Тема 22 Мультимедійне середовище - part 6

1 Прочитайте та вивчіть правила (усно)

-ing clauses: cause and effect

Study this sentence: Using MIDI, computers can communicate with synthesisers.

It contains two clauses. An -ing clause: Using MIDI and a main clause: computers can communicate with synthesisers.

We can use an -ing clause, to explain how something happens.

The -ing clause explanation can be placed before, or after the main clause: DVD drives read DVD disks (by) using blue laser light.

We can also use -ing clauses to link a cause and effect: A WAV file may sample a song 44,000 times a second, [cause] creating a huge mass of information, [effect].

2 Знайдіть відповідності між стовпчиком Cause та стовпчиком Effect, утворіть речення, використовуючи -ing Clause (письмово)

Example: (2-d) Each side of a DVD can have two layers giving an enormous storage capacity.

Cause	Effect
1. Computers with MIDI interface boards can be connected to MIDI instruments.	a. This permits extra information to be stored on the performer and other track details.
2. Each side of a DVD can have two layers.	b. You can create your own compilation.
3. MP3 removes sounds we can't hear.	c. This allows you to sample a new group before buying their CD.
4. You can download single tracks.	d. This gives an enormous storage capacity.
5. Each MP3 file has a tag.	e. This allows the music being played to be stored by the computer and displayed on the monitor.
6. MP3 players contain several devices.	f. This enables you to change the appearance of your player.
7. You can download a skin program.	g. These allow you to control the way the music sounds.
8. You can legally download some music.	h. This produces much smaller files.

3 Заповніть пропуски словами із списку (письмово)

Active words: graphics; multiplayer; consoles; interactive; video games;

VIDEO GAMES

There are games you play on video (1) … such as Nintendo, Sega, and the PlayStation. And there are games you play on a computer, either alone or at multiplayer online sites such as Microsoft's Internet Gaming Zone and Battle.net. (2) … have been made into films, such as Mortal Kombat 1 and 2, and film stars now sometimes appear in video games. The (3) … in many games have taken on such a high degree of realism that they almost seem like film. The X-Files game was practically an (4) … movie, full of actors from the show and sections of dialogue and video. Some people claim that the Blade Runner video game was better than the movie - not only were the sets incredible but you also got to control the action and the ending. (5) … online gaming is the next wave in the video game world. It provides a better gaming experience, simply because people are more creative and more challenging adversaries than computers. Thousands of people can play simultaneously all over the world.

4 Напишіть відповіді на запитання (письмово)

1. Have you ever used a multimedia encyclopedia? If so, note down three important features about it. 2. Write one advantage of using multimedia in a presentation. 3. Do you like video and computer games? Make a list of pros and cons.