7 Technology
Language Summary 7, Student 's Book p130
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Computers (1) and (2)
Find seven more pieces of computer equ i pment i n the puzzle ( . + or ).
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Read the advertisement for a comput ing course and choose the correct word s.
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In the 2P1 century,you 1€}>/couldn't ignore computers or the Internet. They're a necessary part of life and they 2can/are brilliant at save you time and money. This two-day course is suitable for beginners who have used a computer, but find email and the Internet difficult 3understandlto understand . You should have some experience of computers and 4canlbe able to use a mouse and a keyboard. And if you haven't got a clue how 5startlto start .then don't worry!
Click
here
for
details
of
our
basic
computing
course.
At
the
end
of
our
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course,
you
will:
know how 6to set up/setting up an email account, and read and send emails.
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M C M P R I N T E S S P E S C A N N E R)S P K R M C A M S C A C E E R I 0 R S 0 E U A A Y S E N R 0 R U E N K B C R M T Y 0 I S N E 0 R U 0 I E S S R E R B E S U E E R T P A S K E Y B O A R D J O Y 0 S S C R E E N E C 0 M O N I T O R I S D K
CJ Cross out the incorrect words .
1 save a document/an email/a hard disk
2 delet e a document/a link/a folder
3 make a back -up copy of you r
Icons/hard disk/documents
can/be able to search the Internet accurately.
8couldlbe able to buy something on the Internet safely.
b) Read about the experience s of t h ree people who went on t he course. Fill i n the gaps with t he correct form of the verb in brackets (infinitive, infinitive with to or verb+ing).
Ican't
1•••....
thnk (thank)
you
enough
for
this
course.Ihadn't
got
a
clue
how
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.............................
(use)
email
before
I
did
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If
I
ever
managed
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.• ..........
(send)
anything,
I'd
always
ring
the
person
to
check
it
had
arrived!
Robert,
Newcastle
We're addicted! We're still useless at 4 .. ................ (send) emails, but we're
brilliant at 5................... (search) the Internet for the lowest prices. My husband was able to 6 ............. (find) a book Iwanted for half the price it is in the shops. Unfortunately we also managed 7 . . ................ .. (order)
two copies, but never mind! Great course. Thanks. Pat, Sunderland
My children use the Internet for their homework every night. Iwas always
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4 pri n t an email/a folder/a document
hopeless at
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........... (help) them and I hadn't found anyone who could
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s log on lo the lnternet/online/
................ ........ (help) me. Now I'm better at
............................. (understand)
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your computer
6 click on an icon/a website address/
search results than they are.And Ifind the Internet easy ••
(use) . Of course, Istill have no idea how 12 .... . .... (work) the video
a password
recorder! Diane, Sheffield
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Rewr ite these sentences using the words in bracke ts.
1 My daughter can use a com pu te r m uch be tler than m e. (k now h ow)
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2 I n ever remem be r passwords. (h opeless a t )
My paren ts don't have a cl ue how to get broad band. (no id ea)
I was able 10 sen d an email, bu t I don't know if it arri ved . (man age)
s I could get emails, hu t I cou l d n't sen d any. (be abl e t o; not be abl e t o)
Review: verb patterns
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Complete sentence b) so it has the same meaning as sentence a).1 a) She doesn't let her sist er borrow her clot hes.
b) Sh e doesn 't allow hUi$.t.e.r..t.9..l?.wr.o.w be.cdPt.bg_$.
a) I'd rat he r stay at h ome.
b)
I'd
pref
er
.
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.
a) He con t in ues to ph one me eve ry n i ght.
b) He keeps -····· . _ ...........
a) Th ey said t o m e, "Buy a house wi t h a ga rden ."
b) They told ..........................................···-·····································
s a) It looked like it was closed .
b) It seem ed .. ............. ········-··················· ......................... ....