Unit 5. Technology and you

Have you got electric devices in your house ?
What kinds of devices do you have ?
What is TV used for ?
Answer some questions
Before you read:
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.
Wed, November 7th, 2007
Unit 5: technology and you
Lesson 1_ Reading
While you read:
New words:
part of - 1 phần của...
pay bill - tính hóa đơn
produce - trình ra
receive from- nhận
send to- gửi
miraculous- tuyệt vời
hardware, software - phần cứng, phần mềm
be capable of doing - có khả năng làm gì
calculating machine- máy tính
add, subtract, multiply, divide - cộng, trừ, nhân, chia
accuracy - độ chính xác
electronic storage device - thiết bị lưu giữ điện tử
magical typewriter - máy chữ kỳ diệu
request for leave - cho phép ghi
communicator - người truyền thông
interact with - tác động với
Listen and read after the tape and then do the tasks that follow
Task 1:
Match words in A with suitable in B
Task 2:
Decide which of three options below is the best title for the passage
The Computer - A new invention.
The Computer Has Become Part of Our Life.
What Can the Computer Do ?
1.c 2. e 3. a 4. b 5. d
Task 3:
Answer these questions, using the cues below.
1- What can a computer do to help us in our daily life ?
2- Why is a computer a miraculous device ?
- visit shops, offices of scenic beauty.
pay bills, read newspapers.
receive or send letters to almost very part of the world.
learn not only language but also other subjects.
A computer can help us
A computer is a miraculous device because
- It is capable of doing any thing we ask
It can speed up calculations
It can manage large of data
It allows us type and print
It allows us play games, listen to music
After you read:
Discuss other uses of the computer in our daily life.
Computers have become part of our daily life, it is a miraculous device,
it is capable of calculating quickly, it allows us receive from and send
letters to everywhere on the world. We can learn foreign language and
other subjects on it, We can not only play games but also listen to music.
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Good bye

for now