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 (digital) camera   graphics tablet   headphone   mouse   scanner   joystick   keyboard microphone   webcam   headset   plotter 1. ....................................................................... 2. ....................................................................... 3. ....................................................................... 4. ....................................................................... 5. ....................................................................... 6. ....................................................................... 7. ....................................................................... 8. ....................................................................... 9. ....................................................................... 10. ..................................................................... 90 Module 2 DEBUGGING 11. ..................................................................... to actuate, azionare to buzz, suonare to convert, convertire to copy, copiare to (video) digitise, digitalizzare (video) to dim, affievolire, attenuare to heat, riscaldare to print, stampare to project (pro ject), proiettare to scan, scansionare to sense, percepire to track, tracciare, seguire 

2 Find the corresponding adjective and noun for these verbs with the help of a dictionary. VERB ADJECTIVE NOUN control display buzz convert print read scan track actuate sense 3 FIRST Read the text. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. Scanning technology SCAN devices, such as a hand-held 2. ........................................... SCAN or different types of flat-bed 3. ............................................ SCAN A 4. ........................................... bar moves across the object to be LIGHT 5. ........................................... and the result of the process of SCAN 6. ........................................... is an image which is SCAN 7. ........................................... on the computer s screen. DISPLAY If you want, you can 8. ........................................... more PRINT 9. ........................................... of the same image. COPY Video 10. ........................................... work in a similar way. They digitise images for multimedia presentations. DIGITISE ACTIVITIES 4 There are different types of 1. ........................................... Find the right word for these definitions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. They can be impact or non impact. .................................. It is used to move the cursor on the screen. .................................. You hold it with one hand when you play videogames. .................................. It reads pencil marks on printed forms. .................................. It is similar to a mouse, but you can rotate the ball. .................................. It is similar to a digital camera, but is connected directly to a PC and does not have a memory. .................................. 7. It is an input device on which you can draw with a stylus. .................................. 8. It produces a sound at the end of a process (e.g. a microwave oven when the food is cooked). .................................. 9. When they are used in combination with a microphone, they are called a headset. .................................. 10. It is used by architects or graphics designer to print maps or posters. .................................. THE BODY OF COMPUTERS Module 2 91 

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English for Information and Communications Technology

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