Warmly welcome to our English lesson today!
Unit 5: Technology and you
Lesson1: Reading
Warm-up
Warm-up
Who is he ?

What is he
famous for?
Now, please discuss the question!
What machine is used to type/ watch a film / listen to music / do caculations / play games?
=> The computer

Game show: lucky number
You have ten numbers from 1 to 10
After you choose a number , you will have to give the name of one part of a computer, one correct answer will be given 1 point. Especially , if your number is lucky number,
you will not only get 2 points but also a nice present from your teacher, are you ready?
Before you read
lucky numbers
Now, please choose the number you like best!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Can you name this part of a computer?
Visual display unit(VDU) or computer screen
1
This part is used to type documents / letters
=> keyboard
2
You are very lucky today!
Your present is a nice pen.
3
Can you call the name of this part?
4
Oh, you are right. I’m a mouse
This is the most important part of a computer.
=> Central processing unit (CPU)
5
These parts are used to store data or document.
=> Floppy disks
6
Like the floppy disks, but this type can be used to set up programs in to CPU
=> CD ROMs
7
These machines are used to print documents /books/ newspapers
=> The printers
8
you can listen to music or other sounds if this part is not used.
=> Speaker
9
You are very lucky today!
Your present is a nice pen.
10
b. Vocabulary
Bill (n)
Send/receive (v)
Hardwear (n)
Softwear (n)
Interact (v)
Miraculous device (n)
Phuong Dong Hotel
Bill
Coffee: $50
Wine : $200
Cigarettes: $35
Cocktail: $60
Beer: $300
Chicken: $250
Total: $895
Game softwears
A . Listen to the tape or your teacher’s reading.
B. Read the whole passage silently and do Task 1: work in pairs.
While you read
Task1: work in pairs: the words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with the definitions in B
Task 2: discuss in groups then decide which of three opinions below is the best title for the passage.
The Computer – A New Invention
The Computer Has Become Part of our life.
What Can the Computer Do ?
Task 3: Work in pairs: Answer the questions use the cues below.
What can a computer do to help us in our daily life ?
Visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn.
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?
Capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magic typewriter, a personal communicator, for entertainment.
suggestion:
The computer can help us visit shops, offices and places of interest, pay all kinds of bills, read newspapers and magazines.
Computers can help us send and receive mails in a very short time,we learn not only languages but also other subjects like biology, geography and history.
2. It is a miraculous device because:
It is capable of doing anything you ask
It can speed up calculations
It can manages large/ collection of data
It allows you to type and print
( or because it is not only capable of providing information but also is used as a calculating machine.)
Discussing the questions
What do people use computers for?
What can be other purposes of using computer in the future?
After you read
Now: - to get information
to send or receive mails
To type documents
To store facts/ documents
To entertain
To teach and study
Future: - to do the shopping
to design houses, bridges, buildings...
To give advice
To cure diseases
Homework:
Translate the passage in to Vietnamese
Write a paragraph about 70 words telling about the advantages of computers.
Thank you for your listening !
Goodbye see you later!
Short tests: Choose the best answer.
1. The data has been .......on the floppy disks
a. packed b. stored c. lost d. hidden
2. it is a magical ..........which allows you to type and print any kind of document – letters, etc..
a. typewriter b. mouse c. machine d. part
3. Pronunciation: find out the sounds that different from the others
a. A. data B. capable C.magical D. game
b. A. central B. computer C. become D. conditioner