Unit 5. Technology and you

What is this?
It’s a computer
computer
A : Could you tell me what a computer is used for ?
B : Well, it is used to …
computer
English 10 – Unit 5
TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
LESSON 1: READING
hardware (n)
software (n)
places of scenic beauty (n)
magical (adj)
1. Vocabulary
What’s the antonym
with “ hardware” ?
What do you call them in English?
ENGLISH 10
UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
Lesson 1: Reading
This is Lo Lem. She has a wonderful dress from a fairy.
It’s .................
What do you call
them in English?
What do you call them in English?
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4
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Checking vocabulary
hardware
software
places of scenic beauty
magical
ENGLISH 10
UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
Lesson 1: Reading
2. Look at the illustrations of different parts of a computer system.
Match each numbered item with one of the words or phrases in the box.
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
A. CPU
D. VDU
ENGLISH 10
UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
Lesson 1: Reading
While you read
Computer has become part of our daily lives. We visit shops, offices, and places of 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 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.
Task 1. The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.
a. link or act on each other
b. programmes performed by the computers
c. in a strange or mysterious way
d. the physical part of the computer system
e. places where the scenes are interesting and beautiful
UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
Lesson 1: Reading
ENGLISH 10