Language work: Past Simple – Present Perfect (revision)
E The artist is being interviewed. Make questions to match his answers. Use the correct form of the Past simple or Present perfect, whichever is correct. For example:
Question: What did you do yesterday'?
Answer: Worked on the computer.
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1. Q What... A Worked on a CD of my paintings. 2. Q How many... A About a third. 3. Q What... A I destroyed them. 4. Q How... A I scanned them in. 5. Q How... A I've organised them into themes. |
6. Q Have... A Yes, I've added a sound track. 7. Q How long... A It's taken me about a week. 8. Q When... A I started about ten years ago. 9. Q What... A Before I had a computer, I had to use slides. 10. Q Have... A Yes, I've sold a few. |
F Put the tenses in this dialogue in the correct form: Past simple or Present perfect.
A What (do) today?
B I (work) on my project. I (search) the Web for sites on digital cameras.
A (find) any good ones?
B I (find) several company sites - Sony, Canon,... but I (want) one which (compare) all the models.
A Which search engine (use)?
B Dogpile mostly, (ever use) it?
A Yes, I (try) it but I (have) more luck with Ask Jeeves. Why don't you try it?
B I (have) enough for one night. I (spend) hours on that project.
A I (not start) on mine yet.
B Yeh? I bet you (do) it all.
4. Computers at work
A Listen to four people talking about how they use computers at work. Write each speaker's job in the table.
electrical engineer secretary librarian composer
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B Listen again and write what each speaker uses their computer for.
5. Computer Users
A How do you think these professions might use computers? Compare answers with others in your group.
Architects, interior designers, farmers, landscape gardeners, musicians, rally drivers, sales people
B Work in pairs. Find out this information from your partner. Make sure you use the correct tense in your questions. For example:
download music from the Internet [what site]
A Have you ever downloaded music from the Internet?
B What site did you use?
send a video email attachment [who to, when]
fit an expansion card [which type]
replace a hard disk [what model]
fix a printer fault [what kind]
make your own website [how]
have a virus [which virus]
watched TV on the Internet [which station]
write a program [which language]
C Describe how you use computers in your study and in your free time.
6. Other applications
A In small groups, choose one of the areas in the diagram below and discuss what you can do with computers in that area. Look at the Useful language box below to help you.
USEFUL LANGUAGE:
Formula 1 cars: design and build the car, test virtual models, control electronic components, monitor engine speed, store (vital) information, display data, analyse and communicate data
Entertainment: download music, burn CDs, play games, take photos, edit photos, make video clips, watch movies on a DVD player, watch TV on the computer, listen to MP3s, listen to the radio via the Web
Factories and industrial processes: design products, do calculations, control industrial robots, control assembly lines, keep record of stocks (materials and equipment)
School/University: access the Internet, enrol online, search the Web, prepare exams, write documents, complete exercises online, do research, prepare presentations
Computers are used to...
A PC can also be used for...
People use computers to ...
B Write a short presentation summarizing your discussion. Then ask one person from your group to give a summary of the group's ideas to the rest of the class.
C. Write a list of as many uses of the computer, or computer applications, as you can think of.
D Now read the text below and underline any applications that are not in your list.