Text N°1: WHAT IS A COMPUTER?

A computer is a machine that can handle huge amount of information

at an incredible speed. Computers do not have brains, feelings or the
ability to solve their own problems; they can only solve problems they
have been programmed to solve. A typical computer system might
have a monitor, printer, internal disk, hard disk drive, CD-ROM
drive, and speaker.
A computer performs four main tasks:
- Receiving input such as figures, facts, or sets of instructions;
- Storing information by placing it in memory;
- Processing the data by acting on the information;
- And outputting the information by generating the processing.
A computer system consists of a central processing unit and the
peripheral devices connected to it along with computer’s operating
system. The central processor or CPU is containing on one single chip
called microprocessor. The memory, RAM (random access memory)
and the ROM (read only memory), of the computer is also contained
on computer chips.

In only a very short period of time, computers have greatly the way in
which many kind of work are performed.

Computer can remove many of routine and boring tasks from our
lives, thereby leaving us with more time for interesting, creative work.

It goes without saying that computers have created whole new areas of
works that did not exist before their development.

Computers have no limit on the kinds of things they can do, its
versality is limited only by the imagination of those using it.
ACTIVITIES:

I – VOCABULARY: Define the underlined words of the text

above.
II-COMPREHENSION OF THE TEXT: All the answers to the
following questions are to be found in the text.

1-What is a company?
2-What is the ability of a computer?
3-What are the different systems of a typical computer?
4-What are the four main tasks of a computer?
5-What does a computer system consist in?

III – WRITING: In not more than fifteen lines

Do you think office works can be done without computers?

IV - TRANSLATION
1- Translate into French:
From: “A computer is a machine”… down to … “ generating the
processing”.
2- Translate into English:
Seulement en un temps record, les ordinateurs ont fortement changé la
manière dont plusieurs activités sont effectuées. Les ordinateurs
exécutent les tâches pour lesquelles ils ont été programmés.

V- GRAMMAR : Complete the sentences with a, an, the, some,

any, where necessary
1-There is… supermarket in front of my house.
2-Will you buy… tea?
3… United States of America and … Canada are both English
speaking countries.
4-What… interesting book?
5-He has not got … money.
6-They have been working for… time.
7-I was shocked by the violence in … speech of the Human Resources
Department.
8-Does Moussa have… bank account?
9… England is … nice country.
10-I like…speaking English with my teacher.

Text N°2: The Future of technology advertising

Technology has become an essential part of our daily routine, which
we cannot live without. It’s everywhere and accompanies us
everywhere we go. People communicate with each other in many
ways. Digital technology, in the form of smart phones, web-based
television and tablet PCs, is changing the world for advertisers.
A few decades ago, advertising was much simpler. Advertising
agencies concentrated on print media, television and radio to get their
message across to the consumers. This has changed today. People are
concentrating on digital media and advertising has to move there.
More and more people do not only watch commercials on TV but
also see ads on their smart phone or tablets. Modern television is
turning into a powerful computer that has access to the internet.
People can play games or watch interactive videos.
Consumers to day can chose to interact with ads in a new way. They
can take part in surveys or feedbacks or just switch them off if they
want to. They can also promote a brand by suggesting how good a
product is to other people. Social media networks like Facebook and
Twitter also play a part in global advertising strategy.
People also want relevant ads on their screen. While browsing the
internet for information on washing machines it would be helpful for
such ads to pop up. Internet users click on ads more often if they
look for information or want to buy something.
Advertisers of the future face a great challenge: using new technology
to form new relationship with customers and create new business
models.

Adapted from THE INTERNET.

ACTIVITIES:
I – VOCABULARY: Define the underlined words of the text
above.
II – COMPREHENSION OF THE TEXT: All the answers to the
following questions are to be found in the text.
1-Where can we talk about technology?
2-What are the elements of digital technology?
3-What has changed in the advertising process? Give details.
4-How can consumers interact with ads?
5-What problem will advertisers face in the future?
III – WRITING: In not more than fifteen lines.
Can we advertise a product without the help of the digital technology?
IV – TRANSLATION:
1- Translate into French:
From: “technology has become…” down to … “the world for
advertisers”.
2- Translate into English:
Les annonceurs du future feront face à un grand défi. L’utilisation de
la technologie pour créer de nouvelles relations avec les clients et de
nouveaux types d’affaires. Il y a longtemps de cela, les annonces
publicitaires étaient beaucoup plus simple
V – GRAMMAR : Use the appropriate preposition of the list at
the right place.
At, above, after, among, before, behind, for, from, in, into, of, to,
under.
1-Are you looking a job?
2-There are more than 20 regions Côte d’Ivoire.
3-It takes 2 hours travel Abidjan Toumodi.
4-Put these documents and bills my filing cabinet.
5-We use the shredder destructing documents.
6-The monitor, keyboard, and the C.P.U. are others the essentials
components of a computer.
7-The sky is all things.
8-We shall meet school, don’t be late because it will be closed at 6.pm
.So be there 6.pm.
9-This political system, the people is oppressed.
10-The second candidate must always come the first so that he is the
first and the third, this will permit the Fourth one to stand the third
candidate.

Text N° 3: TELECOMMUNICATION
Communication, the exchange of ideas and information, is
fundamental to human nature. Since the beginning, man has looked
fro ways of sending his messages over long distances. Using for
example, drums, arrows, smoke signals and flogs. As civilization
has grown, so has the need for fast long-distance communication in
everyday life. Now we possess advanced technology to speed our
messages around the world almost as fast as thought itself. This is the
new science of telecommunication.
Communication is usually effected by the exchange of a series of
signals or signs agreed by both sender and receiver. In
telecommunication, the information I converted from its original form,
such as the human voice, to an electronic signal; the equipment which
carries out this conversion is called a transducer. The electronic signal
is transmitted through a suitable transmission path, to be converted
back to its original form by a second transducer at the receiving end.
In line communications, the frequency of oscillation of an electric
current or voltage serves as the carrier of information, whereas, in
radio systems the carrier wave consists of periodic oscillation in the
electromagnetic field. The speed with which signals can be
transmitted is of a great importance.
Electromagnetic energy travels at speeds to that of lights, depending
on the medium through which it is travelling.

ACTIVITIES:

I – VOCABULARY: Define the underlined words of the text

above.
II – COMPREHENTION OF THE TEXT: All the answers to the
following questions are to be found in the text.
1-What is communication?
2-How did man first send messages?
3-How can you define the new science of telecommunication?
4-What is a transducer?
5-What is the importance of a transducer?
6-What happens in the line communication?
7-in not more than seven (7) lines, make a short account of this text.

III – WRITING: In not more than fifteen lines.

Comment upon the new science of telecommunication.
IV – TRANSLATION:
1- Translate into French:
From: “communication is usually…” down to… “ is called a
transducer”.
2-Translate into English:
IL est très difficile voire impossible de travailler en entreprise sans
faire usage de la science des nouvelles télécommunications. La vitesse
avec laquelle un message peut être transmis et d’une grande
importance. La communication est quelque chose de vital pour
l’humanité.

V – GRAMMAR: Put the adverbs at the end of each sentence at

the right place.
1-We shall study in the computer room (tomorrow).
2-I can send a message end communicate with people all over the
world with the computer .(even, anytime)
3-She is kind (very).
4-They are happy to convey the containers to another harbour (so).
5-The computer scientists were to hear from Ali (also).
6-I have seen him (often).
7-You will meet them (surely, tomorrow).
8-You will hear the word of God you go (wherever).
9-There good and interesting books (there).
10-Elen’s father reads novels (never).

Text N°4: THE RISE OF MOBILE PHONES

When the telephone was first invented, people thought it was far
quicker, much cheaper and less troublesome than the outmoded
telegraph, because it offered the further advantage that the user can get
into direct touch with his correspondent, and not merely send a
message, but fully discuss a matter. In addition, the telephone, in the
prime of its age, was considered like a luxurious instrument that an
ordinary man could not afford.
These recent days brought a new change in the side of the telephony.
With the rise of tiny; light, cordless handsets called mobile phones.
The advent of the cellular phone moves the use of the telephone far
beyond its former main objective. The telephone is no more just an
office tool, but a device for a general use. Thus, plumbers are likely to
have them as well as bankers and doctors.
On the other hand, what makes people run after those gadgets
worldwide is that, with their small dimension, they can be easily
slipped in the pocket of a jacket, or lodged in a handbag. Likewise, a
person can get through his correspondent anywhere and be joined
anywhere at any time. With mobiles, there is no limit; no contract, no
bill, or line rental fee. The user simply needs to buy prepaid call
voucher from shops, stalls, or petrol stations, and may hear the voices
of friends, or business acquaintances from cities as far away as New
York, Paris, Johannesburg, or Tunis, while being in a car, in a
restaurant, in a shop, at the stadium, in the street or even in a bed.

ACTIVITIES:

I – VOCABULARY: Define the underlined words of the text

above.
II – COMPREHENSION OF THE TEXT: All the answers to the
following questions are to be found in the text.
1-Who can get a mobile phone?
2-Define the telegraph.
3-What are the words used to qualify the mobile phone?
4-Give three advantages of mobile phones as far as bills and other
expenses are concerned.
5-What continent does each capital refer to?

III – WRITING: In not more than fifteen lines.

Can we take the mobile phone for an office tool?
IV – TRANSLATION
1 – Translate into French:
From: “The advent of … down to … “bankers and doctors”.
2 – Translate into English:
Le téléphone fut inventé parce que le télégraphe était lent, coûteux, et
problématique. Vous ne pouviez pas entrer en contact direct avec
votre correspondant.

V - GRAMMAR: Turn these sentences from active to passive

voice.

1-He gave me some flowers.

2-Somebody built this house in 1990.
3-Somebody will clean the room later.
4-The children should nave cleaned the house.
5-The room looked nice. Someone has cleaned it.
6-The classroom looked nice. The girls had cleaned it.
7-I lend you a newspaper.
8-We will use more and more micro computers in the future.
9-The girls were cleaning the room when I arrived.