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- 2. 1. The digital age A. Match the captions (1-4) with the pictures (a-d). In education, computers
- 3. C. Read the text and check your answers to B. We are now living in what
- 4. 1. The digital age Students can also enrol for courses via the website and parents can
- 5. People use a Chip and PIN card to pay for goods and services. Instead of using
- 6. D. Find the words (1-10) in the text above. Can you guess the meaning from context?
- 7. E. Match the words in D (1-10) with the correct meanings (a-j) Keep, save Execute, do
- 8. HELP box Collocations 1 Verbs and nouns often go together in English to make set phrases,
- 9. B. Use collocations from previous exercises and the HELP box to complete these sentences. Thanks to
- 10. A. Listen to four people talking about how they use computers at work. Write each speaker’s
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1. The digital age
A. Match the captions (1-4) with the pictures
1. The digital age
A. Match the captions (1-4) with the pictures
In education, computers can make all the difference ___
Using a cashpoint, or ATM ___
The Internet in your pocket ___
Controlling air traffic ___
B. Let’s talk about computers and how they are used in the situations above?
C. Read the text and check your answers to B.
We are
C. Read the text and check your answers to B.
We are
1. The digital age
1. The digital age
Students can also enrol for courses via the
1. The digital age
Students can also enrol for courses via the
Mobile let you make voice calls, send texts, email people and download pictures, ringtones or games. With a built-in camera you can send pictures and make video calls in face-to-face mode. New smartphones combine a telephone with web access, video, a games console, an MP3 player, a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a GPS navigator system, all in one.
In banks, computers store information about the money held by each customer and enable staff to access large databases and to carry out financial transactions at high speed. They also control the cashpoints, or ATMs (automatic teller machines), which dispense money to customers by the use of a PIN-protected card.
People use a Chip and PIN card to pay for goods
People use a Chip and PIN card to pay for goods
Airline pilots use computers to help them control the plane. For example, monitors display data about fuel consumption and weather conditions. In airport control towers, computers are used to manage radar system and regulate air traffic. On the ground, airlines are connected to travel agencies by computer. Travel agents use computers to find out about the availability of flights, prices, times, stopovers and many other details.
1. The digital age
D. Find the words (1-10) in the text above. Can you
D. Find the words (1-10) in the text above. Can you
Perform
Word processor
Online
Download
Built-in
Digital
Store
Financial
Monitor
Data
1. The digital age
E. Match the words in D (1-10) with the correct meanings
E. Match the words in D (1-10) with the correct meanings
Keep, save
Execute, do
monetary
screen
Integrated
Connected to the Internet
Collection of facts or figures
Describes information that is recorded or broadcast using computers
Program used for text manipulation
Copy files from a server to your PC or mobile
1. The digital age
F. Answer the questions.
How were computers used in your school?
How do you think computers will be used in school in the future?
HELP box
Collocations 1
Verbs and nouns often go together in English
HELP box
Collocations 1
Verbs and nouns often go together in English
give
keep
access
enter
transfer
money
a PIN
databases
presentations
records
2. Language work: collocations 1
A. Look at the HELP box and then match the verbs (1-5) with the nouns (a-e) to make collocations from the text on previous slide.
B. Use collocations from previous exercises and the HELP box to
B. Use collocations from previous exercises and the HELP box to
Thanks to Wi-Fi, it’s now easy to _____ from café, hotels, parks and many other public places.
Online banking lets you _____ between your accounts easily and securely.
Skype is a technology that enables users to _____ over the Internet for free.
In many universities, students are encouraged to _____ using PowerPoint in order to mate their talks more visually attractive.
The Web has revolutionized the way people _____ - with sites such as Google and Wikipedia, you can find the information you need in seconds.
Cookies allow a website to _____ on a user’s machine and later retrieve it; when you visit the website again, it remembers your preferences.
With the latest mobile phones, you can _____ with multimedia attachments – pictures, audio, even video.
2. Language work: collocations 1
A. Listen to four people talking about how they use computers
A. Listen to four people talking about how they use computers
electrical engineer secretary librarian composer
B. Listen again and write what each speaker uses their computer for.
3. Computers at work.