Lesson 8

Topic: “Peripherals”

Task I . Answer these questions:

1. What are peripherals?
2. What are some examples of peripherals?
3. What are common problems with PC peripherals and how to fix them?
Present the list of problems (at least 8 and in brackets possible solution to
the problems)

Task II. Open the book: Information technology information technology

(second edition).pdf page 24, ex 2. Link the input and output, then appropriate
peripherals. Justify your choice.

Task III. page 25, ex 3. Answer three questions.

Task IV. Listening. Part 1:Unit4-Part1.mp3 Part 2: Unit4-Part2.mp3

Listening. page 25, ex 4. Listen to part 1: After listening, write the description
of conventional and digital cameras. Listen to part 2: List the disadvantages of
digital cameras. ex 6, page 26. Answer the questions.

Task V. Problem-solving. Ex 9, page 28. What peripherals would you use in

each case? Justify your answer.

Home assignments:
Task 1. Fixed phrases. Match the fixed phrases with their meaning (use
complete sentences while writing, e.g. down-and-out means….)
1. down-and-out a poor
2. down in the mouth b sensible
3. ups and downs c shabby
4. down-to-earth d wasted
5. hand-me-downs e depressed
6. down payment f good and bad times
7. down-at-heel g used clothes; in a bad condition
 8. down the drain h deposit

Use fixed phrases from above to fill in the gaps in the sentences:
1. Don’t worry about him; he’s just a bit…… about his forthcoming fortieth
birthday.
2. For a film idol, I find him incredibly….. and modest about his success.
3. Since his redundancy last year he’s been looking rather……….
4. Don’t waste your time buying any of those antiaging creams. It’s simply
money……..

Make up 8 sentences using these fix phrases. The meaning should be

guessed from the context.

Task II. Fill in the gaps with words derived from the ones in capitals.
Both scientific and sociological research 0) clearly (clear) indicate that,
although the Internet has 1) ........................(form) the way people work, at a
more personal level the more old fashioned ways of communication are not
being 2) .....................(threat) by the new technologies. 3) .........................
(accord) to statistics, a person who uses the Net at home to send and receive e-
mails talks on the phone for 19 minutes on a Sunday – a mere one and a half
minutes less than someone who does not use the Internet 4) ............................
(domestic). Keele University’s Psychology Professor Tim Baxter says it’s all to
do with how 5) ........................(person) the Internet is, as opposed to the much
greater 6) ......................... (able) of the human voice to convey a person’s
emotions. “Only the greatest writers can actually put their feelings on paper,” he
says, “and when people talk to friends or 7) ....................(relate) they want them
to know how they feel.” Things are very different at the workplace. It is
estimated that corporate telephone usage in the UK has fallen dramatically (by
more than 40%) since 1995, indicating that the Internet is seen as a more
8) .........................(rely) way to communicate with colleagues.