2. Поставити чотири типи питань (загальне, спеціальне, розділове, альтернативне) до одного й того ж речення.

They include such elements as silicon, germanium, selenium, phosphorus and others.

Iw # 5 Computer makers

1. Read and translate the text in a written form.

Computer making industry is developing rapidly and new or improved and modified types of computers (hardware) as well as new programmers (software) come into wide usage. The end users make this industry move forward all the time. The competition is very strong on the world market.

Here is a newspaper article speaking about the computer market in countries of United Europe:

European Computer Makers Seek Support from Brussels

At the conference, which started in Venice yesterday leaders of Europe’s ailing computer, manufacturing companies called for action from Brussels. The companies wanted Brussels to ensure the survival of a significant European information technology industry.

The chief executives of Groupe Bull de France, Olivetti of Italy and Siemens-Nixford of Germany complained they were at a disadvantage compared with their US and Japanese competitors.

These US and Japanese companies, they said, enjoyed the benefits of a strong home market and cooperation between the public sector and the computer industry. In these countries, they added, more than 90 per cent of public contracts went to domestic companies.

In Europe European-owned companies had only a 30 per cent share of the market for public sector computer projects. The other 70 per cent of contracts went to foreign countries and foreign-owned companies of Europe. The European computer companies stressed that a more sympathetic relationship with the public authorities should be built in Europe.

Mr. Francis Lawrentz, chairman of Groupe Bull, said he was not seeking protection or fortifications around Europe, but a coherent policy from Brussels leaving no doubt as to the importance of the industry. Among other measures, they asked for involvement at an early stage in the planning of Europe-wide information technology projects. It would give them a good chance of securing final contracts.

Word List:

hardware	[´ha:dwεә]	oборудование, аппаратное обеспечение; аппаратные средства
software	[´sɔftwεә]	программное обеспечение (ПО), компьютерные программы, "софт"
end user
to compete		конкурировать; соперничать
competitor		конкурент; противник, соперник
to seek (sought, sought)	[ si:k, sɔ:t]	добиваться (чего-л.) , стремиться (к чему-л.)
seek help		искать, просить помощи
to ail		болеть, беспокоить, тревожить; причинять боль
ailing		больной, нездоровый, хворый
to call for		призвать к
to ensure		гарантировать, обеспечивать
to survive	[sә´vaiv]	выдержать, пережить, уцелеть, выжать
survival		выживание, долговечность
significant	[sig´nifikənt]	значительный
to complain to smb of smth		Жаловаться кому-либо на что-либо
disadvantage	[disəd´va:ntidℨ]	Невыгодное положение
to enjoy		Пользоваться
public sector		Государственный сектор
coherent	[kou´hiərənt]	Последовательный
to secure	[sә´kjuә]	получать

2. Write down the Russian equivalents:

hardware software	computer manufacturing company
end user	computer industry
computer company	computer project
	computer market