L2 S3 Class 2 Computers
The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft
05:00
Discussion
1. What is a computer? Which companies make the best computers? Why are they considered the best?2. How did you learn to use a computer? Did you have computers in your high school?3. Do you keep up to date with the latest computer developments? Do you feel you should be more up to date? What could you do with a more powerful computer?
Learning vocabulary Tips and techniques
Guessing meaning from context
Organizing vocabulary
noun or verb
noun or verb
noun
noun
adjective
adjective
design
Internet
microchips
print
financial
electronic
Organizing vocabulary
teleworking
calculating
calculations
allumer, mettre en marche
interact
communicator ; typewriter
mobile
phone
Computers - Vocabulary
1. Customers complained that after the latest system __________, their computers appeared to run more slowly than before. 2. In the past, the mouse would have been the most common piece of ____________ bought by computer users, but with the popularity of laptops that already come with a scroll pad and people's ever-increasing need for more memory, the most popular today are external hard drives. 3. My new laptop has great _______________ ; it has an Intel i7 processor with a speed of 3.4GHz, 12GB of RAM and an SSD with a capacity of 1TB. 4. The bestselling ___________ on Amazon right now is Adobe Acrobat Pro, followed closely by Microsoft Office 365. 5. Unless the older generation becomes ___________________, they will find it increasingly difficult to perform everyday tasks. 6. When John's laptop got a virus and deleted all his files, it wasn't the end of the world as he had made a ___________ of all his files on the Cloud.
update
hardware
specifications
software
computer literate
backup
“If you are not completely confused by quantum mechanics, you do not understand it”
John Wheeler, American physicist (1911 - 2008)
Multiple choice
Sentence completion
Short answer
Discussion
Writing
Sentence completion
5. Once a computer is capable of multiplying, it is capable of doing ___________ . 6. As computer parts become smaller and smaller, quantum physics is making things _______ . 7. A modern transistor is ______ times smaller than a red blood cell. 8. A quantum computer can perform all possible calculations at the _____________ .
anything
tricky
500
same time
9. Quantum computers will probably not replace what? 10. What can quantum computers search in a much faster time than normal computers? 11. Quantum computers are famous for their potential to ruin what? 12. What could quantum simulations revolutionise?
Our home computers
Databases
IT security
Medicine
Discussion
1. If older people don't know how to use computers, what will they be restricted from doing? How can we help older people use computers? 2. When did you first use a computer? How have computers changed since the first time you used one? 3. How have computers changed the world? Would you be able to live your life without a computer? 4. Are there any bad things about owning a computer? Have humans lost any skills because of our reliance on computers? 5. How do you expect computers to change in the future? What would you like computers to do that they don't do now? 6. Do you think we will ever have biological computers integrated into our bodies in the future? Would you be prepred to install a computer into your body?
Writing
Write about your opinion of computers. Try to use some of the vocabulary you learned earlier in this lesson. In your answer, include the following topics:
- How computers have changed from the time you started using them.
- Some of the ways we rely on computers today.
- How you expect computers to be different in the future.
Any questions?
Thank you very much!
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L2 S3 Class 2 Computers
The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft
05:00
Discussion
1. What is a computer? Which companies make the best computers? Why are they considered the best?2. How did you learn to use a computer? Did you have computers in your high school?3. Do you keep up to date with the latest computer developments? Do you feel you should be more up to date? What could you do with a more powerful computer?
Learning vocabulary Tips and techniques
Guessing meaning from context
Organizing vocabulary
noun or verb
noun or verb
noun
noun
adjective
adjective
design
Internet
microchips
print
financial
electronic
Organizing vocabulary
teleworking
calculating
calculations
allumer, mettre en marche
interact
communicator ; typewriter
mobile
phone
Computers - Vocabulary
1. Customers complained that after the latest system __________, their computers appeared to run more slowly than before. 2. In the past, the mouse would have been the most common piece of ____________ bought by computer users, but with the popularity of laptops that already come with a scroll pad and people's ever-increasing need for more memory, the most popular today are external hard drives. 3. My new laptop has great _______________ ; it has an Intel i7 processor with a speed of 3.4GHz, 12GB of RAM and an SSD with a capacity of 1TB. 4. The bestselling ___________ on Amazon right now is Adobe Acrobat Pro, followed closely by Microsoft Office 365. 5. Unless the older generation becomes ___________________, they will find it increasingly difficult to perform everyday tasks. 6. When John's laptop got a virus and deleted all his files, it wasn't the end of the world as he had made a ___________ of all his files on the Cloud.
update
hardware
specifications
software
computer literate
backup
“If you are not completely confused by quantum mechanics, you do not understand it”
John Wheeler, American physicist (1911 - 2008)
Multiple choice
Sentence completion
Short answer
Discussion
Writing
Sentence completion
5. Once a computer is capable of multiplying, it is capable of doing ___________ . 6. As computer parts become smaller and smaller, quantum physics is making things _______ . 7. A modern transistor is ______ times smaller than a red blood cell. 8. A quantum computer can perform all possible calculations at the _____________ .
anything
tricky
500
same time
9. Quantum computers will probably not replace what? 10. What can quantum computers search in a much faster time than normal computers? 11. Quantum computers are famous for their potential to ruin what? 12. What could quantum simulations revolutionise?
Our home computers
Databases
IT security
Medicine
Discussion
1. If older people don't know how to use computers, what will they be restricted from doing? How can we help older people use computers? 2. When did you first use a computer? How have computers changed since the first time you used one? 3. How have computers changed the world? Would you be able to live your life without a computer? 4. Are there any bad things about owning a computer? Have humans lost any skills because of our reliance on computers? 5. How do you expect computers to change in the future? What would you like computers to do that they don't do now? 6. Do you think we will ever have biological computers integrated into our bodies in the future? Would you be prepred to install a computer into your body?
Writing
Write about your opinion of computers. Try to use some of the vocabulary you learned earlier in this lesson. In your answer, include the following topics:
Any questions?
Thank you very much!
Insert a great video for your presentation and use this space to describe it. Multimedia content is essential in a presentation to leave everyone speechless. Additionally, this way you will summarize the content and entertain your audience.