Unit 5. Technology and you

Unit 5
Technology and you
Reading
Before you read
Matching
Visual display unit
( Monitor )
Mouse

Printer


Central processing unit(CPU)

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Floppy disks

CD ROMs

Keyboard

speakers

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Pre-teaching vocabulary
Miraculous( a)  wonderful
Calculating machine : a machine used for adding, subtracting
Calculations( add, subtract, multiply, divide)
Lightening speed
Storage device (n): a thing used to keep or store information



Memos – memorandums( n)
Request for leave
Accuracy(n)

While reading
Task 1- Matching

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?
Task 3. Answer the questions



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1.What can a computer do to help us in our life?



It helps us visit shops, offices, places of interests, pay bills, read books/ newspapers/magazines/, receive letter/ e-mails from and send letters /e-mails to every part of the world
- It helps us learn foreign languages, so on……………….




2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?

-Because it is capable of doing anything you ask . It is an accurate calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator. (it can speed up the calculation, allow you to type and print any kind of documents ……..)

3. Why is a computer a personal communicator?


- Because it helps people to interact with other computers and with people around the world.


4. What kinds of entertainment does a computer bring us?



- Playing games, listening to music, watching films, reading newspapers…

5.You are lucky!

6.You are lucky!

After reading
* Repeat some uses of the computer in the passage
- visit shops, offices, scenic beauty …..
- read newspapers/ magazines….
- store information ….
- learn English…..
* Discuss other uses of the computer in our daily life
-( for entertainment, study, research, design, shopping, communication …..)

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P r I n t e r
It is a device used to print
I n t e r a c t
This word has the same meaning with the word " link"
It is a device of computer set. Its name is an animal`s name
M o u s e
I n t e r n e t
Information can be downloaded from...
Questions
Answers
S p e a k e r s
A device that makes the sound or the music we can listen from it
C p u
It is a shortening word. It is a main part of the computer
M o n I t o r
Another way to name the VDU
S o f t w a r e
A programme performed by the computer