Answer key

1 The digital age A

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1 2 3 4 v n adj or adv (used as an adverb in this text) v or n (used as a verb in this text)

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 5 adj 6 adj 7 n or v (used as a verb in this text) 8 adj 9 n or v (used as a noun in this text) 10 n

4 The magic of computers

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1 Telephones, calculators, the cars electronic ignition, the timer in the microwave, the programmer inside the TV set 2 Hardware and software 3 Bills, customers lists, accounts, inventories, letters, memos, legal documents, etc. 4 Because it enables you to interact with other computers and with people around the world.

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2 Language work: collocations 1 A

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5 Other applications A
Possible answers Entertainment: People use computers to play all kinds of computer games: chess, adventure games, simulation games, etc. Fortunately, entertainment software means more than just computer games. There are specialized programs for downloading, composing and playing music. PCs can combine sound, text and animated images and allow users to make video clips, watch DVDs and TV, and listen to the radio. Multimedia applications allow users to produce slide shows, retouch photographs, etc. Optical discs make encyclopedias and books available on computer. Formula 1: Computers are used to design and build racing cars and test virtual models. Computers help engineers to design the car body and the mechanical parts. During races, a lot of microprocessors control the electronic components of the car and monitor the engine speed, temperature and other vital information. Factories and industrial processes: Computers are used to control machinery, robots, production lines, lists of products, etc. By using computer-aided manufacturing software, engineers can simulate and test designs before parts are actually produced. School/University: Students can use computers to help with their studies by accessing the Internet and searching the Web. A PC can also be used for enrolling online, doing exercises online and preparing presentations, as well as writing documents.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 access the Internet transfer money make calls give presentations do research store information send texts

3 Computers at work A and B

Speaker 1 Job composer What they use computers for To record what he plays on the keyboard; to get different sounds from the synthesizers To write memos, letters and faxes; to communicate with other offices by email To design electrical installations and lighting systems; to make drawings; to keep records (of tests) To catalogue and record the books, newspapers or DVDs that users borrow; to assist visitors in the use of hardware and software; to help people find specific information

secretary

electrical engineer

librarian

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Unit 1 Living in a digital age

Audio script
Speaker 1
I write music mainly for videos and plays. I work on a keyboard connected to a computer. I use the computer in two ways, really: first of all, to record, or store, what I play on the keyboard. Secondly, the computer controls the sounds I can make with the different synthesizers I have here. I can use it to get different kinds of sound from the synthesizers. The computer is the link between the keyboard, which I play, and the synthesizers, which produce the sounds.

Speaker 3
Well, I use computers for almost every aspect of my job. I use them to design electrical installations and lighting systems. For example, a program will tell you how much lighting you need for a particular room, or how much cable you need, and itll show where the cable should go. I also use the computer to make drawings and to keep records. We have to test our installations every five years, and that information is stored on computer, too.

Speaker 2
I use my computer to do the usual office things, like writing memos, letters, faxes and so on, but the thing I find most useful is email. Were an international company, and we have offices all over the world. Were linked up to all of them by email. With email I can communicate with the offices around the world very efficiently. Its really changed my life.

Speaker 4
I use computers to catalogue and classify all the materials received in the library, and record all the books, newspapers, DVDs, etc. that users borrow. I also assist customers and visitors in the use of IT hardware and software, including online databases and CD-ROMs. I help people with their enquiries, for example if children or elderly people need to find some specific information, either in our online library catalogue or on the Internet. Im also in charge of other library services, such as printing and fax machines.
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