5/5/2022
Designed by Huong Vu- KUSS
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Welcome to our class
Teacher: HUỲNH THỊ THI THƯƠNG
Huỳnh Thúc Kháng Upper Secondary School
Date:
Class:
laptop
tablet
dishwasher
computer
smartphone
E book reader
Video game
camera
UNIT 5
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Computers and our lives
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Phong
Phong’s father
Computers and our lives
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What did Phong’s father promise Phong?
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Why doesn’t Phong choose a smartphone as a reward?
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Give at least 2 evidences to support Phong’s father’s idea that computers have changed people’s lives.
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Did Phong’s father have a computer when he was young?
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What will Phong use his laptop for?
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Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions
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Activity 2
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Charles Babbage
- Father of computer -
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1. What did Phong’s father promise Phong ?
He promised to reward Phong if Phong passed the English test.
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2. Why doesn’t Phong choose a smartphone as a reward?
Because his old mobile phone is still good.
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- Computers have changed our lives in many ways:
+ faster communication ( emails)
+ free entertainment ( listen to music, watch films…)
+ convenient shopping (online shopping)
3. Give evidence to support Phong’s father’s idea that computers have changed people’s lives?
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4. Did Phong’s father have a computer when he was young?
No, he didn’t
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5. What will Phong use his laptop for ?
- He will use his laptop for listening to music, chatting with friends, playing games, researching topics on the Web and typing his assignments
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Lucky number
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Generous
2. Portable
3.Economical
c. kind and ready to give more (of something) than expected
4. Versatile
a. easy to carry around
e. having many different uses
d. giving good value for money
Answer: 1-c; 2-a; 3-d; 4-e; 5-b
Activity 3: Match each word with its definition
5. Wise
b. Having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
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/`dʒenərəs/ 
/`pɔ:təbl/ 
/,i:kə`nɒmikl/ 
/ˈvɝːsət̬əl/
/waɪz/
(adj)
(adj)
(adj)
(adj)
(adj)
Computers and our lives
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Phong’s father: Ok. What do you want – a laptop, a video game, an e-book reader, or a smartphone?
Phong: Wow, Dad. You’re so generous. …..
Phong: …, so I think a laptop will be my choice.
Phong’s father: What a wise choice, Phong! A laptop has lots of benefits. ……
Phong’s father: …. It’s portable, so you can take it with you; ….
Phong’s father: …; it’s very versatile, as it can do many things.
Phong’s father: … it’s economical, so we don’t have to spend too much money; …
Pw /2 minutes
Checking vocabulary: Complete the sentences by choosing a suitable word from the box.

This outfit is very …………………….- you can dress it up for the evening and you can wear to work , too.
He is loved by many people because he is very ……………………
When my grand father was alive, he had a …………. radio. He brought it wherever he went.
Hybrid cars are very …………………….. . They do not cost a lot of money to run.
Looking at the weather, I think we made a ……………………. decision not to go to the beach this weekend.
wise generous portable
economical versatile
versatile
generous
portable
economical
wise
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What do you use your computer for ?
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Computer
Entertainment play games, chat with friends,
listen to music, …
Communication
chat with friends, contact with
faraway relatives, do online
shopping, …
Studying search information, study online,
research topics on the Web, type
assignments, …
…………
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Suggested outline:


UNIT 5: INVENTIONS - GETTING STARTED
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Computers are very useful in our lives. They bring us a lot of benefits . Firstly, we can ________. Besides, ________. In addition, ________.Furthermore, ________. ...

In short, computers have changed our lives so much. If we use computers wisely, they will be our best friends.
?Review Lesson 1: Getting started
? Write a short paragraph (70 words) about the benefits of computers in our lives.
?Prepare Lesson 2: Language
THANK YOU FOR JOINING
HOMEWORK
-- Write a paragraph about your last Tet holiday.
(about 100 words).
-- Prepare the next lesson:
Unit 8 - Speaking.