- •Text Study
- •1. Repeat the words in chorus:
- •2. While reading the text you will come across a number of international words. Try to guess what Ukrainian words they remind of you:
- •3. Pay attention to some grammatical points:
- •II. Reading
- •The Structure of cpu
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Comprehension
- •1. Tell what sentences are true and what are false.
- •2. Choose the right answer:
- •3. Complete the sentences:
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •5. Find as quickly as possible and read out the sentences containing the following important information:
- •Word Study
- •1. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following.
- •2. Give English equivalents of the following.
- •3. Match the words in a with their synonyms in b:
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the words from Vocabulary Notes in the appropriate form.
- •5. Translate sentences into English using words and word combinations from the Vocabulary Notes.
- •Grammar in Use The Passive Voice
- •1. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the predicates in the Passive Voice:
- •2. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences using the appropriate form of the verb in brackets.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets in an appropriate tense form.
- •Additional Text (for individual work)
- •High Speed Register Storage
- •1. Divide the text into the logical parts and give a title to each one.
- •2. Put questions to the text.
- •3. Discuss it with your groupmates.
5. Find as quickly as possible and read out the sentences containing the following important information:
the computer's basic processing cycle
the arithmetic logic unit
current CPUs
*6. Try to tell the gist of the text.
Word Study
1. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following.
A modern small computer, physically implemented, single silicon "chip", interconnecting wiring, electrical power, a number of subparts, the timing and control circuits, basic processing cycle, decode instruction, fetch from memory any additional data, the appropriate manipulation circuit, the arithmetic logic unit (ALU), manipulate data, addition and multiplication, to permit a program check whether… , data value, a small amount of data in "registers", the final step in a calculation, particular data values.
2. Give English equivalents of the following.
Певне числове значення, сучасний невеликий комп’ютер, єдиний силіконовий чіп, фізично втілюватись у життя, кінцевий крок в обчисленні, витягати з пам’яті будь-які додаткові дані, певна маніпуляцій на схема, мала кількість інформації в регістрі, електрична сила, з’єднувальна проводка, багато підчастин, інформаційна величина, схема синхронізації і контролю, дозволити програмі вибрати чи …, додавання і множення, основний робочий цикл, декодувати інформацію, маніпулювати даними, арифметико-логічний пристрій.
3. Match the words in a with their synonyms in b:
A B
current to save
to implement computation
to engrave modern
to supply to carve
manipulation to perform
to reserve machination
calculation to provide
4. Fill in the gaps with the words from Vocabulary Notes in the appropriate form.
subparts / register / wiring / addition and multiplication / to supply / the timing and control / to engrave / to manipulate
1) A single silicon "chip" have … on it the million or more transistors and the interconnecting … . 2) Electrical power must be … to the chip. 3) The CPU is made up from a number of … . 4) The heart of a computer system is … and … circuits. 5) The arithmetic logic unit contains the circuits that … data. 6) There are circuits for arithmetic operations like … . 7) A CPU … will hold as many bits as a "word" in the computer's memory.
5. Translate sentences into English using words and word combinations from the Vocabulary Notes.
1) Центральний процесор вміщує три основних компоненти. 2) Витягнути інформацію з пам’яті, декодувати її, виконати дії над нею – це основний робочий цикл контролюючої схеми комп’ютера. 3) Маніпулювати інформацією (даними) – це робота арифметико-логічного пристрою. 4) Він вміщує спеціальні схеми для додавання і множення, порівняння, вибору величин. 5) Вся інформація зберігається в основній пам’яті комп’ютера. 6) Регістри центрального процесора вміщують невелику кількість інформації. 7) Регістр центрального процесора утримує стільки бітів інформації, скільки становить одне «слово» в пам’яті комп’ютера.
Grammar in Use The Passive Voice
1. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the predicates in the Passive Voice:
1) These digits are easily multiplied. 2) I was asked many questions about my work. 3) They were explained how to solve this problem on a computer. 4) The sequence of reasonable operations has been performed by the computer. 5) The new department of mathematics has just been opened. 6) Many books on computers' organization and architecture had been translated from Ukrainian into English by the end of last year. 7) The experiments on the new microcomputer were being I carried out during the whole month. 8) All the digits are recorded on the paper tape when addition is performed. 9) The new key adding machine was transferred into the next room; yesterday. 10) The sequence of reasonable operations is now being carried out by this microcomputer. 11) The conference was addressed by a well-known scientist. 12) The invention of computers was spoken of at the last lecture. 13) Modern I personal computers are always looked at with interest. 14) Many new branches of industry have been developed in your country since the beginning of XX century.