ANH 10: U5 - READING - 123doc

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TECHNOLOGY UNIT 5-READING

I VOCABULARY:

A READING:

1 System ['sistəm] (n) hệ thống

2 Central processing unit (CPU) ['sentrəl 'prousesiη'ju:nit]bộ xử lí trung tâm

3 CD ROMs (Compact Disc Read-Only-Memory) đĩa CD

4 Visual display unit (VDU) ['vi∫uəldis'plei'ju:nit]= computer screen : màn hình

5 Floppy disk ['flɔpi] đĩa mềm

6 Printer ['printə] (n) máy in

7 Speaker = loudspeaker ['laud'spi:kə] (n) loa phóng thanh

8 Hardware ['ha:dweə]

= the physical part of the computer system (n) phần cứng

9 Software ['sɔftweə]

= programs performed by the computer (n) phần mềm

Ex: He is capable of running a mile in 4 minutes

10 Calculate ['kælkjuleit] (v) tính, tính toán

→ Calculation [,kælkju'lei∫n] (n) tính toán, sự tính toán

2

Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage Match them with their definition in

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 system

e places where the scenes are interesting and beautiful

ĐÁP ÁN:

1 c 2 e 3 a 4 b 5 d

Task 2: Decide which of the three options below 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?

ĐÁP ÁN

C What Can the Computer Do?

Task 3: Work in pairs Answer these questions, using the cues below

1.What can the Computer do to help us in our daily life?

⟹ It can help us: visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty; pay bills; read newspapers and

magazines; receive or send letters to friends and even learn foreign languages etc

2.Why is a computer a miraculous device?

⟹ It is a miraculous device because is capable of doing almost anything you ask; it can speed up the

calculations It is an electronic store of data, a magical typewriter and a personal communicator to

interact with other computers and with people the world over