Unit 5: technology and you

HELLO EVERY BODY ^-^
WE’RE GROUP 5
AND NOW
WE’LL TALK ABOUT
TECHNOLOGY
AND YOU
UNIT 5:
Unit Map
New vocabulary
READING:
Before you read
While you read:
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
SPEAKING:
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
WRITING:
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
NEW VOCABULARY
Camcorder (n) : máy quay video
CD ROMs (Compact Disc Read-Only-Mesmory) (n) : đĩa CD dùng để lưu trữ
Central processing unit (CPU) : bộ xử lí trung tâm
Communicator (n) : người giao tiếp
Computer screen (n) : màn hình máy tính
Dial (v) : quay số
Floppy disk (n) : đĩa mềm
Hardware (n) : phần cứng

Insert (v) : cho vào, chèn vào
Keyboard (n) : bàn phím
Miraculous (adj) : kì diệu, thần kì
Mouse (n) : chuột (máy tính)
Places of scenic beauty (n) : thẳng cánh
Press (v) : ấn, nhấn
Printer (n) : máy in
Software (n) : phần mềm
Visual display unit (VDU) (n) : màn hình
Before you read: Match each numbered item with one of the words or phrases in the box
A. 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. Speakers
While you read: read the passage and then do the tasks that follow
Computers have become part of our daily lives. We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers. We pay bills prepared by computers. We read newspapers and magazines which have been produced on computers. We receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of computers. And we can even learn foreign languages on computers.
What makes a computer such a miraculous device ? Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost anything you ask it to. It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations: It can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with lightning speed and perfect accuracy.
It is an electronic storage device which manages large collections of data. It is a magical typewriter which allows you to type and print any kind of document – letters, memos or requests for leave . It is a personal communicator which helps you to interact with other computers and with people around the world. And if you like entertainment, you can relax by playing computer games or listening to computer – played music.
Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definition in B
Task 2: Decide which of the three option below is the best title for the passage.
The Computer – A New Invention
The Computer Has Become Part of Our Life
What Can The Computer Do ?
Task 3: Work in pairs. Answer these questions, using the cues below.
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
- Computer can help us. . . . . .
- It is a miraculous device because it is capable of . .
B. SPEAKING
Task 1: Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the uses or modern inventions.
Ex: A: Can/Could 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.
Make similar conversations:
Can/Could you tell me what TV is used for?
Can/Could you tell me what fax machine is used for?
Can/Could you tell me what electric cooker is used for?
Can/Could you tell me what air conditioner is used for?

Task 2: Complete the sentences below. Use the words in the box.
Information technology is very useful to our lives. It allows us to:
__________ very large amounts of information,
__________ information quickly,
__________ information as soon as we receive it.
With the development of information technology we can now:
__________ messages from one computer to another,
__________ long distance meetings in which the participants can see each other on a screen,
__________ use of central stores of information,
__________ TV programmes to other countries,
__________ TV programmes from other countries,
__________ house, bridges, gardens and buildings.
Store
Transmit
Process
Send
Hold
Make
Send
Design
Receive
D. WRITING
Task 1: Read the following set of instructions on how to use a public telephone.
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
To make a call you will need a phone card.
Make sure you know the number you are calling.

TO OPERATE THE TELEPHONE
First, lift the receiver, and listen to the dial tone.
Next, insert your phone card in the slot.
Then press the number you require.
Wait until you hear the long pips.
This means that your call has been through.

EMERGENCIES
To call the Police, dial 113.
To call the Fire Service, dial 114.
To call the ambulance, dial 115
To obtain help, dial 116.
Task 2: Find out the connectors and the imperative form of the verbs from the instructions.
Connectors:
1. First
2. Next
3. Then
4. Until
Imperative form:
1. Lift
2. Insert
3. Press
4. Wait
THE INSTRUCTION
Task 3: Look at the TV and the remote control below, and answer the following questions.
What do you have to make sure of if you want to operate the TV with the remote control?



What should you do if you want to turn on or turn off the TV?



What should you do if you want to select a programme?
If you want to operate the TV with the remote control, you have to make sure that the cord is plugged in and the main is turn on.
To turn on the TV, press the POWER button.
To turn off the TV, press the POWER button again.
To select a programme, press the PROGRAMME button.
THANK
YOU
FOR
LISTENING
THE END