Computer Engineering Unit 3 + 4

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Unit 3 & Unit 4
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Computer Engineering
Unit 3 & Unit 4

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To Do:
- Recap Unit 1 and Unit 2
- Unit 3: I/O devices 1
- Unit 4:  I/O devices 2

Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing
Vocabulary

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Aims
-  reading and listening for specific information
- describing experiences in English
- make predictions in English
- completing an email

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How do you call a: 'professional who is trained in computer science and electrical engineering and who can usually design hardware and software'?
A
Computer scientist
B
Computer pioneer
C
Computer engineer
D
Computer developer

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Fill in the missing word: " The company is spending $5 million on ............ new products."
A
evaluate
B
evaluating
C
develop
D
developing

Slide 5 - Quiz

What is the name of the theoretical study of numbers and equations?
A
Mathematics
B
Mathematical Analysis

Slide 6 - Quiz

What type of computer do you see in the picture?
A
laptop
B
desktop computer
C
notebook
D
embedded computer

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What is the difference between a laptop and a notebook?

Slide 8 - Open question

Unit 3: I/O devices
1. What does I/O stand for?

2. Which I/O devices do you know?

3. How have computer monitors improved over time?



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Reading
Read the text and look up the Dutch meaning of the words in bold from the text on page 8.


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Reading and Vocabulary
Exercise 2: Read the text on p. 8. Are the statements True or False? 

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct wors from the word bank.

Exercise 4: Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word or phrase best fits each blank.

Exercise 5: Read the text  again. How do HD displays differ from standard displays?

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Answers
Exercise 2:      1) False       2) True     3) False

Exercise 3:   1) Screen   2) flat panel   3) pixel    4) CRT   5) HD   6) component

Exericse 4: 1 A LCD                               B  Bitmap
                        2 A active matrix           B  frame buffer
                       3 A   monitor                     B  display
Exercise 5: they can display higher-resolution images

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Listening
Exercise 6: Listen to a conversation between two managers and choose the correct answers.

Exercise 7: listen to the conversation again and fill in the missing words.

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Answers
Exercise 6:  1) C   2) B
Exericse 7:  1) our new monitors
                         2) HD resolution
                         3) I'm just glad
                         4) a CRT
                         5) That's what made
                         6) too much space
     

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Speaking and Writing
Exercise 8: Work in pairs. Act out the roles based on exercise 7. 

Discuss the following questions in English:
-How have monitors improved?
-What are the benefits of the new monitors?
- What were some features of the old monitors?

 Exercise 9: Use the conversation from exercise 7 and 8 to fill out the email.

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Writing an email
Can you give an example of a situation in which you need to be able to write a formal email?

 

Can you give an example of a situation in which you need to be able to write an informal email? 

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Informal

To start: Hi .....
                  Hey .......
                  Dear ........ (neutral)

To end:  Love
                 Kisses
                Yours
                CU
               All the best ( neutral)
              Best wishes ( neutral)
Formal

To start: Dear Sir/ Madam
                   Dear Mr .....
                   Dear Mrs/ Miss / Ms ........

To end: Yours faithfully
                 Yours sincerely
                 Kind regards ( neutral)
                 Best regards ( neutral)

A mistake that is made often:
Dear Tom Brown, > Dear Tom, or Dear Mr Brown,



            

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Where do displays appear?

On a ....

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What do flat-panel displays use?

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What do older monitors use?

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What organises pixels into an image?

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What stores bitmaps?

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Break

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Unit 4: I/O devices
1. What information do keyboards and mice input into computers?

2. What is the difference between a mechanical mouse and an optical mouse?

3. What are peripherals?

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Reading and Vocabulary
Exercise 2: Read the product description  on p. 10. Are the statements True or False?
Exercise 3: Match the words ( 1-8) with the definitions ( A-H)

Exercise 4: Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word or phrase best fits each blank.

Exercise 5: Read the text  again. What are an electrical mouse's main features?

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Answers
Exercise 2:  1) F   2) T     3) T

Exercise 3:  1) F   2)C   3)A    4) D     5) G    6)E    7) B   8)H

Exercise 4:  1)  A click        B  scroll
                          2) A  LED        B  QWERTY

Exercise 5:  durable scroll wheel and buttons

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Listening
Exercise 6: Listen to a conversation between a salesperson and a customer. Choose the correct answer.

Exercise 7: Listen again and complete the conversation.

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Answers
Exercise 6:   1) B     2) A
Exercise 7: 1) interest you
                        2) my old one
                        3) kind is it
                        4) electromechanical mouse
                         5) you'll really like
                          6) newer technology

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Speaking
Exercise 8:  Work in pairs. Act out the roles based on exercise 7. Talk about:  peripherals for a computer
                         your recommendation as a salesperson
                         how the customer will benefit from your 
                         recommendation.


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Homework
Finish this week's exercises and study: 

Unit 3: exercise 3, 4, 7 + words in bold in the text on p.8

Unit 2: exercise 3, 4, 7 + words in bold in the text on p. 10

You can find the meaning of the words in the glossary on p 34-38

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