Doretta Ardu

Maria Grazia Bellino

Giusy Di Giorgio

Bit by Bit è un testo di inglese rivolto in particolare agli studenti dei corsi a indirizzo Informatico e, in generale, a coloro che hanno l’esigenza di utilizzare la lingua inglese come strumento di studio e/o di lavoro in questo settore.
 Materiali integrativi <ul><li>Teacher’s Book. - Soluzioni, testi degli esercizi di ascolto, test di fine unità e di fine modulo, proposte di domande orali e di griglie valutative, real-life tasks, mappe per ogni unità, programmazione didattica, guida didattica di supporto per studenti BES.
</li><li>ONLINE RESOURCES. - Ulteriori esercitazioni, approfondimenti letterari, esempi di reading comprehension per le certificazioni EUCIP Core e FIRST/IELTS, test adattati per studenti BES.</li></ul>

Module 1 - The birth and role of computers

Unit 1- Computer science and ict

Unit 2 - ICT and society

Unit 3 - Computers

Vocabulary

Grammar • Prefixes, suffixes and compound nouns

Listening • Digital libraries

Speaking • New technological trends in teaching and studying

Writing • Learning with technology

Mapping your mind

Film • Bicentennial man

Module 2 - The body of computers

Unit 4 - The electronics of computers

Unit 5 - The structure of computers

Unit 6 - The peripherals of computers

Grammar • Relative clauses

Listening • At the computer shop

Speaking • Discussing computers

Writing • Describing computers and computer problems

Film • Strange Days

Module 3 - The mind of computers

Unit 7 - Computer languages

Unit 8 - Computer programming

Unit 9 - Operating systems

Grammar • Conditionals

Listening • Working in a software house

Speaking • Writing computer code

Writing • Programming languages

Film • Desk Set

Module 4 - The uses of computers

Unit 10 - Main software

Unit 11 - Graphics software

Unit 12 - Other software programs

Grammar • The passive voice

Listening • Learning and playing with computers

Speaking • Interviewing

Writing • Improving sound, music, pictures and texts

Film • AI - Artificial intelligence

Module 5 - Linking computers

Unit 13 - Communication networks

Unit 14 - The internet

Unit 15 - Sharing online

Grammar • Main verb tenses

Listening • Slideshare and other online activities

Speaking • Past and future

Writing • Social media

Film • Lucy

Module 6 - Protecting computers

Unit 16 - Computer threats

Unit 17 - Computer protection

Grammar • Comparatives and superlatives

Listening • Internet privacy

Speaking • Security problems

Writing • Data encryption

Film • The Imitation game

Appendices

1 Biz bits

2 Careers

3 How to…

Technical glossary

Acronyms

VOCABULARY 1 Match these nouns to the correct pictures. ACTIVITIES app   blog   widget   chat line   VolP   search engine   hashtag   videoconference   smart TV   wiki   instant message 1. ....................................................................... 2. ....................................................................... 3. ....................................................................... 4. ....................................................................... 5. ....................................................................... 6. ....................................................................... 7. ....................................................................... 8. ....................................................................... 9. ....................................................................... 10. ..................................................................... 240 Module 5 DEBUGGING 11. ..................................................................... avatar, avatar blogger, blogger forum, forum di discussion newsgroup, newsgroup (sinonimo di forum) podcast, podcast (file audio o video) social network, social (network) streaming, streaming userID, userID (identificativo utente) username, username (nome utente) video clip, videoclip web page, pagina web website, sito web 

2 Find the words for these definitions in the word puzzle. 1. It allows people to collaborate to form the content of a website. 2. It is an online discussion site where people post messages to hold a conversation. 3. It is a technique for transferring data in a steady and continuous way. 4. It is a popular VoIP application software. 5. It is a combination of a blog and instant messaging. 6. It is an application software specifically designed for a mobile device. 7. It a kind of graphical  username . 8. It is a symbol used in microblogs. 3 T R G A T H S A H K E W B V L U L S K S K J L P M P Y E Q Q F T N L V S V I I R L Q U O U K W K T I C K D V G Z R C B G P R J R I P Z H I U G Q B Z E D O W P R G P M V K M A A K B U A L E X R V G W A M F L M W P C G I F W F J I L O E Y S Q Q L Z E G I N A G K W Q R A T A V A Y G J S F Find the odd one out for each group of four words/phrases and justify your choice. a b c d 1 social network blog forum podcast 2 VoIP website app widget 3 videoconference VoIP streaming skype 4 video clip smart TV streaming chat line 5 userID username hashtag blogger 6 microblog forum instant message blog 7 search engine forum newsgroup chat line 8 social network chat line username hashtag ACTIVITIES 4 D Use these words to make new ones adding prefixes or suffixes or making compound words. blog: blogger, microblog. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. chat streaming web message video user LINKING COMPUTERS Module 5 241 

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