When I started my current ESL class at Molloy College, I was totally freaked out about the concept of "blogging". Due to multiple personal responsibilities, I have not been keeping up to date with the advancements of technology in the new millennium in the school environment, so when I when I was asked by my professor to start a blog, create a "voki", and add a "podcast" or "vodcast", I did not know where to begin to file the new English words into my ESL brain.
I have been aware that technology is an inseparable part of every day life. The developments in technology are simply amazing. No one is free from technology. Technology has taken over the world - the internet, texting, twitter, e-mail, and more. These words did not exist in my world twenty years ago when I learned to speak English. I am deeply concerned about the future of English Language Learners because even though I know that technology is a great, indispensable asset in our lives, it is creating additional new challenges for our students which requires the acquisition of complex language skills in order to successfully navigate in the world of technology.
Vocabulary:
1. freaked out: (idiom) big surprise, shock
2. blogging: (verb) communication via internet
3. multiple: (adjective) many
4. up to date: (idiom) the present, current
5. advancements: (adjective) new developments with a positive effect
6. environment: (noun) surrounding, the world
7. to file: (verb) to keep organized
8. inseparable: (adjective) can not be separated
9. indispensable: (adjective) can not live without it
10. asset: (noun)to gain
11. acquisition: (noun) to obtain
12. navigate: (verb) to move from one place to another with ease
Practice:
Please write a short comment about your own experience using technology. Were you "freaked out" with a recent development in technology? Do you agree or disagree that technology and our lives are inseparable?
Grammar point:
Verbs are words used in a sentence that convey actions. Can you identify any other verbs used in this blog?
