Unit 5. Technology and you

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10 A1

1. Work in groups
Look at the illustrations of different parts of a computer system. Match each numbered item with one of the words or phrases.
I. Before you read.
D. visual display unit (VDU) or computer screen
E. mouse
G. printer
C. keyboard
A. central processing unit (CPU)
F. floppy disks
B. CD ROMS
H. speaker
What is this?
a Computer
What is a computer used for?
Lead-in:
ENGLISH 10
UNIT 5
Reading
Before you read
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
D
E
G
C
A
F
B
H
A. Central processing unit (CPU): Thiết bị xử lý trung tâm

B. CD ROMS: Đĩa CD

C. Keyboard: Bàn phím

D. Visual display unit (VDU) or computer screen: Màn hình

E. Mouse: Chuột vi tính

F. Floppy disks: Đĩa mềm

G. Printer: Máy in

H. Speakers: Loa

New words
1. Miraculous (a):
wonderful
2. Lightning speed (n):
Very fast speed like the lightning
3. Calculating machine (n)
4. calculations
:( add, subtract,multiply,divide)
5. Storage device (n):
A thing used to keep
or store information
6. Memos = memorandums (n):
Brief notes of things to be remembered
3. Calculating machine (n)
4. calculations
( add, subtract, multiply, divide)
5. Storage device (n):
A thing used to keep or store information
6. Memos = memorandums (n):
Brief notes of things to be remembered
checking
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 play 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, 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 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.
Task1: Matching.
Task 2. Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)
1. Computers have become part of our daily life.
2. Computer is not a miraculous device.
3. Computer can help us to visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty.
4. Computer is not a calculating machine.
5. We can’t read newspapers and magazines on computer.
6. Computer helps us to receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world.


TRUE
FALSE
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Task 2: Passage Headings
The computer – a new invention
B. The computer has become part of our life
C. What can the computer do?
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Task 3: Answering Questions
What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
Visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn.
- IT helps us visit shops, offices and places of interests, pay bills, read newspapers, send and receive mails in a very short time, learn foreign language.
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?
Computer is a miraculous device because it is capable of doing almost anything you ask it to do.
-It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations
- 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
-It is a personal communicator which helps you to interact with other computers and with people around the world.
It can help you relax with games and music.

GROUPWORK
Discuss Advantages and Disadvantages of the computer in our daily life
■ Instructions:
 Find out as many advantages of the computer as possible
 Think about disadvantages you often have when using a computer
After you read
Suggestions


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Computer
After you read : ( interviewing )
computer
chat
learn
play
read
pay
send
visit
A : Could you tell me how to use computer , Nam ?
B : You can use it to ....
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?
Capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator, for entertainment
-Because it is capable of doing anything you ask,
it can speed up the calculations,
it allow you to type and print any kind of document…..
Task 1:
1
The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B

Work in pairs
Vocabulary:
magical (a)
interact (v)
Software and Hardware
Vocabulary:
A place of scenic beauty
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary
Magical (a) : Kỳ diệu

2. Interact (v) : Tương tác

3. Software (n) : Phần mềm (của máy tính)

4. Hardware (n) : Phần cứng (của máy tính)

5. Places of scenic beauty (n) : Cảnh đẹp

Task 2
Decide which of three options below is the best title for the reading passage.
■ Work in groups
2
Task 3: Answer these questions, using the cues below.
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1. What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?
visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn
capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator, for entertainment
Suggested answers
It (a computer) can help us visit shops, offices, and places of interest; pay bills; read newspapers, etc.

2. It is a miraculous device because it is capable of doing anything you ask; it can speed up the calculations, etc.

Unit 5: Technology and you
Before you read
1.D 2.E 3.G 4.C 5.A 6.F 7 .B 8.H
While you read
Task 1:
1. c 2. e 3. a 4. d 5. b
Task 2:
A : What can the computer do?
Task 3:
1. It (a computer) can help us visit shops, offices, and places of interest; pay bills; read newspapers, etc.
2. It is a a miraculous device because it is capable of doing anything you ask; it can speed up the calculations etc.
After you read
Advantages and disadvantages of the computer

HOMEWORK
 Write a short paragraph about problems that people encounter when using a computer.
 Study three tasks again more carefully
 Prepare for the next period (Speaking)
Remember to do your homework!