1. Essentials

2.  Talk about computers in everyday life  Understand the components and basic functions of a computer system  Identify different types of computers  Understand the functions of the CPU and the main memory  Understand the units of memory (bits, bytes, KB, MB, GB)  Use synonyms, acronyms and abbreviations 2

3.  Help students perform mathematical operations, access the Internet, language learning …  Race organizers and journalists rely on computers to provide them with the current positions of riders and teams  Computers store information about the amount of money held by each client  Airline pilots use computers to help them control the plane  On the ground airlines are connected to travel agencies by computer  In airport control towers, computers are used to manage radar systems and air traffic 3

4.  Design shops and offices  Produce magazines  Prepare bills  Make a flight reservation or bank transaction  Calculators, the car‘s electronic ignition, the timer in the microwave, programmer inside the TV set  It is a calculating machine, an electronic filing cabinet, a magical typewriter, personal communicator  You can use your PC to relax with computer games 4

5. 5 Formula 1 cars Factories and industrial processes Entertainment Hospitals and medical research Task: Choose one of the areas and discuss what computers can do in this area.

6.  Formula 1: racing car, car body, design, mechanical parts, electronic components, engine speed  Entertainment: game music, animated image, multimedia, encyclopedia  Factories: machinery, robot, production line, computer-aided manufacturing software  Hospitals: patients, medical personnel, database program, records, scanner, diagnose, disease, robot, surgery 6

7.  Computers are used to…  A PC can also be used for  Computers can help … make.. control … store … keep … provide … manage … give … perform … measure … test … provide access to … 7

8.  Write a short paragraph summarizing your discussion. Then ask one person from your group to give a summary of the group‘s ideas to the rest of the class.  Example:  In the office computers are used to write letters and e-mails, and keep records of clients, suppliers and employees 8