Unit preparing to learn

UNIT 7. COMPUTERS.

The results of the lesson

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  Reading and talking about computers
  
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  Predicting the future with differing levels of certainty
  
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  Using the first conditional tense
  
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  Writing a summary of a longer text
  

Questions

1. Types of computers are there?

2. What is the main computer?

3. What are the computer hardware?

4. Which is the latest generation of computers?

5. The meaning of the word computer?

6. How does the computer function?

7. How many keys are there on the keyboard?

8. How else can you call a mouse device?

UNIT 8. INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.

The results of the lesson

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  Talk about international organisations and their work
  
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  Read about the British Council
  
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  Practise the use of the passive voice
  
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  Write a short report
  

Questions

1. How many students came to Britain to study in 1994?

2. In how many countries is the British Council working?

3. How many libraries and information centres does the Council run?

4. How many educational enquiries did the Council handle in 1994?

5. How many universities and institutes are there in Britain?

6. How many English teachers does the British Council employ?

7. What percentage of information in databases is in English?

8. How many people take the IELTS test each year?

9. What percentage of the world’s scientific papers are written in English?

10. How many teachers centres are operated by the British Council?