8. Complete the tables. The necessary words are in the text. Translate all words.

Noun	Adjective		Noun	Verb
1	qualitative		8	transmit
dependence	2		recording	9
3	flexible		improvement	10
4	major		11	establish
5	voiceless		dependence	12
6	capable		13	distort
core	7		14	reinforce
			incorporation	15
			16	feature
			17	distort

9. Match the words with a similar meaning.

1. to permit 2. response 3. to attach 4. apparatus 5. establishment 6. reinforcement 7. many 8. cell phone 9. immediately 10. feature 11. to abbreviate 12. to display 13. field 14. common

a) to reduce b) device c) to connect d) mobile phone e) usual f) to show g) installation h) property i) sphere j) at once k) a lot of l) to allow m) intensification n) answer

10. Match the words with an opposite meaning.

1. disadvantage 2. to improve 3. to attach 4. dependent 5. more 6. quality 7. response 8. to delete 9. huge 10. useful

a) to disconnect b) to restore c) independent d) advantage e) small f) to deteriorate g) less h) quantity i) question j) useless

11. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

core	distortion	records	main	majority
incorporated	flexibility	transducer	transmitter	quality

1. Digital cameras are … into a lot of mobile phones.

2. An electro acoustic … which produces sound in response to an electrical audio signal input is a loudspeaker.

3. A peripheral doesn’t form part of the … computer architecture.

4. A digital camera is the … device used in the field of digital photography.

5. … is one of the disadvantages which scanners have.

6. Low manufacturing cost and … are the advantages of webcams.

7. The … of digital cameras can record moving video and photos.

8. The first microphone which was invented by Emile Berliner in 1876 was used as a telephone voice transmitter … .

9. Printers improve in performance and … therefore users can do a lot on their local ones.

10. A digital camera … images via an electronic image sensors.

Language Study. Compound Nouns.

Study these examples of compound nouns and their meaning.

washing machine = a machine for washing clothes

volume control = a means for controlling volume

block diagram = a diagram which represents the circuit in blocks

handheld computer = a type of computer which you can carry in your hands or in your pocket

The last word in compound nouns is the main one, while other words can mean different things – purpose, material, place, person, etc. But the entire group denotes one thing.

When you explain what this or that noun mean, you can use for + -ing structure or relative clause with which, who, where, that.

A video cassette recorder is a device for recording video.

A video cassette recorder is a device which helps to record video.