Topical vocabulary

the threat of unemployment	угроза безработицы
required qualifications	необходимая квалификация
the industrial scene	экономическая ситуация
to adapt to new circumstances	приспосабливаться к новым условиям
opinion polls of attitudes in Russia	опросы общественного мнения Россиян
to be satisfied with smb job	получать удовлетворение от работы
Institute of Information & Space Technologies	Институт информационных и космических технологий
short breaks	перемены
a «lunch hour»	большая перемена (обед)
we have two terms in a year	в учебном году два семестра
a top specialist	ведущий специалист
the movie	фильм, кино
….than any library on Earth.	…. чем любая библиотека на Земле
to have linguistic abilities	обладать лингвистическими способностями
to be mouse-potato	тот, кто проводит свободное время, просиживая в интернете или играя в компьютерные игры
to be motivated	мотивированный; заинтересованный; стремящийся; сознательно выполняющий
monitoring	(непрерывное наблюдение за каким-либо объектом с фиксацией его основных параметров)
computer facilities	компьютерное оборудование
stimulating	побудительный, стимулирующий
to comment on the text	беседовать по тексту
overseas students of NArFU	иностранные студенты САФУ
to be up-to-date with progress	не отставать от прогресса
sending and receiving e-mails	посылать и получать сообщения

Exercise1.

Match the highlighted words or word combinations in the text with their definitions.

1. the theory and practice of using computers to store and analyze information;

2. completely certain about something;

3. become/make larger;

4. a computer system which links documents and pictures into a database that is stored in computers in many different parts of the world and that people everywhere can use;

5. available on or performed using the Internet or other computer network;

6. an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress;

7. a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols;

8. things that happen or take place;

9. the action or process of investing money for profit or material result;

10. the ability to do something well; expertise.

Exercise2.

Put the letters in order to complete the phrases.

1.____________ is a widely used information system on the Internet that provides facilities for documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another. (Wrlod Wied eWb);

2._______________ is a system of sending written messages electronically from one computer to another. (ami-el);

3. If you are _________________about something, you have the latest information about it. (Ut-po-atde).

4. Generally, there are two types of workers-those who wait to be told what to do, and those who think things through and keep busy by constantly finding __________________ that need performing. (kasts);

5. At work, as in life, things sometimes go wrong. Problems need to be solved. No one (especially an employer) wants to work with people who only see __________________, but not solutions. (plerobsm).