- •Introduction to the Computing……………………………………….5
- •Definitions.……………………………………………………………….45
- •Topics for Essays, Oral or Written Reports……………………….92
- •Introduction to the Computing
- •I.1 translate the following phrases.
- •I.4 Do you agree with the statements below? Correct the wrong ones.
- •I.5 Ask questions to each other.
- •I.6 Ask your fellow students some questions to each sentence.
- •I.9 a) Having read the dialogue above you should decide whether the following statements and suggestions are true or false. Change a false statement to make it true.
- •1. Prefix tables
- •I.10 Practise using underlined words with negative prefixes. Contradict the following statements in the same way as the example. Not all the words you need are in the table above.
- •I.13 construct words or phrases to replace the underlined words.
- •I.18 a) Translate the following into Russian, mind the prefixes.
- •7. Space / time the following units of measure are used to define storage and transmission capacities
- •I.19 match the words with their definitions.
- •*** Key expressions to be used in your own Dialogues
- •I.22 Do you know the difference? Translate the words below the table & put them in.
- •I.23 Do you know these words? Translate them…
- •I.24 decide what the prefixes mean in the following.
- •I.25 Fill in the gaps with the correct prefix from the box.
- •I.26 a) Fill in the table below with the words underneath.
- •I.29 match the beginnings & the endings (there are several definitions for some terms).
- •I.30 Ask each other questions using the above-mentioned terms.
- •This is a computer Prereading Discussion
- •Text 1a Computing & Computers
- •1.2 Read the international words.
- •1.4 Staying their part of speech, translate the groups of words of the same root. Find different ones.
- •1.5 Translate the sentences.
- •1.6 Translate the sentences.
- •1.7 Translate the sentences.
- •1.8 B) match the following underlined phrases with the hints below the line.
- •1.9 Translate the sentences.
- •1.10 Translate the following phrases, mind the attributive groups.
- •1.11 Define the predicate & translate the sentences.
- •1.14 Complete the sentences:
- •Text1b Computer
- •Dialogue1.16 Dramatize the dialogue. Give your opinion about having a computer at home.
- •Vocabulary ratings
- •10-14 Correct: Good 15-17 correct: Excellent 18-20 correct: Exceptional
- •1.17 The statements below were results of the survey comparing boys and girls. Match the beginning with the endings. Girls… Boys…
- •Word Power
- •Text 1Cb) Read & translate the article, render it, & discuss the problem. Computer Studies?
- •1.18 A) find in text 1d underneath the answers to the questions.
- •1.19 Express the main idea of the article above using the following.
- •1.20 Choose the definition to match the given terms.
- •1.21 Match the best term to the given definition.
- •1.24 Fill in the gaps using the words from the box below.
- •1.26 Say if these statements are true or false (correct the false ones).
- •Unit Two
- •Choosing the right meaning
- •Ability n. Способность; умение; 2. Дарования, способности
- •2.2 Translate the words of the same root.
- •2.3 Match the synonyms.
- •2.4 Translate the phrases.
- •2.4 Match the following with the hints below the line.
- •2.7 Translate the following.
- •2.8 Complete the sentences according to the text.
- •Dialogue 2.10 Dramatize the dialogue & make your own ones. Using portable calculators
- •Text 2b Prehistory
- •2.12 A) Translate the following words. B) Give some examples from the dictionary.
- •2.13 Match the antonyms (there may be more then two of them).
- •2.14 A) Match the synonyms (there are more than two of them).
- •2.15 Find the answers to the questions below in text 2c.
- •2.16 Match the beginnings & the endings.
- •2.17 Say if the following statements are true or false. Change the false into the true ones.
- •2.18 Make your own dialogue about the prehistory of mind tools.
- •2.20 Answer the following questions & add your own to make a dialogue according to the text read.
- •2.21 Put in the proper words from the box.
- •2.22 Translate the sentences, mind the underlined words.
- •2.23 Translate into English.
- •How Modern Are You?
- •Add up Your Score and Read the Analysis
- •The Analysis
- •Unit three Computer Generations
- •The evolutionofcomputersinterms ofgenerations.
- •If therewerenocomputerstheyhadtobethoughtout.
- •3.1 Choose the proper term for each definition.
- •3.2 Choose the proper definition for the term, & translate them.
- •3.5 Find antonyms for the following words:
- •3.8 Find Russian equivalents for the given below.
- •3.12 Ask your interlocutors
- •3.13 Match the beginnings with the endings.
- •3.14 Translate the sentences below, mind the underlined words.
- •Dialogue 3.15 Complete the dialogue. Basic units of a computer
- •Dialogue 3.16 Complete the dialogue. Computer generations
- •What does the term the Fifth Generation describe?
- •It describes … .
- •3.17 Define the parts of speech & translate these words.
- •3.18 Translate.
- •3.19 Find Russian equivalents to the following words & phrases.
- •3.20 Translate these sentences.
- •3.21 Translate these sentences, say if the verb to have is: a) notional, b) auxiliary, c) modal, d) a part of a set phrase.
- •3.22 Define the -ed form & translate the sentences.
- •3.26 Translate into English.
- •Computer Systems
- •Handle n. 1. Ручка, рукоять, рукоятка; V.T. 2. Трогать, брать; обращаться, справляться 3. Торговать;
- •Amount n. 1. Сумма; 2. Количество; V.I. 3. Составлять, достигать, быть равным / равносильным; сводиться к;
- •4.3 Put the nouns into the proper column, add their meanings.
- •4.4 Find English equivalents to the following.
- •4.5 Using a dictionary match synonyms (a - b).
- •4.6 Match the following with the hints below the line.
- •4.7 Match each component in column I with its definition.
- •4.7 Complete the table in your exercise books.
- •4.8 Guess or Match the following abbreviations with the phrases and meanings.
- •4.13 Add another word, abbreviation, or part of a word, to complete common 'computer' words and phrases given below.
- •4.14 Complete this text with the words from the box.
- •4.15 Do you remember the English terms for the following?
- •4.16 Make sure you know what these mean in English.
- •4.17 Arrange the following terms around the most general one.
- •4.18 Express the main idea of the article above using the following.
- •4.25 Translate the sentences.
- •4.29 State the function of the infinitive and translate the following.
- •4.31 Translate the following.
1. Prefix tables
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Negative / positive |
(-) un- non- in-(im- il- ir-) a- ab- dis- de- anti-counter- mis- mal- pseudo- ; (+) re- over- pro- |
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Size |
semi- mini- micro- mega- pico- giga- |
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Location |
inter- sup(e)r- ultra- trans- ex- extra- peri- |
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Time and order |
pre- ante- fore- post- |
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Number
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mono- one- homo- uni- [ju:nɪ] (single- bi-[baɪ] twin- / two)- du-/ di- doubl(e)- tri- penta- hex- oct- multi- centi- kilo- milli- hecto- deca- deci- |
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Others prefixes |
pro- auto- со- con-, etc. |
c) Fill in the gaps in the tables below (work in your exercise books).
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2. Negative and positive prefixes | |||||||||||||
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Prefix fill in the blanks: |
Meaning (русское соответствие) |
Examples (root) translate: | |||||||||||
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un- in- -+m, b, p -+l -+r |
Negative not (не-) |
unmagnetized / неспособный (able) // incomplete instability /недостаточный (sufficient) // impossible / неустойчивость (steadiness), неизмеримый (measurable), столкновение (pact), неустойчивость (balance) // illegal / неграмотный (literate), нелогичный (logical) // irregular irrational / неуместный (relevant) неустранимый (replaceable) не поддающийся ремонту (reparable) | |||||||||||
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non-programmable / непроживающий (resident) non-addictive / непроводник (conducter) nonage non-alcoholic/ недоставка (delivery) | |||||||||||
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a- ab- |
against, opposite to (не-, а-, пара-, у-) |
aperiodic / уменьшать (bate) abnormal / сокращать (breviate) | |||||||||||
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- counter- ['kauntə] |
against (анти-, противо-, контр-) |
antiglare antibody anticlockwise antibiotic / противо- воздушный (aircraft), антиобщественный (-social) counteract counter-clockwise counterpart / ответный удар/ контрудар (blast), контрразведка (intelligence) | |||||||||||
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bad, wrong (плохо, неправильно) |
misdirect miscalculation / плохо рассчитывать (calculate) // malfunction maladjusted / плохое управление (administration) | |||||||||||
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dis-
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-agree -approve -similar / нетрудоспособность (ability) недостаток (advantage) не верить (believe) -continue / разъединять, отключать (connect) -arm disclose discard / разгружать (charge), обесцвечивать (colour), скидка (count), открытие (cover(y)) | |||||||||||
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reduce, reverse (раз-, де-, обез(с)-) |
demagnetize denationalize deenergize / расшифровывать (code) | |||||||||||
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1. too little (недо-пред-) 2. lower than (под-, зам-) |
underestimate undertone undertake / недоплачивать (pay), малонаселённый (populated); underneath / заместитель, помощник министра (secretary) подземка, метро (ground) | |||||||||||
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pseudo- ['sju:dəu] |
false (псевдо-, якобы) |
pseudo-scientific pseudonym / псевдоинтеллектуальный (-intellectual) | |||||||||||
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Positive do again (пере-, пре-) |
reorganize react reload / пересчитывать (calculate), перезаряжать (charge), вспоминать (collect) | |||||||||||
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too much (ч(е)рез-, пере-, (с)верх-) |
overload overhaul overboard overcoat overdo overly overtime / переедать (eat), переоценивать(estimate), перелёт (flight), на обороте страницы (leaf), путепровод, виадук (pass) | |||||||||||
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in favour of за, про- ) |
pro-life pro rata project prospect / проправительственный (governmental), прореволюционный (revolutionary) | |||||||||||