1.

In pairs, discuss these questions

- Have you goL a computer at home, school or work? What kind is it?
If I have a computer at home, it is an ASUS laptop
- How often do you use it? What do you use it for?
I use my computer for many tasks, I also like to have video games and mainly for
homework.
- What are the main components and features of your computer system?
My computer is icore7 with 8gb of ram, it is 64 bit and windows 10

2. In pairs, discuss the elements of this computer system

3. Read these advertising slogans and say which computer element each pair refers to.
4. Find words in the slogans with the following meanings.
5. A Read the text and then explain Fig. 1 in your own words.
In short, the computer helps us to record data, manipulate it and display it to the user
according to their needs. You can also handle data of different types from "instructions"
made by the user.

6. Match these words from the text (1-9) with the correct meanings (a-i).

7. Listen to an extract from an ICT class. As you listen, label the pictures (a— with words
from the box.
8. Listen again and decide whether these sentences are true or false. Correct the false
ones
-A mainframe computer is less powerful than a PC. False
-A mainframe is used by large organizations that need to process enormous amounts of
data. True
-The most suitable computers for home use are desktop PCs. True
-A laptop is not portable. False
-Laptops are not as powerful as desktop PCs. True
-Using a stylus, you can write directly onto the screen of a tablet PC. True
-A Personal Digital Assistant is small enough to fit into the palm of your hand. False
-A PDA does not allow you to surf the Web. False

9. Look at the HELP box and then use suitable classifying expressions to
complete these sentences.
10. In pairs, describe this diagram, using classifying expressions from the HELP box.
Make reference to your own devices.