VI. Writing a summary

Exercise 2. 1) ACB 2) CAB

Exercise 3. Major information pieces: 1), 4), 6).

Exercise 4.1) Computers can be programmed to model real-life or imaginary systems.

2) Simulations can be helpful in doing research under dangerous conditions, such as testing new equipment or studying the hardly observable objects.

Exercise 5. Set A: BG places priority on implementation of educational programs.

Set B: Oil-wells vary in their parameters depending upon the purpose for which they are drilled.

Set C: Safeguarding the health and safety of BG employees, and all those affected by its business, and the protection of the environment are critical to the BG's overall success.

Exercise 6.

China is becoming a gargantuan tech consumer

Exercise 7.

The passage focuses on China's expansion through acquisition on the US market of PC production.

Exercise 8.

1) Computer systems breaking tools are becoming user-friendlier, therefore (cause-consequence) more and more people are now able to hack such systemsin order (purpose) tosteal or abuse the information.So (result, cause-consequence)we need to take measures to prevent computer crime.

Exercise 9.

1. Computer VS mainframe, minicomputer - general–specific

2. Portable computer VS desktop - contrast

3. Research-learning – method-purpose

4. Small size VS mobility - cause-consequence

5. Notebook VS laptop - equivalence

6. Computer VS mouse - part-whole

7. Programming VS automation - method-purpose

8. Input devices VS output devices - contrast

9. Output devices VS printer - general-specific

10. Scanner VS printer - equivalence

VII. Writing a research paper

Exercise 1. 1T.2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.F

Exercise 21c 2d 3i 4a 5g 6e 7b 8h 9j 10k 11f

Exercise 3.1 short 2 one 3 abbreviations 4 they are essential 5 briefly 6 results 7 simple present 8 detailed discussion 9 in the first

Exercise 4. bcefghkl

Exercise 5. acdhj

Exercise 6. 1T 2T 3T 4F 5T 6T 7T 8F 9T 10T

Exercise 7. 2R 3MP 4D 5MP 6R 7D 8R 9R 10D

Exercise 8. c d e b a

Exercise 9. 1S 2D 3L 4C

Exercise 10. 1B 2C 3E 4C 5D

VIII. Graph description (ielts format)

Exercise 1. 1D 2С 3B 4A 5F 6E

Exercise 2.1 shows 2 start, high 3 population 4 was 5 joined 6 a drop 7 rise 8 compared

Exercise 3.

1) There was a fall to 6,000 by 1968 which was followed by an increase to 8,000 by 1970. 2) It fluctuated around 100 in 1999 to levelout in the year 2,000. 3) The downward trend reaching 15,000 in 1960 was followed by a gradual decline to 2,000. 4) A slow fall to 900 was preceded by a 1998 rapid rise to 1,000 in 1998. 5) A slow decrease to 100 led to a quick drop to 15. 6) A Christmas peak was followed by a drop-back to the November levels of 500. 7) It rose to 35,000 by 1960 but later fell to 12,000 by 1962

Exercise 5. 1J 2G 3B 4A 5I 6E 7D 8F 9C. H is extra

Exercise 6.

A tenth	Ten percent	One in 10
A fifth	Twenty percent	One in five
A third	Just over thirty percent	One in three
Three quarters	Seventy five percent	Three out of four
Two thirds	Just over sixty per cent	Two out of three
A quarter	Twenty five percent	One in four

Exercise 7. 1C2B3D4A5G6E7F

#	Figures	#	Phrases
1	$220 - $200	C	A is a bit/a little/slightly more expensive than B
2	$300-$200	B	A is considerably/much/a lot/far more expensive than B
3	$120- $200	D	A is not nearly as expensive as B
4	$180-$200	A	A is almost/nearly/not quite expensive as B
5	$400-$200	G	A is twice as expensive as B
6	$450-$200	E	A is more than twice as expensive as B
7	$600-$200	F	A is three times as expensive as B