Unit 1: Working in IT

LESSON 1: MEETING PEOPLE

Speaking 1. a. How do you greet people in your country?

b. What do you say when you greet people in English?

Reading 2. Complete these dialogues with the words in the box.

all is meet name's Nice this too you Welcome What's

Listening 3. Listen and check your answers. 2

4. Listen again and repeat the dialogues.

Speaking 5. Work in small groups. Practice introductions. Follow the instructions below.
a. Introduce yourself. b. Introduce a new team member.

Listening 6. Listen to this dialogue and choose the correct answers. 3

Language Personal pronouns and Possessive adjectives

PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
I My
YOU Your*
HE His
SHE Her
IT Its
WE Our
THEY Their*
Language Verb be

7. Listen and repeat these words. 3

I'm, You're/Your, She's, He's, It's, We're, They're/Their

Reading 8. Complete this email with am, is, are, their, our or my.

Writing 9. Write a reply to the email in 8. Introduce yourself and three people in your group.

Speaking 10. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your jobs, companies and nationalities.
Example:
A: Where are you from?
B: I'm from ....

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Reading Strategies

The Computer System

Do you know what a computer system is? The computer system executes all the functions of a computer. A
standard computer system consists of three basic parts or sections: input units, a processor unit and the output
units.

1. O parágrafo contém 38 palavras, sendo que muitas se repetem. Sublinhe as que são
cognatas.
2. Resuma com suas palavras o texto que você leu. Cognata é uma palavra que
3. Responda: parece com o português.
a. O que faz um Sistema de computador?
b. Em quantas partes se divide? Exemplo: computer -
c. Quais são essas partes? computador
 LESSON 2: JOBS IN IT

Speaking 1 Work in small groups. List the IT jobs you know.

Reading 2 Read this team introduction. Complete the descriptions 1-4 with the IT jobs in the box.

database analyst
network architect
IT support officer
network administrator

1 Sylvia is a __________________________________________________
2 Isabelle is a_________________________________________________
3 Andrew is an________________________________________________
4 Mark and Latika are _____________________________________________

Listening 3 Listen to three people talking about their jobs. Complete the texts and the job descriptions. 4

1. Hi, I'm Karl. I'm a software __________________. I design and _______________________ computer
games. Thank you.
2. Good afternoon everyone, I'm Heba. I 'm a __________________ analyst. I ____________________
computer problems. Nice to meet you all.
3. Hi, My name's Wojtek. I'm a database _______________________________. I analyse and
_____________________ data. Thank you.

1. Karl
Job: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Responsibilities: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Heba
Job: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Responsibilities: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Wojtek
Job: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Responsibilities: __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Language

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Speaking 4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Karl, Heba and Wojtek.
Example:
A: What does Karl do?
B: He's a… He works…
Listening 5. Listen and complete this dialogue. 5

6 Listen and repeat these questions.

1 Where do you work?
2 What about you?
3 What do you do?
4 What do you want to know?
5 Where does she work?

Writing 7. What is your dream job?

Write a job description for the job of your choice.

Speaking 8. Tell the rest of the group about your dream job.
Use your notes to help you.
Example: My dream job is ... I design/solve/analyse

Speaking 9. Listen to six people introducing themselves. What jobs do they do? Complete the sentences. Then
compare with a partner. 2 (CD 2) – Find the script on Google Classroom

database administrator helpdesk supervisor project manager

software developer support technician systems analyst

1. Maria is a ___________________________________ 2. Arhmed is a __________________________________________

3. Freddy is a __________________________________ 4. Hanna is a ____________________________________________
5. Tim is a _____________________________________ 6. Sophie is a ____________________________________________

10. Listen again. Complete the collocations.

a. write software
b. have _____________________________
c. look ___________________ computer
d. install ____________________________
e. supervise ________________________
f. diagnose ___________________________________
g. be responsible _______________ IT projects
h. design _______________________________________
i. maintain _____________________________________
j. write _________________________ for software

11. Create new collocations with the verbs in 10.

12. Use the collocations and describe the people’s job in exercise 9.

Listening 13. Listen to an IT employee telling his new manager about his job.3 (CD 2) – Script on G.Classroom
What do you think he is?

14. Listen again. Tick  the things that usually happen.

1. ( ) Robert checks emails. 2. ( ) Robert has emails waiting for him.
3. ( ) Robert visits people at their desks. 4. ( ) Sales people have problems.
5. ( ) Robert attends meetings. 6. ( ) Robert visits other companies.

15. Listen again. Write these phrases in the correct place in the sentences.
From time to time generally hardly ever
normally occasionally usually
1. ( ) Robert checks emails.
2. ( ) Robert has emails waiting for him.
 3. ( ) Robert visits people at their desks.
4. ( ) Sales people have problems.
5. ( ) Robert attends meetings.
6. ( ) Robert visits other companies.

Language 16. Expressing frequency – How often do you…?

% ADVERBS EXAMPLE
100% Always I always study after class.
90% Usually I usually walk to work.
80% Normally/Generally I normally get good marks.
70% Often/Frequently I often read in bed at night.
50% Sometimes I sometimes sing in the shower.
30% Occasionally I occasionally go to bed late.
10% Seldom I seldom put salt on my food
5% Hardly ever / Rarely I hardly ever get angry.
0% Never Vegetarians never eat meat.
Subject + Adverb + Main verb Subject + BE + Adverb
Daniel always passes his exams He is always happy.

Writing 17. Use the expressions and write your answers for the questions: HOW OFTEN DO YOU…?
Use the internet Send a whatsapp message Type on Microsoft Word
Use the computer calculator Speak English Develop software
Play computer games Play cellphone games Delete personal messages
Send e-mails Receive e-mails Call someone

Speaking 18. Talk to a partner about the questions above.

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Reading Strategies Leia o texto abaixo e responda as perguntas propostas.

The Computer System

Do you know what a computer system is? The computer system executes all the functions of a computer. A
standard computer system consists of three basic parts or sections: input units, a processor unit and the
output units.
The function of the input units is to accept both the data and the programs needed for processing and to present them
to the processor unit. The processor unit stores and processes the data, and the output units display the results
obtained from processing.

The most common input units are the keyboard and the mouse. These devices enable data to go into the
computer’s memory.

1. O parágrafo contém 65 palavras, sendo que muitas se repetem. Sublinhe as que são cognatas.
2. Procure no dicionário e anote a tradução das palavras sublinhadas.
3. Resuma com suas palavras o texto que você leu.
4. Responda: Falso cognato é uma palavra que parece
a. Qual a função da unidade de entrada? com uma palavra no português, mas
b. Quais as unidades de entrada mais comuns? significa outra coisa completamente
diferente.
5. Existe um falso cognato no texto acima. Traduza-o.
Exemplo: exit – saída
Parece com êxito, mas não é.
 LESSON 3: SCHEDULES
Listening 1. Listen to two people at an IT conference. Complete this dialogue.

Language
What time does it
start/begin/finish/end?
When do you have a break?
Schedules
We use at with clock times.
It starts at 9.15. (nine fifteen/quarter past nine)
It begins at 8.30. (eight thirty/half past eight)
It finishes at 4.00. (four o'clock)
It ends at 5.05. (five oh five/five past five)
We have a break at 12.45. (twelve forty-five/a quarter to one)

2. Listen and repeat these times.

1) 7:05 2) 6:45 3) 8 o'clock 4) 10:45 5) 4:35 6) 2:15 7) 12 o'clock 8) 9:50

3. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your daily schedule and breaks.
Make notes.
Example:
A: What time/When do you start work? B: I start at 8.00. What about you? A: I begin at... .

4. Tell another pair about your partner's schedule.

Example:... starts work at 8.00 and finishes at 4.00. She has a break at 12.00.

Reading 5. Complete these sentences w i t h the words in the box.

at at in for from

I work in an office (1)__________ Dubai but I'm (2) Canada. I work

___________(3) SAP there. I start work (4)______________ 8.15, have
lunch in a café (5) _______________1.30 and finish about 5.00.

Writing 6. Write three sentences about yourself and your daily schedule.

Translating Daily Activities

On Weekdays I usually wake up at 8 am. I stay in bed about 10 minutes before I get up. I wash my face and take a shower.
Then I dry and comb my hair. I have a breakfast at around 8.30. After breakfast I brush my teeth. I get dressed. I leave
home at around 8.50. I take a bus to work. I arrive work at around 9.30. I have a cup of coffee while I read the
newspaper. Then I check my emails and file my papers. I usually make some telephone calls. Then I report to my boss. At
around 1 pm, I have lunch. I usually work on the computer. I have afternoon tea at around 4 pm and eat some snacks. I leave
work at 5.30.I take a train and go to the gym before I go home. I work out for almost an hour. I arrive home at around 7.30.
I get undressed. I take a bath. I get into my pajamas and take the rubbish out. If I don't feel so tired I cook dinner. I have
dinner at around 9. I relax on my couch and watch TV. I wash the dishes and feed my dog. I lock the door and brush my teeth.
At around 11.30 I set the alarm and read a book for about 30 minutes. Then Finally at around 12 pm I turn off the
lights and go to bed.

7. Write your daily routine.

 LESSON 4: SPELLING
Speaking 1. Work in small groups. List the IT acronyms you know.

Listening 2. Listen and complete this dialogue.

Andrei: Bob, can you (1)_____________ me, please?

Bob: Sure.
Andrei: I don't understand this acronym. What does it (2) _____________ for?
Bob: Let me see. 'W3'. I'm not sure. Maybe WWW, the World Wide Web.
Andrei: OK. What does P2P stand for?
Bob: (3) _____________ stands for person-to-person.
Andrei: OK. What does IP (4) _____________ ?
Bob: It means Internet Protocol.
Andrei: How do you (5) _____________ 'Protocol'?
Bob: p - r - o - t - o - c - o - l.
Andrei: Thanks.
Bob: You're welcome.
Leia o texto abaixo e responda as perguntas propostas. The processor unit is divided into two main parts: the Central
Processing Unit (the CPU) and the main storage unit (the main memory). The Central Processing Unit is considered the
most important component of the computer system. In other words, the CPU is the brain of the computer. It carries out
program instructions and coordinates all the activities of the other units.
1. O parágrafo contém 62 palavras, sendo que muitas se repetem. Sublinhe as que são cognatas.
2. Localize no texto e copie as palavras ou expressões abaixo: principal, armazenagem, em outras palavras, cérebro,
executa, outros (as).
3. Resuma com suas palavras o texto que você leu.
4. Responda:
a. A unidade de processamento é divido em quantas e quais partes?
b. Qual a parte mais importante do sistema de computador? Por quê?

STUDENT 4

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
Leia o texto abaixo e responda as perguntas propostas. 10 minutos.

The main memory holds the instructions and the data which are currently being processed by the CPU. All computers
have a type of auxiliary or extra storage device: optical (CD, DVD, BlueRay), magnectic (hard drive, floppy disks), flash
(SSD, flash drives, memory cards, memory sticks), online (cloud storage).

1. O parágrafo contém 48 palavras, sendo que muitas se repetem. Sublinhe as que são cognatas.
2. Localize no texto e copie as palavras ou expressões abaixo: principal; guarda as instruções; sendo processados;
por dispositivo de armazenagem; armazenagem na nuvem.
3. Resuma com suas palavras o texto que você leu.
4. Responda:
a. Qual a função da memória principal?
b. Cite cinco exemplos de dispositivos de armazenagem.

STUDENT 5

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
Leia o texto abaixo e responda as perguntas propostas. 10 minutos.

Output units enable us to extract the finished product from the system. The computer either shows the output on the
monitor screen or prints the results onto paper by means of a printer or a plotter. The plotter is a computer printer for
printing vector graphics.

Other output devices can present audio and video results such as speakers, headphones, earphones, data projector, etc.

1. O parágrafo contém 63 palavras, sendo que muitas se repetem. Sublinhe as que são cognatas.
2. Localize no texto e copie as palavras ou expressões abaixo: permitem que nós, finalizado, ou mostra... ou
imprime..., por meio de uma impressora, dispositivos de saída, tais como, fones de ouvidos.
3. Resuma com suas palavras o texto que você leu.
4. Responda:
a. O que os dispositivos de saída permitem que nós façamos?
b. Como podemos obter o produto finalizado pelo sistema.
c. Cite dois exemplos de dispositivos de saída

STUDENT 6

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
Leia o texto abaixo e responda as perguntas propostas. 10 minutos.

The peripherals are the physical units connected to the computer. They include both input and output devices as well as
storage devices. Peripherals such as a mouse, modems, scanners, optical devices, printers, keyboards, loudspeakers, etc.,
are plugged into the ports on the rear panel of the computer or in the front panel, through USB, VGA, PS2, Ethernet, Audio
ports.

1. O parágrafo contém 59 palavras, sendo que muitas se repetem. Sublinhe as que são cognatas.
2. Localize no texto e copie as palavras ou expressões abaixo: ambos, bem como, dispositivos de armazenamento,
tais como, conectados, painel traseiro, através de.
3. Resuma com suas palavras o texto que você leu.
4. Responda:
a. O que são periféricos?
b. O que está incluído nos periféricos?
c. Cite 3 exemplos de portas de conexão de periféricos no computador.