Unit 3 Computers

Listen to Part A.

L= Laura D= Dave

WHAT IS INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY?

D: Hi, Laura. It’s good to see you ________ I’m so ______. My homework is about ___________ __________ but I know everything there is to know about IT.L: Come ____ it, Dave. I think I might know more than you.D: OK. Let me _____ you! Here’s the first _______. What’s information technology?L: Gosh, that’s easy! It’s __________, of course.

Listen again and fill in the blanks.because

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D: Ah! That’s just where you’re wrong. It includes _____, _____ and TV as well.L: Really! Well, I ______.D: Question number 2. Which is the most _______ form of IT in the world?L: Well, that must be computers this time.D: No, it’s ______. Think of all those people in __________ countries without computers. Their only _____ of IT is books!L: Oh dear! I’m not ______ very well.

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Listen to Part B.

.D: Here’s the third question. Which form of IT is the best for __________ the skills of a _____?L: It must be the ______.D: Actually, it’s not. The best descriptions are on the ___ because you can not only hear the ________ language, but also see how it happens. L: Goodness! _______ again!

Listen again and fill in the blanks.

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D: Here’s the _____ question. Which form of IT has the most _________?L: This time I ______ be right. It’s the computer, of course.D: Yes. You can watch a film, _______ a match, ____________ with friends through the Internet, get information and ___ ___ what’s going on in the world.L: Oh dear! ______ questions wrong out of four. Perhaps I don’t know as much about IT as I ________ I did!

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ROBOT ADVERTISEMENTS

Listen to the text.

Listen again and fill in the blanks.1. Ladies and gentlemen, why not ____ a personal ______ that can do all the work around the house? It is only _____ high and fits easily into a small __________. It has _____ arms to hold all the tools and is very easy to use. It works on its own _____ all the jobs are finished. You _____ our orders into the computer _________ and the robot will do the ____. Only 5,000 yuan for the latest ______.

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2. Here is a personal ____ that does not n

eed _______ or ________. This bird-like r

obot sings beautifully and is only ______

high. It can jump around the ____ just lik

e a real bird. You can _______ any colour

you like and any ______ in the first year

will be _____. Only _____ yuan. Why not

choose one ______?

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3. I am a large, _____________ android. I feel _______ and would like to meet another robot for _________ after work. I am ____ tall. I like playing my _______ and singing. However my ______ say I am too ______. So if you would like a kind-hearted android to _____ karaoke with, I am your _____. Please call me on my program at ROB-______.

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TWO ANDROIDS —

THEIR LIKES AND DISLIKES

Brenda = B; Sandy = S

Listen to the text.

B: Hey, Sally, how are today?S: Oh, Brenda, I’ve been so _____ and ____ this week looking after the _______. I wish my programmer would let me work in a _______ like you.B: No, you wouldn’t. It’s so _______. We aren’t allowed to _____ while we work.S: But at least you don’t have ____ children to run after _____ ____. They’re so ________.

Listen again and fill in the blanks.

busy tired children

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naughtyevery day

B: But at least every day is _________. I do the same thing for _____ hours very day. I sometimes feel ＿ ＿ my arm is going to break. S: Oh, Brenda, you make me _____, you sound like a real ______. Come on. It’s a ______ day! Look at those flowers! They look so ______!B: I see people put them up to their _____. Why’s that?

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S: They say that they’ve a _________

smell, but I don’t know what that

______.

B: Well, don’t ____ again. It made your

chips go _____ last time. Just

__________ that we’ll never be able to

laugh, _____, smell or eat food. But

don’t feel ____! It’s a lovely day.

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S: Yes, the weather is ____ and I’ve been

______ to join the other androids for a

game of _______. Would you like to

come?

B: Yes, I would. Running after a ____ is

better than running after ___ ________!

Let’s go!

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