REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN

MINISTERE DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR

ET DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

Univer si té Africaine de Technologie et de Manage me n t

Arrêté Min istériel N°0 03/MESRS/CAB/DC/SGM/DPP/DESUP/SP d u 1er Fév rier 2 006

Institut Professionnel des Sciences et Technologies

GE2 (RIT2 -SI2-SIL2) GBEGAMEY/AGLA/PORTO-NOVO Durée : ( 20H par groupe)

Période : Du 18/09/2023 au 17/10/2023

GEI 2ème Année (Troisième Semestre)

MATIÈRE : ANGLAIS APPLIQUÉ Chargé du cours : Dr Abudul Kadiri LAURIANO

Première Séance (Durée: 5h)

CHAPITRE I: OFFICE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT (Text study)

Support Cours d’Anglais

Text: Private property

The information in a person’s computer is private; and normally it is a crime for anyone
to find a way of seeing this information when they have no right to do so. Young man who
have committed the crime of ‘hacking’, or finding a way of seeing the data in other people’s
computers have been sent to prison for as long as six months. However, a court decided that
Paul Bedworth, aged 19, did not intend to commit a crime when he illegally gained access to
other people’s computers. In the opinion of the court, Pa ul was an addict who could not stop
what he was doing.
Paul was given his own computer when he was 11 and started by playing computer
games. But he soon became bored with this and quickly learned to write his own ‘programs’,
that is, give the computer instructions to do certain things. By the age of 14 he was able to gain
access to other people’s computers, starting with ones belonging to a travel organisation.
Quickly moving on to bigger and more powerful machines, he was even able to see th e secret
details of people’s illness by reading health records on computers.
His computer was the only thing that mattered to Paul so he would stay up nearly all
night, sitting at it in a darkened room hour after hour, night after night, ha rdly eating or
sleeping. When his friends called round to see him, he ignored them even when they were in
the same room with him. He even gave up swimming, which he used to enjoy.
His physical and social life suffered, but Paul’s skill with computers had no limits. He was
very intelligent and the reason for his ‘hacking’ was because it was an intellectual challenge.
Computer owners try to keep their information private by using what are called ‘security
systems’, which simply means ways of protecting their information. Paul’s aim was to use his
brain to find a way of defeating these systems. Before he could get into a computer, he had to
discover its secret word, called a ‘password’. But he was not content just to read the
information he found: he would add his own messages. On one computer he placed the
greeting ‘welcome to the world of magic’.
How was Paul able to reach computers all other the world from his mother’s house? He
made a piece of equipment which linked his computer with others through th e telephone line.
This piece of electronic equipment is called a ‘modem’. The first computer he ‘hacked’ was at
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a university near his home. It was one of a network of computers linking universities all other
the country. So he was able to reach all these university computers through the one at his
nearby university. From these machines he could ‘go’ anywhere in the world.
His mother became very worried that her son spent all his time with his computer. So she
switched off the electricity supply in their house. But, whenever she did this, he would become
very aggressive and turn it on again. She even tried to stop him using the telephone by placing
an electronic device on it. But he was able to discover how it worked and find a way around it.
Fortunately, Paul obtained a place at university to study computing. He finds the work there
very challenging, so he no longer feels the need to ‘hack’ other computers and has stopped
breaking the law.

Activity 1: Answer these questions

1. Why was Paul Bedworth not sent to prison?
2. What interested Paul, apart from his computer?
3. Name one part of a security system that is mentioned in the text?
4. Paul did not buy a modem. So how did he obtain one?
5. What does ‘these machines’ (paragraph 5) refer to?

Activity 2: Give other words or phrases that occur in the text for each of these expressions:

a) data
b) committing a crime
c) turn off
d) instructions for a computer.

Activity 3: Choose one of these words or phrases to fill the gaps (Calculates, design,
information, learn, edit, playing, robot)
1) A computer …………………….the right direction and speed for the aircraft.

2) Computers can be given instructions for ………………………. games.

3) Computers or word processors make it easier to …………… a text before it is printed.

4) Computers help pupils ………………………..

5) A computer tells the ……………………. where to do the work.

6) People who …………………. buildings and machines sometimes use computers.

7) The police ask their computer for ………………. about any vehicle.

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 Activity 4: Write the correct word (from the list) to describe each picture :

(Bookcase - cell phone - receptionist - noticeboard - meeting - laptop -

office - cubicle - printer - cooler - notepad - stapler)

Activity 5: Match the phrases in column A with those in column B. (Write only numbers and
letters)

Column A Column B
1-Unless he works harder a) for what I had done
2-Just as the students were chatting b) for twelve years now
3-Paul washes his clothes c) the news wouldn’t have been spread
4-It’s the first time d) the principal entered
5-It was the first time e) a snake is coming toward us
6-He thanked me f) before the police came in
7-If he’d come earlier g) he has seen a crocodile
8-How long have you been teaching English? h) on Saturdays
9-Watch out! i) She had met her boss
10-The thieves had gone away j) he will repeat the class
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 Activity 6: Define these initials:

1) CD ROM 2) CEO 3) ATM 4) CPU

Activity 7: Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B

Column A Column B

1-Printer a) It acts as a pointer, to point to what you want the

computer to do

2-Screen b) You use it to move the cursor around

3-Modem c) A person who is looking for a post
4-Mouse d) somebody who keeps the financial record of a
company

5- Capital e) a book containing telephone subscribers’ names and

addresses

6-Keyboard f) It prints text

7-Cursor g) It shows you text and pictures

8- Accountant h) You use it to type words and tell the computer what to
do

9-An applicant i) money and resources needed to start a business

10- Phone directory j) It links one computer with another all over the world

Activity 8: Match each item with its use or definition (file cabinet; keyboard; stapler; minutes ;
mouse; e-mail ; office furniture; cursor; agenda ; layout; modem)
Uses or definitions:
1- includes chairs and tables used in an office
2- the organization of a printed text
3- allows the storing of documents in an organized way.
4- the device used to link computer and telephone line in order to transmit data at high speed
between computer.
5- for fastening sheets of paper together
6- a list of all the items or points to be discussed at a meeting
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7- a small device that keyboard moves by hand to control the movement of the cursor on the screen
of a computer.
8- brief summary or record of all that has been discussed or decided at a formal meeting.
9- the transfer of messages by a person to another through computers or cellular phones.
10-a movable dot on a computer screen that indicates a particular position.
11- A set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc

Activity 9 : Write the correct word (from the list) to describe each picture :

ATM - form - Badge - filing cabinet - interview - photocopier - credit card -

factory - answering machine - notes - binder - CEO

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