It can help us visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty; pay bills; read newspapers and magazines; receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world;[r]
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*PELMANISM
ENGLISH 10
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(4)MODERN INVENTIONS telev ision fax machine cell phone radio ele ctric co oker air conditioner m
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ave wash
ing mach
(5)(6)English 10 – Unit TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
(7)BEFORE YOU READ
1
Work in groups
(8)Visual display unit (VDU)
mouse
Printer
keyboard
Central
processing unit (CPU)
(9)2 Vocabulary
2 Vocabulary
• miraculousmiraculous /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))
• scenicscenic //’sɪnɪk/ (adj)’sɪnɪk/ (adj) : : thuộc phong cảnh đẹpthuộc phong cảnh đẹp
•lightninglightning speedspeed /’ /’lɑɪtnɪŋ ‘spi:d/ (adj) : moving at the speed oflɑɪtnɪŋ ‘spi:d/ (adj) : moving at the speed of light, very fast
light, very fast (tốc độ ánh sáng)(tốc độ ánh sáng)
•accuracy /’ỉkjʊrəsi/ (n) : without any errors or mistakes (sự xác)
• Storage deviceStorage device (n):(n): a thing used to keep or storea thing used to keep or store i informationnformation (thiết bị lưu trữ thông tin)
(thiết bị lưu trữ thơng tin)
•datadata /’deɪtə/ (n) : information, especially facts or numbers (dữ /’deɪtə/ (n) : information, especially facts or numbers (dữ
liệu)
liệu)
(10)3.Checking words 3.Checking words
Fill in each blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Fill in each blank with one suitable word or phrase.
1 Computer is a device.
2.A……… can calculations with…………
3 Computer is an electric ……… which manages large collections of data.
miraculous
miraculous Calculating machine
lightning speed
lightning speed
storage device
(11)While you read
2
Task 1:
(12)A B
1 magical a link or act on each other
2 places of scenic beauty
b programmes performed by the computer
3 interact c In a strange or mysterious way software d the physical part of the computer system.
(13)Task Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)
1 Computers have become part of our daily life
2 Computer is not a miraculous device
3 Computer can help us to visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty
4 We can’t read newspapers and magazines on computer
5 Computer helps us to receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world
(14)Task 3: Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage.
A The computer - A new Invention
(15)Task 4. Work in pairs Read
the text and answer the following questions
1 What can a computer to help us in our daily life?
(16)1.What can a computer do to
help us in our daily life?
(17)2 Why is a computer a miraculous device?
Computer is a miraculous device because it is
capable of doing almost anything you ask it to
It is a calculating machine which speeds up
calculations
It is an electronic storage device which manages
large collections of data
It is a magical typewriter which allows you to type
and print any kind of document
It is a personal communicator which helps you to
(18)After you read
3
Work in group of three : Discuss others uses of the computer in our daily life.
(19)A model of a conversation A: Can a computer help us in our daily life?
B: Yes, it can
A: How can it help us ?
B: It can help us visit anywhere we want. A: why is a computer a miraculous device?
B: Because it is capable of doing almost everything we want A: Has it got any disadvantages ?
B : Yes Such as it can harm our eyes
(20)It is capable of doing anything you ask
It is capable of doing anything you ask
It can speed up calculations
It can speed up calculations
It can manage large / collection of data
It can manage large / collection of data
It can type and print any kind of
It can type and print any kind of
documents
documents
Help us visit anywhere.
Help us visit anywhere.
Pay all kinds of bills with newspapers …
Pay all kinds of bills with newspapers …
receive and send mails in very short time,
receive and send mails in very short time,
get information, learn foreign
get information, learn foreign
languages…
(21) Write a short paragraph (100
words) about the uses of computer in our life.
Prepare the next lesson:
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