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English 10 – Unit 5

LESSON 1: READING

BEFORE YOU READ

1

1 Work in groups

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

Visual display unit

2 Vocabulary

difficult to believe ( (phi thường, kỳ lạ, tuyệt vời phi thường, kỳ lạ, tuyệt vời)

• scenic scenic /’sɪnɪk/ (adj) : thuộc về phong cảnh đẹpthuộc về phong cảnh đẹp

light, very fast (tốc độ ánh sáng) (tốc độ ánh sáng)

•accuracy /’ækjʊrəsi/ (n) : without any errors or mistakes (sự chính xác)

(thiết bị lưu trữ thông tin)

•data /’deɪtə/ (n) : information, especially facts or numbers /’deɪtə/ (n) : information, especially facts or numbers (dữ (dữ

liệu)

liệu)

• memo /’meməʊ/ (n) : thư báo

3.Checking words

Fill in each blank with one suitable word or phrase.

1 Computer is a device.

2.A……… can do calculations with…………

3 Computer is an electric ……… which manages large collections of data.

miraculous

Calculating machine

lightning speed

storage device

While you read

2

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

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 2 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 We can’t read newspapers and

magazines on computer.

5 Computer helps us to receive

letters from and send letters to

almost every part of the world.

Task 3: 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 4. Work in p airs 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?

capable of doing almost anything you ask it to do

calculations

large collections of data

and print any kind of document

interact with other computers and with people

around the world

After you read

3

uses of the computer in our daily life.

(One asks, one answers, and one reports)

A model of a conversation

A: Can a computer help us in our daily life?

B: Yes, it can

A: How can it help us ?

B: It can help us visit anywhere we want.

A: why is a computer a miraculous device?

B: Because it is capable of doing almost everything we want

A: Has it got any disadvantages ?

B : Yes Such as it can harm our eyes

C A computer can help us visit anywhere we want It’s also capable

of doing almost everything we want but it can harm our eyes.

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

languages…

 Write a short paragraph (100 words) about the uses of

computer in our life

Speaking