THEORY
Activity 6 For each of the scenarios below, decide which of A-E is the best way to communicate the information. Give reasons for your choices. A a newsletter B
a flyer
C
a poster
D a website E
a multimedia presentation. Scenario
ABCDE
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Amika is in charge of preparing a document that is to be sent to all the parents of pupils in Excelsior School. The document will include news about recent events and activities. There will also be information about the parents’ evening, prizegiving and sports events. The Parent Teacher Association wants to include a quiz.
2
Douglas Cheung has been asked to share some sales information within his company, with a very large audience, at the same time and in the same place.
3
The school theatre group is presenting their own version of Romeo and Juliet. They want to advertise their play to everyone in the school.
4
The headteacher has decided that a school newsletter should be more widely available. She knows that there are former pupils in Egypt, the USA, Dubai and the West Indies. She would like them all to be able to see what is happening at the school today.
5
Junaid of All Computers Inc. wants as many people in the local area as possible to see an advertisement for a halfprice sale on laptops and netbooks.
Reason
Review and revise You should now be able to: describe a range of communication applications such as: ● newsletters ● flyers and posters ● websites ● multimedia presentations ● music scores ● cartoons. ● discuss the need for software that professional, corporate publications require.
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Session 1.6 Using a computer system to communicate
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