Unit 05 technology and you reading 2

Period: 26 UNIT

5: technology and you
A - READING

I. Before you
read.
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)
B. CD ROMs

7

C. Keyboard

E. Mouse

2

F. floppy disks

5
4
6

D. Visual display unit (VDU)or
computer screen
1
G. Printer 3
H. Speakers

8


Period: 26

UNIT 5 – TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A - READING

*

VOCABULARY:
+ miraculous (adj) /mi’rỉkjuləs/

: kì diệu, thần kì

+ device (n)

/di’vais/

: thiết bị

+ hardware (n)

/’ha:dweə/

: phần cứng

+ software (n)

/’softweə/

: phần mềm

+ calculating machine(n) /’kỉlkjuleitiŋ məζin/ : máy tính
+ lighting speed (n) /’laitiŋspi:d/

: tốc độ ánh sáng

+ memo (n)

: bản ghi nhớ

/’memə/

+ 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

II. While you
* read
Task 1:

A – READING (Continued)

- Read the passage and match the words in A
appear in the reading passage with their definition
in B.

A
1. magical
2. places of scenic
beauty
3. interact
4. software
5. hardware

B
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?


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UNIT 5 – TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A – READING (Continued)

Task 3: Work in pairs and answer the questions,
using
cues. do to help us in our
1. Whatthe

cangiven
a computer
daily
life?
visit,
pay, read, receive, send, learn
- 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?
*

capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic
store, a magical typewriter, a personal
communicator, for entertainment
- 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


Homework

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