Exercise 5. Translate below-given vocabulary, words and use them to make

a sentence on computer technology:

 

Group A: monitor • screen • window • keyboard- • mouse • mouse pad • floppy disk • CD-ROM • modem • printer

Group В:software • hardware • online • memory • website • e-mail • Internet • to log on • word processing • to start up • to connect • to crash • to surf • to print

Exercise 6. Insert the words from Group В in the text below:

 

'As soon as I get home from school, I (1)... my computer. It's a couple of years old now so I've had to expand the (2)... First of all I (3)... to the (4)... and go to Sporting Life, which is a sports news (5)..., to find out the latest football results. Then I check my (6)... to see if anyone has sent me any messages. If I have a homework project, I'll (7)... the Internet to see if there is any useful information. If I find a good text that's quite long, I'll (8)... it as it's often easier to read on paper. When my parents bought the computer, we got lots of free (9)..., including an encyclopaedia and a (10)... package, which is very useful for writing my projects. I sometimes get bad days when the computer seems to (11)... all the time. And some days the Internet is busy, so when you dial it doesn't (12).... People say it's because millions of users in the USA go (13)... at that time. My mother is a bit worried that I'm going to run up huge bills on the Internet and that I'm going to become an Internet addict but I don't think I will.

 

Exercise 7. Computers are becoming more and more common at work and at home. Use the questions below to talk about computers in English:

1. Do you have your own computer or do you only use the computer at College?

2. Can you remember the first time you used a computer?

3. How often do you use the Internet?

4. What kind of websites do you visit most often?

5. Do you ever do "live chat", either with text of voice?

6. Would you rather use a desktop computer or a laptop?

7. What software do you use most often?

8. Which of these activities do you most often do with your computer – listen to music, watch videos, play games, chat with friends, read the news, send email, or edit photos?

 

Exercise 8. Discussion Questions. Use the questions below to have longer English conversations on the topic of computers. Try to keep the conversation going!

1. Do you consider yourself to be "computer literate " (знавець)?

2. Do your parents or grandparents use computers?

3. What do you think computers will be used for in the future?

4. Do you think computers will ever "take over" the world?

5. Do you have your own web page or blog? If yes, describe it. If no, would you like one in the future?

6. What are some good and bad things about using a computer every day?

7. Does having a computer help make your life easier or does it make your life more complicated? Explain.

 

Lesson 45. The Internet (Інтернет)