Computer Stress Syndrome

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Computer Stress Syndrome

Today's goals

By the end of today's class: 

• I will have successfully described an IT-issue in English.

• I will have consulted one of my classmates and have successfully solved said IT-issue.

• I will have summarized and presented another student's idea to the rest of my group.

Did the text contain any unfamiliar words?
Answer "none" if it didn't.

Now do exercises A & B

Time: 5 minutes.

How? Individually and in silence.

Need help? Ask your neighbor before asking the teacher.

Done? Perhaps your neighbor could use your help.

KEY to exercises A & B

1. The heating is broken. We need to fix it because the house is really cold!

2. My phone isn't working. I can’t download any apps.

3. I sent the email, but I forgot to add the file as (an) attachment.

4. My laptop sometimes crashes when I download large files. It just switches off.

5. I was using the internet, but then I suddenly lost the Wi-Fi connection.

6. You can’t use your account until you log in and create a new password.

7. We only managed to talk for a few minutes before we got cut off.

8. The lift was out of order, so I had to use the stairs.

1. Open | download | attach a file or an attachment

2. Create | change | forget a password.

3. Lose the | have a slow internet connection.

4. Diagnose | pinpoint | resolve the problem.

englishconnect.pearson.com

Did you hear any unfamiliar words?
Answer "none" if you didn't.

Now do exercise D

Time: 5 minutes.

How? Individually and in silence.

Need help? Ask your neighbor before asking the teacher.

Done? See if you can help a classmate. 

KEY to exercise D

1. Problem

2. Keeps

3. Time

4. Broken

5. Tried

6. Need

7. Works

8. Working

Now perform exercise E

Time: 15 minutes

How? In pairs. Mind your volume and stay seated.

Need help? Try to work it out together. 

If you really can't figure it out, consult your teacher.

Done? Switch roles and do scenario 2.

Now perform exercise F

Time: 20 minutes 

How? In groups of three. Mind your volume and stay seated.

Need help? Try to work it out together.

If you really can't figure it out, consult your teacher.

Done? Notify your teacher.