Lesson 15: Trends in Technology

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Lesson Preparation

Technology vocabulary.
A take: A perspective or opinion.
What is your take on the situation?
Gadget: A toy (usually electronic)
He bought a new cell phone. It is just another gadget for him.
Pace: The speed of a situation.
The pace was forever increasing.
Hardware: Any part of a computer system you can touch.
The hardware on the network was old.
Software: All programming aspects of computers.
They had to upgrade the software on the network.
Daily: Everyday.
They get the daily newspaper.
Networks: Connections of many computers.
They had a network for all of the offices.
Location: The site of a building or event.
The location was perfect for the congress.

Stopover: To make a temporary stop when travelling.
They had a stopover in Warsaw.
Standard: Normal.
They had a standard set up for the network.
Costs drop: Decreasing prices.
The costs were dropping when the currency increased.
Drastically: Significantly.
They had to drastically modify the plans for the new network.
Handheld: A communication device small enough to hold in your hand.
He bought a new handheld device for his work.
Throughout: everywhere.
They have offices throughout the world.
Staff: Employees.
The multinational has staff in every country in the world.
WiFi: A wireless connection
He has a WiFi connection at home.
Cell phone: Mobile phone.
The company gave her a cell phone.