ICT in the workplace Vocabulary How to use

ICT in the workplace • Vocabulary: How to use E – E dictionary Answer the following questions: 1. What do you often do when you find a new word in English? A. Guess the meaning of the word in context B. Look up the dictionary to find its meaning C. Ignore it

2. What kind of dictionary do you often use? A. A translation (bilingual) dictionary B. An English – English (monolingual) dictionary

3. Why do people like to use a translation dictionary? A. Because they need a translation into English (V – E) B. Because the translation into their mother tongue is easy to understand (E – V) C. Both A & B

4. What are benefits of using an English – English dictionary? A. Having more examples B. Providing precise definitions of each words C. Both A & B

Books

• https: //www. oxfordlearnersdictionaries. com/

Parts of a dictionary: - Spelling - Pronunciation - Part of speech - Meanings - Examples in phrases or sentences - Special uses/idioms

Part of speech Abbreviation Example Verb v work, sing Noun n pen, teacher Adjective adj good, big Adverb adv quickly, badly Pronoun pron I, you, he, she Preposition prep to, at, on Conjunction conj and, but, when Interjection interj oh!, ouch!, hi!, well

Read the words in the dictionary extract

• Types of nouns: Countable [C] or Uncountable [U] • Types of verbs: Transitive [T] or Intransitive [I] Definition: A transitive verb is one that is used with an object: a noun, phrase, or pronoun but an intransitive verb does not have an object. Ex: She loves animals. => love is a transitive verb The baby was crying. => cry is an intransitive verb

Activity 1: Complete the table: Part of speech program log communication system text scan Type Main meaning in ICT Main meanings in general English

Activity 2: Find the words with their definitions, then find their part of speech and pronunciation 1. It’s a device for entering information into a computer 2. It’s a machine for sending and receiving documents in electronic form 3. It’s a small computer that you can carry around easily 4. It’s a way of sending messages using a mobile phone 5. It’s the graphical image that is used to represent a real person in a cyberspace or three dimensional system 6. It’s a part of a whole unit, expressed as one figure above another

Reading skills • Look at the pictures in part B and fill in the table.

Type of ICT usage ICT systems replacing people How was work done prior to ICT introduction?

Aims of reading skills • Identify paragraph structure • Produce good topic sentences • Summarize a text

Exercise A: Find the phrases with the words in the box and match them with the meanings. Phrases Definitions/Meanings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. a. normal everyday tasks which are difficult or dangerous b. where documents are kept c. cut the number of people employed d. keep information about customers e. put 2 important aids to retailing together f. records the item as sold g. machine for sending and receiving copies of documents electronically h. way of producing high quality documents on a computer i. important purpose 7. 8. 9. Key role Fax machines Desktop publishing Store customer details Storage space Combine bar-coding with electronic point-of-sale systems Logs each sale Routine, complex and dangerous procedures Reduce the size of their workforces

Phrase Key role Fax machines Desktop publishing Store customer details Storage space Combine bar-coding with electronic pointof-sale systems Logs each sale Routine, complex and dangerous procedures Reduce the size of their workforces Noun or verb phrase? Meaning

Exercise C: Discourse note In academic writing, topic sentences often consist of a general point. The sentences that follow then support the general statement in various ways, such as: • Giving a definition and/or a description • Giving examples • Giving lists of points (arguments or reasons) • Restating the topic sentence in a different way to help clarify it • Giving more information and detail on the topic sentence to clarify it Often, but not always, the type of sentence is shown by a “discourse marker”, such as for example, first of all. This helps to signal to the reader how the writer sees the link between the sentences and is therefore a good clue as to purpose of the sentences following the topic sentences.

• Exercise D: Summarize the text “ICT at work” in a short paragraph (100 -150 words) • Read Skills Bank for more information. • Do not copy the sentences in the text, try to plagiarize/ use your own expressions to summarize the text

Homework Read the text “Changing the way we work” page 19 in the course book and note down topic sentences in each paragraph and then summarize the text in a short paragraph (100 -150 words). v Do the handout Part A & B (Activity Bank) v Writing an essay: • Do some research into the use of ICT in the workplace. • Make notes to answer these questions: 1. How is ICT used in the workplace? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages for businesses of using ICT? v