Everyday uses of computers

NAME: .. DATE: December, 13th 2012

Reading: Computers in everyday life

Computers are part of our everyday lives. They have an effect on almost everything you do. When you buy groceries at a supermarket, a computer is used with laser and barcode technology to scan the price of each item and present a total. Barcoding items (clothes, food, and books) requires a computer to generate the barcode labels and maintain the inventory. Most television advertisements and many films use graphics produced by a computer. In hospitals, bedside terminals connected to the hospitals main computer allow doctors to type in orders for blood tests and to schedule operations. Banks use computers to look after their customers money. In libraries and bookshops, computers Los ordenadores son parte de nuestras vidas diarias. Ellos tienen un efecto sobre casi todo que usted hace. Cuando usted compra abarrotes en un supermercado, un ordenador es usado como lser y la tecnologa de cdigo de barras es el que explora el precio de cada artculo y presenta un total. Barcoding artculos (la ropa, el alimento, y libros) requieren que un computadora genere las etiquetas de cdigo de barras y mantengan el inventario actualizado. La mayor parte de publicidad de la televisin y muchas pelculas usan grficos producida por una computadora. En hospitales, los terminales de cabecera de las camas estn unidos a una computadora principal del hospital permitiendo a los doctores teclear rdenes por pruebas de sangre y programar operaciones. Los bancos usan computadoras para cuidar el dinero de sus clientes. En bibliotecas y libreras, las

Grammar Exercises
A.CORRECT THE MISTAKES
1. A lap top

is

a modern computer.

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2. My sister doesnt

work

as a technician.

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3. My brothers

watch T.V. in the evenings.

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4. There

is a T.V. in the classroom. input data. in banks. in factories.

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5. We use a keyboard to

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6. We use computers to control machines

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7. We use computers to control our money

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8. We use computers to calculate the bill

in hospitals. at

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9. We use computers to look after patient records and medicines

home.
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10. We use computers to provide entertainment and information

in

shops.
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B.COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN THE BOX

am / am not / is / isnt / are/arent / does / doesnt / do / dont

1. Paris 2. What

isnt in England. Its in France. is your father do? Hes a barman. arent on vacation. They are at work.

3. My parents 4. I

am not hungry because I had a big breakfast in the morning. do the banks open in Peru?

What time

Technical English Types of computer

Task 1
Choose the correct adjective. Then fill in the gaps with the correct form of the adjective.
Light heavy large small Common good- powerful Expensive fast cheap powerful - expensive

1. Lap tops are

more expensive but cheaper than notebooks.

than desktop computers,

2. The mainframe is the . type of computer. A minicomputer is .than a microcomputer.

3. Personal computers are .than mainframes but mainframes are .than personal computers at processing very large amounts of data. 4. Minicomputers are .than mainframes but they are also 5. New computers are .and sometimes .than older machines. 6. Lap tops are often .than PCs but they are not as .

Task 2. Listening: Buying a computer. Part 1

The customer wants a computer for 1.
2.

A multimedia computer provides

cd-rom and dvd drive Animation and videos

Part 2 Write the hardware items

3. Notebook 4.

Device

Printer modem

Task 3.Put the words in box into the correct form to

make an accurate description of sizes of computers.
Large powerful small common powerful small large small small - small

There are different types of computer. The.and.are mainframe computers. Minicomputers are.than mainframes but are still very powerful. Microcomputers are small enough to sit on a desk. They are the .type of computer. They are usuallythan minicomputers. Portable computers are.than desktops. The..portable is a lap top. .portables, about the size of a piece of writing paper, are called notebook computers. Subnotebooks are.than notebooks. You can hold the

Parts of a computer
Task 1. What do these words mean?
1. Hard disk drive 2. Motherboard 3. Memory chips

4. Power supply 5. Processor 6. Speaker 7. Expansion cards 8. Floppy drive 9. Byte 10. GB 11. KB 12. MB 13. MHz