See the Unit 13 from the Oxford Practice Grammar by George Yule and follow the instructions.

Do the grammar exercises: Unit 13/13.1-13.3 p. 70 Oxford Practice Grammar. Supplementary exercises, 2007 by George Yule.

Задания на СРМ:

Ex 1 Make a presentation on the following topic “The role of computers in modern life”

http://www.english-easy.info/topics/topics_Scientific_technological_progress.php#axzz2B47MFA98

Ex 2 Doing grammar exercises Unit 90/90.1-90.3 p. 181 Advanced Grammar in Use, 2006 by Martin Hewings

Unit 12 Theme: Interactive board. How does it work?

Grammar: Adjectives with Infinitives and Gerunds

Objectives: By the end of this unit, students should be able to use active vocabulary of this theme in different forms of speech exercises. Students should be better at discussing Interactive board. Students should know the rule of Although, while, however, despite and fulfill grammar exercises.

Methodical instructions: This theme must be worked out during two lessons a week according to timetable.

Lexical material: Introduce and fix new vocabulary on theme “Interactive board.”. Define the basic peculiarities of its functions and its role in our life. Grammar: Introduce and practice the Adjectives aith Infinitives and Gerunds.

Ex.1 Read and translate the text:

Interactive board. How does it work?

An interactive whiteboard is a piece of hardware that looks much like a standard whiteboard but it connects to a computer and a projector in the classroom to make a very powerful tool. When connected, the interactive whiteboard becomes a giant, touch-sensitive version of the computer screen. Instead of using the mouse, you can control your computer through the interactive whiteboard screen just by touching it with a special pen (or, on some types of boards, with your finger). Anything that can be accessed from your computer can be accessed and displayed on the interactive whiteboard, for example Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, photographs, websites or online materials. Using special software included with the interactive whiteboard, you can also interact with images and text projected on the board: rearranging them, changing their size, colour, etc. This offers a much more interactive experience than using a standard whiteboard or using a data projector alone. The memorystore, a microscopic component that can "remember" electrical states even when turned off. It's expected to be far cheaper and faster than flash storage. A theoretical concept since 1971, it has now been built in labs and is already starting to revolutionize everything we know about computing, possibly making flash memory, RAM, and even hard drives obsolete within a decade.

The memorystore is just one of the incredible technological advances sending shock waves through the world of computing. Other innovations in the works are more down-to-earth, but they also carry watershed significance. From the technologies that finally make paperless offices a reality to those that deliver wireless power, these advances should make your humble PC a far different beast come the turn of the decade.

In the following sections, we outline the basics of 15 upcoming technologies, with predictions on what may come of them. Some are breathing down our necks; some advances are still just out of reach. And all have to be reckoned with.

Ex 2 Answer the questions:

1 What is interactive whiteboard?

2. How does interactive whiteboard work?

3. What has now been built in labs and is already starting to revolutionize everything we know about computing?

4. What parts does PC consist of?

5. What is flash storage?

Ex 3 Mark true and false sentences:

1. An interactive whiteboard connects to a computer and a projector in the classroom to make a very powerful tool

2. When connected, the interactive whiteboard becomes a small, touch-sensitive version of the computer screen

3. Instead of using the mouse, you can control your computer through the interactive whiteboard screen just by touching it with a special pen

Ex 4 Summarize the text

Grammar: Adjectives with Infinitives and Gerunds