Questions:

1. What means of telecommunication do you know?

2. Why do we try to develop all types of telecommunica­tion?

3. Can we connect to the Internet using our cell phone to­day?

4. What was invented late in the nineteenth century?

5. What technology made a great contribution to a long-range communication?

6. Was there wireless telegraphy as a means of regular com­munication before the outbreak of the First World War?

7. What new telecommunication services do you know?

8. What do you see as the most interesting developments in the near future?

9. Do you agree that telephones are as much a part of infrastructure of our so­ciety as roads or electricity, and competition will make them cheaper?

10. What is your favourite means of telecommunication?

Vocabulary:

telecommunication телекоммуникация, дальняя связь;

to develop развивать, совершенствовать

to deny отрицать, отказываться от

cell phone мобильный телефон

exchange обмен

permanent постоянный

tool инструмент

effectively эффективно

to consider считать, полагать

operator оператор

to provide обеспечивать, снабжать

network сеть, система

subscriber подписчик, клиент

to receive получать, принимать, воспринимать

facility pi. оборудование, аппаратура

to augment увеличивать, прибавлять

invention изобретение

to expand расширять, увеличивать

installation установка, размещение

to extend распостранять, расширять

gradually постепенно, понемногу

to compete конкурировать, соревноваться

contribution содействие, вклад

wireless беспроволочный, дистанционный

outbreak зд. внезапное начало

to establish основывать, создавать

valuable ценный, полезный

supplement дополнение, добавление

immediate внезапный, безотлагательный

influence воздействие, влияние

to broadcast передавать в эфире, вещать

interval промежуток, интервал

infrastructure инфраструктура

electricity электричество

microwave микроволновый

transmitter передатчик

boon благо, дар; перимущество

remote отдаленный, далекий

benefits услуги, выгоды, привилегии

terrestrial земной, наземный

Dialogue:

- Give me 100 first-class stamps, please.

- Here you are.That will be 25 dollars.Anything else?

- Yes, I want 20 airmail stamps for Europe.

- Okay.Your total bill is 34 dollars.

- May I have a receipt?

- Of course (gives a receipt).

- I also need airmail labels.

- All right, sir.

- One more question. I want to register this letter.Can I do it at your window?

- No.Go to the second window on your right.

- I want to send this letter by registered mail.

- You have to fill out this form. Do you want a return receipt?

- What is a return receipt?

- The addressee signs a receipt when he recieves a registered letter or a package. This receipt is returned to you by airmail by the Post Office. A return receipt is your proof that the letter was delivered.

- Okay.I would like to have a return receipt.

- Then you have to fill an additional form that looks like a post card. Come back to this window as soon as you have filled out the forms.