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- •Английский язык
- •Contents
- •4. Answer the questions using to the text:
- •5. Give your ideas about the future of computers.
- •6. Read the dialog “Hooking Up My Computer” and make the task following it:
- •7. Choose the correct answer to these questions based on the dialog:
- •Q: What's Peter having problems with?
- •8. Retell the dialog in indirect speech. Text 2. Supermarket checkout
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •3. Read the text and give the main idea of each paragraph:
- •4. Find sentences with the following phrases in the text. Arrange them as they appear in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions using the information in the text:
- •6. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •7. Find words in the text with the following meaning:
- •8. Arrange the steps in the operation of a supermarket checkout system (a till) in the right order. Prepare a description of its operation in the Present Passive:
- •Text 3. Netbooks
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •2. Match the following words and word combinations with their definitions and translate them into Russian:
- •3. Using the synonyms, try to guess the meaning of the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Read the text:
- •5. Find the sentences with adjectives that describe netbooks and translate them.
- •6. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •7. Work in groups:
- •Text 4. Green pc
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •2. Match the following words and word combinations with their Russian equivalents:
- •3. Read the text and choose the most suitable heading from the list (1-8) for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you don’t need to use:
- •4. Find sentences with the following expressions in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions to the text:
- •6. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •7. Fill in the gaps using the actual information from the text:
- •Text 5. Webcams
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •2. Match the following words and word combinations with their definitions and translate them into Russian:
- •3. Using the synonyms, try to guess the meaning of the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Read the text and give the main idea of each part:
- •5. Answer the questions using the information in the text:
- •6. Work in groups and retell the text from the point of view of: a. The student; b. The school administration; c. The judge:
- •Text 6. Interactive whiteboard (iwb)
- •1. Discuss the following questions:
- •3. Study the following list of synonyms and match them with the underlined words in the text:
- •4. Read and translate the following text:
- •5. Complete the statements using the information from the text:
- •6. Answer the questions to the text:
- •7. Work in groups:
- •Text 7. Laser printer inventor
- •1. Match the names of these famous people on the left with their inventions (or discoveries) on the right:
- •2. Read the words and their definitions and translate them into Russian:
- •3. Read the following text and give the main idea of each paragraph. Make questions to the underlined sentences:
- •4. Find in the text the synonyms to the following words:
- •5. Decide if the following statements are true or false:
- •6. Complete the sentences and translate them into Russian:
- •Computers for the disabled
- •1. Working in pairs, discuss the following questions:
- •2. Read Text a:
- •3. Per aspera ad Astra…Do you know what these well-known Seneca’s words means? Can we use them to describe Stephen Hawking’s life?
- •4. Work in pairs. Ask different types of questions to the text and answer your partner’s questions.
- •5. Read Text b and match the Russian equivalents to the English words and word combinations:
- •Text b. Communication system
- •6. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Read the definitions of the following words. Find them in the text and translate the sentences with these words:
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •Text 9. Hd-dvd vs. Blu-ray: who cares?
- •1. Discuss the following questions:
- •2. Read the definitions of the following words and translate them into Russian:
- •3. Read the following text and answer what discs (Blu-rays or hd-dvDs) you would like to have at home and explain why:
- •4. Arrange the following sentences as they appear in the text and translate them into Russian:
- •5. Mark the following statements as True or False:
- •6. Choose one quotation you agree or disagree with. Use at least 10 sentences to prove your point of view:
- •Text 10. Linux
- •1. Translate these definitions:
- •2. Before you read the text, try to answer the following questions:
- •3. Read the text and check your answers:
- •4. Complete the sentences and translate them into Russian:
- •5. Answer the questions to the text:
- •7. Mark the following statements as True or False, correct the false ones:
- •Text 11. Microsoft's docs for facebook
- •1. Discuss the following questions:
- •2. Read the definitions of the following words. Translate them into Russian:
- •3. Read the following text and be ready to tell if you would like to use such a service or not. Explain why:
- •4. Correct the mistakes where necessary:
- •5. Match the sentences and translate them into Russian:
- •6. Answer the questions to the text:
- •Text 12. Why social networking?
- •3. Read the following text and be ready to answer if you observe networking safety rules:
- •4. Do you agree? Prove your point of view using the information in the text:
- •5. Restore the original sentences and translate them into Russian:
- •6. Work in pairs and ask each other as many questions as you can about Networking Safety Tips. Make a list of online safety rules.
- •3. Read the text and choose the most suitable heading from the list (1-7) for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you don’t need to use:
- •4. Find synonyms of the following words in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions to the text:
- •6. Decide if the following sentences are true or false and correct the false ones:
- •7. Complete the following sentences using the information in the text:
- •Text 14. Digital rights management
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •2. A) Match the following words and word combinations with their Russian equivalents:
- •3. Read the text and arrange the sentences from Task 2 b) in the right order:
- •4. Find English equivalents for the following phrases in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions using the information in the text:
- •6. Prove that the following statements are true using the information in the text:
- •7. A) Make up a plan of the text and compare it with your partner’s. Write a summary of the text on the basis of your plan (no more than 7-10 sentences).
- •Text 15. Iloveyou worm
- •1. Translate these keywords:
- •2. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •Effects
- •Authorship
- •Detection
- •Architecture of the worm
- •Variants
- •Legislative aftermath
- •4. Answer the questions to the text:
- •Text 16. The changing image of a hacker
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •2. Match the synonyms:
- •3. Read the text and arrange the paragraphs (a-f) in the logical order:
- •4. Find words and word combinations with the following meaning in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions using to the text:
- •6. Decide if the following sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •1. Translate these definitions:
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Read the text:
- •How Video Travels Across the Internet
- •Television
- •Telephone
- •Internet Basics
- •The Internet Backbone
- •Public Exchange Points
- •Peering
- •Private Peering
- •Internet Complexity
- •Packet Loss
- •Different Routes
- •Delay (Latency)
- •4. Answer the questions to the text:
- •3. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •Text 19. Graphic design vs. Desktop publishing
- •1. Working in pairs, discuss the following questions:
- •2. Read the text and give the main idea of each paragraph:
- •3. Answer the questions using the information in the text:
- •3. Read the text and choose the most suitable heading from the list (1-5) for each paragraph:
- •4. Find English equivalents for the following phrases in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions using the information in the text:
- •6. Prove that the following statements are true using the information in the text:
- •7. Find some information about the distance education courses in South Ural State University and share this information with the rest of the group. Text 21. Blogs and blogging
- •1. Working in pairs, discuss the following questions:
- •2. A) Match the following words and word combinations with their Russian equivalents:
- •3. Read the text and give the main idea of each paragraph. Organize the main ideas in the form of a plan:
- •4. Find English equivalents for the following words and phrases in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions using the information in the text:
- •6. Decide if the following sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •7. Write a summary of the text on the basis of your plan from task 3.
- •Text 22. Lord palmerston on programming
- •1. Make sure that you know the meaning of the keywords and translate them into Russian:
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Read the text and organize the main ideas in the form of a plan:
- •Lord Palmerston on Programming
- •But learn you must
- •4. Answer the questions using the information in the text:
- •3. Read the text and give the main idea of each paragraph:
- •4. Find English equivalents for the following phrases in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions using the information in the text:
- •6. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •7. A) Find additional information about any of the languages mentioned in the text and complete the table below:
- •Text 24. Wearable computers become the ‘sixth sense’
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •2. A) Match the following words and word combinations with their Russian equivalents:
- •3. Read the text:
- •4. Find synonyms of these words in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions to the text:
- •6. Decide if the following sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •7. Fill in the gaps using the information from the text:
- •Text 25. Wireless laNs
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •2. Match the following words and word combinations with their definitions and translate them into Russian:
- •3. Read the text:
- •4. Find sentences with the following phrases in the text. Arrange them as they appear in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions to the text:
- •6. Decide if the following sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •7. If you use a network prepare a short description of it, with details of its architecture and protocols. Say what you use the network for. Text 26. Second life
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •2. Match the following words and word combinations with their definitions and translate them into Russian:
- •3. Fill in the gaps in the sentences using the words above. Each word can be used only once:
- •4. Read the text and give the main idea of each paragraph:
- •5. Find English equivalents for the following phrases in the text:
- •6. Answer the questions to the text:
- •7. Decide if the following statesments are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •8. A) Answer the questions to complete the table. Use the information in the text:
- •Text 27. Robots on the job
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •2. Match the following words and word combinations with their definitions and translate them into Russian:
- •3. Read the text and check if your ideas were right:
- •4. Find sentences with the following expressions in the text. Arrange them as they appear in the text:
- •5. Answer the questions using the information in the text:
- •6. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •7. A) Complete the table using the information in the text:
- •2 Basic System Model
- •2.1 General Process Summary
- •3 Detailed System Model: Step-by-Step
- •3.1 Matricize
- •3.2 Harmonic Detection
- •3.3 Frequency Shift
- •3.4 Reconstruction
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Read the text:
- •The Main Steps of Software Development
- •Domain Analysis
- •Software Elements Analysis
- •Maintenance
- •Waterfall processes
- •Iterative processes
- •Among other interesting improvements reported were:
- •4. Answer the questions to the text:
- •5. Work in two teams: a/b. Group a are the customers, group b the developers:
- •Preparation
- •Visual aids
- •Presentation - dress rehearsal
- •2. Match the presentation phrases with the parts where they are used:
- •3. Prepare your own presentation, using the previous information. References
4. Find English equivalents for the following phrases in the text:
постоянные или переменные данные
отобразить картинку
основная масса современного ПО
приложения по созданию искусственного интеллекта
«бегло» пользоваться несколькими языками
получить широкое распространение
оставаться в узнаваемой форме
5. Answer the questions using the information in the text:
1. What languages are further subdivided into procedural, functional, logic programming languages according to their nature?
2. What is the main feature of procedural languages?
How do object-oriented languages differ from procedural ones?
What is a functional language? Can you give example of such a language?
What are logic programming languages based on?
What examples of tried-and-true codes are mentioned in the text?
Why has the way programmers use programming languages changed?
6. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
COBOL and FORTRAN belong to the class of functional languages.
Object-oriented languages are a variant of procedural languages, that’s why they have much in common.
LISP is a language mostly used in artificial intelligence applications.
Java is the best known logic programming language nowadays.
Despite the fact that there exist many tested programming languages, programmers prefer to create wholly new ones.
Various languages for data management, interfacing Web pages, and system administration have been developed recently.
7. A) Find additional information about any of the languages mentioned in the text and complete the table below:
1. What
class does the language belong to?
2. When
and where was it created?
3. Who
was the developer of this language?
4. What
was the purpose of designing this language?
5. What
are the basic features of this language?
6. What
is it used for today?
Text 24. Wearable computers become the ‘sixth sense’
1. Discuss the following questions in pairs:
What is a wearable computer? Can you give a Russian equivalent to this word combination?
Is there any difference between a wearable computer and other small-sized devices (hand-held computers, palmtops, PDAs)?
How can you comment upon the title of the text “Wearable computers become the ‘sixths sense’”?
2. A) Match the following words and word combinations with their Russian equivalents:
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1. a dawn 2. to embed smth into smth 3. a fascination with smth 4. supplemented 5. tactile 6. visually impaired 7. to overlay smth onto smth 8. mediated 9. situational awareness 10.to pave the way
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a) слабовидящий b) опосредованный c) прокладывать путь, подготавливать почву d) накладывать на что-либо e) дополненный f) встраивать во что-либо g) осведомленность о происходящем вокруг h) рассвет i) восхищение чем-либо j) осязаемый |
В) Translate the phrases from the text using the words and word combinations given above:
since the dawn of the computer age
to suggest embedding computers into people
public’s fascination with computer-supplemented humans
to transfer images into a tactile grid for visually impaired
5. to overlay graphics onto special glasses
to create a form of mediated reality
to give the user increased situational awareness
to pave the way for more advanced product in the future
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