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It has four wheels. Some famous labels: Toyota, Hyundai, Isuzu,..
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You can listen to music or news on it.
You use it to take photographs.
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You can talk to another person from a long distance.
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What does cat like catching?
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You can see films on it.
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It flies in the sky and helps you travel fast.
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It is a machine, but can act as a person or an animal.
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Match each numbered item with 1 of the words/phrases in the box
A. Central processing unit (CPU) B. CD ROMS
C. keyboard D. visual display unit (VDU) or computer screen
E. mouse F. floppy disks G. printer H. speakers
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A. Central processing unit (CPU): Bộ xử lý trung tâm
B. CD ROMS: Đĩa CD
C. Keyboard: Bàn phím
D. Visual display unit (VDU) /computer screen: Màn hình
E. Mouse: Chuột vi tính
F. Floppy disks: Đĩa mềm
G. Printer: Máy in
H. Speakers: Loa
Computers have become part of our daily lives. We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers. We pay bills prepared by computers. We read newspapers and magazines which have been produced on computers. We receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of computers. And we can even learn foreign languages on computers.
What makes a computer such a miraculous device? Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost any thing you ask it to. It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations: it can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with lightning speed and perfect accuracy.
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- letters, memos, or requests for leave. It is a personal communicator which help you to interact with other computers and with people around the world. And if you like entertainment, you can relax by playing computer games, or listening to computer-played music.
New words:
miraculous (adj):
thần diệu, phi thường
device (n):
thiết bị, dụng cụ.
calculating(adj):
tính toán
calculation(n)
subtract (v):
trừ
multiply (v):
nhân
interact (v):
tương tác
memo (n):
Sổ ghi nhớ
Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B
magical
places of
scenic
beauty
interact
software
hardware
The computer – a new invention
The computer has become part of our life
What can the computer do?
Task 2: Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage.
What can the computer do?
Task 3. Answer these questions, using the cues below.
What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
visit, pay, read, receive, send, learn
Why is a computer a miraculous device?
capable of, a calculating machine, an electronic store, a magical typewriter, a personal communicator, for entertainment.
Task 3. Answer these questions, using the cues below.
What can a computer do to help us in our daily life?
A computer can help us:
foreign languages on it.
-learn
letters from and to every part of
the world.
-receive
-send
newspapers and magazines produced on it.
-read
bills prepared by it.
-pay
shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty.
-visit
2. Why is a computer a miraculous device?
Because it is
by playing games or listening to music
used for
entertainment
which helps us to interact with other computers and people around the world
a personal
communicator
which allows us to type and print any kind of document
a magical
typewriter
which manages large collections of data
an electronic
store
which speeds up calculations with lightening speed and perfect accuracy
a calculating
machine
doing almost anything we ask it to do
capable of
HOMEWORK
*Learn new words
*Write a paragraph about the uses of computer
*Prepare Part B: Speaking
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