Unit 5. Technology and you

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Camcorder
Cell phone
Television
Fax machine
Computer
Radio
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Work in groups: Match the numbered items with the words.
Unit 5: Technology and you
C. Listening
How often do you use each of the items below? Put a tick () in the right column.
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Listen and repeat

- Worried ( adj) [`wʌrid]
- VDU ( visual display unit)
- Memory (n) / `meməri]
- Refuse (v) [ri`fju:z]
refuse to do sth :
- Headache (n) [`hedeik]
- Excuse (n) [iks`kju:s]
to make an excuse :


1. The man was worried when his son bought a computer.
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2. The man became worried when his secretary asked him to buy a computer.
3. The man decided to take some computing lessons.
4. His son didn’t understand about the computer.
5. The man understood the lesson very well.
6. The man continued to learn how to use a computer after a few lessons.
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Wasn’t worried
Task 1: Listen to an old company director talking about his experience of learning how to use a computer. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
understood
didn’t understand
refused
Task 2: Listen to the old man’s story again and write in the missing words.
He was very helpful. He(1)..............me to sit down in front of the computer screen. I did not know what it was called. When I asked him what it was, he said that it was a VDU. I(2)........didn’t know what VDU was, but I was too shy to ask him any more. From that moment my memory(3)..............to learn because he told me a lot of things that I really didn’t understand at all. After a few lessons I began to feel tired. I made an(4)................., saying that I had a headache. I suggested we should leave the lesson for another day. Since then I haven’t said(5).................about the computer to my son and my secretary.
refused anything VDU invited excused still computer
invited
still
refused
excuse
anything
The story is about an old man who doesn`t know how to use the computer. He became(1) _____ when his (2) ________ asked him for a computer in the (3) _____. He decided to take some (4) _______ lessons. His son (5) _________ about computer and he became his (6) ______. His son was (7) _____ but the man didn`t understand at all. After a few (8) _____ he began to feel (9) ____ and he made an (10) _______, saying that he had a headache. Finally, he didn`t learn computer.
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary
worried
secretary
office
computing
understood
teacher
helpful
lessons
tired
excuse
Homework:
Rewrite the man’s story.
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