Вариант 10

1. Переведите текст на русский язык.

Practical Applications of Technology Advances

Shape watch. Stylish wristwatch tracks your heart rate and your calorie gain or loss. The device makes it easy to target fitness and weight-loss goals. Enter personal data – age, gender, weight, resting heart rate – and it will calculate how quickly your heart returns to its resting rate after exercise – one of the best fitness indicators. Throughout the day, it tracks your estimated calories burned to calculate net calorie gain – or loss – and compares it to your goals. LCD shows time, date, and features an alarm and a chime. It is water resistant up to 10 meters and includes a pocket guide to fitness.

“Now You Can Sleep” Dreamate Wristband. This innovative device is a natural, drug-free solution for a restful night’s sleep. It uses a dual-frequency electronic massage to stimulate the “Golden Triangle” of sleep-related acupressure points on the inner wrist, known to traditional Chinese medicine as vital to the stress-free state necessary for deep sleep. It is enough to wear this wristband on the underside of your wrist for 30 minutes ( one hour before retiring ) to promote healthy sleeping patterns.

The FM Pedometer. This compact device clips to your waistband and is an all-in-one pedometer, speedometer, odometer, digital alarm clock, stopwatch and FM scan runner. The radio has one-touch volume control, auto-scan tuning and comes with ear buds. The pedometer’s easy-to-read curved display screen shows your steps taken and your distance traveled, calculates your average speed. It includes built-in 12/24 digital alarm clock with stopwatch function. Special goal-setting feature beeps when you achieve target times or distances.

Electronic Scale with glass platform, metal base and blue LCD screen. There are no springs or other moving parts in the scale to rust or wear out; instead, the moisture-resistant multiple-load cells measure electronically in precise increments of 0.2 lbs. or in kgs. Your weight is digitally displayed in large, clear 1.6-inch numbers on the easy-to-read LCD screen with exotic blue background. The scale’s capacity is 330 lbs.

One-touch portable blood pressure monitor. This exceptionally accurate arm-cuff monitor measures your blood pressure and pulse rate in just 30 seconds using clinically proven oscillometric measurement, with fully automatic inflation and deflation. Automatically stores your last 30 readings with date and time stamp to make it easy for you and your doctor to track your progress. The large-digit, angled LCD shows you systolic and diastolic reading, with time and date, at the touch of a button. It has auto-shutoff and battery level indicator.

Relief Band for motion sickness. Relief Band is the only drug-free electronic treatment for nausea due to motion sickness – without drowsiness, dizziness or other potentially dangerous side effects of anti-nausea drugs. Non-invasive and reusable, it works before or even after symptoms have kicked in, with no instructions on eating or drinking.

Ideal for travel by land, sea or air. It generates gentle, intermittent pulses of electronic signals believed to interfere with nausea messages between the stomach and brain. The device has five levels of stimulation, it is water and shock resistant. The 9-inch leather strap has extender for larger wrists. It comes with travel case and 10-ml tube of conductivity gel. The device runs on two 3V lithium batteries.

Wireless Security Camera and Monitor. This wireless security system with 2.5-inch color Active Matrix LCD screen lets you watch and listen for your children’s safety or your own personal security from all around your home and yard with the portable hand-held monitor. The 2.4 GHz signal transmits color video and audio up to 100 feet through walls and floors.

Superior infrared night-vision technology also captures clear images from rooms that are totally dark – so it is ideal as a baby monitor! Discreet, wireless camera transmitter easily mounts to a wall or ceiling or stands on a flat surface. The camera head tilts and swivels into any desired position. The portable monitor features four selectable transmitter frequencies to optimize reception or can accommodate up to four transmitter cameras. It includes audio-only setting and has one-year warranty.

Page Mark Electronic Merriam-Webster Dictionary. This ultra-slim electronic dictionary clips to a book and puts 80 000 words – and 274 000 definitions – right at your fingertips! Use the thin, flexible membrane keypad and the keyed word and its definitions appear on the three-line LCD screen. It measures 4” square, weighs 2 oz., includes world-time clock, calendar, calculator, data organizer, word games and a crossword-puzzle solver – so it’s great for travel. It runs on one CR2016 battery and has 90-day warranty.

2. Переведите следующие словосочетания на русский язык:

1. intermittent pulses; 6. to mount to a wall;

2. easy-to-read display; 7. without drowsiness;

3. to achieve target; 8. to clip to a book;

4. totally dark; 9. sleep related;

5. shock-resistant; 10. inflation and deflation

3. Найдите в тексте эквиваленты следующих словосочетаний:

1. частота сердцебиения в 6. кровяное давление;

состоянии покоя; 7. потенциально опасный;

2. перед отходом ко сну; 8. беспроводная система

безопасности;

3. гарантийный срок; 9. нажатием кнопки;

4. побочные эффекты; 10. внутренняя сторона

запястья

5. кожаный ремешок;

4. Найдите в тексте однокоренные слова, определите, к какой части речи они относятся, и переведите их на русский язык:

1. dizzy; 6. frequent;

2. resist; 7. press;

3. fit; 8. inflate;

4. measure; 9. transmit;

5. select; 10. safe

5. Задайте к выделенному предложению все типы вопросов: общий, альтернативный, специальный (а) к подлежащему, б) к второстепенному члену предложения), разделительный:

The device makes it easy to target fitness and weight-loss goals.

6.Найдите и выпишите из данных предложений случаи следующих грамматических явлений: группа времен Indefinite в действительном и страдательном залогах, модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты, степени сравнения прилагательных, притяжательный падеж и множественное число имени существительного:

1. The radio has one-touch volume control, auto-scan tuning and comes with ear buds.

2. Your weight is digitally displayed in large numbers.

3. The system instantly displays your weight – to the nearest 0.2 lbs.

4. Camera can also run on 4 AA batteries.

5. The 9-inch leather strap has extender for larger wrists.

7. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту:

1. What makes Shape Watch one of the best fitness indicators?

2. What does wrist watch track throughout the day?

3. Where are the sleep-related acupressure points situated?

4. How many readings does the one-touch Portable Blood Pressure Monitor store?

5. What technology helps to get clear images in total darkness?

6. Where can the wireless security camera be mounted?

7. Why is Page Mark Electronic Dictionary great for travel?

8. Составьте аннотацию к тексту.

9. Составьте реферат текста (10-15 предложений).

10. Составьте план текста и устно перескажите текст.