Basic Computer Terms and the History of the Internet

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English for computing module

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Basic Computer Terms and the History of the Internet

Dialogue 1: Buying your first computer.

Pair work. Practice the conversation.

Mary: Hi Jim. How's it going?

Jim: Pretty good. I'm going to buy a new computer this afternoon.Mary: What kind are you going to buy?Jim: I think I'll buy a desktop, maybe a Gateway or Compaq.Mary: Those are very popular in America, and the prices are reallycoming down.

What is a computer?

A dictionary might say computers are electronic things for storing andprocessing data. There are many kinds: mainframes, desktops, laptops,etc. so let's talk about Personal Computers - PCs for short.

What does a common PC have?

Most home or office computers will have a CPU (the Central

Processing Unit), a keyboard that you type on, a mouse that you use tocontrol the cursor on your screen, and a monitor that you read. ManyPCs now have speakers for sound and printers.

Questions:

1) What is a computer? A computer is electronic machine to store orprocess dates.

2) What is keyboard? It`s a parts of the computer use to type oninformation
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3) What are speakers? They use to listen to information on acomputer

4) What is a monitor? It is the screen of the computer5) What is a usb? It is use to save files out of the computer

2) Do you have a computer? What kind?

3) What does your computer have?4) What kind of software do you use?

Dialogue 2: Printer problems


Linda: I finished my report, but the printer is broken. What can I do?Mary: Save the file on a floppy and bring it to my house. We can usemy printer.Linda: That's a great idea.

Mary: Or, email it to me - that might be faster.Linda: Hmm, that won't work. The report has graphs.*

Is this really true? How can you send pictures bye- mail?

Reading: the roots of the Internet: where it is now, what the futuremight bring.

In groups

of 4

prepare aspeech

about this

question

In English to explain aprocedure we use the

transition words, use

them for the speech:

First, second, then,

after that, finally
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Many people have heard the word "Internet", but what is it? A computer

network is a group of computers linked together so they can share data.The Internet is the linking of the thousands of computer networks

around the world. It started in the 1970s in the US as a militaryprogram. Today, more than 120 countries and 60 million people use theInternet.

Dialogue 3: CD-ROMs and games


Jim: Should I get a CD-ROM with my new computer?Mary: Of course. All the good game software now comes onCDs.Jim: CDs are also good for multi-media software.Mary: Yeah. I love playing Myst.Jim: I hear Riven is even better.


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Lesson Two

THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE:

The present progressiv e tensetakes the form be + V ing.

The form ofbeis determined by the subject of the sentence.

He is singing.

She is listening.

They are sleeping.

I am going home.

In English, the present prog ressiveis used to indicate actionshappening at the time of speaking, or right now.

Jake is speaking to his mother right now.

Please keep quiet. The baby is sleeping.

The present prog ressivecan also be used to indicate actionsoccurring over a period of time which includes the present.

I'm taking five classes at the university.

Grace is working at a chemical factory.

What are you doing these days?


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The present prog ressiveis sometimes used to indicate ongoing,developing, imminent or future actions.

Ongoing

Don't bother Mr. Grumpy while he is watching the football game.

DevelopingI'm beginning to like this place!

ImminentA: Honey, where are you?

B: I'm coming. Just let me put on my shoes.

Future (Note the presence of future time words.)A: Are you going to the concert this weekend?

B: I wish I could, but I'm meeting an important client fromOklahoma.

Some non-action verbs do not occur in the present progressive tense.The simple present is sufficient.

Change the following sentences into yes/no question form:

1. I am a systems engineer________________________________________________________

2. She is a teacher_______________________________________

3. They are working in an internet caf_________________________________________________________

4. We are going online._________________________________________________________

5. They are studying Cisco._________________________________________________________

6. You are updating the server router._________________________________________________________


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7. You are the IT guy._________________________________________________________

8. Maria and Michelle are working at Dell._________________________________________________________


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Speaking Practice:

Describing Action in Progress

In this picture,* there are many people ridingon a bus. Some of the people

arestandingand some are sitting. The woman on the left is saying hi like a surfer. An old

man is sitting on the booth and is smiling to the camera. He looks very tired. Next to him,

there is a man with a flowers collar on his neck. Two men are standingnear the old man.They are smiling about something. On the right side of the bus, there is a bald man looking

out the window. I think this looks like a typical day on the bus in __________________.

Describing Action in Progress:

Present Progressive TenseHe is standing.

They are sitting.

There is

Opinions

I think . . .

It looks like . . .

They look tired.

They appear to be tired.


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Prepositions

There are

to show movement and position

in, on, by, near, over, under,

next to, in front of,

on the right (side)

Now Write your own description of this bus use the oppinions and the present

progressive:

Complete the sentences using am/is/are and one of the verbs below.

Use the long form, eg., he is not he's.

washing cooking playing building swimming

snowing having watching coming doing

1. I can't talk now. I__________________________the dishes.

2. Listen to Jim. He________________________the guitar.

3. It_________________________so we can go skiing.

4. Look at Jill. She _________________________________in the river.


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5. They_____________________________a new house in Fairfield.

6. Someone ___________________________________ I can smell the food.

7. Hurry. The bus ______________________________

8. They________________________their exercises so they can lose weight.

9. I can't answer the phone. I______________________________a shower.

10. Don and Jerry___________________________________the football on TV.

What are they doing?

Write a sentence about what are these people doing:

__________________ ______________________ ______________________________

_________________________ _____________________ _____________________


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SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES

1.Complete these sentences with the affirmative, negative and

interrogative form of the verbs in the box.

1. My sister is a teacher. She ____________ Spanish to foreign

students.

2. I usually ____________ tea or orange juice with my breakfast but I

____________ coffee

very often.

3. Lewis is a public relations in a disco. He ____________ his job very

much because he

__________ a lot of people.

4. Have a cigarette! No, thanks, I ______________________________.

5. What ________ your boyfriend______________? Hes a singer. He

_____________ in a

rock group and he also ____________ the guitar.

6. I never __________ fishing. It ____________ me feel bored.

2.Completa las oraciones con la forma correcta de los verbos

To be y To do.

1. Children ________________going to bed early.

2. My sister ________________a lot of sport every day. She is very fit.

3. Summer____________ my favorite season.

4. I eat in French restaurants very often because they __________very

expensive.

5. Peter only______________ three years old, so he go to school yet.

like drink make teach play go


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6. You _______________a good a friend.

7. They _______________Chinese. They are Japanese!

8. ________________she like her new house?

9. Where ___________ they live?

10. Where ________ he from?

Side Text

Learning Activities:

Write an email to your teacher. Write about the things you are doing at the moment. Use the

present progressive tense as much as you can. Check your grammar and punctuation.

WRITING. Write a paragraph (80-100 words) regarding the things you usually do on weekends.Include information like food, activities, transportation and hobbyes.

Speaking: prepare a speech individually about the the SPAMS. Use Ms Power Point presentation:

o Where does that name come from?

o What do they do in our computer equipment?

o How can we fight against them?

o You conclusions?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_______________


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Unit One self evaluationI can

Read and understand short texts in English:

o very wello Oko not too bad

Identify the parts of the computer in English


Write and understand sentences with the verb To Be


Use Internet in English and complete excersices

online


Write short paragraphs in English


Use the progressive tense in questions and answers

o very wello OKo not too bad


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Unit TWO The past tense

DEVICES: Label the following devices in the picture ask your

partners for help

SNAPSHOT

Different types ofdevices in acomputer

Jot down all the things you see in this picture.

Discuse with a partner what do you know and

What you dont?

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________


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1. Who would use these devices? Match the words from colum A and B. Use

the dictionary

A B

An old lady An IpodA couple with two teenagers A Video CameraA couple with two babies A LaptopA Millionaire An Ergonomic keyboard

Forming the simple past tense with regular verbs:

With most verbs, the simple past is created simply by adding -ED. However, with

some verbs, you need to add -ES or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:

Verb ending in...How to make the simple

pastExamples

E Add -Dlive - lived

date - dated

Consonant + yChange y to i, then add -

EDtry - triedcry - cried

One vowel + one consonant(but NOT w or y)

Double the consonant,then add -ED

tap - tappedcommit -

committed

[anything else] Add -EDboil - boiled

fill - filledhand - handed


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Forming the simple past tense in Irregular verbs

The inrregular verbs, as they are called, do not follow any rule or principle and it is

necesary to learn their forms in past tense and in participle, because their form in

past tense is totally different than the form in the present, example:

As you can see, in the chart there is an only conjugation for all the tenses. The

interrogative and negative forms need the auxiliary did (past tense of the verb do).

To use it, the main verb takes the infinitive form.


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The negative and the interrogative form of the irregular verbs is done in the same

way:

They ran They did not (didn't) run Did they run?

He knew He did not (didn't) know Did he know?

At the meeting. Lidia is in Heidelberg, Germany, on a business trip. She has

appointed to Mr Lang, Mrs Ackerman y Mr Helmotz in a restaurant to keep a

meeting. Listen to the conversation an read the dialogue.


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3. Read again and determine which sentence is true (T) and which one is

false(F).

1. This is the first time Lidia meets Hans Helmotz. _______

2. Lidia, Helmotz and Lang had a meeting the day before. _______

3. Lidia works for a hotel. _______

4. Mrs Ackermann works for Easy Travel. _______

5. Easy Travel wants to send Spanish tourists to Germany. _______

6. Mrs Ackerman and Mr Lang want to attract Spanish tourists. _______

7. This type of tourism is addressed to all types of people. _______

8. Easy Travel started this scheme two years ago. _______

4. Answer the following questions in complete form:

1. Why could Mr Helmotz not meet Lidia yesterday?

__________________________________________________________________

2. What is Easy Travel?

__________________________________________________________________

3. Why is Lidia in Germany?

__________________________________________________________________


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4. According to Easy Travels plan, where can Spanish families accommodate

themselves while they are on holiday in Germany?

__________________________________________________________________

5. When did Easy Travel start to offer this kind of holiday?

__________________________________________________________________


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SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES

6.Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1. Where did he spends his summer holiday last year?

2. When my mother were 18, she won a beauty contest.

3. I didnt did the homework because I left the workbook in the classroom.

4. Sheila buyed me a CD for my birthday.

5. We dont enjoyed the film very much.

7. Rewrite the sentences using the negative form of the simple past. Use the

words shown in parenthesis:

Example: Jack always takes the train to go to work. (yesterday. / take / bus)

Jack didnt take the train to go to work yesterday. He took the bus.

1. I usually have a toast with jam and an orange juice for breeakfast. (this

morning. / have /ham sandwich / coffee)

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

2. We watch Army Babes on TV every Tuesday. (last Tuesday. / our

television / break down)

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

3. My parents always give me some clothes for my birthday. (this year. / give/

computer)

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________


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4. I usually spend 30 at the weekend. (money / this weekend. / I / be / ill /

bed)

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

5. Our friends from Germany come to visit us every summer (last summer. /

we / travel /there)

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

8. Match the sentences from the colum A with the sentences in the colum B.

A B

When I was at school I went to school for the first time.

When I was a child my parents gave me a car for my birthday.

When I was 18 I found a job in an office.

When I broke my leg I didnt like studying very much.

When I left school I cried.

When I was five I always spent my holidays on the beach.

On my first day at school I stayed at home for a month.


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OPEN EXERCISES EVALUATION

9. Busca el pasado de los siguientes verbos:

try ____________ stop ____________ have ____________

drink ____________ buy ____________ spend ____________

put ____________ talk ____________ can ____________

remember ____________ think ____________ say ____________

study ____________ read ____________ play ____________

10. Responde a estas preguntas sobre ti. Escribe respuestas con oraciones

completas.

1. What time did you get up today?

Yesterday, I got up at 6:30 am.

2. What did you have for breakfast?

__________________________________________________________________

3. How old were you when you left school?

__________________________________________________________________

4. What was your first job?

__________________________________________________________________

5. What presents did you get on your last birthday?

__________________________________________________________________

6. When was the last time you played any sport?

__________________________________________________________________

7. Did you practise any sports when you were a child?

__________________________________________________________________


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8. Did you go to the cinema yesterday?

__________________________________________________________________

9. What did you do last weekend?

__________________________________________________________________

10. Where did you go on your last summer holiday?

__________________________________________________________________

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