Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Making definitions

Example

Study these descriptions of an icon.
An icon is a small picture on a computer screen.
An icon represents items such as floppy disks.

We can link these sentences to make a definition of an icon.
An icon is a small picture on a computer screen which represents items such as floppy disks.

Dany:
A keyboard is a computer component which is used to write.

Òscar:

A mouse is a pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface.

Josep:
The tower is a part of the computer which contains all the components.

Marc:
The speaker is a device that you use to listen to the sounds from the computer, for example music.

Rubén:
A power supply cable is a peripheral that is connected to the electric network.

Carlos:
A keyboard is a device wich you use to type on the computer.

Fran
A floppy is a device that you use to read floppy discs.

Erik:
A screen is a device witch you use to view images

Adrian:
A CPU cooler is a device wich you use to refrigerate the CPU.
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