Warm up
Match the pictures with the vocabulary
a. Main frame
b. Hand held
c. Laptop
d. Notebook
e. PC
f. Minicomputer
Reading
Study these details of different types of computer. Find the answers to these questions
1. PCs
2.Lap top
3. Note book
4. Main frames
5. Mini computers
6. Palmtop
7. Main frames
8. Subnotebook
Language work
A. Comparison of adjectives: So sánh của tính từ
a. Short adj
S + be + short adj + er + than...
Microcomputers are smaller than minicomputers
E.g:
Personal computers are cheaper than mainframes
1. Comparative: So sánh hơn
Language work
A. Comparison of adjectives: So sánh của tính từ
b. Long adj
S + be + more + long adj + er + than...
Mainframes are more expensive than minicomputers
E.g:
Personal computers are more common than the others
1. Comparative: So sánh hơn
Language work
A. Comparison of adjectives: So sánh của tính từ
a. Short adj
S + be + short adj + est + ...
Mainframes are the biggest computers
E.g:
2. Superlative: So sánh nhất
Language work
A. Comparison of adjectives: So sánh của tính từ
b. Long adj
S + be + the most + long adj + ...
Mainframes are the most powerful and expensive computers
E.g:
2. Superlative: So sánh nhất
B. Choose the correct adjective. Then fill the gaps with the correct form of the adjectives
Language work
1. lighter/ heavier
2. largest/ smaller
3. more common/ better
4. more powerful/ more expensive
5. faster/ cheaper
6. more expensive/ power
1. largest
2. most powerful
3. smaller
6. smaller
7. largest
8. The smallest
writing
Put the words in brackets into the correct form to make an accurate description of sizes of computers
4. most common
5. more powerful
9. smaller
10. smallest