Reading 1: Teen technology star!

 

Teen technology star! Objectives To understand an online magazine article To use topic sentences to understand a text To read for detail

 

 Teen technology star!

ENGAGE

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Look at the infographic. Answer the question.

What do you use your phone for?

 Teen technology star!

PRACTICE 1

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Read the article. Answer the questions.

 

Teen technology star!

Michael Sayman is a computer engineer. He lives in Miami, Florida. He was only 13 years old when he started his business, Sayman Apps. Now millions of people use his applications (apps). His most famous one is called 4 Snaps. 

To play 4 Snaps, people take photos to make a word, e.g. tooth + brush = toothbrush.

They send the photos to their friends to guess the word. There are over 600,000 players around the world. 

Michael invented the app after his sister sent photos from her phone to a friend. She asked her friend to guess the word. Michael thought it was a fun idea.

Michael read websites and learned about making games. He went to school in the day, but in the evening he watched videos about making apps.

Mark Zuckerberg, from Facebook, heard about Michael's apps. Zuckerberg loved his work and he gave Michael a job. When Michael was only 18 years old he started work as Facebook's youngest engineer.

 

1 What did Michael make?

an application

a camera

a phone

2 Why do people use 4 Snaps?

to send emails

to listen to music

to play a game

3 Where did Michael learn about apps?

from his sister

at school

from watching videos

guess

guess verb to give an answer when you do not know if it is right

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PRACTICE 2

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Match the headings to the paragraphs. Look at the underlined sentences to help you.

Meet Michael Sayman

Michael Sayman is a computer engineer. He lives in Miami, Florida. He was only 13 years old when he started his business, Sayman Apps. Now millions of people use his applications (apps). His most famous one is called 4 Snaps.

To play 4 Snaps, people take photos to make a word, e.g. tooth + brush = toothbrush.

They send the photos to their friends to guess the word. There are over 600,000 players around the world. 

Michael invented the app after his sister sent photos from her phone to a friend. She asked her friend to guess the word. Michael thought it was a fun idea.

Michael read websites and learned about making games. He went to school in the day, but in the evening he watched videos about making apps.

Mark Zuckerberg, from Facebook, heard about Michael's apps. Zuckerberg loved his work and he gave Michael a job. When Michael was only 18 years old he started work as Facebook's youngest engineer.

 

A new job     The game     The idea     Learning about apps Meet Michael Sayman

Topic sentences

A topic sentence is usually the first sentence in a paragraph and introduces the main idea. Focus on topic sentences to understand the different parts of a text.

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PRACTICE 3

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Read the article again. Are the sentences true or false?

 

Teen technology star!

Michael Sayman is a computer engineer. He lives in Miami, Florida. He was only 13 years old when he started his business, Sayman Apps. Now millions of people use his applications (apps). His most famous one is called 4 Snaps. 

To play 4 Snaps, people take photos to make a word, e.g. tooth + brush = toothbrush.

They send the photos to their friends to guess the word. There are over 600,000 players around the world. 

Michael invented the app after his sister sent photos from her phone to a friend. She asked her friend to guess the word. Michael thought it was a fun idea.

Michael read websites and learned about making games. He went to school in the day, but in the evening he watched videos about making apps.

Mark Zuckerberg, from Facebook, heard about Michael's apps. Zuckerberg loved his work and he gave Michael a job. When Michael was only 18 years old he started work as Facebook's youngest engineer.

 

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Michael lives in the USA.

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false

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He started his business when he was 18 years old.

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false

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People take photos to play the game 4 Snaps.

true

false

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Michael thought of 4 Snaps after his brother sent photos to a friend.

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false

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He watched videos at school about making apps.

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false

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He wrote a letter to Mark Zuckerberg to ask for help.

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false

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Michael got a job at Facebook.

true

false

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REFLECT 1

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What do you think about 4 Snaps? Choose the sentence that is correct for you.

I know 4 Snaps and I like it.

I know 4 Snaps and I don't like it.

I don’t know 4 Snaps, but I think it's fun.

I don't know 4 Snaps, but I think it's boring.

I don't like playing games on my phone.

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REFLECT 2

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Choose the answers that are correct for you.

I can...
I can understand an online magazine article.
I can use topic sentences to understand a text.
I can read for detail.