UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY and YOU
PART A: READING
A. central processing unit (CPU)
B. CD ROM
C. keyboard
D. visual display unit
F. mouse
H. floppy disk
E. printer
G. speakers
A. Central processing unit (CPU): Bộ xử lý trung tâm

B. CD ROMS: Đĩa CD

C. Keyboard: Bàn phím

D. Visual display unit (VDU) /computer screen: Màn hình

E. Mouse: Chuột vi tính

F. Floppy disks: Đĩa mềm

G. Printer: Máy in

H. Speakers: Loa
Read the passage
Computers have become part of our daily lives. We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers. We pay bills prepared by computers. We read newspapers and magazines which have been produced on computers. We receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of computers. And we can even learn foreign languages on computers.
What makes a computer such a miraculous device? Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost any thing you ask it to. It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations: it can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with lightning speed and perfect accuracy.
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- letters, memos, or requests for leave. It is a personal communicator which help you to interact with other computers and with people around the world. And if you like entertainment, you can relax by playing computer games, or listening to computer-played music.
VOCABULARY
- miraculous /mi`rækjuləs /(adj):
tuyệt vời
- calculating machine (n):
máy tính
- calculation / kælkju`leiʃn / (n):
phép tính
( add, subtract, multiply, divide)
- lightning speed:
tốc độ ánh sáng
- storage device (n):
thiết bị lưu giữ thông tin
a thing is used to keep or store information
- accuracy /`ækjurəsi / (n)
sự chính xác
Datum (sing n):
a fact or a piece of
information
data ( pl n)
* Communicate ( v):
to exchange information
or ideas
+ communicator:
a person or machine
that communicates.
Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B
magical
places of
scenic
beauty
interact
software
hardware
II.Checking Predictions
1.A computer can help us receive letters and read newspapers and magazines.
2.We cannot learn foreign languages on computers.

3.A computer is a miraculous device.
4.A computer can do calculations with lightning speed and perfect accuracy.
5.We cannot type or print any kinds of document.

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The computer – a new invention
The computer has become part of our life
What can the computer do?
Task 2: Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage.
What can the computer do?
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Task 3. Answer these questions, using the cues below.
What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn
Why is a computer a miraculous device?
capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator, for entertainment.
What can a computer do to help us in
our daily life?
 A computer can help us:
foreign languages on it.
-learn

letters from and to every part of the world.
-receive
-send
newspapers and magazines produced on it.
-read
bills prepared by it.
-pay
shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty.
-visit
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?
 Because it is
by playing games or listening to music
used for
entertainment
which helps us to interact with other computers and people around the world
a personal
communicator
which allows us to type and print any kind of document
a magical
typewriter
which manages large collections of data
an electronic
store
which speeds up calculations with lightening speed and perfect accuracy
a calculating
machine
doing almost anything we ask it to do
capable of
other uses of computer in our daily life
HOMEWORK
*Learn new words
*Write a paragraph about the uses of computer
*Prepare Part B: Speaking