Unit 5. Technology and you

...manages large collections of data.. calculating machine calculations miraculous Storage device request for leave Lightning speed Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word calculating ma

Teacher : Nguyen Thi Nhu Y

UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU

LESSON: READING

Look at the illustrations of different parts of a computer system Match each numbered item with one of the words or phrases.

4 5

3

6

1

2

A central processing

unit (CPU) B CD ROM

C

keyboar d

D visual display

unit E printer F mouse G speaker H floppy disk

s

I Vocabulary

• miraculous (a)

• calculating machine (n)

• calculations (n)

• lightning speed (n)

• storage device (n)

• request for leave (n)

tuyệt vời máy tính phép tính tốc độ ánh sáng thiết bị lưu trữ giấy xin phép nghỉ học

= wonderful

Checking vocabulary

1 FX500 is one kind of

2 Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are

3 A computer is a device.

4 .manages large collections

of data.

5 Lan is writing a to her

teacher.

6 .is the largest speed.

calculating machine

calculations

miraculous Storage device

request for leave Lightning speed

Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word (calculating machine, request for leave, ligtning speed,storage

device, calculations, miraculous)

Task 1: MATCHING

1 magical

2 places of scenic

beauty

3 interact

4 software

5 hardware

a link or act on each other

b programmes performed

by the computer

c in a strange or mysterious way

d the physical part of the computer system

e places where the scenes are interesting and beautiful

Task 2: PASSAGE HEADINGS

A THE COMPUTER - A NEW INVENTION

B THE COMPUTER HAS BECOME A PART

OF

OUR LIFE

C WHAT CAN THE COMPUTER

DO ?

WHICH OPTION IS THE BEST

TITLE FOR THE PASSAGE

Task 3: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

What can the computer do to help us in our daily life?

QUESTION 2

visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn

Why is a computer a miraculous device?

capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator, for entertainment

QUESTION 1

It can help us

• DO YOU USUALLY USE COMPUTERS?

COMPUTERS?

DISCUSSION

DISCUSS THE USE OF THE COMPUTER IN

OUR DAILY LIFE

SUGGESTIONS:

HOME WORK

Write a paragraph about

100 words to tell the reason why a computer is important to you.

It can help us visit shops, office and places of interest; pay bills, read newspaper and magazines, receive letter

• It is a miraculous device because it is

capable of doing anything you ask; it can speed up the calculations

• It is an electronic storage device which

manages large collections of data