- •Prereading Discussion…………………………………………………..5
- •Prereading Discussion…………………………………………………74
- •Computer Literacy for Everyone? Topics for Essays, Oral or Written Reports
- •Text 5a Read the article & ask each other questions. Worry About Computers? Me?
- •5.1 Find the English equivalents to the following in Text 5a.
- •Feed in English, Print out in French
- •5.7 Choose the best idea for the text above.
- •Read the text & make a back translation.
- •5.12 Choose the best idea for the text above.
- •5.13 A) Give synonyms to:
- •5.15 Ask your groupmates:
- •Read the text below & make a back translation.
- •5.16 Choose the best idea for the text above.
- •5.17 A) Give synonyms to:
- •5.18 Put in the missing prepositions/conjunctions from the box.
- •5.19 A) The information of the reading passage helps you to see the structure of the main computer part.
- •A) Read the text, make a back translation.
- •5.22 Choose the best idea for the text above.
- •5.24 True or false? Add some more statements for your interlocutor.
- •5.27 Find the equivalents to the following in the dialogues above.
- •5.29 A) Translate the sentences. B) Give the Past, Future & Passive or Active forms of the modal verbs. Mind the equivalents:
- •5.30 Complete the sentences (if-, when- clauses).
- •Find the Modal Verbs & the sentences containing Conditional Mood in the dialogue above & translate them.
- •5.34 List ten modern inventions into the table given underneath, choose from the following.
- •A) Read & translate the text.
- •5.37 A) Translate the following.
- •5.39 Match the following to know more meanings of point.
- •5.40 Render the text below in English. Speak about your own experience, if any, of using computers.
- •5.42 A) Add to every Job Title the corresponding character qualities from the list & give some opposite meaning words using prefixes /suffixes, etc.
- •5.43 Imagine this box is the central part of a computer. Draw and label all the things that you can imagine might be plugged into the computer.
- •Personal Computers
- •Word power
- •Text 6a Read the article below & ask questions to each other.
- •A) Work in pairs: say if the given statements are true or false finding the necessary details in Text 6a above.
- •6.4 Give a synonym for each word/phrase (in the parentheses).
- •Supply the given answers with the proper questions.
- •6.7 Mind the meanings of the words in the boxes. Match the following with the hints underneath or translate it.
- •6.8 A) Read the following to know better mathematical expressions.
- •In Terms of Figures
- •A) Read the article and decide why the author chose the title
- •Can you suggest a better title? b) Render the article.
- •6.10 Find the English equivalents to the following Russian phrases.
- •6.14 Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. You may have to change some words slightly.
- •6.15 Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
- •6.16 Cross out the one word that does not have the same meaning as the other three words.
- •6.17 Translate the sentences paying attention to Participle I and Participial Constructions.
- •6.18 Translate the sentences, mind the Gerund.
- •Read the text and make up a dialogue.
- •Read the text and make up a dialogue. The Storage Unit
- •6.20 А) Give Russian equivalents to the following.
- •6.21 Translate the following attributive groups.
- •Read the story & retell it in brief.
- •It is never too late to learn
- •6.32 Read & add your items. Advantages of Computers
- •Aaaa framework
- •What are the disadvantages of slow modems?
- •6.36 A) Complete the sentences to revise the Reported Speech.
- •6.37 Translate the sentences.
- •6.39 Answer the questions & ask some more on the topic.
- •Totally electronically
- •Interdependent?
- •Read the text below & make up a dialogue.
- •7.2 Find the equivalents to the following.
- •Read the next part of the text & ask each other questions on it.
- •7.6 Let’s revise comparatives.
- •7.7 A) Study the phrases containing good – better – the best.
- •7.8 Match the following sentences with the hints underneath.
- •Read the following text & make a list of the key words.
- •7.9 Find the following words and phrases in the texts above.
- •Read & make up a dialogue.
- •7.13 Ask your groupmates
- •7.14 Translate into English.
- •7.15 Find equivalents to the following
- •Get ready to speak on the topic. Choose the part according to your specialty.
- •Role-play the dialogue checking the meaning of any unfamiliar term.
- •7.20 A) Study the direction below & make up your instruction.
- •7.21 Self-checking questions.
- •7.22 Read the piece of information given below & supply your opinion.
- •8.2 Match the following.
- •Read & get ready to give advice.
- •8.4 Find the equivalents to the following in the text above.
- •Is Computing Healthy?
- •Read & get ready to give advice.
- •8.9 Render the following into English in brief.
- •A) Read & get ready to answer all the questions from the text.
- •8.11 Join the split sentences.
- •8.12 Put the proper prepositions, conjunctions & adverbs in each sentence.
- •A) Read & make a back translation.
- •Viruses
- •Read to know more on the topic.
- •8.14 Join the split sentences.
- •8.15 Answer the questions.
- •8.16 Identify the –ing & -ed (or equivalent) forms. Choose the right Russian word(s) in the brackets. Translate the sentences.
- •8.17 Identify the Infinitive functions. Choose the proper Russian word(s) in the brackets. Translate the sentences.
- •Read & discuss the problem.
- •It Is Vital for the Professionals
- •8.20 Give the main features of a) a Modern Computer Specialist;
- •Read it & make a back translation.
- •Appendix
- •The author of the article is ( автор статьи) …
- •The article is written by (статья написана) …
- •***Комментирование
- •****Выражение своего отношения к содержанию прочитанного
6.10 Find the English equivalents to the following Russian phrases.
Еще проще в использовании /не позволила машинам стать наиболее (максимально) легкими в употреблении /вводить данные с клавиатуры /много печатать /запоминать множество сложных инструкций /вышел на рынок только в этом году /не гораздо больше настоящей доски с зажимом для бумаги /жидкокристаллический экран /электронная ручка /загружает в компьютер сырые данные /выяснить, что означают эти данные /отличается в зависимости от /выпускаемая на рынок под названием /покрыто стеклом с прозрачным проводящим слоем /напряжение подается /несколько сот раз в секунду /цельные полосы элементов изображения /активизируются /нечто вроде электронных чернил /в течение ⅓ секунды или больше /передаются в компьютерную программу распознавания образцов /сотни тысяч разных версий /все десять чисел /самый близкий подходящий вариант /доля секунды; отображает на экране /масса компьютеров /большой выбор программного обеспечения /в зависимости от мощности компьютера и сложности программного обеспечения /иероглифы /печатный, письменный шрифт /в недалеком будущем.
6.11 Look back at Text 6B and find the words or phrases that have a similar meaning to the following.
Understand /sold /covering /points /join /making /even /not straight /made by mistake /move quickly and sharply /unique features.
6.12 Decide whether the following statements are true or false in relation to the information in Text 6B. Make a kind of discussion.
1. The Americans and the Japanese are working together to produce user-friendlier computers. 2.The clipboard computer was first sold twenty years ago. 3.On a clipboard, an electronic pen replaces the traditional keyboard. 4.In the GRIDPad system, when the pen touches the screen, it informs the computer and a liquid crystal pixel appears at that point. 5.The software decides that one character or number is complete if the tip of the stylus is not in contact with the screen for more than half a second. 6.The whole process of recognizing letters or numbers and printing them on the screen takes very little time. 7.There are many clipboard computers sold today, which are all available everywhere in the world. 8.Clipboard systems can be made to understand any kind of writing.
To complete Dialogue 6.13 use the information of Text 6B.
How big is a clipboard PC?
Does it have a keyboard?
How does the stylus work?
How does the computer know when one letter or number is complete?
And how does the computer recognize different letters?
Can you delete a word after you have written it?
Are these systems capable of recognizing joined writing?
How much time does the entire process of recognition characters take?
What should you do to move to the next page?
What are the limitations of portable computers?
Do you think students should be allowed to use portable computers in class?
What portable computer would you prefer for your work?