English 10
Unit: 5
TECHNOLOGY AND YOU

Part A. READING
Teacher: Quynh Tram
Welcome to our class !
A COMPUTER
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.
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
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:
Task 1:
The words in A appear in the reading passage . Match them with their definitions in B.


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 from and send letters to almost every part of the world.


TRUE
FALSE
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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 languages…
Write A short paragraph about the uses of computer in our life.
Prepare the next lesson: Speaking