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

WRITING LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY 7 PET Write a short message to your friend telling him about your first flipped lesson. Use no more than 35/45 words. In your message you should include:   say what you liked   say what you didn t like   give him some advice for his future flipped experience. 8 PET Read these sentences and complete them so that the second has a similar meaning to the first. Use between 2 and 4 words, including the word given. 1. In the Internet era, everyone can visit a digital library and it is not necessary to leave home. WITHOUT In the Internet era, everyone can visit a digital library .............................................. home. 2. Zazzle site offers a huge variety of personal items, clothes and accessories. SELECTION On Zazzle you can .............................................. of items. 3. Only 17% of Americans say they visit a library to borrow or download an audio book. ACTIVITIES LESS .............................................. of Americans say they visit a library to borrow or download an audio book. 4. A significant number of Italians say they would like a wider use of technology at libraries. INCREASED Italians want .............................................. at libraries. 5. GPS apps allow to locate items inside libraries. THANKS apps inside libraries. Items may .............................................. GPS 6. Gossip magazines are only stored for 6 months in digital libraries. AFTER Gossip magazines are .............................................. 6 months in digital libraries. 9 IELTS Look at the diagram below and describe it in your own words (about 150). You may use the given words and phraseology.   The table shows    There is a positive/ negative fluctuation in    It is expected that    It is clear that    To remain dominant   To drop, to decline, to rise, to increase 54 

MAPPING YOUR MIND physical development Pros no physical barriers e-learning addiction Cons poor relationships AI fake identities security healthcare ICT and society robotics health machine learning education networks the environment effects on cloud computing work culture research fields COMPUTERS ICT Computer science computational thinking problem solving multiple domains creativity (not just programming) Computing (2014) telecommunications robotics environment 3D reality bio-computing energy Computer types Computer history mainframes, servers, supercomputers, embedded systems 1st generation: vacuum tube technology desktops, laptops, notebooks, workstations 2nd generation: transistors 3rd generation: integrated circuits 4th generation: small microprocessors 5th generation: AI, quantum computers tablets, smartphones, PDAs, wearable computers 

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