Unit 5. Technology and you

Good morning
Work in pairs. 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.
Unit 5: technology and you
A-Reading.
1. Before you read.
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
* New words
+ miraculous (adj) : kì diệu, thần kì
+ device (n) : thiết bị
+ hardware (n) : phần cứng
+ software (n) : phần mềm
+ calculating machine : máy tính
+ lighting speed : tốc độ ánh sáng
+ memo (n) : bản ghi nhớ
+ request for leave : giấy xin phép
+ interact (v) : tác động qua lại
+ places of scenic beauty: thắng cảnh
2. While you read
* Task 1:
- Read the passage and match the words in A appear in the reading passage with their definition in B.


* Task 2: Read the passage more carefully again and decide which of the three options 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 and answer the questions, using the given cues.
1. What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
- It can helps us visit shops, offices and places of scenic beauty; pay bills; read newspapers and magazines; send and receive letters; learn foreign languages.
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?
- It is a miraculous device because it is capable of doing anything you ask, it can speed up the calculations, receive and send all kinds of information quickly, store very large amounts of information.
visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn
capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator, for entertainment

Homework
Good bye
Learn by heart new words.
Translate the text into Vietnamese.