The First Smartphone: How a Pocket Changed Daily Life

All levels48 minHistoryLesson 5 of 6 · Outline

Aims

A map, a camera, a diary and a torch all became one slab of glass, and daily habits quietly rearranged themselves. Cause and effect for B2 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 183-word news story: A map, a camera, a diary and a torch walked into a pocket

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    6 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The pocket

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: New habits

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: What comes next

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

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