Unit 5. Illiteracy

UNIT 5

TECHNOLOGY AND YOU


READING

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KEY
Tuesday , August 1, 2006
UNIT 1
TECHNOLOGY AND YOU

Technology (n)
bill (n)
lightning (n)
VOCABULARY
interact (v)
technology (n)
accuracy (n)
datum (n) -> data ( pl.n )
bill (n)
memo (n)
lightning (n)
UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU.
LESSON 1: READING.
D. visual display unit (VDU) or computer screen
E. mouse
G. printer
C. keyboard
A. central processing unit (CPU)
F. floppy disks
B. CD ROMS
H. speaker
New words
1. Miraculous (a):
wonderful
2. Lightning speed (n):
Very fast speed like the lightning
3. Calculating machine (n)
4. calculations
( add, subtract, multiply, divide)
5. Storage device (n):
A thing used to keep or store information
6. Memos = memorandums (n):
Brief notes of things to be remembered
checking
Task1: Matching.
Task 2: Passage Headings
The computer – a new invention
B. The computer has become part of our life
C. What can the computer do?
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Task 3: Answering Questions
What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
Visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn.
- IT helps us visit shops, offices and places of interests, pay bills, read newspapers, send and receive mails in a very short time, learn foreign language.
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?
Capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator, for entertainment
-Because it is capable of doing anything you ask,
it can speed up the calculations,
it allow you to type and print any kind of document…..
What can a computer do to hepl us in our daly life
Lucky number
lightning (n)
KEY : 1c , 2e , 3a , 4b , 5e
Task 1
Task 2
A. The computer – A new Invention
B. The Computer has Become Part of Our Life
C. What can the Computer Do ?
KEY : C
Which is the best title for the passage ?
Task 3
Answer the questions :
1. What can a computer do to help us in our daily life ?
- Visit , pay , read , receive , send , learn
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device ?
- Capable of , a calculating machine , an electronic store , a magical typewriter . A personal communicator , for entertainment .
Agreement or Disagreement
KEY
After you read : ( interviewing )
computer
chat
learn
play
read
pay
send
visit
A : Could you tell me how to use computer , Nam ?
B : You can use it to ....