from the past. Also, found a new vocabulary to describe electronic devices. I could know how to describe manufactured products. For example, this car´s high-tech steering system. As a conclusion, this unit was interesting due to I like to know about technology.

How did you learn it?

     These activities I learned from teacher´s explanation, classmates and the internet. I created a role play to develop everything that I learned. I helped me to know and practice the new vocabulary. Also, I could invent an Insta English Dictionary Ring to evaluate applying new vocabulary. I found a reading in which many people would like know what was the most important invent. Teacher´s handouts helped me to understand better due to it was a little difficult to practice this grammar. Also, I wrote a paragraph in which I had to include past unreal sentences in that. As a conclusion, this unit was difficult because in many cases it can be the second conditional.

How are you going to apply it?

     I´m going to apply everything I learned to talk about unreal things from the past.  Also, I able to describe inventions or electronic products. It´s going to help me not make the same mistakes in the next levels.  As a conclusion, it will help me to learn a foreign  language.