Unit5. Technology and you

Now, please discuss the question!What machine is used to type/ watch a film / listen to music / do caculations / play games?.  Game show: lucky numberYou have ten numbers from 1 to 1

Warmly welcome to our English

lesson today!

Unit 5: Technology and you

Lesson1: Reading

Who is he ? What is he famous for?

Now, please discuss the question!

What machine is used to type/ watch

a film / listen to music / do

caculations / play games?

=> The computer

 Game show: lucky number

You have ten numbers from 1 to 10

After you choose a number , you will have to give the name of one part of a computer, one correct answer will be given 1 point Especially , if your number is lucky number,

you will not only get 2 points but also a nice present

lucky numbers

Now, please choose the number

you like best!

Can you name this part of a

computer?

Visual display unit(VDU) or computer screen

1

This part is used to type documents / letters

=> keyboard

2

 You are very lucky today! Your present is a nice pen.

3

Can you call the name of this part?

4

Oh, you are right I’m a

mouse

This is the most important part

of a computer.

=> Central processing unit

(CPU)

5

 These parts are used to store data or document.

=> Floppy disks

6

Like the floppy disks, but this type can be used to set up

programs in to CPU

=> CD ROMs

7

These machines are used to print documents /books/

newspapers

=> The printers

8

 you can listen to music or

other sounds if this part is not used.

9

 You are very lucky today! Your present is a nice pen.

10

Phuong Dong Hotel

Bill

Coffee: $50 Wine : $200 Cigarettes: $35 Cocktail: $60 Beer: $300 Chicken: $250 Total: $895

Game softwears

Engstd.exe

A Listen to the tape or your teacher’s reading.

B Read the whole passage silently and

do Task 1: work in pairs.

Task1: work in pairs: the words in A appear in the reading

passage Match them with the definitions in B

2 Places of

scenic beauty

b Programmes performed by the computer

Task 2: discuss in groups then decide which of three opinions below is the best

title for the passage.

our life.

Task 3: Work in pairs: Answer the

questions use the cues below.

our daily life ?

Visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn.

2 Why is a computer a miraculous device? Capable of, a calculating machine, an

electronic store, a magic typewriter, a personal communicator, for

• suggestion:

1. The computer can help us visit

shops, offices and places of interest, pay all kinds of bills, read newspapers and magazines Computers can help us send and

receive mails in a very short time,we learn not only languages but also other subjects like

2 It is a miraculous device because:

It is capable of doing anything you ask

It can speed up calculations

It can manages large/ collection of

data

It allows you to type and print

( or because it is not only capable of

providing information but also is

a. Discussing the questions

• What do people use computers

for?

• What can be other purposes of

using computer in the future?

Now: - to get information

Future: - to do the shopping

To cure diseases

• Translate the passage in to

Vietnamese

• Write a paragraph about 70 words

telling about the advantages of

computers

Short tests: Choose the best answer.

1 The data has been on the floppy disks

a packed b stored c lost d hidden

2 it is a magical which allows you to type and print any kind of document – letters, etc

a typewriter b mouse c machine d part

3 Pronunciation: find out the sounds that different from the others