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English 10

Unit: 5

TECHNOLOGY AND YOU

Part A READING

Teacher: Quynh Tram

Welcome to our class !

A COMPUTER

BEFORE YOU READ

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1 Work in groups

L ook at the illustrations of different parts of a computer system Match each numbered item with one of the words or phrases

A central processing unit (CPU)

B CD ROMs

C keyboard

D visual display unit ( VDU) or

computer screen

E Mouse

F floppy disks

G printer

H speakers

Visual display unit

(VDU)

mouse

Printer

keyboard

Central processing unit (CPU)

Floppy disks CD ROMs

speakers

• Listen to the tape.

• Vocabulary

WHILE YOU READ

2

• Miraculous (adj):

• Miracle (n)

Calculating machine (n):

• Lightning speed (n):

• Storage device (n):

• Memo=memorandums (n)

• Request for leave (n):

• Wonderful

• a machine used for adding,

subtracting…

• very fast speed like the lightning.

• a thing used to keep or store

information.

• Bản ghi nhớ

• asking for the absence from class or

office.

* Vocabulary:

While you read

2

Task 1 :

The words in A appear in the reading passage Match them with their definitions in B.

A B

1 magical a link or act on each other

2 places of

scenic beauty

b programmes performed by the computer.

3 interact c In a strange or mysterious way

4 software d the physical part of the computer system.

5 hardware e places where the scenes are interesting & beautiful.

Task 1 The words in A appear in the reading

passage Match them with their definitions in B.

Task 2:

Decide which of the three options below is the best

title for the passage.

A The computer - A new Invention

B The computer Has Become Part

of Our Life

C What Can the Computer Do?

Task 3. Read the text and answer the

following questions

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

2 Why is a computer a

miraculous device?

1.What can a computer do to

help us in our daily life?

• It can help us visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty; pay bills; read newspapers and magazines; receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world; learn foreign

languages.

2 Why is a computer a miraculous device?

• Computer is a miraculous device because it is capable of doing almost anything you ask it to do

• -It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations

• - It is an electronic storage device which manages large collections of data

• - It is a magical typewriter which allows you to type and print any kind of document

• -It is a personal communicator which helps you to

interact with other computers and with people around the world

• It can help you relax with games and music

Consolidation Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)

1 Computers have become part of our

daily life

2 Computer is not a miraculous

device

3 Computer can help us to visit

shops, offices, and places of scenic

beauty

4 Computer is not a calculating

machine

5 We can’t read newspapers and

magazines on computer

6 Computer helps us to receive letters

TRUE FALSE

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After you read

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• WORK IN GROUPS OF THREE : DISCUSS OTHER USES OF THE COMPUTER IN OUR LIFE.

• (ONE ASKS, ONE ANSWERS, AND ONE REPORTS)

It is capable of doing anything you ask

It can speed up calculations

It can manage large / collection of data

It can type and print any kind of

documents

Help us visit anywhere.

Pay all kinds of bills with newspapers … receive and send mails in very short time, get information, learn foreign

• Write A short paragraph about the uses

of computer in our life.

• Prepare the next lesson: Speaking