Chapter One: Using ICT to Search for Information

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Introduction

(a) Poem on ICT

Recite the following poem and answer the questions that follow.

What a revolution!
We suffer no more
It eases our search
A search for knowledge
What a place to be
The age of ICT.

Bored we will never be
Entertained and educated
Our thoughts increased in speed
Our knowledge enriched at a click
The click of your finger
Brings you back tons of information.

Be wary though
It may bring woes to your life
If not lack of privacy
It is loss of control
Of what to believe or not
It is then isolation
Becoming antisocial
Too much of anything is indeed harmful.

Questions

1. What is the poem about?

The poem is about the benefits and dangers of ICT (Information and Communications Technology). It praises how ICT makes searching for knowledge easy but also warns about privacy loss, isolation and becoming antisocial if overused.

2. What is ICT?

ICT stands for Information and Communications Technology. It refers to technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications (computers, internet, phones, etc.).

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of ICT?

Advantages: Eases search for knowledge, entertains and educates, increases speed of thoughts, enriches knowledge quickly.
Disadvantages: Lack of privacy, loss of control over information, isolation, becoming antisocial, and too much use can be harmful.

(b) Find the meaning of the following words and construct a sentence for each: ease, enrich, wary, woe, antisocial.

  • ease – to make something less difficult. ICT eases our search for information.
  • enrich – to improve the quality of something. Reading enriches our vocabulary.
  • wary – careful or cautious. We should be wary of false information online.
  • woe – great sorrow or trouble. Too much screen time can bring woes to your health.
  • antisocial – not wanting to be with other people. Spending all day online can make a person antisocial.
English in Motion – Idioms, Phrasal Verbs & Sayings
Idiom: “At the click of a button” – very quickly and easily using technology.
Phrasal verb: look up – to search for information. Look up the word in the dictionary.
Saying: “Too much of anything is harmful.” – Excess of even good things can be bad.

(c) Story: Lost in the Wild

Lwaga woke up to the sounds of birds chirping. “The birds! What time is it?” he murmured to himself with his eyes still closed. He knew he was late for school. He tried to wake up, but he couldn’t move a muscle. His body ached all over. When he managed to sit up, he held his head in his hands as if it were heavy. He looked around in confusion. “Where am I?” He muttered to himself. Slowly his memory came back. He had been involved in a plane crash!

He had won a Geography Essay Competition on water preservation in Africa. He was awarded, together with other things, a paid trip to the Kingdom of Lesotho, a tiny landlocked country bordered by South Africa. He remembered his excitement to visit The Kingdom in the Sky, as it is famously known, and see Katse Dam, the second largest dam in Africa.

What happened to Lwaga?

He was involved in a plane crash while travelling to Lesotho after winning a Geography Essay Competition.

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Search Engines and Browsers

Common search engines: Google, Bing, Yahoo
Common browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera Mini, Microsoft Edge, Safari

1. Which browsers and search engines have you ever used?

Possible answers: Google, Chrome, Firefox, Opera Mini, Bing, etc. (Students give personal answers.)

2. Why did you use them?

To search for information, do homework, watch videos, read news, communicate, etc.

Accessing TIE E-Library

  1. Make sure you have a Gmail account and internet connection.
  2. Open a browser of your choice.
  3. Type https://ol.tie.go.tz or ol.tie.go.tz in the address bar.
  4. Choose to continue with Google.
  5. Type your Gmail account and password.
  6. You are ready to search and read books!
English in Motion – Useful Expressions
Phrasal verb: log in – to enter a website using username and password.
Phrasal verb: search for – to look for information.
Idiom: “Surf the net” – to spend time looking at different websites.

Grammar Practice (Form One Level)

Simple Present Tense

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb:

1. She __________ (search) for information every day.
2. ICT __________ (make) learning easier.
3. We __________ (use) Google to find answers.

1. searches   2. makes   3. use

Articles (a, an, the)

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the:

1. ICT is __________ useful tool.
2. She opened __________ browser.
3. __________ Internet helps students a lot.

1. a   2. a   3. The

Prepositions

Choose the correct preposition:

1. He searched __________ information online. (for / on)
2. Log __________ to your account. (in / on)
3. The website is __________ the internet. (in / on)

1. for   2. in   3. on

Quick Revision Questions

1. What does ICT stand for?

Information and Communications Technology

2. Name three search engines and three browsers.

Search engines: Google, Bing, Yahoo.
Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera Mini / Edge / Safari.

3. Mention two advantages and two disadvantages of ICT.

Advantages: easy access to information, education & entertainment.
Disadvantages: privacy issues, isolation / becoming antisocial.

4. What is the address of the TIE E-Library?

https://ol.tie.go.tz or ol.tie.go.tz

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