7. Закончите предложения:

• The electronic ... is very complex.

4 More than 100.000 pieces of ..., and when the operator wants answers, he asks ..., and for solving the problem.

• In one third of ... two 127-digit ...

• The same machine does ... in any given time period,

and ...

• The machine can flash ...

• ... can give any answer or ...

4 But it is ..., who do the thinking, who ... to find answer and ...

4 Machines ... for us, but they do not ... for us.

• ... of electronic devices, miles of electronic wire.

• ... an operator feeds facts, figures and symbols into the machine, to be ...

8. Определите истинность или ложность следующих предложений:

• The electronic system of a computer is very simple.

• More than 50 pieces of information can be stored in one machine.

• In second a computer can multiply two 970-digit numbers.

• Machines think for us, but they do not work for us.

• The computer can not do a lot of operations.

9. Переведите с русского языка на английский:

4 Больше, чем 100.000 частей информации могут быть сохранены в одной машине.

• Компьютеры работают за нас, но они не могут ду­мать вместо нас.

4 Электронная система компьютера очень сложна.

• Машина выполняет работу вместо тысячи обучен­ных математиков за один и тот же период времени, а главное, без ошибок.

• За l/З секунды компьютер может умножить два числа.

10. Прочтите мнения людей о значении компьютера

в современном мире. Согласитесь с одним из мнений.

Clare (17): I really enjoy using my computer. It’s so interesting. I can make new friends and chat with them on the Internet. Now I have two close friends from Italy and Canada. Next summer we are going to meet in Paris and spend a week together visiting museums and painting. Painting is our hobby. Besides, the Internet helps me in my studies. I can find the necessary information and ideas on the Internet and then use it in my work.

Jason (12): I’m learning how to use the computer. It’s very important for me because I want to be a computer programmer. I enjoy playing computer games. It’s so exciting. Sometimes I am lucky and sometimes I am not, but I hate losing and try my chances again.

Mr O’Neal (their father): Computers ofer wonderful opportunities for everybody. But I think that young people spend too much time using computers. They don’t have time (and sometimes wish) for communication with their relatives and friends, for reading, sport and other traditional hobbies. Computers are dangerous and addictive (вызывают привыкание).

Mrs O’Neal (their mother): I hate computers. Children sit in front of them for hours. It’s bad for their eyes. They can’t stop playing cruel and silly games.

They become nervous, angry and tired. Computers are a waste of time. Children use them only for games and don’t really learn anything.

11. Составьте диалог о том, что такое компьютер, ис­пользуя активные слова из упражнения № 1.

1. You are playing an interesting computer game. But you haven’t done your homework. Your mother is angry. She wants you to stop playing.

2. Your friend is fond of computer games. He spends all the time playing. Ask him to go for a walk with you/to play football in the afternoon/to go to the school party.