IT Workshop
Teachers notes
The series
The Workshop series of workbooks prepares students
studying vocational topics for the English they will
need for their jobs in the real world. The books
contain 2530 lessons which can be used in class as a
supplement to the main coursebook and/or at home.
Each single or double-page lesson includes the
authentic texts, skills practice, functional language,
and vocabulary needed for a vocational syllabus. IT
Workshop also provides a lot of practical information
about different aspects of IT and encourages hands-
on practice where possible.
Features
Each lesson contains some or all of these features:
Before you read
Reading
Vocabulary
Speaking
Writing
Get real
Each workbook has a Glossary, which contains the
key words from each lesson and definitions. The
Glossary defines the main words of the lesson and is
particularly useful for defining the technically
specific or unusual words not always found in a
dictionary.
Before you read
Students can do this task alone or in pairs. It is
designed to get students thinking about the topic of
the lesson, or to start thinking about some of the
vocabulary they already know in that area. For
example, in Lesson 9 'Research on the Internet',
students start to think about different ways of
researching and how research on the Internet is
different from other forms of research. In lessons
with a large number of concrete nouns or new
concepts, students might have to work with pictures
or diagrams, for example, in Lesson 1 'The
computer', students identify and label the different
parts of a computer on a diagram before reading
about the computer and all its component parts.
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Reading
Workshop contains a variety of texts related to the
vocational topic. For example, Information
Technology includes the types of texts you find in
computer manuals and magazines, on websites and
in advertisements. It also includes the words and
commands that you see on the screen every time you
turn on your computer. Reading tasks include
identifying opinions in a text to compare with your
own, finding general information such as advantages
and disadvantages, identifying the topic of a text or
paragraphs within the text, reading the text to find
specific information, ordering texts, true or false
comprehension questions, and matching headings
with paragraphs.
Vocabulary
The Vocabulary sections in Workshop contain
exercises looking at groups of words from the reading
texts specific to the topic of the lesson. For example,
in Lesson 12 'Writing e-mails', students are asked to
match the words on the screen when composing e-
mails with definitions. The exercises include
matching words and pictures, completing
definitions, identifying whether words are specific to
IT or not, finding opposites, grouping words and
some work on word-building. Most of the words that
appear in the Vocabulary sections plus any other
words in the lesson that are relevant to the topic
appear in the Glossary at the back.
Speaking
The Speaking sections usually involve students
taking part in a discussion related to the topic of the
reading text. For example, in Lesson 8 'The Internet',
students are asked to list and discuss the good and
bad features of the Internet. Some Speaking sections
ask students to have a conversation or prepare a role
play related to the topic, for example, in Lesson 26
Videoconferencing, students are asked to prepare a
role play of a videoconference with a school from
another country. Other Speaking sections ask
students to work in pairs or groups to solve
problems, for example, in Lesson 13 E-mail
addresses and servers, students are asked to work
out which countries the codes in e-mail addresses
stand for.
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Teachers notes

Writing
In the Writing sections students are often asked to
write short texts based on the model of the reading
text in the lesson, or using information derived from
it. For example, in Lesson 16 Music on the Internet,
students read a dialogue between a representative of
the music industry and a music fan, and they go on
to write two paragraphs, outlining the views of both
the industry and the fans on downloading music
from the Internet. Some of the Writing sections are
more practical and practise the IT elements
described in the reading text, for example, in Lesson
3 Using a word processor, students put into practice
what they have learnt about formatting a document
by typing up and formatting a text they have written.

Get real
The 'Get real' task at the end of each lesson is a link
between the content of the lesson and the real world.
Students are encouraged to use reference materials,
magazines, newspapers, or the Internet to investigate
ideas related to the topic of the lesson. For example,
in Lesson 15 Viewing and downloading files,
students are asked to research greetings cards on the
Internet and in high-street shops and to discuss them
and what they offer. Some of these tasks are also
designed to be the basis of possible project work. For
example, in Lesson 28 Careers in IT, students are
asked to find out about jobs that involve IT and the
courses that lead to certain careers. Students then
pool their information in a class file which will be of
practical use to those students who wish to take up a
career in IT.

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1 The computer 4 Word processing: for and against

1 floppy disc c scanner h mouse g 2 Advantages
keyboard b tower f monitor a 8 (faster / easier / can store information /
CD-rewriter e printer d easier to review and rewrite / more formatting
2 a 3 b 2 c 4 d 1 choices / spell, grammar and language check
[thesaurus] / print neat copies / helps
3 5 H 6 M 7 P 8 P 9 S 10 P
improve writing skills)
11 M 12 P
Disadvantages
4 1 components 2 graphics 3 system
4 (not easy to read long documents / printer
4 processes 5 specifications 6 run
does not print what you see / many word
7 stores 8 performance
processors cannot read each others files / do
2 The desktop not work well with e-mail)
2 a 4 b 3 c 1 d 2 3 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 6 F
3 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 T 4 1 manual 2 coding system 3 text editor
4 ASCII 5 features 6 word processor
4 1 appears 2 background 3 double-
clicking 4 folder 5 main 6 personalize 5 Storing data
5 1 Display 2 Recycle Bin 3 screen saver 2 a 2 b 3 c 1
4 deleted 5 desktop 6 files 7 Folders
3 1 a floppy disks b CD-ROMs
3 Using a word processor c removable disks d the hard disk
2 My Computer
2 1 H
3 4
2 T
4 Macintosh Hard Disk
3 Caps Lock (or Shift, if you hold it down)
5 My Documents
4 at the bottom, on the right / in the bottom
right-hand corner 4 1 e 2 a 3 d 4 c 5 b
5 at the top, on key 8 5 1 data 2 crash 3 back-up copy
3 4 nine 4 organize 5 directory
5 Which, commands, program, documents
6 Creating a folder
4 1 Spelling and Grammar 2 Cut 3 Font
1 1 e 2 d 3 b 4 a 5 i 6 c 7 g 8 f
4 Open 5 Picture 6 Print Layout
9 h
5 File Edit View
2 Students should tick the following: pointer,
Close Copy Full Screen
cursor, C: drive icon, folder, close, drop-down
Open Cut Print Layout
menu, maximize (if necessary)
Save Paste
Save As Undo 3 a 6 b 2 c 3 d 4
Insert Format Tools 4 1 C: drive icon 2 drop-down 3 cursor
Picture Font Language 4 pointer 5 maximize 6 restore
Symbol Paragraph Spelling & Grammar
(In the students unit, the underlined letters 7 Saving files
show shortcut keys.) 2 a 3 b 4 c 1 d 2
6 1 f 2 d 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 e 3 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 F 7 F 8 F
7 1 clipboard 2 settings 3 menu bar 4 1 existing 2 digital 3 Untitled 4 Save in
4 toolbar 5 locations 6 fonts 7 format 5 default 6 Save as type
8 character
8 The Internet
8 1 e 2 b 3 d 4 k 5 h 6 a 7 i 8 f
9 l 10 c 11 g 12 j 2 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 F
3 1 URL 2 HTML 3 browser 4 HTTP
5 network
4 1 look at 2 move 3 join 4 find
5 make, start
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5 1 interactive 2 network 3 navigate 12 Writing e-mails

4 create 5 random 6 transfer 2 1 E, F 2 E, I 3 S, F 4 S, I 5 E, F 6 S, I
7 cyberspace
3 1 I refer to your e-mail dated 21st August. F
9 Research on the Internet 2 I got your e-mail yesterday, thanks. I
3 1 search engine 2 upper 3 AND 3 I cant wait to see you. I
4 I look forward to seeing you. F
4 Students should tick 2, 4, 5, 6, 8.
5 Give me a ring if you need me. I
5 1 specific 2 categorize 3 retrieve 6 Please call if you require assistance. F
4 narrow 5 logical operators 6 excludes
5 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 e 5 b
6 1 GS 2 SG 3 GS 4 SG
6 1 f 2 h 3 i 4 c 5 b 6 e 7 a 8 d
5 SG 6 GS
9 g
10 E-mail, telephones and the post 13 E-mail addresses and servers
2 E-mail Telephones Post
2 a 3 b 1 c 2 d 4
cheap
3 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F
pictures / images
instant delivery 4 1 user name
instant reply 2 domain name
interactive 3 the at symbol
modern 4 the TLD
private 5 1 a 2 a 3 b 4 b
secure 6 1 stands for 2 client 3 deals with
slow 4 server
sound 7 1 online 2 stand-alone 3 outgoing
unwanted 4 send 5 (the) same
communication
8 .at Austria .be Belgium .bg Bulgaria
usually formal
.de Germany .dk Denmark .es Spain
3 Positive: communication, instant, interaction, .fr France .gr Greece .hu Hungary .it Italy
privacy .lu Luxembourg .nl Netherlands
Negative: bills, Spam, virus .pt Portugal .ro Romania .si Slovenia
.uk United Kingdom
11 Mobile phones
2 a antenna b display screen c faceplate 14 Sending files over the Internet
d flip cover e scroll keys f keypad 2 E-post Express 6 Mega Mail 9
3 Business person SP5, Student QT1 E-post Express
Model 1 QT1, Model 2 SP5 1 Open the program and / 2 click Create a new
5 1 SP5 2 SP5 3 both 4 both 5 QT1 mail message / 3 Click on the paperclip icon/
6 SP5 7 QT1 8 QT1 4 Click on the file you want to send /
6 Specific: band mode, ring tones, text 5 click the Attach button / 6 Click send
messages, voice mail Mega Mail
General: connection, detachable, dimensions, 1 Connect to the Internet and / 2 go to the
dual, navigation, transmission compose screen / 3 Click on attach files /
4 Click on the first browse button / 5 Click on
7 1 Got to go. 2 Be right back. 3 Thank you.
the file you want to send / 6 Click open /
4 Just for fun. 5 I could meet you at 7:00.
7 Click attach files / 8 click done / 9 Click send
3 1 D 2 S 3 D 4 D 5 S 6 S
4 1 procedure 2 remove 3 button
4 disappears 5 reappear 6 done
5 1 again 2 before 3 not / negative
4 not / negative

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6 1 rewrite 2 undo / redo 3 dislike 18 Image editing

4 disagree 5 preview / review 6 untitled 2 Image Image Image
7 disappear / reappear 8 reformat editing formatting sources
9 unfinished 10 restart
adjust JPEG clip art
15 Viewing and downloading files special effects TIFF web pages
2 1 yes 2 no 3 no 4 yes cut PICT digital cameras
paint GIF scanners
3 1 e 2 d 3 f 4 b 5 a 6 c
erase EPS create new
4 Specific: download, file extension paste
General: animations, automatically,
3 1 JPEG 2 EPS 3 GIF 4 PICT
compatible, complete, standard, utilities
4 1 yes 2 yes 3 yes 4 yes 5 no
16 Music on the Internet 5 1 special effects 2 clip art 3 cross-
3 1 2 3 4 5 6 platform 4 sources 5 adjust 6 erase
4 1 peer to peer
19 Reviewing websites
2 central location
3 a 8 b 10 c 7 d 2 e 5 f 1
5 1 e 2 d 3 a 4 b 5 c
4 1 confusing 2 wonderful 3 relevant
6 1 income 2 audio 3 peer 4 swapping
4 pretty 5 sure 6 multilingual
5 sharing 6 illegal 7 fee
5 1 fits 2 else 3 relevant 4 confusing
17 Desktop publishing (DTP) 5 scroll bar
1 a rectangle b diagonal c oval
20 Designing web pages
d hexagon e square f vertical
g triangle h circle i horizontal 2 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F

2 Noun Adjective Noun and adjective 3 1 b 2 f 3 a 4 d 5 c 6 e

circle diagonal oval 4 DO 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12
hexagon horizontal square DONT 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11
rectangle vertical 5 1 hyperlinks 2 generate 3 structure
triangle 4 navigation bar 5 consistent
NB: the three adjectives can be used as 6 Web authoring 7 original
nouns, but usually only in a geometrical 6 1 busy 2 upload 3 consistent
context. 4 surfers 5 Web authoring 6 home pages
3 Order: 5, 4, 6, 1, 3, 2 7 structure 8 generate
4 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 T 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
5 1 rotate
2 align horizontally
21 Multimedia
3 align vertically 2 a 2 b 4 c 1 d 3
4 fill 3 1 Advertisers ... advertise their products
5 bring to front 2 Managers ... present company results
6 text wrap 3 Pilots ... learn to fly / use multimedia
7 decrease space between characters simulations
8 increase space between words 4 Scientists ... simulate experiments with
6 1 stylish 2 text 3 template 4 combine dangerous chemicals in safety
5 import 6 insert 7 design 5 Publishers ... produce e-zines and e-books
6 Students ... study at their own speed /
7 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 f 5 g 6 e 7 b
explore topics creatively
7 Teenagers ... play games / visit virtual
worlds / change the ending of films
4 1 e 2 c 3 d 4 a 5 b

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5 1 3-D 2 related 3 simulation 4 virtual 5 1 Its a set of logical rules.

5 integrated 6 application 2 It consists of the numbers 1 and 0.
3 Theyre easy to learn because theyre like
22 E-commerce English.
2 a 3 b 5 c 2 d 1 e 4 4 They translate it into machine language.
3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 Because human behaviour is random, and
8 9 10 humans make errors.
4 1 accessories 2 operate 3 convenient 6 1 According to 2 devices 3 output
4 retailer 5 consumer 6 support 4 input 5 errors 6 behaves
7 guarantees 8 transactions 7 1 b 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 c 6 a
5 Noun Adjective
commerce commercial
26 Videoconferencing
convenience convenient 2 a 2 b 1 c 4 d 3
confidence confident 3 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T
success successful 4 1 LAN 2 ISDN 3 LAN 4 LAN
security secure
5 1 adaptor 2 Broadband 3 bandwidth
privacy private
4 reliable 5 frame 6 affects
23 Chat rooms 27 Men, women and IT
3 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 T
2 1 Did you know that ...
4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 Why are boys better at IT?
8 9 10 3 Why is IT important?
5 1 personal information 2 trial membership 4 Is the world changing?
3 chat room 4 small talk 5 real time 3 1 c 2 a 3 b
6 online community
4 1 c 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 d
6 1 sad 2 very sad 3 laughing 4 happy
5 1 boring 2 stop 3 fact 4 typical
5 very angry 6 cool sunglasses smiley
5 nice 6 violent 7 silly (or genius as its a
7 I dont care! 8 shouting
noun and the other three are adjectives)
24 Netiquette 8 complain

2 a 2 b 4 c 3 d 1 28 Careers in IT
3 1 When do people in the West shake hands? 2 1 Peter 2 Elissa 3 Martin 4 Katrina
2 Why do the Japanese bow to each other? /
3 1 P 2 M 3 E 4 P 5 K 6 M 7 K
Why do Thais bring their hands together in
8 P
front of their face?
3 What is good Internet behaviour called? 4 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 a
4 Who reads what you type?
5 What does Cc: do (in an e-mail)?
4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5 1 means 2 customs 3 invasion
4 instead of 5 unsolicited

25 Computer programming
2 1 Save and Save As
2 two
3 three (click save, enter, click save)
3 a 1 b 3 c 2 d 1 e 3
4 1 yes 2 no 3 no 4 no

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