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Computer Hardware
1. Vocabulary
Label the diagram with the correct items 1- 11.
1) Monitor 6) Expansion cards (video, graphic)
2) Case 7) Power supply unit
3) Motherboard 8) Optical disk drive
4) CPU (Central processing Unit 9) Hard disk Drive
or Processor) 10) keyboard
5) Main memory (RAM) 11) Mouse
2. Listening (13)
Listen to two colleagues and complete this dialogue.
Bob: What do you think? Which (1) ________________________________ is better for the sales team?
Daisy: I’m not sure. This computer has a (2) _________________________________ memory and I think it
has a (3) _________________________processor.
Bob: And the other one?
Daisy: Well, it is (4) ____________________________.
Bob: And (5) __________________________.
Daisy: Yes, you’re right. Lighter and smaller.
Bob: But the bigger one is (6) _____________________________.
Daisy: So what is our decision?
Bob: I’m not sure. Let’s go for a coffee and discuss this again.
Language
Comparatives
We use comparative adjectives to compare two people or things.
3. Make the comparative form of these adjectives.
1) Light ____________________________
2) Efficient ____________________________
3) Long ____________________________
4) Wide ____________________________
5) Heavy ____________________________
6) Fast ____________________________
7) Dark ____________________________
8) Soft ____________________________
9) Hard ____________________________
10) Durable ____________________________
4. Listening (14)
Listen and check your answers.
5. Reading Read these product descriptions and make sentences using comparatives
Example: The Corsair is longer than the Imation but slimmer.
Corsair Flash Survivor GT 8GB Imation Clip Flash Drive 4GB
8GB 4GB
Read at 34MB/s Read at 15MB/s
Write at 28MB/s Write at 9MB/s
3.25’’ x 0.75” 2.95’’ x 1.14”
Aluminum Plastic
256-bit AES No data encryption
SW encryption SW encryption
Ten tears warranty Five years warranty
Price £25 Price £10