English Conversation Questions

Old technology

Questions

1. What kinds of old technology do you know?
2. Have you ever used old technology?
3. Do you think some older technology is better than modern ones?
4. What technology did people use to communicate in the past?
5. How did people travel before there were cars?
6. Would you like to live in the old time?
7. What is your favorite old technology?
8. If you had to go back 1000 years, what technology would you like to take with you?

Videos

FBE

The kids play with another old piece of technology, an old camera! Find out if they can figure out how to take a picture!

Category:  Technology
FBE

Watch the kids try and figure out how to use a 1970’s era computer in another special Old Technology episode!

Category:  Technology
FBE

Watch the kids try to figure out how a Walkman works and what they think of how it competes against the technology of today.

Category:  Technology
FBE

The Teens watch the 90’s era instructional video, Kids’ Guide to The Internet and discuss how the internet has evolved over time.

Category:  Technology

Vocabulary:
cove
secluded
float
shore
anchor
lighthouse
greenhouse
handsaw
hammer
power tool
nail
board (noun)
ton
land sick
biomass
canoe
paddle
real estate
prosper
fulfilled

Expressions:
subsistence living
hon

Vocabulary:
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word

Expressions:
expression
expression
expression
expression

Vocabulary:
prestigious
involuntary
swindler
fraudulence
unwarranted
concern
unfounded
impostor
syndrome
faculty
pervasive
prevalent
disproportionately
underrepresented
downplay
abnormality
self-esteem
spiral
accolade
threshold
susceptible
voice (verb)
peer
dismiss
excel
ease
mentor
competence
banish
frank

Expressions:
nagging doubt
shake a feeling
put something to rest
surefire way

Vocabulary:
filmmaker
principle
handcuff
clown
distill
underdog
aspect
familiar
unfamiliar
chopsticks
keyboard
organic
grounded
clarity
stuntman
steady
gag
perfectionist
rhythm
distinct
continuity
elbow
bunch
flail around
unlike
invincible
impressive
humanize
asset
payoff
relentlessness
finale

Expressions:
kick ass
going above and beyond
get smacked in the face
sell a joke

Vocabulary:
explosion
smoke (noun)
engine
unique
pilot
route
unemotional
terror
instant
reach out (to someone)
postpone
urgency
purpose
regret
humanity
ego
reflect
eliminate
frame (verb)
artistic
talent
bawl
miracle

Expressions:
bucket list
brace for impact
mend fences
make sense
connecting dots