Unit 5. Technology and you

Wednesday, October 27th 2010
Welcome to our class
mouse
keyboard
speakers
Computer screen
or visual display unit (VDU)
CD ROM
printer
floppy disk
central processing unit(CPU)
printer
mouse
central processing unit(CPU)
Computer screen or visual display unit (VDU)
floppy disk
CD ROM
speakers
keyboard
Technology and you
READING
Unit 5:
PERIOD 25
SLAP THE BOARD
I. BEFORE YOU READ
miraculous (adj)
=wonderful
kì diệu
memo (n):
informal messages or notes of things to be remembered
lightning speed (np)
storage device (np):
a thing used to keep or store information
A USB is an electronic storage device which can store
large collections of data.
: sổ ghi nhớ
calculate (v)
*vocabulary
calculation(n):
=( add +, subtract -, multiply x, divide :)
thiết bị lưu giữ thông tin
phép tính
: máy truyền tin
communicator (n)
: tốc độ ánh sáng
very fast speed like the lightning
5 + 5 = 10 27 – 9 = 18
9 x 9 = 81 45 : 5 = 9
communicate (v) communication (n)
II. WHILE YOU READ
II. While you read
Computers have become part of our daily lives. We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers. We pay 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 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.
1. Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B

(v)
(a)
(np)
(n)
(n)
Mark True or False
1. Computers are used for paying bills, reading newspapers, sending or receiving letters and many other daily activities.
2. A computer is wonderful because it can be used as a calculating machine, an electronic device, a magical typewriter and a personal communicator…
3. A computer is incapable of doing almost anything you ask it to.
4. We can entertain by playing games or
listening to music on computers.
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2. Task 2. Choose the best title for the passage
A. The Computer- A new Invention
B. The Computer Has Become Part of Our Life
C. What Can the Computer Do?
+ It can help us
3. Task 3 :
Answer these questions, using the cues below
1. What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
Computers have become part of our daily lives. We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers. We pay 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.
shops, offices and places of scenic.
bills.
newspapers and magazines.
letters to almost every part of the world.
foreign languages.
visit …
pay ..
read …
receive/send …
learn …
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 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.
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device ?
3. Task 3 :
Answer these questions, using the cues below
(It is a miraculous device) Because:
it is capable of…
it is a…
it can help us…
………….
1. What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
3. Task 3 :
Answer these questions, using the cues below
- It can help us visit shops, offices and places of scenic beauty, pay bills, read newspapers and magazines, receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world and learn foreign languages.
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device ?
- It is a miraculous device because it is capable of doing almost anything you ask it to; it’s an accurate calculating machine, an electronic storage device, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator and a popular means of entertainment.
III. AFTER YOU READ
What does "interact" mean?
We receive letters from and send letters to almost
every part of the world with the help of printers.
B. print
D. add
A. type
C. link or act
What can we do on computers?
A. visit shops and pay bills B. read newspapers
C. learn foreign languages D. All are correct
How can we relax on the computer?
computers
Mark True or False .
A lucky part of a computer
We can play computer games or listen to computer-played music….
F
A lucky part.
Computers can help us :
Can a computer help you type and print any kind of
document-letters, memos or requests for leave?
Yes, it can.
Hardware
Software
Computer
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Homework
 Write a short paragraph about the uses of the computer.
 Prepare for the next period (Speaking)
 Study three tasks again more carefully
Goodbye
See you again
THANK YOU !