Vocabulary Bank

to originate	возникать
to make sure	убедиться
nuclear	ядерный
random	случайный
to create	создавать
transfer rules	правила передачи
to locate	размещать
to view	видеть
to navigate	управлять, переходить
available	доступный
research	исследование
to download	загружать
chat room	форум

Exercises

1. Decide if the sentences are true or false:

1. The Internet first started in the USA.

2. The Internet and the WWW are different.

3. Berners-Lee invented the Internet.

4. One file on the WWW can have two or more addresses.

5. There are 40 million Internet users today.

2. Find the correct word or abbreviation in the text:

1. An address for Web pages _________

2. A coding system that creates links __________

3. This finds and shows Web pages ___________

4. Rules for transferring files ________

5. A group of computers joined together _______

3. Complete the sentences (1-7) with the highlighted words from the text:

1. Some people spend too much time playing _____games on the Internet.

2. You can sometimes have a computer _____ that is not connected to the Internet.

3. It is easy to _____ around a screen with a mouse.

4. Berners-Lee discovered how to _________ links between computers in new ways.

5. Some people surf the Internet at __________, just to see what they can find.

6. People use the Internet to _____ information from one space to another.

7. When you surf the Internet, you are travelling in ______.

4. Work in groups. Say which of the following ideas about the Internet are good or bad:

Independent, world wide, cheap to use, expensive to buy computers, the information may not be true or correct, spend too much time playing games, talking in chat rooms, make new friends, visiting many interesting websites, wait for a long time to download Web pages

UNIT 8. SHOPPING

Shopping in the usa

Americans go shopping in four main types of stores: supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores and delis.

Supermarkets are the largest. They often have a wide variety of dairy products, cereals, bread and baked goods, prepared, canned and frozen food, ice-cream and desserts, paper products and much more. Prices are usually marked on the packages or the signs near the goods. There are usually carts and baskets, so you can carry the goods, which you have chosen, around the store. Usually supermarkets have several cashiers. In general, they are open from Monday to Friday from 9 to 6 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Some supermarkets are open on Sundays as well.

Grocery stores are smaller than supermarkets. As a rule, they carry most of the same types of products, but in smaller quantity and less variety. Prices are usually similar to those in the supermarkets. In general, grocery stores work the same hours as supermarkets.

Convenience stores are called this because of their hours of operation – usually from at least 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. and sometimes round the clock. They usually carry a very limited selection of goods and brands.

Delis usually carry only cold cuts (sliced ham, turkey, salami, chicken, roast beef and cheese) to use in sandwiches, breads, beverages and condiments. Some delis also carry selections of prepared foods and other items.