Information Seiya ID Tntesm esti esc) OXFORD| ay The computer Before you start 1 Match the computer parts with the words below. floppy disk (| scanner |] mouse [_) keyboard | tower monitor|_! CD-rewriter|_printerl Reading 2 Read the text quickly. Match the headings (a-d) with the paragraphs (1-4). a Memory © PCsand Notebooks|_! b Speed’) d Hardware/Software _ 1. ‘The parts of a computer you ean touch, such as the monitor or the Central Processing Unit (CPU) are hardware. All hardware except the (CPU and the working memory are called peripherals, Computer programs are software. ‘The operating [SIS (0S) is software that controls the hardware. Most computers I) the Microsoft Windows OS. MacOS and Linux are other operating systems, 12) The CPU controls how fast the computer r data, or information, We measure {is speed in megahertz (MH) or gigahertz (Gti2) The higher the speed of the CPU, the faster the computer will un, You can type letters and play computer games with a 500 Miz CPU. Watching movies on the Internet needs a faster CPU and a modem. 3 We measure the Random Access Memory (RAM) of the computer in megabytes (MB). RAM controls the ofthe computer when itis working and moves data to and from the CPU. Programs with alot of REMI need large RAM to run well. The ‘hard disk EUR data and software programs. ‘We measure the size of the hard disk in gigabytes (GB). 4) Computer technology changes fast, but a desktop PC (Personal Computer) usually has a tower, a separate monitor, a keyboard and a ‘mouse, The CPU, modem, CD-ROM and floppy disk drives are usually inside the tower. Anotebookis @ portable computer with all these OOM inside one small unit. [Notebooks have a screen, not a monitor, and ‘are usually more expensive than desktops with ‘nia TT Information Technology 3 Look at these words from the text. Write H (hardware), P (peripheral), S (software) or M (measurement) next to each one. 1 cru fl 7 mouse t 2 Macos is en =O 3 megabyte (MB) o 4 printer B10 scanner 5 RAM C11 gigabytes (ce) 6 megahertz (MIiz)[=] 12 floppy disk Vocabulary 4. Match the [IEUIMY words and phrases in the text with the definitions (1-8). 1 parts 2 pictures and images 3 away of doing something ——_ 4 reads and uses data 5 measurements, 6 7 8 use a computer program. keeps data in the memory how well a computer does s comething___ Speaking 5) Work in pairs. Look at the chart and compare the ‘two computers. Use fast, slow, cheap, expensive, big, small. Hi-Tech 2010 Series XWi-Fi Type Pc Notebook cpu 933 MHz GHz RAM 256 MB 512 MB Monitor/Sereen 17 inch 15 inch Hard disk 20GB 40GB Price €2,000 «2,999 Get real Look at new computers on the Intemet or in | magazines. Find one you Tike. Make a note of its specifications. Bring your notes to class and say why you like it, Build a class fle of computers with information about them.a) The desktop Before you start 1 What do you sce first when you turn ona ‘computer? How do you open a program? 2 Read the text quickly and match the headings (a-d) with the paragraphs (1-4). The desktop a a The control panel b The drives Using icons 3. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1 The desktop appears before you boot up. T/F 2 Files are usually inside folders. Te 3 People usually put their favourite programs on the desktop. Te 4 Use the C: drive to open floppy disks. T/F 5 You cannot change the background, picture of the desktop. TE 6 The Control Panel folder contains the Date/Time icon. TE ———EEEE Vocabulary TED The desiton is the screen that appears after you boot up, or turn on, your computer. It shows a number of icons ona background picture or colour. When you buy @ new computer and bootup fr the first tim, the desktop will only show e small number of icons. In the Windows operating system, these usualy include My Computer and the Recycle Bin. BBD Doubie-cicking onan icon with the mouse opens a computer program. folder ar file Folders usually contain other les. You can move icons around the desktop, add new ones or remove them by deleting them. Deleted files go to the Recycle Bin. People usualy put the programs they use most often onthe desktop to find them qucky. BD wen you double-click on My Computer another screen appears. This screen shows the A drive icon, for floppy disks; the C: drive icon, which usually contain all ofthe main programs and folders on your ‘computer; the D: drive icon, which is usually the CD- ROM drive, and the Control Panel folder. When you double-click on Control Panel, another screen appears that shows many other icons, such ‘8s the Display icon and the Date/Time icon. Double- clicking on Display opens @ box that lets you personalize your desktop by changing the screen ‘saver (the moving image that appears when no one 1s using the computer) or the background picture. 4 Find the words in the text that mean: 1 comes into view so you can see it (paragraph 1) 2 the picture or colour on your screen (1) 8 clicking the mouse two times quickly (2) 4 something that holds documents or files (2) 5 most important (3) 6 make something the way you want it (4) 5. Complete the sentences (1-7) with the words in the box. Display m screen saver m folders m Recycle Bin | files m deleted m desktop 1 The ___ icon lets you change the way your desktop looks. 2 Ifyou remove a file by mistake, you can find it inthe . 3 The ‘appears when you dont u mouse or keyboard. 4 [didn't use that program very much so it from my desktop. 5 Thave a great program on my that | use for playing music. 6 Windows Explorer lets you move from one folder to another. 7 contain documents or files. ie Speaking 6 Choose five icons on your desktop. Say what you use these programs for. Get real Go into Control Panel on your computer and | choose two othericans thatinterestyou. | Double-click on them and make notes on what they do. Report back to the clas Information Technology (3Using a word processor Before you start 1 Look at the notebook keyboard below. Answer the questions. 1 Which key is between G and J? 2 Which key is to the left of 7 3 Which key lets you type in capital letters? 4 Where are the arrow keys? 5 Where is the multiplication sign? 2. Work in pairs. Choose a letter or key from the keyboard and describe where it is. Do not say which hey you have Uivmett. Use meat (4, aluve, below, between, on the rightilefuitop/bottom. 3. Discuss these questions. 1 How often do you type letters or documents? 2 Which word-processing program do you use? 3 Which commands do you know? 4 How many different Fonts does this question havc? 5 Find the words in 1-8 that are in bold, in italics, underlined and highlighted, Reading 4 Look at the table of word-processing tools and ‘commands and their functions. Then answer the questions. 1 Which tool checks your spelling? 2 Which edit command removes text or images? 3 Which format command changes the letter ete ee 4 Which file command opens a file or document? 5 Which insert command lets you put in an a printed page? [ERE ctormation Technology ‘text or images and keeps itin memory We say ing copied is onthe clipboard Cut This editing command deletes any highlighted text orima ‘ Font Formats, or changes, the type style and size of| the characters. Full This view command makes the open Sereen document cover all ofthe screen. Ths also hides the menu ber andthe toolbar so that you cannot see them. The menu bar shows commands and tools in words; the toolbar ____shows them with icons. Language This tool opens thesaurus to help you find synonyms and antonyms (similar and opposita words) the paragraph settings to chenge the way the paragraph looks Paste This eiting command puts anything thats on the clipboard onto the sereen. Saves the open file or document. Saves the file to another location, with Spelling This tool checks the document or any ‘and highlighted text for spelling and grammar Grammar Undo This editing tool cancels the last command. It does not work with every command.5. Write the commands and tools from the table under the correct heading. File ait View Insert Format Tools 6 Match the first part of the sentence (1-6) with the second part (a-f). 1 ‘Typing letters with a word processor 2 Many companies need people 3 Tecan lear alot of new words 4 People usually type business letters 5 Check your spelling and grammar 6 Ifyou cut a sentence out by mistake, in the Times New Roman font. by using the thesaurus. before you prin out your document. who can use a word processor. try clicking the undo button. see chou ae Vocabulary 7 Complete the sentences with words from the box. character m clipboard m fonts m format | locations m menu bar settings m toolbar neaece ig by hand, 1 When you copy text, it until you want to paste it. 2 Change the paragraph bigger spaces between the lines. 3 Each word on the contains a list of commands and tools. 4. Most of the icons on the words in the menu bar. 5 You can save a file in many different in your computer. 6 MSWord has about a hundred different for you to choose from, 7 Aword processor lets you paragraph as well as the font, 8 Ifthe. ‘you want is not on the keyboard, look in the Symbol command. eon the ifyou want are also in Speaking 8 Match the icons (a- with the words (1-12).Say ‘what the command or tool does. sep eS ABC PH o © ooo Times New Roman |W} | 12 |W] eS L scissors = 7 size o 2 floppy disk —] 8 twodocuments 3 ABC-check () 9 underline | 4 italic Ci 10 printer Go 5 font 5m alipbowd =O 6 new document () 12 bold A Whats B I's picture of two documents. A What doesit do? B Itcopies text or images onto the clipboard. It lets you copy text or images onto the clipboard. Writing 9 Practise your typing! Type a paragraph of any English text that is new to you ing a word. processing program. Do the following: format the verbs in bald put nouns in italics tunderline any adjectives tse the thesaurus to check any words you do not know change the font and the font size for each tse the spellcheck to check your work ‘Then print your document. Get real Go to the menu bar and look at File, Edit, View, Insert, Format and Tools. Find out the fun of two other commands or tools and use them in your document from Exercise 9, Report back to the class and make a class file of the new ‘commands andl tool ilomaton Technloy (I| owl Word processing: for and against | Before you start 1 Work in pairs and disenss the questions 1 Do youllike writing by hand? Why?/Why not? 2 Have you ever used a typewriter or word processor? Which word processor? 38 What are the differences between handwriting, typing and word processing? Reading 2 Read the text and underline the advantages of ‘word processing inthe first paragraph and the disadvantages in the second. Write the number of each. Advantages! Disadvantages [| BICRereCe (alate) ae WORD PROCESSING. People use word processors for writing allkinds of documents, such as letters, school papers and reports. Word processors have many advantages over handwriting and EIRERMH typewriters. Word processing is faster and easier than writing by hand and you can store documents on your computer, which you cannot usually do on a ‘typewriter. This makes it easier to review and rewrite your documents. You_have more formatting choices with a [OTT and the spelling, grammar and. language tools are useful, too. You can. also print copies of your documents, which look neater than handwritten ones. Many language students use word processors to improve their writing skills and ‘because they help them feel proud of their work. ‘Word processors do have disadvantages, however. First, itis not easy to read long documents on a computer screen. Second, sometimes the printer does not print an exact copy of what you see on. the screen. Not all word processors can read each other's files, which is another disadvantage. Finally, word processors do not always work well with e-mail. If you paste a word-processed letter into an e-mail it may lose a lot of its formatting. Many people use a EXESUGG for the Internet, which is similar to a word processor but has fewer formatting [{EIMWY and cannot use graphics. Text editors, such as Notepad, use a simple EREOSHM called ESA (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), as does e-mail. [EMRE eiomation techncogy 3 Decide if the sentences are true (1) or false (F). 1 You can store letters on a manual, typewriter. TE 2 You can change your documents easily ona word processor. UE 3 Printed documents look better than handwriting TE 4 Improving your writing is more difficult with a word processor. TE 5 Word processors work well with e-mail, T/F Vocabulary 4 Match the| ]words and phrases in the text with the definitions (1-6). 1 by hand, not electronic 2 the way a program organizes data___ 3a program used for simple text files, 4 che code that e-mail uses 5 6 ‘things that a program has, or can do a program used for text and graphics Speaking 5 Workin groups. Which of these documents wennld ynu write by hand and which on a word processor? Say why. 2 formal letter m an informal letter 1 an invitation to a party m a birthday card 2 shopping list m an application form | m2 note to your teacher/friend,/father | m2 school report m a “for sale’ notice Writing 6 Write a short paragraph about some of the advantages of writing with pen and paper. Use the following ideas to help you. Add any other ideas you may have. + penand paper cheap + youcan write anywhere (dont need electricity) + dontt need to learn to type + handwritten letters friendlier & more personal Get real ‘Take your paragraph from Exercise 6. Type it Into the word processor on the computer you ince Change ar adel some formatting features, such asthe font, bol, italic or underline. Copy and paste the formatted letter into text. such as Notepad. Report back to the class on hich formatted features did not appear.Before you start 1. What information can you store on a computer? Where can you store your documents of files? Reading 2. Read the text quickly. Write the number of the paragraph that tells you about: a computer directories b organizing personal files |_| © where you can store data [ HEB computers store eters, reports, pictures, music and video as date. You can store data on floppy disks but they are too small to hold most pictures o videos. You can store these on a CO-ROM but you need @ CD- re-write to copy the data. People oftn use portable removable disks, which can store upto one gigabyte of data ond do not need any expensive hardware. Most computer owners store their data on the herd disk but because computers can crash, they often use other disks to make back-up copies. Ei Computers store program files on the hard disk, which is usually the C: dive in the Windows 0S (operating system) or the Macintosh Hard Disk in ‘Apple computers. Computes store proaram fies in folders and organize these folders ins directory (see below). The plus sign (x) means that the folder contains other folders or files Clicking the plus sign ‘next to the icon opens the other folders and files in it. Clicking the minus (-) sign closes the folder. ‘My Documents My Computer Sj 84 Floppy (A) 876865877 (C:) Compact dise (D2) Control Panel Ty) Wy network Places Recycle Bin, Itis important to organize your files. Windows has folder called My Documents to help you do this. It Contains other folders celled My Music, My eBooks, My Videos and My Pictures. Saving files on your hard isk without any order makes them difcut to find 3 Write short answers to these questions. 1 Name four ways you can store computer data. b a 2 Name the open folder in the diagram. 3. How many folders are in My Computer in the diagram? 4 What is the hard disk called in Apple Macintosh, computers? 5. Where will you find My Videos in the windows. os? 4 Match the questions (1-5) with the answers (a-e). 1 Whycantafloppy a Portable data disk store videos? storage disks. 2 Whatare removable b Other folders or disks? files appear. 3 Where do computers © So that you can find store program files? them easily, 4 Why doyou need to d On the hard disk, onganize your files? Because it cantt hold a 5 What happens ifyou lot of data lick the plus sign? Vocabulary 5 rina ine words in tne text that mean: 1 computer information (paragraph 1) 2 when computers stop working (1) 3 assecond copy of afile (1) 4 (0 putin neat order 2) 5 alist @) Speaking 6 Work in pairs. Look at the files below. How would you organize them so that you can find them easily? Add more files to the list. | music files m history essays m games | m pictures of my fiends w videos 1 photos of my family m my science reports setters to my friends w letters to my family ‘= my English language lessons | m desktop pictures m screen savers Get real ‘Ask people in your family or your friends’ families who have their own computers how they organize their personal files. Ask them what categories they use and how they decide what files go into each category. Make a class list of the types of data they store. | Information Technology {llCreating a folder Before you start 1 Match the icons (a en ° 3 Match the diagrams (a-d) with the instruction numbers from Exercise 2. ee CS o I ° ° o 1 pointer] 2 cursor] 3 Cidriveicon|) 4 tolder[) 5 close! 6 drop-down menul_| 7 minimize(| 8 maximize(_| 9 restore (| Reading 2. Read the text quickly. What do you use from Exercise 1 to make a folder? 44 To mal a new folder in the Windows OS, go to the Desktop. find the My Computer icon with the pointer and double-click it using the left mouse button. The My Computer window appears, Showing the different drives. Maximize the screen ifnecessary. i 2 Double-click the C: drive icon. The C: drive ‘window appears showing the folders in your C: rive, either ina row or in a list. ‘Move the pointer to the menu ba Click on File Fer down menu appears Yu can only ick the words New or Close. ‘4 Move the pointer to the word New. Another menu: appears with Folder atthe top of thelist '5 Click on Folder. This creates a new folder that ‘appears at the end of thelist of folders on the C: drive. The words New Folder are highlighted. The caisor also lashes on and aff ro show you where to ype 6 Clickon New Folder and type the name you want {n the box. This can be up to 250 characterstong, putyou cannot use the characters \ /:*2*-<> in your folder name. 7 Click anywhere on the window to see your new folder name. Ifyou do not click on the window, you | wul save your new folder as New Folder, not with the name you want. 8 Close the window. {9 Your neve folder is now listed in the C: rive in alphabetical order. [ERY oration tannery Poa, ol TT array = a Vocabulary 4 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 1 Double-click the folders and files. 2 You will find the Undo command in the Edit to view a list of 3 The shows you where to type on the screen. 4 Themouse controls both the ___ and the cursor. 5 Ifyou click the window will cover allof the computer screen. 6 Clicking changes the size and location of the window Writing 5 Write down the instructions you need to operate one of the following: ‘2 mobile phone m a tape recorder m a camera a video recorder m a CD/cassette player Get real Imagine that your class is going to store all the information from your English lessons on ‘computer, so that any student can use it. How ‘could you organize the information into folders (e.g, grammar) and files (e.g. the present simple)? Create a list of folders and files, and name them all.YA Savingfiles Before you start 1 How is it possible to lose files on a computer? Reading 2. Read the text quickly and match the headings (ae) with the paragraphs (1-8). a Saving existing files(] © Saving new files b Naming files @ Defaults © Progranss diac tet you create files oF save data have a Save command, usually in the File menu. When you save a new file, the Save As dialog box appears (see below). You can let the computer decide the location, the file name and the format, or you can’ choose these settings yourself, There are many different file formats and they all have advantages and Aisadvantages. You can save a word processing document as a web page, for ‘example, or you can save RIB photographs in a JPEG format, a TIFF format or many © ihe Save As command is the [GRMN command for any new document so the Save AS dialog box appears even if you click Save. Ifyou do not give a new document a file name in a ‘word-processing program, the file name will usually default to the firs line in the document. ‘The default file name in graphics programs is sully EO. © Wyouworkon an FEIN fle and want to save changes click Save, not Save As. You can use Save As to save an existing file in a different location, for example, in another drive or folder (using SEND, with a new name (using File name) or in a different format (using © Hisving different folders helps you organize ‘your files, but naming all the different files in ‘one folder is not always easy. You should give files names that describe exactly what they contain so that you can find them easily. re pina 3. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).. 1 Ifyou do not choose a location, a name, ora format when you save a new file, the computer will do it for you. ve 2 Ifyou click Save on @ new file the Save As dialog box appears. ur 3 You can save files in one format only. TIF 4 You can save existing files in more than one place on your computer. WE 5 The Save command only saves existing documents TE 6 Most word-processing documents use ‘Untitled’ as the default name. Te 7 The Save As command cannot save existing documents. UF 8 Thinking of names for yourfiles is easy, T/F Vocabulary 4. Complete the sentences (1-6) with the EUEMEIAY words and phrases in the text. 1 You can make back-up copi files on a floppy disk by using Save A 2 Inceda ‘camera because I want to save my pictures on my computer. 3 Graphics programs save fles without names as 5 Programs have settings for all kinds of functions, 6 Click in the Save As dialog box to change the file format. Speaking 5. Workin pairs. Bring to your class six photographs of your family, friends, city or pets that you would like to store on your computer. Decide on file names to give them. Use the most important part of the photograph, but try to keep the names short. Td call this file ‘Dad Sleeping 50; because I took the picture on his 50th birthday and he's sleeping in a chair: wouldnt call this Picture 27' because the file name doesn't describe the picture. Get real ‘Type Photographsin your search engine. Visit at least three websites that contain photographs or other visual images. Look at the categories that the sites use to group their photographs. Report back to class to say what each category contains. Write up the category list for your next class, ————T |The Internet Before you start 1 Have you ever surfed the Internet? Which websites did you visit? Reading 2 Read the article. Decide if the sentences are true (1) orfalse (). 1 The Internet first started in the USA. TF 2 The Internet and the WWW are different. T/F ‘3 Berners-Lee invented the Intemet. TF 4 One file on the WWW can have two or more addresses. TIF 5 There are 40 million Internet users today. T/F ‘THE INTERNET originated in the early 1970s when the United States wanted to make sure that people could communicate after a nuclear war. This needed a free and independent communication network without a centre and it Jed to a BRERA of computers that could send cach other e-mail through [SUSE ‘Tim Bemers-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) when he discovered a way to jump to different files on his computer using the or unplanned, links between them. He then wrote a simple coding system, called HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), to SENS links to files on any computer connected to the network. ‘This was possible because each file had an individual address, or URL (Uniform Resource Locaton). He then used a set of FEIN rules, called HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), 10 link Web files together across the Internet. Berners-Lee also invented the world’s first browser. This lets you locate and view Web pages and also BEISREIEY from one link to another. ‘The WWW became available to everyone in 1991 and the number of Internet users grew from 600,000 to 40 million in five years. Today, that number is much larger and there are now many browsers that provide Web pages, information and other serviees. You can_alko do research, download music files, play games, shop, talk in chat rooms and send and receive e- mail on the WWW. [IBID tormaton Technology 3. Find the correct word or abbreviation in the text. 1 anaddress for Web pages 2 acoding system that creates links 3 this finds and shows Web pages 4 rules for transferring files. 5 a group of computers joined together. Vocabulary 4 Match the groups of verbs below with their ‘general meaning from the box. move m make, stat m join m look at = find 1 browse, surf, view 2 download, navigate, transfer 8 connect, link 4 discover, locate ___ 5 originate, create, invent 5. Complete the sentences (1-7) with the words from the text. 1 Some people spend too much time playing games on the Intemet. 2 You can sometimes have a computer that is not connected to the Internet. 3 Teis easy to ‘around a screen with a 4 Berners-Lee discovered how to links between computers in new ways. 5 Some people surf the Internet at _ just to see what they can find, 6 People use the Internet to information from one place to another. 7 When you surf the Internet, you are travelling, Speaking 6 Workin groups. Say which of the following ideas about the Internet are good or bad. independent m world wide m cheap to use = expensive to buy computers w the information | may not be true or correct = spend too much timg playing games m talking in chat rooms = make | new friends m vist many interesting websites m | wait for along time to download Web pages el Get real | Use a browser to surf the Intemet at random, Hinde nesting webstes ol nec | about. Write down the URL of each website and | bring the list to class. Build a class file of | interesting sites so that other students can visit them.Research on the Internet Before you start 1 Whereis the best place to find information on these topies? + European history + the price of mobile phones + your favourite pop star 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of finding information from these sources? books m magazines w newspapers a libraries m encyclopaedias m friends or farnily w teachers CD-ROMs w television w radio m the Internet Reading 3 Read the text quickly and choose the correct answer. 1 Google is a keyword / search engine. 2 This WORD is in upper / lower case. 3. AND/ WHENis a logical operator. Finding information on the World Wide Web needs an Internet search engine such as Google, Alta Vista or Excite. Search engines have a text box where you type in a keyword or words. A search engine is a software program that reads the Keywords inthe text boxand searches the Internet, for Web pages, websites and other Internet files that use them, These documents are shown on the ‘computer screen in a results listing. When carrying out searches, you should usually be specific and briefin your choice of words. Ifthe keyword is too general, or includes too many diferent meanings, dhe resus isting tay not be useful. Different search engines categorize information in different ways, which changes the way they store and retrieve it. Using upper case letters (capital letters) in a keyword search will only retrieve documents that use upper case. Typing in lower case (no capitals) is usually better because search engines will retrieve documents that use both upper case and ower case letters. You can narrow a search using logical operators such as AND, OR and NOT. AND retrieves all the words typed in the text box, OR retrieves either of the words and NOT excludes words. Spelling is important when typing in keywords, but a search engine will not usually read punctuation, prepositions and articles. 4 Tick (7) the good things to do to find information on the Internet. 1 Choose keywords that are different to the item you want 2 Give the best keyword to describe what you want. 3 Use as many general keywords as possible. Try to use a keyword that can have only one meaning. [ ‘Type your keywords in lower case only. Use logical operators to narrow your search, Use full stops and commas. Do not use words lke at, in, on, alan and the. i Vocabulary 5 Find the words and phrases in the text that mean: 1 clear and exact (paragraph 2) ppUL into similar groups 2) to bring back (2) make smaller (4) mathematical words (4) does not use (4) 6 Are the words in the groups below listed from. ‘general to specific or specific to general? Write GS or S96. I telephone -» mobile phone -» Nokia 2 mother family» humans 3 writing > essay sentence 4 Big Ben -r London -» UK 5 6 cars + vehicles transport cars» German cars + BMW Speaking 7 Talk about the keywords you should use to find information on the following topics. + information on cheap hotels in the UK + what the weather will be lke tomorrow + an essay on the history of the European Economic Union + mobile phones that connect to the Internet + nice present for your moter’ Liddy. Get real Carry out the searches in Exercise 7. Then: + note the words you used in the search, + note the top five results for each search «visit each site and find out fitis useful Do the search using a different search engine. Dring the list of keywords and your notes on the search results back to class. Infomation Technology (ii)Writing e-mails Before you start 1 Which of these things do you do with e-mail and Which do you do with letters? Compare your answers with another student write @ subject = send copies m write an address sm add attachments m signin w sign your name 1 g0 to your inbox m use a post box | = dick on a name ls, like letters, should have a start and an end. Which phrases usually start a message and which end one? Write S (start) or E (end) next to the phrase. 1 Yours sincerely, 2 Love and kisses to all 8 Dear Sir or Madam, 4 Thanks for your e-mail 5 Give my regards to your family. 6 Good to hear from you. Which are formal (F)# Which are informal ()? Write F or I. 3. Write these messages in the correct order. Which, are formal and which are informal? 1 e-mail 21st your August. 1 to refer dated 2 your 1 e-mail thanks. yesterday, got 3 you. canit 1 see wait to 4 Seeing look to you. forward 1 5 me a Give if you need ring me. 6 require call if assistance. Please you Reading/Speaking 4 Workin pairs, A and B. Each of you has a box of commands and fields and a diagram ofa typical ‘Compose winslow with some of tie commands and fields missing. You also have information about the commands and fields in your diagram. *+ Look at your tables and diagrams before you start the activity + Take itin turns to ask and answer questions ‘about your missing commands and fields. + Write them in the spaces on your diagram. A Start at the top of the next column, B:Start on page 15. [EIEBRY etormation Technology Student A Find out where to write the command or field in the box by asking questions like these. Where is the Compose command? What does it do? Whereis the To: field? What do I type? Command: Compose Sign Out Help Send Add/Edit Attachments Contacts Field: To: Subject: ae) eel ET ee ‘Options “Dp youre mail message here ] ee Bet] [eanca_] Now use your table to answer Student B's ‘questions. Give answers like these: The Home command is the frst one top left. It takes you back to ‘The Bec: field is the third one. You type Command Information Fld 5d Bec: (blind idress in this field to warbon copy) ‘The persun you send the e-mail to does not know who gets a Bec: You do notheve to senda Bcc: itis optional Cancel ot the ‘computer er sending — (ce: (carbon (ess ofthe person you want copy) tD'sond copy Te sord mugs copies, type in othr o-mal addressee. Separate the addresses with e comma This field is optional Home Takes you back tthe opening page ofthe all program. inbox “Takes you to your inbox where you can sve your list of messages Options Gives you a number of choices about your ‘e-mail, eg. changing your password or stopping spam. Save Draft Opens your Draft folder to save an unfinished e-mail.Student B ‘Student A will ask you questions about his/her missing commands and fields. Use the table below to give answers like these: ‘The Compose command is the third ox. It gives you a new screen The To: field is the top field. You type “Gives you alist ofthe e-mail addresses in ‘your e-mail progrem. Help Opens a Help screen that gives information on wat Send ‘Sends your -meil message to the recipient. Closes your e-mail program. ‘Type the topic ofthe e-mail in this This field is usually optional so you cen leave it empty Te: ‘Type the address of the person you are sending the e-mail to (the recipient) inthis field. I you use the Contacts lst, you can just click on 2 name. Now complete your diagram by asking Student A about the missing commands and fields in your table. Use questions like these: Where is the Home command? What does it do? Whereis Dec: felt? Wh Command: Home In | ‘save Draft Cancel | Field: Bec: Ce: do Type? Options ] ] [Emp] [cone] [Sera . eee] Tap “Raa Ateachvents Type your e-mail mesage here 5 Match the questions (1-5) with the answers (ae). 1 Twant to send Katrina a copy of my e-mail to Pets, but I dont want Petr to know Isent her a copy. What do I do? 2 Can Tinvite all of my friends to my party by e-mail? 3 T got a message telling me the Subject Field is ‘empty. Do I have to type anything? 4 Petr saw me type in my password, Now I'm wotried he can read my e-mail. What can I do? 5 Ti like to send a photograph of my birthday party to grandpa, What do I do? Sure. You can send multiple copies by typing all the e-mail addresses in the Ce: field. Click on the Add/Edit Attachments command and attach the file to the e-mail. © No. That field is optional in your e-mail program. You don have to complete it. 4 Use Bice: his field means that the reciptent doesn't know who has received a copy. € Click on the Options command and change it from there. Vocabulary 6 Match the words and phrases (1-8) from the texts, with the definitions (a-i). 1 recipient. a acopy ofyour e-mail 2 field b an unfinished document, eg. an e-mail to send later 3 multiple © a secret word 4 password —d the topic or heading of an e-mail 5 draft € something you can choose to do or not do 6 optional the person who receives the e-mail message 7 carbon copy. g with nothing inside 8 subject atextbox where you type Words or data 9 empty i more than one Writing 7 Goto your e-mail program and send an e-mail about your English lessons to some of your friends using Ce:. Think ofa title or heading for your e-mail and typeit in the subject field. Send Bec: to your teacher. Get real Go to the Options window in your e-mail program and choose some features to change (on your e-mail. Report back to class on the changes you made and why you m: Information TecnologyE-mail addresses and servers Before you start 1 Work in pairs. Write down three or four e-mail addresses that you know. What do the different parts ofthe address mean? Reading 2. Read the text quickly. Which paragraph (1-4) gives you the answers to the questions (a-d)? 4 What do the two types of mail server dot b What ate the parts of an e-mail address? ¢ How many types of e-mail client are there? | What happens when you send an e-mail? [Tteeducing «nell eadieosee and servers 616) hoes] Soy SS] So Peete rene = 1 An Internet e-mail address has @ user name, the at symbol (@), end a domain name. The user name is the name you choose. The domain has two parts separated by @ dot). The first partis the network that receives the e-mail and the second is the top- level domain (TLD), which shows the type of organization, such as commercial (com) or educational (ed). Sometimes the TLD i @ country code, such as.cz (Czech Republic) 2 1ouse e-mat EUG computer needs an e-mat program to connect o network BEE. The program can be stand-alone, e.g. Outlook Express, or Web-based, eg. Yahoo. Stand-alone programs let you compose e-mail offine, but with Web-based programs you must be online. 3 Emil ses two kinds of mail servers: an SMTP server, which BEEESIII ovtaoina e-mail and a POPS server, which deals with incoming e-mail SMTP EEEEEERG Simple Mail Transfer Protocol POP stands for Post Office Protocol. 4 Htyou send an e-mail to a friend in the same domain as you, your SMTP server simply sends it to the POPS server in your domain, which adds itto your friend's inbox. If your friend has a different domain ane, your SMTP server finds your fivnu's ‘SMTP server using a Domain Name Service (ONS). When your friend's SMTP server receives the e- ‘mail it sends your e-mail to its POPS server, which adds itto your friene's inbox. 3 Decide ifthe sentences are true (1) oF False (F) 1 You cannot choose your own username. T/F 2 Thedomain name shows the network, T/F 3 .edwand .com are TLDS. TE 4 ADNS sends an e-mail to a POP3 server. T/F [EB rtormation technology 4 Label the parts of the e-mail address. 3 4 5 Look at these phrases from paragraph 4 What do the words in italics refer to? 1... Your SMTP server simply sends ito the POPS server your e-mail your domain 2... which adds it a the POPS server/_b your SMTP server/your your e-mail domain 3.» itsends your e-mail a the DNS b your ftiend’s SMTP. 4... to its POPS server, . ‘@ your SMTP server b your friend's SMTP server Vocabulary 6 Match the EIEMUIEH words inthe text with the definitions (1-4). 1 means 2 acomputer ona network 3 takes care of in some way 44 a computer that runs a network 7 Find the words in the text with the opposite meanings to these words. 1 offine Mec 2 Web-based 5 different 5 incoming Speaking 8 Workin pairs. Look atthe following European country codes. Discuss which countries they could stand for. | ate bem bgm.dew.dkw.es afr slum nlm ptm 10 m sim uk grahus Get real Use an Internet search engine to find a list of Internet Country Codes. Pick any five countries that you do not know and find out where they are. Chose one country and find some information about it using your search engine. Report back to the class. |Sending files over the Internet Before you start 1 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 Have you used e-maiff Which program have you used? 2 Have you ever sent an attachment? What have you sent? Reading 2 Read this information on attaching files in two ferent e-mail programs. Underline each action the user makes to send one attachment in each ‘one. Write the number. E-post Express ‘Mega Mail a @ E-POST EXPRESS rte retake ee Ue ee message to go to your compose window. ick on eee ken ccs en ee your cumputor directory, Click on the fils you and then click the Attach button. The a ec) eae ee eer ed Ou otic files of more then one megabyte. To remove a file, Cee er ena es ad een ne ccd Send. @ MEGA MAIL ‘Connect to the Internet to open your progrem and Se PO ee ca aS Ce en See ee Cee Ne eee ar Ne ne eed your computer directory. Clik on the file you want ee ay Pore eee dialog box disappears and the file appears in the file field of the Attach Files scroan. Click Attach files. A scraen appears tolling you that the file is being attached and then another soreen appears when the program has attached the file. To add ee rey De es click Done. Your compose screen reappears, listing Peete cr uc cs 3 Which information (1-6) isthe same for E-post Express and Mega Mail, and which is different? Write S (same) or D (different). 1 You can send up to three megabytes of data. [7 2 A dialog box appears, showing the computer directory: 3 You can attach and send up to three files.) 4 You have to be online to attach files 5 Click Send when you want to send your e-mail 6 "The program shows an icon next to the attached file. Vocabulary 4 Find the words in the text that mean: 1 series of steps (E-post Express) 2 take off or take away (E-post Express) 43 Something you click to start an action (E-post Express) goes away suddenly (Mega Mail) ccome back into view (Mega Mail) finished (Mega Mail) 5. Match the prefixes (1-4) with their meanings in the box. Two prefixes have the same meaning. again w not/negative m before 1 re-means 2 pre-means _ 3 dis- means 4 un-means 6 ‘The words below can take the prefixes dis-, pre, re oF un-. Write a prefix in front of each word. (Some can take more than one prefix.) 1 _re_wite 6 titled 2 do 7 appear 3 like 8 format 4 gree 9 _ finished 5 view 10 start writing 7 Write a description of another method of sending a document or a picture to someone, e.g. by post, by fax, by picture messaging on a mobile phone. Use the texts in Exercise 2 to help you. Get real Attach three files from your computer to an e- ‘mail, Report back tothe class on how long it took you to attach and send the files, and whether anything went wrong. tfomaton TehtoyViewing and downloading files | Before you start Speaking 1 Work in pairs and answer the questions. 5 Work in groups. Match the 1 What is an e-card? When do you think you send an e-card ‘messages with the occasion to someone? and the person. 2 What can you download from the Internet? Make alist. Occasion Hallowe'en, a arranging a meeting, apology, Reading thanking someone, missing 2 Circle the answers yes or no, Read the text to check your answers. someone, birthday Person granddad, friend, 1 Canyou send music in an e-card? yes /no ee 2 Doyou have to save an e-card to view it? yes / no ‘aunt, brother/sister, 3 Do you pay for freeware programs? yes / no neighbour, gtl/boyfriend 4 Can you download a movie from the Internet? yes / no foo wena Fe rove a reat TBE Corefia thon a Bow eit the conde! Viewing websites You can view many interesting websites with your browser. Some let you view nd send e-card for ithdas, oidays or ter speci occasions See {sing your e-mail rug, An e-card cay contain picures ealoon pabbaressead nee animations, or play songs, You cn type your cwn personal message onthe card, change the music, preview it of send it asa screen saver. Most e- cards open automatically in your e-mal others give you a ink to cick. You Usually view e-cards lke a standard Web page. © Mnk outer the ets Thott cst he wa. Downloading programs "ear veg nephew You can download computer programs, games and wiles, such es virus protection programs. Se of these programs ao shareware, which means ene aan an eee ° ae Siownload 2 program you save it on your computer. After you cick the i 2 dovinioad butter, the Save As dialog box appears. Choose the location ete te ey where you want to sve the fle an cick Save It can tke anything from @ few seconds to few hours for download to complete Downloading e-mail attachments You can view e-mail atachments onthe Internet or you can save them onto Your computer. To open an attachment your computer needs a program that can open If your computer does not have compatible sofware, you a Cannot open the attachment. ll dgtal les have file extension that shows OU the file forma, for example avifr video, .dc for MS Word fies and ‘mpeg for music fles. © seve yu 4 cealy wart 0 sce yu sot Xk Eom 20 somy for treoeang esos cxcet Pepe ceaege Now make more messages for different occasions and 3 Match the first part of the sentence (1-6) with the second part (af). people. 1 Toview your e-card, a in MSWord 2 Yoneannot keep shareware th anlinearoffine Get real 3 To download. computer program ¢ lets you save an attachment. Either review two or three | 4 You can view an attachment ifyou dont pay forit. e-card websites of goto a 5 You cannot view a video program open your e-mail program. shop with a good selection | 6 The Save As dialog box f you click Save As. of cards. Which occasions ae there cards and e-cards Vocabulary for? What do the cards and | e-cards offer (e.g, pictures and sounds)? Were the websites easy to use? 4 Which of the words and phrases in the box are specific to IT and which are used in general English? Use the Glossary or a dictionary tohelp you. ge Report back to the class ‘animations w automatically a compatible w complete m download and discuss what you | mfile extension m standard m utilities WW etormation TechnologyMusic on the Internet Before you start 1 Tick (V) the kind of music you like, Make alist of other types of music. popL] rockC] classical] jez] 2. What is good or bad about downloading music from the Internet? Make list. Reading 3 Milos (M) is a music fan. Kamila (K) works in the music industry. They are ina chat room. Read the dialogue and tick () the topics they tak about. 1 Making copies of songs from the Internet. [ 2 How much money the music industry loses. CI 3 How Napster sent music to people. o 4 Label the diagrams central location and peer-to-peer. 5. Match the first part of the sentence (1-6) with the second part (#-f). 1 ‘The record industry a to join alegal music fces money wea 4 What pero peers ang 2 Napsterused bg ltofmusc 5 How to stop peer per sharing A . Be ale O Whichaethetetigaminewestes Cy a tatopay «nes M Downloading musics great. [can get all the songs ike, when T want to get them. K That’ truc, but ifyou dont pay for it, youre a breaking copyright M Really? Why is it against the law? K Well, getting music for fee costs the music {industry billions in lost income, so we have less to money 4 The best music d the MPSaudio websites format. 5 Peer-to-peersharing because of peer-to- peer sharing, Vocabulary 6 Find the words in the text that mean: 1 2 a 4 5 6 money people receive for work related to sound someone of the same type/group exchanging something with someone dividing something between people against the law pend on new bande and singer. 7 money you pay fora service 1M Was thatthe problem with Napster? K Yes. Napster created a file-sharingsystemusingthe © Speaking pee Sree Saves eel peu 7 Workin groups. What do you think about pata octim aad ober hen copyright laws and downloading music from download thei files using the server. Napster eee x closed down in 2001 because it was breaking the ad law. 1M [see, but peer-to-peer music swapping islegal, isnt Writing {tg 1 just two people sharing music they're not 'B Write two paragraphs on downloading music for free. The frst should give the record companies’ and artists’ views and the second should give using a central server. K No itil illegal, 'm afraid. 1M Actually, peer-to-peer isnt that great— you dont get much choice because it depends on whos online at. the same time as you. Can you dovnload music legally? K Yes, there are several Web-based music services that chargea fe. Its really worth paying. The choice and quality of the musics better and they offer other services such as music reviews and chat rooms. Try one! music listeners’ views. Get real Visit one or more websites offering music downloads for « fee. Make notes on the type of musi they give you, the services they offer, | the cos. Report backio the das. saying | which ste you think isthe best, and wh ee | Information Technology (HSN)Image editing Before you start 1 Workin groups and discuss the questions. 1 Doyou like paintings, photographs or computer art best? Why? 2 ‘A picture paints a thousand words. Do you think this Sayings true? Reading 2. Read the text. Write the words in the box under the correct heading. lip art w JPEG m Web pages m TIFF = adjust m | special effects m PICT m cut m EPS digital cameras m paint w scanners = create new m erase m GIF m paste Image editing Image formatting Image sources People who use DTP programs often have an !mage-earung program, such as Adobe Photoshop or CorelDRAW, on their desktop You can get images from many EEMIBER you can draw or paint your own new images, import [SIREN end other images from CD-ROMs, and si pictures from Web pages. You cé photographs from a digital camera or use images scanned into your computer from a seenner _Aimage-editing programs have sini wuts conimands. You can do much more with your Pictures and images than you can witha DTP program. You can EXER pers of an image or cut and peste them onto another image, EMS the brightness, pent patterns ones and add al Kinds ot You can save ar ‘many different fle formate. GIF for examplo, is usod for animation ond is a popular choice for Web pictures, but has fower colours than other formats. JPEG is good for photographs and downloads quichy trom the Web, but it can lose image date when you save it. Apple Macintosh designed PICT forthe MacOS, but TIFE is good KECESAMEREM tormat that you can use with many operating systems. Ifyou can't use an in a DTP program because the program doesn't let you, You can often export itn EFS format from your imaging program, without losing any picture quality Information Technology 3 Write the best file format to use for saving the image (not TIFF). 1 You have scanned in a photograph into your ‘computer. 2 You want to export your picture to another document. 8 You want to make a cartoon for the WWW. 4 Your computer runs the MacOS. 4 Look at these questions ahont imaging software Girdle yesor no. 1 Can copy images from Web pages? yes / no 2 Can I put two images together? yes / no 3 Can | make pictures darker? yes/no 4 Do JPEGs ever lose picture quality? yes / no 5 Is PICT an operating system? yes /no Vocabulary 5. Complete the sentences (1-6) with the [ENED words and phrases in the text. 1 Making a picture look softer is ust one of many Photoshop, 2 Its usually quicker to usea image than to draw it yourself. 3 Scanners are peripherals that you can use with any operating system. 4 You can get images for your website from many different 5 The picture was too bright so I had to the brightness 6 You can remove that ugly building in the picture with the tool Speaking 6 Workin pairs. You are going to make an image to put on your school Web page for the following events/things. What kind of image would you make for each one? + asschool sports day + anend-of-school party + aschool trip to the 200 + an advertisement for the Computer Club + a'No Smoking’ sign + an advertisement for the English Club Get real Look at some of the pictures and images in magazines and some created by computer programs (type ‘computer generated art’ in your search engine), Which colours go well together? Report back to class on your favourite images and websites.Reviewing websites Before you start 11 What things don't you like or annoy you about websites? Make a it. 2 Look at Mate;'s Top 10 Web page annoyances on his home page. Which ones are similar to the annoyances you talked about in Exercise 1? Frames Dor't you hate those silly boxes in Web pages? Sometimes the text doesn't fitin the frame and you have to use the horizontal scrollbar. This ‘makes it very hard to read. Downloading plug-ins ‘The lttle programs that you have to download to get an audio or video message before you can tener the site ~ they make me want to go somewhere else! Pop-up ads The horrible advertisements that suddenly appear ~they drive me crazy Bad design ‘Too many buttons and links on dierent parts ot the page are confusing. Blinking fonts Brighty-coloured texts are difficult to read, but fonts that blink on and off? Ugh! Counters Its wonderful to know that I'm visitor number ‘348,245,218, but | feel terble finding out Im Vitor number 11. Why not put counters in a separate lik? Then, if you want to know your ‘number, you can just click there, Flash These animations are good if they download ‘quickly, but please make them relevant to the ‘website, and not just there to make the site look prety. No Privacy Policy ever give my e-mail address ro 8 website Vat does not have a privacy policy. | want to be sure that they wor't sell or send it to another site. Silly sound files Sound files that start with a bang, or a dog barking make me jump! They're really annoying, and you cer't turn them aff. Why only English? © Doesn't anyone realize that we ive in @ mmutilingual world? 3 Write the number of the annoyance that matches each sentence. a Websites should have rules about giving e-mail addresses to other sites. b Web pages should have options for diferent languages. c ‘¢ Animations should be about the same subject as the Web page. 4 Web pages should not need special programs to run. g ¢ Thetext should not blinkonandoft, | F Dividing a Web page into a lot of small frames is bad design. a Vocabulary 4. Find the opposites of the adjectives (1-6) in the text. 1 clear very bad unrelated. 2 3 4 5 6 Complete the sentences (1-5) with the words the box. monolingual ‘contusing m else wits —1 jclevanit = scroll bor 1 This is a well-designed Web page. Everything ___well on the screen. 2 Web surfers will go somewhere _ the page doesn't appear quickly. 3 That animation is good because itis pretty and itis__ to the Web page. 4 That website is very couldnt find the Back button. 5 It’s annoying when you have to use the horizontal to see all of the text. if because 1 Speaking 6 Work in pairs. Do you agree or disagree with Matejs lst? Rank Your top five annoyances from thetext:1 = most annoying, 5 leat anoying Get real Work in groups. Look at some websites for business, education, entertainment, or information. Make notes on the differences in design between them. Look at how they organize navigation bars, the categories they use, and how many pictures and animations they use. Report back to the class and make a lass list of design features for each category. Information Technology (8)Before you start 1 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 Why do people have personal websites? 2 Have you ever visited anyone's personal home page? What was it like? Reading 2. What do you know about Web page design? Answer our Internet Quiz then check your answers by reading the article. 3 Read the paragraph Beginning HTML again. Mateh the first part of the sentence (1-6) with the second part (a-f). 1 HTML tags tell the browser where 2 AWeb-authoring program 3 FIPisaset of transfer rules 4 Web page designers nso 5 See your Web page on the Internet ‘Tags are 4 that are used to upload Web ages to a server, b the text, graphics and animations go. © by uploading it to aweb HTML tags to create Web pages. € asset of codes in HTML. f writes HTML tags for you. 4 Look at the Home Page Hints again. Write the hint numbers in the correct column. Dont... [EER maton reintory Designing Web pages talaga Ur You don't need to learn HTML to make a Web page. TF 1 2. Making @ Web page is lke designing a printed page. TF 3 You shouldn't use a lot of different colours in yourtexts,—T/F 4 Having a lot of pictures and animations on Web pages is great TF Surfers like reading on the Net. TF Many of our readers are setting up home in cyberspace. Read how you can, too! ‘Beginning HTML Web designers use Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML to create and format Web pages. HTML uses a set of codes, called tags, to EEN] ‘Web document that wil run ina browser. There are hundreds of tags you can use to format tex, insert graphics, animations, sound and Video. But you do not need to understand HTML to make your own ‘personal home page. Manv word-orocessina. deskton nublishino and programs will HTML tags for you. To. Upload, or copy, our Web page to a Web server, use the server's File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Its your ‘eyberhome’, but remember that websites are diferent from books or magazines. Think about these suggestions to make people want to stay 1 Usoa to organise your hyperlinks to ather pages 2 Kinase eostosrovpocunerdom evo oe 3 Keep your use of colour and buttons ESIERE I Next Page button is @ pink circle, all Next Page buttons should be the same, and inthe same place on the sereen. 4 Ifyou use @ lot of animations, your Web page will ake along time to download. 5 Ifyou use alot of graphics, animations and text your Web page will be too busy 6 Ws dificult to read a text thats next to an animation. 7 Keep texts short and simple! Surfers dant like reading on a computer screen much. 8 Its not easy to read multi-coloured text. 9 Lots of bright colours look nice at firs, but often give people headaches! 10 Make sure you use # spell check and use good grammar. 11 Try notto use too much slang. People who visit your site may not understand 12 Don't be afraid to be KITEIEE Good websites have something that is different about them and that comes from youtVocabulary 5 Match the [JUNIE] words and phrases in the text with the definitions (1-7) 1 2 3 4 7 connections to a Web page or part of aWeb Page __ make or produce plan or build a Web page a group of organised Web links, usually in a line does not change, always the same ue type uf software that helps create Web pages new, not done before 6 Complete the sentences (1-8) with the words in the box. busy m consistent m generate m home pages ww structure w surfers w upload = Web-authonng ‘That Web page is much too Idonit know what to look at. 2 An FTP server is a computer that lets you files to the Internet. 3 The buttons on this page are not with the button on the last page. a Ner______never ike reading at lor of wext on the screen. 5 software means you don't have to learn HTML to make a Web page. 6 Many students have their own _ on the World Wide Web. 7 HTML creates the for Web pages to run ona browser. 8 Web-authoring programs HTML, tags for you. 7 Tick (V) the sentences that use informal English. 5 That Web page is mega ugly. 6 The text has too many grammatical errors. 1 Get real, people. Frames are a bigno-no. 1) 2. Designing aWeb page needs careful planning. c 3 I think sound files are cool o 4 Multi coloured blinking fonte look terrible. O) c c Speaking 8 Workin groups. How would you design your personal website? What graphics, images and ‘colours would you use? What would you say in your text? How many pages would you aver ‘What would you call the links on your navigation, bar to show the different pagest Use the sample pages in Exercise 9 to help you. Writing 9 Look at the two home pages below. Write two paragraph decrthing what te ged and had Shout each home page. Folios pegs fo oa bay sige because it has/uses Iris confusing because i s.here are Janals home page swell designed because thas anager hata efor 2, NO Plug-in? Click HERE! Visitor No cucK HERE | FF} myhouse LJ Hi everyone! Yn Jana ard this fs my ‘rst home page. fn 1? years old and | Ihe ina small fown. Click on the links to learn more abou! me. Fm intrested in ari. Here's ono of my designs (hope ‘you like Review the texts in Unit 19 and in this unit. Visit a website or home page of your choice. Make notes on what is good and bad about it. Report back to the class and make a class file of good and badly designed sites for people to visi |Before you start 1 Workin groups and discuss the questions. 1 How are books and CD-ROMs different? 2 Have you ever used CD-ROMs to help you study? Do you prefer them to books? Reading 2. Match the parts of the CD-ROM with the information they provide. a The history of multimedia — Education and entertainment 1 © What is multimedia? a 4 Business and industry t See ence rd eee reg cae) Multimedia is diferent from television, books Cen ea the application. You can click on a word to Set ee ae td earns ec eek ‘mid-1890s when the price of hardware began to fall. Then people started using it in indus Ce ee ea Se ee See ene such as libraries, and on the Internet. ee a) re ee products in three dimensions (3-D). Using Se ee ea best way for managers to present company results. In industry, pilots learn to fly using multimedia simulations of real situations, and Scientists simulate experiments with Ce eae also producing interactive magazines, called errr eee ee ce CO ee Ce Ree Teenagers have played computer games for eeu eed combine education and entertainment and Nee ees Bra BE) nformation Technology 3 Complete the sentences with one way these people use multimedia applications. 1 Advertisers 2 Managers — 3 Pilots. 4 Scientists _ — 5 Publishers. (6. tages aa 7 Teenagers : A. Match the first part of the sentence (1-5) with the second part (ae). People like using multimedia Multimedia combines Most educational CD-ROMs Prices of multimedia hardware ‘Students like learning about new topics started falling around 1995, using interactive multimedia. ‘many different ways of learning, integrate audio, video and text. because itis interactive. eaoee Vocabulary 5 Complete the sentences (1-6) with the words in the box. | application w integrated w related m simulation 3D wvirtual 1 The image is in. from all sides. so you can look at it 2 All the links in this e-zine are __to football. 8 This makes you think you really are flying to the moon. 4 Some shopping websites use reality to advertise their products online. 5 The applicatioi because it ines many features, 6 Any program that carries out a specific task for Speaking 6 Workin pairs. Describe your favourite CD-ROM. (or other method of studying). What can you learn from it? Describe how it integrates text, images, and other features such as animations, video, audio and Internet links. Get real Find an e-zine on the WWW on a topic you are interested in, Note how it is different to reading ‘a paper magazine, Report back to the class.Chat rooms Before you start 1 Workin groups. Make a list of * five topics you can talk about when you first meet people * five topics you shouldnt talk about when you first meet people. Reading 2. Read the opinions about chat rooms. Which ones do you agree with? Je got a lot of letters in | response to our article last week on Internet chat rooms. Here _ is a random selection. BB 2 0 erat Teri 2 group of people talon moter Myson ea go out or ect eal people any mor! and e-mail address. You have to res ‘agreement carefully ~ sometimes if you don't cancel before your trial ends, they send you a bill! ‘hie fo wn PCa a Set ek eer Pere ts | | ee er ta ee) ‘they must never agree to meet anyone from a chat Psat eer oe eee BD sti ney g004 or pracsing Enlih in rat ~ that’s when everyone is online and ‘talking’ atthe same time as you. Hike expressing my ‘feelings with those cute emoticons, too. you only talk about your family, the weather, sport, school subjects and other small tlk topics, think they are amusing and harmless, BB ses ony nave text boxe for messages, ut toons that suppor vce and vide chat are | theese you have the vight hardware an oftware that it WD specs ann» cht nam thy ike, ty ‘can create one oftheir own, I set up my own online ‘community. | think this is fantastic and more people should do the same, TERR iornaontetnology | 3. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F), 1 You can set up your own chat room. Tr 2 You must be online to go into a chat room. T/F 3. Anyone can use a video chat room. TIE 4 You can say how you feel with a symbol. T/F 5 Youhaveto pay for some chat rooms. T/F 4 Tick () the things you can say in a chat room. uta eross forthe things you shouldn't say. 1 My surname is Sukova. g 2 Which echool do you go to? 3 My e-mail address is SK45@yahoo,com. 4 Do you like hip hop music? 5 Isit raining where you are? 6 Have you ever been to England? f 7 My telephone number? Sure, it’s 234.6358, (_) 8 My other handle is ‘bluebird’. QO 9. What’ your favourite subject? o 10 OK. Let's mect atthe shopping mall at 3.00. Vocabulary 5 Read the text and make six two-word phrases. ‘Then write the meanings in your language. Use the Glossary or a dictionary to help you. ‘community w information = membershi = ranm a talk = time 1 personal 2 tril 3 chat 4 small 5 real 6 online Speaking 6 Workin pairs. Match the emoticons with the ‘meanings and descriptions in the box. Do you know any others? 1 23 3D 4: s>( 6B) 71 shouting w | don't care! w sad m very angry 1 cool sunglasses smiley w laughing avery sad m happy Get real ‘Ask the people in your family what they talk about when they frst meet somebody. Take ‘each topic and think of questions in English that you can ask about them. Make a class list of small talk topics and questions.Pr Computer programming Before you start 1 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 Have you ever seen a chart lke the one in Exercise 27 2. Where have you seen one? 3 What kind of information didi give you? Reading 2. Look at the algorithmic flow chart below. 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An algorithm is a set of logical rules that we use to solve a problem. Computer programmers, ‘often use algorithms to plan their programs, but the only language a computer ‘understands without translation is machine language. This uses the binary system of 1 ‘and 0, which matches the electrical positions ‘on’ and ‘off. We can also show these ‘numbers in English by Yes/No or TruefFalse. [EQ] Machine language is a low-level language and is very difficult to write. Over the years, computer scientists have developed many high-level languages, such as BASIC, C++ and Java. These languages use a computer code that is similar to English, which makes them easier to learn. A computer program is justa set of coded instructions. A computer translates the code into machine language 10 complete a specific task. A computer receives input, processes data and produces, results, oF output, according tothe program code. I) Wee use computers in many parts of our lives, and not just in schools or for the Internet. ‘here are computers in all kinds of electrical devices, from mobile phones to washing machines. We can find them in banks, supermarkets and ears. When programmers ‘write programs, they have to plan carefully for every possible kind of extor a computer user can input into the computer. Its planning for the random behaviour of humans that makes programming so much fun.6 Complete the sentences (1-6) with the words in 4 Circle the answers yes or no. 1 Programmers use algorithms when writing programs. yes/no 2 Programmers write programs using the numbers 1 and 0. yes/no 3. Machine language is a high-level Tanguage. yes/no 4 We only find computer programs in computers. yes/no Answer the questions. 1 What is an algorithm? 2 What does a binary system consist of? 3 Why are high-level languages easy to learn? 4 What do computers do with code? 5 Why must programmers plan carefully? Vocabulary the box. ‘according to m behaves m devices m errors input w output 1 the bank machine, [have no money in my bank account. 2 Video and digital cameras are other that use computers. 3 is any result a computer displays on s from a printer 4 Acomputer receives. ‘when they click on a command 5 Imade too many in my test so I got abad grade. 6 Not everyone logically when things go wrong with # computer. from users Choose the correct word. 1 Most people can easily learn a___ language and become programmers. a low-level b high-level binary 2 You can use a mouse or keyboard to_data into the computer. a output b input © process 3 Some children ___very badly when they can't have something they want. a process b solve _¢ behave 4 You can draw ___ for many simple procedures. a analgorithm b acode ¢ data 5 Computers___ programming language into machine language. use b develop ¢ translate 6 Acomputer can large amounts of data at very high speeds. a process b result © complete Speaking 8 Work in groups and discuss the questions. A What kind of errors do you make with, ‘computers? 2. How do you behave when things go wrong with ‘a computer (or any machine)? 3. How do different people you know behave ‘when things go wrong? Writing 9 Drawa flow chart like the one in Exercise 2. Follow these steps: + Choose a simple procedure from the ones in the box below (ora similar one of your own). + Break the procedure down into all the steps that you have to follow. Think about where the process starts and ends, and the input from you and from the outside. When you make a decision, think of when you say ‘yes’ and when you say ‘no, and what happens next. + ite exactly what happens at each stage + Draw the flow chart, putting your text into the different shapes in Exercise 2. + Show your flow chart to another student. Does he/she agree with your steps? making a cup of tea or coffee m making a telephone call m sending a text message = answering the door m playing a cassette or CD 1 putting on the washing machine Get real Make alist of all the devices that use computers in your home, in your school, shops, libraries, banks and offices. During a day, use your list to make a note of every time ‘you use something that contains a computer program. Report back to the class with your list. Information Technology (Ul