💻 LESSON 3 — COMPUTER BASICS (60 MINUTES)

🖥️ Topic: How computers work + where things are

Level: A2–B1
Skills: Speaking + Vocabulary + Grammar
Grammar: There is / There are + This/That/These/Those

🎯 Lesson Goals

By the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

✅ Name basic computer parts and actions
✅ Talk about files and folders
✅ Describe your computer setup
✅ Use there is / there are correctly
✅ Use this/that/these/those naturally
✅ Give simple instructions (open, upload, download, etc.)

🧊

1. Warm-up (5 min)

💬 Let’s talk about computers

🖥️ Do you use a computer every day?
💻 What do you usually do on your computer?
📱 Do you use a laptop or desktop?
📂 Do you save files or use cloud storage?
🌐 Which browser do you use?

Example answers:

✅ I use a laptop every day.
✅ I usually watch videos and work online.
✅ I use Chrome browser.

💻 2. Vocabulary (10 min)

🖼️ Look and Learn

🧠 Computer Basics

Emoji	Word	Meaning
⌨️	keyboard	you type on it
🖥️	screen	display
🌐	browser	internet program
🔐	password	secret code
📄	file.	document
📁	folder	place for files
⬇️	download	take from internet
⬆️	upload	send to internet
🔗	link	clickable address
📑	tab	page in browser

🔊 Make sentences with these words

⌨️ keyboard
🖥️ screen
🌐 browser
🔐 password
📁 folder
⬇️ download
⬆️ upload
🔗 link
📑 tab

🎮 3. Quick Game (5 min)

🤔 What is it?

1️⃣ You type on it → ⌨️ __________
2️⃣ It stores files → 📁 __________
3️⃣ You use it to go online → 🌐 __________
4️⃣ You need it to log in → 🔐 __________
5️⃣ A clickable address → 🔗 __________

📖 4. Reading (10 min)

📖 Tom's Very Strange Working Day

Tom works from home every day. 💻
There is a laptop on his desk and a huge screen next to it. 🖥️
Every morning, Tom opens his browser and checks his emails in ten different tabs. 🌐📑
There are many files in his folders, and he keeps everything very organized. 📁
One day, Tom downloaded a file from a mysterious link. ⬇️🔗
Suddenly, a dancing banana appeared on his screen! 🍌💃
The banana started singing:
🎵 "Upload your report! Upload your report!" 🎵
Tom was surprised, but he still uploaded the report to his company system. ⬆️
Then the banana asked for his password. 🔐
Tom said, "No way! That's a secret!"
The banana became sad and disappeared. 😢🍌
A few minutes later, Tom couldn't remember his password either!
He tried:
🔐 Password123
🔐 TomIsAwesome
🔐 ILovePizza
Nothing worked!
Then his cat jumped onto the keyboard. 🐱⌨️
"MEOW!"
Suddenly, the computer unlocked.
Tom looked at the screen in shock.
His password was actually:
🐟 FishAndChips2025! 🐟
Now everything is working perfectly.
There is a report in the folder. 📁
There are no problems in the system. ✅
But every time Tom opens a new tab, he secretly hopes the dancing banana will come back. 🍌💃

❓ Comprehension Questions

What is on Tom's desk?
What did Tom download?
What appeared on the screen?
What did the banana ask for?
Who helped Tom unlock the computer?
What was Tom's password?
Does Tom want to see the banana again?

🗣️ Speaking

👉 Would you open a mysterious link?
👉 What is the strangest thing that has happened on your computer?
👉 Do you use the same password for everything? 😄

🧠 5. Grammar (10 min)

📌 THERE IS / THERE ARE

🟢 Use

We use:

There is → singular
There are → plural

Examples

🖥️ There is a computer on the desk.
📁 There is a file in the folder.
📑 There are many tabs open.
📂 There are two folders on the screen.

❌ Negative

🚫 There isn’t a problem.
🚫 There aren’t any files.

❓ Questions

❓ Is there a file?
❓ Are there any folders?

👉 DEMONSTRATIVES

THIS / THAT / THESE / THOSE

Word	Meaning	Example
this	near (1)	This file is important.
that	far (1)	That computer is old.
these	near (many)	These files are new.
those	far (many)	Those folders are on the desktop.

Examples

📄 This file is new.
🔗 That link is broken.
📁 These folders are important.
🖥️ Those screens are large.

🎯 6. Grammar Practice (5 min)

Fill in:

1️⃣ There ___ a file on the desktop.
2️⃣ There ___ many folders in the system.
3️⃣ ___ file is important. (this/these)
4️⃣ ___ links are broken. (those/that)
5️⃣ There ___ a password problem.

🗣️ 7. Speaking Practice (7 min)

💻 Describe Your Setup

Answer:

🖥️ What is on your desk?
📁 Where are your files?
🌐 Which browser do you use?
📑 How many tabs do you open?
🔐 Do you have strong passwords?

Example answer:

There is a laptop on my desk.
There are many files in my folders.
I use Chrome browser.
I usually have five tabs open.

📂 Where are your files?

📁 Where do you store your files?
⬇️ Do you download files often?
⬆️ Have you ever uploaded a document?

🎨 8. Picture Task (5 min)

Describe what you see

Use:

🖥️ there is / there are
📁 files / folders
🔗 links
🌐 browser
📑 tabs

Example:

There is a laptop on the desk. There are many folders on the screen. These files look important.

🚀 9. Final Speaking Task (5 min)

💬 Mini Talk

👉 Describe your computer life:

Include:

🖥️ your setup
📁 your files
🌐 your browser
⬇️ downloads / uploads
🔐 passwords
📑 tabs

Example:

There is a laptop and a screen on my desk. I use Chrome browser. There are many files in my folders. I download and upload files every day.

📚 Homework

✍️ Writing Task

Write 8–10 sentences:

💻 Describe your computer setup

Use:

there is / there are
this / that / these / those
download / upload
file / folder / link / browser

Example:

There is a laptop on my desk.
There are many files in my folders.
This file is important.
That link is very useful.
I download files every day.
I upload documents for work.
I use Chrome browser.
There are usually five tabs open.

⭐ Challenge

Answer:

1️⃣ What is on your computer screen right now?
2️⃣ How many folders do you have?
3️⃣ Do you prefer this laptop or that computer? Why?
4️⃣ Do you download or upload more often?
5️⃣ What is the most important file on your computer?

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