Look at the notebook keyboard below. Answer the questions.

1 Which key is between G and J?

2 Which key is to the left of Y?____________________

3 Which key lets you type in capital letters?

4 Where are the arrow keys?_________________________

5 Where is the multiplication sign?

 

2. Work in pairs. Choose a letter or key from the keyboard and describe where it is. Do not say which key you have chosen. Use next to, above, below, between, on the right/left/top/bottom.

 

3. Discuss these questions.

1 How often do you type letters or documents?

2 Which word-processing program do you use?

3 Which commands do you know?

4 How many different fonts does this question have?

5 Find the words in 1-3 that are in bold, in italics, underlined and highlighted.

 

Reading

4. Look at the table of word-processing tools and commands and their functions. Then answer the questions.

1 Which tool checks your spelling?

2 Which edit command removes text or images?

3 Which format command changes the letter size?__

4 Which file command opens a file or document?

5
Which insert command lets you put in an image?___

6 Which view command shows the document as a printed page?___

 

Close	This command closes the open file
Copy	This editing command copies any highlighted text or images and keeps it in memory. We say anything copied is on the clipboard.
Cut	This editing command deletes any highlighted text or image
Font	Formats, or changes, the type style and size of the characters.
Full Screen	This view command makes the open document cover all of the screen. This also hides the menu bar and the toolbar so that you cannot see them. The menu bar shows commands and tools in words; the toolbar shows them with icons.
Language	This tool opens a thesaurus to help you find synonyms and antonyms (similar and opposite words).
Open	Opens a file from one of the computer's drives.
Paragraph	Formats the paragraph settings to change the way the paragraph looks
Paste	This editing command puts anything that is on the clipboard onto the screen.
Picture	Inserts a picture or image into your document.
Print Layout	Views the open document as it will look when it is printed.
Save	Saves the open file or document
Save As	Saves the file to another location, with another name or in a different format.
Spelling and Grammar	This tool checks the document or any highlighted text for spelling and grammar errors.
Symbol	You can insert many special characters with this command.
Undo	This editing tool cancels the last command. It does not work with every command.

 

5. Write the commands and tools from the table under the correct heading.

File _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________	Edit _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________	View ________________ ________________
Insert _________________ _________________	Format _________________ _________________	Tools ________________ ________________

6. Match the first part of the sentence (1-6) with the second part (a-f).

1. Typing letters with a word processor

2. Many companies need people

3. I can learn a lot of new words

4. People usually type business letters

5. Check your spelling and grammar

6. If you cut a sentence out by mistake,

a. in the Times New Roman font.

b.
by using the thesaurus.

c. before you print out your document.

d. who can use a word processor.

e. try clicking the undo button.

f. is easier and quicker than writing by hand.

 

Vocabulary

7. Complete the sentences with words from the box.

character ■ clipboard ■ fonts a format locations ■ menu bar ■ settings ■ toolbar

1. When you copy text, it stays on the_______________________________

until you want to paste it.

2. Change the paragraph______________________________ if you want

bigger spaces between the lines.

3. Each word on the___________________________ contains a list of

commands and tools.

4. Most of the icons on the______________________________ are also in

words in the menu bar.

5. You can save a file in many different___________________________________

in your computer.

6. MS Word has about a hundred different for you to choose from.

7. A word processor lets you______________________________ a paragraph as well as the font.

8. If the you want is not on the keyboard, look in the Symbol command

Speaking