- •Unit 1 history of computer engineering
- •Vocabulary
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Watching
- •Hardware history overview
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •3. Create a wordfinder for any 20 computer terms using the following website:
- •Look at these sentences from the article, underline and name the Passive forms:
- •Find and underline other examples in the text.
- •Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
- •Make up another sentence with the same meaning using passive structures.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •10. Answer the following questions.
- •What the first computer originally was?
- •Unit 2
- •Information is a fundamental property of the world around
- •Vocabulary
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Watching
- •Now watch a video ‘What is information?’ and mark True (t) or False (f).
- •1. Discuss with your partner the following questions.
- •Skim the text to check your ideas.
- •What is information?
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Information
- •Find and underline other examples in the text.
- •Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
- •Use the prompts to make conditional sentences.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Topics for discussion.
- •Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
- •Unit 3 m Vocabulary easuring amount of information
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Watching
- •Nasa Kids Science News segment explains the difference between bits and bytes.Now watch a video ‘What’s the difference between bits and bytes?’ and mark True (t) or False (f).
- •Discuss with your partner the following question.
- •Skim the text to check your ideas.
- •How bits & bytes work
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and underline other examples of participles in the text.
- •Underline the correct item.
- •Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Topics for discussion.
- •Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
- •Standard ascii Character Set
- •Unit 4 m vocabulary icrosoft office
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Watching
- •Before you read
- •Discuss with your partner the following question.
- •Skim the text to check your ideas. Reading microsoft software suit
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn the definitions for the following abbreviations.
- •Find the example of this structure in the text and translate the sentence.
- •Complete the following sentences with the right preposition.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Topics for discussion.
- •References, useful links and further reading references and further reading Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
- •Unit 5 electronic dictionaries & machine translation
- •Vocabulary
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Watching
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find, underline and translate the other examples in the text.
- •Make compound nouns from the following words and phrases. Use the text above if necessary.
- •Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Speaking section
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Topics for discussion.
- •Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
- •Vocabulary numeral systems
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Watching
- •Watch a video ‘Number Systems’, discuss with your partner and find the true answer to the following question:
- •Before you read
- •Discuss with your partner the following question.
- •What are people using the Number system for?
- •Skim the text to check your ideas.
- •Different systems of numeration
- •Language development
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Integer
- •Find, underline and translate the other examples in the text.
- •Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Topics for discussion.
- •Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
Answer the following questions.
Name some organisations where the collection of data is essential for their continued running?
Can you think of a situation where information was not used wisely and an organisation has suffered the consequences?
Is the cost of keeping data up-to-date, accurate, and complete worthwhile to the company?
Topics for discussion.
AL & AI
Information and Information technology.
Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
REFERENCES, USEFUL LINKS AND FURTHER READING
‘What is information?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tooPnNhPjbs
Shannon CE, Weaver W, 1949. A mathematical theory of communication. Chicago University of Illinois Press.
Computer Desktop Encyclopedia copyright ©1981-2012 by The Computer Language Company Inc.
How computer works’, by Ron White, 2008, p.106.
Unit 3 m Vocabulary easuring amount of information
Match the words with their definitions:
1) fiendishly (adv.) |
['fiːndɪʃlɪ] |
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2)bit (n.) |
[bit] |
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3)byte (n.) |
[bait] |
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4)trial(n.) |
[traiəl] |
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5) digit (n.) |
['dɪʤɪt] |
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6) evolve (v.) |
[ɪ'vɔlv] |
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7) placeholder (n.) |
['pleɪsˌhəuldə] |
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8) binary digit (n.) |
['baɪnərɪ'dɪʤɪt] |
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9)explicit (adj.) |
[ɪk'splɪsɪt] |
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10)assume (v.)[with obj] |
[ə'sjuːm] |
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Watching
Nasa Kids Science News segment explains the difference between bits and bytes.Now watch a video ‘What’s the difference between bits and bytes?’ and mark True (t) or False (f).
1. |
There is no difference between bits and bytes?’ |
F |
2. |
Byte means 1 or 0 |
F |
3. |
Computers operate using the base-2 number system, also known as the binary number system |
T |
4. |
Bytes is 8 bits long |
T |
5. |
1 can stand for a letter or other character |
T |
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