Unit 5: Technology and you

Listen to an old company director talking about his experience of learning how to use a computer.. T F1 The man was worried when his son bought a computer.. 2 The man became worried when

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Unit 5 Technology and you

Listening

1 Can you name some electrical appliances?

They are radios, cookers, fans, washing

machines

2 What is a radio used for?

It is used to listen to music or news.

3 What is a telephone used for?

It is used to exchange information.

4 What is it?

It is a radio.

5 How often do you use it?

6 What is it?

It is a cell phone.

7.Do you often use it?

8 Is it a camcorder?

- Yes, it is.

9 How often do you use it?

12 What is it?

- It is a television

13.Do you often use it?

14 What is it?

It is a fax machine.

15 How often do you use it?

10 Is it a television or a computer?

- It is a computer.

11 How often do you use it?

Listen to an old company director talking about his experience of learning how to use a computer Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

Task 1:

T F

1 The man was worried when his son

bought a computer

2 The man became worried when his

secretary asked him to buy a computer

3 The man decided to take some

computing lessons

4 His son didn’t understand about the

computer

5 The man understood the lesson very

X X

X

X X

Task 2:

Listen to the old man’s story again

and write in the missing words

He was very helpful He(1) me to sit down in front of the computer screen I did not know what it was called When I asked him what it was, he said that it was a VDU I(2) didn’t know what VDU was, but I was too shy to ask him any more From that moment my memory(3) to learn because he told me a lot of things that I really didn’t understand at all After a few lessons I began to feel tired I made an(4) , saying that I had a headache I suggested we

invited

still

refused

excuse

Answer these questions

1 Was the man worried when his son bought a computer?

No, he wasn’t.

2 When did he really become worried?

When his secretary asked him for a computer in the office

3 Who became his teacher when he took some lessons

in computing?

His son.

4 Did he know what a VDU was called when his son

invited him to sit in front of it?

No, he didn’t.

5 Why didn’t he ask his son to explain?

Because he was too shy to ask.

6 How did he feel after a few lessons?

He felt tired.

7 Has he said anything about the computer?

No, he hasn’t.

Complete these sentences using the content of the story you ‘ve just listened:

1 The man wasn’t worried when

2 He really became worried when

3 He decided to and his son became 4.When his son invited he didn’t know but

he was too shy

5 The son told him a lot that he didn’t

understand so his memory refused

6 After a few lessons he and made an The story is about an old man who doesn’t

Rewrite the man’s story.

the end