English for Computing - 1LMD

                                                 UNIT ZERO: Grammar Recycling
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this unit, students should recycle and consolidate:
            ● the English tenses (simple, continuous/progressive and perfect forms)
            ● irregular verbs
            ● past participle
            ● -ed and -s pronunciation
            ● contractions
            ● articles ( definite / indefinite )
            ● personal pronouns

                                               UNIT ONE: Everyday Uses of Computers
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this unit, students should:
1- be better at :
     ● asking and answering simple questions about computing,
     ● asking for help when they don't understand,
     ● reading and scanning a text for general information,
2- be able to :
     ● understand the difference between countable and uncountable nouns,
     ● use articles more accurately,
3- know and be able to :
     ● use these words: barcode, barcode reader, calculate, computer, computing, control, memory, program, software.

                                                  UNIT TWO: Types of computer
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this unit, students should :
   1- be better at :
     ● reading for specific information,
     ● scanning a text in the form of a table,
   2- be able to :
     ● make comparisons using adjectives,
     ● use common phrases for agreeing and disagreeing,
   3- know and be able to :
     ● use these words : mainframe, multimedia, notebook, laptop,handheld, PC,  minicomputer, monitor, modem.

                                                 UNIT THREE:  Parts of a computer
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this unit, students should :
   1- be better at :
    ● matching pictures of components to their English names and functions,
    ● reading for specific detail,
   2- be able to :
    ● make simple instructions,
    ● use sequence words,
   3- know and be able to :
    ● use these words and abbreviations: byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, megahertz, motherboard, port, RAM, ROM, cache, memory, expansion card.

                                                      UNIT FOUR:  Keyboard and Mouse
Learning Objectives: By the end of this unit, students should :
1- be better at :
     ● matching a spoken description with a diagram,
     ● reading for specific detail and reading email addresses aloud,
     ● writing a simple description from notes provided.
2- be able to :
     ● make affirmative and negative statements using the present simple.
3- know and be able to :
     ● use these words: keyboard, key, function, cursor, numeric keypad, print screen, delete, display, full stop, comma, dot, slash.