Unit 5 - Technology and you - Reading

Work in pairs. Look at the illustrations of different parts
of a computer system. Match each numbered item with
one of the words or phrases in the box.
Period: 26 UNIT 5: technology and
you
A - READING
I. Before you
read.

A.Central processing unit (CPU)
B. CD ROMs C. Keyboard
E. Mouse F. floppy disks
D. Visual display unit (VDU)or
computer screen
G. Printer
H. Speakers
Period: 26 UNIT 5 – TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A - READING
1
5
7
2
4
6
8
3

* VOCABULARY:
+ miraculous (adj) /mi’rækjuləs/ : kì diệu, thần kì

+ device (n) /di’vais/ : thiết bị
+ hardware (n) /’ha:dweə/ : phần cứng
+ software (n) /’softweə/ : phần mềm
+ calculating machine(n) /’kælkjuleitiŋ məζin/ : máy tính
+ lighting speed (n) /’laitiŋspi:d/ : tốc độ ánh sáng
+ memo (n) /’memə/ : bản ghi nhớ
+ request for leave (n) /ri’qwest fə li:v/ : giấy xin phép
+ interact (v) /intər’ækt/ : tác động qua lại
+ places of scenic beauty (n) /’pleisiz əv ‘si:nik ‘bju:ti/ : thắng cảnh
Period: 26 UNIT 5 – TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A - READING


II. While you read
* Task 1:
- Read the passage and match the words in A appear in the reading
passage with their definition in B.
A B
1. magical
2. places of scenic
beauty
3. interact
4. software
5. hardware
a. link or act on each other
b. programmes performed by the computer
c. in a strange or mysterious way
d. the physical part of the computer sytem
e. places where the scenes are interesting and
beautiful

Period: 27 UNIT 5 – TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A – READING (Continued)

* Task 2: Read the passage more carefully again and decide
which of the three options 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?
Period: 27 UNIT 5 – TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A – READING (Continued)

* Task 3: Work in pairs and answer the questions, using the given
cues.
1. What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
- It can helps us to visit shops, offices and places of scenic beauty;
to pay bills; to read newspapers and magazines; to send and receive
letters; to learn foreign languages.
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?
- It is a miraculous device because it is capable of doing anything you
ask, it can speed up the calculations, receive and send all kinds of
information quickly, store very large amounts of information.
visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn
capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical
typewriter, a personal communicator, for entertainment
Period: 27 UNIT 5 – TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A – READING (Continued)

Period: 27 UNIT 5 – TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A – READING (Continued)

III. After you read
Discuss other uses of the computer in our dairly life
1- A computer can help us to listen to music
2- A computer can help us to play games for entertainment
3- A computer can help us to send and receive letter
4- A computer can help us to watch the film online
5- A computer can help us to learn or study all of subjects

Homework
•
Learn by heart vocabulary
•
Translate the text into Vietnamese.
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Find out another uses of the computer in our dairly
life