Vocabulary:

Нardware – комп’ютерне обладнання

system unit – системний блок

motherboard – материнська плата

monitor – монітор

screen – екран

keyboard – клавіатура

mouse – мишка

mouse pad – коврик для мишки

floppy disk – дискета

floppy disk drive – дисковод для дискет

CD – компакт-диск

disc drive – дисковод для компакт-дисків

printer – принтер

Software – програмне забезпечення

memory – пам'ять

website – веб-сторінка

computer program – комп’ютерна програма

data – дані, інформація

to log on – входити в мережу

to log out – виходити з мережі

processing – обробка даних

to connect – з’єднуватись

to crash – не вдаватися

to surf the Internet – копатися в Інтернеті

to print – друкувати

I. Answer the questions:

1. What are the advantages of computers?

2. What are the advantages of computers?

3. What is your attitude towards the computer?

4. Do you have computer at home? What do you usually do by means of it?

5. What are the main parts of the computer?

6. What is the difference between hardware and software?

II. Identify the basic parts of the computer:

1 . CD

2 . Monitor 3. Motherboard 4. Power supply 5. Disc drive 6. Floppy drive

7. Floppy Disk 8. Keyboard 9. Mouse

10. System unit

II. Divide the words into two columns:

Computer hardware	Computer software

Internet browser, monitor, screen, operating system, keyboard, online, memory, mouse, website, mouse pad, floppy disk, CD-ROM, e-mail, modem, printer, Internet, motherboard, word processing, HTML, CD, disk drive, Microsoft Office, floppy drive, Java.

III. Fill in the blanks with a necessary word:

As soon as I get home from school, I ... my computer. It's a couple of years old now so I've had to expand the ... First of all I ... to the ... and go to Sporting Life, which is sports news ..., to find out the latest football results. Then I check my ... to see if anyone has sent me any messages. If I have a homework project, I'll ... the Internet to see if there is any useful information. If I find a good text that's quite long, I'll ... it as it's often easier to read on paper. When my parents bought the computer, we got lots of free ..., including an encyclopaedia and a ... package, which is very useful for writing my projects. I sometimes get bad days when the computer seems to ... all the time. And some days the Internet is busy, so when you dial it doesn't ... . People say it's because millions of users in the USA go ... at that time. My mother is a bit worried that I'm going to run up huge bills on the Internet and that I'm going to become an … … but I don't think I will.

Software • hardware • online • memory • website • e-mail • Internet • log on • Internet addict • start up • connect • crash • surf • print

IV. Match the words in the box with their definitions below:

CD, output, cursor, software, system unit, computer programmers, monitor, input, mouse, icon, hardware, click, the computer program, keyboard.

The instructions that are stored in a computer are called … … .

The people who write these instructions and put them in the computers are called … … .

Information which is put into the computer on the keyboard is called … .

… is the result of processing of the information by the computer, usually printed out or displayed on the screen.

… is any physical device, something that you are able to touch.

… is a collection of instructions and code installed into the computer and cannot be touched.

… … is the main part of a personal computer.

… is the unit in a computer that contains the screen.

… is the set of typewriter-like keys that enables you to enter data into a computer.

… is a hand-held device used to control the cursor movement and select computing functions without keying.

… is a type of optical disk capable of storing large amounts of data.

… is a small picture or symbol.

… means to press and release the button on the mouse.

… is a little arrow on the screen that moves when you move the mouse.