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Activity You Your
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Play a computer game
Try an extreme sport
Work during the holidays
Travel abroad
Watch a chess tournament
Camp in the mountains
Prepare a meal for the
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1- Answer.
a- Have electronic devices changed our lives? B- How many electronic devices can you think of?

2- Read this encyclopedia entry for “electronics”.


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3- Underline the words listed below in the text in 2. Identify their gramatical categories and cross out the wrong
translation according to the text.
English Category Translation
store almacenar / almacén
data información / informar
electronic device diseño electrónico / dispositivo electrónico
charge cargar / carga
release descarga / liberar
light encender / encendido
shape forma / formar
display muestra / mostrar
development desarrollar / desarrollo
size tamaño / talla
personal computer computadora personal / computadora portátil

4- Tick the best summary.

a- Electronic has changed the world of communications, entertainment and transportation. The principle of
electronics is the electric current. Capacitors, resistors, radios and diodes are electronic components. The
computer is a revolutionary electronic device.

b- Electronics is the use of electronic circuits to generate, transmit, receive and store information. The basis of
electronics is the electric signal. Electronic circuits consist of interconnected electronic componentes. The main
electronic componentes are the transistor, the resistor, the capacitor and the diode. The silicon chip has reduced
the cost and size of many devices.

c- Electronics has changed the world of science. It is the use of electricity to operate appliances. The principle of
electronics is the electronic signal. There are only two important electronic components: the capacitor and the
resistor. The LED has recolutionized the fields of communication and computing.

5- Identify in the text in 2 the four reasons why the silicon chips has revolutionized the computer industry.

has made personal computers possible.

The silicon chip

6- Complete the words and use them to complete the crossword puzzle.

a- The c____________ can store an electrical charge for a short time.


b- The L____________ is a “light emitting diode”
c- The t____________ can control an electric current.
d- The s____________ chip has lowered the cost of computers.
e- The basis of electronics is the electronic s____________.
f- The light at the front end of a r____________ control is called LED.
g- Electrical current passes through a d____________ in only onw direction.
h- Electronic c____________ consist of electronic componenets connected together.
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7- Use the notes and the Present Perfect to write sentences about technological advances.

a- Electronics / change / modern life


b- It / contribute / to developments in transportation
c- Scientists / devise / more complex circuits to help pilots
d- Electronics / change / working and studying habits
e- Computers / replace / typewriters
f- Calculators / become / popular

Eg. Electronics has changed modern life

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