E) Find answers to these questions:

1. What does the abbreviation ‘GUI’ stand for?

2. What is the contribution of Macintosh computers to the development of graphic environment?

3. What does the acronym ‘WIMP’ mean?

4. What computing environments based on graphics are mentioned in the text?

5. How do you run a program on a computer with a graphical interface?

6. Can you give two reasons for the importance of user-friendly interfaces?

5 Solve Anagrams

1) involving direct communication between a computer and the person using it (adjective) ____ACEEIINRTTV

2) a place where smth happens or exists _____ACILNOOT

3) a small arrow on a computer screen that you move by moving the mouse______

EINOPRT

4) a row of symbols (icons), usually below the menu bar, that represent the different commands or tools that a user needs to use a program_____ ABLOORT

5) the section of memory that temporarily stores data while it is being copied and pasted _____ ABDILOPRС

6) able to be used, may be obtained ______ AAABEILLV

7) a common boundary (граница) between systems, devices and programs _____ ACEEFINRT

8) the act of looking for data in a computer system _____ ACEHRS

9) to choose smth that is usually on screen _____ CEELST

10) able to work together; meet certain standards _____ ABCEILMOPT

3 The Very First Contacts with your Computer

Unit A Keys and Buttons

1 Vocabulary

alternate

alternative

to let

sign

to sign

signature

next

next to

below

between

above

оn the left/right /top/bottom

to the left/right

to arrange

arrangement

like

ordinary

same

order

to order

in order to

to vary

variant

various

to switch on/off/from

switch

to edit

edition

editor

word processing

word processor

within

to issue

issue

to produce

production

to combine

combination

for example

to describe

description

to state

statement

to fix

case

brief

kind

arrow

blank

space

blank space

to confirm

confirmation

line

to lose (lost)

to depend on

dependent

independent

dependence

independence

to apply

application

to affect

affection

layout

entry

margin

option

optional

to highlight

shift

capital

to lock

to adjust

adjustment

table

previous

to cancel

to change

change

access

to access

accessible

to follow

following

approximate

approximately

approximation

to recognize

recognition

a) chose the correct translation:

1) ordinary

a) независимый

b) обычный

c) краткий

d) предыдущий

2) table

a) таблица

b) строка

c) распознавание

d) описание

3) independent

a) независимый		b) обычный	c) краткий	d) предыдущий

4) line

a) таблица	b) строка		c) распознавание		d) описание

5) brief

a) независимый		b) обычный	c) краткий	d) предыдущий

6) recognition

a) таблица	b) строка		c) распознавание		d) описание

7) previous

a) независимый

b) обычный

c) краткий

d) предыдущий

8) description

a) таблица

b) строка

c) распознавание

d) описание

9) to follow

a) запирать

b) производить

c) следовать

d) подписывать

10) to lock

a) запирать	b) производить		c) следовать	d) подписывать

b) Match the words with their meanings:

1) produce 2) combination 3) arrange 4) sign 5) arrow 6) confirmation 7) approximate 8) between 9) same 10) for example

a) организовать b) стрелка c) производить d) подтверждение e) между f) приблизительный g) знак h) например i) одинаковый j) сочетание

с) Match the words with their definitions:

a) access b) adjust c) application d) cancel e) edit f) escape g) highlight h) margin i) optional j) word processor	to stop smth before it happens or before it is complete
	a type of computer application program used for typing and editing text documents
	to be able to open a file, website, program, database, etc.
	to leave an operation, command or program, etc.
	that you can choose to do or not do
	a computer program or set of programs designed for a particular type of real world job
	the spaces at the side of a printed page that do not contain text
	to change smth slightly
	to mark part of a text with a special coloured pen, or to mark an area on a computer screen to emphasize it or make it easier to see
	o prepare a piece of text to be published, making sure that it is correct, the right length, etc.

d) Make up two-word expressions:

1) capital 2) brief 3) word 4) keyboard 5) to access 6) application 7) to cancel 8) to sign 9) alternative 10) blank

processing a document data space layout letter character program an instruction description