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Based on the dialogues you have in Task 11, report orally the procedures you have got from your partner to the class. You may
write the important points of the procedure.
? The steps on how to …. ? The first step is ….
? The second step is .… ? The third step is ….
? And so on ….
Focus on Reading and Writing
In groups of four, answer the following questions based on your knowledge.
1. Have you got a PC? 2. Do you know the parts of a computer?
3. What do you know about CD-ROM? 4. What will happen if a PC has no CD-ROM?
5. Do you know how to install a CD-ROM into your PC?
Read the following procedure on how to install a CD-ROM. Then, find the Indonesian equivalents of the words in the box. Then,
answer the questions to check your comprehension.
How to Install CD-ROM
1. Turn off your computer and unplug power cord from power outlet. 2. Carefully remove the computer cover.
3. Set the MasterSlave jumper on the rear panel of drive. To get best results, we strongly suggest that you connect your device to the Secondary IDE port as the
MASTER device.
4. Connect the IDE cable to the drive. 5. Connect the 4-pole power cable to the drive.
6. Connect the audio cable if applicable. 7. Carefully slide the drive into the empty bay and mount it. Then replace the
computer cover.
8. Plug your computer back to power outlet and then turn the power on.
Taken from: Lite-On CD-ROM
Task 12
Task 13
Task 14
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Words Indonesian Equivalents
empty ••• • ••••ks port •• •••••kb
rear ••••• ••ks slide •••• •• ••kkt
unplug •• • •• •• • ••kkt
… …
… …
…
Questions 1. The text above shows us how to ….
a. unpack CD-ROM b. install the CD-ROM
c. uninstall CD-ROM
d. remove CD-ROM from our computer 2. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To explain how to install CD-ROM. b. To tell the readers how to connect computers using CD-ROM.
c. To discuss the influence of CD-ROM on the computer work.
d. To measure the effectiveness of computer working with CD-ROM installed. 3. What should be done first before installing the CD-ROM?
a. Remove the computer cover. b. Unplug all other devices first.
c. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cable.
d. Turn the computer on before installing CD-ROM. 4. What does the writer strongly recommend in order to get the best result of the CD-
ROM installation? a. That we remove the computer cover first.
b. That the computer should be turned off before installing CD-ROM. c. That the CD-ROM is set as Master device in the Secondary IDE.
d. That CD-ROM is set as Master device in Primary IDE.
5. We have to connect the CD-ROM to the following types of cable EXCEPT …. a. power cable
b. audio cable c. IDE cable
d. monitor cable
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6. What part of the CD-ROM should be set if you want to apply CD-ROM as Master or Slave?
a. Motherboard slot. b. IDE slot.
c. Cable power.
d. MasterSlave Jumper. 7. “Connect the audio cable if applicable.”
The sentence implies …. a. You may not turn the computer on before connecting the cable
b. Your CD-ROM may not work properly if you do not connect the cable
c. It is not necessary to connect the cable if it is not valid d. Reinstall the CD-ROM if you have not connected the cable
8. “Connect the IDE cable to the drive.” The word drive in the sentence refers to ….
a. CD-ROM b. jumper
c. motherboard d. computer
9. “Carefully slide the drive into the empty bay and mount it.” The word bay in the sentence is similar in meaning to ….
a. jumper b. cable
c. button d. compartment
10.Plug your computer back to power outlet and then turn the power on. The word outlet in the sentence is similar in meaning to ….
a. button b. channel
c. cable d. port
F U N S P A C E
What’s got a wave but no sea?
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In pairs, study the following rule.
Do you know how to send an SMS? In pairs, write the procedure on how to send an SMS and then read it out in small groups. Use
conjunctions that you have learned. In the text in Task 14, you find the following sentence:
“Turn off your computer and unplug from power outlet.” The word and in the sentence is called a conjunction. It connects phrases or parts
of sentences. There are five conjunctions in English. They are:
1. And: used to connect words of the same part of speech, phrases, or clauses. 2. But: used before you say something that is different from or opposite what
you have just said.
3. Or: used between two possibilities, or before the last in a series of
