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4-SKILLS Describing Function & Use -I- COMPUTERS (Author-Bouabdellah)
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Technicum Si-Tarek Of Relizane
First Year Students
Technological Streams 2004/2005
Practice:
Describing Function & Use
-
I
-
COMPUTERS
A–Pre-reading Activities:
1-Picture Study I:
Match each of the following objects with its correct name. Write the number in the box provided.
TV set
Record-player
Computer
Desk-Lampe
Telephone
Video-Tape
Pruners
Coffee-maker
Hour-glass
2-Picture Study II:
Answer these questions. Write the numbers ordered in each boxe.
a) Which
3
of the above objects do not work with electricity?
b) Which
2
of the above objects are instruments?
c) Which
5
of the above objects are apparatus?
d) Which
2
of the above objects are used for communication?
e) Which
3
of the above objects are used for entertainment?
3-Vocabulary:
Match each of the following word with its correct definition.
a)
Data
1-Handling or working something.
b)
Processing
2-Pieces of information.
c)
Computer
3-A person who prepares plans to do a work.
d)
Input
4-A step by step plan.
e)
Output
5-System of communication that consists of symbols and signals.
f)
Program
6-The result given by a computer.
h)
Programmer
7-An electronic machine or device used for solving problems.
g)
Code
8-Instructions or information given to a computer.
B–Reading Activities:
COMPUTERS
Computers are used nowadays for many different kinds of work, in offices, banks, factories, hospitals, universities, schools, and many other places.
Their
use is becoming more widespread as cheaper and smaller computers become available. There are three main kinds of computers in use today: the mainframe, the minicomputer and the microcomputer.
What are computers and what can they be used for?
Computers are electronic machines that process information.
They
can accept information in the form of letters and figures, known as the
input
data
.
This
can be put in by various means including keyboard, tape or cards. This data is processed according to a set of instructions called a pro-gram, and the results of this program, the output data can be printed out or shown on a screen.
All the processing is done by a series of arithmetic and logical operations, such as addition, subtraction and deciding whether one number is greater than
another
. The computer itself is known as the hardware, in contrast to the programs which are the software:
Computers can process large amounts of data very quickly, and this is why they are so useful. They can process different types of data, too. A scientist or engineer for example may use a computer to do numerical calculations. A businessman may want to analyze a list of customers or keep a record of how much stock he has. An engineer can produce diagrams and plans on a computer.
Computers are changing our world and civilization in the same way as the invention of the printing press did in the fifteenth century.
1-The main Idea:
Choose the phrase (
a
,
b
, or
c
) that best expresses the main idea of the text
.
a – History of computers.
b – The importance of computers in modem life.
c – How to use a computer.
2-Vocabulary:
Find in the text words or expressions that are close in meaning to the following
.
a – in the present §1=
b – numbers §3=
c – quantities §5=
d – clients §5=
e – 100 years §6=
3-Looking for details I:
What do the
underlined
words refer to in the text
?
a-
Their
=>
b-
They
=>
c-
input
data
=>
d-
This
=>
e-
another
=>
4-Looking for details II:
Read the text again complete the table below
. Write in the information in the order it appears in the text.
Computers are used
in
…
Computers can be used
by
…
Computers
can
…
a)
a)
a)
b)
b)
b)
c)
c)
c)
d)
e)
f)
C–Language Study:
1-Vocabulary I:
WORD FORMATION
Observe
.
In
Im
Il
+
Adjective
=
Adjective (
OPPOSITE
)
Ir
un
Example:
capable
=/=
in
capable
possible
=/=
im
possible
Exercise
A:
Form the opposites of the words below.
flexible =/=
pure =/=
literate =/=
soluble =/=
reparable =/=
legible =/=
skilled =/=
relevant =/=
identified =/=
regular =/=
breakable =/=
Exercise
B:
From the list in
Exercise A
find the words that correspond to the following definitions.
1. That can be changed especially in its form or shape:
2. A person who cannot read and write:
3. That is not fragile:
4. That we can read easily:
5. Not mixed with anything:
6. Who hasn’t got enough experience (eg: worker, teacher, doctor…):
7. That can be dissolved in a liquid like water:
Exercise
C:
From the list in
Exercise A
complete the following sentences.
1. Sand is
in water.
2. Steel is
; it will break under high pressure.
3. Water taken directly from the river is
to drink.
4.
technicians don’t usually get good salaries.
5. Doctors’ prescriptions are often
.
6. If your paragraph is
to the given subject, you’ll get a bad mark.
7. The number of
people in Algeria has remarkably augmented since the independence.
