E.M.P 1º S. INGLÉS Semana 10 Semana 5 INGLÉS E.M.P 1º S.

1. Translate these words:

a. Computer: ______________ b. Data: ____________________ LETTER WRITING

c. Program: _______________ d. Code: ____________________

e. Digit: _________________ f . Character: ________________

g. Bits: ___________________ h. Bytes: ____________________

If you want to write a letter, you have to buy an envelope, a stamp and paper. Then you have to go
i . Disk: __________________ J. Device: ___________________ to the post-office to mail the letter.
k. Hardware: ______________ l. Software: __________________ You can also write o receive telegrams, christmas cards, notes and messages. If you receive one
m. Input: __________________ n. Output: __________________ of then you must answer it as soon as possible.

2. Write how we can apply (use) computers in:

a. Science:

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b. Accounting:
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c. Technology:
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__________________________________________________________________________________ This family is reading a letter
d. Industry:
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____________________________________________________________________________ The mailman or postman is the person who delivers the mail, drops letters and cards in a mail box.
Activities

e. Files:
_________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

The mailman A mailbox

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Observe: An envelope for a letter Computer= software + hardware

John Winston Perroni

Pastora a Pte. Miraflores Software: the program, data, Hardware: the mechanical, routines,
for use in a Computer. etc magnetic and electronic design,
Nº 17-1. La Pastora.10-10 A.
structure and devices of a computer.
Caracas- Venezuela
. Aura Virginia Soler
Calle Bélgica, Nº 18
Ponce-Puerto Rico
USA
Air mail

This envelope is addressed to Miss Aura Virginia Soler. She is going to receive the letter. She is Applications of the computer
the receiver.

John Winston Perroni is the person who sends the letter. He is the sender.
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Observe these verbs:

To mail: To receive:
He was mailing some letters. I receive a letter everyday.
She mails all her letters early in the morning. They received a note yesterday.

To deliver: To send: FILES ARTS

The postman is delivering the correspondence. I am sending a letter.
The postman delivers the correspondence everyday. You sent a message to Raquel.

To drop: UPBRINGING
The mailman drops some letters in the mail box. SCIENCE
The postman dropped the cards.
TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY

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Digit: it is a single character number. Any numeral from 0 to 9. Now let`s see a model of personal letter and its parts:

Character: any letter, figure, or symbol used in writing and printing.

Bits: a single digit in a binary numbers system; a unit in information equal to the amount of information John Winston Perroni
obtained by learning which of two equally. Pastora a Pte. Miraflores

Bytes: a string of binary digits, usually eight, operated on as a basic unit by a digital computer. HEADING Nº 17-1. La Pastora.10-10 A.
Caracas- Venezuela
Disk: a thin, flat, circular plate coated with ferromagnetic particles, on which computer data can be
stored. September 15, 2004

Dear Virginia: GREETING

Hi darling, I miss you. I know you must be there because you have to finish your career in Polythecnic
University of Puerto Rico, but I am feeling blue because I don`t see you.

I can`t go there because my obligations in IRFA. I know you will come back in December.

I will be waiting you.

Imput: information fed into a computer.

Out put: information transferred from internal storage to external storage by a computer or delivered in
response to instructions.
BODY OR MESSAGE
Device: a mechanical contrivance.

I/o devices: are devices to send input to the machine or to receive output from the machine.
Sincerely yours, CLOSING
Main storage= memory: the components of a computer guidance system, etc designed to accept,
store, and recall information or instructions. SIGNATURE John W. Perroni
Flow chart: it is a diagram showing the progress of work through a secuence of operations.

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Now observe these new verbs:

COMPUTERS

What is a computer?

“It is an electronic machine which processes data and gives the solution or results”

“It is an electronic machine that performs rapid, complex calculations or compiles and correlates data”

The boss is giving a contract to a man The man is getting back quickly.

The boss always signs the contracts. He gets back quickly because it`s raining.

To sign: To get back:

I am signing a contract now. He is getting back in a month.

He is the teacher who signs the exams. I don`t want to get back late. Some terms related whith computers:

The man signed the letter. They got back by car. Data: it is the plural of DATUM , which is something known or assumed, fact from which conclusions can
be inferred; information.
You have not signed all the papers. They haven`t got back still.

To return = to get back

He was returning to the post office.

I have to return this letter. It`s not for me.

She returned the notebooks to her friend.

We have returned the books to our teacher.

Program: a logical secuence of operations to be performed by a digital computer in solving a problem
or in processing data.

Code: a system of symbols use in information processing in which letters, figures, etc are arbitrarily
given certain meanings.

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b. Aníbal: • I think the module of Mathematics is the best of Irfa. 1. Ask questions:

Carlos: • I don`t think so. The best is the module of English. Example:

You: ______________________________________________________________________________ He didn`t mail the letter. Didn`t he mail the letter?

c. Willy: • In my opinion the best group of music were “The Beatles” a. I didn`t post the letter. _____________________

Carlos: • I don`t agree. The best were “The Rolling Stones” b. You didn`t write your signature. _____________________

You: ______________________________________________________________________________ c. Rolando doesn`t send postcards. _____________________

d. Mariela: • I think men are falses. Do you agree with me? d. She doesn`t sit beside her brother. _____________________

Evelyn: • I agree with you. e. José didn`t write his name. _____________________

You: ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Change these sentences using reflexive pronouns:

4. Transalte the following dialogue: a. The mailman dropped the letters in the mail box.
Alexander: • Say, Angie, what are you doing tonight? What do you think about going to the __________________________________________________________________________________
movies?
b. Carmen sent a note to José
Angie: • Oh,sorry,I can’t. I’m going to work late tonight. I have to finish this report.
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Alexander: • Well, how about tomorrow night? Are you doing anything then?
Angie: • No, I’m not. What are you planning to do? c. They returned home yesterday.
Alexander: • I’m going to see a musical. Would you like to come?
Activities

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Angie: • Sure, I’d love to ! But let me pay for the tickets this time. It’s my turn.
d. They got back early.
Alexander: • All right!! Thanks !
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e. He signs letters everyday.

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3. Answer the following questions:

a. Who delivers the mail to your house?

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b. Where do you drop the letters?

___________________________________________________________________________

Activities
c. Can we send post-cards by mail?

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d. Where can we get stamps? 1. Express your opinions:

__________________________________________________________________________________ a. What`s your opinion about upbringing in Venezuela?
e. Where must the address of the sender go? __________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________ b. What do you think about Irfa?
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4. Read this reading and translate it: (taken from: “Studying English. 4th year)
c. What is your favourite sport?
Cultural notes about letters
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“We know that there are letters between relatives and friends. These letters that keep us in touch d. What do you prefer : Baseball or basketball?
with the people we know or love are the personal letters. Millions of these kind of letters are written,
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sent, and delivered all over the world every day. They are often informal and we could call them a
conversation carried on by writing instead of by talking. If they are written to a person we love they e. What do you hate to do?
may express a lot of our feelings. __________________________________________________________________________________
Personal letters are usually full of feeling and they can be long or short. f. What do you like to do?

When we want to invite somebody to a party and tell a person we accept an invitation, we write a __________________________________________________________________________________
short letter. These letters are called notes. If we have received a favour or a gift we write a thank you g. Do you think that in Venezuela there is freedom of expression?
note and we can send it by hands or left it where it can be seen.
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We don`t have to worry a lot about the way we say something in a personal letter, just
2. Use the information given and make sentences:
remember that we are talking to somebody, asking and answering questions, getting important
Activities

and unimportant information. Write down everything as simply and directly as you can.
a. María/ play/ tennis/volleyball
These ideas and a lot of practice will help you to write clear meaning full letters”
María likes playing tennis but she prefers playing volleyball.

b. Marisela/ eat/ salad/ fruit

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c. Mariela/ walk/ in the park/ a shop center

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d. Carlos/ rock/ salsa

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3. Read the following conversations and express agreement and disagreement with the speakers:

a. Juan: • In my opinion the atomic bomb is the worst invention.

Activities
Gisela: • I agree with you.

You: ___________________________________________________________________

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