- •Учебное пособие
- •My future profession
- •Look at these job advertisements. Which of them would interest you? Why?
- •Then please ring Paul a. Lawrence on 266407 or write to him at
- •Ring 45326.
- •Vocabulary List
- •Personnel Officer – руководитель отдела кадров
- •Use these clues to help you fill in the puzzle and find the hidden word. You can find all the words in the newspaper advertisements.
- •This is a questionnaire (анкета, опросный лист) for applicants. Answer the following questions:
- •How long were you in your last job?
- •Here are some thoughts of a student about his future profession. Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •Vocabulary List
- •Hobby, addiction, or future job?
- •Look through the text and divide it into logical parts. Say: What do they deal with?
- •Computer studies?
- •Vocabulary List
- •Retell the last 2 paragraphs in the reported speech.
- •Can you confess to being an information junky. How many hours a day do you spend on the Internet?
- •Output data 7
- •Vocabulary List
- •Text III
- •To your health
- •Vocabulary List eyestrain – зрительное напряжение
- •Find in the text equivalents to:
- •Fill in the table:
- •A) Translate the following recommendations. B) Give your recommendations how to cope.
- •Related Reading
- •Skim over the texts and say: What are they about?
- •Choose the text which interests you, read it and give the summary of the text. Masters of invention
- •All the news that fit to click
- •Look through the text and divide it into logical parts. Say: What do they deal with?
- •Read the text and find out if these statements correspond to the content of the text:
- •Prehistory
- •Vocabulary List
- •Look through the text and divide it into logical parts. Say: What do they deal with?
- •Read the text and find out how many stages there were in the development of computers. Complete the table containing some information about the development of computers.
- •The development of computers
- •Vocabulary List
- •True or false? Express your opinion.
- •Text III
- •Babbage's dream come true
- •Vocabulary List
- •Complete the table:
- •Translate into English
- •Related Reading
- •1. Look through the text and divide it into logical parts. Say: What do they deal with?
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •Billion dollar brain
- •Vocabulary List
- •Topics to discuss
- •Personal computer Prereading Discussion
- •Look through the text and answer the questions.
- •Personal computer
- •Vocabulary List
- •Give the summary of the text.
- •Make up the topic “ The computers we use at the university”.
- •4. Topic to discuss.
- •Text II
- •Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •What is a computer?
- •Vocabulary List
- •Which of the listed above statements are true/ false. Specify your answer using the text.
- •Match the following:
- •Text III
- •Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •Hardware
- •Vocabulary List
- •Which of the listed below statements are true/ false. Specify your answer using the text.
- •Give definitions to the following using the vocabulary.
- •Which of the following is Hardware?
- •Match the following:
- •Discuss in groups:
- •Text IV
- •Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •Types of software
- •Vocabulary List
- •2. Which of the following is Software?
- •3. Which of the listed below statements are true/ false. Specify your answer using the text:
- •4. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •5. Give definitions to the following using the vocabulary:
- •6. Discuss in groups:
- •Operating systems Prereading Discussion
- •Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •Operating systems
- •Vocabulary List
- •Match the following:
- •Which of the listed below statements are true or false? Specify your answer using the text.
- •Translate into English:
- •5. Discuss the following in groups:
- •Text II
- •1. Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •Windows 95
- •Vocabulary List
- •2. Which of the listed above statements are true/false. Specify your answer using the text.
- •Find the equivalents in the text:
- •What is:
- •Discuss in groups:
- •The internet Prereading Discussion
- •Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •The internet
- •Vocabulary List
- •Match the phrases with their Russian equivalents:
- •Find English equivalents to the following phrases:
- •Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Express your opinion to the following statements:
- •Text II
- •1. Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •The www and the internet
- •Vocabulary List World Wide Web- “Всемирная Паутина”
- •2. Which of the listed below statements are true/ false. Specify your answer using the text.
- •3. Define the following using the vocabulary:
- •Find the equivalents:
- •5. Match the following:
- •6. Discuss in groups:
- •Text III
- •1. Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •The language of e-mail
- •Vocabulary List
- •3. Write a summary of the text. Include only the information, ignore any extra remarks. Write in a neutral rather than an informal style.
- •7. Match these smileys to their meanings listed below:
- •Discuss:
- •Computer and crime Prereading Discussion
- •Skim over the text and say: What is it about?
- •Read the text and find out if these statements correspond to the content of the text:
- •The first hackers
- •Vocabulary List
- •Text II
- •Computer crimes
- •Vocabulary List
- •Find in the text the English equivalents to:
- •Analyze the underlined grammar constructions.
- •True or false?
- •Construct other sentences in these patterns (transitional expressions):
- •Text III Prereading Discussion
- •How many generations of hackers have there been?
- •Read the text and find out if these statements correspond to the content of the text:
- •Hackers of today
- •Vocabulary List
- •Analyze the underlined grammar constructions.
- •Translate into English. Хакеры: плохие или хорошие?
- •What is your opinion of hackers? Have you ever tried to break into else’s computer?
- •Viruses and vaccines Prereading Discussion
- •Read the articles from a newspaper and try to select the questions to the texts given below:
- •Vocabulary List
- •Analyze the underlined grammar constructions. Explain their use.
- •Give a short answer to each question. Text II.
- •Look through the text and divide it into logical parts. Say: What do they deal with?
- •Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •Viruses and vaccines
- •Vocabulary List
- •Give a summary of the text.
- •A) Translate the following advices into English: Если вы используете компьютер в своем бизнесе, то вы должны иметь антивирусные программы и обновлять их постоянно.
- •Express your opinion to the statements:
- •Text III
- •Read the article from The Observer and find out if these statements correspond to the content of the text:
- •Viruses infect one email in every 300
- •Vocabulary List
- •Oa programmers
- •Oa программистов
- •Список использованной литературы
Vocabulary List
schoolmate – одноклассник
least likely - вряд ли вероятно
maturity - зрелость
hang* around- разг.: бродить
obsessed – перен.: помешанный (на)
turn into - превратиться в
modest- скромный
surround - окружать
extremely - чрезвычайно
high-resolution - высокое paзрешение
call up - вызывать
image- образ
work of art - произведение искусства
art on demand – искусство по вызову
desert- пустыня
trouble - проблема
instant - мгновенный
appreciate - ценить
high school - амер.: старшие классы
overtake* - догнать, наверстать
profit - выгода, доход
replace - заменить
environment – здесь.: oбстановка
irresistible- непреодолимый
crucial - критический, решающий
disparate - разные, отличающиеся друг от друга
seek - искать
competitor - соперник, конкурент
attractive - привлекательный
desirable - желательный
defined - определенный
vision - видение, понимание
half-way to achieving (it) - на полпути к достижению
computer-literate - разбирающийся в компьютерах
claim - утверждать
user-friendly - легкий для пользования
accessible - доступный, достижимый
folder - папка
merely-просто
point - указывать
drag - тащить, тянуть
bin - корзина
persuade - убеждать
recognise - распознавать
handwriting - почерк
beyond - сверх, выше, вне
advance – здесь.: расти
complication - затруднение
face - сталкиваться
consumer - потребитель
completely- полностью, целиком
upset one's applecart - расстраивать чьи-то планы
thrive* - процветать, преуспевать
chunk - разг.: кусок, ломоть
viewing audience - зрительская аудитория
ever made - когда-либо выпущенный
drastically - резко, решительно
ahead - заранее
fatigue - уставший
straight – здесь.: подряд
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Topics to discuss
1. Bill Gates and his schoolmates.
2. Gate's mansion (особняк).
3. Gate's empire.
4. Microsoft and IBM.
5. Hyper TV.
Topics for Essays, Oral or Written Reports
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From the abacus to the computer.
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The evolution of computers in terms of generations.
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Computer — a God's gift or a Devil's toy?
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If I were the inventor of computer ...
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If there were no computers they had to be thought out.
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Science fiction: serving the science.
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The future of “Hyper TV”.
Unit IV.
Personal computer Prereading Discussion
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Who uses computers today? How do the computers influence your life?
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When did the first personal computers appear? How was it different from the computers that preceded it?
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How do you use your computer?
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What components of computer system do you know?
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Are people the most important component of computer system?
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What is the difference between hardware and software? Name hardware devices.
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What are the basic types of memory used in a PC?
TEXT I
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Look through the text and answer the questions.
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What's the difference between a personal microcomputer and a microcomputer?
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How is a personal computer characterized in the text?
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Where can PC be applied?