Computer application

Copmputers have many applications in a great variety of fields.. Match these captions with the picturesUsing an automatic cash dispenser In education, computers can make all the differen

Warm Up

A Copmputers have many applications in a great variety of fields Look at the photographs of different situations and match them with the texts 1 to 4 below

B Match these captions with the pictures

Using an automatic cash dispenser

In education, computers can make all the difference

Organizing the Tour de France demands the use of

computer technology

Controlling air traffic

a b d

c

Warm Up

C Look at these words Are they nouns (N), verb (V) or

adjective (Adj)

1 workstation

2 data

3 perform

4 automatic

7 store

8 connected

9 word processor

6 financial

N N V Adj

Adj V V N

Warm Up

D Look at the text 1 again and discuss these quesions

1 How are computers used in your school?

They are used to access the internet, teach computer-aided design and programming in your school?

2 What are the areas of study would be benefit from the introduction of computer?

Library, departments, faculties …

Warm Up

A Write the list of as many uses of the computer, or computer applications, as you can think of

1 Reading news and magazines on internet

2 Paying bill

3 Being capable of doing anything people ask

4 Allowing people to type and print any kind of document-letters, memos, or legal doccument

B Read the text and underline any applications that are not in your list

1 Picking up a telephone and dialling a number

2 Making a flight reservation or bank transaction

3 Calculators, the car s electronic ignition, the timer in the ’

programmer inside the TV set

4 Relaxing with computer games

Language work The present simple passive: Thể bị động ở hiện tại đơn

1 Form

Am/Is/Are + V (past participle)

2 E.g:

1 This programme is written in a special computer language

2 Programs and data are usually stored on a disks

Language work Fill in the blanks with the correct fform of the verbs in brackets

1 are connected

2 is known

3 are typeset

4 is processed

5 is used

6 is supported

7 are coordinated

8 are held

Other applications

A In a small groups, choose one of the areas in the diagram below and discuss what computers can do in this area

Other applications

B Now write a short paragraph summerising your discussion Then ask one person from your group to give a summery of the group s ideas to the rest of the class ’