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1. BRITISH COUNCIL DHEE SHKENCES ENGLISH FOR 4 SKILLS Introduction English Language is a vital part of our work in British Council we deliver it through out different initiatives and collaborations with local and international partners Vocational Education and Training ICT and Languages remain the main priorities of Ministry of Education and Science in Albania and also British Council Albania Each of them aims at a better Education system and compatible with European standards Strengthening the education and vocational training restructuring it according to the requirements of the domestic labour market and wider adaptation to EU stand ards and developments as well as increase of the number of students are the priori ties of our education system This project reaffirmed that extensive and successful cooperation between the Ministry of Education and the Science with British Council can bring about positive changes and a better and modern education system The most recent program for ICT in language learning English for Skills focused on preparing and matching the English language curricula of Information and Com munication Technology ICT schools with the requirements of the market economy The project supported English language teaching in vocational high schools with a curricular tool kit for English language teachers in vocational schools The project English for Skills proved once again
2. Depending on the level of the learners use a data projector and content from sample letter Activity 3 Letter of complaint to elicit a whole group collaborative email Learners then use this as a model for transferring the content of their letter into email format Adapted from Skilled to Go 2012 www oft gov uk Name if you know it Position if relevant Company name if relevant Address name of contact person or Sir Madam if name not Reason for writing Summary of details e g what happened dates etc What you would like to happen Your sincerely if name used after Dear or Faithfully if Sir Madam used Signature Name printed or word processed underneath SW 2012 D 5 Q Q o 3 pou t 5 et lt 2 n When a neutral third party helps the parties mediation in a dispute to reach a resolution through compromise Using the least number of words possible to give concise information Proof of something e g a copy of a letter or bill evidence a receipt etc resolve To sort out a problem or settle an argument right A legal entitlement to something time consuming When something takes up or wastes a lot of time D 5 e t Q O 3 p 5 e A lt 6 Ma O O E When neutral third party helps the parties in a dispute to reach a resolution through compromise Using the least number of words possible to g
3. Explain learning objectives by the end of the session students will be able to identify and define a range of specialist ICT vocabulary and use accurately in spoken and written examples 1 Group discussion and topic focus Elicit any current knowledge of specialist vocabulary e g What do learners know where would they see the vocabulary how would they use it What does the Internet provide us with What was life like before computers Either PowerPoint presentation of sample specialist vocabulary overview of ICT subject headings text www explainthatstuff com internet Group reading definitions target vocabulary Cloze exercise with target vocabulary Differentiated extended activities Vocabulary matching definitions paired small groups Grammar focus identify verb tenses and change to past future Writing create own sentences with definitions Noun verb collocations from text Individual research Assessment Learners can define the target vocabulary and use independently Learners can read understand and summarise the main points of English text Learners can identify the tenses of verbs used and identify different forms English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012
4. 8 INTERNET AND THE WEB a 38 a WHAT IS THE INTERNET i 39 b EXTENSION ACTIVITIES caede decis iden cca accep dae iii 40 6 WEEK 9 10 MULTIMEDIA AND CREATIVE MEDIA 42 a APPLYING FOR JOBS ONLINE 1 ollare aaa 43 b WRITING AS APROCES Sigs eased RR UR Eu ka lira 45 Gi WHAT IS MULTIMEDIA ciuis iaia iatale 46 7 WEEK 11 12 VIRTUAL COMUNICATION 49 KREYWORD BINGO lieta 50 b COMMON PREFIXES IN INTERNET USE eere eere seen eene nennen nennen nne 50 VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS olearia 51 8 WEEK 13 14 TYPES OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES 52 a TYPES OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES eese in 53 9 WEEK 15 16 INTERNET AND THE WEB 54 a ILLNM po Me 55 b WEB BROWSERS C 56 WEBSITE PRODUCTION clio 58 d MORE TIPS feat ai ascent aw oma cc Lap Eam Rma a ka ki e ees 61 10 WEEK 15 16 ASSESSMENT PROJECT COMPLETION 63 a TEST aaa 63 b TEST 2 aculei 64 TEST dii iii e w a a e De iii 65 d plc AW Bien 66 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks HARDWARE SOFTWARE Hard drives and storage devices Input and output devices HARDWARE SOFTWARE Hard drives and st
5. approaches reality The word virtual means nearly almost or simulated Thus the key to accurate use of virtual as an adjective is that the thing represented by the word virtual modifies must not be the actual or real version of itself Virtual describes that which approaches or simulates Virtual reality is not actual reality hence the label is appropriate But such erroneous uses as virtual Communication for electronic communication are entirely inaccurate because electronic communication is actual communication therefore it is not virtual It is e communication It can even be cyber communication where typed information is converted to an audio format for the recipient although arguably that would be e communication with cyber speech Students Write a short essay describing how you communicate using some or all of the above methods Conclude you essay with your thoughts about the future of virtual communication How will we communicate in 100 years time English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS Definition of Virtual Communications Virtual communications encompasses a broad spectrum of concepts technologies and practices that are central to our daily lives In our society today we can now communicate with a friend or co worker in another country or continent instantaneously We can earn a college degree or take continuous learning classes online with th
6. to spend On the other hand if you want to learn Photoshop for making a digital scrapbook it doesn t make sense to settle for a netbook Know Your Budget Once you know what you re looking for 5 a good idea to try and get an idea of how much those systems cost Visit stores and ask questions about the different systems Try it Out While processors and hardware are important it s equally important that you feel comfortable with whatever you buy Many netbooks have small keyboards and some will feel more cramped than others The touchpad on a computer might look great in pictures but feel irritating under your fingertips Figuring out what you like and don t like before you buy can save you a lot of aggravation after BEGNNER S GUIDE TO BUYING A LAPTOP Adapted from Brian Westover PCMag December 2010 Individual worksheet and comprehension questions e What are the main considerations when buying a laptop e How many basic types of laptop are there and what are they e Which part of a laptop plays a DVD CD e Which type of processor is the best e What does a graphics card do e How do we measure the amount of information a hard drive can store e What do we call the place where temporary information is stored e Which type of laptop tends to be the simplest and cheapest English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 e What size screens do desktop replacements have e What extra will you need t
7. 3 The inbox is the location c who is new to an activity such as using a PC 4 A ripper is a piece of software d used to provide data and services to other Computers 5 A newbie is somebody e which is used to extract files from a CD DVD and Convert them to other formats III Choose one of the alternatives in italics to complete this newspaper article Sharing your broadband connection with your neighbours is either the best way of making friends or the fastest way to lose them Thanks to new European legislation modem wireless telephone technology and a firm called MyZones several households within 300 metres of each other can now share the cost of fast 2 broadband dial up phone access But the more people using your network the slower it gets If four people are using it at once surfing speed 128k Clive Mayhew Begg chief executive of MyZones says Sharing broadband is just the start of a new generation of consumer based internet services It starts on July 25 when MyZones will start selling 150 starter kits These include wi fi point and ADSL 3 3G modem web TV but not the wi fi adapters you and your neighbours will need These will cost extra 60 or so for each computer logged on to the wireless network IV Write about the web page design that you find particularly useful and attractive and justify your answer 66 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 Suggested activities English Language outcomes
8. Developer Art Director Graphic Designer Interface Designer Video Producer Web Developer Presentation Artist Account Director Account Management Advertising Affiliate Marketing Analytics Business Development Business Operations Client Services Communications PR Copywriting E Business E Commerce Editorial E Mail Marketing Human Resources Information Technology Marketing Media Buyer Planner Mobile Wireless New Media Agency Operations Pay Per Click Planning Podcasting Producer Product Development Product Management Project Management Research Sales Search Engine Marketing SEO Social Media Software Development Software Engineering Trafficker Usability Web Content Web Design Web Development Web Master Web Programmer Markets Publishing Advertising Museums Zoos Education Media Companies Software Startups Advertising Software Multimedia Uses Online games Corporate website design Reference Materia IProduct introduction CD ROM games Personal websites ATM s Kiosks Technical Training Arcade games Edutainment Marketing Trade Shows English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 Consider the following when writing your CV and preparing for your job interview 1 What do you need to succeed in Multimedia 2 How do you get there 3 Clearly define what you want to or do i e a Graphic Designer Authoring Specialist Art director Animator 4 Define the skills y
9. Most people use their computers for a handful of tasks browsing Websites sorting and storing pictures working on documents and spreadsheets None of these uses are particularly processor intensive and nearly any current system including netbooks will work well enough Anyone looking to play games on their system will need more processor power and a decent graphics card If you re only playing a few basic games then most GPU equipped machines will fit the bill If you want to do much in the way of editing video or manipulating photos you will need processor and graphics horsepower as well as a lot of storage space Storage space may come in the form of the computer s existing hard drive or an external hard drive Types of Laptops There are four categories of laptop that we ll cover here At the lower end interms of both performance and price we have a category called net books Netbooks The cheapest laptops on the market today are a separate category called netbooks Netbooks are built to be light portable and cheap Netbooks have smaller screens smaller processors smaller hard drives and no optical drive Ranging in price from ALL 32 000 53 000 netbooks are perfect for simple basic computing tasks but definitely not for gaming Ultraportables Designed to offer the power of a full laptop in a sleek compact form factor ultraportables offer many features but they can be expensive Ultraportables feature slightly smaller scree
10. by combining input storage processing and output All the main parts ofa computer system are involved in one of these four processes English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 WHAT IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM The first computers were gigantic calculating machines and all they ever really did was crunch numbers solve lengthy difficult or tedious mathematical problems Today computers work on a much wider variety of problems but they are all still essentially calculations Everything a computer does from helping you to edit a photograph you ve taken with a digital camera to displaying a web page involves manipulating numbers in one way or another Suppose you re looking at a digital photo you just taken in a paint or photo editing program and you decide you want a mirror image of it in other words flip it from left to right You probably know that the photo is made up of millions of individual pixels coloured squares arranged in a grid pattern The computer stores each pixel as a number so taking a digital photo is really like an instant orderly exercise in painting by numbers To flip a digital photo the computer simply reverses the sequence of numbers so they run from right to left instead of left to right Or suppose you want to make the photograph brighter All you have to do is slide the little brightness icon The computer then works through all the pixels increasing the brightness value for each one by say 10
11. employment opportunities Write a covering letter for a job Manipulate with interview questions 10 Listen for specific information understanding advice for job interviews 11 Write job vacancy advertisement online a newspaper COONAN RWS Introduce objectives and explain learning outcomes projectors used to Revision Ao Vocabulary Ss listen to a guides on how to set up a video conferencing meeting room camera etc Less Ss practice and teacher monitors independent Give tips for a successful meeting and Test degrees of some etiquette pointers adjectives Elicit 5 main etiquette tips Ss should know when planning an online video conference meeting Role play Listening for specific information Ss do research on multimedia products Matching exercise power point slides Elicits the use of the modal verb ae FIN should students use modal verbs in Independen sentences Listening for the main idea Give tips on how to write a CV Ss write their own CVs Group work Ss write tips on how to More have a successful job interview independent Cloze exercise 10 Hints and Tip Ss will write a job vacancy More advertisement online or on a independent newspaper relative pronouns Writing paragraphs advertisements HOMEWORK Ss will write a job vacancy advertisement online or on a newspaper Research on employment opportunities English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 20
12. for an email e main content of letter use of paragraphs Differences with an email you do not put your own postal address or contact details at the top the date and time of sending are automatically entered as part of email you do not need to enter the title or postal address of the person you are writing to the Re line from the top of a letter is entered as subject line for email you can only send electronic attachments rather than enclosures you can easily copy other people into the email in cc line 17 March 2011 Customer Services Manager System Solutions Rruga e Elbasanit No 112 Tirana ALBANIA Re PW mobile Mb632 Customer number 347852 am writing to complain about a PW mobile Mb632 which bought from your store on 5 March 2011 Since bought the phone have had to charge it every evening My job requires me to do a lot of travelling and it is not always possible to find somewhere to plug the phone in telephoned the store to ask about changing this phone but was told that this would not be possible Yours faithfully B Kassan B Hassan Mr Enc Copy of PW Mobiles receipt English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 Make sure that learners are clear that if you need to send a paper copy of a document or return an item you need to write a letter and that copies of emails sent are automatically saved in the Sent box It is important to save not delete copies of these emails
13. from Wikipedia Work with a partner or small group and devise ten comprehension questions for another pair or group of students You can devise true false questions multiple choice questions or straightforward comprehension questions Swap questions and answer as a pair group Compare your answers Who won WEB BROWSERS From Wikipedia the free encyclopaedia What is a web browser A web browser is a software application for retrieving presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier URI and may be a web page image video or other piece of content Hyperlinks present in resources enable users easily to navigate their browsers to related resources A web browser can also be defined as an application software or program designed to enable users to access retrieve and view documents and other resources on the Internet Although browsers are primarily intended to access the World Wide Web they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems The major web browsers are Firefox Google Chrome Internet Explorer Opera and Safari History Main article History of the web browser The first web browser was invented in 1990 by Tim Berners Lee It was called WorldWideWeb no spaces and was later renamed Nexus S In 1993 browser software wa
14. mouse B hard disk C monitor D printer 3 is not an input device A plotter B printer C mouse D LCD monitor 4 What does LCD stands for A Least Color Display B Liquid Crystal Display C Liquid Colour Display Put the verbs in brackets either in the Gerund or the Infinitive form A computer is an electronic machine that processes information take information is called input store information is known as storage Inthe 1970s and 1980s if you wanted a home computer do almost anything at all you had to write your own little program do it Before beginning install your computer you need make sure that all the computer parts that you have are compatible with each other Change the sentences from active into passive 1 We use floppy disks to transfer small files of data from one machine to another 2 We use DVDS for storing video so we shall often see them measured in minutes e g 4 7GB 120 minutes 3 We measure storage capacity and file with bytes and gigabytes 4 The user writes data to the CD once or fills it over time using multi session 5 ROM stores the instructions for the computer to start up IV You bought a projector The projector doesn t work Write a letter of complain Ask either for a refund or a replace 100 120 words English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 TEST 2 weeks 5 6 7 8 I Complete the sentences using the words in the list Server Inter
15. questions about writing letters and emails of complaint Why is it important to put complaints in writing e to have a record of what was said What do you need to remember to do in letters and emails of complaint e Keep them clear and concise e Clearly state the problem and what action you want If necessary state if you plan to take further action e Always keep original copies and send photocopies English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 Divide learners into pairs or small groups and give each group a letter template depending on the level of support needed and cut up Letter of complaint Learners place correct part of letter in each section of the writing frame templates They can use uncut copies of Letter of complaint for self checking Use prompt questions to check for understanding the content and layout of letter e g e What s the complaint about e What does the writer want to happen e Do you think the complaint is valid Why e Why is she writing to the customer services manager e What are her rights in this situation e Why is the writer s name not at the top of the letter Make sure that learners are clear about the function of each part of the letter as indicated by the Appendix 3 Letter template with prompts and that we use Yours sincerely if a letter is addressed to a named person and Yours faithfully if a letter is addressed to an unnamed person i e Dear Si
16. skills and working in Search experience Example Engine Industry needed interview advice for job questions interviews 16 amp 12 Extension Small minutes groups pairs See example Devise interview resources Identify key questions Applying for elements of advice based on job jobs Cloze instruction descriptions exercise Writing as a Use appropriate process questions and answers for job Letter writing interviews VIRTUAL Collocations Identify and define Discussion of See example http www you COMMUNIC Adjective key vocabulary topic what is VC resources tube com watch v ATION noun used in video clip Virtual pECR2gGL9sq Communication eg Vital critical Electronic elements See example commerce Present video resources Key Listen to video clip Word Bingo http www you Adverb and identify set of Whole group Key tube com adjective Bingo words e g Word bingo watch v 9xLSJ superhighway http www MoZVcE amp e g Highly Cyberspace youtube feature related sensitive Email e commerce com watch v information pECR2gGL9sq Freely available Verb noun Transmit data English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks VIRTUAL COMMUN ICATION Social websites Common prefixes Trans Intra Extra Tele Super Semi cyber Asking questions eg how do we communicate Asking questions 2 4 what is the future of communication Identify most comm
17. to chat to a friend and you start swapping party photos back and forth you re taking part in what s called P2P communication In P2P the machines involved sometimes act as clients and sometimes as servers For example if you send a photo to your friend your computer is the server supplying the photo and the friend s computer is the client accessing the photo If your friend sends you a photo in return the two computers swap over roles Apart from clients and servers the Internet is also made up of intermediate computers called whose job is really just to make connections between different systems If you have several computers at home or school you probably have a single router that connects them all to the Internet The router is like the mailbox on the end of your street it s your single point of entry to the Woodford Chris 2011 Internet Retrieved from http www explainthatstuff com internet html Accessed 16 03 12 http www explainthatstuff com internet html English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 WEEK 9 10 TOPIC MULTIMEDIA AND CREATIVE MEDIA Learning objectives By the end of the lesson students will be better able to Identify degrees of adjectives in different online published text Differentiate among relative pronouns Better use the model verb should Identify key elements of advice and instructions in online texts Create Apply online for a job Do research about
18. your skills and experience e If you don t have the requested experience or qualifications but you that you could still do the job the reasons why e that any email or letter attached only to that application and not to a previous application This is especially important when cutting and pasting e Check that the job reference is correct and it has the correct date on it e Finally don t send off your Resume or CV without it again Adapt this process as appropriate English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 WRITING AS APROCESS Think e Think about who you are writing for and why e What style of language should you use formal informal e What examples can you find to help you e Make alist of your ideas Draw a mind Useaspider graph Draw a flowchart e Use sticky notes e Write down key words or phrases e Choose which ideas to include e Arrange your ideas into a logical order e Think about who you are writing for and why Draft e Turn key words or phrases into sentences e Combine your sentences to form paragraphs Use expanding sentences to support ideas and statement e Include a variety of sentence styles e Organise your writing so it has an introduction main part and conclusion e Make changes spelling grammar punctuation e Make decisions about order of paragraphs linking words e Change sentences that don t make sense Proof Read e Read your work word for word backwards and c
19. 12 APPLYING FOR JOBS ONLINE 10 Hints and Tips The following hints and tips may appear obvious but quite often you can miss something when applying online Don t leave it too late to apply e Consider your application carefully you will only get one chance to make a first impression e Check that you are applying for the correct job e Review your Resume CV to check whether it needs updating or a change of emphasis for the current application Ensure that it emphasises the key skills and experience that you have which match those specified in the job advert Ensure that it is clear from your Resume what YOU have actually achieved or done not just what the company or the department you worked in was meant to have done e Where possible send a covering email or letter highlighting your interest in the job and company and your suitability for it e Look carefully at the job advert and highlight in your covering email or letter where your skills and experiences match those requested e Find out as much information as you can about the company look at their web site and its vision values etc Check to see if there is anything that matches with your skills and experience e If you don t have the requested experience or qualifications but you believe that you could still do the job emphasise the reasons why e Check that any email or letter attached relates only to that application and not to a previou
20. NET AND THE WEB Learning objectives By the end of the lesson students will be better able to Identify words connected with protection and safety online List and understand different social and professional network Give advice on safety online Make predictions about the future Understand abbreviations and acronyms related to social and professional network Give arguments and support them with examples about social networking Analyse the pros and cons of social networking Compare and contrast facts and opinions about social networks Conduct an interview 0 Speak about safety online Introduce objectives and explain learning outcomes Projectors will be used to introduction Ss work in pairs matching new words to their definition Gap filling activities True False questions Guides student to give advice using their words in internet related situations Ss work in groups summarize the main points in advice format Elicit from Ss the use of Future Tense in making predictions Ss identify the tenses multiple choice Ss practice keyword transformation Present power point slides with images figures photos SS compare and contrast using degrees of adjectives Class discussion Pros and Cons of Social networks Quiz abbreviations Ss do research on different social networks face book LinkedIn Ss write a report on their findings advantages disadvantages compare contrast Projec
21. abilities built into them Spell checking Standard layouts for normal documents Have some characters appear in bold print italics or underlined Centre lines make text line up on the left side of the paper or the right side of the paper Save the document so it can be used again Print the document Two of the most common word processing programs are WordPerfect and Microsoft Word The spreadsheet packages are designed to use numbers and formulas to do calculations with ease Examples of spreadsheets include Budgets Payrolls Grade Calculations Address Lists The most commonly used spreadsheet programs are Microsoft Excel and Lotus 123 Database programs are designed for these types of applications Membership lists Student lists Grade reports Instructor schedules All of these have to be maintained so you can find what you need quickly and accurately Some of the most commonly used database programs are Microsoft Access and dBASE English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 WEEK 15 16 TOPIC INTERNET AND THE WEB Learning objectives By the end of the lesson students will be better able to 1 Identify a range of specialist ICT vocabulary and use it accurately in spoken and written work Identify a range of specialist vocabulary connected to internet and web Identify details of a factual text Use accurately vocabulary to complete a descriptive passage Comprehe
22. an independent body 9 Write clearly and concisely Be polite and clear about your complaint and say what you think would resolve it 10 Don t give up Suggested teaching activities Present overview of topic Explain that students will be able to describe the functions of hard drives storage devices and input output devices Display labelled diagram of computer onscreen Explore vocabulary and give definitions where necessary Model reading cloze exercise read text in small groups and identify any vocabulary difficulties Individual activity cloze exercise Assessment can be through group reading marking individual work students turn taking in reading finished work self marking small group checking Extension differentiated activities Extend the length of the text and include extra vocabulary Devise true false questions based on the text Students to write their own summaries of the main points of each paragraph Speaking and listening students to describe without notes the basic functions of input memory processing and output Website support Individual or whole group activity tests http www bbc co uk schools gcsebitesize ict hardware Oinputandoutputdevices act shtml http www bbc co uk schools gcsebitesize ict hardware 1 datastoragerev1 shtml SW 2012 MORE TEACHING TIPS Topic focus and learning outcomes Identify and explain the main factors to consider when buying a laptop Use questioni
23. arning outcomes English and IT Projector used to introduction Divide the class into small groups introduce students to material show functions of input and output devices diagram on screen Explain functions of mouse keyboard printers scanners microphones USB CDs DVDs cameras speakers Divide the class into small groups identify keywords and find the meaning by the context Students describe without books the explanation of the keywords Work in groups true false questions Small groups gap filling exercise labelling exercise students provide short description of functions e g of keyboard Use of passive voice present simple present continuous Accurately use prepositions of place Countable uncountable nouns Students report back and T elicits comparative and superlative structures amp records students responses on board Ss produce a leaflet to advertise PC output input devices capacity etc Monitoring classroom Less independent More independent More independent Less independent Independent Ss will produce leaflet to advertise output input devices the capacity of a printer projector or camera Revision Vocabulary Mini test Integrated skills Write a letter of complaint The customer bought a mouse that doesn t work English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 A computer is an electronic machine that p
24. atalogues school students 2 Present a reading material on different software packages and functions Students identify their uses for special purposes 3 Ss complete the table with the applications that correspond to certain tasks 4 students discuss on the most used software giving reasons for their choice using cause and effect conjunctions 6 Students match features with their definitions 7 Students work in pairs to label the given word process icon with the correct function 8 Students report back by presenting them as instructions using zero conditionals 9 Students write a descriptive paragraph of a database by giving table details 10 Provide database of the library catalogue and students write a summary of both databases using linking words for addition and contrast concerning features of both Least independent independent Less independent Revision Vocabulary Quiz Grammar Mini test Integrated skills Write a descriptive paragraph of a database by giving table details Students will e mail the teacher a letter provided in class following the list of instructions concerning the set of rules for a formal letter English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 TYPES OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES Word Processors Spreadsheets Data Bases Word processing is usually what leads people to using a computer for their work Word processors will normally have the following Cap
25. bedded systems including Nintendo s Wii video game console In 1998 Netscape launched what was to become the Mozilla Foundation in an attempt to produce a competitive browser using the open source software model That browser would eventually evolve into Firefox which developed a respectable following while still in the beta stage of development shortly after the release of Firefox 1 0 in late 2004 Firefox all versions accounted for 7 4 of browser use As of August 2011 Firefox has a 27 7 usage share Apple s Safari had its first beta release in January 2003 as of April 2011 it has a dominant share of Apple based web browsing accounting for just over 7 15 of the entire browser market The most recent major entrant to the browser market is Google s Chrome first released in September 2008 Chrome s take up has increased significantly year on year by doubling its usage share from 7 7 percent to 15 5 percent by August 2011 This increase seems largely to be at the expense of Internet Explorer whose share has tended to decrease from month to month In December 2011 Google Chrome overtook Internet Explorer 8 as the most widely used web browser However when all versions of Internet Explorer are put together IE is still most popular Function The primary purpose of a web browser is to bring information resources to the user This process begins when the user inputs a Uniform Resource Locator URL for example http en wikipedia or
26. com writing letter of scanners html complaint See sample See example teaching plan resources Printers and Letter scanners vocabulary of complaint INTERNET Modal Verbs See example http www http www AND THE for obligation session plan getsafeonline explainthatstuff com WEB advice and Internet org media internet html possibility GetSafeOnline Protection http www RoughGuide and safety getsafeonline pdf Adapt as http www online org media necessary explainthatstuff com GetSafeOnline howthewebworks RoughGuide pdf html See example eg resources comprehension Internet multiple choice T F questions English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks INTERNET AND THE WEB Social and professional networks Future tenses Predictions Giving advice amp giving warnings Degrees of adjectives Read and analyse pros and cons of social networking http www youtube com wa tch v Cztwt4e4 Myw amp feature re lated Compare language of e g facebook vs LinkedIn Produce document summarising findings http www youtube com wa tch v yaZw8EJ 2hvw amp feature r elated Reading booklet Rough Guide to Staying Safe Online Prepare class questionnaire template eee SW2012 http www howstuffworks com internet social networking information pros cons social networking htm http www youtube com watch v Cztw t4e4Myw amp feature r elated htt
27. ct Planning and preparation suggested resources Printed text see resources printers scanners and video projectors Projector Internet access for all students Newspaper magazine eBay adverts printers and or scanners for sale This topic uses role play customer services complaining Video complain complaint http www youtube com watch v ru53eMo0i2c English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 BEGNNER S GUIDE TO BUYING A LAPTOP Adapted from Brian Westover PCMag December 2010 Anatomy of a Laptop Laptop computers may be complicated but they all share the same basic anatomy Some parts are obvious at first glance like the keyboard and screen Others you might never actually see even if you use computers daily Knowing what these basic parts are and what they do will help you sort through the jargon and find a computer that fits your needs Here is a very basic anatomy lesson Processor The real driving force of the computer is called the processor Think of it as the engine of your laptop It does most of the work as you run programs Most processors on the market today are perfectly capable of handling basic web and office use More complicated tasks require a more powerful processor An Intel Core processor is best AMD Phenom and Athlon CPUs give good performance for the buck but tend to be less battery efficient than Intel processors Graphics Card The gra
28. da Griselda Lushi United Kingdom Simon Goodier John Kelly British Council Programme Manager English Language Curricula Consultant VET Curricula Consultant English Language specialist English Language teacher English Language teacher English Language teacher ICT teacher ICT teacher Program Manager for English as a second Language Program Manager for ICT and Digital Media English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 1 Programme English for Skills Vocational English with ICT 7 2 WEEK 1 2 HARDWARE SOFTWARE 14 a WHAT ISA COMPUTER illa 15 b WHAT IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM 17 ADAPTING AUTHENTING MATERIALS FOR THE CLASSROOM 18 3 WEEK 3 4 HARDWARE 7 SOFTWARE Lula 19 a HOW TO INSTALL A COMPUTER EXAMPLE RESOURCES 20 b A BEGNNER S GUIDE TO BUYING A LAPTOP 23 WHAT WILL YOU USE YOUR PC FOR ott ris ekate iaia 24 d TIPS FOR LAPTOP SHOPPING 2 eed ke kk ee 25 4 WEEK 5 6 HARDWARE SOFTWARE 2 ecu man n kn kaki 28 a WHAT ARE SCANNERS nn aie lia Rada 29 b PRINTERS PN RC 30 WRITING A LETTER OF 31 d MORE TEACHING asic Giai 37 5 WEEK 7
29. e click of a few buttons The proliferation of information and communication tools like e mail instant messaging and Internet telephony has revolutionized the way we work and live How we use the technologies such as email and collaboration tools can influence the quality of the work we do and can determine our ability to function as a high producing high performing workforce Virtual communications facilitates the ability to know and understand how to access and share information electronically and is a portal through which a world of limitless learning opportunities exist Definition from http www doncio navy mil iltoolkit VirtualComm Introduction htm English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 WEEK 13 14 TOPIC TYPES OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES Learning objectives By the end of the lesson students will be better able to Explore and identify different software packages and functions Write an e mail following the standard steps Give polite instructions by using zero conditionals Explain different models of document structures to peers Use cause effect conjunctions to justify their choices of certain software packages Use linking words that show addition and contrast on using different kinds of documents Write a descriptive paragraph by summarizing main features of a database 1 Ss answer questions Which data fields would you include in these databases Patients of a hospital library c
30. e recycle Bin is the folder that deleted files are stored until you decide to delete them completely 4 Digital Terrestrial TV is a technology where allows you to receive more channels and a better picture through a conventional aerial instead of a satellite dish IV Write a paragraph on how virtual communication can be beneficial to business people 65 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 TEST 4 weeks 13 14 15 16 manager is giving his colleagues some advice on how to prevent spam Complete the sentences with the words in the box Mailing list spam email address newsgroups spammers 1 Never ever reply to a email or click on a link within the mail this will lead to more junk email being sent to you Unsubscribing only confirms you do actually exist 50 they ve hit the jackpot 2 Don t let your email address be displayed anywhere on the Internet including chat rooms or any websites 3 Never forward a spam to other people might be able to track their addresses too and you could end up losing friends 4 Send your emails on a strictly need to know basis don t include everyone on a unless it is really necessary 5 Treat your like your phone number don t give it out randomly Try to use a different one when shopping II Match the two halves to make definitions 1 A web browser is a program a where emails are kept and received 2 A host is a computer b used for displaying web pages
31. ed skills Write an opinion paragraph on a social website English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 KEY WORD BINGO Watch and listen to this video http www youtube com watch v pECR2gGL9sg Identify these key words The speaker has an accent and speaks very quickly you will need to listen to it more than once instant messaging video conferencing conventional telecommunications voicemails paging text image guidance manoeuvring Email face book twitter 3G phone surveillance and monitoring remote controlled international space station vocal aperture telemedicine COMMON PREFIXES IN INTERNET USE Source http en wikipedia org wiki Internet related_prefixes E cyber and virtual are often used in names coined for electronic or computer related counterparts of a pre existing product or service E standing for the word electronic is used in the terms e mail electronic mail e commerce electronic commerce e business electronic business e banking electronic banking and e book electronic book Cyber is a prefix derived from cybernetic which comes from the Greek adjective meaning skilled in steering or governing Liddell and Scott Greek English Lexicon It is used in the terms cyberspace and cyberpunk but has been largely surpassed by e Virtual is correctly used in virtual reality in that virtual reality simulates reality and in many ways
32. ered to you by computer IV Write a letter of application A company is looking for someone who is excellent at computers can travel a lot works long hours and deals with costumers 100 120 words 64 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 TEST 3 weeks 9 10 11 12 I Match each words from 1 8 with the ones from a h 1 High definition a internet radio 2 read and write b disc 3 play c videos and music 4 tune in to d television 5 broadband e data 6 optical f your favorite sites 7 browse g compatible 8 fully backward h access ll Complete these instructions how to navigate in the internet with the words in the box Client web page surf web browser URL Search engine web server website Start up your computer and connect to the internet Open your Type the to access a website Your web browser sends the request to the correct The server looks for the document and sends it to the computer Your web browser displays the selected on the screen From the home page of the you can to the other pages by clicking on hyperlinks 8 If you want to find more websites use a III Correct the underlined errors in followwing definitions 1 Mobile Tv Broadcasting is asystem who lets you watch Tv on a PDA or mobile phone 2 A computer geek is someone which is an enthusiastic user of computers sometimes to an obsessive degree 3 Th
33. g into the browser The prefix of the URL the Uniform Resource Identifier or URI determines how the URL will be interpreted The most commonly used kind of URI starts with http and identifies a resource to be retrieved over the Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP Many browsers also support a variety of other prefixes such as https for HTTPS ftp for the File Transfer Protocol and file for local files Prefixes that the web browser cannot directly handle are often handed off to another application entirely For example mailto URIs are usually passed to the user s default e mail application and news URIs are passed to the user s default newsgroup reader In the case of http https file and others once the resource has been retrieved the web browser will display it HTML is passed to the browser s layout engine to be transformed from markup to an interactive document Aside from HTML web browsers can generally display any kind of content that can be part of a web page Most browsers can display images audio video and XML files and often have plug ins to support Flash applications and Java applets Upon encountering a file of an unsupported type or a file that is set up to be downloaded rather than displayed the browser prompts the user to save the file to disk Information resources may contain hyperlinks to other information resources Each link contains the URI of a resource to go to When a link is clicked the browser navi
34. g the internet Web link http www ehow com video_4973917_printer_ html e Listen to the description of a printer and what we use them for up to 00 21 e Write a brief description of a printer and how it functions e Play clip as many times as you need and make notes of the most important aspects and functions of a printer e Organise your notes into a format suitable for a printed or online advert e This exercise can be repeated with information about scanners http www ehow com video_4973920_scanner_ html Product Information Get flawless photos print and scan documents with the Epson Stylus 5 125 all in one inkjet printer With high printing speeds of 28 ppm black and 15 ppm color this Epson printer is capable of meeting your growing business demands A resolution of 5760x1440 optimized dpi in this all in one inkjet printer makes it capable of producing high quality text and graphics including color This ENERGY STAR qualified Epson printer consumes less electricity than standard alternatives thus being an energy saver The Epson Stylus SX125 printer allows you to restore colors of old photos removes red eye and can change contrast with the help of the Easy Photo Fix function The Hewlett Packard Deskjet 3050A All in One WiFi Printer is designed for users looking for an effortless way to print and share wirelessly with the added convenience of being able to print from a mobile device with Hewlett Packarde Prin
35. gates to the resource indicated by the link s target URI and the process of bringing content to the user begins again English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 WEBSITE PRODUCTION ASSIGNMENT WEBSITE ARCHITECTURE AND COMPONENTS Scenario You are working for SpiderWeb designs as a junior website analyst designer You have been asked to prepare a website for a new client who owns a Massage company called Massage4U Activity 1 Learners should compose a brief outline of the web architecture and components which allow the internet and websites to function You need to make sure that they have all the components needed to operate a website produce a brief outline of the web architecture and components which enable Internet and web functionality This should include Web architecture Internet service providers Web hosting services Domain name Domain structure Registrars WorldWide Web Components Web servers Mail servers Proxy servers Routers Browsers Activity 2 Learners will need to focus on the user and server side factors which affect website performance They need to know what can affect the performance of a website and have asked you to write a report that would address the following aspects What host server side factors can affect the performance of the site e Web server capacity available bandwidth e Number of hits e file types bitmap vector jpg gif wav mp3 avi swf What issues
36. ge to past future Writing create own sentences with definitions Noun verb collocations from text Individual research Assessment 1 Learners can define the target vocabulary and use independently 2 Learners can read understand and summarise the main points of English text 3 Learners can identify the tenses of verbs used and identify different forms English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 Topic focus and learning outcomes Identify a range of specialist ICT vocabulary and use accurately in spoken and written work Planning and preparation suggested resources A Z glossary of ICT specialist vocabulary cut and laminated into word definition pairs Power Point slides with vocabulary definitions organised alphabetically Power Point slides with graphics labelling Printed text with topic vocabulary e g from text book website IT magazine http www explainthatstuff com internet html Cloze materials http www explainthatstuff com articles_computers html Computers with access to internet http dictionary cambridge org dictionary british Multiple choice questions English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 WEEK 15 16 TOPIC ASSESSMENT PROJECT COMPLETION SUGGESTED TESTS ASSESSMENT TEST 1 weeks 1 2 3 4 Make the right choice li is not an input device A joystick B keyboard C printer D graphic tablet 2 is an input device A
37. gnal frequencies which indicates how much data can pass along a channel at one time Broadband networks the basis of the information superhighway allow video signals to pass at high speed narrowband networks tend to be text only and are slower For example voice over the telephone network requires a bandwidth of 3 kHz while uncompressed video requires a bandwidth of 6 MHz cache temporary memory used to access frequently used instructions thus speeding up processing time Also denotes temporary storage of world wide web pages by browser software cookie set of instructions from a web server to a client machine Cookies may be used by a web site owner to identify and track users of that site Browsers can be customized to accept or reject cookies Data logging acquisition of information by a computer through use of sensors to measure and record environmental changes for example the changes in temperature of water in a pond over the period of several hours embed English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 to insert information stored in one format into information in another format for example a graphic into a text file field category in a database roughly equivalent to a column in a table Databases contain records which are like the rows in a table which have the same fields of information but for different individuals or objects e g a database of club members has a record for each member which conta
38. heck for spelling mistakes e Read each sentence separately and check your grammar verbs tenses e Read your work carefully and make changes to improve it e Read each paragraph separately and check for punctuation mistakes capital letters full stops commas apostrophes e Remove unnecessary detail repetition e Add any missing information e Exercise You are giving advice to a friend who wants to apply online for a job Use the verbs below to write a series of instructions to help your friend remember the most important points English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 WHAT IS MULTIMEDIA Multimedia is any combination of text graphic art sound animation and video delivered to you by computer or other electronic means It is richly presented sensation When you weave together the sensual elements of multimedia dazzling pictures and animations engaging sounds compelling video clips and raw textual information you can electrify the thought and action centers of people s minds When you give them interactive control or the process they can be enchanted Multimedia excites eyes ears fingertips and most importantly the head Multimedia making it work 5th edition http www digitalmediajobs com http www digitalmediajobs com content2 Audio Interviews 22 htm USEFUL VOCABULARY Careers Animator Game Designer Interactive Writer Sound Producer Web Content Producer Webmaster CD ROM
39. ify collocations in groups concerning meaning and spelling ie Identify most common prefixes as part of technical vocabulary for virtual communication 8 Identify and contrast the benefits and disadvantages of social networking 9 Write a text summarizing the most popular social websites used by the group 1 In pairs Ss discuss question what kind of virtual communication have you experienced so far 2 Ss listen to the video clip and identify key vocabulary used and key BINGO words 3 Students report back the difference between virtual and e communication 4 Students create family maps with prefixes 5 Students work in groups comparing and contrasting video conferencing and chatting 6 Students write a paragraph to describe one benefit of using video conferencing in business world 7 Pair work Ss classify and add bingo words according to word formation 8 Elicit meanings of prefixes through familiar words 9 Group discussion on most popular websites 10 Students watch a video on dangers of virtual communication 11 Students write a text summarizing typical features of Facebook and Twitter 12 Students write a list of netiquette rules Less independent Least independent More independent More independent Independent Students write a list of the type of products and services that different online shops offer HOMEWORK Revision Vocabulary Quiz Grammar Mini test Integrat
40. ins the fields name initials membership status number gateway device connecting different networks by carrying out protocol conversion between them translating the rules of communication of one set of computers to those of another graphical user interface screen representation of the computer s control system enabling the user to move an on screen cursor usually with a mouse and click on pictorial representations or icons in order to make the computer perform various instructions Mouse movements usually have keyboard alternatives hardware physical components of a computer or a communications system including both mechanical and electronic parts such as the processor hard drive keyboard screen cables mouse and printer Contrasted with software HTML computer language used to create hypertext documents such as world wide web pages The author using HTML marks up or defines how elements of the text will appear on the web by inserting tags which will be invisible to the ordinary user of that page The tags are special instructions to the computer such as to insert a picture or to change text size and style Tags may also define text or an image as a link to another page a hyperlink Text editors or word processing packages can be used to create HTML documents and it is useful to know how to create and edit raw HTML but there are also many specially designed packages e
41. isements English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 Reading and vocabulary focus WHAT ARE SCANNERS Scanners are input devices that are comprised of a Charge Coupled Device CCD array This array Is like a series of eyes that read and record light intensities and stores them in digital form This is achieved when the scanner s internal light source passes over the image that is being scanned Scanners come in three basic types e The simplest type of scanner is the hand held in which the scanning device is moved across images or text e Page scanner works by inserting a page into the top of the scanner which is pulled via rollers through the scanner e The most common type of scanner is the flatbed scanner which allows you to place a image or document on the top of its surface much like a photocopier Most scanners sold today use a plug and play USB or fire wire connection How to scan To scan a document simply place it face down on the scanner s glass and close the lid Most scanners will allow you to initiate the scan from the front panel or from the software driver that is included with it If you initiate the scan from the front panel the software will open on the PC anyway This software will allow you to control important scan settings that are discussed below e Resolution Scanner quality is measured in DPI or dots per inch 300 DPI is usually adequate for normal scanning however modern
42. ive information Proof of something e g a copy of a letter or bill a receipt etc To sort out a problem or settle an argument A legal entitlement to something When something takes up or wastes a lot of time 35 SW 2012 MAKING A COMPLAINT top tips 1 Make sure you have a valid complaint 2 Be clear about what was wrong such as incorrect charges the way you were treated a wrong decision or faulty goods 3 Be clear about what you want to happen with your complaint e g do you want a refund an apology a different decision improved service or goods to be replaced 4 Complain to the right person for example the customer services department or relevant manager or senior manager 5 Try to resolve your complaint directly with the supplier first of all Ask for your money back ask for the excess charges to be taken off your bill or take the faulty product back to the shop 6 Keep a record of events Make a note of the name of the person you speak to on the phone the date and what was said Keep copies of your letters and any replies you receive 7 Keep the evidence Always keep original copies of all receipts invoices letters bills and e mails about your complaint If you need to make photocopies to send with any correspondence 8 Stay calm Don t get angry If you are not getting the response you want then simply take the matter to a higher person in the organization or get help and advice from
43. motherboard in place co Next install the CPU fan on your motherboard This device cools the computer 5 down to avoid overheating of the computer Don t install the motherboard yet WwW A After installing the fan install the RAM in place on the motherboard The RAM is the o memory of the computer Gently push the RAM chip inside the slot There are clips on either side of the RAM slot Secure the RAM chip in place by using the clips oe Now you have installed the major components After installing the major components o of the computer install the motherboard inside the computer case Secure the ak motherboard in place by using the screws and the screwdriver After you have secured the motherboard in place you can install the power source 75 The power source has wires connected to it Connect a wire to the motherboard ps and to other devices inside the case You can check the user s manual of the power source to know which cable to connect to a specific device Install the hard drive There is a slot on the computer case designed to hold the hard drive Make sure that the hard drive is securely in place by using the screws Get one of the wires connected to the power supply and connect it to the hard drive You cannot install the hard drive until you have secured the motherboard Finally install the CD ROM drive Slide the CD ROM drive on its slot and connect the power source cable to the CD ROM drive English for Skills Cour
44. n her desk is her output Once you understand that computers are about input memory processing and output all the junk on your desk makes a lot more sense 1 Input Your keyboard and mouse for example are just input units ways of getting information into your computer that it can process If you use a microphone and voice recognition software that s another form of input 2 Memory storage Your computer probably stores all your documents and files on a hard drive a huge magnetic memory But smaller computer based devices like digital cameras and cellphones use other kinds of storage such as flash memory cards 3 Processing Your computer s processor sometimes known as the central processing unit is a microchip buried deep inside It works amazingly hard and gets incredibly hot in the process That s why your computer has a little fan blowing away to stop its brain from overheating 4 Output Your computer probably has an LCD screen capable of displaying high resolution very detailed graphics and probably also stereo loudspeakers You may have an inkjet printer on your desk too to make a more permanent form of output 15 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 System Unit Monitor 4 Speaker Microphone Storage e Flash memory explainthatstulf com 2007 Some rights reserved 0069 Monitor gt APPT My A Processor chip Processing Artwork caption A computer works
45. n the Net http www internet com home d html The Internet amp IT Network Skill builder The table contains a list of tasks which you can complete with different software applications In each row of the second column show which application you would use for the task in some cases you might want to use more than one application English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 Produce a template for an invoice that can automatically calculate VAT on the total Order something over the internet Add a two word label to a picture taken by a digital camera Make changes to the information in a song recorded to a file named song wav Save name address age and race number for 2 350 people entered into a half marathon road race Make changes to a piece of Clip Art downloaded from the internet Make a chart from a table showing monthly sales totals from a shop over a year Combine a picture with a lot of text English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 WEEK 11 12 TOPIC VIRTUAL COMUNICATION Learning objectives By the end of the lesson students will be better able to Use collocations as part of technical vocabulary Listen to authentic material and identify specific terms Identify features of virtual communication i Compare and contrast various forms of virtual communication Produce piece of writing describing the benefits of Virtual Communication the work place 6 Class
46. nabling easy HTML creation hypertext transfer protocol http standard for the process of requesting and transferring a page on the world wide web For the transfer to succeed the page must have been constructed as a hypertext document using the hypertext mark up language Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN telecommunications standard for the transmission of digital information over ordinary telephone lines and the name for the digital telephone network Contains channels for digitized speech data image or video signals Java programming language designed to add interactivity and functionality to the web by enabling developers to write and distribute programs that would run on any computer regardless of the operating system Logo simple programming language which allows the user to give instructions to a computer in ordinary language words and numbers rather than codes In its simplest form turtle graphics it allows the user to control the movements of a screen turtle motherboard main printed circuit board PCB in the computer which holds the principal components The processor and clock chips will either be plugged into or soldered to the motherboard See also central processing unit operating system OS program or set of programs which controls the computer Different types of computer use English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 different operating systems including MS DOS Windows 95 a
47. nd features of web browsers step development Use relative clauses to describe the meaning of compound adjectives Listen to authentic material and identify specific information and key vocabulary Make a summary of typical features of pie chart information Warm up activity Sts think of a Less Revision well designed webpage and say independent Vocabulary what they find particularly useful or attractive Quiz Sts read html tutorial website and Use internet glossary explain the meanings of acronyms to test Ss on vocabulary Ss match vocabulary definitions independent Ss and definitions paired small groups focusing on compound Nouns created noun present participle Noun adjective Ss report on the steps for creating a webpage Ss listen for specific info and key vocabulary Ss explain the meanings of compound adjectives by transforming them into relative Clauses Ss read for specific information on history types function of web browsers Ss create their comprehension questions for their peers Ss make a quiz based on their own questions Elicit to comprehension of a pie chart and guides sts to write asummary of most important features independent Mini test More Write a summary Independent for the information presented in a pie chart provides Ss with links and they self check knowledge through Online tests Extension activity Creating a webpage of your own English for Skills Course Outli
48. nd successors Risc OS and MacOS portable document format PDF used to store and transmit text and images with a set appearance sometimes in order that documents appear exactly as in print with the same line endings and pagination PDF files can be created and read using software such as Adobe Acrobat screen turtle in Logo representation of the floor turtle displayed on a computer screen The screen turtle can be shaped like an arrow head a turtle or other user defined shape Also described in national curriculum documents as a screen image MORE TIPS Suggested activities English Language outcomes Explain learning objectives by the end of the session students will be able to identify and define a range of specialist ICT vocabulary and use accurately in spoken and written examples 1 Group discussion and topic focus Elicit any current knowledge of specialist vocabulary e g What do learners know where would they see the vocabulary how would they use it What does the Internet provide us with What was life like before computers Either PowerPoint presentation of sample specialist vocabulary overview of ICT subject headings Or onscreen text www explainthatstuff com internet Group reading definitions target vocabulary Cloze exercise with target vocabulary Differentiated extended activities Vocabulary matching definitions paired small groups Grammar focus identify verb tenses and chan
49. ne 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 WHAT IS HTML Go to the website http www w3schools com html Using the website answer the following questions What is HTML What does HTML stand for What are HTML tags Explain the different types of HTML tags What is the purpose of a web browser Open the link http www w3schools com html html_primary asp Do the four exercises as instructed on the page What other aspects of HTML are there to study Extension activity Creating a webpage of your own Open the link HTML5 Open the link Build Your Professional HTML Website with Wix Follow the instructions and build a simple web page Save and present to your class group HTML A Very Simple Web Page Here is a small bit of HTML code that will produce a web page lt html gt lt head gt lt title gt Basic HTML page lt title gt lt head gt lt body gt lt h1 gt Basic HTML Page lt h1 gt lt p gt This is a line of regular text lt p gt lt hr gt lt p gt This is a line of regular text below a horizontal rule lt p gt lt body gt lt html gt If you create a file with the above code in it and access it through a web browser you should get a page that looks like this Basic HTML Page This is a line of regular text This is a line of regular text below a horizontal rule 55 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 Instructions to students read the following article about Web browsers taken
50. net URL web website 1 is a worldwide network of computers linked mostly by telephone lines 2 is the worldwide collection of text pages digital photographs music files videos and animations you can access over the Internet 3 is the page address you see in the long bar at the top of your Web browser 4 A website is simply a collection of interlinked documents usually stored in the same directory on a publicly accessible computer known as a Il Join the following sentences by using relative pronouns 1 This is the laptop bought it yesterday 2 This is the new website The students helped to design it 3 He is the employer He installed the new program for our company 4 Jane is the person you are looking for She is the manager of the company 5 Mira is an expert in IT You are using her computer Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning and using the word in bold 1 Is the computer an electronic machine that processes information the teacher asked If Theteacher an electronic machine that processes information 2 What do you suggest me to buy a DELL or an ACER wanted The client to buy a DELL or an ACER 3 Check that you are applying for the correct job To She advised me job 4 Multimedia is a combination of text graphic art sound animation delivered to you by computer the teacher explained That The teacher explained a combination of text graphic art sound animation deliv
51. ng and interviewing techniques to identify the laptop requirements of the student group Use summaries of findings to compare results and draw a conclusion Planning and preparation suggested resources Printed text see worksheet Buying a Laptop Current magazines reviews etc of laptops Prepared questionnaires for group survey Suggested Activities English Language outcomes Introduce topic and discuss with class what they already know about laptops Explain that by the end of the session s they will 1 Be able to explain what the main factors are to consider when choosing a laptop 2 Identify the best type of laptop for their student group and whole class based on findings from interviewing each other Reading focus see resource worksheet Laptops student questions 1 Small group activity Explore and identify new vocabulary within text 2 Independent activity Comprehension questions based on text Speaking and listening focus 1 Small group interviews discussion 2 Recording findings 3 Presenting findings to whole class Differentiation extension activities Teachers can decide on the level of grammar focus depending on students abilities and needs Written work can be extended into longer descriptive paragraphs focusing on accurate sentence grammar Interviewing activity can focus on comparatives and conditionals as appropriate English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks WEEK 7 8 TOPIC eee SW2012 INTER
52. nication between them possible there are probably about a dozen other computers bridging the gap Collectively all the world s linked up computers are called the How do they talk to one another Let s take a closer look What is the Internet Global communication is easy now thanks to intricately linked worldwide that we call the In less than 20 years the has expanded to link up around 210 different nations Even some of the world s poorest developing nations are now connected Lots of people use the word to mean Actually the Internet is nothing more than the basic computer network Think of it like the network or the network of highways that criss cross the world Telephones and highways are networks just like the Internet The things you say on the telephone and the traffic that travels down roads run on top of the basic network In much the same way things like the the information pages we can browse online instant messaging chat programs downloading and are all things that run on top of the basic computer network that we call the Internet The Internet is a collection of standalone computers and computer networks in compa nies schools and colleges all loosely linked together mostly using the telephone network The connections between the computers are a mixture of old fashioned cables which send messages in pulses of light radio con nections which transmit information by waves and li
53. nk 1 What tense is the writer using 2 Is the tone of the text formal or informal 3 Identify the verbs in three sentences can you change them to the past perfect and future simple 4 Write definitions of the target vocabulary in your own words 5 Summarise the main points made by the writer Use approximately 5 6 short simple sentences Woodford Chris 2011 Internet Retrieved from http www explainthatstuff com internet html Accessed 16 03 12 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 How computers do different jobs on the Internet There are hundreds of millions of computers on the Net but they don t all do exactly the same thing Some of them are like that simply store information and pass it on when requested These machines are called Machines that hold ordinary documents are called ones that hold people s mail are called and the ones that hold Web pages are There are tens of millions of servers on the Internet A computer that gets information from a server is called a When your computer connects over the Internet to a mail server at your ISP So you can read your messages your computer is the client and the ISP computer is the server There are far more clients on the Internet than servers probably getting on for a by now When two computers on the Internet swap information back and forth on a more or less equal basis they are known as If you use an instant messaging program
54. nowledge to use these devices Advertise these devices by producing TV Radio leaflets Make suggestions acceptances and refusals Use persuasive language through role play activities Complain about products by writing letters of complaint How learning will be Activity Differentiation Interaction checked assessed 1 Introduce objectives and explain learning outcomes Projectors will be used to Quiz introduction Grammar 2 Divided the class into 3 groups one device introduced for each group Projectors Scanners Self assessment test printers grammar 3 Students share information 4 Ss work on matching Least independent Ss PXEICISES Poster presentation 5 Students listen for specific information 6 Explain Gerund and More l kk Role play infinitive verbs infinitive verbs gerund 7 Ss practice countable uncountable nouns and quantifiers used with them 8 55 do role playing buying and selling a scanner video More independent 5s projector printer 9 Sswrite a letter complain Less independent Ss about the product they bought 10 Read the text and students Independent students summarize the main points for each paragraph Use persuasive and descriptive language to attract a buyer for printer scanner 11 55 create advert containing accurate terminology and specifications for the product Ss produce their posters leaflet for advert
55. ns of words and expressions about computers use active and passive forms of Perfect Tenses ask and give clarifications when purchasing a computer write a summary of interview findings justify their decisions when purchasing hardware devices Activity Differentiation Introduce objectives explain learning outcomes English and IT Projector used to introduction Divide the class into small groups brainstorm on materilas needed to install a computer Pair work students guess on the steps to be followed in installing a computer Students sequence correctly the set of instructions given in saparate laminated papers jumbled paragraphs Watch the youtube video to see if the sequencing is correct Ss Listen for specific information and More independent understand the new words through context In pairs students create further instructions as appropriate how to send a text message how to open a facebook account Game a student reads the instructions and the others guess what the instructions are for Use of passive voice perfect tenses Countable uncountable nouns much many etc Class discussion what to consider when buying a laptop Less independent More independent Independent 12 Monitoring classroom Students will conduct a class survey of computing needs and write a summary of it How learning will be checked assessed Revision Vocabulary Quiz Grammar Mini test Integra
56. ns than mainstream laptop usually between 12 and 14 inches and have smaller hard drives Built for high performance and energy efficiency these laptops are ideal for those who want it all and are willing to pay for it Price varies from ALL 70 000 to ALL 323 000 Value Budget These laptops are built to provide the performance of larger laptops but use 24 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 cheaper materials and less efficient components to do it They provide more than enough processing power for office use and can handle light photo and video editing They cost less than ALL 75 000 and performance is usually proportional to the price Desktop Replacements Desktop replacements are designed to do exactly what the name suggests replace your desktop computer They feature larger screens 15 inches or larger more powerful processors and usually have a separate numeric pad in addition to the full size keyboard They are well suited to photo and video editing and all but the most demanding games While some desktop replacements can be found for as little as ALL 75 000 most start around ALL 86 000 and go upwards from there TIPS FOR LAPTOP SHOPPING Know what you II use it for As mentioned above you need to know what you intend to use the laptop for If your most strenuous use will be watching YouTube videos and chatting on Facebook then buying a desktop replacement laptop will cost you far more than you need
57. o allow you to download photographs or videos e What is the name for the new drives which have no moving parts e How many rpm do most laptops have Whole class activity You are going to find out which type of laptop would best suit the people in your class Divide into groups of 4 or 5 You will need to Talk with each person in your group and find out what they will use the laptop for You need to ask about e web browsing e sorting and storing pictures e working on document and spreadsheets e playing games e editing videos e manipulating photos From your findings you now need to decide on e the amount of memory your laptop must have e what type of processor you need the speed of your hard drive e any extras you might want You must also consider your budget Now you can decide as a group which laptop would suit you best Present your findings to the other groups Is there one type of laptop which is more popular than the others 8 Ne EN di v v English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 Answers A Beginner s Guide to Buying a Laptop Adapted from Brian Westover PCMag December 2010 Individual worksheet and comprehension questions e What are the main considerations when buying a laptop Any variation on price what it will be used for home office photos games creating documents Hard drive and processing speed must be adequate for use e How many basic t
58. o do this too if they have access to Word Cloze exercises specialist vocabulary word recognition sentence grammar independent work 1 Copy and paste text into a new document 2 Cut target vocabulary and paste into another new document e g e Input Your and for example are just input units ways of getting information into your computer that it can process If you use a and software that s another form of input e Memory storage Your computer probably stores all your documents and files ona a huge magnetic But smaller computer based devices like digital cameras and cellphones use other kinds of storage such as cards e Processing Your computer s processor sometimes known as the is a microchip buried deep inside It works amazingly hard and gets incredibly hot in the process That s why your computer has a little blowing away to stop its brain from overheating e Output Your computer probably has an screen capable of displaying high resolution very detailed and probably also stereo You may have an on your desk too to make a more permanent form of output English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 WEEK 3 4 TOPIC HARDWARE SOFTWARE Learning objectives By the end of the lesson students will be better able to understand instructions and demonstrate basic knowledge of installing hardware and software through written exercises use specific vocabulary explanations and definitio
59. of 1 software package Report back Review and revise software packages Vocabulary test True false Small groups design and present information about particular software package http www bbc co uk schools gcsebitesize ict software http www bbc co uk schools gcsebitesize ict software wordprocessing act shtml http www bbc co uk schools acsebitesize ict software See example resources Software packages Functional Skills http www bbc co uk schools gcsebitesize ict software wordprocessing act shtml http www explainthatstuff com voicerecognition html English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks INTERNET AND THE WEB Basic commands Use of acronyms HTML HTTP Compound nouns Web portal search engine clipboard See example Teaching plan Internet vocabulary Online tutorials http www html net http www w3schools com html http www bbc See example resources Internet Cloze exercise See example resources HTML worksheet create a simple webpage http www webmonkey co uk webwise a com z a e e e SW 2012 http www w3schools com html http www explainthatstuff com internet html http www explainthatstuff com howthewebworks html INTERNET AND THE WEB Linking Browsers Compound adjectives Noun present par
60. on prefixes used in ICT terminology and provide definitions Write a text summarising the most popular social websites used by the group Identify and contrast the benefit and disadvantages of social networking See example resources common prefixes in internet use Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MySpace BBM Google plus Bebo Flickr On screen examples http www youtube com watch v lxl i2yOEHC Humour Dangers of Virtual Communication eee SW2012 Students own online social networking sites TYPES OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES Key vocabulary TYPES OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES Using documents Common commands Open save save as insert cut copy paste Conditionals zero Linking words for connecting ideas formally addition and contrasts Explain different models of documents structure to peers Agreeing and disagreeing Justifications Explanations Instructions Instruct peers on processes need to e g create table spreadsheet insert graphics to a Word document Read and understand software text online BBC website Project writing Informative document on creating data structure with multimedia instruments Project writing Informative document on creating data structure with multimedia instruments Whole class explore and identify different software packages and functions Small group activity explore functions
61. orage devices Input and output devices Operating systems Describe how an item functions Present simple present continuous active and passive forms Countable and uncountable nouns Comparatives Describe how an item functions Defining relative clauses Listen for specific information Provide explanations Contrast and compare Listen for specific information Provide explanations Reading for specific information Reading diagrams Discard incorrect information Online activities and tests Reading for specific information Create table Word document with information on different types of operating systems Summarise main strengths and weaknesses Reading diagrams Discard incorrect information Vocabulary focus Whole group presentation BBC websites http www bbc co uk schools gcsebitesize ict hardware 1datastoragerev1 shtml See example teaching plan What is computer Whole group presentation BBC websites http www bbc co uk schools gcsebitesize ict hardware Oinputandoutput devices actshtml See example teaching plan Whatis a computer PROGRAMME ENGLISH FOR SKILLS VOCATIONAL ENGLISH WITH ICT BBC websites Vocabulary glossary Projector Whole class access to internet See example resources What is a computer Whiteboard Projector Individual computers Whole class acces
62. orld Telephones and highways are networks just like the Internet The things you say on the telephone and the traffic that travels down roads run on top of the basic network In much the same way things like the World Wide Web the information pages we can browse online instant messaging chat programs MP3 music downloading and file sharing are all things that run on top of the basic computer network that we call the Internet The Internet is a collection of standalone computers and computer networks in companies schools and colleges all loosely linked together mostly using the telephone network The connections between the computers are a mixture of old fashioned copper cables fiber optic cables which send messages in pulses of light wireless radio connections which transmit information by radio waves and satellite links http www explainthatstuff com internet html Vocabulary Net Internet World Wide Web MP3 music satellite computer network radio fiber optic cables telephone file sharing copper computers English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 How does the internet work When you chat to somebody on the or send them an e mail do you ever stop to think how many different you are using in the process There s the computer on your own desk of course and another one at the other end where the other person is sitting ready to communicate with you But in between your two machines making commu
63. ou need to succeed in your chosen field Make a list 5 Create a plan to acquire the skills you do not possess 6 A great resume Generating 3 to 4 versions of your resume is a good idea Different versions for different jobs The cover letter is what will get you the interview it needs to be your best work A dozen different versions are handy to have 7 professional looking polished portfolio Keep it short Keep it focused 8 Work experience Every Human Resources manager looks for this Get it find it create it It may be volunteer or part time no matter you need some Links Free tutorial and support files for pdf newsletter with Flash and video http mos futurenet com pdf computerarts CAP95_tut_pdf pdf http www computerarts co uk tutorials create multimedia pdf newsletter http www skillsnet net core cfm The Ultimate Entertainment and New Media Career Guide http www dice com Tech Jobs Tech Talent http www guru com we connect great companies with quality talent http www monster com Become the best possible candidate for the job you want http www craigslist org Bulletin board for jobs resumes etc in the Bay Area http www careervoyager com Your Job Search amp Career Management Desktop Worldwide http www wageweb com Salary Survey Data http www rileyguide com Links to salary information on the web http www newmedia com nm ie asp What s Next o
64. p www youtube com watch v INO5 riJ9VXA amp feature re lated MULTIMEDIA Human communica tion and speech Video conferencing Adjectives Relative pronoun verb Relative clauses defining and non defining Group focus overview of multimedia products industry and employment opportunities Individual work research one MM product in detail and produce summary of functions operating options e g video conferencing See BBC Bitesize Video conferencing http www youtube com tch v 518j 1Q37Xk Etiquette 5 tips http www youtube com watch v Xq1A fDvg6qM amp feature r elated Humour http www youtube com watch v Lc3k 1aXGS788feature related Rough guide to multimedia 2000 http www webproject org pdf rguide42 pdf BBC Bitesize http Awww bbc co uk schools gcsebitesize dida multimedia productsrev 1 shtml English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks e e SW 2012 CREATIVE Modal verb http www Employment Example http Avww digital MEDIA should digitalmediajobs focus covering letter mediajobs com com content2 CV Working in Verbs Audio Present a variety http www daily the creative adverbs in Interviews 22 htm of career options Example online motion com swf industries instructions vacancies job vacancies 2GmmbZVg look Listen to 2 expert career options EW8Wle4gE carefully interviews on Elicit
65. percent to make the entire image brighter So once again the problem boils down to numbers and calculations What makes a computer different from a calculator is that it can work all by itself You just give it your instructions called a program and off it goes performing a long and complex series of operations all by itself Back in the 1970s and 1980s if you wanted a home computer to do almost anything at all you had to write your own little program to do it For example before you could write a letter on a computer you had to write a program that would read the letters you typed on the keyboard store them in the memory and display them on the screen Writing the program usually took more time than doing whatever it was that you had originally wanted to do writing the letter Pretty soon people started selling programs like word processors to save you the need to write programs yourself Today most computer users buy download or share programs like Microsoft Word and Excel Hardly anyone writes programs any more Most people see their computers as tools that help them do jobs rather than complex electronic machines they have to pre program and that s just as well because most of us have better things to do than computer programming Adapted with permission from Chris Woodford 2007 2011 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 ADAPTING AUTHENTING MATERIALS FOR THE CLASSROOM teachers can get students t
66. phics card is a specialized processor similar to the CPU but deals only with graphics When playing a game or editing photos a great deal of visual information is being calculated and displayed at once and without a separate graphics processor to do that work the regular processor in your computer is easily overwhelmed Optical Disc Drive Standard in most laptops is an optical drive They are named so because they use laser light to read and record information These drives play CDs and DVDs and at the more expensive end play Blu ray movies as well DVD and CD playback is standard as is DVD R which allows you to record information onto a DVD Hard Drive This is where the gt gt m computer stores all of the programs LA l and files it has The larger a hard drive gt Hard Drive Jet System is the more information it can store Memory This is usually measured in gigabytes ye AM P or sometimes terabytes A Also important is the speed of the drive N which is measured in rotations per minute the faster the rotation the better Some new drives have no moving parts and are called solid state drives or flash storage Storage space is still English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 important with these drives but they tend to be faster lighter weight and more expensive Look for at least 320GB 500GB of more is best Also ask about the speed 5 400 rotation
67. r Madam Explain that learners are now going to plan draft and write their own letter of complaint either by hand or using PCs if available Learners can choose a real letter to write Ideas for support and differentiation For lower level learners Ask if any learners have an actual letter they would like to work on with the group If SO use the steps in the template and the model letter of complaint to compose a letter together using a learner s scenario Learners proofread and correct the letter together explaining the reasons for any changes e g you don t use a capital letter for sincerely Learners can then go on to write their letters individually For higher level learners Before writing their own letter ask learners to research example letters of complaint Visit www direct gov uk consumer and search Making a complaint or find letters of complaint using a search engine When they have found three or four different examples they need to critically evaluate the letters in terms of style content length and layout and present their findings to the whole group ICT FOCUS e When all learners have produced a letter of complaint explain that they are now going to transfer the content of their letter into email format Elicit ideas about what will be the same for an email what will be different and other key considerations such as 32 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 The same
68. rocesses information in other words an information processor it takes in raw information or data at one end stores it until it s ready to work on it chews and crunches it for a bit then spits out the results at the other end All these processes have Taking in information is called input storing information is better known as memory or storage chewing information is also known as processing and spitting out results is called output Photo Computers that used to take up a huge room now fit comfortably on your finger Picture courtesy of U S Department of Energy Imagine if a computer were a person Suppose you have a friend who s really good at math She is so good that everyone she knows posts their math problems to her Each morning she goes to her letterbox and finds a pile of new math problems waiting for her attention She piles them up on her desk until she gets around to looking at them Each afternoon she takes a letter off the top of the pile studies the problem works out the solution and scribbles the answer on the back She puts this in an envelope addressed to the person who sent her the original problem and sticks it in her out tray ready to post Then she moves to the next letter in the pile You can see that your friend is working just like a computer Her letterbox is her input the pile on her desk is her memory her brain is the processor that works out the solutions to the problems and the out tray o
69. s application This is especially important when cutting and pasting e Check that the job reference is correct and it has the correct date on it e Finally don t send off your Resume or CV without reviewing it again APPLYING FOR JOBS ONLINE 10 Hints and Tips The following hints and tips may appear obvious but quite often you can miss something when applying online Use the verbs and verb phrases in the box to complete the advice You may use some words more than once You may need to change the verb form English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 to apply your application carefully you will only get one chance that you are applying for the correct job your Resume CV to check whether it needs updating or a change of emphasis for the current application e Ensure that it the key skills and experience that you have which those in the job advert e that it is clear from your Resume or CV what YOU have actually achieved or done not just what the company or the department you worked in was meant to have done e Where possible a covering email or letter your interest in the job and company and your suitability for it at the job advert and in your covering email or letter where your skills and experiences match those as much information as you about the company look at their web site and its vision values etc to see if there is anything that matches with
70. s further innovated by Marc Andreesen with the release of Mosaic later Netscape the world s first popular browser which made the World Wide Web system easy to use and more accessible to the average person Andreesen s browser sparked the internet boom of the 1990s The introduction of the NCSA Mosaic web browser in 1993 one of the first graphical web browsers led to an explosion in web use Marc Andreessen the leader of the Mosaic team at NCSA soon started his own company named Netscape and released the Mosaic influenced Netscape Navigator in 1994 which quickly became the world s most popular browser accounting for 90 of all web use at its peak English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 Microsoft responded with its Internet Explorer in 1995 also heavily influenced by Mosaic initiating the industry s first browser war Bundled with Windows Internet Explorer gained dominance in the web browser market Internet Explorer usage share peaked at over 95 by 2002 Opera debuted in 1996 although it has never achieved widespread use having less than 2 browser usage share as of February 2012 according to Net Applications having grown to 2 14 in April 2011 its Opera mini version has an additive share in April 2011 amounting to 1 11 of overall browser use but focused on the fast growing mobile phone web browser market being preinstalled on over 40 million phones It is also available on several other em
71. s per minute rpm is what you get with most laptops but 7 200rpm ones are becoming more common Anything below 5 400rpm and you may want to look elsewhere RAM or Memory When your computer runs a program or opens a file it needs some information to be immediately available instead of being stored on the hard drive This information is temporarily kept in the RAM and the more RAM you have the more smoothly your computer will operate We recommend 3GB minimum AGB is best Keep Anything beyond AGB isn t really necessary at this point as the programs you ll use can t take advantage of more memory than that Extras There are plenty of features that come standard now on a laptop and knowing what they are is important in determining if you ll use them For instance a memory card reader allows you to insert your memory card from your camera directly into your laptop for downloading photos and videos you shot An HDMI port or DisplayPort allows you to connect your laptop to another display so you can view your multimedia files e g photos and videos on a bigger monitor or HDTV WHAT WILL YOU USE YOUR PC FOR Before you begin shopping for a computer you need to know what you want to use it for For many people this will be simple Web browsing and typing the occasional document Others enjoy editing photos and videos or playing games Each of these tasks have their own unique requirements and not every computer is well suited to every task
72. s to internet See example resources What is a computer e e e SW 2012 BBC GCSE ICT website revision activities tests http www bbc co uk schools gcsebitesize ict BBC GCSE ICT website revision activities tests http www bbc co uk schools gcsebitesize ict English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 HARDWARE Imperative Listen for specific Whole group www buzzle http www SOFTWARE _ form amp giving information key language focus com articles explainthatstuff com instructions vocabulary computer howcomputer Configuration Examination of networking networkswork html and Perfect tenses text how to install basics html installation of active and Explain functions a computer computers passive form of specialist verbs http www and nouns Supporting homepcbuilder Countable and video com uncountable nouns Matching pairs http www definitions youtube com Cloze exercise watch v f1X2 Wpwl4dg See example teaching plan See example How to installa resources computer Installing a computer HARDWARE Perfect tenses Ask questions Students conduct Laptop s http bestlaptop2012 SOFTWARE active and class small passive form Justify group survey of Internet access Laptops and computing needs http www which other mobile Asking for Contrast and Whiteboard co
73. scanners can scan at resolutions of 9600 DPI and higher The higher the resolution the larger the resultant scanned file will be e Colour Depth This describes the number of bits of information that the scanner can use to describe each dot The higher the bits such as 36 and 48 bit scanners sold today the greater the variations in color shade hue etc the scanner can reproduce e Grayscale Depth This is the same as colour depth but is a measure of how many shades of gray the scanner can reproduce Once again higher is better Buying a scanner When buying a scanner you need to take the above capabilities into consideration along with the scanner s speed and connection type Problems 1 Most scanning problems are the result of the scanner s glass getting dirty or getting fingerprints on it 2 The glass should be cleaned with a glass cleaner that does not have ammonia in it and a soft cloth 3 Do not pour or spray the cleaner onto the glass spray the cloth lightly 4 Do not use any type of cloth that might scratch the glass Supporting video http www ehow com video 4973920 scanner_ html Adapted from http www mcmcse com comptia aplus notes aplus_scanners shtml English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 PRINTERS Instructions to students You are going to watch and listen to a video clip about printers and then use the information you have learned to write an advert selling a printer Usin
74. se Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 Focus Listening for specific information http www homepcbuilder com http www youtube com watch v fl X2Wpwl4dg Focus Sequencing vocabulary first next then also in addition etc imperatives verbs install connect push avoid secure damage check slide nouns motherboard power supply screwdriver 1 Extract key vocabulary and ensure students are secure in meanings and definitions 2 Explain that students are going to work in pairs or small groups to arrange instructions for installing a computer 3 Example assessment present accurate order of instructions onscreen groups self check teacher checks groups work 4 Return to YouTube video or other to consolidate sequencing Extension differentiated activities Writing Speaking and listening 1 students work in pairs creating and verbalising further instructions as appropriate e g e How to send a text message e How to send an email e How to open a face book account Students devise instructions for activity ies e g as above without informing partner what the activity is Partners must work out what the instructions are for Topic focus and learning outcomes Identify and accurately use vocabulary to describe the functions of printers scanners and video projectors Identify and accurately use language connected with making a complaint Use descriptive and persuasive language to create advert to sell produ
75. t This fantastic multifunction colour printer has an in built scanner and copier fulfilling all your home office needs with a crisp sharp print resolution English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks Unit Activity focus Consumer education objectives Writing a Understand how to write an letter of effective letter of complaint complaint about technology problems Extension Understand and advise others activity how to write an effective Composing letter of complaint about a leaflet technology problems giving guidance on complaining in writing RESOURCES AND PREPARATION e e e SW 2012 Literacy language and numeracy objectives Plan draft write and proofread a letter or email of complaint using language and format suitable for purpose and audience Use appropriate language and format to present advice about complaining in writing Letter of complaint copied laminated and cut up one set for each small group You can make this self checking by using coloured pens to mark corresponding colour on the reverse of the cut out letter Letter template with prompts or Letter template without prompts photocopied and laminated writing frame templates one sheet for each small group Choose the easier or more difficult templates depending on level of learners SUGGESTED PROCEDURE Explain that learners are going to write a letter of complaint to a technology provider Ask learners a few introductory
76. t work Ss create their own social networking Least independent Ss Peer assessment Less independent More independent Ss Debate Independent Writing a report More independent Independent Independent Ss HOMEWORK Project work Ss create their own social networking English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW 2012 ANSWERS When you chat to somebody on the Net or send them an e mail do you ever stop to think how many different computers you are using in the process There s the computer on your own desk of course and another one at the other end where the other person is sitting ready to communicate with you But in between your two machines making communication between them possible there are probably about a dozen other computers bridging the gap Collectively all the world s linked up computers are called the Internet How do they talk to one another Let s take a closer look WHAT IS THE INTERNET Global communication is easy now thanks to an intricately linked worldwide computer network that we call the Internet In less than 20 years the Internet has expanded to link up around 210 different nations Even some of the world s poorest developing nations are now connected Lots of people use the word Internet to mean going online Actually the Internet is nothing more than the basic computer network Think of it like the telephone network or the network of highways that criss cross the w
77. ted skills students check their work by watching the video 20 English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 HOW TO INSTALL A COMPUTER EXAMPLE RESOURCES It is cheaper to install a computer by yourself than purchase a computer that is already built The parts of the computer can be purchased from computer stores that sell used computer parts Installing a computer by yourself is also advantageous as you will learn how the computer works and you can repair the Materials Needed computer by yourself if ever you have problems with it e CPU e CPU fan e video card e power supply e RAM e sound card e monitor e hard drive e screwdriver e Motherboard e disk drive e screws Step 1 Before beginning to install your computer you need to make sure that all the computer parts that you have are compatible with each other Step 2 Now get your motherboard Be careful in handling the motherboard so as not to damage it Connect the CPU s pins to the motherboard Carefully push the motherboard in place Step 3 Next install the CPU fan on your motherboard This device cools the computer down to avoid overheating of the computer Don t install the motherboard yet Step 4 After installing the fan install the RAM in place on the motherboard The RAM is the memory of the computer Gently push the RAM chip inside the slot There are clips on either side of the RAM slot Secure the RAM chip in place by using the clips Step 5 No
78. the ability of our experts to work with the same pace and professionalism with international experts to improve lan guage learning and bringing it closer to the requirements of market economy This kit is the final product of this project and aims at Designing and offering a new structure of curricular documents for English language Suggesting and offering a new every day preparation structure for teachers of these school as well as teaching materials connected with ICT Enabling Students to communicate and explain in English their knowledge gained in ICT class A further communication between the ICT specialists and the English teach ers in order to prepare students for the world of work We also hope that this document will stimulate further studies and information gath ering in the field by educational institutions and others Aida B rxholi COUNTRY DIRECTOR British Council ALBANIA English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 Acknowledgements British Council Albania would like to thank all institutional partners including Ministry of Education and Science and the Westminster Kingsway College who have helped and contribute to put together this Methodological Kit for teachers of English in ICT Vocational Schools and the Working Group from Albania and United Kingdom Working Group Albania Daniela Nuredini Tatjana Vucani Dorina Rapti Fozilet Simoni Ludmilla Stefani Ridvana Mena Megi Shaba Eli
79. ticiple Space saving PC Noun adjective A hands free device A stand alone computer http www bbc co uk webwise courses internet basics lessons internet basics Guide students through the appropriate online exercises and activities Whole class test and preparations for final assessments See example resources Student worksheet web browsers http www explainthatstuff com internet html http en wikipedia org wiki Web browser Assessment project completion Assessment project completion Assessment project completion Assessment project completion Assessment project completion Assessment project completion English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks WEEK 1 2 TOPIC HARDWARE SOFTWARE Learning objectives By the end of the lesson students will be better able to eee SW2012 Identify and describe functions of input and output through discussion demonstrate basic knowledge of computer hardware through a written exercises cloze use specific vocabulary explanations and definitions about computers use active and passive forms of Present Simple and Present Continuous differentiate between countable and uncountable nouns contrast and compare computer divices by using comperative and superlative degrees of adjectives identify strengths and weaknesses of computer devices Introduce objectives explain le
80. uk about which devices and giving compare Identify laptop projector what we offer clarification best suited to magazines and Summarise group needs IT magazines books which e g Which computing Present findings Magazine and justify choice See example See example resources teaching plan Laptops Choosing a student laptop questions English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks e e e SW 2012 HARDWARE Gerunds and Use examples http www http www SOFTWARE infinitives of realia youtube com explainthatstuff com newspaper watch v ru53e inkjetprinters html Printers Making adverts online 02 scanners accepting advertising to video refusing demonstrate examples of projectors suggestions the format adverts gerunds and structure and newspaper infinitives typical language online http www style used in explainthatstuff com Persuasive advertising See example scanners html adjectives resources See sample printers teaching plan scanners Printers and and video scanners projectors HARDWARE Use and non Whole group http www http www SOFTWARE use of articles focus video youtube com explainthatstuff com a an the complain watch v ru53e inkjetprinters html Printers complaint as Mo0i2c scanners Quantifiers with prompt video countable examples of projectors uncountable paired role play letters of http www nouns complaint explainthatstuff
81. users visiting the site may have download speed PC performance factors browser cache memory processor speed Activity 3 As well as discussing the general security risks which threaten the integrity of data learners should define the laws and guidelines that a particular website has to adhere to English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 You also need to produce a report which shows the security risks involved in website performance This should include e hacking e viruses e identity theft Add to the report the security protection mechanisms that need to be in place This should include e Firewalls e Secure Socket Layers SSL e Strong passwords Activity 4 Learners should go into more detail regarding the way websites move information for communication Learners should discuss current methods of information sharing and movements such as Web 2 0 You also need to justify why they would need to have certain web architecture in place You will need to discuss in detail the way websites move information for communication and current methods of information sharing and movements such as Web 2 0 e Blogs e Online applications e Cloud computing applet pre written mini programs sub routines used on web page to operate a specific function For example an applet might be used to make part of a text wiggle while various colours flow through it From application bandwidth range of si
82. w you have installed the major components After installing the major components of the computer install the motherboard inside the computer case Secure the motherboard in place by using the screws and the screwdriver Step 6 After you have secured the motherboard in place you can install the power source The power source has wires connected to it Connect a wire to the motherboard and to other devices inside the case You can check the user s manual of the power source to know which cable to connect to a specific device Step 7 Install the hard drive There is a slot on the computer case designed to hold the hard drive Make sure that the hard drive is securely in place by using the screws Get one of the wires connected English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee Sw 2012 to the power supply and connect it to the hard drive You cannot install the hard drive until you have secured the motherboard Step 8 Finally install the CD ROM drive Slide the CD ROM drive on its slot and connect the power source cable to the CD ROM drive Teaching ideas Preparation and planning e Cut and laminate set of instructions Before beginning to install your computer you need to make sure that all the A 5 computer parts that you have are compatible with each other Now get your motherboard Be careful in handling the motherboard so as not to damage it Connect the CPU s pins to the motherboard Carefully push the
83. ypes of laptop are there and what are they Four Netbooks Ultraportables Value or Budget and Desktop Replacements e Which part of a laptop plays a DVD or CD The optical disc drive e Which type of processor is the best An Intel Core Processor e What does a graphics card do It calculates and displays visual information e How do we measure the amount of information a hard drive can store In gigabytes or terabytes e What do we call the place where temporary information is stored R A M or Random Access Memory e Which type of laptop tends to be the simplest and cheapest A netbook e What size screens do desktop replacements have Fifteen inches or larger e What extra will you need to allow you to download photographs or videos A memory card reader e What is the name for the new drives which have no moving parts Solid state drives or Flash storage e How many rpm do most laptops have 5 400 up to 7 200 Vocabulary Input Charge Coupled Device CCD Hand Held Page Flatbed scanner plug and play USB firewire connection dots per inch resolution colour depth grayscale depth English for Skills Course Outline 18 Weeks eee SW2012 WEEK 5 6 TOPIC HARDWARE SOFTWARE Learning objectives By the end of the lesson students will be better able to List and describe parts of output devices video projectors printers scanners Identify the functions of printers projectors scanners Understand instructions and demonstrate k

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