- •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
to witness – засвидетельствовать
proliferation – /prəu,lifi’reiʃn/ -- распространение
to dedicate – предназначать
metering – /’mi:təriη/ - измерение
injection – вложение, внесение
word processor – текстовый процессор
at the disposal – в распоряжении
to handle – управлять, обращаться с
high - level language – язык высокого уровня
to utilize – использовать
recreation – развлечение, отдых
electronic message center – электронный центр обмена сообщениями, передачи сообщений
to facilitate – содействовать, способствовать, облегчать
computer-assisted – автоматизированный, выполняемый с применением компьютера
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Give the summary of the text.
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Make up the topic “ The computers we use at the university”.
At the university you have a special subject – computer science – where you learn to use computers properly. You also use computers studying other subjects. Describe the computers you work on according to the following plan:
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the make and the model of the computer you use;
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the type and number of disks it has;
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the volume of memory;
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the type of extras;
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the kind of monitor;
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what machines it is compatible with;
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what programs you can use with;
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the advantages and disadvantages this computer has.
4. Topic to discuss.
More and more people begin using computers in their work. Some of them cannot imagine their life without this invention of the 20th century. Children find computer games very interesting. Are computers one of the greatest or the most dangerous inventions?
Say whether you use a computer in your work or for playing computer games. Do you use your computer in any other way or for any other purposes?
a) Read the following arguments. Think of some more.
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Computers are one of the greatest inventions |
Computers are one of the most dangerous inventions |
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1.They save a lot of time. 2. They can do calculations and other things which are not interesting for people to do. 3. They help you to process information.
4. You can learn many things using a computer as a tutor. 5. You can relax playing computer games. |
1. They are dangerous for your health. 2. People waste a lot of time playing computer games. 3. You can lose the results of your work if something goes wrong with the computer. 4. Some people live in a virtual reality not in the real world. 5. Children cannot do the simplest arithmetic sums because they rely on computers. |
b) Discuss the problem in groups of 3-5 students in order to make a decision.
c) Fill in the chart and give your reasons.
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Computers are one of the greatest inventions |
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Computers are one of the most dangerous inventions |
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