Active Skills for Reading 1 (Unit 5: Our Modern Lifestyle)


CHAPTER 2 - Smartphone Apps for Travelers

Real Life Skill - Reading Blogs

A blog is a kind of website.There are many different types of blogs with lots of different information, but in some ways blogs are also much the same. They all have posts. Posts are like short passages on a blog. Posts nearly always have a date and a title. Remember, in a typical blog. the newest post is on top.

A. Using a computer, follow these steps to collect some information about a blog.

  1. Search the Internet using the search words travel blog.
  2. Click on one of the travel blogs you found.
    1. What is the name of the blog?
    2. What is the title of the newest post?
    3. What is the date of the newest post?

B. Now do four more Internet searches to complete the chart. Then do two more searches using your own Internet search words.

Answer

Possible additional blog categories include: food, shopping, and exercise.

Internet search words The name of the blog The title of the newest post The date of the newest post
soccer blog
movie blog
music blog
English blog

C. Tell your partner about any interesting blogs you found.

What do you think?

  1. Do you think that new technologies make our lives better? If so, in what ways?

    Answer

    Students should discuss areas that have been improved by technology, (medical services, transportation, and communications)

  2. Some people say there is too much information in the world today. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

    Answer

    Students should discuss how they get new information on a daily basis, and what effect the information or medium has on their daily lives.

  3. Do you have a personal webpage or blog? If so, describe it.

    Answer

    Students who have their own Web pages or blogs might share what topics they write about.

Smartphone Apps for Travelers

Traveling soon? Smartphone apps make traveling easier than ever. Unfortunately, with thousands of new travel-related apps to choose from each month, it can take a long time to figure out which applications are truly helpful. Here are three apps that will definitely make your next trip abroad a little easier

Talk to Me

Say au revoir1 to language phrase books2 after downloading the Talk to Me smartphone app. This is a great tool for anyone visiting a foreign country-it works like a translator in your pocket! When you speak into 10 the phone in English, it translates what you are saying into the language you select. You can choose between English, Chinese, French, Spanish, German, and Italian. This app is useful for the everyday needs of tourists and business travelers. It's also great for frequent travelers and language learners.

Tripit

Are you always looking for your travel information when it's time to check in for your flight? Tripit combines all of your travel confirmation documents, such as hotel room 20 bookings, into one travel itinerary. users send their travel-related emails to Tripit, and the app turns it into an easy-to-use itinerary with a calendar. Tripit also prepares maps and weather information for the places on your itinerary.

Cityseekr

Imagine being able to find whatever you need, no_matter. where you are! A map easily becomes outdated, and a guidebook typically helps you only in places the average tourist goes. What you need on y·our trip is an app that will 30 Jell you where the locals go. want to find a great sushi ·place in Singapore? Morning coffee in, Barcelona? A tailor in Mexico City? The Cityseekr app helps you find these places. It uses information created by Singaporeans, Spanish, Mexicans, and people from other popular tourist 35 cities, to give advice on restaurants, gas .stations, shops, landmarks, and more.

1 Say au revoir when you want to say "goodbye" in French.
2 A phrase book is a book to help travelers speak another language.


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