Unit 5 - speaking

Unit 5

Speaking
Vocabulary
Store (v) lưu trữ
Transmit (v) truyền đi , gởi đi
Process (v) xử lý
Hold (v) giữ , duy trì
Invention (n) sự phát minh
Participant (n) ng` tham gia
A
C
B
D
E
G
1, Radio.
2, Fax machine.
3, Electric cooker.

4, TV
5, air conditioner.
6, Cellphone
Task 1
Work in pairs.
Ask and answer questions about the uses of modern inventions
Example:
A.
Can you tell me what a cell phone is used for?
B.
Well, it is used to talk to people when you are away from home.
Now, make similar conversations
Can you tell me what a radio is used for?
Well, it is used to listen to the news or to learn foreign language.
Can you tell me what a TV is used for?
Well, it is used to watch the news, the performances or football matches…
cell phone
radio
television
A.
Can you tell me what a fax machine is used for?
B.
Well, it is used to send or receive letter (picture) quickly
fax machine
Can you tell me what a electric cooker is used for?
Well, it is used to cook rice or to keep warm.
cooker
A.
B.
Air-conditioner
Well, it is used to keep air cool (warm) when it hot (cold).
Can you tell me what an air-conditioner is used for?
Task 2
Complete the sentences below about the uses of Information Technology ( IT). Use the words in the box. ( Some verbs are used more than once)

Jumbled words
Teros
Ohdl
Ngised
Dsne
Store

Design

?Process
?Transmit
?Receive
?Hold
?Send
?Make
5. Ceireve
6. Keam
7. Ropssce
8. Mitsantr
Information technology is very useful to our lives. It allows us to:
1. __________ very large amounts of information.
2. _________ information quickly.
3. _________ information as soon as we receive it.
store
transmit
process
With the development of information technology we can now:
4. ________ messages from one computer to another.
5. ________ long distance meetings in which the participants can see each other on a screen.
send
hold
With the development of information technology we can now:
6. _______ use of central stores of information.
7. _______ TV programmes to other countries.
make
send
8. _______ TV programmes from other countries
With the development of information technology we can now:
9. _______ houses, bridges, gardens and buildings.
receive
design
Task 3
Look at the ideas in Task 2, and then rank them in order of importance. Give reasons.
Information technology is very useful to ourlives. It allows us to:
Store a large amounts of information,
Transmit information quickly,
Process information as soon as we receive it.
With the development of information technology we can now:
Send messages from one computer to another,
Hold long distance meetings in which the participants can see each other on a screen,
Make use of stores of information,
Send TV programes to other countries,
Receive TV programes from other countries,
Design houses, bridges, garderns and buildings
Task 4
Work in groups.
Talk about the uses of information technology. Use the information in the tasks above.
Suggetion:
I think information technology is very important to our lives because it can help us store. . . transmit . . . . . process . . . . …

Thanks ^^!!