APIEVocabulary: Computers and Keyboards
Computers and keyboards
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💻 Computers & Keyboards
Master 10 essential computer words with quick practice and pronunciation shadowing.
📌 How to use this lesson
👩🏫 For the Teacher
• Teach 10 key computer words in 20 minutes using the word table and interactive tasks.
• Check answers together after each practice section and give quick audio feedback during shadowing.
🧑🎓 For the Learner
• First, read the 10 words, meanings, and memory tips in the table carefully.
• Next, complete the practice exercises and record your voice in the shadowing section.
Word table
Learn these 10 core computer words grouped by theme.
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🖥️ Theme 1: On the computer | ||||
| desktop | The main screen on your computer. | main desktop, clean desktop | My photos are on the desktop. | Top of a real desk |
| icon | A small picture on a screen. | click an icon, desktop icon | Click the icon to open the app. | Icon = small image |
| document | A file with text or information. | open a document, save a document | I type my homework in a document. | Doc = text file |
| cursor | The arrow that moves on the screen. | move the cursor, mouse cursor | Move the cursor to the top right. | Arrow pointer |
| 🌐 Theme 2: Connecting | ||||
| wifi | Wireless internet connection. | free wifi, wifi connection | Is there free wifi in this café? | Say "wi-fi": no wires |
| offline | Not connected to the internet. | work offline, go offline | I can read saved files offline. | Off line = disconnected |
| login | Your name and password for an account. | login details, login page | Enter your login to see your email. | Log in = go inside your account |
| ⚙️ Theme 3: What we do | ||||
| restart | Turn off and turn on again. | restart the computer, restart the laptop | Restart your laptop after updates. | Re + start = start again |
| close | Shut a window or app. | close the window, close an app | Close the window when you finish. | Opposite of open |
| select | Choose or click on one item. | select an item, select text | Select the file you want to open. | Select = pick one |
Practice
Complete 16 tasks from easy matching to sentence building.
Part A Collocation matching (1–4): Choose the word that goes together
1. Match: "click an ___"
2. Match: "open a ___"
3. Match: "move the ___"
4. Match: "free ___ connection"
Part B Gap-fills (5–8): Fill in the blanks from the word bank
5. If your laptop stops working, you should ____ it first.
6. Save your new files directly on your ____ screen.
7. Please ____ the file you want to open now.
8. Enter your password to ____ to your email account.
Part C Choose the word (9–12): Select the single best fit for meaning
9. I opened the text ___ to read the instructions.
10. You have no internet right now, so you are ___.
11. Move the mouse ___ to the button on top.
12. When you finish your work, ___ the app window.
Part D Sentence building (13–16): Put given words in the right order
Words: [ window / Close / now / the ]
13. Rewrite the sentence:
____Words: [ blue / the / icon / Click ]
14. Rewrite the sentence:
____Words: [ cursor / the / Move / mouse ]
15. Rewrite the sentence:
____Words: [ offline / now / We / are ]
16. Rewrite the sentence:
____Shadowing
Listen, speak aloud, and record your pronunciation (items 17–28).
🔊 click the icon
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 open a document
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 move the cursor
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 fast wifi connection
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 I click the small icon.
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 Open your document now.
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 Move the cursor to the icon.
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 The computer is offline now.
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 Log in to your account.
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 Close all the open windows.
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 cursor
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🔊 restart
[Bài tập luyện nói]
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