Unit 5. Technology and you

What is this?
It’s a computer.
What part of a computer is it?
VDU
CPU
Keyboard
Mouse
Speaker
Printer
CD ROMs
Floppy disks
Do you know how to use a computer?
Is it easy for you to learn?
Does your farther know how to use it?
Do you think it is difficult for old people to learn?
Answer the questions:
Lesson 3. LISTENING
Period 30
* worried (adj)
* memory (n)
* refused (v)
* excuse (n)
* VDU (Visual Display Unit) (n)
* headache (n)
VOCABULARY: Listen and repeat
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: lo lắng
: bộ nhớ
: từ chối
: lời xin lỗi
: màn hình
: đau đầu
: xấu hổ
* shy (adj)
Secretary (n)
thu ki
True or false
Task 1
T
F
1. The man was worried when his son bought a computer.
2. The man became worried when his secretary asked him to buy a computer.
3. The man decided to take some computing lessons.
4. His son didn`t understand about the computer.
5. The man understood the lessons very well.
6. The man continued to learn how to use a computer after a few lessons.

1. The man was worried when his son bought a computer.
The man wasn’t worried when his son bought a computer. F
2. The man became worried when his secretary
asked him to buy a computer.
The man became worried when his secretary
asked him to buy a computer. T
3. The man decided to take some computing lessons.
The man decided to take some computing lessons.
 T
4. His son didn’t understand about the computer.
His son became his teacher about the computer.
 F
5. The man understood the lessons very well.
The man didn’t understand the lessons very well.
F
6. The man continued to learn how to use a computer
after a few lessons.
The man didn’t continue to learn how to use a
computer after a few lessons. F
Task 2:
Listen to the old man’s story again and write in the missing words
He was very helpful. He(1)..............me to sit down in front of the computer screen. I did not know what it was called. When I asked him what it was, he said that it was a VDU. I(2)........didn’t know what VDU was, but I was too shy to ask him any more. From that moment my memory(3)..............to learn because he told me a lot of things that I really didn’t understand at all. After a few lessons I began to feel tired. I made an(4)................., saying that I had a headache. I suggested we should leave the lesson for another day. Since then I haven’t said(5).................about the computer to my son and my secretary.
invited
still
refused
excuse
anything
Suggested questions:
When did the man become worried?
What did he decide to do then?
Who taught him computer?
What happened to the man’s memory?
What did the man suggest?
He became worried when his secretary asked him for a computer in the office.
He decided to take some computing lessons.
His son (taught him computer).
His memory refused to learn.
He suggested leaving the lesson for another day.
The story is about an old man who doesn`t know how to use the computer. He became (1) _____ when his (2) ________ asked him for a computer in the (3) _____. He decided to take some (4) _______ lessons. His son (5) _________ about computer and he became his (6) ______. His son was (7) _____ but he didn`t understand at all. After a few (8) _____ he began to feel (9) ____ and he made an (10) _______, saying that he had a headache. Finally, he didn`t learn computer.
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary
worried
secretary
office
computing
understood
teacher
helpful
lessons
tired
excuse
Do exercises in workbook
Write the summary of the story in the notebooks
Preparing for writing lesson