UNIT 14

MULTIMEDIA
 1. Speaking

• Give some applications of multimedia which you know?

• Make a list and share it with a partner .
• Do you use the same applications?
 1. Speaking
Applications
Work in pairs. Use the applications you listed in 1 to ask and
answer questions.
Example:
A: Which applications in multimedia do you use?
B: I use ....
 2. READING

A. Read the reading text on 161 page and answer

the questions
1. What are the main differences in the way images are produced on a TV
screen and on a computer screen.
2. Why did the developers of the PAL system invent interfaced video?What are
its advantages and disadvantages?
3. Which of the two suggested ways of getting a signal from a computer to
record on a VCR do you think is preferable? Why?
 3. Vocabulary
В. From the reading text on page 161, match the
sentence halves to form complete sentence.
1. If you want to play back anything from
your computer on a TV monitor a. it wil have a vertical refresh rate of 60Khz

b. You must use a scan converter

2. If your computer system follows the
American standard c. You need a print-tape device

3. If you use a monitor with interfaced
video for word processing,
4. If you use a dislay adaptor that can
produce PAL-standard video,
5. If you want to use the standard display
d. You cannot user a standard computer
monitor but must use a video or multi-
sync monitor instead.
e. You will get a headache
 4.Grammar
Sometimes, predictions are made subject to certain conditions. In such
cases, sentences typically have 2 parts: the if-clause and the main clause
Examples: 1. If the price of notebooks fall next year, I will buy one
2.If the system crashes, we will lose all our latest data.
When the if-clause comes second, there is no comma between the two
clauses
Examples: 1. I will buy a notebook if the price of notebook fall next year.
2. We will lose all our latest data if the system crashes.
Write down two examples using if in two cases.
 3. Vocabulary
C. Language
Certainty can be expressed by: Notebook computers will definitely be cheaper next year.
will (definitely, certainly)
certain, sure
Without a doubt, without question

It is (highly) probable/likely that notebook

Probability can be expressed by: computer will be cheaper next year.
Probable, probably, likely Notebook computers will most probably not be
Most/highly probable, most probably cheaper next year.
Most/highly likely

Perhaps notebook computers will be cheaper next year

Possibility can be expressed by: It is impossible that notebook computer will be cheaper next year
May(not), might(not), can, could possible,
possible, possibly, perhaps
 3. Speaking

Topic: Multimedia Technology

Reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4zrgOLNC58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbmEcx95IYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne710bij20Y
 3. Speaking

Topic: Multimedia & Multimedia Elements

Reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ8nkUSkG9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ4g-933pkc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hsKaTrKi-U
4. Speaking

DISCUSSION