Vocabulary

6. Match the two halves of the phrases from the text and recall the sentences with them.

efficiency inputs

overwhelming gains

driving outlets

dissemination majority

production factor

7. Translate the sentences from Russian into English using active vocabulary.

1. Современные технологии предлагают множество устройств, которые способствуют общению людей независимо от их местонахождения.

2. Благодаря цифровым технологиям доступ к информации теперь не ограничивается телевидением и радио.

3. Появление совершенно новых приложений изменило коммерческую деятельность многочисленных компаний.

4. Технофобы упрямо верят в то, что глобализация не сможет вызвать повсеместность информационных устройств.

5. Подавляющее большинство людей заявляют о своей привязанности к современным технологиям.

Watching

8. Watch a video fragment and outline the main idea of the extract. What does it tell us about global technology development?

9. Watch the fragment again and define what the figures refer to.

269 million

1992

4 years

10,000

200 million

Grammar

10. Match the beginnings of the following sentences (1-8) with their endings (a-h).

1. I wanted a newer version of the app, so

2. It might be better to set up a simulation of the job so as

3. E-book is a great invention as

4. The operator called me to

5. I took the navigator in case

6. A friend of mine is saving with the intention of

7. I found that gadget amazing due to

8. You need to use earphones in the gym, otherwise

1. buying a new tablet PC.

b) I lose my way.

c) I upgraded my iPhone.

d) you’ll disturb people there.

e) its functionality.

f) it gives an opportunity to spend time with pleasure.

g) to see whether the candidate has the required skills.

h) make sure I had the Internet access.

11. Chose the correct alternative in italics in each of the sentences below.

1. Modern children are called “digital natives” because / due to they get used to IT very quickly.

2. By / for technical reasons, our video class was postponed.

3. Over the last decade, our lives have changed a lot because of / by computers.

4. Could you tell me her Skype login so as / so that we can contact her?

5. I hope they will order more smartboards for not to / in order not to be left behind the progress.

12. These are the top five hottest devices of 2012 (according to the gadget website T3 http://www.t3.com/hot100). Learn information about them and make sentences using words that express purpose, reason and result.

# 1 Apple iPad 3

Inevitable yet, frankly, undeniable, there are 3,145,728 things to love about the new Apple iPad 3. That’s how many pixels Apple has crammed into its otherwise reassuringly familiar, third gen tablet. With more than a million more pixels than you’ll find in a full-HD TV, this kicks open the door to an even greater range of games, ebooks/mags and graphically intensive iOS 5.1 apps, helped further by the quad-core graphics.