$100 LAPTOPS
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1. FUNCTIONS. Express the following functions with the elements given in the first
column
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I
didnt go out - be
killed |
Fear |
I didnt go out for fear of being killed |
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You
be kidnapped |
Risk taking |
You
run the risk of being kidnapped |
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I
am studying become a doctor |
Goal |
I
am studying so as to / in order to become a doctor |
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A
computer learn differently |
Enabling |
A
computer enables you to learn differently |
2. GRAMMAR
a . Tenses. Fill in the blanks in
the letter written by a young Cambodian student
Dear Mr Negroponte
I (write) 1. This letter in order to thank you for this
initiative that (change) 2 our
lives for ever. Ever since I (be
offered) 3 my laptop, I (work) 4 day and night because, with the help of
Buddah, I hope I (be) 5
a doctor one day.When I (come) 6
back home with my laptop under my arm, everybody (cheer) 7 . My mother (prepare) 8 our lunch, but she
was overjoyed when she saw me. Now, we (use) 9 the laptop as a source
of light for the house. Problem is, my little brother (always/try)
10 to borrow it from me (me lemprunter)
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1 am writing |
2 has changed |
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3 was offered |
4 have been working |
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5 will be |
6 came |
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7 cheered |
8 was preparing |
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9 use |
10 is always trying |
b. Questions. Turn into
questions
I have been working for 10 years
How long have you been working ?
He went to Cambodia to test his computer
He created this laptop to help poor children
Students were given their computers by their
teachers.
Linux has been chosen as the laptops
exploitation system
3. WRITING.
a.You are
a sales representative for the MIT Media Lab. Present the laptop to the
minister of Education 1. Give all the technical details 2. Explain how it works.
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b. Fill
in the blanks in this text
The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) has unveiled plans to produce a laptop computer
for under $100 that will revolutionize computer accessibility to children
in developing
countries. Nicholas Negroponte, head of MITs
Media Lab, has set up a new initiative called
One Laptop Per Child. It is a non-profit
organization that will distribute the new machines en masse and ensure the
worlds poor don't end up on the wrong side of a digital divide. Mr. Negroponte
stumbled/came across the idea after observing
how children in a Cambodian village learned from a
laptop. He decided to design / develop / create
a computer that was cheap and robust / sturdy enough
to be used anywhere in the world and that did not need electricity or batteries
They will be able to
do almost everything a $1,000 model can do except store
huge amounts of data Plans are now in
place to distribute 15 million of the devices over the next five years.
c. Write
100 words against the project
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