Period: 26 UNIT 5: te c hno lo g y and yo u
A READING
I. Be fo re yo u
re ad.
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
A.Central processing unit (CPU) 5 D. Visual display unit (VDU)or
computer screen
1
B. CD ROMs
7 C. Keyboard 4 G. Printer 3
2
E. Mouse F. floppy disks
6 H. Speakers 8
Period: 26 UNIT 5 – TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A READING
* 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: 27 UNIT 5 – TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A – READING (Continued)
II. While yo u
* Tas
k 1:
re ad
Re ad the pas s ag e and matc h the wo rds in A appe ar in the
re ading pas s ag e with the ir de finitio n 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)
* Tas k 2: Re ad the pas s ag e mo re c are fully ag ain and
de c ide whic h o f the thre e o ptio ns is the be s t title fo r the
pas s ag e .
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)
* Tas k 3: Wo rk in pairs and ans we r the que s tio ns , us ing the
g
n c ue
s . a computer do to help us in our daily life?
1.ive
What
can
v is it, p ay , re ad , re c e iv e , s e nd , le arn
- 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?
c ap ab le o f, a c alc ulating m ac hine , an e le c tro nic s to re , a
m ag ic al ty p e w rite r, a p e rs o nal c o m m unic ato r, fo r
e nte rtainm e nt
- 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.
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
Ho me wo rk
• Learn by heart vocabulary
• Translate the text into Vietnamese.
• Find out another uses of the computer in our
dairly life