Unit 5. Technology and you

I.Warm up: guessing game
1 .It enables people to share information and communicate with one another.




2. It helps people create, send and receive messages quickly.



Email
3. What are Audition, MU, Crazy Cart called?

Games online
Computer
email
The Internet
Games online
II. Before you read:
parts of a computer system

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CPU
VDU(computer screen)
Key board
mouse
CD ROMS
printer
speaker
Floppy disk
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New words:
miraculous [mi`rækjuləs]:wonderful, fantastic
calculation [,kælkju`lei∫n]:
ex : Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are four basic calculations.
storage device: a thing used to keep or store information
memos = memorandums: [,memə`rændəm]
brief notes of things to be remembered.
III. While you read
Computers have become part of our daily lives. We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with 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 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, multiply, and divide with lightning 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: matching
Task 2: choosing the best title
A. The Computer – A New Invention
B. The Computer Has Become Part of Our Life
C. What Can the Computer Do?
C
Task 3: Answering questions

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, amagical typewriter, a persona communicator, for entertainment
Suggested answers:
1. It helps us visit shops, offices and places of interess, pay bills, read newspapers, receive letters.

2. Because it is capable of doing anything you ask; it can speed up the calculations, allow you to type and print any kind of document…
After you read
work in groups of 4 to discuss uses of computer in daily life.


Suggested questions:
-Do you usually use computer? When?
-What do you use computer for?
-What do you like most about computers?
-Do you know other uses of computers?
-Do computers have got any bad effects?


In classroom
Search in library
Direct traffic
Design and model
Other uses
HOW DO PEOPLE USE COMPUTERS?
People use computers in many ways. Stores use computers to keep track of products and check you out at the cash register. Banks use computers to send money all over the world.
Computers help teachers keep track of lessons and grades. They help students do research and learn.
Scientists use computers to solve research problems. Engineers use computers to make cars, trucks, and airplanes. Architects use computers to design houses and other buildings. The police use computers to track down criminals. The military uses computers to make and read coded messages.