INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN GURU MALAYSIA

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TASKS COURSE WORK

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PEGGY KHO JEN LING
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ENGLISH PERSEDIAAN IJAZAH
FOR EFFECTIVE PENDIDIKAN AWAL
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SEMESTER 1 YEAR 1
FULL NAME OF LECTURER : MISS HJH. YONG ROFIDAH BT. SALLEH
( JUN 2018 INTAKE)

COMMENCING DATE : 13.8.2018

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 CONTENTS
Numbers Things Page
1.0 Introduction 4
2.0 Reading Texts 5~7
3.0 Graphic Organizer 8
4.0 Short Article 9
5.0 Conclusion 10
References 11
Appendix 12

APPRECIATION
My name is Peggy Kho Jen Ling . First of all , I would like to thank Miss HJH Yong
Rofidah BT. Salleh , which is my English For Effective Communication lecturer . In

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the forefront of her teaching , encouragement , and advice , I have just been able to
finish the course work within the stipulated time .

Next , I would like to thank my fellow friends . They have helped me a lot . With their
help , finally , this course work was completed .

When I got this course , I was very worried because I also got the coursework from
other lecturers at that time . I was worried that I was unable to complete this course
work within the time given . Then , I have found a way to solve the problem which is
systematic time management .

Additionally , I have made several discussions with my friends . We find information

from resource centers and the Internet . Then we summarize and refine the
information .

In the process of making this course work , I have understood technology in our
life .

Last but not least , I would like to thank Miss Yong Rofidah once again who have
taught us . I feel lucky and happy to be able to do this course work and complete the
course work within the stipulated time .

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 INTRODUCTION
Technology is first robustly defined by Jacob Bigelow as “ principles , processes ,
and nomenclatures of the more conspicuous arts , particularly those which involve
applications of science , and which may be considered useful , by promoting the
benefit of society , together with the emolument of those who pursue them . Principle
defined current-day by Merriam-Webster as : “ a comprehensive and fundamental
law , doctrine ,or assumption ” , “ a primary source ” , “ the laws or facts of nature
underlying the working of an artificial device ” , “ an ingredient that exhibits or imparts
a characteristic quality . ” Process is a term defined by the United States Patent Laws
as follows : “ process , art , or method , and includes , a new use of a known
process , machine , manufacture , composition of , matter or material . ”
Nomenclature is defined by Merriam-Webster as : “ name , designation ” , “ the act of
process or an instance of naming ” , “ a system or set of terms or symbols especially
in a particular science , discipline , or art . ” Application of science is defined as “ any
use of scientific knowledge for a specific purpose , whether to do more science ; to
design a product , process , or medical treatment ; to develop a new technology ; or
to predict the impacts of human actions . ” The simplest form of technology is the
development and use of basic tools .

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 READING TEXTS
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Importance of technology
Imagine life without the evolution of technology . What kind of life do we have
right now ? Technology has been part of our life and it is one of the key ingredients
for the survival of mankind to living in a fast-phase environment . The development of
new technology helps people save lives ; it helps people make work easier and
makes the world a better place to live in .

Starting with the simple example in health . There are many diseases that still
have no cure and there are many treatments for diseases that still need to be
improved . In the past, diseases and sicknesses were difficult to identify because
doctors don’t have the tools to do so . Nowadays, an hour is already enough to
identify any sickness of a patient although some diseases may take a while due to
certain stages of evaluation . In other words , a technology-free medical field will be
useless for what the people need . Scientists also try to discover different kinds of
medicines and supplements that can help our body fight diseases . With so many
medicines that we have right now , treatment of diseases is easier . Without
technology , these problems in the health industry will not be solved .

Technology made our lives simple in travelling . You will walk from home to
office without transportation and you will do the same when going back home .
Transportation is one of the greatest developments in our technology . From a
bicycle comes a car, a train, a boat, a ship and a plane . Without these developments
, traveling from one place to another will take too long and it could waste a lot of your
time . There are still things that can be improved in the areas of transportation .

In the business sector , manpower takes a lot of time while machines can
multiply the end result with 400% more . In the same manner , technology makes
one’s task easier . Imagine a gardener who needs to use a garden scissor to trim
down the grass lawn ? By using a lawn mower , he can easily finish the job within the
day instead of dividing three days just to finish the entire lawn . Imagine how difficult
it is to use the flint and stones or use coals to create fire for cooking ? Without
technology , all works of human beings will require manpower . This includes higher
costs for salary with lesser production .

Technology has benefited us in so many ways, that it’s impossible to list them at

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this one page . How technology changed your life?

- https://myessaypoint.com/the-importance-of-technology-is-growing-in-our-daily-life

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Explain how new scientific knowledge or a new process has helped farmers in recent
years .
Agriculture one of the most ancient occupations of man ever since the birth of
civilization had been a rickety business till recently . The poor farmers had to depend
on bullocks , buffaloes and horses for ploughing . In some countries they used even
camels . The plough was very crude. Traditionally the farmers knew the kind of seed
and soil but when things went wrong he was helpless against natural calamities . He
was following crude methods to store his grains . The lack of proper transport was
problem . So against odds the farmer had to struggle hard .

Now thanks the advanced of technology , a number of a agricultural implements

have been put into the hands of the farmer . They help him in extensive and intensive
agriculture . The bulldozer is a powerful machine which helps in levelling the ground
in a short time whereas in the past it would take several days of manual work . Then
there is the tractor which helps the farmer on ploughing . Different types of plough
shares can be attached to the tractor and deep , ploughing has become possible .
With the traditional or drawn plough , ploughing was not efficient . Even for planting
the seeds like grains , potato , and sugar cane , there are different types of
equipment facilitating efficient performance . In vast areas harvestors are used for
harvesting which can harvest and separate the grain from the dry stalk . Mechanically
the grain can be taken to storage bins , or “ SILOS ” which are rodent proof .

Chemical fertilizers have become the order of the day . Since the nature of the soil
can be tested and the kind of manure a corp may need is available , a farmer can
choose a suitable fertilizer to get a bumper corp . The deficiency or the weakness of
the soil is know and duly corrected . Plants suffer from various diseases and there
are pests which prey on them . These are being countered today with powerful
pesticides and insecticides and as such the diseases are kept under control . Good
seeds have become possible because of research . Hybrids which resist diseases
and at the same time give high yield are now available to the willing farmer . This
knowledge becomes available to the farmer through the media and agriculture
department .
 Soil conservation methods are used so that the nature of the soil is preserved .
So too in the case of water conservation . Water is not allowed to go to waste . By
putting up dams across rivers , water is being store which can be economically used
and because of this , millions and millions of hectares of land have been brought
under the plough increasing the production of food grain . Deep well-pumps have
come to the rescue of the farmer . In the traditional method man and the animal had
to sweat and labour with poor returns but , with pump sets , well irrigation had
become very efficient and areas which were one almost deserts have become
productive .

Modern methods of transport have also come to help the farmer in finding a distant
market . Wheat from America can be transported to countries where people are
starving .

So we find science had made agricultural inroads which is a viable contribution to

the economy .
- Professor S. Srinivasan ( 2007 )
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Household work Is transformed by technological developments
Household work was transformed by new technologies during the first half of the
twentieth century . Some machines were intended to automate work that servants
used to do , while others took advantage of new sources of energy such as electricity
and gas to make homes cleaner , safer , and more efficient . Technological
innovations such as refrigerators , washing machines, and ranges were first available
only to the wealthy , but after the end of World War II household appliances became
widely affordable . Household appliances have not eliminated time or effort spent on
domestic chores , but they have helped dramatically raise the general standard of
household comfort and convenience .

While many of the activities that took place in homes at the turn of the twentieth
century would still be familiar one hundred years later , how those tasks were
performed changed dramatically . Before 1900 , nearly all household chores were
performed manually . Affluent homes employed servants to assist in cooking ,
cleaning , and other tasks ; other chores , such as laundry , were sometimes
performed outside the home . But the first decades of the twentieth century saw a
great decline in the number of household servants , and women in the upper classes
were faced with the challenge of performing laborious household chores themselves .
This created a marketplace for new automated appliances for the kitchen and
throughout the house . Poorer women , on the other hand , had always been
responsible for their own housework , but , as electricity became available and prices
for appliances fell , they too were able to welcome gadgets large and small into their
homes .

One of the most important home technologies of the early part of the twentieth
century had nearly disappeared by its end: the sewing machine . Early sewing
machines were powered by pedals or trestles that the operator pumped with her feet
. This was tiring work , and made machine sewing often seem a greater chore than
simply sewing by hand . Singer , the world's largest sewing machine manufacturer ,
introduced a fully electric model in 1921 , and the popularity of sewing machines for
the home soared . These machines made basic sewing chores much easier , and
also performed elaborate specialized stitching previously beyond the reach of
domestic sewing . The popularity of sewing machines began to decline after World
War II , however , as inexpensive clothes and household linens became widely
available for purchase and made home sewing unnecessary .
 The chores of cleaning homes and clothes were changed perhaps more than
any other by the use of electricity . Prior to the invention of electric-powered cleaners
, homes were swept by hand or with the aid of mechanical carpet sweepers . By all
accounts , these manual techniques left a great deal of dust and dirt behind ! The first
electrical carpet cleaners were not portable machines for the home , but large
commercial machines that were brought to the home for periodic cleaning sessions .
These were followed by permanently installed centralized vacuuming systems ,
where light hoses could be attached to suction outlets on the wall in order to easily
vacuum any room . These centralized systems were popular in apartment buildings ,
where the large , expensive units were most practical . The earliest version of the
modern style portable vacuum cleaner appeared in 1908 , manufactured by the W. H.
Hoover Company and soon to be known simply as " Hoovers . " Hoover and his
competitors continued to improve the vacuum cleaner , though the basic design a
small motor , suction , a dust bag , and perhaps a rotating brush—remained the
same for decades .

Machines to help do laundry were especially important to households no longer able

to rely on domestic help . Many women were reluctant to make use of commercial
laundries because of their persistent bad reputation for abusing clothes and linens ,
so even manually operated laundry aids were desirable . Early machines consisted of
a cylindrical tank that filled with water , a gas heating element , and a hand crank to
turn the cylinder . Clothes could be washed , rinsed , and ( slowly ) dried in these
machines . With the addition of electric motors to washing machines , their popularity
skyrocketed ; by the late 1920s , millions were sold annually in the United States .
Washing machines became fully automatic in the 1930s with the introduction of
electromechanical controls and the ability to " spin-dry " clothes . Another laundry aid
that became electrified in this era was the iron . Electric irons for the home were first
introduced in 1904 .
 Kitchens were completely transformed in the first decades of the century with the
introduction of gas power. Stoves powered by coal, wood, or other solid fuels had to
be lit well in advance of use. The heat could not be easily controlled, and they were
often smoky and messy—homes were routinely covered with a layer of grime
produced by stove exhaust. Gas stoves came into use rather slowly beginning in the
1890s, but were quite popular by 1914. Manufacturers made their gas stoves more
and more elaborate while at the same time improving their safety and convenience.
Gas stoves continued to outpace their electric competitors in popularity for some
time, although the opposite was true for refrigerators. There, electrical machines
were introduced early (they were widely available in the United States by the 1920s,
replacing older non-electric "iceboxes") and took over the market. Gas powered
refrigerators, although quiet, safe, and efficient, failed ever to become commercially
successful.

While large appliances were important to reducing manual household work,

numerous small electrical gadgets were introduced at the same time. Some, like
toasters and fans, came to enjoy perpetual popularity. Others were curious hybrids,
like an iron that also made tea, that failed. Still others, like machines designed to mix
or mash food, went through decades of evolution and modest success without ever
becoming indispensable kitchen aids.

Of course, not all technologies in the home were intended to assist in household
work. Some were for personal comfort, others for entertainment. Bathrooms saw
significant technological improvements in this era. Effective flush toilets with elevated
cisterns were perfected late in the nineteenth century, and were gradually improved,
becoming more compact and decorative. Mass-produced enameled bathroom
fixtures—toilet, bathtub, and sink—began to be produced around 1916, and this
helped bring fully appointed bathrooms into even modest homes. Entertainment in
the home was transformed by a series of electrical devices, including the
phonograph, the radio, and the television, as well as more specialized instruments
such as the very popular electric organ.
Impact
These new technologies changed life and work at home, but not always in the
manner they promised. Many, if not most, new devices for the home were marketed
to prospective consumers with the promise of saving effort and of making housework
more efficient. While some manual labor was saved (for example, it was physically
easier to wash laundry in an electric machine than in one with a hand crank), little
time was saved by the new inventions. Household technology did not give women
the freedom to do other things besides housework; in fact, by providing machines to
do work such as laundry in the home rather than outside of it, many sociological
opportunities to reduce housework were lost. The net effect of fewer servants, fewer
services like home deliveries, and more household machines left middle and upper
class women doing more housework in the middle of the twentieth century than they
had been doing at its start.

The affluent years after World War II saw a flood of new home construction and new
household technologies as well. By this time, nearly all homes in the United States
had running water and electricity service. Improved and less expensive versions of
washing machines, refrigerators, electric stoves, and small appliances proliferated,
and standards of cleanliness and comfort that had been unattainable for all but the
wealthy came within the reach of almost everyone. Brand new appliances appeared,
such as air conditioners, tumble dryers, freezers, and dishwashers, and became
widely available in the 1950s. New home entertainment technologies such as
television sets, "high-fidelity" stereo systems, and portable transistor radios also
attracted postwar consumers.

While the home technologies of the years 1900-1949 were mostly designed to save
labor, in the aftermath of the energy crisis of the 1970s engineers worked to design
machines that would save energy. High divorce rates and other demographic
changes in the 1980s found most women working outside the home. This created a
powerful demand for technologies that saved not only labor but—finally—time.
Microwave ovens, wrinkle-free fabrics, frost-free refrigerators, and self-cleaning
ovens all helped save significant time performing daily household tasks. For home
entertainment, video tape recorders gave people more control over their recreational
television viewing time, by letting them tape programs or watch films at their own
convenience, and personal cassette players (such as the Sony "Walkman") made
music listening more flexible as well.
 In general, household technologies have made homes safer, cleaner and more
comfortable; they have also made the preservation and preparation of food more
convenient. But as new technologies have been developed to perform traditional
tasks in the home, they have actually changed how we live. Freezers have
encouraged the consumption of prepared food, air conditioners have made awnings
and front porches uncommon, vacuum cleaners helped make wall-to-wall carpeting
popular. While household technologies have greatly improved the general quality of
life in homes of all kinds, there have also been unintended consequences. Lifestyles
have evolved alongside technologies, each influencing the other, as we have
become increasingly dependent on machines to perform even the most basic
functions in our homes.

-https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-
maps/household-work-transformed-technological-developments
 GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE

Agricultural Health Travelling

 Bulldozer  Medicines  Bicycle
 Tractor  Supplements  Car
 Harvestor  Train
 Chemical fertilizer  Boat
 Pesticide Ship

Kitchen
 Insecticide  Plane
 Refrigerator
 Hybrid
 Gas stove
 Soil conservation
 Toaster
 Deep well-pumps
Business  Electric stove
 Transport
 Lawn mower  Freezer
 Dishwasher
 Microwave

Laundry oven

 Washing machine Cleaning

 Iron  Vacuum cleaner
 Tumble dryer

Living room Bathroom

 Sewing machine  Fixtures—toilet
 Fan  Bathtub
 Radio  Sink—began
 Television
 Air conditioner

SHORT ARTICLE
 REFERENCE
Reading Texts
A. Internet
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B. Book
1. Professor S. Srinivasan . ( 2007 ) . 151 English Essays & Letters . Kuala Lumpur .
SSMB Book Publishers Sdn. Bhd.

APPENDIX
1. Reading Text
A. Book
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