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Greek Technology

Tenth graders learn technology words in Greek (τεχνολογία) — υπολογιστής (computer), ίντερνετ (internet), τηλέφωνο (phone — built from Greek roots!), εφαρμογή (app). Fittingly, “technology” itself is a Greek word.

Grade 10Technology50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn tech words.
  • ✓Notice the Greek roots.
  • ✓Explore τεχνολογία.
  • ✓Talk about devices.
Essential Question

How do you talk about computers, phones, and the internet in Greek?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Greek Technology Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students explore Greek technology words.

💻 Explore Greek technology words — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Everyday Tech

6 min

How do you talk about phones, computers, and the internet in Greek?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Hold up a phone.
  • Ask the Greek word.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Technology

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Technology Explorer.
  • Present each term.
  • Note τηλέφωνο’s Greek roots.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a device.
  • Say what you use daily.
  • Use “ίντερνετ.”

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Say.
  • Use it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “χρησιμοποιώ το τηλέφωνο”.
  • Describe your tech.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a tech word.
  • Say what you use.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand tech words.

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Comparisons 4.1

Compare roots & loanwords.

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Connections 3.2

Connect Greek roots to tech words.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe technology use.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Tech cards with romanization.
  • Point out Greek roots.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with υπολογιστής & τηλέφωνο.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add οθόνη, πληκτρολόγιο.
  • Describe your daily tech.
  • Write a tech how-to.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💻Technology cards
  • 💻The Greek Technology Explorer
  • 📱Device pictures
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

τεχνολογίαtechnologyυπολογιστήςcomputerίντερνετinternetτηλέφωνοphoneίμεϊλ (email)emailεφαρμογήappμήνυμα (mínyma)messageψάχνω (psáchno)to search
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “phone” in Greek?
τηλέφωνο (tiléfono).
QUESTION 2
What does “μήνυμα” mean?
Message.
QUESTION 3
What Greek roots build “τηλέφωνο”?
τηλε (far) + φωνή (voice).

Reflect: technology.

Have students name two devices they use in Greek. A printable Greek technology sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

🃏 Greek TechnologyFlip
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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

📝 Greek TechnologyQuiz
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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Greek TechnologyPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: ίμεϊλ (email), ίντερνετ, εφαρμογή, μήνυμα (mínyma), τεχνολογία, τηλέφωνο, υπολογιστής, ψάχνω (psáchno)
  1. internet
  2. computer
  3. email
  4. message
  5. app
  6. technology
  7. to search
  8. phone

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “phone” in Greek?
  2. What does “μήνυμα” mean?
  3. What Greek roots build “τηλέφωνο”?
Answer key — Part A: 1) ίντερνετ · 2) υπολογιστής · 3) ίμεϊλ (email) · 4) μήνυμα (mínyma) · 5) εφαρμογή · 6) τεχνολογία · 7) ψάχνω (psáchno) · 8) τηλέφωνο
Part B: 1) τηλέφωνο (tiléfono). 2) Message. 3) τηλε (far) + φωνή (voice).