Unit 5 - Reading

A. Reading A. Reading 1. Work in groups 1. Work in groups L L ook at the illustrations of different ook at the illustrations of different parts of a computer system. Match each parts of a computer system. Match each numbered item with one of the words or numbered item with one of the words or phrases. phrases. I. Warm up I. Warm up Visual display unit (VDU) mouse Printer keyboard Central processing unit (CPU) Floppy disks CD ROMs speakers 2. Vocabulary 2. Vocabulary • miraculous miraculous /mɪ’rækjʊləs/ (adj) : very effective or surprising or /mɪ’rækjʊləs/ (adj) : very effective or surprising or difficult to believe difficult to believe ( ( phi thường, kỳ lạ, tuyệt vời phi thường, kỳ lạ, tuyệt vời ) ) • scenic scenic / / ’sɪnɪk/ (adj) ’sɪnɪk/ (adj) : : thuộc về phong cảnh đẹp thuộc về phong cảnh đẹp • lightning lightning speed speed /’ /’ lɑɪtnɪŋ ‘spi:d/ (adj) : moving at the speed of lɑɪtnɪŋ ‘spi:d/ (adj) : moving at the speed of light, very fast light, very fast (tốc độ ánh sáng) (tốc độ ánh sáng) • accuracy /’ækjʊrəsi/ (n) : without any errors or mistakes (sự chính xác) • Storage device Storage device (n): (n): a thing used to keep or store a thing used to keep or store i i nformation nformation . . (thiết bị lưu trữ thông tin) (thiết bị lưu trữ thông tin) • data data /’deɪtə/ (n) : information, especially facts or numbers /’deɪtə/ (n) : information, especially facts or numbers (dữ (dữ liệu) liệu) • memo memo /’meməʊ/ (n) : /’meməʊ/ (n) : thư báo thư báo II. While you read II. While you read Task 1: Task 1: The words in A appear in the The words in A appear in the reading passage . Match them with reading passage . Match them with their definitions in B. their definitions in B. A A B B 1. magical 1. magical a. link or act on each other. a. link or act on each other. 2. places of 2. places of scenic beauty scenic beauty b. programmes performed b. programmes performed by the computer. by the computer. 3. interact 3. interact c. In a strange or c. In a strange or mysterious way. mysterious way. 4. software 4. software d. the physical part of the d. the physical part of the computer system. computer system. 5. hardware 5. hardware e. places where the scenes e. places where the scenes are interesting & beautiful. are interesting & beautiful. Task 2 Task 2 : : Decide which of the three options Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage. below is the best title for the passage. A . The computer - A new Invention A . The computer - A new Invention B. The computer Has Become Part of Our Life B. The computer Has Become Part of Our Life C. What Can the Computer Do? C. What Can the Computer Do? Task 2 Task 2 : : Decide which of the three options Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage. below is the best title for the passage. A . The computer - A new Invention A . The computer - A new Invention B. The computer Has Become Part of Our Life B. The computer Has Become Part of Our Life C. What Can the Computer Do? C. What Can the Computer Do? Dialogue 1 While you read – Task 3 Complete the following dialogues by filling in the blanks with suitable words in the reading passage A: In your opinion, what can a computer do to help us in our daily life? B: Oh, I think the computer can do a lot. It can help us …………. faraway places indirectly. We ……………… prepared by computers. Besides, computers produce ………………….and magazines for us to read. And we can save a lot of time to……… and ………….e-mails to our friends all over the world. Moreover we can ……………………………on computers. B: Yes, the computer is very helpful. visit pay bills newspapers learn foreign languages send receive While you read – Task 3 Dialogue 2 A: Some people say that the computer is a miraculous device. Do you think so? B: Yes, I totally agree with that idea. The computer can be a perfect …………………machine. It can do calculations very quickly. The computer can also be an………………………. which manages a lot of information. A: Yes, the computer can be a……………………… , too. We can type any kind of document we want B: In addition, after a day of studying hard, you can…….by playing computer games or listening to computer-played music. A: Oh, the computer is definitely a magical device. calculating electronic store magical typewriter relax [...]... It can help us visit faraway places indirectly We pay bills prepared by computers Besides, computers produce newspapers and magazines for us to read And we can save a lot of time to send and receive e-mails to our friends all over the world Moreover We can learn on computers B: Yes, the computer is very helpful C: The computer is very helpful to our life It can help* ……………us visit faraway places indirectly . A. Reading A. Reading 1. Work in groups 1. Work in groups L L ook at the illustrations. phrases. phrases. I. Warm up I. Warm up Visual display unit (VDU) mouse Printer keyboard Central processing unit (CPU) Floppy disks CD ROMs speakers 2. Vocabulary