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Reading

1.It’s considered as

the “brain”

of this machine.

2 It’s square It is used to store information

3 It has the same name as

an animal which hates cats 4 It gives us sound.

5 You can see pictures and information from it.

6 A machine that prints

out information.

7 We type documents with the help of ………

Match the numbered items with the words or phrases

6 B printer

3.A mouse

2 E floppy disk

We can see places of scenic beauty with the help of computers

Vocabulary

Ex: What a miraculous waterfall !

 miraculous (a) [mi'rækjuləs] = wonderful

Vocabulary

Ex: Doing Mathematics requires perfect accuracy.

 accuracy (n) ['ækjurəsi]= exactness

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

• lightning speed (adj) ['laitniη spi:d] (adj)

moving at the speed of light,

very fast

• capable ['keipəbl] (adj) having ability

capable of doing something

Ex: A computer is capable of storing very large amounts of

information.

•

lig htn

in

g in htn lig g

speed

/’

lɑɪ tnɪ

ŋ ‘s pi:d/ ŋ ‘s tnɪ lɑɪ pi:d/

Ex: Her old clothes were changed in to beautiful ones in a magical way.

 Interact with (v) [intər'ækt]: to link

Ex: Computers can help us interact with other ones or other people.

• Vocabulary

• places of scenic beauty: ( n)

• miraculous (adj) [mi'rækjuləs]

• accuracy (n) ['ækjurəsi]

• lightning speed (adj) (adj) ['laitniη spi:d]

• capable ['keipəbl] (adj) (adj) of of

• magical (adj) ['mædʒikəl]

• interact with (v) [intər'ækt ]

• calculation (n) [,kælkju'lei∫n]

Task 1: Which is the best title for the

text?

A The Computer – A New Invention

B The Computer Has Become Part of

Our Life

C.What Can the Computer Do?

Task 2: Write the uses of computers in the chart

- produce magazines and newspapers

- receive and send letters

- learn foreign languages

- do calculations: add, subtract, multiply, divide

- store data

- type and print document

- interact with other computers or people

- play music, play games

Task 3: Work in pairs, ask and answer

3 How can you relax with computers?

4 Can computers be used to replace human

beings in future?

Task 3: Work in pairs, ask and answer

the questions

1 Are computers used in many fields of our daily lives?

- Yes, they are

2 What makes a computer such a miraculous device?

- It is capable of doing almost anything we ask.

3 How can you relax with a computer?

- I can listen to music, play games, watch films…

4 Can computers be used to replace human beings in future?

- No, they can’t

Post-reading

Rearrange advantages and disadvantages of

computers

- waste time and money - get information

- people don’t care others - children may become passive

- harm to our eyes - learn foreign language

- do calculations: add, subtract - children become violent

Advantages Disadvantages

Using the computer

- get information

- learn foreign language

- do calculations: add, subtract

- store data

- interact with other people

- listen to music, play games,

etc.

- waste time and money

- harm to our eyes

- people don’t care others

- children may become passive

-children become violent

- Etc…

 Tell other uses of the computers in

our daily life:

• Learn by heart new words

• Write a short paragraph about the uses

of computer in our lives.

• Prepare speaking lesson

Thank you for your

attention!