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TUYÊN BỐ BẢN QUYỀN:
Tài liệu này thuộc loại sách giáo trình nên các nguồn thông tin có thể được phép
dùng nguyên bản hoặc trích dùng cho các mục đích về đào tạo và tham khảo.
Mọi mục đích khác mang tính lệch lạc hoặc sử dụng với mục đích kinh doanh
thiếu lành mạnh sẽ bị nghiêm cấm.
THVP-TC-MH14-TACN
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Introduction
The aim of this lecture is to develop a basic knowledge of how English is used for
communication in Information Technology. It is suitable for use in universities, colleges
and technical schools with intermediate students who already know how to handle the
common English sentence patterns but who want to improve and extend their language
skills in the context of IT.
Little or no previous knowledge of Information Technology is assumed, but if students
work through the lecture carefully they will certainly learn a great deal about it since the
material does embrace all the basic concepts of Information Technology.
There are 13 lessons covering a wide range of current IT topics using a variety of texts
and visual material taken from textlectures, newspapers, popular computing magazines,
Internet newsgroups, Webpages, manuals, and advertisements. The aim is to help
students to acquire and develop the skills they will need in order to learn the subject of
Information Technology. Emphasis is placed on developing reading skills; important
lexical items are isolated for special attention and significant points of grammar are
thoroughly treated and revised. The lecture also includes a comprehensive glossary of
current IT terminology with Vietnamese translation, the answer key as well as many
teaching notes.
It is user-friendly to both teachers and students and its clear layout, using both photos
and graphics, will make it a very popular choice for those wishing to acquire what are
now regarded by many to be mandatory skills for employees in almost every part of the
workforce.
Having many years of experience of teaching Information technology in English and
teaching English for Computing, the authors have devoted much time and effort to
compile this lecture of English for Information Technology appropriate to the
Vietnamese environment. Nevertheless, the lecture cannot escape from shortcomings
that the authors would like to insist the tolerance from the users of the lecture and to
thank them for their comments and remarks that will be valuable for the next publication.
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Contents
TUYÊN BỐ BẢN QUYỀN: ........................................................................................ 1
Introduction .................................................................................................................. 2
I. VỊ TRÍ, TÍNH CHẤT CỦA MÔN HỌC: ................................................................ 6
II. MỤC TIÊU MÔN HỌC: ......................................................................................... 6
III. NỘI DUNG MÔN HỌC: ....................................................................................... 6
Lesson 1: The Computer ................................................................................................. 8
1.Computer hardware .................................................................................................. 8
2.What is a computer? ................................................................................................. 8
3.Different type of computer ....................................................................................... 9
4.Language work ....................................................................................................... 10
5.Benefits of laptops and tablet PCs .......................................................................... 11
Lesson 2: Everyday uses of the Computer .................................................................... 12
1.Match the pictures ................................................................................................... 12
2.Language work: The passive .................................................................................. 13
3.Reading ................................................................................................................... 15
4.Other application..................................................................................................... 15
Lesson 3. Keyboard and mouse .................................................................................... 17
1.Interacting with your computer .............................................................................. 17
2.Speaking .................................................................................................................. 18
3.About the keyboard ................................................................................................. 18
4.Reading ................................................................................................................... 19
5.Language work: Describing function ..................................................................... 20
Lesson 4. Printer ............................................................................................................ 21
1.Reading ................................................................................................................... 21
2.Discourse cohesion ................................................................................................. 22
3.Scan reading: Quiz .................................................................................................. 23
3.Language work: Revision of comparison ............................................................... 24
Lesson 6: Using a Word Processor ............................................................................... 25
1. Finding and Replacing Text ................................................................................ 25
2. Practice: HANDBOOK ....................................................................................... 25
3.Find a special character .......................................................................................... 27
4.Customize the handbook ......................................................................................... 27
5.Use a thesaurus ....................................................................................................... 28
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6. Save, print, and then close the modified handbook .............................................. 28
7.Selecting Text ......................................................................................................... 29
Lesson 7: Hardware and software ................................................................................ 31
Lesson 8. Networks ...................................................................................................... 33
1. Small networks ................................................................................................... 33
2. Networking FAQs .............................................................................................. 33
3. How many types of network are there? .............................................................. 33
4. How do I install a wired modem router? ............................................................ 33
5. How do I log on to the Internet service Provider? ............................................. 34
6. What is wireless networking? ............................................................................. 34
7. What do I need to set up a home wireless LAN? ............................................... 34
8. Which is better, a wired or wireless LAN? ........................................................ 34
9. Language work: phrasal verbs ............................................................................ 35
Lesson 9. Communications ........................................................................................... 37
1. Before you read.Try to answer these questions. ................................................. 37
2. Reading ............................................................................................................... 37
3. Language work: Making predictions .................................................................. 39
Lesson 10: Word processing ......................................................................................... 42
Working with Text .................................................................................................... 43
Word Processing ....................................................................................................... 43
Lesson 11. Spreadsheets ............................................................................................... 46
1. Looking at a spreadsheet .................................................................................... 46
Look at this spreadsheet and try to answer the questions. ........................................ 46
2. Reading ............................................................................................................... 46
3. Vocabulary ......................................................................................................... 47
4. Language work: Prepositions of place ............................................................... 47
5. Graphic representation........................................................................................ 48
6. Extension ............................................................................................................ 48
Lesson 12. PROGRAMMING ..................................................................................... 50
1. Warm-up ............................................................................................................. 50
2. Reading ............................................................................................................... 50
3. Language work: Infinitive constructions ............................................................ 51
4. The infinitive is used: ......................................................................................... 51
Lesson 13. THE INTERNET AND EMAIL ................................................................ 53
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1. Internet basics ..................................................................................................... 53
2. Internet FAQs ...................................................................................................... 53
3. Language work: questions .................................................................................. 56
TAI LIỆU CẦN THAM KHẢO ................................................................................... 58