Unit 5. Technology and you

Welcome to our lesson
Teacher: Kim Thanh Huyen
Class: 10A10
Warm - up
Matching

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
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This word has 8 letters. It is a modern invention
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Can you guess the topic today?
Pre - Reading
Unit 5: Technology and you
UNIT 5
A.Reading
Technology and you
Before You Read
Do you have a computer?
What is the computer used for?
2. places of scenic beauty (n):/ ’pleisis əv ‘si:nik ‘bju:ti/: thắng cảnh
3. software /’softweə/ : phần mềm
4.hardware / /’ha:dweə/ : phần cứng
5.calculating machine ’kælkjuleitiŋ məζin/ : máy tính
7.interact (v) / intər’ækt/ : tác động qua lại :
8.lightning speed (n) /’laitiŋspi:d/ : tốc độ ánh sáng
1.miraculous (adj) / / mi’rækjuləs/ kì diệu, thần kì
6.calculation /,kælkju`lei∫n / : phép tính
I. NEW WORDS
9.memo (n/) /’memə/ : bản ghi nhớ
magical
Checking vocabulary
Task 1: Matching
The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definition in B.
While - reading
Unit 5: Technology and you
Listen to the passage and underline new words
Read the text again and complete the diagram about the computer
COMPUTER
a miraculous device
Calculating
machine
typewriter
Personal
communicator
Device for entertainment
It can
add
subtract
multiply
divide
We can type and print documents
We can
interact with
We can
relax by
letters
memos
requests for leave
other computers
people around
the world
playing computer games
listening to computer-played music
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TASK 3: Passage Headings
Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage
The Computer – A New Invention
The Computer Has Become Part of Our Life
C. What Can the Computer Do?
C. What Can the Computer Do?
Task 3: Answer these questions, using the cues below.
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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
Suggested answers
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.
Post - reading
Unit 5: Technology and you
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
After you read
Suggestions


Learn by heart the new words.
Do Task 1 and 3 (text book – p.55).
THANK FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!