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LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

REVOLUTIONARY 6G

PROGRESS ANNOUNCED

LinguaHouse
Jan. 26, 2023

Level: Mixed Levels (B1-B2 and B2-C1)
Type of English: General English
Tags: Breaking News; Science and Technology; Innovation and Product Development; Society and Change; Information Technology (IT); Controversial Issues; Describing a Product/Service; Using Computers and the Internet; Second Conditional; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Article Based
Publication date: 01/26/2023

A breaking news lesson about a recent telecommunications experiment in which researchers made a crucial step towards 6G, with a news report detailing the story and articles. Students will learn related vocabulary, practice reading and listening skills and reinforce their new vocabulary with conversation practice (by David J. Marriott).

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Information has been sent across a distance of 1.2 miles at sub-terahertz frequencies, an important step towards the development of 6G, which is seen as the future of telecommunications.
Researchers worked with NASA and the US Air Force in order to solve the problem of long-distance wireless communications at a terahertz level. Until now, creating a stable connection at such frequencies has been very difficult, with the signal becoming more fragile.
In order to succeed, the team had to rethink their radio setup. Typically, a signal sent wirelessly is mixed to remove distortion. However, the researchers found that their mixer couldn’t handle the increase in power, so they removed it. Instead, the information, which was sent in a distorted state, arrived at the source clean.
The breakthrough marks a huge improvement in existing technology. 6G is thought to be capable of reaching frequencies of around 3 terahertz. The limit for existing 5G frequencies is 71 gigahertz.
In the experiment, the research team were able to achieve frequencies and bandwidths over 100 times better than 5G networks, but the new technology may be a long way off. 5G is yet to be available to everyone, and there are far more challenges in introducing 6G to the global population.
The research does, however, offer hope to those who live in rural communities, and could open the door to high-speed Internet for everyone, no matter where they live in the world.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/revolutionary-6g-progress-announced. Accessed on January 27, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.