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Ex 5 Match Them to their definitions.

1. Portable - c. Easy to carry around

2. Superfast - e. Very speedy

3. Dependable - d. Not likely to fail

4. Compact - b. Using a small space

5. Strudy - a. Built to be strong

Ex 7 Copy and complete the review below.

Review

Nice and .flexible. for working everywhere!

The new .slimline. tablet (0.5 cm) has got .built-in.

Wi-Fi, for Internet connection on the go. Its

.high-resolution. screen is perfect for doing graphics work.

It really is a .top-of-the-range. model.

Ex 9 Which adjectives can describe the items below?

A laptop:

Sturdy, portable, superfast, dependable, compact, slimline, high-resolution, powerful.

A printer:

Compact, sturdy, simple, all-in-one, practical, user friendly.

A mouse:

Portable, sturdy, compact, flexible, ergonomic

A smartwatch:

Portable, compact, sturdy, slimeline, simple, all-in-one, ergonomic

Vocabulary Unit 4

Ordering

Delivery date: Data de entrega

Give a discount: Donar un descompte 

Goods: Productes / Bens

Invoice: Factura

Out of stock: No quedar unitats / Esgotar-se 

Payment date: Data de pagament

Payments: Pagaments

Price: Preu

Price per unit: Preu per unitat 

Quality: Qualitat 

Quantity: Quantitat

Subtotal: Subtotal

VAT: IVA

Payments

Account: Compte

Cash: Efectiu

Charge it: Ingressar 

Cheque: Talo bancari

Credit card: Targeta de crèdit

Postage and handling: Despeses de enviament

Shipping: Enviament

Adjectives

All-in-one: Tot en un

Built-in: Incorporat / Integrat

Compact: Compacte

Complicated: Complicat

Dependable: Confiable

Ergonomic: Ergonòmic 

Flexible: Flexible / Adaptable

High-resolution: Alta resolució 

Portable: Portàtil 

Powerful: Potent

Practical: Practic / Funcional 

Reliable: Fiable

Secure: Segur

Simple: Simple

Slimline: Prim

Sturdy: Robust

Superfast: Molt ràpid 

Top-of-the-range: De gran qualitat 

User-friendly: Amigable amb el usuari 

Wide screen: Pantalla ampla 

Extra!

Accessible: Accessible

Compatible: Compatible

Convenient: Practic 

Delivery fee: Impost de enviament 

Place an order: Encargar / Fer una demanda

Reduction: Reducció 

Shortage: Escassejar 

Sophisticated: Sofisticat

Spare parts: Recanvi 

Special offer: Oferta especial 

Specialised: Especialitzat 

Stocktaking: Realització del inventari 

Supply chain: Cadena de subministrament 

Warehouse: Magatzem 

writing a e-mail

To: Julian Garcia

From: Ian Solà

Subject: Hardware and peripherals inventory

Hello Julian,

I want to give you the inventory information, we need to order fifteen CPUs urgently we run out of existences, we are overstocked with sound cards we have twenty-seven. We also need to order ten TPS hard drives but we want a new model, the other model is obsolete. We have got enough RAM chips, at the moment we have nine RAM chips, we need to order more next month. There are too many broken heatsink and fans. Would you please reorder two hetasink and fans? 

Goodbye,

Ian Solà

Vocabulary unit 3

 
Keyboard

Alt key: Tecla alternativa

Arrow key: Fletxes 

Backspace key: Tecla retrocés 

Caps lock key: Bloqueig majúscula

Command key: Tecla d'ordre

Control key: Tecla control

Delete key: Tecla de esborrar 

Escape key: Tecla d'escapament

Function keys: Tecles de funció

Modifier key: Tecla de modificació 

Numeric pad: Teclat numèrica

Return or enter key: Tecla de retorn o entrada

Shift key: Tecla majúscula

Space bar: Barra espaiadora

Tab key: Tecla de tabulació

Punctuation symbols

And symbol: Símbol i

Apostrophe: Apòstrof

Astrisk: Asterisc

At symbol: @ Arrova

Brackets: Parèntesis

Colon: Dos punts

Comma: Coma

Exclamation mark: Signe d'exclamació

Full stop: Punt

Hyphen: Guió

Question mark: Signe d'interrogació

Quotation marks: Cometes

Semicolon: Punt i coma

Slash: Barra

Underscore: Guió baix

Prepositions / prepositional phrase

Above: A dalt

Behind: Darrere

Below: Baix

Beside: Al costat

Between: Entre

In the middle of: Al mig de

Next to: Al costat de

On: A sobre 

Over: Per sobre 

Under: Sota

Peripherals

Barcode scanner: Escànner de codi de barres

Flash drive: Unitat flaix

Gaming controller: Mando gaming

Headset: Auriculars

Microphone: Micròfon

Printer: Impressora 

Projector: Projector

Remote control: Comandament a distancia

Scanner: Escànner

Speakers: Altaveu

Stylus pen: Bolígraf optic

Touch screen: Pantalla tàctil 

USB charger: Carregador USB

Webcam: Càmera web

Ordering

Broken: Trencat

Obsolete: Obsolet

Order: Demanar

Overstocked: Excés d'existència

Reorder: Demanar una altra vegada

Run low on: Quedar poc

Run out of: Acabar-se

Extra!

Joystick: Palanca de mando

Laser pointer: Punter làser

Letter keys: Tecles de lletres

Memory stick: Llapis de memòria

Page down: Avançar pàgina

Page up: Pàgina amunt 

QWERTY: QWERTY

Short cut: Atajo

Touchpad: Panell tàctil

The keyboard

 

The Keyboard

A: Helo, this is Tim in IT.

B: Hi, Tim This is Sara. I'm calling from the 3rd floor. I've got a problem with my keyboard.

A: Good morning, Sara. Is it a standard keyboard or a wireless keyboard?

B: It's a standard one and the delete key is stuck. I've deleted a whole page of text!

A: Oh dear! So first, make sure you've saved all your work. OK, now unplug the keyboard from your PC. Next, turn it over and hit it gently.

B: What? Are you sure?

A: Yes - if the keys have got dirt inside them, they sometimes get stuck.

B: OK . . . now what?

A: Now plug the keyboard in again. Press the enter key and see what happens.

B: Alright. Hey, it's working! Thanks.

A: Great!

B: Tim, wait a minute. Now the s key isn't working. I'm pressing the key, but the symbol doesn't appear on the monitor.

A: Alright, I'll come and take a look. We'll try cleaning some of the keys.

B: Thanks. I'm in Room 312.

A: Hola, sóc Tim informàtic.

B: Hola, Tim sóc Sara. Estic trucant de la tercera planta. Tinc un problema amb el meu teclat.

A: Bon dia, Sara. Es un teclat estàndard o inalàmbric?  

B: És estàndard i la tecla de borrar està encallada. He borrat ua pagina sencera de text!

A: Vaja! Primer, assegurat que has guardat tot el teu treball. D'acord, ara desendolla el teclat del teu computador. Ara, gira'l i golpeja'l sutilment.

B: Que? Estàs segur?

A: Si - si les tecles tenen brutícia dintre, algunes vegades se encallen.

B: D'acord . . . Ara que?

A: Ara endolla'l una altra vegada. Pressiona la tecla enter i mira el que passa. 

B: D'acord. Ei, està funcionant! Gracies. 

A: Bé.

B: Tim, espera un minut. Ara la tecla s no esta funcionant. Estic pressionant la tecla, peró el símbol no apareix en la pantalla. 

A: D'acord. Aniré a fer un cop d'ull. Provarem rentant algunes tecles. 

B: Gracies. Estic a la sala 312.

Writing an email

 To: Héctor Fernández

From: Ian Solà

Subject: A new employee

Hello sir,

I want to introduce you the new web designer, his name is Eric, he is from Catalonia, Spain. His previous job was on PcComponentes as director of the web designer department. He will be responsible for the new website, he will oversee the artistic part of the website and the new distribution of the text and icons, he is really good at it. We all wish Eric good luck in his new position, he is a machine at his work. I hope he adapts well and quickly. 

See you at work Héctor goodbye

Ian Solà