Учебно-методическая разработка учебного занятия “Сomputers in our life” по дисциплине ОГСЭ.03. Иностранный язык
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Not a «White Elephant» |
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Gwen |
and her husband Tim live |
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small town in |
Colorado in the |
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USA. When |
Gwen was 77 years |
old |
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husband was 84, their daughter |
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gave them |
a cast-off* computer |
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some software*. Gwen |
and Tim were |
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not much interestedin it and saw the gift as the proverbial* “white elephant”.
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first responses were “Don’t |
need one”. “Won’t use it”. I’m too old to |
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learn”. |
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spite |
of their protest, |
their daughter |
left the computer with them. |
She also |
told |
them that the computer would |
make it possible for them to |
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be in |
communication with her when she was |
on duty in London with her |
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job, as well as with their grown children who live in different parts of the
country. She explained to them how to use |
the computer, but they didn’t |
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show any interest in it. |
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Some time later Gwen decided to try |
the computer. It was not easy. |
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At first Gwen |
was afraid |
she would “break” |
the machine. She called her |
son-in-law and |
asked him |
some questions about using e-mail. She learned the |
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basics of computer communications and learned to solve problems which arise in the process of work with computer.
After three months she could send e- mail to her children, a nephew,
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anyone she could reach. She is now so confident* |
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her abilities* |
that |
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is exploring* |
new ways of |
getting information with |
her |
computer. |
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Gwen says: “E- mail allows me to be in touch* with people every day. |
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allows me to communicate regularly with my son who has health |
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problems. I don’t |
have to wait |
a certain time of day to |
call. I can send |
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receive messages at any time”.
And Gwen has a right to brag*. When she goes to church or
community social events and tells people about the computer, |
they are |
amased* at the fact that she can learn something like that. |
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She has learned a little terminology and can talk to people |
who know |
something about the computer. She conquered* the technology she didn’t think she would be able to learn.
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Gwen is planning to install* a modem*, join the Internet and |
explore the |
net. |
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Приложение 2 |
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Exercise 1 |
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Knowing how to use the computer…. |
a) …an electronic machine which is used to store |
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and organize information. |
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The term “virtual reality”… |
b) …when your computer crashes. |
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A computer is… |
c) …describes computer images which appear. |
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Customers’ names and addresses are |
d) …you should invite a specialist. |
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stored… |
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More and more schools are using |
e)…your computer can become obsolete. |
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multimedia… |
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In only a few years… |
f) …as a teaching aid. |
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It is very annoying… |
g) …is a useful skill. |
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If you can’t fix your computer… |
h) …on our database. |
Приложение 3
Additional exercises
1.Put the instructions for virus-checking a disk in the correct order.
1.__ Don’t exit the program until the check is complete.
2.__ Put the disk into the drive.
3.__ Click the “Find” button.
4.__ Select “Yes” or “No” for checking another disk.
5.__ Select the drive to be checked.
6.__ Start the virus checking program.
2.Put the instructions for replacing the motherboard in a PC into the correct order.
1.___ Add the processor.
2.___ Fit the new motherboard.
3.___ Remove the old motherboard.
4.___ Put it back together.
5.___ Add the memory. Don’t touch the contacts.