guide number one
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INTRODUCTIONS TO COMPUTERS
1.1. READING TEXT
A. Preparations:
Before you read the text, find the definitions on the right that goes with
the word on the left. Use a dictionary if necessary:
To solve To give assistanceTo store Greatly reduced in size
vast To find the solution
To help Not complicated
Simple Benefit
Miniaturized To do operations
Advantage To give
To process Very big
To provide Example 1,2,3
Numbers To keep
B. Read the text below
First, read it without stopping. Dont worry about difficult words. Read it
to get a general idea of the text. Then read it again slowly. Use a
dictionary. Make a note
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THE COMPUTERS REVOLUTIONS
C. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT
1. Creations new jobs, better educations, telecommunications, genetic
Engineering, optical fiber technology
2. The armed forces in the USA, Russia and Europe used computers
for: the radar systems, missile control, intelligence surveillance, war-
games and simulations, and the famous Star Wars
3. The first modern computer was made in the 1940
4. In the 1960 computers made a giant step forward with the inventions
of transistors
5. The computers todays are smallers, cheaper, more powerful
computers.
6. The basic job of a computer is to process information
7. No, they cant.
8. Artificial Intelligence.
9. Play chess, medical diagnoses, and weather forecasts
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1.2
VOCABULARY STUDY
B. Work with a partner. Look at the text again and use a dictionary if
necessary to check that you understand all these words.
Advantage(ventaja)
Silicon chips(Chip de silicona)
To help(ayudar)
Environment(Medio Ambiente)
Scanners(Escner)
To process(procesar)
Feet(Pies) Simple(Simple) To provide(proporcionar)
Forward(Adelante)
Surveillance(Vigilancia)
To solve(resolver)
Lasers(Lasers)
To create(crear)
To store(almacenar)
Miniaturized(Miniatura)
To deal(hacer frente a)
Baste(vasto)
Numbers(Nmeros)
To discover(descubrir)
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(Trabaja con un compaero. Mira de nuevo el texto y utiliza un diccionario si
es necesario para comprobar que usted entiende todas estas palabras.)
C. Choose five of the words in the list. Write a sentence or two for each
word to illustrate its meaning.
(Elegir cinco palabras de la lista y escribir una o dos oraciones para cada
palabra para ilustrar su significado.)
SOLUTION
1. Surveillance is important in a community and elsewhere, banks, hospitals,
universities etc.
(La vigilancia es importante en una comunidad y en todas partes, bancos,
hospitales, universidades etc.)
2. A. We must protect the environment
(Debemos cuidar el medio ambiente)
B. Not pollute our environment
(No contaminemos nuestro medio ambiente)
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3. A. the silicon chip is the one that has revolutionized the history of
computers
(El chip de silicona es el que ha revolucionado la historia de los
computadores)
B. Silicon chips are in many products
(Los chips de silicona se encuentran en muchos productos)
4. A. To solve the problems we must deal with them
(Para solucionar los problemas hay que hacer frente a ellos)
B. to solve the exercises has to study
(Para resolver los ejercicios tienes que estudiar)
5. A. Roman numbers are written with letters
(Los nmeros romanos se escriben con letras)
B. The numbers help us to solve mathematical problems
(Los nmeros nos ayudan a resolver problemas matemticos)
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3. DISCUSSION:what can computers do?
(Discusin sobre lo que puede hacer un computador)
A. At home:to do our homework and study
(En la casa, para hacer nuestras tareas y estudiar)
B. In offices:to make cards, payroll, inventory etc.
(Para hacer cartas, nominas, inventarios, etc.)
C. In Banks:for transactions(Para hacer transacciones)
D. In factories: In the factory a computer can do the work of severalpeople, streamline processes instructions etc.
(En la fbrica un computador puede hacer el trabajo de varias personas,
agilizar los procesos recibir instrucciones etc.)
E. At airports:look arrival and departure of flights
(Mirar llegada y salida de vuelos)
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F. In school and universities:do research; make theses, projects, etc.
searches.
(Hacer investigaciones, realizar tesis, proyectos, bsquedas etc.)
G. In hospitals: medical appointments bring order and make transcripts of
formulas. And also make medical diagnostics study the human body discoverdiseases
(Llevar orden de citas mdicas y realizar transcripciones de frmulas. y
tambin hacer diagnsticos mdicos estudiar el cuerpo humano descubrir
enfermedades)
H. In government departments:help count the votes in secret(Ayudar a contar los votos de manera secreta)
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1.4
MATH THE PICTURE (coincide con la imagen)
A. In a bank: automatic cashiers are open at any time.
B. In an office: People who write letters and keep records save time by
using computers
C. In the armed forces: radar missiles, satellite communications andstrategy games are all parts of a modern armys resources..
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D. In the home: microwave-ovens, washing machines and dishwashers use
chip technology
E. In a factory: one computer can do the work of many men
F. In parliament: the votes are secret because the computers do the
counting
G. In schools : Computers can count very fast and help people who work
with complicated mathematical calculation
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1.6 GRAMMAR WORK. (Trabajo de gramtica)
A. Adjectives, (adjetivos).
Look at the below. Write the opposite of the adjectives in the spaces
(Mira lo siguiente. Escribe el opuesto de los adjetivos en los espacios)
Fast Slow
Intelligent Gross
Expensive Cheap
Unreliable Dependable
Large Large
Difficult Easy
Boring CheerfulFull Incomplete
Long Short
Good Bad
B. fill in the blanks (llenar los espacios en blancos)
Now complete this passage, using one of the adjectives above for each
blank.
(Ahora complete este paso, utilizando uno de los adjetivos anteriores para
cada espacio en blanco)
One advantage of computers is that they can do calculations very quickly;
they are very fast compared to people, who are comparatively slow.
Because computers are machines, they are dependable, they dont make
mistakes, and also, they dont mind working for longs hours on largejobs.
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The first computers cost a lot of money, they were high and they were
very bigToo, sometimes they occupied a whole room.
C. Present tense Tiempo Presente
1. Look at this - Mira esto.
2. Tick the sentence below where the verb is in the present tense.
(Marque en la siguientes oraciones donde el verbo este en tiempo
presente)
1. Computers were invented a long time ago.
2. I havent got a computer.
3. When did John visit Silicon Valley? (
4. Where does Fred buy his games?
5. Nowadays we can watch T.V programmers from all over the world
6. The washing machine has a spin drier incorporated
7. My friend Jane wanted to learn PASCAL, but she got married
8. They use PCs for their work at the office
9. How many disk drives has your computer got
10.Have you seen the new laser printers
D. Complete the dialogue by writing in the missing questions
1. Have a computer at home?
No I havent got a computer at home, but my father uses one at the office.
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2. Where your father works?
He works in a bank
3. What kind of work does your father?
Hes got a Gradolf P.C.
4. How often you use the computer?
He uses the computer every day
5. What that work done the computer?
Well, he uses it to make calculations and keep records.
6. Does he like computers?
Yes, he likes computers a lot. He says they are very useful
7. Why not buy one?
Because theyrevery expensive and I havent got any money
8. How much a computer?
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It depends, but a P.C, with 2 disk drives and a monitor is about $500.