Unit 12: American IT Companies

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This unit describes 15 large American IT companies that all IT students and professionals should be familiar with.

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Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Top 15 American IT Companies

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

For some reason, most of the large IT companies in the world are American. For instance Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, etc. As an IT professional, you are expected to know about big IT corporations, revenue, profits, budgets, and other economic matters. Why? Because these things affect your capacity to perform your tasks. The economy tends to go in cycles. In an up cycle, you will get resources… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

Our Computer Design and Layout class professor advised us that most industry professionals use Adobe software.

Symantec is famous for their antivirus software which protects computers from malware.

Benjamin Curtis, the popular "Dude, you're getting a Dell" spokesperson was fired in 2003 after he was arrested on drug possession charges in New York City.

Google's unofficial company motto is "Don't be evil", a phrase coined by engineer Paul Buchheit.

Over 2 billion people use Facebook to communicate with friends and family.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

Which company has the most revenue? Why do you think they have so much revenue? Is this number likely to increase or decrease in the future?

Why do some companies like Apple and Microsoft have such a high profit margin? Does this mean they are taking advantage of people? Do you trust a company with a high profit margin? Or are they cheating?

Why do you think most of the big IT companies in the world are American? Are there any countries that will overtake the USA in the next 100 years? Why or why not?

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