Focus on Words

WORDS IN USE
a. Insert these words.
CPU, central processing unit, the computer memory, USB ports, memory
key, software, monitor
Searching the Internet efficiently
A computer is made up of several main parts. Obviously, the most important is the
..., or ..... This is the part that houses ... and processing chips, in other words, the
computer’s brain. Most CPUs now have a CD and/or DVD burner, that is a device for
recording onto a CD or DVD, already built into the unit. They also have ..., that is to
say, sockets where you plug in other devices, e.g. your scanner or .... Most CPUs have
...., i.e. computer programs already loaded when you buy the computer, but many
people like to add other programs to personalize their computer. Other necessary parts
of any computer system are the ...or screen, the mouse and the ....
b. Put the instructions for sending an e-mail in the correct order.
a. attach your documents to the message
b. click on the e-mail icon
c. connect to the Internet
d. click on
e. log off
f. send the message
g. type the address.
h. write your message.
i. write mail.
4. Match the two parts of the sentences.
1. Before you send an email to attach the picture to the document
2. If you make a mistake into two columns.
3. It is very easy you need to connect to the Internet.
4. You can divide the text you can always undo it.
5. Please attach your CV to your application form
5. Match the titles with the passages.
1. An exciting ideas about time travel
2. The world is growing older
3. Life in front of the computer screen
4. Prisons in space
5. Star wars: fact or fiction
6. The advantages of new energy sources
7. The end of English lessons
1. It might not be long before the sun, the wind and the sea become our main sources of
energy. We will live in a cleaner, healthier world. May be it will be a safer one too.
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