Listen to a dialogue. Say what part of computer equipment they are talking about.

37 Listen to the dialogue again and complete the sentences from the dialogue.

- Have you tried …………………………… off and on?

- Yes, but it still ……………………………… like this.

I can’t send this …………………………………, can I?

- … the cable connection may be ……………………..

Then it must be the ……………………………………..

Could I just sit down and ………………………………

It’s probably ……………………………………………..

38 What is the woman’s job, do you think? Choose the best answer.

· a computer programmer

· a software developer

· a computer technician

· a computer user

39* Add another word, abbreviation, or part of a word to complete ‘computer’ words and

Phrases.

1 soft…………………………… 2 a word ………………………. 3 floppy ……………………… 4 …………………..- friendly 5 ………………… - literate 6 key……………………….

7 a computer …………………… 8 ………..-ROM 9 laser ……………………………. 10 lap………………………………. 11 spread…………………………. 12 ……….-mail

40* Can you remember what these symbols mean?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Complete this text about using a computer for word processing.

I wrote a report on the …………………………….(1) this morning. When I finished, I …………….. (2) out two copies – one for me and one for my boss. Then, without any warning, the computer went………………..(3), and I’m afraid I lost the whole document. This is very unusual because normally I ……………..(4) the data when I’m writing and then I make a ……………………….(5) copy when I have finished; this morning I forgot. Anyway, I gave the report to my boss, hoping she would not ask me to change it in any way. She did. She thought it was a bit long and said it would be better if I used more …………………….(6) to illustrate some of the written information. She also thought it would make the report look more attractive. I went back and rewrote most of the report when the computer was OK, only I …………….(7)part of the middle section which was rather repetitive , and added extra …………………. (8) as my boss advised. It did look better by the time I’d finished, and this time I remembered to …………………(9) it and make a ……………………(10) copy.

42* There are more ‘computer’ words in the box. Insert them into the sentences correctly.

button cursor hard disk highlight icon print out memory modem website

a) The computer stores large amounts of information on its……………………………..

b) When a program is running, it is using the computer’s ……………………………….

c) A small picture that represents a program is called an ………………………………..

d) The flashing symbol that shows where text will appear is the ……………………….

e) When you’ve finished writing text you often want to …………………………………..

f) You can click the left or right mouse……………………………………………………..

g) Organizations use the internet to provide information about themselves –

they put the information on their …………….………………………….......................

h) You connect the computer to the internet via a ……………………….………………..

i) Hold down the left mouse button and drag the cursor across any text that

you want to …………………………………………………………...............................

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