Unit 5. Technology and you

Look at some pictures and tell me what is it?
Fax -machine
Air -conditioner
Electronic cooker
Radio
television
All of them are called : modern invention
Task 1. Ask and answer about the new inventions in pairs:
A. Have you got ________ ?
B. Yes, I have.
A. Can/Could you tell me what _______ is used for?
B. Well, it is used to ________ .
a cell phone
the cell phone
communicate and exchange information.
Q- about the used of something.
what is the….use for?
Answer: it is used to….+ inf/ inf phrases

Look at and speak:
- Cook (rice/meat/fish/vegetables),
keep (food/ rice/ warm)
Listen (news/music)
learn ( foreign languages)
Watch (news/performances/football matches),
learn (foreign languages)
Send/ receive (letter/
pictures) quickly
- Keep air cool or warm/ when it /hot or cold
Vocabulary
Hold (v)
Receive (v)
Transmit (v)
Store (n)
Amounts (n)
Useful (adj)
Development (n)
Chứa, đựng
Thu nhận
Truyền, dẩn
Bộ nhớ
Số lượng lớn
Có ích
Sự phát triển
Task 2. Work in pairs. Complete the sentences below. Use the words in the box. (You’ll have to use some verbs more than once)
transmit receive make process store send hold design
Information technology is very useful to our lives. It allows us to:

1. ________ very large mounts of information.
2. ________ information quickly.

3. ________ information as soon as we receive it.
With the development of information technology we can now.
4. ________ messages from one computer to another.
5. ________ long distance meetings in which the participants can see each other on the screen.
6. ________ use of central stores of information.
7. ________ TV programmes to other countries.
8. ________ TV programmes from other countries.
9. ________ houses, bridges, gardens and building.

Task 3. Work in pairs – look at the ideas in task 2, and then rank them in
order of importance. Give reason(s).
Do you learn information technology?
B. Yes, I do.
Who teaches you I.T?
B. ……………
A. Do you think I.T is important?
B. Yes.
Why is it important?
B. Because ………………………………………
Task 4: talk about the used of information technology, use the information above.
Look at an example:
A. do you think information technology is very important to our life? Why?
B. yes, I think so because it can help us….
Thank you!
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Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
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 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 computers 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. It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculation: it can add, subtract, multiply, 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 help 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.