5 Listening

a) Listen to Part 1 of this conversation between a shop assistant and a customer. Tick (√) the correct the correct answers to these questions:

Buying a computer

1) The customer wants a computer for:

[ ] writing

[ ] graphics

[ ] games

[ ] Internet

[ ] video

2) A multimedia computer provides:

[ ] sound

[ ] graphics

[ ] animation

[ ] telephone

[ ] video

b) Listen to Part 2 of the conversation. In column A, tick the hardware items named:

A	B	Device
		Multimedia computer
		Multimedia notebook
		Subnotebook
		Laptop
		Handheld
		Printer
		Monitor
		modem

c) Listen again to the conversation. In column B, Tick the items the assistant recommends.

Portable Computers

1 Vocabulary

template

to clip

clipboard

pattern

to recognize

recognition

pixel

to refer

to be referred

reference

reference book

to convert

conversion

primary

transmit

transmission

charge

free of charge

to charge

to recharge

rechargeable

to launch

feature

advice

to advise

advisable

survey

similar

a) chose the correct translation:

1) advice

a) заряд

b) совет

c) запуск

d) обзор

2) charge

a) заряд

b) совет

c) запуск

d) обзор

3) to convert

a) вырезать

b) преобразовать

c) относиться

d) советовать

4) to clip

a) вырезать

b) преобразовать

c) относиться

d) советовать

5) reference book

a) заряд

b) обзор

c) справочник

d) образец

6) primary

a) обзор

b) первичный

c) справочный

d) распознавание

7) pattern

a) заряд

b) обзор

c) справочник

d) образец

8) recognition

a) распознавание

b) заряд

c) совет

d) запуск

9) launch

a) заряд

b) совет

c) запуск

d) обзор

10) survey

a) заряд

b) совет

c) запуск

d) обзор

b) Match the words with their meanings:

to recognize to convert to launch to advise to refer to recharge template similar feature primary

a) ссылаться b) запустить c) зарядить d) подобный e) первичный f) преобразовать g) шаблон h) черта i) распознать j) советовать

с) Match the words with their definitions:

1) clipboard 2) feature 3) template 4) transmission 5) pixel 6) reference 7) conversion 8) rechargeable 9) advisable 10) similar

a) the smallest single point on a visual display screen b) wise, sensible, recommended c) a file or memory area where computer data is kept for a short time while the user cuts or copies sth from an open document d) something important, interesting or typical of a place or thing e) like, of the same sort f) a data item that contains information such as an address or index which shows where another data item may be found g) a change, especially from one system to another, or from one form to another h) the action of sending sth out from one person, machine or thing to another i) that is able to be filled with electricity each time the electricity it contains is used j) a plan of sth that is used as a model for producing other similar examples