Unit 5. Technology and you

WELCOME
Monday, October 15, 2012
What is this?
a Computer
What is a computer used for?
Part A: Reading
Before you read
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
D
E
G
C
A
F
B
H
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:
Thiết bị xử lý trung tâm
Đĩa CD
Bàn phím
Màn hình
Chuột vi tính
Đĩa mềm
Máy in
Loa
* Vocabulary:
scenic (a): having beautiful natural scenery
miraculous (a): wonderful, fantastic
device (n): tool machine
appropriate (a): suitable, fitting
hardware (n):
software (n):
capable (of) (a): be able to
calculate (v):
calculation (n)
calculator (n)
lightning (n)
accuracy (n)
electronic (a)
storage (n) the process of storing information
data (n)= facts
magical (a):
type-writer (n):
memos = memorandums (n):
communicate (v):
interact (with)(v): act together
Checking Vocabulary
Magical (a) :

2. Interact (v) :

3. miraculous (a) :

4. accuracy (n) :

5. scenic (a) :

B. Có phép Kỳ diệu
C. Tương tác
D. Tuyệt vời, phi thường
E. Sự chính xác
A. Cú C?nh d?p
Choose the best answer A,B,C or D
Computer is a……………… device.
Beautiful B. miraculous C. scenic D. miracle
The data showed that only young children were affected by the disease.
Discussion B. results C. facts D. situation
3. My father has just bought an…………computer.
Electric B. electronic C. electricity D. electrical
4. The Internet help us to interact…….other people around the world.
A. To B. from C. of D. with
5. The washing-machine is a popular labor-saving………
A. Device B. tool C. weapon D. communicator
While you read
Read the passage then translate it into Vietnamese
Task 1:
1
The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B

Work in pairs
Task 2
Decide which of three options below is the best title for the reading passage.
■ Work in groups
2
Task 3: Answer these questions, using the cues below.
3
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.

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


Unit 5: Technology and you
Before you read
1.D 2.E 3.G 4.C 5.A 6.F 7 .B 8.H
While you read
Task 1:
1. c 2. e 3. a 4. d 5. b
Task 2:
A : What can the computer do?
Task 3:
1. It (a computer) can help us visit shops, offices, and places of interest; pay bills; read newspapers, etc.
2. It is a a miraculous device because it is capable of doing anything you ask; it can speed up the calculations etc.
After you read
Advantages and disadvantages of the computer

HOMEWORK
 Write a short paragraph about problems that people encounter when using a computer.
 Study three tasks again more carefully
 Prepare for the next period (Speaking)
Remember to do your homework!
HOMEWORK
A place of scenic beauty
Vocabulary:
magical (a)
interact (v)
Software and Hardware