Unit 5. Technology and you

Friday, December 23rd 2010
Welcome to our class
What is this?
a Computer
What is a computer used for?
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

Match each numbered item with one of the words or phrases in the box
D
E
G
C
A
F
B
H
Technology and you
READING
UNIT 5:
Magical (Adj) = wonderful

Lightning speed =

Storage device (n) = a thing used to keep or store information.
Calculating machine = a machine used for adding, subtracting….
Request for leave = asking for the absence



New words
very fast speed like the lightning
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Computer has become part of our daily lives. We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers. We play bills and 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 do. It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations: it can add, subtract, multiple, 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 and 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.
Read the text and do the tasks that follow.
Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B

(v)
(a)
(n)
(n)
TASK 2:
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
___1. We visit shops, offices and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers.
___2. We receive letters from or send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of computers.
___3. We can`t learn foreign languages on computers.
___4. Computer is incapable of doing almost anything you ask it.
___5. Computer helps us to interact with other computers and people around the world.
____6. You can relax by playing computer games or listening to computer-played music.
Decide the statement is true (T) or false (F)
1.We visit shops, offices and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers.
True (T)
Decide the statement is true (T) or false (F)
2.We receive letters from or send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of computers.
True (T)
3.We can`t learn foreign languages on computers.
False (F)
Decide the statement is true (T) or false (F)
Decide the statement is true (T) or false (F)
4.Computer is incapable of doing
almost anything you ask it.
False (F)
Decide the statement is true (T) or false (F)
5.Computer helps us to interact with other computers and people around the world.
True (T)
Choose the best answer
6.You can relax by playing computer games or listening to computer-played music.
True (T)
A. The Computer- A new Invention
B. The Computer Has Become Part of Our Life
C. What Can the Computer Do?
Task 3. Choose the best title for the passage
Discuss advantages and disadvantages of the computer in our daily life.
DISCUSS
Some suggested ideas
1. transmit information quickly
2. send and receive messages quickly
3. teach and learn foreign languages
4. listen to music and watch films
…………..
1. take us too much time
2. a lot of unwanted pictures and information
3.cost us money to repair and buy more devices
……………………..
advantages
disadvantages
HOMEWORK
Task 3: Answer these questions, using the cues below. (page 55)

Write a paragraph about other uses of the computer in our daily life
Prepare for the next period (Speaking)
Goodbye
THANK YOU !