- •Topic: computer hardware
- •4. Match these words from the text (1-9) with the correct meanings (a-I).
- •5. Using the diagram in Ex. 3 speak about computer hardware.
- •6. In pairs, answer these questions and then report to the class.
- •7.Read the text below and then answer these questions.
- •What is inside a pc system?
- •8. Make notes about the features of the computer that you would most like to have. Think about the features in the box.
- •2. Label the pictures of input devices (a-l) with their names (1-12).
- •3. Each text describes one of these devices: trackball, joystick, light pen, scanner. Identify the device each text describes. Write your answers in the gaps.
- •4. Listen to a computer technician describing three input devices. Write which input devices he is talking about.
- •5. A) Study how to describe functions and features of devices.
- •6. In pairs, choose one of these input devices and describe its functions and features. Try to guess which device your partner is describing.
- •7. The keyboard: Label the picture of a standard keyboard with the groups of keys (1-5).
- •8. Match the descriptions (1-8) with the names of the keys (a-h).Then find them on the keyboard.
- •9. Read this passage about a computer mouse. Fill in the gaps with the verbs from the list.
- •Mouse actions
- •10. Ask your partner 5 questions about a computer mouse.
- •11. A) Listen to an interview with Anne Simpson, an expert in voice input technologies and tick (✓) the features she mentions.
- •12. In groups, discuss these questions.
- •Theme: output devices
- •1. In pairs discuss these questions.
- •2. A) Complete these definitions with words from the box. Then read the text below and check your answers.
- •How screen displays work
- •Display technologies
- •3. Choosing the right display device:
- •4. In pairs, discuss which of the display devices you would most like to own. Give reasons for your choice.
- •5. Choosing a printer. Answer the question:
- •1) How many types of printers can you think of? Make a list.
- •6. Read the text and complete the table below.
- •8. Read and translate the article below. Fill in the table below:
- •9. Find words in the article with the following meanings:
- •11. Choosing the right printer
- •Grammar
- •§1. Предлоги места и направления (Prepositions of place and movement)
- •§2. Страдательный залог (Passive Voice)
- •Vw cars are made in Germany.
Vw cars are made in Germany.
1. They grow rice in China. 2. The bill includes service. 3. Twelve seas wash Russia. 4. Somebody cleaned this room yesterday. 5. A loud noise frightened the animals. 6. Nobody will see you there. 7. Christopher Columbus discovered America. 8. She will give me a book for my birthday. 9. People don’t use this road very often. 10. They are building a new ring-road round the city. 11. Someone was recording our conversation. 12. They have changed the date of the meeting.
Ex. 9. Write the description of the steps in the operation of an EPOS till in the passive voice.
1. The checkout operator scans the item.
2. The scanner reads the barcode.
3. The scanner converts the barcode into electrical pulses.
4. The scanner sends the pulses to the branch computer.
5. The branch computer searches the stock file for a product matching the barcode EAN.
6. The branch computer records the sale of the product.
7. The branch computer sends the price and description of the product to the EPOS till.
8. The till shows the item and price.
9. The till prints the item and price on the paper receipt.