Unit 5. Technology and you

TECHNOLOGY
AND YOU
A. Reading
UNIT 5
SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO TP.HCM
TRƯỜNG THPT TRẦN PHÚ
What is this?
A Computer
•♥• Before You Read •♥•
I. Works in pairs
II. New Words
Look at the illustrations of different parts of a computer system. Match each numbered item with one of the words or phrases in the box.
I. Works in pairs
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
D
A
C
F
B
G
H
E
Keyboard (n):
Visual display unit (VDU) (n):
Mouse (n):
Printer (n):
Bàn phím
Màn hình
Chuột vi tính
Máy in
II. New Words
Central processing unit (CPU) (n):
CD ROMS (n):
Floppy disks (n):
Speakers (n):
Thiết bị xử lý trung tâm
Đĩa CD
Đĩa mềm
Loa
•♥• While You Read •♥•
I. New Words
II. Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow
I. New Words:
- Scenic = Scenical (a) :
Place of scenic beauty (n):
Danh lam thắng cảnh
Thuộc cảnh vật/ thuộc sân khấu
- Produce (v):
Sản xuất
Productive (a):
Hữu ích, sản xuất nhiều
Product (n):
Sản phẩm
Productivity (n):
Hiệu suất/ năng suất
- Miraculous(a):
Thần diệu, phi thường
- Device (n):
Thiết bị
- Appropriate (a) (to/ for sth):
Thích hợp
Inappropriate (a):
(v):
Chiếm đoạt cái gì làm của riêng
(v) (sth for sth):
Dành để làm việc gì
Không thích hợp
- Software (n):
- Hardware (n):
Phần mềm (của máy tính)
- Capable (a) (of sth/ of doing sth):
Incapable (a):
- Multiply (v):
Nhân lên
Có
khả năng
Không có khả năng
- Speed up (v):
Multiplication (n):
Phần cứng
(của máy tính)
Tăng tốc
Tính nhân
- Data (n) (plural):
Dữ liệu
Datum (n) (singular)
- Storage (n):
Sự cất giữ, lưu trữ
Electronic storage device (n):
Thiết bị
lưu trữ điện tử
- Lightning speed (n):
Độ chính xác, sự đúng đắn
= Accurateness (n)
-Devide (v):
- Accuracy (n):
Division (n):
chia, phân ra
Phép chia
Tốc độ nhanh
Communicate (v):
Giao tiếp, truyền đạt
Community (n):
Cộng đồng
Tương tác
- Interact (v):
- Communicator (n):
Kĩ thuật/ người truyền đạt
Communication (n):
Sự giao tiếp/ truyền đạt
- Memos (n):
Bản ghi nhớ
- Magical (a):
Kỳ diệu
II. 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 an 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, multily, and devide with lighting 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 definitions in B
a. link or act on each other.
b. programmes performed by the computer.
c. in a strange or mysterious way.
d. the physical part of the computer system .
e. places where the scenes are interesting & beautiful.
B
magical (a)
interact (v)
A place of scenic beauty
Software
Hardware
Task 2 :
A. The Computer - A New Invention
B. The Computer Has Become Part of Our Life
C. What Can the Computer Do ?
Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage.
Task 3:
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…
Work in pairs. Answer these questions , using the cues below.
Suggested answers
1. 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…
Discuss advantages and disadvantages of the computer in our daily life
 Find out as many advantages of the computer as possible
 Think about disadvantages you often have when using a computer
•♥• After You Read •♥•