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VOCABULARY PRESENTATIONFOR ENG 206 COURSE

WEEK 8

Unit 5- InterviewWhat is an interview???

Have you ever attended an Interview?

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Startera. 6b. 1c. 10d. 2e. 5f. 9g. 7h. 11i. 8j. 3k. 15l. 13

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A motherboard is the central printed circuit board (PCB) in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the system board

VOCABULARY

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from scratch (phr.): from the beginning, without using anything that already existsEx: Ali’s essay was very bad and his teacher told him that he should write it again from the beginning, it took 3 days to write it from scratch.

put one’s points across (phr. v.): to express one’s ideas clearly and effectively so that others can see what they are really like.

Yesterday we had an argument with my best friend, hopefully I could put my point across and we settled the argument.

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career move (phr.): an action or change of job that helps you to be successful in your career.

Insulting the boss’s daughter was not a good career move.

practical component (phr.): the part of something including practice

As a practical component, the students taking ceramics course should make ceramic materials such as vase, bowl etc.

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Throw into (phr. v) :to do something actively and enthusiastically

She's thrown herself into this new job.

Assemble (v): to bring parts together in a single groupYou have to assemble the parts of the desk on your own.

Manual (n) : a book containing instructions for doing sth especailly operating a machine.

Check the manual before starting the machine, or else you may encounter some problems

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Paul is 24. He has a Higher National Certificate in Computing and a Higher National Diploma in Computing Support.

He works for a company providing support services.

Listening- 2 (answer the questions)1. HW installation& Maintenance, Info Tech Applications,

Software Development, Communication, Mathematics for

Computing

2. Planning, design, programming

3. There seeemed to be more jobs in support, so support seemed

a better career move

4. Assembling computers

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Listening 31.

2.

Improvement Reason

Change the programming component

Pascal and COBOL are not in demand

Work experience Employers are looking for it

Subject Example

Learning Access Has had to design databases for customers

Systems building Has had to assemble computers for customers

Communication Making presentations to customers, job interviews

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Listening 41. When he has gone to customers who want sth fixed that

he does not know about2. Books, manuals, PC magazines, the internet, Microsoft

websites and the manufacturers websites3. None formally, but one lecturer gave the students some

advice on where to look.4. It was full of mistakes so you had to check it against

other books to make sure what was right5. He’d like to do a degree some time but getting the time

and the money to do this is difficult.

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back up (phr.v):to make a copy of information on your computer

build up (phr. v.): to create or develop sthEg. Build up a website

catch up (phr. v.): to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else

He was off school for a while and is finding it hard to catch up.

free up (phr. up): to make something available to be usedI need to free up some time this weekend to finish the report.

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keep up (phr. v.): to be able to understand or deal with something that is happening or changing very fast

I read the papers to keep up with what's happening in the outside world.

set up (phr. v.): establish, prepare

start up (phr. v.): to switch on a machine or engine, especially a motor vehicle

upgrade (v): to improve the quality or usefulness of something, such as a machine or a computer program

update (v) : to make something more modern or suitable for use now by adding new information or changing its design

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1. Back up2. Upgrade3. Free up4. Uploaded5. Start up6. Update7. Starts up8. Set up9. Keep up/ catch up10. Keep up/ catch up11. Built up

Word Study

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