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1. BEFORE YOU READ

Work with a partner. Write two things computers can do and things
computers cant do.

What computers can do

The computer can process numbers, messages and all kinds of

information.
They can add, substract, multiply, divide, compare, and store data.

What computers cant do

The computers cant think

The computers cant talk

2. WHILE YOU READ

A. Read the text and check your answer

Computers are interesting machines, they are electronic. They help people
in their work. There are many uses four computers. They can process
numbers, messages and all kinds of information. They can add, substract,
multiply, divide, compare, and store data. They can also process graphics,
charts and drawings.
When computers were invented, they were very big. They occupied a room.
They were very slow and expensive too. They were difficult to operate.
Today, computers are small, fast, cheap, and easy to operate.
The influence of computers is now universal. We can use them in medicine,
education, industry, business, science, technology, communications and
movies. Many people have personal computers. Computers cant think.
People have to program and operate them.

B. Write T (true) or F (false) in front of each sentence. If the is

false, write the correct information.
T
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Computers are big,

Computers can be
Many people use
The influence of
Computers are very
You can use
graphics

F
X

X
X
X
X
X

slow expensive
used in mathematics
computers in the work
computers is very limited
intelligent
computers to draw and make

C. Fin in the reading words that mean the opposite

1 Small
2 Expensi
ve
3 Difficult
4 Slow
5 Add
6 Multiply
7 Local

big
cheap
easy
fast
remove
divide
external

D. Complete the paragraph with information from the text.

Computers can add (+), sustract (-) multiply (x), and compare (:). When
they were invented, they were very big, occupied a room, and were very
slow and expensive too. But now they are small, fast, cheap and easy to
operate. Computers have many uses. They can compare information and
store data. They can help people in their work.

3. AFTER YOU READ

A. Discuss with your partner different applications of computers in

medicine, business and movies and write them below.
MEDICINE
X-Rays
tomography
Magnetic
resonance
ultrasound
electrocardiogra
phs
radiograph

BUSINESS
Ofimatic
Excel
Microsoft
word
Power point
publisher

MOVIES
Blender
Pixar
Silicon
graphics
Prodsoft
QuickTime

Dropbox

mammography

Web page

PhilipsSony
Intel-IBM

Looking at language: the past tense of the verb to be

Was and were are used in the text to talk about the computers in the past.
Notice that was is used in singular sentence and were in plural ones.
When computers were invented, they were very big.
My computer was very expensive
B. Complete the following letter. Use was or were.

Dear Robert
Yesterday, I was at a library and I was reading about
the history of computers. I learned that the first
electronic computers were large y slow. They were
very difficult to operate.
I learned that in 1977 the first PC (personal computer)
was produced. I also learned that the first mouse was
designed in 1994.
It was an interesting reading. Hoe about you? What
were you doing yesterday?
Love,

UNIDAD 1 Y 2 GRAMAR
Resolver las preguntas de acuerdo a la lectura.
READING SECTION
Mathew Thomas is English. He is 15 and his brother Paul is 13, but they don
t go to school. They are in the Chilean city of Arica since many years ago
because their parents are scientists there. They study at home. Paul loves
sports, his favorite hobby is fishing, he likes to play soccer and he enjoys

looking down at the coast. His best friend is Peter and they love flying.

1. Who is Paul best friend?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Peter
Paul
Pedro
Matthew

2. Where do they study?

a.
b.
c.
d.

They
They
They
They

study
study
study
study

at home.
at school.
alone
at office

3. What is Paul favorite hobby?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Fishing
Playing
Jumping
Flying

4. Where is he from?

a.
b.
c.
d.

He
He
He
He

is
is
is
is

from British
from Belgian
from England
Chinese

5. go- the-want-to-beach-tothey
a. They go to the beach to
want
c. They to go the beach to
want

b. They want to go to the

beach
d. They to want to go the
beach

6. Complete the blank with the best choice

The cat ___done__ play with toys
d. doesnt
a. do
b. done
c. dont
7. Mark the correct
sentence
a. They cannot speak
Chinese c. They not can
speak Chinese

b.
They
Chinese
d. They
Chinese

cannot
not

can

speaks
speaks

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA AMAZONIA
FACULTAD DE INGENIERA
DEPARTAMENTO DE EDUCACIN A DISTANCIA
TECNOLOGA EN INFORMTICA Y SISTEMAS
SEGUNDO SEMESTRE
Florencia Caquet 2015

18. Write the plurals of the fallowen words.

a. Baby_babys_____
person_personas__

b. day __days___ c. man _mens_

d.

8. Select the best option to complete the reading

Camila ____ up at 6:30, she ____ breakfast in the kitchen, she ____ to school at
08:00 am, she ____ English classes in the morning.
a. gets, has, goes, has.

b. goes, has, gets, has

c. gets, goes, has, has

d. goes, has, gets, has

ERLINTON CUELLAR ROCERO

Estudiante Segundo Semestre TIS