English Information Technology Vocational English Course B o o k Contents Function nit 1 Working in the IT in.dustry Meeting people p.4 J o b s in IT p.6 S c h e d u l e s p.8 Introducing yourself and others Vocabulary Present tense of be Introductions I'm Natasha, nice to meet you. Personal questions Describing your job Present Simple What do you do? 1 am a programmer. Jobs Describing your daily routine and Schedules What time does it start? Routines Times times Spelling p. 10 Language Using the alphabet What does WWW stand How do you spell for? IT acronyms The alphabet that? B u s i n e s s matters p.11 Computer Describing computer hardware Unit2: Compu ter systems hardware p. 12 Computer Comparatives That monitor Computer hardware is bigger than mine. Describing computer software Superlatives That software is the easiest to use. Present tense of have(got) We've got the best software. Computer softw ware Working with c o m p u t e r s p.16 Describing tasks Present continuous Are you installing it now? Computer tasks Computer Understanding computer usage must, mustn't, Computer usage software p. 14 u s a g e p.18 can, can't, don't have to 1 must update my files B u s i n e s s matters p. 19 Website Talking about websites Unit 3 Websites purpose p.20 Website analytics p.22 Question words (1) Which websites Getting information about websites Purpose of websites do you visit? Question words (2) How many people visit our Website analysis tools website? Large numbers Website development p.24 Developing a website The best Talking about your favourite Describing things w e b s i t e s p.26 websites There are a lot of photos Database b a s i c s p.28 Understanding database products Asking people to do things Data p r o c e s s i n g p.30 Describing data processing steps Data storage a n d Talking about data storage and Asking for and giving advice Data storage and back-up b a c k - u p p.32 devices What should 1 do? solutions Describing steps in a process After that... Functions of a website Features of a website Adjectives on this website nit 4 Databases B u s i n e s s matters p.27 Could you help me, Quick questions to check understanding Got that? You should buy a flash Database systems benefits p.34 B u s i n e s s matters p.35 Contents Using data in company departments Entering a database please? Data processing steps Prepositions drive. Company departments Types ( Function • E-commerce Explaining E-commerce types c o m p a n i e s p.36 Language Vocabulary Quantity Types of business many, a few, Unit 5 E -comme p E-commerce features p.38 Describing the features of an e-commerce website Transaction security p.40 Talking about security Online Describing the transaction process Linking ideas Website features / have a PC and laptop at home Future (will + infinitive) Hackers Networks won't be able to get into the network Online transactions transactions p.42 lit 6 Network systems B u s i n e s s matters p.43 Types of network p.44 Explaining networks Networking Describing and fixing network hardware Making suggestions hardware p.46 Talking about the Using the past tense Past Simple When did they launch the I'd recommend it's cheaper. past p.48 Types of network system Giving reasons a Dell computer because Network hardware Why don t you call the IT Help Desk? Problems with hardware Networking sites network? Time expressions yesterday 3 Network range a n d s p e e d p.50 Talking about network capabilities Network terminology Speeds and ranges B u s i n e s s matters p.51 Fault Understanding faults lit 7 IT si ipport diagnosis p.52 i_ 3 The present perfect Has (s)he switched Software repair p.54 Filling in service reports Hardware repair p.56 Using toolkits and making repairs off the computer? Fault diagnosis: questions and answers Fault diagnosis questions Possible solutions Explaining the use of something We use tweezers to hold small Toolkits objects Customer Computer hardware Phonecalls service p.58 B u s i n e s s matters p.59 Unit 8 IT security t and sat a Security solutions p.60 Describing security solutions Workstation health should/shouldn't and safety p.62 Identifying a safe working environment Security procedures p.64 Explaining network and system security Expressing prohibition Vou mustn't give your password Reporting Reporting a security incident Expressing possibility You may have a virus on the computer. Types of security threats Security systems • Office rules Security procedures to anyone. Reporting process incidents p.66 B u s i n e s s matters p.67 Partner files: Student A p.68 Audio script p.69 Partner files: Student B p.78 Contents 3 Working in the IT industry • I n t r o d u c e y o u r s e l f and others • ask a n d a n s w e r p e r s o n a l q u e s t i o n s • talk a b o u t s c h e d u l e d tasks • use the a l p h a b e t a n d s p e l l out w o r d s Meeting people H o w d o y o u greet p e o p l e i n y o u r c o u n t r y ? W h a t d o y o u say w h e n y o u greet p e o p l e i n English? Speaking Reading Listening Speaking 2 C o m p l e t e these dialogues w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e b o x . all is too you name's Welcome Nice this What's 1 Natasha: H i , m y (1) Natasha. Khalid: Pleased t o (2) _ you. I'm Khalid Ali. Natasha: Pleased t o meet y o u , ( 3 ) . 2 Philip: Ahmed: f'hilip: G o o d m o r n i n g . (4) I ' m A h m e d . A n d (5) M y name's P h i l i p . (6) . Tim: All: Tim: Ingrid: Linda: Tim: Hi everybody, (7). . is I n g r i d . Hi! I n g r i d , t h i s (8) . A h m e d , L i n d a , M o h a m m e d a n d Mansoor. Nice m e e t i n g y o u (9) Likewise. (10) t o t h e t e a m a n d g o o d luck. 3 . y o u r name? _ are? t o meet y o u . L i s t e n a n d c h e c k y o u r answers. 4 L i s t e n again a n d repeat t h e dialogues. 5 W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . Practise i n t r o d u c t i o n s . F o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s below. 1 2 1 meet Working in the IT industry Introduce yourself. I n t r o d u c e a new t e a m member. Listening 6 L i s t e n t o t h i s d i a l o g u e a n d c h o o s e t h e c o r r e c t answers. K a t h r y n : K a r i m , w h a t d o y o u do? Karim: I'm a (1) website developer/network administrator. w o r k for? K a t h r y n : I w o r k for CISCO. I ' m a (2) system analyst/website W h e r e are y o u f r o m , K a r i m ? Who do you analyst there. Karim: I'm f r o m K u w a i t . I w o r k for M i c r o s o f t t h e r e . A n d w h e r e are y o u from, Kathryn? Kathryn I ' m f r o m t h e (3) UK/US b u t n o w I live i n Qatar. Do y o u k n o w w h e r e Glenda's from? She's f r o m t h e US. A n d w h a t ' s h e r job? Karim: Kathryn Karim: She w o r k s for (4) IBM/Dell. Her j o b is t o set u p n e w s y s t e m s . Language Present tense of be We use be to say who somebody is or what something is. I'm Sam. 1 am Sam. You're/We're/They're from the UK. You/ We/They are from the UK. He's/She's He/She is a website developer. a website developer. It is in the US. It's in the US. We use be to ask personal questions. 7 Where are you from? B c X H L i s t e n a n d repeat these w o r d s . I'm, You're, She's, Reading 8 What is his name/job? What's his name/job? He's, It's, We're, They're/Their C o m p l e t e t h i s e m a i l w i t h am, is, are, their, our o r my. Dear Colleagues the IT Support team Jessica Martin and I (2). My name (1) Mahmoud Al Banawy, leader. The IT Support team members (3) Eli Ibrahim and Guido Pitteri. Mahmoud (4) our network administrator. Eli and Guido (5) system maintenance officers. (6) job is to keep our systems going. (7) job is to support you. (8) contact number (9) 675 567 567. Best regards Jessica Martin Writing Speaking 9 W r i t e a r e p l y t o t h e e m a i l i n 8. I n t r o d u c e y o u r s e l f a n d t h r e e p e o p l e i n your group. 1 0 W o r k i n pairs. A s k a n d a n s w e r q u e s t i o n s a b o u t y o u r j o b s , c o m p a n i e s and nationalities. Example: A: Where are you B: I'm from .... from? Working in the IT industry 1 5 Jobs i n IT Speaking 1 W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . List t h e IT j o b s y o u know. Reading 2 Read t h i s t e a m i n t r o d u c t i o n . C o m p l e t e t h e d e s c r i p t i o n s 1-4 w i t h t h e IT j o b s i n the box. Hi! I'm Sylvia. I c r e a t e u s e r n a m e s and p a s s w o r d s and I s e t firewalls. This is Isabelle. Her j o b is t o plan and design t h e network. A n d t h i s is Andrew. His j o b is t o make sure all o f t h e c o m p u t e r s work properly. Finally, M a r k and Latika. Their area is d a t a processing. We all work f o r t h e university. Our offices are in building &. database analyst IT support officer network administrator network architect 1 2 3 4 Sylvia is a Isabelle is a A n d r e w is a n M a r k a n d L a t i k a are Language Present simple What do you do? I'm a programmer. We use the present simple to talk about routines and things that are permanent or happen all the time. What does she do? She's a developer. Where does she work? She works for IBM in Poland. She doesn't work in Estonia. Where do they work? They work for Siemens in Egypt. Do you work in IT? Yes, 1 do/No 1 don't. Listening 3 StfjEH L i s t e n t o t h r e e p e o p l e t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e i r jobs. C o m p l e t e these j o b descriptions. 1 2 3 6 1 Working in the IT industry Karl Job: software c o m p u t e r games. R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s : he designs a n d Heba Job: analyst Responsibilities: h e . . computer problems. Wojtek Job: database . e l e c t r o n i c data. R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s : he analyses a n d . 1 Speaking 4 W o r k i n p a i r s . A s k a n d answer q u e s t i o n s a b o u t K a r l , Heba a n d Wojtek. Example: A: What does Karl B.He's .... L i s t e n a n d c o m p l e t e t h i s dialogue. Listening Ahmed: Betty: Ahmed: Milo: Betty: Milo: Betty: Milo: W h e r e (1) y o u w o r k , Betty? 1 w o r k for Dell i n D u b a i . W h a t (2) . you? I (3) for HP i n Budapest. W h a t d o y o u (4) , Milo? . developer. I w o r k ( 6 ) . I'm a (5) . Microsoft i n Prague. Frida? Milo, do you (7). Yes, I d o . W h a t d o y o u (8) t o know? W h e r e (9) she w o r k ? She w o r k s w i t h ( 1 0 ) . . i n Prague. She designs w e b s i t e s for Ahmed: (11) I see. Right, let's go. T h e w o r k s h o p s t a r t s i n five m i n u t e s . 6 L i s t e n a n d repeat these q u e s t i o n s . 1 2 3 4 5 Writing do? 7 Where do y o u work? W h a t a b o u t you? W h a t d o y o u do? W h a t d o y o u w a n t t o know? W h e r e does she w o r k ? W h a t is y o u r d r e a m job? W r i t e a j o b d e s c r i p t i o n for t h e j o b of y o u r c h o i c e . Job: Company to work for: Responsibilities: Speaking 8 Tell t h e rest of t h e g r o u p a b o u t y o u r d r e a m j o b . Use y o u r notes t o h e l p y o u . Example: My dream job is ... . I design/solve/analyse .... Working in the IT industry Schedules L i s t e n t o t w o p e o p l e at a n IT conference. C o m p l e t e t h i s d i a l o g u e . Listening Penelope: Don: Hi, D o n . (1) I'm (2) are you.' t h a n k s , Penelope. A n d you? I'm OK. Bit t i r e d f r o m t h e flight. Right. Penelope: Don: Penelope: Don: Penelope: Don: Penelope: Don: Penelope: Don: Penelope: Don: (3) w o r k s h o p (4) y o u w a n t t o a t t e n d today, Don? I w a n t t o go t o t h e CISCO n e t w o r k s e c u r i t y w o r k s h o p . Sounds i n t e r e s t i n g . W h a t t i m e does i t start? It (5) A n d (6) It (7) at 9.15. does i t finish? at 4.00 i n t h e a f t e r n o o n . Well, I (8) to attend the Microsoft Windows Applications w o r k s h o p . It (9) at 8.30 a m a n d (10) at 6.00 p m . But t h e y have t w o breaks, at 10.30 a n d 12.45. That's good. H o p e y o u e n j o y y o u r session. You t o o . See y o u a r o u n d . Language Schedules We use ar with clock times. It starts at 9.15. (nine fifteen!quarter past nine) It begins at 8.30. (eight thirty/half past eight) What time does it start/begin/finish/end? It finishes at 4.00. (four o'clock) It ends at 5.05. (five oh five/five past five) When do you have a break? We have a break at 12.45. (twelve forty-five/a quarter to one) L i s t e n a n d repeat t h e s e t i m e s . 1 2 3 4 7.05 6.45 8 o'clock 10.45 5 6 7 8 4.35 2.15 12 o ' c l o c k 9.50 L i s t e n a n d repeat t h e s e sentences. 1 2 3 Speaking 4 It finishes at 5.00. It ends at 8.00. It s t a r t s at 6.00. W o r k i n pairs. A s k a n d answer q u e s t i o n s a b o u t y o u r d a i l y s c h e d u l e a n d breaks. Make notes. Example: A: What time/When do you start work? B: I start at 8.00. What about you? A: I begin at... . 5 Tell a n o t h e r pair a b o u t y o u r p a r t n e r ' s schedule. Example:... Reading 6 starts work at 8.00 and finishes at 4.00. She has a break at 12.00. C o m p l e t e these sentences w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e box. at at in for from I w o r k i n an office (1) Canada. I w o r k D u b a i b u t I'm (2) (3) SAP t h e r e . I s t a r t w o r k (4) . 8.15, have l u n c h i n a cafe (5) 1.30 a n d finish a b o u t 5.00. / Writing 7 II 9 W r i t e t h r e e sentences a b o u t y o u r s e l f a n d y o u r d a i l y schedule. Working in the IT industry 1 9 Spelling W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . List t h e IT a c r o n y m s y o u know. Speaking HTML (HyperText Markup Language) HTML is a mark-up language used to describe the structure of a web page. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) a standard network protocol used to copy a file from one host to another. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) A type of local-area network that uses high-frequency radio wires to communicate between nodes. Listening 2 L i s t e n a n d c o m p l e t e t h i s dialogue. B o b , c a n y o u (1) me, please? Sure. I d o n ' t u n d e r s t a n d t h i s a c r o n y m . W h a t does i t (2) for? Let m e see. 'W3'. I ' m n o t sure. M a y b e WWW, t h e W o r l d W i d e Web. OK. W h a t does P2P s t a n d for? (3) s t a n d s for person-to-person. OK. W h a t does IP (4) ? It means I n t e r n e t P r o t o c o l . H o w d o y o u (5) 'Protocol'? p - r - o - t - o - c - o - 1 . Thanks. You're w e l c o m e . L i s t e n t o t h e l e t t e r s a n d repeat t h e m . a hj k bcdegptvz f Imnsxz Z /zed/ in British English and /zee/ in American English. i y o qu w r Speaking 4 W o r k i n pairs. Make a list of a c r o n y m s . Ask a n d answer q u e s t i o n s . Example: A: What does HTML stand for/mean? B: It stands for/means 10 1 Working in the IT industry .... Business matters You are at a t r a i n i n g w o r k s h o p . T h e t r a i n e r asks all t h e trainees t o c o m p l e t e t h e f o r m a n d i n t r o d u c e themselves. C o m p l e t e t h i s f o r m a b o u t yourself. Writing Participant Information Name: Date: DOB: Contact: Place of residence: Phone Email Interests: IT job you want and why: 2 W o r k i n p a i r s . Swap y o u r profiles a n d i n t r o d u c e y o u r p a r t n e r . 3 W r i t e an email message t o i n t r o d u c e y o u r s e l f t o t h e e m p l o y e e s i n t h e c o m p a n y u s i n g t h e profile b e l o w o r y o u r o w n i n f o r m a t i o n . You are a n e w e m p l o y e e in a c o m p a n y . Your p o s i t i o n is a n e t w o r k administrator. You are responsible for setting u p firewalls, s e c u r i t y levels, wireless connection, usernames and passwords. Speaking 4 W o r k i n p a i r s . Student A: y o u are t h e IT h e l p desk c o o r d i n a t o r , M r s M a h m o u d . T u r n t o page 68. Student B: y o u are Sharifa. T u r n t o page 78. C o m p l e t e t h e task. Swap t h e roles. Dear Mrs Mahmoud, I am a new e m p l o y e e i n F i n a n c e . I n e e d h e l p w i t h a c c e s s t o t h e company n e t w o r k . P l e a s e c a n y o u o r g a n i s e a t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n f o r me? I am f r e e o n T h u r s d a y a f t e r 2 . 3 0 . Do I n e e d t o come t o y o u r o f f i c e ? Do y o u g i v e c e r t i f i c a t e s a f t e r t h e t r a i n i n g ? T h a n k y o u v e r y much f o r y o u r h e l p . Sharifa Working in the IT industry I 1 11 r O m V> W n i l i l l t P r U L V / i • talk about w h a t is h a p p e n i n g l • talk a b o u t o b l i g a t i o n s • o y o l * make comparisons • talk about ability and d l o now necessity Computer hardware W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . M a k e a list of all t h e c o m p u t e r h a r d w a r e y o u use i n y o u r Speaking w o r k o r study. Vocabulary 2 Label t h e d i a g r a m w i t h t h e c o r r e c t i t e m s 1-11. 1 monitor 2 3 4 case motherboard CPU ( C e n t r a l Processing Unit or Processor) main m e m o r y (RAM) 5 Listening 2 3 Computer systems ksj 6 e x p a n s i o n cards (video, g r a p h i c ) 7 power supply unit 8 optical disk drive 9 hard disk drive 10 k e y b o a r d 11 m o u s e M. L i s t e n t o t w o colleagues a n d c o m p l e t e t h i s dialogue. Bob: W h a t d o y o u t h i n k ? W h i c h (1) Daisy: I ' m n o t sure. T h i s c o m p u t e r has a (2) has a (3) processor. is b e t t e r for t h e sales team? Bob: Daisy: Bob: Daisy: Bob: Daisy: Bob: A n d t h e o t h e r one? Well, i t is (4) A n d (5) Yes, y o u ' r e r i g h t . L i g h t e r a n d smaller. B u t t h e bigger o n e is (6) So w h a t is o u r decision? I ' m n o t sure. Let's go for a coffee a n d discuss t h i s again. m e m o r y and I think it Language Comparatives things. For short adjectives we add -er (than). Be careful of spelling. For long adjectives we use more/less (than). Some comparatives are irregular. The new monitor was bigger than the old monitor. big bigger fast faster Your processor easy easier It's easier to use than the other one. difficult more/less difficult This version is more difficult to use than the old version. expensive more/less expensive His computer is less expensive than hers. reliable more/less reliable 1 think you should buy that CPU. It is more reliable than the one you have. bad worse That screen resolution is much worse than before! good better 1 really like this mouse. It's so much better than the old one. is faster than mine. Make t h e c o m p a r a t i v e f o r m of these adjectives. Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 long longer light efficient. long wide heavy fast dark 8 soft 9 hard 10 d u r a b l e . Reading 5 B E I Q I L i s t e n a n d c h e c k y o u r answers. 6 Listen again a n d repeat t h e w o r d s . 7 Read t h e s e p r o d u c t d e s c r i p t i o n s a n d m a k e sentences u s i n g c o m p a r a t i v e s . Example: The Corsair is longer than the Imation C o r s a i r F l a s h Survivor G T 8 G B 8GB / M' /fisr // / / / J*3r / / mtSM Writing / / but slimmer. Imation Clip F l a s h Drive 4 G B 4GB Read at 34MB/S Read at 15MB/S Write at 28MB/S Write at 9MB/s 3.25" x 0.75" 2.95" x 1.14" Aluminium Plastic 256-bit A E S No data encryption S W encryption Five year warranty Ten year warranty Price £10 Price £25 8 W o r k i n pairs. W r i t e a n e m a i l t o a colleague c o m p a r i n g t h e t w o p r o d u c t s i n 7. Computer systems 2 13 Computer software W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . Make a list of a l l t h e c o m p u t e r software y o u use i n y o u r w o r k o r study. T h i n k a b o u t : Speaking 2 • • application software p r o g r a m m i n g software • s y s t e m software Make a list of t h e c o m p u t e r s o f t w a r e y o u r non-IT colleagues use. Language Superlatives We use superlative adjectives to compare a person or thing with a number of other people or things. For short adjectives we add the + -est. Be careful of spelling. For long adjectives we use trie most/the least. big biggest The new monitor was the biggest in the room. fast fastest Your version of the software is the fastest. easy easiest It's the easiest to use. difficult the most/least difficult This version is the most difficult to use. expensive the most/least expensive His computer is the least expensive. reliable the most/least reliable 1 think you should buy that. It is the most reliable. bad the worst That is the worst software I've ever used! good the best 1 really like this website. It's the best I've seen. Some superlatives are irregular. Speaking 3 W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . Talk a b o u t t h e s o f t w a r e y o u a n d y o u r non-IT colleagues use. A n s w e r these q u e s t i o n s . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 2 Computer systems W h a t are t h e differences b e t w e e n t h e IT a n d non-IT software y o u have listed? W h i c h is t h e cheapest? W h i c h is t h e m o s t expensive? W h i c h is t h e most/least reliable? W h i c h is t h e m o s t difficult/easiest t o use? W h i c h is t h e best/worst? W h i c h is t h e most/least user-friendly? Listening B 4 L i s t e n t o t w o colleagues d i s c u s s i n g s o f t w a r e a n d c o m p l e t e t h i s dialogue. Tim: W h a t d o y o u t h i n k a b o u t these t h r e e p h o t o i m a g i n g packages? Simone: It's a difficult c h o i c e . A l l t h r e e are v e r y g o o d b u t t h e y have different s t r e n g t h s . I agree. Serif Image Plus has (1) image (2) OK. But Magic E x t r e m e has t h e (3) p r o c e s s i n g of images. You're r i g h t . A l s o , Serif has (4) special (5) B u t w h a t a b o u t Snap Pro? dubbing options. Well, i t has t h e ( 6 ) . photos. A n d Snap Pro is t h e best for (7) efficient I ' m n o t sure. Serif has (8) (9) W h i c h is t h e m o s t expensive? O h , Serif Image Plus. A n d t h e cheapest? Snap Pro. Let's get Snap Pro t h e n . I ' m s t i l l n o t sure! Present tense of have (got) I've/You've/We've/They've He's/She's/It's (got)... I/You/We/They have not (got) ... He/She/It has not (got)... He/She/It doesn't Has he/she/it Do l/you/we/they Does he/she/it 5 have... have... 6 (got)... I/You/We/They do not have ... He/She/It does not have ... got...? got...? have...? have...? I K J U 3 I L i s t e n a n d repeat these sentences. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Writing He/She/It has (got) ... He/She/It hasn't Have 1 you/we/they Listening I/You/We/They have (got) ... I/You/We/They haven't (got) ... I/You/We/They don't We use have (got) to talk about possession. (got)... We've got t h e best s o f t w a r e . Does i t have t h e m o s t r e l i a b l e a n t i - v i r u s software? She has t h e cheapest c o m p u t e r . T h e y h a v e n ' t got t h e latest v e r s i o n . Do y o u have t h e fastest processor? Has it got W i n d o w s ? T h e y have t h e latest software. It has t h e biggest screen. W o r k i n pairs. W r i t e five sentences c o m p a r i n g t h r e e software p r o d u c t s y o u use o r know. Computer systems 2 15 Working w i t h c o m p u t e r s Listening L i s t e n a n d c o m p l e t e t h i s dialogue. 1 Paul: Hi, B r i n i t h a . B r i n i t h a : H i , Paul. H o w ' s i t (1) ? Paul: B r i n i t h a : Fine, fine. W h a t (2) Paul: - y o u (3) B r i n i t h a : O h , 1 (4) Nero. H o w are y o u g e t t i n g on? Paul: . at t h e m o m e n t ? B r i n i t h a : Well, I (5) a n e t w o r k . I (6) M i c r o s o f t Server. Paul: Right. W h e r e is Jackie today? Do y o u k n o w ? B r i n i t h a : Yes. She is o n a t r a i n i n g c o u r s e today. She (7) about the new database s y s t e m . Paul: W h a t a b o u t M a r y a n d Imran? W h e r e are they? B r i n i t h a : T h e y (8) i n today. T h e y have a d a y off. Language Present continuous I'm installing the software. He's/She's setting up a network. We're/They're working at home today. I'm not setting up the network. We use the present continuous to talk about things that take place at the time of speaking and are not permanent. He's/She's not installing the software. We/They aren't coming in today. Are you installing it now? What am I doing? What are you/they doing? What is he/she 2 doing? C o m p l e t e t h e s e sentences w i t h is/isn't, am/am not, are/aren't. 1 2 3 4 5 It I She They We going well. learning a new program. w o r k i n g i n t h e office today. She has a day off. i n s t a l l i n g t h e new software. setting up the network. 6 7 8 9 We Where What I u s i n g W o r d . We have a different w o r d - p r o c e s s i n g p r o g r a m . t h e y w o r k i n g today? he i n s t a l l i n g o n t h e c o m p u t e r ? c o m i n g i n today. I'm sick. 10 she w o r k i n g at h o m e today? Vocabulary 3 M a t c h t h e sentence halves 1-8 t o a - h . Hanka is c r e a t i n g P h i l i p is i n s e r t i n g a n Rob is t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g We are r u n n i n g B e t t y is c o n n e c t i n g T h e y are b u r n i n g Listening 4 f X H a) t h e software. b ) a check-up. c ) a file. d ) a device. e) CDs. f) image. L i s t e n a n d repeat these sentences. W h a t are y o u d o i n g now? Are t h e y s e t t i n g u p t h e n e t w o r k ? She's w o r k i n g at h o m e today. I'm n o t i n s t a l l i n g t h e software. We're n o t u s i n g W o r d . Speaking 5 L o o k at t h e p i c t u r e s A-F. Describe w h a t is h a p p e n i n g . Example: Writing He is moving ... 6 W o r k i n pairs o r s m a l l g r o u p s . Talk a b o u t w h a t y o u are d o i n g at t h e m o m e n t i n y o u r w o r k o r study. 7 W r i t e t h r e e sentences saying w h a t y o u a n d y o u r collegues are d o i n g at t h e m o m e n t i n y o u r w o r k o r study. Computer systems 2 17 Computer usage Read w h a t Ben says a b o u t c o m p u t e r usage i n his office. A n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s . Reading 1 2 3 4 5 W h a t m u s t Ben do? W h a t c a n B e n do? W h a t c a n ' t Ben do? Can he o p e n a n y w e b s i t e ? W h y is i t i m p o r t a n t t o f o l l o w c o m p u t e r dos a n d d o n ' t s ? d o n ' t have t o b a c k ^ \ up files every d a y that's automatic. I have t o log in using m y user name and password. Speaking 2 Make a list of c o m p u t e r usage w h e r e y o u w o r k o r s t u d y . C o m p a r e y o u r list w i t h the group. Language must, mustn't, can, can't, don't have to You must come to work on time. We use must and mustn't for obligations. You mustn't be late. We use can and can't for possibility and ability. He can use Word but he can't use Excel. We use have to for something that is necessary. 1 have to log in using my password. We use don't have to for something that is not necessary. We don't have to work at the weekend. Writing 3 W r i t e a n e m a i l t o a colleague a b o u t y o u r s e l f using must, mustn't, can, can't, to, don't have 18 2 Computer systems to. have Business matters A c o m p a n y asks y o u t o r e c o m m e n d a c o m p u t e r a n d w o r k s t a t i o n c o n f i g u r a t i o n for t h e i r sales t e a m . In s m a l l g r o u p s , d e c i d e w h a t t o r e c o m m e n d . Use t h e office floor p l a n b e l o w t o p r e p a r e t h e c o m p u t e r a n d w o r k s t a t i o n c o n f i g u r a t i o n . T h i n k a b o u t these t h i n g s : Speaking 1 2 3 4 T h e r e are six p e o p l e i n t h e sales t e a m . Five p e o p l e are o u t of t h e office f o u r days of t h e week. One p e r s o n is i n t h e office all t h e t i m e - t h e t e a m a d m i n assistant. E m p l o y e e s need a n e t w o r k c o n n e c t i o n ( w i r e d a n d w i r e l e s s ) . 5 6 Employees p r i n t , scan a n d copy. C o m p a n y a n d c l i e n t data m u s t be s t o r e d o n a separate d e v i c e a n d backed u p regularly. £3 2 Make y o u r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o a n o t h e r g r o u p . Choose t h e best c o m p u t e r configuration. Example: Writing 3 We recommend this configuration. You have ... . /It has .... Write a short email to t h e IT manager w i t h your recommendations. Computer systems 2 19 • d i s c u s s the p u r p o s e of w e b s i t e s Websites 3 • talk a b o u t w e b s i t e features • describe a process • write a proposal Website p u r p o s e W h i c h websites d o y o u Speaking use i n y o u r w o r k a n d s t u d y ? Make a list a n d share i t w i t h a partner. Do y o u use t h e same sites? Reading 2 Read t h i s t e x t a b o u t different t y p e s of w e b s i t e . A n s w e r these q u e s t i o n s . T Y P E S O F W E B S I T E - A GUIDE F O R W E B S I T E DESIGNS The purpose of an organisational website is to inform about an idea or event. Companies develop commercial websites to sell products or services. Entertainment websites are designed to entertain or provide fun activities. People visit news websites to obtain information. The purpose of a personal website is to provide information about an individual. Social networking websites help people to exchange personal information. Educational websites aim to share knowledge and enable online learning. 1 2 3 4 Vocabulary 3 W h y d o p e o p l e v i s i t o r g a n i s a t i o n a l websites? W h y d o p e o p l e v i s i t c o m p a n y websites? W h y d o p e o p l e v i s i t e n t e r t a i n m e n t websites? W h y d o p e o p l e v i s i t news websites? C o m p l e t e these sentences a b o u t t h e p u r p o s e of w e b s i t e s w i t h t h e w o r d s i n the box. offer Example: topics. practise present promote The purpose of Nationalgeographic.com read sell is to present share information 1 2 3 4 People v i s i t CNN.com t o i n t e r n a t i o n a l news. Some w e b s i t e s w a n t t o a service. C o m p a n i e s use A m a z o n . c o m t o their products. Thegreenshoppingguide.co.uk wants to environmentally friendly shopping. 5 6 Students visit Math.com t o their maths. English t e a c h e r s j o i n e l t f o r u m . c o m t o t e a c h i n g resources. on Language Question words (1) We use which to ask about things. We can use it with a noun. Which websites do you visit/go to? 1 use Wikipedia a lot. We use what to ask about things. What do you use CNN for? 1 use it to get the news. We use why to ask the reason for something. Why do you use Wikipedia? 1 use Wikipedia to check information. We use when to ask about time. When do you use CNN? In my lunchbreak. Listening 1 2 3 4 Speaking m L i s t e n a n d repeat these q u e s t i o n s . K 5 W h i c h w e b s i t e s d o y o u use? W h y d o y o u use W i k i p e d i a ? W h a t d o y o u use CNN for? W h e n does she use CNN? W o r k i n p a i r s . Use t h e w e b s i t e s y o u l i s t e d i n 1 t o ask a n d answer q u e s t i o n s . Example: A: Which websites B: I use .... 6 Interviewee name do you use? Go a r o u n d t h e class a n d ask five s t u d e n t s t o n a m e t h e w e b s i t e s t h e y v i s i t a n d use at h o m e . W r i t e d o w n a w e b s i t e for each of t h e f o u r headings 1-4 i n the table. Interviewee uses these websites to: 1 entertain 2 get news 3 research/study 4 shop a) b) c) d) e) 7 Present t h e i n f o r m a t i o n y o u c o l l e c t e d t o t h e g r o u p . W h i c h are t h e m o s t p o p u l a r w e b s i t e s for each heading? Websites 3 21 Website analytics Speaking 1 W h a t i n f o r m a t i o n can y o u get a b o u t w e b s i t e traffic u s i n g a w e b s i t e analysis Questi a p p l i c a t i o n ? W o r k i n p a i r s . Make a list. M AT&T * hw«. 9:51 PM MySite.com - el A T & T T | We u 9:53PM Oct 1. ZOOS-DtcV 2006 Overview R e p o r t s ( > Today 0 i Visitors O v e r v i e w Visits • 22.273 Dashboard > Visitors O v e r v i e w > Traffic O v e r v i e w Event Tracking Overview > Visits G o a l s Overview 473 iphone app review 369 iphone application reviews 312 gotapps 190 newest iphone apps 178 iphone game reviews 132 labyrinth game 81 app reviews 80 We U: y 22,273 Absolute Unique visitors 16.444; Pageviews 58,465 Average Pageviews m iphone app reviews 177 Content Overview 1 K e y w o r d (Visits) > 2.62 Time on Site 00:01:47 fun 2 player games 73 Bounce Rate 67.83% craiglist iphone app 73 Visitors R e p o r t s ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Reading 2 W h i c h items of t h e a n a l y t i c s p r o g r a m m e a b o v e answer t h e s e questions? Example: Large A: Where do you find information B: In 'Visitors Overview'. 1 2 3 4 Listening 3 L i s t e n t o Sarah a n d George. C o m p l e t e t h i s dialogue. George: Sarah: George: Sarah: George: Sarah: George: Sarah: 22 3 Websites 4 visitors? W h e r e can y o u find o u t h o w m a n y p e o p l e v i s i t t h e website? W h e r e can y o u see w h a t percentage of p e o p l e v i e w o n l y one page o n t h e website? W h e r e d o y o u find i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t h o w l o n g t h e y s p e n d o n t h e website? W h e r e do y o u see h o w m a n y people searched for 'gotapps' t o find the website? Sarah: George: Sarah: Vocabulary about the website's George, I (1) s o m e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t o u r website. OK, w h a t d o y o u need t o (2) ? Well, I need s o m e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t w e b s i t e (3) , y o u know, external visits t o our website. OK. (4) y o u d o a r e p o r t for me? Sure. (5) d o y o u need i t by? Er, t o m o r r o w m o r n i n g , I'm (6) It's for t h e finance director. OK, w h a t d o y o u need t o k n o w (7) ? Well, t h e (8) of v i s i t o r s t o o u r w e b s i t e last m o n t h , t h e i r m o v e m e n t s a n d actions o n t h e w e b s i t e , a n d w h e r e t h e y ' r e f r o m . OK, I (9) do that. T h a n k s v e r y (10) indeed. M a t c h t h e w e b s i t e analysis t o o l s 1-5 t o t h e d e s c r i p t i o n s a-e. 1 traffic a) i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t w h e r e t h e v i s i t o r s t o y o u r site are f r o m 2 meta tag b ) i n v i s i b l e i n f o r m a t i o n (e.g. a h i d d e n k e y w o r d ) o n a website 3 4 5 visitor map user profile page o p t i m i s a t i o n c ) i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t a user and t h e sites t h e y b r o w s e d ) i n c r e a s i n g t h e n u m b e r of v i s i t o r s t o y o u r site e) t h e m o v e m e n t a n d a c t i o n s of v i s i t o r s t o y o u r site 20,00 400,0 500,0 3,000 Language Question words (2) How many people visit our website every day? About 20,000. We use how much/how many to ask about quantity. How many hits do we get each month? About 40,000. Where are the visitors from? From Asia and the US. We use where to ask about places. Where do they go on our website? To 'News'. We can use how + adjective/adverb to ask about degree. Listening 5 BljEOi 1 2 3 How often do people visit our website? At least once a day. L i s t e n a n d repeat these q u e s t i o n s . H o w m a n y p e o p l e v i s i t t h e site? W h e r e d o t h e y go o n t h e w e b s i t e ? H o w l o n g d o t h e y s p e n d o n t h e website? Language Large numbers 20,000 twenty thousand 400,000 four hundred thousand 500,000 five hundred thousand/half a million 3,000,000 three million 6 H o w d o y o u say these n u m b e r s ? 30,000 700,000 10,000,000 100,000 80,000 Listen and check your answers. Speaking 8 W o r k i n pairs. You b o t h w o r k i n w e b s i t e a n a l y t i c s . A s k a n d a n s w e r q u e s t i o n s about website visits. Student A: T u r n t o page 68 Student B: T u r n t o page 78 to°nrh s Website development Speaking 1 D e s c r i b e s o m e t h i n g y o u d o e v e r y d a y at h o m e o r at w o r k . Use t h e w o r d s i n t h e Language b o x below. Example: Sending an email. First, click on 'New email'. After that... Language FINANCE Describing steps in a p r o c e s s First, do.... To start, do Alter that,.... We use first, next, then, after that (etc.) to describe the order of actions. Reading 1 .... Next,.... After that nriMdM luJOObn Then Secondly,.... Thirdly,... . Finally,.... To Labour poll vie finish,.... Complete this text w i t h the w o r d s in the box. 2 • w i l l Finally First Next Secondly Action on inflation r Then Thirdly fmm cum i M « ***m Big US banks to I quarterly profits The steps in website development I , discuss w i t h the customer their requirements and the target audience. Find o u t w h a t features a n d n u m b e r of pages t h e y w a n t o n t h e i r site. (2) , analyse t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e c u s t o m e r . (3) , create a w e b s i t e s p e c i f i c a t i o n . (4) design a n d d e v e l o p t h e w e b s i t e . (5) , assign a specialist t o w r i t e t h e w e b s i t e c o n t e n t . (6) give t h e p r o j e c t t o p r o g r a m m e r s for H T M L c o d i n g . (7) , test the website. om •-- M M - m (i) .ft)r m .c - » After y o u p u b l i s h t h e w e b s i t e , u p d a t e a n d m a i n t a i n i t o n an o n g o i n g basis. M o n i t o r c u s t o m e r use. 3 Speaking 24 L 3 Websites 4 Base* hardens bank * warm • W o r k i n pairs. Complete t h e flowchart t o s h o w t h e w e b s i t e d e v e l o p m e n t process. 1 Talk to customer v 3 D e s c r i b e t h e w e b s i t e d e v e l o p m e n t process t o a n o t h e r pair i n y o u r o w n w o r d s . Reading 5 L o o k at t h e w e b s i t e s b e l o w a n d a n s w e r these q u e s t i o n s . 1 W h a t are t h e websites? 2 3 4 5 Do y o u use these websites? W h y / W h y not? W h a t is t h e p u r p o s e of each w e b s i t e : sell, i n f o r m , share, educate? W h a t are t h e m a i n features of each website? T h i n k of t w o m o r e w e b s i t e s t h a t have t h e same p u r p o s e . A r e t h e y different t o t h e ones below? W h y ? FINANCIAL T I M E S W WMchttwtalMdrfK*? BMtWVMMOicftrrc* W*«rO.»-430Ctr jWa.?V 4 > ^ * * h V AdMft M M U a n CerweK Canwefceniracew **** Ceewefll M M TMI *MW * M » M mmmtmmvmmttltamtmmmmmmtumt MafieeeAeflt ffprtOflfl Finance Life A Ana Labour poll victory deals blow to coalition UJ 1 Majority of 3,558 over Lib Dems in Oldham fmm • WMntfl>MlOWMMnBmU»Ow« urn WMO -0 17% EuKiMaoo i.w -c«a% M«LOHBtm»lMHM<WUHTI -iDte" Action on inflation rattles Goldman reveals fresh crisis losses BMpngNkM banks raaarva najrenenu Bank takes $6bn hit amid Warra* Try the FT and FT.com for 4 weeks for iust £1 • Big US banks to reveal better Manufacturers hit by soaring quarterry profits cost of materials n» of dollar* r raaarvaa sat a A e j a r w i loan default* are Further »«gr of WlaSonsry preaaurai on UK economy Discover world business. In one place. «•«•**• r • •., s, i,i Tram' tats UK M M s i Basel hardens bank hybrid bond rules Writing 6 You are t h e o w n e r of a c o m p a n y t h a t needs a n e w w e b s i t e . M a k e a list of t h i n g s t h a t y o u need/would like for y o u r w e b s i t e . A n s w e r t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s . • • • Speaking 7 W h a t is t h e n a m e of y o u r c o m p a n y ? W h a t is t h e business type? W h a t is t h e p u r p o s e of y o u r website? W o r k i n p a i r s . Student A is t h e w e b s i t e developer. Student B is t h e c u s t o m e r . A s k a n d answer q u e s t i o n s a b o u t w e b s i t e r e q u i r e m e n t s . Swap roles. Example: A: What is the name of your B: It's called/Its name is ... . company? Websites The best websites W h a t are y o u r f a v o u r i t e websites? W h y ? Use t h e w o r d s i n t h e b o x t o d e s c r i b e them. Vocabulary beautiful useful Example: well-designed informative easy-to-use/navigate fun funny The most exciting website exciting is ... because clear reliable interesting .. facebook He»d(no out? Stiy connected L A T E S T 8AMSS 8 BH LATSSTCUM Hi HI Language Describing things There's/There is/There isn't There's a lot of information on this website. There are/aren't There aren't many photos on this website. Has The website has good Have Most websites have a lot of features. Writing 2 W r i t e a b o u t t h e t h i n g s y o u like a n d dislike a b o u t different w e b s i t e s . Example: Speaking 3 3 Websites I really like the look of the Nickelodeon website. It has W h a t are t h e t r e n d s i n w e b s i t e design? Discuss w i t h t h e g r o u p . Example: 26 graphics. Websites use more video now. .... Business matters Reading You are a w e b s i t e designer. Read t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t L e a r n i n g N o w L t d . A n s w e r these q u e s t i o n s . • • W h a t is t h e business type? W h a t is t h e p u r p o s e of t h e w e b s i t e : sell, i n f o r m , share, educate? • W h o are t h e w e b s i t e users? W h e r e are t h e w e b s i t e users? • W h a t are t h e features of t h e website? L e a r n i n q Learning N o w L t d Now Ltd is in t h e e d u c a t i o n business. It n e e d s a n e w w e b s i t e to p r o m o t e its c o u r s e s , m a t e r i a l s and learning r e s o u r c e s a n d p r o v i d e online l a n g u a g e - l e a r n i n g s e r v i c e s . The w e b s i t e users are y o u n g a d u l t s all a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . T h e w e b s i t e needs t o have t h e s e features: g o o d interactivity, a u d i o a n d fast d o w n l o a d times. Writing 2 I n p a i r s , w r i t e a p r o p o s a l for L e a r n i n g N o w L t d ' s w e b s i t e . Use y o u r answers from 1 and the template below to help y o u . Proposal No. 2011/32154 Customer: Date: Business activity: Subject: Purpose: Users: Features: Proposal presented by: Speaking 3 Present y o u r p r o p o s a l t o t h e g r o u p . Websites 3 27 • talk about d a t a b a s e s Databases 4 • talk about d a t a p r o c e s s i n g • a s k for a n d give a d v i c e • talk about c o m p a n y d e p a r t m e n t s Database basics Speaking W h a t database p r o d u c t s d o y o u k n o w a n d use at w o r k a n d at home? Listening 2 b E Z H L i s t e n t o t w o colleagues at a b o o k c o m p a n y . Chris needs some i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e p r o d u c t i o n database. C o m p l e t e t h i s dialogue. Chris: Tim: Chris: Tim: Chris: Tim: Chris: Tim: Chris: Tim: Chris: Tim: Chris: Tim: Chris: Tim: T i m , (1)_ . you help me a m o m e n t , please? Sure. W h a t ' s t h e (2)_ I need s o m e ( 3 ) about a book budget from the database. OK. But I d o n ' t k n o w h o w t o (4) it. No p r o b l e m . So w h a t d o I d o first? Enter y o u r n a m e a n d Tracking Resource Database TRD: Product Data at your fingertips! TRD is the business tool used in the development and management of products throughout their life cycle. Please note the revised function on all screens in TRD provides on screen guidance and links to useful users documentation Tracking Resource Database (5) a n d press enter. E r m ... ? You have g o t a password? Erm, I can't (6) it. Use m i n e . T y p e i n t evans, that's t - e - v - a - n - s , then snavet. s - n - a - v - e - t . OK. N o w press Enter. N o w w h a t is t h e n a m e of t h e book? Basic French. OK. T y p e i n t h a t i n t h e t i t l e (7) i n t h e first (8) N o w press Find. T h e r e i t is. OK, b u d g e t . Click (9) Publishing and s c r o l l d o w n t o Plant costs a n d click on that. Chris: Tim: Good. There's t h e b u d g e t i n t h e s e c o n d row. T h a n k s , T i m . No p r o b l e m . Pmfjti t Uttfl Milium tfia . i.-H.m rtg Basic French Budget t M IO d.itf 40 OOO 10000 13000 5000 7000 5000 8000 12000 0 1 000 6 000 +2 000 + 1 000 +5 000 +6 000 -1 000 27 000 +13 000 Language Asking people to do things Could you help me, please? Sure. • Please could you help? No problem. We use can/could/would you + infinitive without to when we ask somebody to do something for us. Can you explain what a database is, please? I'm afraid 1 can't. Please can you explain what a database is? I'm sorry, 1 can't. Would you explain that, please? Could you come back a bit later? I'm busy right now. O m^T'filf 1 2 3 4 5 Speaking 4 L i s t e n a n d repeat these q u e s t i o n s . C o u l d y o u h e l p me, please? Please c o u l d y o u h e l p me? W o u l d y o u h e l p m e w i t h t h i s software? Please c o u l d y o u e x p l a i n h o w t o d o that? Please w o u l d y o u give m e y o u r p a s s w o r d ? W o r k i n pairs. S t u d e n t A: m a k e q u e s t i o n s f r o m t h e p r o m p t s . S t u d e n t B: answer yes o r no a n d give a reason w h y n o t (if y o u r a n s w e r is n o ) . Example: type/name Could you type in your name, 1 open/window 2 t u r n up/air c o n d i t i o n i n g 3 t u r n down/mp3 player 4 give/you/pen 5 6 5 please? answer/phone give/password W o r k i n pairs. Use t h e e x a m p l e of a database b e l o w t o e x p l a i n t o y o u r p a r t n e r w h a t a database is. Use these w o r d s : store, access, Example: 6 A database get, fields, columns, rows. is used to ... . This is a ... . First Name Last Name Department Title Phone ext. John Smith Development Engineer 123 Jane Doe Finance Auditor 454 W h y d o p e o p l e a n d o r g a n i s a t i o n s use databases? Discuss w i t h t h e g r o u p . Example: They use databases to find out.... 29 Data processing M a t c h t h e headings i n t h e b o x t o t h e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g steps a-f. Vocabulary data coding data collection data tabulation data entry data sorting data validation Gather t h e r a w d a t a w h i c h y o u w a n t t o process. J \ 1 \ A r r a n g e a n d s y s t e m i s e t h e data. • Clean t h e d a t a a n d d o u b l e - c h e c k for faults a n d inconsistencies 11 Enter t h e d a t a i n t o a s y s t e m . A r r a n g e t h e d a t a i n t o t a b l e f o r m a t so t h a t i t can be analysed. ) Create categories t o organise t h e d a t a i n t o relevant groups 2 Listening Put t h e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g steps i n 1 i n t o t h e c o r r e c t order. 3 E ff L i s t e n t o an IT e x p e r t d e s c r i b i n g t h e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g steps t o a colleague. Check y o u r answers t o 1 a n d 2. L i s t e n a n d m a r k t h e s y l l a b l e stress i n these n o u n s a n d v e r b s . 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 30 Databases entry collection tabulation validation sorting coding L i s t e n again a n d repeat t h e w o r d s . 7 gather 8 create 9 arrange 10 enter 11 d o u b l e - c h e c k 12 f o r m a t • • Vocabulary 6 C o m p l e t e these sentences w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e b o x . about Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 at between This database for from in into is used to store our financial of to information. W h a t ' s t h e difference a database a n d a spreadsheet? A database is s t o r i n g data. T h e s c h o o l has i n f o r m a t i o n students. Can p e o p l e access t h e s y s t e m t h e same time? A database is a c o l l e c t i o n records. You r e t r i e v e i n f o r m a t i o n t h e database. Ynn enter t h e rlata the system W h i c h software rln y n n use ynur work? Language Quick questions to check understanding That's called collection. OK? We use these when we are making sure the other person understands the statement. That's coding? Got that? That's tabulation. All right? We call that sorting. Understood? Speaking 7 W o r k i n pairs. E x p l a i n t h e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g steps f r o m 1 i n y o u r o w n w o r d s . 8 L o o k at t h e e x a m p l e s of database software below. W h a t database software d o y o u know? W h a t is i t used for? Data storage and backup Li M a t c h t h e d a t a storage a n d b a c k u p s o l u t i o n s i n t h e b o x t o p i c t u r e s A-F. Vocabulary W h a t o t h e r s o l u t i o n s are there? external hard drive hard disk m p 3 player server the Internet usb flash drive 0 • Reading Data • 2 La Read t h i s a r t i c l e a b o u t d a t a storage. C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e box. cloud contents emerging offsite protect security encrypt theft flash loss Asking fo magnetic volumes We use si advice. storage O n l i n e storage is an (1) emerging m e t h o d of d a t a storage a n d back-up. A r e m o t e server w i t h a network connection and special software backs u p files, folders, o r t h e e n t i r e (2) of a h a r d d r i v e . T h e r e are m a n y c o m p a n i e s t h a t p r o v i d e a web-based b a c k u p . One (3) technology in this area is (4) computing. This allows colleagues i n an o r g a n i s a t i o n t o share resources, software a n d i n f o r m a t i o n over the Internet. C o n t i n u o u s b a c k u p a n d storage o n a r e m o t e h a r d d r i v e e l i m i n a t e s t h e risk of d a t a (5) as a r e s u l t of fire, flood o r (6) R e m o t e d a t a storage a n d back-up p r o v i d e r s (7) the data and set u p p a s s w o r d p r o t e c t i o n t o ensure m a x i m u m (8) Small businesses a n d i n d i v i d u a l s c h o o s e t o save d a t a i n a m o r e t r a d i t i o n a l way. E x t e r n a l d r i v e s , disks a n d (9) . tapes are v e r y p o p u l a r d a t a storage s o l u t i o n s . USB o r (10) m e m o r i e s , DVDs a n d h a r d disks are c h e a p a n d w i d e l y accessible s o l u t i o n s . These m e t h o d s are v e r y p r a c t i c a l w i t h s m a l l (11) of d a t a storage a n d b a c k u p . However, t h e y are n o t v e r y reliable a n d d o n o t (12) t h e user i n case of a disaster. Speaking 32 Databases 3 W h a t storage a n d b a c k u p s o l u t i o n s are t h e m o s t p o p u l a r ? W h i c h s o l u t i o n s do y o u use m o s t often? S Listening 4 S2!E3ji L i s t e n a n d repeat these phrases. 1 2 3 4 5 6 emerging technology cloud computing d a t a storage hard drive external drives backup providers **£M L i s t e n t o t h i s d i a l o g u e . A colleague. T i m . is asking an IT e x p e r t . Sandy, w h a t storage d e v i c e t o buy. M a r k t h e s e s t a t e m e n t s t r u e ( T ) o r false (F). 1 2 3 4 5 T i m needs t h e storage d e v i c e for w o r k . T i m wants to backup music and photos. Sandy r e c o m m e n d s a n e x t e r n a l h a r d d r i v e . T i m c a n s p e n d $300 o n t h e s t o r a g e device. Sandy r e c o m m e n d s a s t o r a g e d e v i c e w i t h a s p e c i a l feature. T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F Language ng for and giving advice I/You/He/She/It/We/They should/shouldn't (should not).... What should 1 do? You should buy a flash drive. You shouldn't get a server. We use should/would + infinitive without to to give advice. I/You/He/She/It/We/They would/wouldn't (would not).... What would you recommend? I'd (would) recommend a flash drive. 1 wouldn't (would not) recommend a server. Speaking 6 W o r k i n pairs. Practise asking for a d v i c e a b o u t b a c k u p s o l u t i o n s for a s m a l l c o m p a n y . Use t h e i n f o r m a t i o n i n 2. Example: A: What would you recommend ... ? B: I'd recommend .... /You should .... 33 Database system benefits Speaking 1 W h a t k i n d of d a t a d o c o m p a n i e s create, m a n i p u l a t e , s t o r e a n d retrieve? Vocabulary 2 M a t c h t h e c o m p a n y d e p a r t m e n t 1-8 w i t h t h e t y p e of d a t a i t w o r k s w i t h a - h . 1 Finance a) d a t a a b o u t e m p l o y e e s , t r a i n i n g , r e c r u i t m e n t needs 2 Marketing 3 H u m a n resources b) data about p r o d u c t specification, details a n d design c ) d a t a a b o u t profits, t a x , loans, shares and cash 4 Customer relations 5 Production 6 Technical s u p p o r t 7 Sales 8 Stock m a n a g e m e n t d ) d a t a a b o u t v o l u m e of p r o d u c t s s o l d e) d a t a a b o u t c u s t o m e r s , s a t i s f a c t i o n surveys, promotions f) d a t a a b o u t p r o d u c t a d v e r t i s e m e n t s and competitors g) d a t a a b o u t q u a n t i t y of p r o d u c t i n storage h ) i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e H e l p Desk, s u p p o r t calls, m a n u a l s , p r o b l e m reports L o o k at t h e f o u r t y p e s of d a t a b e l o w f r o m P a r t y P l a n n e r L t d . W h a t d o y o u t h i n k PartyPlanner L t d does? W h a t c o m p a n y d e p a r t m e n t s c a n y o u identify? Personal data: - CVs, job descriptions - employee personal data - training - holiday Speaking 4 Customer data: - customer contacts - satisfaction surveys - promotions Product data: - inventory - purchasing needs - return products Technical data: - contact to help desk - helpdesk reports - troubleshooting manuals - service reports W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . Talk a b o u t t h e advantages a n d disadvantages of a c o m p u t e r i s e d database. Present y o u r ideas t o t h e rest of t h e g r o u p . Example: There are many advantages/disadvantages .... Business matters Reading 1 Read p a r t of t h i s e m a i l f r o m t h e o w n e r of J u m b o B o o k Store. A n s w e r these questions. 1 2 3 4 W h a t t y p e s of i n f o r m a t i o n does J u m b o B o o k Store c o m m u n i c a t e b e t w e e n its employees? H o w d o t h e e m p l o y e e s exchange i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h e c o m p a n y ? W h a t d o c u m e n t s does A m i k i prepare? H o w m u c h t i m e does i t take t o c o m p i l e t h e data? 5 W h y do the customers complain? H • E l Let me give you some background to our company's setup. Jumbo Book Store is a company based in Thailand. It has three book stores and a warehouse next to one of the book shops. The store manager, Amiki Sukhon, finds it very difficult to track sales because he uses handwritten sales reports that employees prepare every day. The driver takes the reports and delivers them to the main office. Every day it takes 5 to 6 hours to compile data about the sales. Based on these sales reports, Amiki writes purchase orders for new books, sales figures for the owner and customer information for the marketing department. In addition, he often gets calls from customers complaining about poor information about available books and stationary products in the warehouse. Could you spend some time looking at how we can improve our processes? Regards Speaking 2 W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . Prepare r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s u s i n g t h e p r o b l e m / s o l u t i o n outline. Problem/Solution Outline Problem Solutions End Results 3 Present y o u r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o a n o t h e r g r o u p . • talk about e - c o m m e r c e E-commerce companies and websites • talk about q u a n t i t y • talk about future a r r a n g e m e n t s • present a plan E-commerce companies W h a t p r o d u c t s o r services d o y o u u s u a l l y b u y online? W h a t p r o d u c t s d o y o u Speaking n o t b u y online? Why? Listening 2 H ^ X i J I L i s t e n t o t h i s i n t e r v i e w w i t h David A s t o n . He w o r k s for a c o m p a n y t h a t sells h o m e c l e a n i n g p r o d u c t s . M a r k t h e s t a t e m e n t s t r u e ( T ) o r false (F). 1 2 3 4 5 David's c o m p a n y sells m a i n l y o n l i n e . 70% of t h e i r business is o n l i n e . People b u y t h e i r c l e a n i n g p r o d u c t s w h e n t h e y b u y t h e i r f o o d . People b u y t h e i r c l e a n i n g p r o d u c t s i n s u p e r m a r k e t s . O n l i n e sales are g r o w i n g . T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F Language Talking about quantity We use many and a few with countable plural nouns. We need a few users to test this. They don't have many customers. We use much and a little with uncountable nouns. We have a little money for online shopping each week. 1 don't have much knowledge on that subject. We use a lot of and some with countable and uncountable nouns. A lot of businesses need E-commerce upgrades. Some money has been kept aside for this. 3 Choose t h e c o r r e c t w o r d s t o c o m p l e t e these sentences. 1 2 3 4 5 O E ^commerce A lot of/Much s h o p s have o n l i n e presence. T h e y sell many/much products online. Some/A little c o m p a n i e s offer c u s t o m e r s e r v i c e a n d a d v i c e o n t h e i r E-commerce w e b s i t e s . I d o n ' t have much/many k n o w l e d g e of c o m p u t e r s , b u t I can s t i l l s h o p o n l i n e . Companies s p e n d a lot of/many m o n e y o n E-commerce s e c u r i t y . Even w h e n c o m p a n i e s o n l y have a little/a few m o n e y for o n l i n e m a r k e t i n g , they should spend it. Listening 4 y E E B 1 2 3 4 5 Speaking 5 n o t a l o t of t i m e too much work only a little money a few c o m p u t e r s a l o t of m e m o r y W o r k i n p a i r s . Use t h e w o r d s i n t h e Language b o x o n page 36 t o t a l k a b o u t y o u r own online shopping habits. Example: Vocabulary Types of Business 6 L i s t e n a n d repeat these phrases. I buy a lot of music online but I get few clothes online. M a t c h t h e t y p e s of business i n t h e b o x t o t h e c o r r e c t c o l u m n 1-4. B2C business-to-consumer C 2 C consumer-to-consumer B2B business-to-business M-commerce 1 4 Explanation Companies exchange information and make wholesale transactions. Companies sell products or services to customers over the Internet. People sell or exchange second-hand, used items and collectibles. Customers purchase products and services via mobile devices. Examples coffee supplier to Nestle Amazon eBay news, sport results Writing 7 Give examples of t h e four t y p e s of business i n 6. 8 W h a t are t h e advantages a n d disadvantages of s h o p p i n g online? Use t h i s t a b l e t o make notes a n d t h e n make sentences. Example: There's more choice online advantages but you can see things better in a shop. disadvantages security speed choice convenience price Speaking 9 Present y o u r ideas t o t h e g r o u p . 37 E-commerce features 1 Speaking &IT18Z0n.C0.Uk W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . W h a t are t h e features of t h i s website? - j.! ^mas&fli S * . t «em«f» fclaflata u R o v n i o n E x p r e s s A S a n d A 2 M e d i a S t u d i e s [PapartjaeKj MEDIA STUDIES AS&A? mm C u s t o m e r s V i a w i n e . T h i s P a g e M a y B e I n t e r e s t e d in T h e s e S p o n s o r e d L i n k s *** o.'o d ••>i "„ tun-/A6_ j . Madia a CommunlEaUon r •rwo.amy.M.uK/nu'niniiiM e a A w aJU 1 tmn ' A _*v«* W.in y«, -n 1*0 iwpOC't ''0™ *Bat«"tl Tw»f»t btcmno sftMrtunmst f»r uQ HwCy 0« Mantfoft urn varsity ,Vai* hara C u s t o m e r s W h o Bought This I t e m Also Bought \J aavWen t a a r s M AS I AQA Madia Stutfiat AS pa I I £ b o i o ^ n a tha Media. A S / A<'svei Madia •MsnCs* Word ay Bavu areaart 3 AQA Madia Studia* M Havwofl C a v a s t AS ftSYiwon toaraai A S Sfwdanfi aeon (Ao.,, by and A3 SnaBtn and A2 Knettan I H M S I Staminaa Lanauaea a... by a> Alan Utaraturn b* P*' - © 2010 A m a z o n . c o m Inc, a n d its affiliates. All rights reserved. Vocabulary 2 W h a t are t h e steps i n b u y i n g p r o d u c t s online? N u m b e r these sentences i n t h e c o r r e c t order. a) b) c) d) T h e c u s t o m e r opens a n a c c o u n t . T h e c u s t o m e r goes t o t h e check-out. T h e c u s t o m e r p u t s t h e i t e m ( s ) i n a basket o r s h o p p i n g c a r t . T h e c u s t o m e r pays for t h e p r o d u c t ( s ) w i t h a c r e d i t o r d e b i t c a r d . e) f) g) h) T h e c u s t o m e r goes t o t h e w e b s i t e . T h e c u s t o m e r searches and/or b r o w s e s t h e w e b s i t e . T h e c u s t o m e r chooses t h e i t e m ( s ) t o buy. T h e c u s t o m e r s checks t h e order. K Listening 1 2 3 4 5 6 Speaking 4 • • • • • • • Listen a n d repeat these phrases. open an account go t o t h e c h e c k o u t p u t a n i t e m i n t h e basket browse the website choose an item check the order W o r k i n p a i r s . Use firstly, secondly, then, after that, finally t o d e s c r i b e t h e steps i n b u y i n g a p r o d u c t o r s e r v i c e . Talk a b o u t s o m e t h i n g y o u have b o u g h t , like a DVD or an airline ticket. Language Linking ideas We use and to link sentences that describe similar actions or situations. / have a PC and a laptop at home. We use but to link sentences that describe different ideas/actions or situations. 1 use Amazon but 1 don't use iTunes. We use so to say that something has happened as a result of something. She's got a Kindle, so she doesn't buy many books We use or to link sentences that describe two possible actions or situations. Would you like tea or Reading 5 now. coffee? J C o m p l e t e t h i s t e x t w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e box. and but or Companies want to reach more customers, (1) to set up an online business (2) they go online. I t is easy i t is difficult to design and develop a website that attracts a lot of customers. Hardware (3) software provide basic infrastructure for E-commerce. Networking, customer interface and payment solutions are very important parts of a company's E-commerce solution. Customers expect a fast and reliable service (4) Vocabulary 6 they w i l l go somewhere else to buy things. M a t c h t h e first half of t h e sentences 1-6 t o t o t h e s e c o n d half a-f. 1 2 Effective p r o d u c t i n f o r m a t i o n a n d C u s t o m e r s can use t h e i r c r e d i t cards, PayPal o r 3 4 5 We used a l o t of p r o m o t i o n s , so I d o n ' t k n o w h o w t o b u y online b u t T h e y w a n t t o b u y a Cat 5e cable so 6 I n E-commerce y o u can l o o k at a a) I ' l l c h e c k o n l i n e t u t o r i a l s . b ) e l e c t r o n i c c h e q u e s t o pay for transactions. c) y o u c a n ' t t o u c h i t . d ) o u r sales i m p r o v e d a lot. e) t h e y search t h e I n t e r n e t . f) p r o m o t i o n s a t t r a c t c u s t o m e r s . p i c t u r e of a p r o d u c t b u t Speaking 7 W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . Talk a b o u t an E-commerce w e b s i t e y o u k n o w a n d like. Say w h a t is g o o d a b o u t i t . Use and, so, but a n d or. Example: I like the B&Q It has ... and .... website. 39 Transaction security Speaking 1 Reading W h a t are t h e p o t e n t i a l s e c u r i t y t h r e a t s t o o n l i n e s h o p p i n g ? Share y o u r ideas w i t h the group. Read t h i s e m a i l . A n s w e r these q u e s t i o n s . TO: All Employees From: IT Director Subject: Online transactions security We are developing new website security features. We will have a virtual private network with a firewall which will help stop cyber attacks on the network perimeter. The web application protection firewall (WAF) will protect our website from hacker attacks on customer contacts and login boxes. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) will create a secure connection for the users. We will have two-factor authentication (2FA). Website administrators will go through two layers of security before they access the hosting environment. This will prevent password leaks. All data will have encrypted backup to protect sensitive information. I am sure the company will benefit from the new security measures. Thank you Hamda Banna 1 2 3 4 5 6 H o w m a n y s e c u r i t y features w i l l t h e c o m p a n y have? W h i c h s e c u r i t y feature w i l l s t o p attacks o n t h e c o m p a n y n e t w o r k ? W h a t s o l u t i o n w i l l p r o t e c t c u s t o m e r c o n t a c t s a n d l o g i n boxes? W h a t w i l l p r o t e c t p r i v a t e user i n f o r m a t i o n sent o v e r t h e n e t w o r k ? W h a t w i l l t h e t w o - f a c t o r a u t h e n t i c a t i o n prevent? What will protect information? Language Future (will + infinitive) The new security system will protect our customer's better. Hackers won't/will not get into the network. We use will + infinitive without to to talk about plans for the future. (Something we think, believe or know will happen.) When will we change to the new security We'll/we will do it next month. system? Will the new system have a firewall? Yes, it will./No, it won't. Listening £3 1 2 3 4 5 40 5 E-commerce M Listen a n d repeat these sentences. T h e c o m p a n y w o n ' t p r o v i d e I n t e r n e t access t o all employees. I ' l l d o t h e s e c u r i t y checks a n d t h e n u p g r a d e t h i s week. W h e n w i l l y o u finish t h e w o r k ? Yes, I w i l l . ! No, she w o n ' t . Speaking 4 W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . Talk a b o u t y o u r organisation's plans o r y o u r o w n plans for t h e future. A s k a n d answer each o t h e r q u e s t i o n s . Example: A: We '11 open a new office in B: When will you open it? A: Next year. Vocabulary 5 Singapore. Label t h e n e t w o r k d i a g r a m w i t h t h e c o r r e c t i t e m 1-8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 the Internet t h e l o c a l area n e t w o r k t h e h a r d w a r e firewall ( w i t h a r o u t e r ) c o m p u t e r s w i t h firewall software o u t b o u n d traffic i n b o u n d traffic r e s t r i c t e d traffic a l l o w e d traffic Secure private network Public network Speaking 6 You are s e t t i n g u p a n e w c o m p u t e r w o r k s t a t i o n w i t h a n e t w o r k c o n n e c t i o n . Your c l i e n t w a n t s t o use t h e set-up for o n l i n e purchases, b a n k d e a l i n g a n d financial t r a n s a c t i o n s securely. Talk a b o u t w h a t s e c u r i t y s o l u t i o n y o u w i l l install. Present y o u r s o l u t i o n t o t h e g r o u p . E-commerce 5 41 Online transactions Shayan is t e l l i n g M o n i k a h o w c u s t o m e r s w i l l p a y for s o m e t h i n g o n l i n e o n a n e w website. Complete this dialogue w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e box. Reading accounts bank gateway payment Speaking 3 customer First web Shayan, c a n y o u e x p l a i n h o w a c u s t o m e r (1) transaction? Shayan: OK, it's v e r y easy. (2) t h e c u s t o m e r w i l l place a n order. T h e seller's (3) s e r v e r w i l l c o n f i r m a v a i l a b i l i t y of t h e p r o d u c t a n d send a response. After t h a t , t h e c u s t o m e r checks o u t a n d c o m p l e t e s t h e (4) i n s t r u c t i o n s . T h e n t h e s e r v e r w i l l send a p a y m e n t request t o a p a y m e n t (5) T h e p a y m e n t gateway w i l l c h e c k t h e buyer's a b i l i t y t o pay w i t h t h e (6) OK? Fine. Go o n . . an online Monika: T h e b a n k w i l l r e s p o n d a n d send p a y m e n t acceptance o r (7) t o t h e seller's w e b s e r v e r t h r o u g h t h e p a y m e n t gateway. Finally, t h e c u s t o m e r w i l l receive t h e s e r v e r response w i t h t h e o r d e r (8) o r rejection. W i l l t h e (9) have t o register? Yes, a l l b u y e r s m u s t have t h e i r (10) before t h e y c o m p l e t e the transaction. Thank you. Now I understand. \W^¥fM L i s t e n a n d c h e c k y o u r answers. Monika: Shayan: 2 rejection confirmation Monika: Monika: Shayan: Listening completes C o m p l e t e t h e f l o w c h a r t of t h e o n l i n e p u r c h a s i n g process. T h e n e x p l a i n i t t o your partner. c c 11 Usefu C c Introc 11 Spea Closi 42 Business matters Writing You w o r k for SellOnline.com. T h e c o m p a n y d e v e l o p s E-commerce s o l u t i o n s for small businesses. Your c l i e n t , D o c u m e n t L t d , sells s t a t i o n e r y . T h e y sell l o t s of different t y p e s of p r o d u c t . D o c u m e n t L t d w a n t s t o d e v e l o p its o n l i n e presence t o r e a c h c u s t o m e r s m o r e effectively. C o m p l e t e t h e p r o p o s a l t e m p l a t e . Use these questions to help y o u . 1 1 2 3 W h a t t y p e of E-commerce w i l l D o c u m e n t L t d offer? W h a t E-commerce t e c h n o l o g i e s w i l l D o c u m e n t L t d use t o a t t r a c t c u s t o m e r s ? W h a t s e c u r i t y s o l u t i o n s w i l l t h e c o m p a n y set u p i n o r d e r t o p r o t e c t b o t h t h e customer and the company? 4 5 W h a t t o o l s a n d features w i l l t h e c o m p a n y w e b s i t e have? How will the customer complete transactions? Proposal No. 2011/123/45 Date: Customer: Business activity: Subject: E-commerce type: E-commerce technologies: Security solutions: Website features and tools: Transaction process: Proposal presented by: Language Useful phrases for presentations Good morning/afternoon everybody. Thank you for coming. Introduction Today we are going to present.... First, 1 am going to talk about.... Then, we will show you .... Finally, we will answer your questions Speakers Now, I'll hand over to my .... colleague. Let me start with .... To finish .... Closing Thank you very much for listening. Are there any Speaking 2 questions? Prepare a n d d e l i v e r a p r e s e n t a t i o n for t h e m a r k e t i n g d i r e c t o r of D o c u m e n t L t d . Use y o u r p r o p o s a l f r o m 1 t o h e l p y o u . Network systems 6 • describe networks • talk about the past • talk a b o u t n e t w o r k range a n d s p e e d s Types of n e t w o r k W h a t c o m p u t e r n e t w o r k s d o y o u use i n y o u r w o r k o r studies? W h a t d o y o u use t h e n e t w o r k s for? H o w d o y o u access t h e n e t w o r k s ? Speaking Listening . L73 H A g a t h a is t h e o w n e r of a s m a l l flower s h o p . K a t h a r i n a is a n e t w o r k a r c h i t e c t . A g a t h a needs s o m e a d v i c e f r o m K a t h a r i n a a b o u t a n e t w o r k s o l u t i o n for h e r c o m p a n y . L i s t e n a n d i ^ answer these q u e s t i o n s . 1 2 3 4 Reading 3 W h a t does A g a t h a t h i n k she s h o u l d do? W h a t does K a t h a r i n a recommend? W h a t does K a t h a r i n a say she w i l l do? W h e n does A g a t h a w a n t t h e n e t w o r k t o be ready? Read Katharina's email t o Agatha. C o m p l e t e t h i s email w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e box. equipment remote Internet should VPN LAN recommend WAN Dear Agatha Following our meeting last week, please find my recommendations for your business. I think you (1) set up a LAN, or Local Area Network, and a WAN, or Wide Area Network, for your needs. A (2) connects devices over a small area, for example your apartment and the shop. In addition, you should connect office (3) , such as the printer, scanner and fax machine, to your LAN because you can then share these devices between users. I'd recommend that we connect the LAN to a (4) . so you can link to the Internet and sell your products. In addition, I'd (5) _ we set up a Virtual Private Network so that you have a (6) access to your company's LAN, when you travel. (7) is a private network that uses a public network, usually the (8) , to connect remote sites or users together. Let's meet on Friday to discuss these recommendations. Best regards Katharina 44 6 Network systems Giving r< • m a k e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a n d suggestions We use I the reasc can start Language Giving reasons We use because to say something was the reason for an action or situation. (We can start a sentence with because.) Speaking You should connect office equipment to the LAN because you can then share devices between users. I'd recommend a Dell computer because it is cheaper. Why do you use encryption? Because it's safer. 4 L o o k at t h e t h r e e n e t w o r k s o l u t i o n s . W h a t are t h e differences? 5 W h i c h n e t w o r k s o l u t i o n w o u l d y o u r e c o m m e n d for a large c o r p o r a t i o n o r o r g a n i s a t i o n , a small business a n d a family home? W h y ? I'd recommend solution 1 for ... because .... Mobile Worker Area 1 Area 2 Area 5 CCTV Internet Router/ Modem Network 10/1 mps switch Area 3 0 Area 4 Remote wireless il CCTV m Writing I 6 CCTV W r i t e a d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e n e t w o r k s o l u t i o n y o u use at w o r k o r at h o m e . W h i c h of t h e t h e t h r e e s o l u t i o n s i n 4 is i t m o s t like? W h y ? Network systems 6 45 N e t w o r k i n g hardware Speaking Vocabulary Listening 1 W h i c h of t h e i t e m s b e l o w d o y o u k n o w ? W h a t are they? W h a t d o t h e y do? 2 W o r k i n p a i r s . Make a list of all t h e n e t w o r k i n g h a r d w a r e y o u can t h i n k of. C o m p a r e y o u r list w i t h a n o t h e r pair. 3 M a t c h t h e w o r d s 1-8 t o t h e d e s c r i p t i o n s a-g. 1 2 a modem a repeater 3 a bridge 4 a router 5 a gateway 6 7 a switch a hub 8 a wireless access p o i n t \ modem repeater 3 bridge 4 router 5 gateway 6 switch 7 hub 8 wireless 9 access p o i n t 10 n e t w o r k c o n n e c t o r s 11 n e t w o r k interface c a r d 6 Network •yttenu c) allows wireless devices t o connect t o t h e n e t w o r k d ) modulates a n d demodulates the data i n t o a digital or an analog signal e) channels i n c o m i n g data b u t shares the b a n d w i d t h a m o n g t h e devices present o n a n e t w o r k f) sends t h e digital signal further o n i n the n e t w o r k g) connects n e t w o r k s and sends packages of data between t h e m h ) connects n e t w o r k s t h a t use the same p r o t o c o l 4 flPTRTI L i s t e n a n d repeat these w o r d s . 1 2 46 a) is an entrance t o another n e t w o r k b) channels i n c o m i n g data b u t maintains the b a n d w i d t h speed Reading 5 C o m p l e t e t h i s dialogue w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e box. about change devices speed should user What What can I have a p r o b l e m w i t h t h e n e t w o r k d o w n l o a d (1) y o u suggest? Ahsan: Boris: Ahsan: Boris: W h y d o n ' t y o u (2) the hub? I d o n ' t t h i n k t h a t w i l l w o r k . T h e h u b is fine. OK. H o w (3) a d d i n g a repeater then? w i t h t h e signal H m m , I'm n o t sure i t w i l l h e l p . It's n o t a (4) strength. to OK, t h e n y o u s h o u l d c h e c k t h e cables a n d n e t w o r k ( 5 ) . make sure t h a t t h e y are c o m p a t i b l e w i t h y o u r n e t w o r k . (6) about changing the modem? Boris: Ahsan: . I t h i n k it's a p r o b l e m w i t h t h e b r i d g e , I d o n ' t t h i n k it's (7) l o o k at t h e specifications. s w i t c h o r t h e router. You (8) OK, I w i l l . T h a n k s for y o u r h e l p . recommendations on the Internet W h y d o n ' t y o u c h e c k (9) as well? Boris: Ahsan: b problem Boris: Ahsan: Listening necessary Boris: G o o d idea. I ' l l d o t h a t . wLu L i s t e n a n d c h e c k y o u r answers. Language Making suggestions We can make suggestions with: Why don't we/you + infinitive without to. Why don't you call the IT help That's a good idea. What about + -ing What about buying a new router? 1 don't think that will wonX. How about + -ing How about reading the instructions I'll do that. K 8 1 2 3 4 5 9 L i s t e n a n d repeat t h e s e suggestions. C o m p l e t e t h e s e sentences w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e box. between Speaking first? W h y d o n ' t y o u change t h e m o d e m ? H o w a b o u t c o n n e c t i n g a repeater? What about looking o n the website? 1 2 3 Vocabulary m desk? on over to with this computer? Is t h i s software c o m p a t i b l e . a s m a l l area. A L A N c o n n e c t s devices the modem? Is t h e c o m p u t e r c o n n e c t e d . T h e L A N a l l o w s y o u t o share i n f o r m a t i o n users. Why don't you look t h e Internet? W h a t p r o b l e m s d o y o u have w i t h n e t w o r k s ? W o r k i n p a i r s . Make a list. T h i n k a b o u t speed, c o m p a t i b i l i t y , h a r d w a r e a n d software. 10 Show y o u r list t o a n o t h e r pair. A s k for h e l p a n d suggest s o l u t i o n s . Example: A: This software doesn't B: Why don'tyou ... ? work with this .... Network systems Talking about the past Reading 1 H o w m u c h d o y o u k n o w a b o u t t h e h i s t o r y of n e t w o r k i n g ? Can y o u m a t c h these events 1-4 t o t h e dates a - d ? 1 2 3 4 T h e c r e a t i o n of t h e W o r l d W i d e Web T h e s t a r t of Facebook T h e l a u n c h of T w i t t e r T h e b e g i n n i n g of MySpace a) 2006 b ) 1990 c) 2003 d ) 2004 Speaking 2 W h a t social n e t w o r k s d o y o u use? H o w m u c h t i m e d o y o u s p e n d o n them? Example: Reading 3 I use ... . I spend about.... Read t h i s t e x t a b o u t Karl's IT career u p u n t i l n o w a n d answer these q u e s t i o n s . 'I left school in Cambridge in the U K at the age of 18 and went straight t o the University of Bristol t o study computing in 2000.1 graduated in 2004 and decided t o travel around the w o r l d f o r a year. In 2006 I got a job back in Cambridge w i t h the software company A r m . I stayed w i t h A r m for t w o years and then went t o w o r k for Microsoft in Seattle in the U S A T h i s is where I am now and I love it!' 1 2 3 4 5 W h e n d i d K a r l go t o u n i v e r s i t y ? W h e n d i d h e leave u n i v e r s i t y ? W h a t d i d h e d o after u n i v e r s i t y ? W h e r e d i d K a r l go i n 2006? W h e n d i d h e go t o Seattle? Language Past simple (1) We use the past simple tense to talk about finished actions in the past. When did l/she/he/we/they create the network? She created the network in December 2008. 1 started the network last year. Time expressions 1 looked at that yesterday. 1 had broadband connected three days/a month/two years ago. 1 used that system last weeklyearlmonth. 1 started that user group on Monday/in June/in 2001. Listening K 4 1 2 3 4 5 Speaking 5 L i s t e n a n d repeat t h e s e sentences. M When did they start work? T h e y i n s t a l l e d t h e c o m p u t e r s yesterday. We d i d n ' t w o r k last week. She w e n t t o t h e office o n Sunday. D i d y o u finish t h e r e p o r t ? Practise asking a n d a n s w e r i n g q u e s t i o n s a b o u t w h a t y o u d i d y e s t e r d a y o r last week in y o u r w o r k or studies. Example: A: What did you do last B: I worked on the new 6 week? network. Talk a b o u t w h a t y o u d i d o n y o u r last day off. Example: A: What did you do on your day off? B: I went to the gym. Language Past simple (2) Regular past tense endings Irregular past tense endings Writing 7 look looked use used install installed connect connected work worked setup set up go went see saw do did buy bought be was W r i t e t h r e e o r four sentences a b o u t y o u r o w n c o m p u t i n g e d u c a t i o n and/or w o r k u p u n t i l now. Use t h e t e x t i n 3 t o h e l p y o u . Speaking 8 W o r k i n p a i r s . Ask a n d answer q u e s t i o n s a b o u t y o u r e d u c a t i o n and/or w o r k . Network systems 6 49 N e t w o r k range and speed L i s t e n a n d c o m p l e t e t h i s d i a l o g u e b e t w e e n K a r o l i n e a n d Sam. Listening Karoline: H o w d o y o u d e s c r i b e n e t w o r k speed? Sam: In b i t s , k i l o b i t s , m e g a b i t s a n d gigabits. T h e y d e s c r i b e n e t w o r k speed. For e x a m p l e , dial-up c o n n e c t i o n s a l l o w (1) kilobits per s e c o n d a n d DSL f r o m (2) kilobits per second t o (3) megabits per second. K a r o l i n e : OK. I've g o t t h a t . W h a t a b o u t t h e range? Sam: Range is t h e d i s t a n c e of n e t w o r k coverage, so d i s t a n c e u n i t s r e p r e s e n t n e t w o r k range. M o s t c o u n t r i e s use m e t r i c b u t s o m e use feet as u n i t s of m e a s u r e m e n t . M e t r e s o r feet u s u a l l y d e s c r i b e t h e range of a n e t w o r k . H o m e n e t w o r k i n g r o u t e r s s u p p o r t a range u p t o (4) feet o r ( 7 ) . feet o r (5) m e t r e s i n d o o r s a n d (6) metres outdoors. Karoline: T h a n k s . 2 ^ L f X E l L i s t e n a n d repeat t h e s e s p e e d s a n d ranges. 1 2 3 4 5 Speaking 3 Say t h e s e speeds a n d ranges. 1 2 3 Reading 77 k i l o b i t s p e r s e c o n d 5 megabits a second 2 gigabits p e r m i n u t e 250 m e t r e s 40 feet 156 feet 12kbit/s 4Gbit/m 4 5 6 7,000 metres 95 Mbit/s 65 Mbit/s 4 W r i t e d o w n f o u r speeds a n d ranges a n d d i c t a t e t h e m t o y o u r partner. 5 Read these t e x t s a n d a n s w e r these q u e s t i o n s . Range Wireless networks have limited range. Network range depends on the type of 802.11 protocol, strength of the device transmitter and the architecture of the surrounding area. Some structures, such as walls and metal frames, reduce the range of a WLAN by 2 5 % . However, users can extend the range of a WLAN. Repeaters forward the wireless signal to access points or routers and increase the range of a network. Speed Bandwidth and latency are the measures of computer network speed, or data transfer rate. Bandwidth is the maximum throughput of data in bits per second. Some modems support 100 Gbit/s but speed depends on the hardware and software used. Latency is the delay that network creates during the transfer data. Users have no, or very little, control over bandwidth and latency. 1 2 3 4 H o w m a n y t h i n g s does n e t w o r k range d e p e n d on? W h a t c a n r e d u c e n e t w o r k range? W h a t c a n i m p r o v e n e t w o r k range? W h a t t w o t h i n g s affect speed? Business matters K a r a m a n d Natasha w o r k for t h e C o m H e l p c o m p a n y . T h e c o m p a n y p r o v i d e s IT services t o c u s t o m e r s . K a r a m a n d Natasha w o r k i n different areas of t h e city. Every w e e k t h e y w r i t e a r e p o r t for t h e i r boss. Read t h e i r notes. Reading Natasha Karam Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday colled CISCO about went +o British attended-Ru> a training Council +o ins+oll "training on network do paperwork new software cabling went+oTESCu+o set up LAW in o doy off •fix Ca+fe cobles paper factory day off Friday Wad o vneeting wi+U. tVe -tea«n installed an audio/ video server in (Alelcare nosprtol You Writing 2 C o m p l e t e t h e table i n 1 w i t h notes a b o u t w h a t y o u d i d last w e e k at w o r k o r college. 3 W r i t e a r e p o r t a b o u t w h a t y o u d i d last week. Example: Speaking 4 Last week I... . On Monday I... and .... Roleplay t h e f o l l o w i n g s i t u a t i o n . Explain t o y o u r boss w h y y o u w e r e n o t i n t h e office. Student A: T u r n t o page 68 Student B: T u r n t o page 78 Network systems 6 51 • IT s u p p o r t 7 talk a b o u t r e s u l t s of a n a c t i o n • write service • e x p l a i n the u s e of t h i n g s reports • deal with problems Pre Fault diagnosis W o r k i n p a i r s . Make a list of c o m p u t e r h a r d w a r e p r o b l e m s . C o m p a r e y o u r list w i t h a n o t h e r pair. Speaking We (an the pa Irr Reading 2 Read t h i s d i a l o g u e a n d c o m p l e t e i t w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e box. checked disconnected unplugged worked found go switched type tight working Haider: Hello, IT Help Desk. M a r y a m : Hi, t h i s is M a r y a m f r o m H u m a n Resources. Haider: Hi, t h i s is Haider. H o w can I h e l p y o u , M a r y a m ? M a r y a m : I (1) m y c o m p u t e r off y e s t e r d a y a n d t o d a y I c a n ' t t u r n i t o n . Haider: W h a t (2) of c o m p u t e r d o y o u have? M a r y a m : I'm n o t sure. It's a d e s k t o p c o m p u t e r . It (3) fine yesterday. Haider: D o n ' t w o r r y . Have y o u (4) t h e cable connections? M a r y a m : No, I h a v e n ' t . I can see s o m e cables b u t I d o n ' t k n o w w h i c h cable goes w h e r e . Haider: M a k e sure all cables are (5) a n d fully plugged i n . M a r y a m : Ok, give me a sec. O h , I t h i n k I've (6) t h e p r o b l e m . I have one cable t h a t is (7) It's t h e p o w e r cable. W h e r e does it go? Haider: T h e p o w e r cable s h o u l d (8) . in the three-pronged p o r t on the computer. M a r y a m : OK, d o n e . Let me t r y now. It's (9) fine. S o r r y a b o u t t h a t . S t u p i d of me. Haider: M a y b e t h e cleaners (10) y o u r PC b y m i s t a k e last n i g h t . M a r y a m M a y b e . G o o d , w e ' v e s o l v e d t h e p r o b l e m . T h a n k y o u , Haider. Haider: You're w e l c o m e . Have a g o o d day. M a r y a m You t o o . Listening 52 7 IT support 3 L i s t e n a n d c h e c k y o u r answers. 4 B E 2 E b Listen a n d repeat these w o r d s . 1 2 checked switched 3 4 unplugged worked 5 disconnected Language Present perfect I've unplugged the computer. We use the present perfect tense to talk about recent actions (an action that has happened in the past and has a result in the present). She hasn't finished the report. Has she switched off the computer? Yes, she has./No, she hasn't. Have you checked the cable Yes, 1 have. /No, 1 haven't. We use have/has + the past participle of the verb. (To form the past participle of regular verbs, we add -ed.) clean cleaned work worked do done be been run run see seen have had make made Irregular past participles 5 connections? C o m p l e t e these q u e s t i o n s w i t h have o r has a n d t h e c o r r e c t f o r m of t h e v e r b in b r a c k e t s . . (run) the computer in the you b a t t e r y mode? ( h a v e ) t h e iPad? . you. How long _ (charge) the battery? you. . ( o p e n ) t h e file? he_ _ ( e n t e r ) h e r u s e r n a m e a n d password? . she. they _ ( c h a n g e ) t h e I n t e r n e t Service Provider? . ( c h e c k ) t h e r e m a i n i n g d i s k space? you_ you_ . (install) or (uninstall) software recently? Dillip ( u p d a t e ) t h e d r i v e r s recently? Use t h e present perfect t o make p o s i t i v e o r negative sentences. Example: t h e screen/go/blank The screen's gone blank. 1 2 3 4 5 6 t h e charger/stop/working I/not/upgrade/the o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m She/not/install/the u p d a t e s They/reinstall/the a p p l i c a t i o n She/not/be able t o fix t h e p r o b l e m I/defragment/your d r i v e Listening 7 • E y E f i l L i s t e n a n d repeat t h e q u e s t i o n s i n 5. Speaking 8 W o r k i n pairs. Practise a p h o n e call t o t h e c o m p a n y IT h e l p desk. Student A: T u r n t o page 69. Student B: T u r n t o page 79. IT s u p p o r t 7 53 Software repair £ j j l You w o r k for SoftwareHelp.com as a h e l p d e s k t e c h n i c i a n . Listen t o t h r e e p h o n e calls a n d c o m p l e t e t h e s e c o n d a n d t h i r d t i c k e t s . Listening Help Desk ticket Date 5.05 Name Bolek Problem Word file won't open in Office. Contact 0504445553 Service Person Alex 2 Help Desk ticket Date Name Problem Contact Service Person 3 Help Desk ticket Date Name Problem Contact Service Person Speaking 2 W o r k i n p a i r s . C o m p a r e y o u r notes i n t h e t h r e e t i c k e t s . Is y o u r i n f o r m a t i o n t h e same? L i s t e n again a n d check. 3 W h a t o t h e r software p r o b l e m s d o c o m p u t e r users o f t e n have? Discuss w i t h the group. Example: 54 7 IT support Computer users often .... Reading 4 C o m p l e t e t h e s e r v i c e r e p o r t s for t h e IT s u p p o r t t e a m . Use t h e i n f o r m a t i o n in t h e t h r e e t i c k e t s a n d t h e w o r d s in t h e box. Check file saved version install move version Date 6.05 Name Bolek Fault diagnosis questions 1 What (1) Possible solutions of Office do you have? ? 1 If you have newer version, (3) an Office patch. 2 Ask the sender to save the file in an older version and it. Date 17.06 Name Sara Fault diagnosis 1 Have you (5) Possible solutions run 2 What is the version of the (2) (4) questions resend viruses the file? 2 Are there any messages about ( 6 ) . 1 (7). in the attachment? . the attachment changes. 2 Look for the file in Internet Temporary Files. Service Report Date 14.07 Name Sylvia Fault diagnosis questions 1 What ( 8 ) . of Office do you have? 2 Have you checked the Recycle Bin? 3 Have you (9) Possible solutions disk defragmenter recently? 1 If the file is in the Recycle Bin, (10) _ My Documents. it to a folder in 2 If the file isn't in the Recycle Bin, install undeleted software. Speaking 5 W o r k i n p a i r s . Practise t h r e e p h o n e c o n v e r s a t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e IT s u p p o r t t e a m a n d Bolek, Sara a n d Sylvia. Use t h e i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h e t h r e e t i c k e t s in 1 a n d t h e service reports. Example: A: Good morning. How can I help you? B: My name is Bolek and I have a problem with opening a file. IT support 7 55 Hardware repair Label t h e d i a g r a m w i t h these t o o l s ( i n b o l d ) f r o m t h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t . Reading This kit has all the tools you'll require to fix a computer. There is a r e v e r s i b l e r a t c h e t d r i v e r w i t h 20 different sized bits, a 6-inch flathead s c r e w d r i v e r , a reversible 1/8-inch mini screwdriver, a h e x k e y s e t and 5-inch, long nose p l i e r s . This set also has a 5-inch w i r e - c u t t e r / s t r i p p e r , an I.C. i n s e r t i o n / e x t r a c t i o n c l i p p e r , a t h r e e p r o n g h o l d e r , t w e e z e r s , a spare parts box w i t h parts, an a n t i - s t a t i c w r i s t s t r a p , and a black zipper case. The tools are demagnetized so your system and magnetic media is safe from any damage. Listening 2 HB^fn'-Tffl L i s t e n a n d repeat t h e n a m e s of t h e tools in t h e k i t . Vocabulary 3 M a t c h t h e t o o l 1-8 t o its use a - h . 1 reversible ratchet driver 2 screwdriver 3 hex key 4 pliers 5 wire cutter/stripper used f o r easy d r i v i n g of screws a n d n u t s 6 insertion/extraction e) used t o h o l d s m a l l objects 0 used t o h o l d objects, c u t o r b e n d t o u g h clipper 7 tweezers 8 anti-static w r i s t s t r a p ) ) a) used f o r i n s e r t i n g a n d r e m o v i n g fibre c o n n e c t o r s i n t i g h t spaces b ) used t o p r e v e n t e l e c t r o s t a t i c discharge c) used f o r t i g h t e n i n g a n d r e m o v i n g screws materials g) used t o d r i v e b o l t s a n d screws i n t o a hexagonal socket h ) used f o r c u t t i n g w i r e o r r e m o v i n g the insulation 56 7 IT support Language Explaining the use of something used/use for + verb with -ing. This tool is used for tightening the screws. We use this tool for tightening the screws. We use tweezers to hold small used/use to + verb objects. Tweezers are used to hold small objects. Speaking 4 W o r k i n p a i r s . Talk a b o u t t h e t o o l s y o u use w i t h c o m p u t e r s . Say w h a t y o u use t h e m for. Reading 5 M a t c h t h e diagnostic t o o l s 1-4 t o t h e d e s c r i p t i o n s a-d. a) It measures e l e c t r i c a l p r o p e r t i e s s u c h as AC o r DC voltage, c u r r e n t a n d resistance. It t r o u b l e s h o o t s e l e c t r i c a l p r o b l e m s i n b a t t e r i e s , p o w e r s u p p l i e s , a n d w i r i n g systems. b) It is an e l e c t r o n i c device t h a t checks t h e e l e c t r i c a l c o n n e c t i o n s i n w i r e d devices. c) It checks t h e s y s t e m a n d identifies p r o b l e m s i n different areas of t h e c o m p u t e r h a r d w a r e . It u s u a l l y checks t h e c o m p u t e r ' s m e m o r y , k e y b o a r d , m o n i t o r , s y s t e m p r o c e s s o r a n d h a r d d i s k speed. d ) It is a device w h i c h tests t h e o p e r a t i o n of t h e s y s t e m as i t b o o t s u p . It identifies s y s t e m e r r o r s w h e n t h e s y s t e m is d e a d o r u n a b l e t o s t a r t f r o m t h e h a r d d i s k o r CD. 6 N o w answer these q u e s t i o n s . 1 2 3 4 W h a t is a m u l t i m e t e r used for? W h a t is t h e cable tester used for? W h a t is a s y s t e m d i a g n o s t i c c a r d u s e d for? W h a t is t h e diagnostic software used for? IT s u p p o r t 7 57 Customer service L o o k at t h e c a r t o o n . H o w d o p e o p l e react w h e n t h e r e is a p r o b l e m w i t h t h e i r c o m p u t e r ? Why? Speaking Date Name Proble Contact Service L i s t e n t o a p h o n e call t o a c o m p a n y IT h e l p desk. Choose t h e c o r r e c t answers a, b o r c, t o t h e q u e s t i o n s . Listening 1 2 3 4 5 3 W h a t is Tuka's p r o b l e m ? a) c a n ' t p r i n t o u t b) has lost files H o w does T u k a sound? a) w o r r i e d b) a n g r y c) t i r e d c) is n o t c o n n e c t e d t o t h e n e t w o r k W h a t is t h e p o s s i b l e cause of t h e p r o b l e m ? a) a h a r d w a r e u p g r a d e b) a s e r v e r p r o b l e m c) a software u p g r a d e W h a t is t h e h e l p desk t e c h n i c i a n ' s first suggestion? a) go t o a folder o n t h e s e r v e r b ) go a folder o n t h e d e s k t o p c) go t o a folder o n t h e C d r i v e W h a t is t h e h e l p desk t e c h n i c i a n ' s s e c o n d suggestion? a) He w i l l call b a c k i n five m i n u t e s , b) He w i l l c o m e d o w n t o Tuka's office, c ) He w i l l get h e l p f r o m s o m e o n e else. L i s t e n again a n d c o m p l e t e t h e t e c h n i c i a n ' s sentences. How can I I I'm. . you! . w e can find y o u r file. go t o t h e search b o x Good Listen a n d repeat t h e t e c h n i c i a n ' s sentences. 58 Writing 5 W o r k i n p a i r s . W r i t e a s h o r t d i a l o g u e b e t w e e n an IT h e l p desk t e c h n i c i a n a n d a colleague a b o u t a s o f t w a r e o r h a r d w a r e p r o b l e m . Use t h e phrases f r o m 3. Speaking 6 W o r k i n pairs. Read y o u r dialogues t o t h e rest of t h e class. ' support Business matters Reading 1 You w o r k as an IT h e l p desk t e c h n i c i a n . Y o u are r e s p o n s i b l e for these t i c k e t s f r o m colleagues i n y o u r c o m p a n y . Read t h e t i c k e t s . W h a t are t h e p r o b l e m s ? Help Desk ticket Help Desk ticket Help Desk ticket Date 10.11 Date 11.11 Date 12.11 Name Ben Name Clare Name Simone Problem I can't print out. Problem I can't connect to the network. Problem My computer fan is very noisy. Contact 0504446231 Contact 0504445558 Contact 0504446553 Service Person You Service Person You Service Person You Writing 2 Choose o n e of t h e H e l p Desk t i c k e t s f r o m 1. W r i t e q u e s t i o n s for t h e fault diagnosis a n d p o s s i b l e s o l u t i o n s . Example: Is there an error message Have you tried restarting your on your screen? What does it say? computer? Service Report Date Name Fault diagnosis questions Possible solutions Speaking 3 W o r k i n p a i r s . Roleplay t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n s a b o u t t h e p r o b l e m s . Student A is t h e h e l p desk t e c h n i c i a n a n d Student B is t h e colleague. T H P c* £±r*nv\ ¥-%7 • •l-l o C v * L I I . l L j r • e x p r e s s possibility a n d p r o h i b i t i o n 0 , „ _ J C X L 1 vJ. 0 n f r t f T T o d l C l V t a ^ about security solutions * report events and incidents • r e c o m m e n d improvement actions Security solutions Speaking 1 W o r k i n p a i r s . Make a list of a l l t h e different w o r d s a b o u t s e c u r i t y t h r e a t s a n d attacks y o u c a n t h i n k of. Reading 2 Read t h e d e s c r i p t i o n s 1-8. M a t c h t h e w o r d s i n t h e b o x t o t h e d e s c r i p t i o n s . adware Trojan Malicious software that can copy itself and infect the system. (1). hacker virus browser hijacker malware attack spyware worm A program which is usually free but contains malicious files. (8) . Affects privacy. It does not take control of a computer system, but sends information about the use of a computer system. (2) Spreads without the user taking action and usually acts in operation system. (3) Speaking 60 8 A person who on purpose attempts to break into a computer system and use it without the knowledge of the owner. (4) Software that replaces the user's search engine with its own. (5) 3 Have y o u ever h a d a c o m p u t e r s e c u r i t y threat? Has anyone ever hacked i n t o y o u r c o m p u t e r system? Use t h e w o r d s a n d phrases i n 2 t o describe w h a t happened. 4 W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . Discuss w h a t y o u c a n d o t o s t o p these p r o b l e m s . IT security and safety Vocabulary 5 M a t c h t h e s e c u r i t y s o l u t i o n 1-5 t o its p u r p o s e a-e. 1 2 a firewall — a n t i v i r u s software 3 4 authentication 1 username, p a s s w o r d a n d biometric scanning encryption 5 Listening 6 a) p r e v e n t s damage t h a t v i r u s e s m i g h t cause b) m a k e s u r e o n l y a u t h o r i s e d p e o p l e access the network c) checks t h e user is a l l o w e d t o use s y s t e m d ) b l o c k s u n a u t h o r i s e d access codes e) p r o t e c t s t h e s y s t e m f r o m p u b l i c access L i s t e n t o t h i s d i a l o g u e a n d answer t h e q u e s t i o n s . L u d e k has asked his IT e x p e r t f r i e n d , Ales, for h e l p . 1 2 3 W h y does L u d e k w a n t Ales t o c h e c k his laptop? W h y is L u d e k w o r r i e d t h a t he m a y lose his project? W h a t does Ales t h i n k has h a p p e n e d t o Ludek's l a p t o p . 4 5 6 W h y does he r e c o m m e n d L u d e k installs an anti-spyware software? W h y is i t i m p o r t a n t t o have a n e t w o r k access password? W h a t w i l l Ales d o for Ludek? Language Expressing possibility We use may/might + infinitive without to to talk about things that are possible now or in the future. Speaking 7 You may have a virus on your computer. The program might not run properly. W o r k i n p a i r s . Practise g i v i n g a d v i c e t o a non-IT e x p e r t o n p r o t e c t i n g their computer. Example: Non-IT expert: What should I do to stop ... ? Expert: You should ... .It may/might.... Workstation health and safety Speaking 1 W o r k i n p a i r s . Make a list of c o m p u t e r h e a l t h a n d safety p r o b l e m s . C o m p a r e y o u r list w i t h a n o t h e r pair. Vocabulary 2 Label t h i s d i a g r a m w i t h t h e a d v i c e 1-8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Speaking 3 4 T h e r e s h o u l d be clearance u n d e r t h e w o r k surface. You s h o u l d have y o u r feet flat o n t h e floor. Make sure y o u r f o r e a r m s a n d h a n d s are i n a s t r a i g h t line. Your l o w e r b a c k s h o u l d be s u p p o r t e d . Your screen s h o u l d be p o s i t i o n e d t o a v o i d reflected glare. Keep y o u r s h o u l d e r s relaxed. You s h o u l d have y o u r t h i g h s t i l t e d slightly. Make s u r e t h e t o p of t h e screen is at o r s l i g h t l y b e l o w eye level. W o r k i n p a i r s . A n s w e r these q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e advice i n 2. 1 Do y o u always f o l l o w t h e advice? 2 3 W h a t o t h e r t h i n g s can y o u r e c o m m e n d for g o o d c o m p u t e r use? Have y o u h a d ( o r g i v e n ) c o m p u t e r use training? W o r k i n p a i r s . Practise g i v i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s t o each other. Example: 62 8 IT security and safety Make sure you .... Reading 5 Read t h i s list of rules for u s i n g a c o m p a n y c o m p u t e r . W h i c h ones d o y o u follow? Why? COMPUTER DOS AND DON'TS Things you should do: - Run Scandisk regularly to check and repair your file systems. - Connect all peripherals before you switch the computer on. - Keep your keyboard and screen clean. - Keep CDs and DVDs in covers and hold them by the edge when using. - Always shut down your laptop computer first if you need to move it. - Secure your hardware from sudden power surges. Things you should not do: - Do not disconnect the keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer or any peripheral if the PC is on. - Don't eat food or drink near the keyboard and computer. Don't blow smoke over your PC. - Don't move or lift your desktop computer when it's on. Don't drop your laptop. - Don't clean your hardware with a household polish or cleaner. - Don't turn your computer off for lunch breaks. - Don't load unauthorised software. Vocabulary 6 M a t c h t h e v e r b 1-5 w i t h t h e n o u n a-e. 1 2 3 4 5 Speaking s w i t c h / t u r n off — eat connect load run a \ \ \ ) software b ) software c) peripherals d ) food e) t h e c o m p u t e r 7 W o r k i n p a i r s . Discuss w h a t o t h e r rules y o u c a n a d d t o t h e t w o lists i n 5. Compare y o u r list w i t h a n o t h e r pair. 8 W h a t is t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t r u l e y o u c a n give a b o u t c o m p u t e r use? W o r k i n pairs. Practise g i v i n g advice t o each other. Example: Always ... ./You should .... IT security and safety 8 63 Security procedures Speaking 1 W h a t s e c u r i t y procedures are y o u familiar w i t h ? Make a list and share it w i t h t h e group. Reading 2 Read t h i s text o n s e c u r i t y a n d m a t c h t h e headings i n t h e b o x w i t h t h e paragraphs 1-5. Data transfer a n d backup Email a n d network usage Password recommendations Reporting IT security incidents Safety security requirements S y s t e m s a n d n e t w o r k security All employees must follow security and safety procedures approved by the management. 1 Only install and use software that the management has approved. Install the latest antivirus and antispyware tools. Keep current with security software updates and patches. Follow office health and safety standards. 2 Choose a password that is difficult to guess: use between 6 and 8 characters, have letters in upper and lower case and intermix letters, numbers, and punctuation marks. Keep your password private. Change your password every 9 weeks. 3 Configure your email software to use secure protocols. Use company official e-mail software only. Always double check that you are sending your message to the right recipient. Do not send sensitive data over the network. Use mail encryption to send sensitive data. Do not download unknown files or files for private use, such as movies and music. 4 Transfer files via a secure connection. Back up files regularly on the server in your homefolder. Do not use external drives. 5 Employees must notify their supervisor or IT help desk about any damage, misuse, irregularities or security breaches. Vocabulary 3 M a t c h t h e v e r b 1-6 w i t h t h e n o u n a-f. transfer install follow use notify report a) p r o t o c o l s b ) software c) procedures d ) files e) an i n c i d e n t f) a s u p e r v i s o r "v N. •• i — • • i s — p - to 64 9 Speaking 4 W h a t are t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p r o c e d u r e s t o f o l l o w i n t h e d o c u m e n t i n 2? W h i c h p r o c e d u r e s d o p e o p l e s o m e t i m e s n o t follow? Language Expressing prohibition a rule or requirement (We use these when it is necessary not to do this or to tell someone not to do something.) a strong recommendation (We use this to give advice.) Listening 5 «j U 1 2 3 4 5 You mustn't give your password to anyone. You aren't allowed/permitted to share your password with anyone. You shouldn't use your date of birth in your password. (It is not a good idea to do this) L i s t e n a n d repeat these sentences. You m u s t n ' t p u t y o u r c u p of coffee o n t h e c o m p u t e r . You m u s t n ' t w o r k w i t h o u t breaks. You aren't a l l o w e d t o s m o k e i n t h e office. We aren't a l l o w e d t o send p r i v a t e emails. You s h o u l d n ' t eat l u n c h at y o u r desk. Speaking 6 W o r k i n s m a l l g r o u p s . Talk a b o u t t h e c o m p u t e r regulations i n y o u r c o m p a n y o r college. Use you mustn't, you aren't allowed to a n d you shouldn't. Writing 7 Write a d o c u m e n t listing t h e regulations y o u talked about i n 7. Use these headings. P e r s o n a l u s e of c o m p u t e r s 1— Health and safety ~L_ Security Reporting problems IT security and safety 65 Reporting incidents • Speaking 1 Have y o u ever r e p o r t e d a s e c u r i t y i n c i d e n t ? W h a t was i t about? Reading 2 Read these five IT i n c i d e n t s i n a c o m p a n y . Incident report Date: 0Z.05 Report for: Miley O ' r W a Report prepared by: Incident: Ann Greshon teacher; has accessed t h e database t o change students grade Recommendations: Incident: Incident report employee has changed the printer settings Date: • Recommendations: Report for: Report prepared by: Incident: e,Mp\oqec's ckildrc*. Wave. m.s-h»ll&J cpme.s on. coMpaAt^S. laptop Recommendations: Incident report Incident: Date: Recommendations: Report for: Report prepared by: Incident: ernptOyee W\S> I n s t a l l e d P2.P s o f toooxre Recommendations: 66 8 Speaking 3 W o r k i n pairs. Grade t h e i n c i d e n t s : 1 = t h e least serious. 5 = t h e m o s t serious. T h e n c o m p a r e y o u r grades i n s m a l l groups. Writing 4 W r i t e a s h o r t r e p o r t t o t h e IT s u p e r v i s o r o n t h e m o s t serious i n c i d e n t . You w i l l need t o give r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o n h o w t o deal w i t h t h e i n c i d e n t . IT security and safety • Business matters W o r k i n p a i r s . You are systems safety c o o r d i n a t o r s . You have already c o m p l e t e d t w o i n s p e c t i o n s of t h e IT systems i n QuickFix L t d . T h e first i n s p e c t i o n was a b o u t n e t w o r k s e c u r i t y a n d t h e s e c o n d a b o u t h e a l t h a n d safety i n a w o r k p l a c e . Your i n v e s t i g a t i o n s h o w s t h a t t h e c o m p a n y has v e r y p o o r s e c u r i t y a n d safety systems. L o o k at t h e p i c t u r e s a n d make notes. Reading Computer • Speaking 2 Based o n t h e i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h e p i c t u r e s a n d y o u r notes, present y o u r r e p o r t after t h e i n s p e c t i o n s . Student A: t a l k a b o u t h e a l t h a n d safety i n t h e w o r k p l a c e . Student B: talk a b o u t n e t w o r k security. IT security and safety 8 67 1 Working i n the IT i n d u s t r y B u s i n e s s matters S p e a k i n g e x e r c i s e 4 page 11 Student A : Y o u w o r k as an I T H e l p Desk Coordinator (Mrs M a h m o u d ) . Y o u receive an e-mail f r o m a new employee. Call Sharifa. T e l l her w h e n her t r a i n i n g is and answer her questions. 3 Websites Website analytics Speaking e x e r c i s e 8 page 23 Student A : G i v e Student B i n f o r m a t i o n about website traffic to your company's website. A s k about his or her website. Your company: N u m b e r o f visitors: 2 m i l l i o n each year V i s i t o r location: East Asia, A u s t r a l i a and N e w Zealand L e n g t h o f t i m e on site: 10 m i n u t e s 6 Network systems B u s i n e s s matters S p e a k i n g e x e r c i s e 4 page 51 Student A Wednesday m o r n i n g — w o r k e d at home afternoon — w e n t to the d e n t i s t Thursday m o r n i n g — w e n t to a company to check t h e i r n e t w o r k afternoon — installed n e t w o r k security at the company Partner files 7 IT s u p p o r t Fault diagnosis S p e a k i n g e x e r c i s e 8 page 53 Student A 1 Call the I T help desk. Y o u cannot access m a i l server. A s k for help. Y o u changed your password last week. Student A 2 H e l p Student B w i t h the p r o b l e m . A t the m o m e n t the I n t e r n e t connection is d o w n . T r y again later. Student A 3 C a l l the I T help desk. Y o u can't p r i n t o u t on n e t w o r k . A s k for help. Student A 4 H e l p Student B w i t h the p r o b l e m . Change screen resolution? Partner files 69 I Audio script Hi, I'm Karl. I'm a software developer. I design Good afternoon everyone, I'm Heba. I'm a system analyst. I solve c o m p u t e r problems. Nice t o meet y o u all. Hi, M y name's Wojtek. I'm a database administrator. I analyse and present data. P: G o o d m o r n i n g . W h a t ' s y o u r n a m e ? A: I ' m A h m e d . A n d y o u are? \V01 P: D: P: D: P: T: H i e v e r y b o d y , t h i s is I n g r i d . A: H i ! T : I n g r i d , t h i s is A h m e d , L i n d a , M o h a m m e d and Mansoor. I: N i c e m e e t i n g y o u a l l . L: L i k e w i s e . T: W e l c o m e t o t h e t e a m a n d g o o d l u c k . [Ka = K a t h r y n ; K = Karim] Ka: K a r i m , w h a t d o y o u d o ? K: I ' m a n e t w o r k a d m i n i s t r a t o r . W h o d o y o u w o r k for? Ka: I w o r k f o r CISCO. I ' m a s y s t e m a n a l y s t t h e r e . W h e r e are y o u f r o m , K a r i m ? K: I ' m f r o m K u w a i t . I w o r k f o r M i c r o s o f t t h e r e . A n d w h e r e are y o u f r o m , K a t h r y n ? Ka: I ' m f r o m t h e U K b u t n o w I l i v e i n Qatar. D o y o u k n o w w h e r e Glenda's from? K: She's f r o m t h e US. Ka: A n d w h a t ' s h e r j o b ? K: She w o r k s f o r I B M . H e r j o b is t o set u p n e w systems. I ' m , Y o u ' r e , She's, He's, I t ' s , W e ' r e , T h e y ' r e 70 Audio script [A = A h m e d ; B = Betty; M = Milo] A: W h e r e d o y o u w o r k , B e t t y ? B: I w o r k f o r D e l l i n D u b a i . W h a t a b o u t y o u ? A: I w o r k f o r HP i n B u d a p e s t . W h a t d o y o u d o , Milo? M : I'm a software developer. I w o r k for M i c r o s o f t i n Prague. B: M i l o , d o y o u k n o w F r i d a ? M : Yes, I d o . W h a t d o y o u w a n t t o k n o w ? B: W h e r e d o e s s h e w o r k ? M : She w o r k s w i t h m e i n P r a g u e . She d e s i g n s A: 1 2 3 4 5 Sot Its Anc It fi We Apf am bre Thank you. P: M y n a m e ' s P h i l i p . N i c e t o m e e t y o u . [T = T i m ; A = All; I = Ingrid; L = Linda] 3 Wh Dor D: I w< a n d develop c o m p u t e r games. T h a n k y o u . [ N = Natasha; K = K h a l i d ] 1 N: H i , m y n a m e ' s N a t a s h a . K: P l e a s e d t o m e e t y o u . I ' m K h a l i d A l i . N: P l e a s e d t o m e e t y o u , t o o . [P = P h i l l i p ; A = A h m e d ] 1 [P = Pe P: Hi, D: I'm P: I'm D: Rig P: UNIT 1 Working in the IT industry 2 08 D: Tha P: Ho D: You 1 * 9 1 7.05 2 6.45 3 8o' 4 10V 5 4.35 6 2.15 7 12 c five m i n u t e s . 8 9.5( Where do y o u work? W h a t about you? W h a t d o y o u do? What do y o u want to know? Where does she w o r k ? 1 Itfi 2 It ei 3 It st websites for E-commerce. I see. R i g h t , let's go. T h e w o r k s h o p s t a r t s i n Q8 11 [P = P e n e l o p e ; D = D o n ] P: H i , D o n . H o w are y o u ? D: I ' m fine, t h a n k s , P e n e l o p e . A n d y o u ? P: I ' m OK. B i t t i r e d f r o m t h e f l i g h t . D: R i g h t . P: W h a t w o r k s h o p d o y o u w a n t t o a t t e n d t o d a y , Don? [A = Andrei; B = Bob] A: B o b , c a n y o u h e l p m e , please? B: Sure. A: I d o n ' t u n d e r s t a n d t h i s a c r o n y m . W h a t d o e s it s t a n d for? B: L e t m e see. W 3 . I ' m n o t s u r e . M a y b e W W W , D: I w a n t t o go t o t h e CISCO n e t w o r k s e c u r i t y workshop. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: P: S o u n d s i n t e r e s t i n g . W h a t t i m e d o e s i t s t a r t ? D: It s t a r t s at 9.15. P: A n d w h e n d o e s i t f i n i s h ? D: It f i n i s h e s at 4.00 i n t h e a f t e r n o o n . P: W e l l , I w a n t t o a t t e n d t h e M i c r o s o f t W i n d o w s A p p l i c a t i o n s w o r k s h o p . It b e g i n s at 8.30 a m a n d e n d s at 6.00 p m . B u t t h e y h a v e t w o b r e a k s , at 10.30 a n d 12.45. D: T h a t ' s g o o d . P: H o p e y o u e n j o y y o u r s e s s i o n . D: Y o u t o o . See y o u a r o u n d . 1 7.05 2 6.45 3 8 o'clock 4 10.45 5 4.35 6 2.15 7 12 o ' c l o c k 8 9.50 Oio a h j k b c d e g p t v z f 1 m n s x z iy o q u w r * 9 I the W o r l d W i d e Web. OK. W h a t d o e s P2P s t a n d for? It s t a n d s f o r p e r s o n - t o - p e r s o n . OK. W h a t d o e s IP m e a n ? It m e a n s I n t e r n e t P r o t o c o l . How do y o u spell 'Protocol'? p - r - o - t - o - c - o - 1 . Thanks. You're welcome. | 1 It f i n i s h e s at 5.00. 2 It e n d s at 8.00. 3 It s t a r t s at 6.00. UNIT 2 Computer systems [B = Bob; D = Daisy] B: W h a t d o y o u t h i n k ? W h i c h l a p t o p is b e t t e r D: B: D: B: D: B: D: B: f o r t h e sales t e a m ? I'm n o t sure. T h i s c o m p u t e r has a bigger m e m o r y a n d I t h i n k i t has a b e t t e r processor. A n d t h e o t h e r one? W e l l , i t is s m a l l e r . A n d lighter. Yes, y o u ' r e r i g h t . L i g h t e r a n d s m a l l e r . B u t t h e b i g g e r o n e is c h e a p e r . So w h a t is o u r d e c i s i o n ? I ' m n o t s u r e . L e t ' s go f o r a coffee a n d d i s c u s s this again. Audio script 71 1 lighter 2 m o r e efficient 3 longer 4 wider 5 heavier 6 faster 7 darker 8 softer 9 harder [P = P a u l ; B = B r i n i t h a ] P: H i , B r i n i t h a . B: H i , P a u l . P: H o w ' s i t going? B: Fine, f i n e . P: W h a t are y o u d o i n g at t h e m o m e n t ? B: O h , I ' m i n s t a l l i n g N e r o . 10 more durable [T = T i m ; S = Simone] T: S: T: S: T: S: 72 What do y o u t h i n k about these three p h o t o imaging packages? It's a d i f f i c u l t c h o i c e . A l l t h r e e are v e r y g o o d but t h e y have different strengths. I agree. Serif I m a g e Plus has t h e b e s t i m a g e correction. OK. 10,( 100 P: B: 5 80,( P: learning a b o u t the new database system. What about M a r y and Imran? Where UNIT B: are t h e y ? T h e y aren't c o m i n g in today. T h e y have a d a y off. T: C: 1 W h a t are y o u d o i n g now? 2 Are they setting up the network? T: 3 She's w o r k i n g at h o m e t o d a y . C: S: T: S: effects. B u t w h a t a b o u t Snap Pro? W e l l , i t has t h e b e s t d u b b i n g o p t i o n s . A n d Snap Pro is t h e b e s t f o r b u r n i n g p h o t o s . I ' m n o t s u r e . Serif h a s t h e m o s t e f f i c i e n t UNIT 3 Websites T: S: T: S: compression. W h i c h is t h e m o s t e x p e n s i v e ? O h , Serif I m a g e P l u s . A n d t h e cheapest? Snap P r o . T: S: Let's get Snap P r o t h e n . I'm still n o t sure! She has t h e c h e a p e s t c o m p u t e r . T h e y haven't got the latest version. 5 D o y o u h a v e t h e fastest processor? 6 Has i t g o t W i n d o w s ? 7 T h e y have t h e latest software. 8 It has t h e b i g g e s t s c r e e n . Audio script 30,( 700 4 T: 4 1 3 I'm not installing the software. 3 Ho\ M i c r o s o f t Server. R i g h t . W h e r e is J a c k i e t o d a y ? D o y o u k n o w ? Yes. She is o n a t r a i n i n g c o u r s e t o d a y . She's We're n o t using Word. Does it have t h e m o s t reliable a n t i - v i r u s software? Wh 3 H o w are y o u g e t t i n g on? Well, I'm setting u p a n e t w o r k . I'm using 5 2 2 P: B: 4 We've got the best software. Ho^ 2 B u t M a g i c E x t r e m e h a s t h e fastest p r o c e s s i n g of i m a g e s . Y o u ' r e r i g h t . A l s o , Serif h a s t h e b e s t s p e c i a l 1 1 1 W h i c h w e b s i t e s d o y o u use? 2 W h y do y o u use Wikipedia? 3 W h a t d o y o u u s e C N N for? 4 W h e n d o e s s h e u s e CNN? [S • S a r a h ; G = G e o r g e ] S: G e o r g e , I n e e d s o m e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t o u r website. G: OK, w h a t d o y o u n e e d t o k n o w ? S: W e l l , I n e e d s o m e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t w e b s i t e traffic, y o u know, external visits t o o u r website. G: OK. S: C o u l d y o u d o a r e p o r t f o r me? G: Sure. W h e n d o y o u n e e d i t b y ? S: Er, t o m o r r o w m o r n i n g , I ' m a f r a i d . It's f o r t h e finance director. G: OK, w h a t d o y o u n e e d t o k n o w e x a c t l y ? S: W e l l , t h e n u m b e r of v i s i t o r s t o o u r w e b s i t e last m o n t h , t h e i r m o v e m e n t s a n d actions o n the website, and where they're from. G: OK, I c a n d o t h a t . S: T h a n k s v e r y m u c h i n d e e d . sOK No the C: Ba T: OK C: T: CO bu to C: Go Th T: No 1 0 24 1 Cou 2 Pie 3 Wo 4 Pie 5 Pie O 21 1 H o w m a n y p e o p l e v i s i t t h e site? 2 W h e r e d o t h e y go o n t h e w e b s i t e ? 3 How long do they spend on the website? Q 22 1 30,000 2 700,000 3 10,000,000 4 100,000 5 80,000 UNIT 4 Databases 0 23 [C = C h r i s ; T = T i m ] C: T i m , c o u l d y o u h e l p m e a m o m e n t , please? T: Sure. W h a t ' s t h e p r o b l e m ? C: T: I need some i n f o r m a t i o n about a b o o k budget from the database. OK. C: T: C: T: B u t I d o n ' t k n o w h o w t o get i t . No p r o b l e m . So w h a t d o I d o f i r s t ? Enter y o u r name and p a s s w o r d a n d press enter. C: E r m . . . ? Q 25 [I = IT expert; C = Colleague] I: R i g h t , t h e f i r s t s t e p i n t h e p r o c e s s is y o u gather the raw data w h i c h y o u want to p r o c e s s . T h a t ' s c a l l e d c o l l e c t i o n . OK? C: Yes, d a t a c o l l e c t i o n . I: G o o d . T h e s e c o n d s t e p is y o u c r e a t e categories t o organise the data i n t o relevant g r o u p s . We c a l l t h a t s o r t i n g . U n d e r s t o o d ? Sorting, right. T h e n we arrange a n d systemise the data. That's coding. Got that? Yes, I t h i n k so. T h e t h i r d s t e p is c o d i n g . After that, we enter the data into a system. C: I: C: I: C: I: That's entry. OK. Then, we clean the data and double-check for faults a n d inconsistencies. That's t h e v a l i d a t i o n p a r t of t h e p r o c e s s . C: I: Fine. V a l i d a t i o n . F i n a l l y w e f o r m a t a n d a r r a n g e t h e d a t a so that it can be analysed. That's tabulation. A l l right? C: I: Thanks very much. No problem. 26 1 entry T: You h a v e g o t a p a s s w o r d ? C: E r m , I c a n ' t r e m e m b e r i t . 2 collection T: 4 validation 5 sorting 6 coding Use m i n e . T y p e i n t e v a n s , t h a t ' s t - e - v - a - n - s , t h e n snavet s - n - a - v - e - t . C: OK. 3 tabulation N o w p r e s s Enter. N o w w h a t is t h e n a m e of the book? C: Basic French. i gather 8 create 9 arrange T: 10 enter T: OK. T y p e i n t h a t i n t h e t i t l e f i e l d i n t h e f i r s t c o l u m n . N o w Press F i n d . T h e r e i t is. OK, budget. Click o n Publishing and scroll d o w n t o P l a n t Costs a n d c l i c k o n t h a t . C: G o o d . T h e r e ' s t h e b u d g e t i n t h e s e c o n d r o w . Thanks, Tim. T: N o p r o b l e m . 1 C o u l d y o u h e l p m e please? 2 Please c o u l d y o u h e l p me? 3 Would y o u help me w i t h this software? 4 Please c o u l d y o u e x p l a i n h o w t o d o t h a t ? 5 Please w o u l d y o u g i v e m e y o u r p a s s w o r d ? 11 d o u b l e - c h e c k 12 f o r m a t fjl 27 1 emerging technology 2 cloud computing 3 data storage 4 hard drive 5 external drives 6 back-up providers Audio script 73 [T = T i m ; S = Sandy] T: Sandy, c o u l d y o u g i v e m e s o m e a d v i c e o n storage devices? S: Sure. H o w c a n I h e l p ? T: I ' m a b i t w o r r i e d a b o u t m y c o m p u t e r S: T: S: T: at h o m e . Right. I've g o t l o t s of m u s i c a n d p h o t o s o n m y computer and I think I should back t h e m up. I know what y o u mean. What s h o u l d I buy? S: I'd r e c o m m e n d an e x t e r n a l h a r d d r i v e . That's w h a t I've g o t a t h o m e . H o w m u c h c a n y o u spend? T: S: $200. T h a t s h o u l d be fine. You s h o u l d be able t o get s o m e t h i n g g o o d f o r t h a t . O h , o n e t h i n g : I ' d r e a l l y r e c o m m e n d y o u get o n e t h a t b a c k s up automatically from your computer when it is c o n n e c t e d . UNIT 5 E-commerce [I = Interviewer; D = David] I: D a v i d , t e l l m e , h o w m u c h of y o u r b u s i n e s s is online now? D: I: D: I: D: 74 N o t m u c h , really. O n l y a b o u t 7%. Why's that, do y o u think? W e l l , m o s t of o u r c u s t o m e r s b u y o u r cleaning products in supermarkets w h e n they b u y their food. A n d most people g o o u t t o b u y t h e i r f o o d . T h e y go t o t h e supermarket. Do y o u t h i n k t h i s w i l l change? P r o b a b l y b u t slowly. Last year o u r o n l i n e b u y i n g w a s a b o u t 5% of o u r b u s i n e s s . I: D: So, i t is g r o w i n g a l i t t l e . Yes, b u t o n l y a l i t t l e . A n d i n f u t u r e o u r customers will still buy our products from the supermarkets o n their websites. I don't t h i n k t h e y w i l l b u y online f r o m us direct. 1 n o t a l o t of t i m e 2 too much work 3 only a little money 4 a few c o m p u t e r s 5 a l o t of m e m o r y Audio script 1 open an account 2 go t o t h e c h e c k - o u t 3 p u t an i t e m in t h e basket 4 browse the website 5 choose an i t e m 6 check the order 1 T h e c o m p a n y w o n ' t p r o v i d e I n t e r n e t access to all employees. 2 I'll do the security checks and then upgrade this week. 3 W h e n will y o u finish the work? 4 Yes, I w i l l . 5 No, she w o n ' t . [ M = Monika; S = Shayan] M: Shayan, can y o u explain h o w a c u s t o m e r completes an online transaction? S: OK, i t ' s v e r y easy. F i r s t , t h e c u s t o m e r w i l l p l a c e a n o r d e r . T h e seller's w e b s e r v e r w i l l c o n f i r m a v a i l a b i l i t y of t h e p r o d u c t a n d s e n d a response. After that, the customer checks out and completes the payment instructions. T h e n the server w i l l send a payment request t o a p a y m e n t gateway. T h e p a y m e n t g a t e w a y will check the buyer's ability to pay w i t h the b a n k . OK? M : Fine. Go o n . S: T h e b a n k w i l l r e s p o n d a n d s e n d p a y m e n t acceptance o r r e j e c t i o n t o t h e seller's w e b s e r v e r t h r o u g h t h e p a y m e n t gateway. Finally, t h e c u s t o m e r w i l l r e c e i v e t h e s e r v e r response w i t h the order confirmation or rejection. M: W i l l t h e c u s t o m e r have t o register? S: Yes, a l l b u y e r s m u s t h a v e t h e i r a c c o u n t s before t h e y c o m p l e t e the transaction. M: Thank you. Now I understand. *34 [ A = Ag; A: Hi. I are K: I'm A: Fine K: I'm l A: Tha K: S o n A: 1 wa adv pro mar K: A: K: Tha that Goc I'd i E-cc A: OK. K: I'll j rec( A: Oh, rea< K: I n t Let 1 0 35 1 mot 2 rept 3 brid 4 rout 5 gate 6 swit 7 hub 8 wire 9 acce UNIT 6 Network systems O 34 O 36 [B = Boris; A = Ahsan] [A = A g a t h a ; K = K a t h a r i n a ] A: H i , K a t h a r i n a . It's g o o d t o see y o u a g a i n . H o w are y o u ? K: I ' m fine. A n d y o u ? A: Fine, t h a n k s . A: B: A: B: I have a p r o b l e m w i t h t h e n e t w o r k d o w n l o a d s p e e d . W h a t c a n y o u suggest? W h y don't y o u change t h e hub? I d o n ' t t h i n k t h a t w i l l w o r k . T h e h u b is fine. OK. H o w about adding a repeater then? H m m , I ' m n o t sure it w i l l help. It's n o t a K: A: I ' m really glad t o hear a b o u t y o u r success. Thank you. K: A: So h o w c a n I h e l p y o u ? I w a n t e d t o see y o u b e c a u s e I n e e d y o u r a d v i c e . We t h i n k w e s h o u l d offer o u r products a n d services online t o increase o u r market share. W h a t d o y o u think? A: p r o b l e m w i t h t h e signal strength. OK, t h e n y o u s h o u l d c h e c k t h e cables a n d B: A: n e t w o r k devices t o make sure that they are compatible with your network. What about changing the modem? I d o n ' t t h i n k it's necessary. I t h i n k it's a B: A: problem w i t h t h e bridge, switch o r t h e router. You s h o u l d look at t h e specifications. OK, I w i l l . T h a n k s for y o u r h e l p . W h y d o n ' t y o u check user recommendations B: o n t h e i n t e r n e t as w e l l ? Good idea. I'll d o t h a t . K: That's a great idea. Y o u s h o u l d d e f i n i t e l y d o that. A: K: G o o d . So w h a t e x a c t l y s h o u l d I d o ? I'd r e c o m m e n d t h a t y o u set u p a n E-commerce flower shop. A: OK. K: I ' l l s e n d y o u a n e-mail w i t h s o m e recommendations. A: O h , t h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h . We o u g h t t o b e K: r e a d y f o r M o t h e r ' s Day. I n t h a t case, I ' d s u g g e s t w e s t a r t r i g h t away. B: tj0 37 1 W h y don't y o u change t h e modem? 2 H o w about c o n n e c t i n g a repeater? 3 What about looking o n the website? Let m e a s k y o u s o m e q u e s t i o n s ... O 38 0 35 1 When d i dthey start work? 1 modem 2 T h e y installed t h e c o m p u t e r s yesterday. 2 repeater 3 We d i d n ' t w o r k last week. 3 bridge 4 She w e n t t o t h e office o n S u n d a y . 4 router 5 Did y o u finish t h e report? 5 gateway 6 switch 7 hub [K = Karoline; S = Sam] 8 wireless 9 access p o i n t K: S: H o w d o y o u describe n e t w o r k speed? I n bits, kilobits, megabits a n d gigabits. They describe n e t w o r k speed. For example, dialu p c o n n e c t i o n s a l l o w 56 k i l o b i t s p e r s e c o n d a n d DSL f r o m 512 k i l o b i t s p e r s e c o n d t o 3 megabits per second. K: S: O K . I've g o t t h a t . W h a t a b o u t t h e range? Range is t h e d i s t a n c e of n e t w o r k c o v e r a g e , so d i s t a n c e u n i t s r e p r e s e n t n e t w o r k r a n g e . Most countries use metric b u t some use feet as u n i t s of m e a s u r e m e n t . M e t r e s o r feet u s u a l l y d e s c r i b e t h e r a n g e of a n e t w o r k . Home n e t w o r k i n g routers s u p p o r t a range u p t o 150 feet o r 46 m e t r e s i n d o o r s a n d 3 0 0 feet o r 92 m e t r e s o u t d o o r s . K: Thanks. 0 39 10 n e t w o r k c o n n e c t o r s 11 n e t w o r k i n t e r f a c e c a r d Audio script 75 1 Have y o u r u n the c o m p u t e r in the battery mode? 2 gigabytes per m i n u t e 2 H o w l o n g h a v e y o u h a d t h e iPad? 4 250 m e t r e s 3 Have y o u charged the battery? 5 40 feet 4 Has h e o p e n e d t h e file? 5 Has s h e e n t e r e d h e r u s e r n a m e a n d password? 6 Have t h e y changed the Internet Service Provider? 7 H a v e y o u c h e c k e d t h e r e m a i n i n g d i s k space? 8 Have y o u installed or uninstalled software recently? 9 Has D i l l i p u p d a t e d t h e d r i v e r s r e c e n t l y ? 1 77 k i l o b i t s p e r s e c o n d 2 5 megabytes a second 3 UNIT 7 IT support 041 [H = Haider; M = M a r y a m ] H : H e l l o , I T H e l p Desk. M : H i , t h i s is M a r y a m f r o m H u m a n R e s o u r c e s . H : H i , t h i s is H a i d e r . H o w c a n I h e l p y o u , Maryam? M : I s w i t c h e d m y c o m p u t e r off y e s t e r d a y a n d today I can't t u r n it on. H : W h a t t y p e of c o m p u t e r d o y o u h a v e ? M : I ' m n o t s u r e . It's a d e s k t o p c o m p u t e r . H: It w o r k e d f i n e y e s t e r d a y . D o n ' t w o r r y . Have y o u checked t h e cable connections? M : N o , I h a v e n ' t . I c a n see s o m e c a b l e s b u t I d o n ' t k n o w w h i c h c a b l e goes w h e r e . H: M a k e s u r e a l l c a b l e s are t i g h t a n d f u l l y plugged in. M : O k , g i v e m e a sec. O h , I t h i n k I've f o u n d t h e p r o b l e m . I h a v e o n e c a b l e t h a t is u n p l u g g e d . It's t h e p o w e r c a b l e . W h e r e d o e s i t go? H: T h e p o w e r c a b l e s h o u l d go i n t h e t h r e e pronged port on the computer. M : OK, d o n e . Let m e t r y n o w . It's w o r k i n g fine. S o r r y a b o u t t h a t . S t u p i d of m e . M a y b e t h e c l e a n e r s d i s c o n n e c t e d y o u r PC b y m i s t a k e last night. M: Maybe. Good, we've solved the problem. T h a n k y o u , Haider. 0>44 Customer 1 Today is 5 May. Please leave your message after the tone. H i . M y n a m e is B o l e k . I've r e c e i v e d a W o r d File b u t i t w o n ' t o p e n i n Office. C a n y o u h e l p ? M y c o n t a c t n u m b e r is 050 444 5553. T h a n k y o u . Thank you for your call. The service person is Alex. Customer 2 Today is 16 June. Please leave your message after the tone. H i , m y n a m e is Sara. I've l o s t a file t h a t I o p e n e d f r o m a n a t t a c h m e n t . Please h e l p . M y c o n t a c t n u m b e r is 055 8214328. T h a n k y o u . Thank you for your call. The service person is James. H: H: Y o u ' r e w e l c o m e . H a v e a g o o d day. M: You too. 042 1 checked 2 switched 3 unplugged 4 worked 5 disconnected Customer 3 Today is 13 July. Please the tone. leave your message after H e l l o , m y n a m e is S y l v i a . I've d e l e t e d s o m e files. Can I recover them? M y c o n t a c t n u m b e r is 050 7895421. T h a n k y o u . Thank you for your call. The service person is Mahmoud. 047 1 reversible ratchet driver 1 How can I help you? 2 screwdriver 2 I see. 3 h e x k e y set 3 I ' m s u r e w e c a n f i n d y o u r file. 4 pliers 4 Please go t o t h e s e a r c h b o x ... 5 wire cutter 5 Good luck. 6 wire stripper 7 insertion/extraction clipper 8 three prong holder 9 tweezers UNIT 8 IT security and safety 0 [L = Ludek; A = Ales] L: A l e s , c a n y o u c h e c k m y l a p t o p ? N o t h i n g 10 a n t i - s t a t i c w r i s t s t r a p Q46 [H = H e l p d e s k t e c h n i c i a n ; T = T u k a ] H: H e l l o , A q h e l s p e a k i n g . H o w c a n I h e l p y o u ? T: H i , m y n a m e ' s T u k a . I've u p g r a d e d m y computer to Windows 7 and n o w I can't find m y p e r s o n a l files a n y w h e r e ! H: I see. T: I've c h e c k e d W i n d o w s ' h e l p ' a n d t h a t d i d n ' t t e l l m e a n y t h i n g . I n e e d o n e file u r g e n t l y . H: I ' m s u r e w e c a n f i n d y o u r file. D o n ' t w o r r y . T: W e l l , I h o p e so. H: T: H: T: W h a t W i n d o w s v e r s i o n d i d y o u have before? Before I h a d W i n d o w s Vista. OK. Is y o u r c o m p u t e r o n ? Yes, i t is. H: G o o d . F i n d Windows.old drive. folder in y o u r C I d o n ' t u n d e r s t a n d . H o w ? I c a n ' t see i t i n W i n d o w s Explorer. H: Please go t o t h e s e a r c h b o x , w r i t e L: A: seems to w o r k . H m m , w h a t have y o u d o n e t h i s time? Wow! Y o u r l a p t o p is a m e s s . Sorry about that. I'll clean it u p . Have y o u u p d a t e d y o u r antivirus software L: A: recently? Yes, I h a v e . I d i d i t l a s t w e e k . Well, that's good. A: L: I'm afraid I m a y lose m y project. I haven't backed it up. H m m . You might have spyware or some o t h e r malware o n y o u r computer. You should install a good spyware doctor program. A n antivirus program may not catch everything. A: L: A: OK, I ' l l d o t h a t . A n d w h y don't you protect your WLAN a c c e s s w i t h a p a s s w o r d ? It's l i k e l y y o u w i l l attract hackers and piggybackers and then y o u m i g h t l o s e a l o t of w o r k . L: A: Fine, I ' l l d o t h a t . I'll scan y o u r system w i t h m y anti-spyware s o f t w a r e n o w a n d see if t h e r e is a p r o b l e m . Thanks. T: T: Windows.old OK. 48 a n d c l i c k enter. H: T h e Windows.old folder contains different f o l d e r s . Y o u r f o l d e r s a n d files are i n Documents a n d Settings. You s h o u l d find t h e files t h e r e . T: I ' l l d o t h a t . H: I ' l l c o m e d o w n t o y o u r office if y o u s t i l l h a v e a problem. Good luck. T: T h a n k s . L: 0 49 1 Y o u r m u s t n ' t p u t y o u r c u p of coffee o n the computer. 2 You m u s t n ' t w o r k w i t h o u t breaks. 3 Y o u a r e n ' t a l l o w e d t o s m o k e i n t h e office. 4 We a r e n ' t a l l o w e d t o s e n d p r i v a t e e m a i l s . 5 Y o u s h o u l d n ' t eat l u n c h at y o u r d e s k . Audio script 77 P a r t n e r files: S t u d e n t B 1 Working i n the IT i n d u s t r y B u s i n e s s matters S p e a k i n g e x e r c i s e 4 page 11 Student B : Y o u are Sharifa. Y o u w i l l recieve a call f r o m M r s M a h m o u d i n answer to your e m a i l . M a k e sure she answers the questions i n your email. 3 Websites Website analytics S p e a k i n g e x e r c i s e 8 page 23 Student B : G i v e Student A i n f o r m a t i o n about website traffic to your company's website. A s k about his or her website. Your company: N u m b e r o f visitors: 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 each m o n t h V i s i t o r location: the M i d d l e East and N o r t h Africa L e n g t h o f t i m e on site: 2 m i n u t e s 6 Network systems B u s i n e s s matters S p e a k i n g e x e r c i s e 4 page 51 Student B Monday m o r n i n g — attended a t r a i n i n g course at the college afternoon — w e n t to the doctor Tuesday m o r n i n g — w o r k e d at home afternoon — was off 78 Partner files 7 IT s u p p o r t Fault diagnosis S p e a k i n g e x e r c i s e 8 page 53 Student B 1 H e l p Student A w i t h the p r o b l e m . T h e m a i l server asks for a username and password. Has Student A used the w r o n g password? Student B 2 Call the I T help desk. You cannot access the Internet at the m o m e n t . A s k for help. Student B 3 H e l p Student A w i t h the p r o b l e m . There is a new default p r i n t e r . Student B 4 Call the I T help desk. T h e opened page is too large for the screen. 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