3. Vocabulary Development

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1. Find the proper words coming from the words in brackets to complete the sentences. The Birth of Internet

			The Internet grew out of a project __________ (origin) set up in 1969 by the Pentagon.
It helped scientists to exchange __________ (science) documents and so on, at a speed that is almost __________ (instant).
		The Internet is now a vast __________ (globe) network of networks with over 30 million users.
It __________ (able) them to consult huge databases, transfer data, send and receive mail __________ (electronic).
	On the World Wide Web, you can see the latest images of Mars, go on a tour of a museum or an art __________ (exhibit).
	Of course, not all of this is free and you have to pay a __________ (subscribe) fee to an Internet service __________ (provide) such as AOL or Wanadoo.
However, there is a wide __________ (choose) of newsgroups and these are all free of charge.

4. Speaking Practice

1. Answer the following questions. Do You Know Your Computer?

1. What can we use to move the cursor around the screen?

2. What is the name for the drop-down lists at the top of the window in most computer programs?

3. What are Times New Roman, Comic Sans Ms, Courier New etc.?

4. What is the name for the glass part of the monitor that you look at?

5. What do we call the flashing ‘I’ bar on the screen?

6. Where do you find the Delete, Control and all the letter and number keys?

7. What’s the name for a computer that you can carry around?

8. What do we call the television part of a computer?

9. What do we use to make a paper copy of our computer work?

10. What do we call the small square pictures at the top of the window in most computer programs?

5. Writing Skills

1. Put in order. Computer Science

1. morning, | copies. | the | out | computer | two | on | printed | I | wrote | a | report | this

| I | then |

2. the | warning, | crashed. | Without | computer | any |

3. the | I’m | I | lost | afraid | whole | document. |

4. to | connect | you | line. | phone | to | to | want | get | your | have | online, | a | If | you | computer |

5. from | You | the | Internet | your | a | of | download | own | information | computer. | onto | can | lot |

6. this | new | on | virus. | There | news | the | about | was | a | computer | a | warning | morning |

7. If | e-mail | destroys | it | message | contacts. | a | all | Showers’, | your | open | called | ‘April | you |

8. browsing | I | websites. | different | just | ages | spend |

9. may | on | are | It | you | search | depend | the | engine | using. |

10. Some | user-friendly | more | others. | and | programs | computers | than | are |

2. Devide the following statements about computer into two groups ‘The Advantages of Using Computer’ and ‘The Disadvantages of Using Computer’. Also write down own idea about advantages and disadvantages of using computer and computer equipment.

1. Anyone can put information or images on the Internet, so it can easily be used by criminals to communicate with each other. There are no laws to stop this yet, and it is extremely difficult to police trie Internet.

2. Children enjoy using computers, and multimedia, interactive software and virtual reality all make learning more exciting. Many books are now available on CD-ROM.

3. Computers can do some jobs very quickly, for example sending out large numbers of letters or bids.

4. Computers can get viruses.

5. Computers let you access a lot of information.

6. Computers let you communicate very quickly, by e-mail or using the Internet.

7. Computers make it possible to work from home.

8. Computers quickly become obsolete, so they soon need to be replaced.

9. If a computer is not working properly, most people do not know how to fix it, and this can be very annoying.

10. Large amounts of information can be stored on computer in a database.

11. Many people do not like using computers, and would prefer to deal with a person instead.

12. Software often has bugs, and sometimes computers crash.

13. Some children spend too much time playing computer games, which can be very violent.

14. Word processors make it easier to write letters and reports, and to do work for school or college.

The Advantages of Using Computer	The Disadvantages of Using Computer