Vocabulary
2. Match these words and phrases to their definitions.
1. hyphen a) the electronic transmission of programmes e.g. radio and television
2. network b) a small line or dash which sometimes connects two words
3. broadcasting c) a television system in which programmes are broadcast down wires
4. TV remote d) active and full of energy; able to concentrate
5. cable television e) a group of separate things which are inter-connected
6. alert f) a small device used to change channel on a television
7. wireless g) a location with a wireless connection to the internet
8. hot spot h) accuracy
9. fidelity i) a connection with the help of radio signals
10. satellite j) without cables
LISTENING SECTION 1
Fill in the gaps in the summary:
Wi-fi is sometimes written with a …, sometimes not.
It’s an analogy with ‘hi-fi’, for high … , that used to be common for … some years ago.
It’s an interesting usage because it shows the return of a word. ‘Wireless’ was around when … was invented, but it was quickly replaced by ‘…’. And everybody talks about radio … not wireless one. Suddenly the word came back in again with this … . TV … can be talked about as wireless, you can meet a wireless garage door`s control, mobile phones are sometimes referred to as wireless and GPS, … things in the car are wireless.
Answer the questions:
a. What are the two spelling variations of the word under discussion?
b. What does the word mean or describe?
i. a piece of equipment that doesn’t use electricity
ii. you don’t need a cable to connect two pieces of equipment
iii. you only need batteries to power a piece of equipment
c. What is WIRELESS an old word for?
d. How many examples does professor mention?
Listening section 2
Listen to Section 2 of the talk and answer this question.
a. Which two other words connected to technology are discussed?
i. hats pat or hot spot?
ii. wired or weird?
Listen again to Section 2
Are the following sentences true or false?
a. There are only a few new words that are associated with the Internet.
b. In a hot spot you can access the Internet using Wi-fi technology.
c. If a person is wired they use a lot of technology.
Unit 9. Wiki
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Listening 1
Decipher these abbreviations stand for:
Wiki
USP
WYSIWYG
DEFRA
Tick the words that you have heard and find their Russian equivalents:
Access, encyclopedia, dictionary, contribute, on-line, quickly, car, content, environmental problems, deface.
Make correct word combinations:
Environmental affairs
Wiki tools
Quick pedia
Blank look
WYSIWYG policies
Rural bus
Listening 2 :
1. What parts does the word «Wikipedia» consist of and what do these parts mean?
2. What is the origin of the word «wiki»?
3. Must you be a creator of the site to add more content?
4. What is the disadvantage of wikis?
5. What headline appeared along other lines and what is meant by this saying?
Unit 10. Google
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Listening 1
Put the following summaries into the correct order:
a) Some examples of new words` coinages and changes in the language
b) Google`s coinages
c) The firm Google is concerned about their trade mark.
d) The origin of the word GOOGLE
Listening 2
State if the sentences true or false, correct the false sentences:
1. 1990 a language society said google was the most useful word.
2. Google was designated the most useful word by the English Dialect Society.
3. The word itself comes from a mathematical term, «googol»,a term meaning 1 followed by 100 zeros.
4. When you go searching for a word on Google, you might get just a few hits.
5. The firm Google doesn`t let language`s changes influence their trade mark «Google».
6. Other firms want their names to become a part of the language.
7. The company name Hoover is used as a verb.
Write down all the word combinations (new coinages) that you heard and give explanations to the following:
1. ‘I’m going to google.’ ‘We are googling.
2. ‘google-minded’ people
3. I’m going to xerox something’
4. Hoover
Unit 11. Facebook
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SPEAKING