NAVIGATION NIGHTMARE

To begin the lesson, I would like you to look at the photo below and answer the questions in the following task. Have you ever found yourselves lost in the countryside , if yes, say how and why that happened? If you have never found yourself in such a situation, try to think what would you do if it did happen to you? The questions require a longer answers so please record your answers. GPS basics Listen to the video three times and try to answer the questions in the following tasks, the questions require short answers (except question 7 which requires you to chose the correct answer). Write down your answers. 1) What is the average height above the sea level at which satellites are positioned?2) What is one of the most common misconceptions about satellites?3) What does GPS stands for?4) What is the name of the most popular navigation system?5) What does each GPS satellite broadcasts towards the Earth?6) What do we have to calculate in order to pinpoint our location on the Earth? 7) The atomic clocs on board GPS satellites are faster by about...................microseconds per day. 35.6 54. 9 45.9 Fill in the blanks with the words from the task 4 lesson 5C in your textbooks 1) Bluetooth headsetoffers high-level voice clarity and powerful audio performance in a comfortable, easy-to-use design.2) Digital radiois the use of digital technology to transmit or receive across the radio spectrum.3) There is no time for the taxi driver to programme a satnav and sit there waiting for it to come up with a route.4) If you want something portable that has most of the functions of a computer, I advise you to buy our newest smartphone.5) Smaller counterpart of this gaming beast is this beautiful and portable tabletcomputer.6) This little thing is sometimes called USB or memory stick.7) The second generation of video game consoles included Atari 2600 and Intellivision.8) Can you believe this, two young girls were beating each other and boys did nothing except they recorded it with a camcorder.9) Do you often listen to the music on your MP3 player.10) Available in all sizes, including replaceable battery and rechargeable models, as well as wall-powered units, the Bluetooth speaker receives digital audio streams from the host device, which are typically compressed.11) Recently they received a special grant which has made theirs the first police force in the country to have digital radio for their services. Do you think people these days depend too much on technology? Provide examples. This question is meant for you to express your opinion and it requires a broader answer so please record it. Do you think any of the gadgets from task 4 (lesson 5C ) will have disappeared fifty years from now? Explain your opinion. Do you think it's wrong to copy songs and films from friends rather than buying them? Why? / Why not? Explain your answer. You could also record your answer for this question if you want. 2nd listening Questions in this exercise are part of the listening whose audio you will get separately in Edmodo (audio recording of five dialogues is a part of the lesson 5C in your textbooks) 1) It is fact, not an opinion, that the problem Was caused by a child Cannot be solved in the shop Will take several days to solve 2) Where does the dialogue take place? Outside the man's house Outside the Victoria Hotel Outside the Empire Hotel 3) Why is the girl angry with the boy? He won't let her use his MP3 player He accused her of stealing something from a friend He accidentally deleted something that she wanted 4) The dialogue takes place a short while before a dance performance a football match a social event 5) It is an opinion, not a fact, that the girl playing the game needs to cross the river does not have a high score does not have a lot of time left Navigation Satellite Systems This task is meant to be a brief memory test so please do it without looking back at the previous tasks. Try to remember and connect each satellite navigation system with its country of origin. GLONASS Russia IRNSS India Galileo EU NAVSTAR USA Bei - Dou - 2 China