UNIT 5 : TECHNOLOGY AND YOU


< I >: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. seat b. meat c. head d. heat
2. a. multiply b. subtract c. instruction d. country
3. a. soup b. route c. group d. could
4. a. tooth b. foot c. school d. food
5. a. put b. pull c. burn d. push
6. a. good b. cool c. look d. wool

< II >: Below you have some of the amazing achievements of modern technology. Match the names in column A with the definitions in column B.
A B
1. video recorder A. a kind of sophisticated typewriter using a computer
2. photocopier B. a machine which records and plays back sound
3. fax machine C. a machine which records and plays back sound and pictures
4. tape recorder D. a camera which records moving pictures and sound
5. modem E. a machine for chopping up, slicing, mashing, blending, ect
6. camcorder F. a machine which makes copies of documents
7. word processor G. a machine which makes copies of documents and sends them
down telephone lines to another place
8. food processor H. a piece of equipment allowing you to send information from one
computer down telephone lines to another computer.

< III >: Complete the second sentence, using the present perfect.
1. My hair is tidy now. I’ve brushed my hair.
2. The door is open. Someone ___________ the door.
3. This is Oliver’s drawing, look. Oliver ____________ a picture.
4. The calculator is broken. Someone ____________ the calculator.
5. United are the winners. United _____________ the game.
6. There’s no more wine in the bottle. We ____________ all the wine.
7. The floor is clean now. I _____________ the floor.
8. I know my number now. I ____________ my number by heart.
9. The guests are here now. The guests _____________.
10. I’m still working on the computer. I _____________ with the computer yet.

< IV > : Fill in the blanks with appropriate words in the box. Use your dictionary if you need.
laptops hard downloaded virus Internet scanner
websites floppy surfing software chat forum

1. It’s so easy to use a ___________ when you want to send photographs to friends by e-mail. It’s just like using a photocopier.
2. I’ve lost a lot of data. I wonder if my computer has a __________.
3. I’m always impressed by people who carry their __________ on aeroplanes and work on them during the flight.
4. Those __________ disks don’t store nearly enough information. You really need to use your __________ disk for all the data you want to store.
5. If you want some photos of the USA, you could just try __________ the Web. You’ll be amazed how many you can find.
6. I belong to a great __________. There are about ten people who are all interested in 1960s music. We e-mail one another almost every day, and can talk live to one another.
7. I __________ a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy ?
8. Do you ever visit any __________ for pop stars or film stars ? Some of them have photos and music too.
9. __________ is the programs that you put into a computer to make it run.
10. Students should be encouraged to use the __________ as a resource.


< V >: Make the correct choice :
1. In large lasses, children feel that they cannot _____ with the teacher.
a. contact b. interact c. transmit d. relax
2. A computer is a _____ typewriter.
a. convenient b. magical c. appropriate d. informative
3. The port is capable _____ handing 10 million tons of coal a year.
a. in b. on c. of d. for
4. We were really impressed by the scenic splendors of the Rocky Mountains.
a. in a strange or mysterious way b. having beautiful natural scenery
c. very impressive and good d. new and interesting
5. New telephone lines allow faster data _____ by fax or modem.
a. calculation b. transmission c. entertainment d. development
6. This door should only be used in an emergency.
a. a serious problem b. an annoying situation