Unit 5: Technology and you Listening

Look at these pictures and tell us what
they are used for ?

Car and airplane / transport passengers
- They are used for transporting passengers.
- They are used to transport passengers.


Camera / take pictures

Camera is used for
taking pictures
-Camera is used to
take pictures
-

Hair dryer / dry hair
- Hair_dryer is used for
drying hair.
- Hair_dryer is used to
dry hair


UNIT 5 : TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
Period 27

PART C : LISTENING
LOC HUNG HIGH SCHOOL


2. Pre - Listening :

Look at the table
1. How many electronic appliances are there
in the table ? six
2. What are they ?

They are radio , cell phone , camcorder , computer ,
 How often TV
fax machine
do ,you
use each of the
items below ? Put a tick ( ) in the

right column. Then compare your
answers with a partner.


very often
Radio
Cell phone
Camcorder
Computer
TV
Fax
machine

sometimes

never

New words :
- Worried (adj) to be anxious
- Secretary (n)
- Invite (v ) sb to do sth
- Memory (n)
- Refuse (v)
- Headache (n) → to have a headache
- To ask sb to do sth
- Visual display unit (VDU)
- Excuse (n) → Make an excuse: (say sorry)


You will hear an old company director talking
about his experience of learning how to use a
computer. Listen to the tape and decide
whether the statements are true or false.
3. While – listening
Task 1 : Listen to an old company director
talking about his experience of learning how
to use a computer . Decide whether the
statements are true (T) or false (F)


T
1. The man was worried when his
son bought a computer
2. The man became worried when his
secretary asked him to buy a computer
3.The man decided to take some computing
lessons.

4. His son didn’t understand about
the computer
5. The man understood the
lessons very well.
6. After a few lessons the man
began to feel tired
7. The man continued to learn
how to use a computer after a
few lessons.

F

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Task 2: Listen to the old man’s story again
and write in the missing words.
He was very helpful. He (1) invited me to sit down in
front of the computer sreen. I did not know what it was
called. When I asked him what it was, he said that it
was a VDU.I (2) still didn’t know what VDU was, but
I was too shy to ask him anymore. From that moment
my memory (3) refused to learn because he told me
a lot of things that I really didn’t understand at all.

After a few lessons I began to feel tired.I made an (4)
excuse ,saying that I had a (5) headache I
suggested we should leave the lesson for another day.
Since then I haven’t said (6) anything about the
computer to my son and my secretary.


4. Post - listening : Listen to the man’s talk
again. Ask and answer the questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What did the man’s son buy ?
Why did the man become worried ?
What didn’t the man know ?
What happened to the man’s memory ?
What did the man suggest ?


 1.

He bought a computer
 2. The man became worried because the
secretary asked him to buy a computer.
 3. He didn’t know what VDU was.
 4. His memory refused to learn
 5. He suggested they should leave the

lesson untill another day.


5. Homework
Prepare new lesson Unit 5 (cont) : Writing
 Go through and learn the lesson.
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