Unit 5. Technology and you

Unit 5
Period 2 : Reading
Warm up
Answer the following questions
1. What machine is used to type/ watch a film/listen to music/ do the calculations or play games?

It is the computer

2. Can you know to use this machine?

Yes, I can
I. Before you read
1 D
2 E
3 G
4 C
5 A
6 F
7 B
8 H
Match each numbered item with one of the words or phrases in the box
II. While you read
*New words
+ miraculous (adj) = wonderful (adj)
+ device (n): thiÕt bÞ
+ to be capable of + V-ing = to be able to + V
Ex: Computer is capable of doing almost anything you ask.
+ interact (v) = link (v)
+ appropriate (adj) = suitable (adj)
+ speed up (v): t¨ng tèc ®é
1. Task 1
Match the words in A with their definitions in B
2-E
3-A
4-B
5-D
1-C
2. Task 2
What is 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 ?
Further task (Group work)
Do you agree or disagree with these statements about computers?
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3. Task 3 (Group work)
Answer these questions, using the cues below
1. What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
+ It can help us visit
+ pay .....
+ read .....
+ receive .....
+ send .....
+ learn .....
shops, offices and places of scenic.
bills.
newspapers and magazines.
letters from almost every part of the world.
letters to almost every part of the world.
foreign languages.
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device ?
+ Because it is capable of .....
+ It can speed up
+ manage .....
+ type and print .....
+ help you to interact
+ help you to relax .....
doing almost anything you ask.
calculations.
large collections of data.
any kind of document.
with other computers and with people
around the world.
by playing computer games or listening
to computer played music.
III. After you read
* Decide whether the statements are other
computer’s advantages or computer’s disadvantages.
Computer can design houses, bridges and buildings.
We learn not only foreign languages but also other subjects like biology, geography...
Many dirty webs may be harmful to young people and children.
Thanks to Web-Cam in computer system we can chat and look at pictures of relatives or friends from remote countries at the same time.
Many people especially youth and children become
game addicts.
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Homework
Write a short paragraph about computer`s advantages and disadvantages