Unit 5- Reading- Grade 10

Match each numbered item with one of
the words or phrases in the box
A. central processing unit (CPU) B. CD ROMS
C. Keyboard D. visual display unit (VDU) or computer screen
E. mouse F. floppy disks G. printer H. speakers
What machine is used to type/ watch
a film /listen to music / do the
calculations and play games?
Computer

Miraculous device (n):
Dụng cụ kỳ diệu

Thích hợp
Appropriate (a):
Calculation (n):
Phép tính




To add : cộng

To subtract : trừ

To multiply: nhân

To divide : chia
to interact
Tương tác
Software and Hardware
Phần mềm, phần cứng
A place of scenic beauty
Cảnh đẹp
Miraculous device (n): dụng cụ diệu kỳ
Appropriate (a): thích hợp
Calculation (n): phép tính
To add : cộng
To subtract : trừ
To multiply: nhân
To divide : chia
Interact (v) : Tương tác
9. Software (n) : Phần mềm (của máy tính)
10. Hardware (n) : Phần cứng (của máy tính)
11. Places of scenic beauty (n) : Cảnh đẹp


Match the words in A with their
definition in B
The computer – A new invention
The computer has become part of
our life
C. What can the computer do?
1. What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?
visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn
capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator, for entertainment
It (a computer) can help us visit shops, offices, and places of interest; pay bills; read newspapers, etc.

2. It is a miraculous device because it is capable of doing anything you ask; it can speed up the calculations, etc.

GROUPWORK
Discuss Advantages and Disadvantages of the computer in our daily life
Instructions:
 Find out as many advantages of the computer as possible
 Think about disadvantages you often have when using a computer
Suggestions


Learn the vocabulary by heart.
Write what you have discussed
into your notebooks.