Basic English for Computing
Unit 9. Graphical User Interface
Tuning-in
Task 1. Complete the task. Be prepared to identify each of the icons. Task 2. Complete the task.
Listening: Dialog box
Task 3. Complete the task. Task 4. Listen and check your answers.
Task 5. Complete the task.
Task 6. Complete the task.
Reading: WIMP
Task 7. Complete the task. Task 8. Complete the task. Read teh descriptions carefully. Look up in a dictionary any unfamiliar words.
Language work: Making definitions
Read the instructions on how to make definitions. Task 8. Complete the task. Task 10. Complete the task. Be prepared to provide definitions for the items.
Aids to communication
Learn how to use the phrases when you are discussing possibilities.
Problem-solving
Task 11. Complete the task. Task 12. Complete the task. Be prepared to write a description of the Shut Down Window.
Quiz on Unit 9
A. Identify the icons. Task 1.
B. Identify the features of the dialog box. Task 3.
C. Add to the statements in the first column the extra information in the second column. Task 9.