Unit 5. Technology and you

What
machine?
Chat
Listen to music
Play games
Do the
calculation
Send & receive
letters
Computers

Thursday, October 28th , 2010
UNIT 5 : TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
Lesson 1: READING
Computers
Chat
Listen to music
Play games
Read
newspaper
Send & receive
letters
PARTS OF COMPUTER SYSTEM
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
B
A
D
C
F
E
H
G
CD ROMs
Keyboard
mouse
Floppy disk
Printer
speakers
Central procesing unit (CPU)
Visual display unit or computer screen
Visual display unit or computer screen
Central procesing unit (CPU)
Keyboard
mouse
speakers
Printer
CD ROMs
Floppy disk
Visual display unit or computer screen
2. miraculous (a)
3. interact (v) = to link or act on each other
5. hardware (n) >< software
I. Pre- reading:
A. New-words
1. magical (a):
6. storage (n) ? an electronic storage device

4.software (n)
eg: Word 2003 is a software
→ miraculous device (n)
th?n k?
= wonderful
B: Matching: Match the words in A with their definitions in B
Let’s read
* Task 1: Answering Questions
Answer these questions, using the cues below.
What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
- It helps us …
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device ?
- Because it is capable of …
II.While-reading
Suggested answers
→ It helps us visit shops, offices, pay bills, read newspapers, receive and send letters, learn foreign language…
? Because it is capable of doing anything you ask; It is a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator and a popular means of entertainment.
1. What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device ?
* Task 2: Passage Headings
Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage
The Computer - A New Invention
The Computer Has Become Part of Our Life
C. What Can the Computer Do?
C. What Can the Computer Do?
III. Post- Reading: Fill in the tables
Work in groups

PARTS OF A COMPUTER
A COMPUTER HELPS US
COMPUTER IS ..

- visit shops, offices
- pay bills
- read newspapers
- receive, send letters
learn foreign language
..........
- ..........














-a miraculous device
a calculating machine
an electronic store
a magical typewriter
a personal
communicator
a popular means of
entertainment











IV. HOMEWORK
Reread the text
Learn by heart new words
Thank you for your attention !