1. By the end of the month, I’ll have been working for this firm for a year.

2. Since the computer was invented the work of accountants has been simplified.

3. More and more people are becoming computer-literate.

4. By the time they got to the station, the train had left.

5. The word processor consists of a keyboard, a monitor and a printer.

6. The company usually gives us business class tickets, but this time they have bought economy tickets for this trip because there are so many of us going.

7. In 1991, ibm were making pCs with 16Mb of memory, expandable to 64Mb, running with a processor speed of 33mHz.

IV. Rewrite these sentences using the passive, beginning with the words indicated. Pay attention to the tense form. – переделайте данные предложения в пассивный залог, используя предложенное начало. Обращайте внимание на употребленное время.

(Model: Employers pay extra money to the people who work overtime.

The people _____________ .

The people who work overtime are paid extra money. )

1. Someone sent the order by sea mail instead of air mail.

The order __________________ .

2. You omitted the manuals from the order.

The manuals _________________ .

3. We will not pay the invoice until this problem is rectified.

The invoice __________________ .

4. You should send the documents by registered post.

The documents _____________ .

5. If Jane is busy at the meeting she switches her telephone off.

Jane’s telephone ______________ .

6. The head of the firm will hold an extraordinary general meeting next Wednesday.

An extraordinary general meeting ________________ .

7. Last year they closed the factory for three weeks and everybody had to have their holiday at the same time.

Last year the factory _____________ .

V. Read and translate the sentences from English into Russian paying attention to the meaning of modal verbs. Underline the modal verbs. - прочтите и переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на значение модальных глаголов. Подчеркните модальные глаголы.

1. You may sit at my desk while I’m away.

2. I couldn’t finish my work because the computer went wrong.

3. You have to close the database before you can open the wordprocessor package.

4. I'm doing an important job which will take several days. – Then you should back up the file every evening.

5. He said he might come tomorrow.

6. We mustn’t be late for work.

VI. In this passage about the use of computers in business you must fill each blank with one word. Choose each word from the following list. You must use each word once only.- прочитайте текст, заполните пробелы словами из таблицы.

accurate	input	printer	screen
components	keyboard	modem	single
continuous	linked	records	supplies
floppy	output	retrieve	transactions

USING COMPUTERS

Computers are being used more and more in business because they are fast, efficient and 1………… .

Here are some ways in which computers are used:

Insurance companies use them to store and 2 ………… details of clients' policies.

Production departments in companies use them to ensure they have adequate

3 ………… of raw materials and 4………….. .

Banks use them for processing details of accounts and 5 ……………….. .

Personnel departments use them to keep 6 …………… of a company's employees.

Can you think of any other ways in which computers are used?

The most common ways in which you can 7 …………… information into a computer are:

• by typing it on a 8

• from a 9 disk

• by 10 over a telephone link.

• from another computer 11 to yours.

A computer can 12 information:

• on a 13 called a VDU (visual display unit),

- to a 14 which may use 15 ……. sheets or 16 ……… stationery,

• to a floppy disk,

-to another computer.

VII. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. You may have to change some words slightly. – заполните пробелы подходящими по смыслу словами, добавляя нужные окончания, если необходимо.

1. applying, applicant, application, applicable

a) My student is thinking of ____________ for a government grant to continue his research.

b) The new book uses business ____________ to teach computer studies.

2. corrected, correctly, corrective, correctness

a) The data was entered ____________, so the result must be accurate.

b) The mistake was detected and __________ immediately.

3. considerably, consider, considerable, consideration

a) The CEO has submitted this proposal for your __________ .

b) This computer is ___________ faster than the old one.

4. depend, dependence, dependable, dependably

a) This is very equipment. We have never had a serious breakdown.

b) Today, in many companies the employees’ salary __________ on their skills and ability to work hard.

5. engaged, engaging, engagement

a) The line is _________ so I'll have to try again later.

b) Cancel all my ___________ for the rest of the day, please.

VIII. Report the speech using the structure given below. – преобразуйте речь из прямой в косвенную, используя схему, предложенную ниже.

I'm afraid there are a number of problems with this agreement. First of all, we feel that your company has not been reliable on several occasions in the past. We are particularly unhappy about the fact that there have been a number of late deliveries and these have caused considerable problems. Another problem is that on at least five occasions you have supplied faulty parts and we have had to return these to you. In addition, some orders have arrived either incomplete or simply incorrect. There is also the problem of discount. Originally you promised us a 10% discount on orders over £ 10,000, but you charged us the full amount even when the bulk order was clearly stated on the order form. I'm not very happy about the prices you charge either. Other companies are offering the same products at more competitive prices and I can see no reason why we should continue purchasing from you. We will only consider continuing to buy from you if you reduce your prices, offer a consistent discount, preferably at a higher rate, and guarantee a better quality of service and delivery.

He said (1) a number of problems with the agreement. In particular, they felt that we (2)…………… reliable on several occasions in the past. There (3)……………. a number of late deliveries and he said they (4)………….. particularly unhappy about that. He also said that we (5) ………….. faulty parts on at least five occasions and that some orders (6) …………. either incomplete or incorrect. He also mentioned the discount problem. Apparently, we (7) ………….. them a 10% discount on orders over £10,000, but (8) ………….. them for the full amount even when the bulk discount (9) ……………. clearly stated on the order form. He was unhappy about the price too. He said that other companies (10) …………… the same products at more competitive prices and he (11)…………… see no reason why they should continue purchasing from us. They (12) …………… only consider continuing to buy from us if we (13) ………….. our prices, (14) …………… a consistent discount, preferably at a higher rate, and (15) ……….. a better quality of service and delivery.