IV. DISCUSSION

Discuss the following ideas

a. What do you think of the new invention?

b. Do you think this device will be popular?

c. How would you feel if you had to walk for four hours every day to watch your favorite TV drama or news programme?

d. How much TV did you watch when you were a child?

e. Would you buy the Square-eyes shoes for your chidren?

f. Is obesity in children a problem in your country?

g. Do you think kids who watch a lot of TV become strange adults?

2. Tiny computers and monitors will become part of the clothes we wear in the future. In pairs / groups, talk about the health or lifestyle benefits of these computerized clothes. Would you like to wear them?

Hat Glasses Watch Shoes

Gloves Coat Suit Socks

3. You are workers in a clothes company that must design a new item of “smart” clothing. In pairs / groups decide on the following:

The item of clothing
A nice hi-tech name
The slogan for TV ads
What does it do?
What does it replace?
What are the advantages?
How will it make our lives better?
What kind of design (materials, sizes, colors, etc)?
How much will it cost?

After you have finished, present your ideas to other students and give each other feedback. Suggest changes that might improve each idea