This unit is taken from the new edition of Oxford English for Information Technology; a course for students of information technology and computing, or for people already working in the IT sector.
- Intermediate to Advanced
- British and American English
The unit contains problem-solving activities, which allows the learner to develop their reading, speaking, and writing skills, through various activities such as creating a c.v. It also:
- discusses the job roles for a number of IT professionals;
- gives tips on how to become a programming expert, Computer Consultant, and IT Manager;
- provides examples of how to describe the requirements of various jobs.
By studying this unit, students should understand and be able to use structures used for requirements:
- need to, have to, must, be + essential, critical.
They should also have a better understanding of terms used in job advertisements.
Download the materials below in the Attachment box.
About Oxford English for Information Technology (New Edition):
The Student's Book contains 25 units, which cover a wide range of current IT topics. There is also an accompanying Teacher's Guide with answer keys.
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| People in computing lesson | 786.01 KB |
| People in computing teacher notes | 177.58 KB |







Comments
Rania Jabr
Great activity and great lesson. As an extension activity, I had students role play a job interview situation. It worked very well. I also plan to have them next time in groups write out job announcements as if in the papers using the target grammar structures. Rania