III. Economics of Ukraine.

Білет № 7

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (Indefinite (Simple), Continuous (Progressive), Active, Passive).

1. It (to rain) hard last night when I (to leave) the office.

2. Tomorrow at this time they (to discuss) this article.

3. He (take care off).

4. When I (to wake up), the sun (to shine) high in the sky.

5. When we (to come) to this town a new exhibition centre (to build) here.

II. Internet

The Internet is a computer-based worldwide information network. The Internet is composed of a large number of smaller interconnected networks called Internets. These Internets may connect tens, hundreds, of thousands of computers, enabling them to share information with each other and to share various resources, such as powerful supercomputers and databases or information. The Internet has made it possible for people all over the world to effectively and inexpensively communicate with each other. Unlike traditional broadcasting media, such as radio and television, the Internet is a decentralized system. Each connected individual can communicate with anyone else on the Internet, can publish ideas, and can sell products with a minimum overhead cost. In the future, the Internet may have a dramatic impact on higher education and business as more universities offer courses and more companies offer goods and services online.

The Internet is based on the concept of a client-server relationship between computers, also called a client /server architecture.

III. Business etiquette.

Білет № 8

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple або Present Perfect).

1. You (to do) a lot of interesting things in your life.

2. James Dean (to star) in the film Rebel without a Cause.

3. How many people (to die) in the Second World War?

4. We (to go) to the trade fair last week.

5. Who (to invent) the wheel?

II. Television

Television has become, for most of us, as much a part of our lives as the electricity that comes into our homes or the air we breathe. It is now a central part of what makes us who we are. It is not yet truly interactive. It speaks to us, but we do not speak back, except on a few phone-in programs. This is an interesting feature of something that has such a big influence on our lives.

Apart from sleeping, watching television is what people do most of in the UK and other countries, each person spending on average, just under four hours per day in front of the box. But the influence of television goes further, and cannot be measured just by the number of hours people have their television sets on.

Some people, certainly, treat it as background while they carry on having a meal, reading the paper or even listening to a CD. As anybody with small children knows, we quickly become deeply involved in what’s happening on the screen, and the language we use reflects this – we talk about being ‘glued’ to the television. Most of us rely on television as the main source of information for what is happening out there in the world. We gain our impressions of what Australia or the USA is like from their soap operas. And even without commercials, television can determine what we buy, what we talk about and what children play with.