Keyboards

Get ready!
0 Before you read the passage, talk about
these questions.

1 What are the functions of the keys on a

standard keyboard?
Typing Tips
2 What are different ways of typing
capital letters and symbols?

These tips will help you get

the most out of any QWERTY
keyboard!
- Always use the numeric keypad to

diacritical
enter numbers quickly.
mark - O n ly use the Caps Lock when
Function keys typing m ultiple capital letters in a
row. Use the Shift key to capitalize
□ just one letter. This will save you
keystrokes.

- The Shift key also creates diacritical

5 "" ! I marks. For certain marks you need
to use the Alt key, too.

-L e a rn your co m p ute r’s shortcuts.

Enter them with the Control key or
a function key. They save tim e and
energy!

Vocabulary
@ Match the words or phrases (1-6) with the
definitions (A-F).

1 _Shift key 4 numeric keypad

Reading 2 _ QWERTY 5 _type

0 Read the blog post. Then, complete the table. 3 _Alt key 6 keyboard
Ill

A a key that gives an alternative function to another Er

Key Use(s) key when both are pressed at the same time

Caps Lock 1 B used for typing upper-case letters

C a panel of keys used for entering data into a
2 computer
Shift key
D a keyboard with a standard layout
E a small keypad that features digits 0-9
Control key 3
F to enter data into a computer using a keyboard

8
O Read the sentence pairs. Choose which
word or phrase best fits each blank.
1 Caps Lock / Control key
A The_______________ is used to give
another key an alternate function.
B The_______________ is used to type
capital letters.
2 function key / diacritical mark
A A _______________ denotes special
pronunciation of a letter.
B The is assigned a
purpose by a piece of software.
Speaking
0 With a partner, act out the roles below
based on Task 7. Then, switch roles.
USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
Do you know how to ... ? ▼
1need t o ...
You have to enter...
Student A: You are an employee using a
computer. Talk to Student B about:
• typing a special symbol
• what keys are used

0 «» Listen and read the blog post again. What • where to find the code
are ways to improve typing efficiency?
Student B: You are an employee. Talk to
Listening Student A about typing special symbols.

0 ft Listen to a conversation between two

employees. Mark the following statements Writing
as true (T) or false (F).
0 Use the blog post and the conversation
1 _The client’s name has an accent mark in it. from Task 8 to complete the note below.
2 _The accent mark requires using the alt key.
3 _ The woman memorized the code. • ••

O ft Listen again and complete the Ü ! DZDzdz Lj Lj lj NJ Nj nj

conversation. Ä ä I T Ö Ö Li Ü Ü Ü Ü
Employee 1: Hey, Jane - do you have a
✓ X
ü U Ü Cl Ü 9 A a A 5 /E
1 ______ ?
Employee 2: Sure. What is it?
ae G g K k Q 9 0 9 J DZ
o

Employee 1: I’m working on this memo. But I don’t Dz dz G N n Ä a /E ae 0 0

know how to 2 _____________ . V \ \
Ä ä A ä E e E e T I I
Employee 2: What are you 3 ______ to type? w
\x
T 0 0 Ö 6 R r R f Ü Ü
Employee 1: I need to put an 4 _____________ over
an e. Do you know how to do that? 0 Q H h A ä Ö Ö 6
Employee 2: Yeah, I’ve done that before. You enter Eric,
a 5 _____________ while pressing the
Alt key. I g ot your message about typing accent marks.
Employee 1: Can you tell me the code?
I know that you have to u se_______________
Employee 2: I don’t remember. But you can
_________________________ Alt key.
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