- •English reader in computer science (practice book)
- •Учебно-методическое пособие для первого курса Москва - 2012
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2. True or False.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents of the following phrases.
- •4. Make up sentences of your own with the given phrases.
- •5. Translate into Russian the phrases below and pay attention to the way the words are used.
- •6. Chose the appropriate form of the words to complete the sentences.
- •7. Arrange the following in pairs of:
- •8. Here are the descriptions of some words. Match them up to the given titles.
- •9. Fill in the gaps with the proper word: to obtain, to require,
- •10. Fill in missing words.
- •11. Give attributes to the following nouns.
- •12. Translate into English the following word combinations using a) raw, b) pure:
- •13.Give English equivalents of the following phrases.
- •14. Translate into English.
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2.Mark the following statements True or False.
- •3. Complete the sentences and comment on your choice.
- •4.Give Russian equivalents of the following phrases.
- •5. Find the proper Russian equivalent to the outlined word.
- •6. Here are the descriptions of some words. Match them up to the given titles.
- •7. Arrange the following in pairs of:
- •8. Cross out the one word that does not have the same meaning as the other three words.
- •9. Give a synonym for words and word combinations in parentheses.
- •10. Give attributes to the following nouns.
- •11. Fill in the gaps with the proper words.
- •12. Complete the paragraph below.
- •13. Give English equivalents to the following words. Consult a dictionary.
- •14. Give English equivalents of the following phrases.
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2. Mark the following statements True or False.
- •3. Give adequate Russian equivalents of the italicized words.
- •4. Make up sentences of your own with the given phrases:
- •5. Read and translate the sentences:
- •6. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word.
- •7. Fill in the words bounds or boundary in the following sentences.
- •8. Give Russian equivalents of the following phrases.
- •9. Arrange the following in pairs of:
- •10. Here are the descriptions of some words. Match them up to the given titles.
- •11. Fill in the gap with the proper word:
- •12. Give attributes to the following nouns.
- •13. Learn the difference in meaning: suggest - offer - propose
- •14. Make sentences
- •15. Give English equivalents of the following phrases.
- •16. Crossword
- •17. Translate into English.
- •18. Render the text in English using the words and phrases supplied below.
- •Unit 4
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2. Match the following terms with the correct definition
- •7. Complete the sentences using the following words: remove, regard, adjust, arrange, according to, item, character, queue
- •8. Make up sentences of your own with the given phrases:
- •9. Learn the difference in meaning: to connect, to join, to link
- •10. Choose the appropriate form of the word to complete the sentences.
- •11. Crossword
- •12. Give English equivalents of the following phrases.
- •13. Translate into English.
- •Unit 5.
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2. Mark the following statements True or False
- •3. Give adequate Russian equivalents of the italicized words.
- •5. From the list below choose the English equivalents for the Russian words in brackets.
- •6. Give English equivalents of the following phrases.
- •7. Make up sentences of your own with the given phrases.
- •9. Give English equivalents. Consult a dictionary.
- •10. Here are the descriptions of some terms. Match them up to the given titles.
- •11. Give a synonym for words in parentheses.
- •12. Put the proper words into the sentences.
- •13. Translate into English:
- •Unit 6
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2. Make up sentences of your own with the given phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents. Consult a dictionary.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •5. Decide if these statements are true or false.
- •6. Match the following mouse actions with their definitions:
- •7. Complete these sentences with the correct ‘mouse action’.
- •8. Answer the questions.
- •9. Translate into English.
- •10. Which input device would you use for these tasks?
- •11. Identify the keys described below.
- •12. Complete each sentence by choosing from the following devices: touch screen, trackball, touchpad, webcam.
- •13. Complete the sentences with words from the text.
- •14. Match these descriptions with the names of keys:
- •15. Translate into English.
- •Unit 7
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2. Mark the following statements True or False.
- •3. What kind of printer is described?
- •4. What kind of monitor is described?
- •6. Give adequate Russian equivalents of the italicized words.
- •7. Make up sentences of your own with the given phrases.
- •8. Give English equivalents. Consult a dictionary.
- •9. Complete the sentences using the words from the previous exercise:
- •10. Put the proper words into the sentences.
- •11. Translate into Russian.
- •Unit 8
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •3. Make up sentences of your own with the given phrases.
- •4. Give English equivalents. Consult a dictionary.
- •5. Fill in the sentences with the proper word:
- •Influence, damage, retain, enable, capacity, affect, replace, erase, allow, content, duplicate, occupy, record
- •6. Fill in the sentences with the proper word:
- •7. Say the following sentences in every possible way or make a new sentence so that linking words can be used.
- •8. Match each term with the correct definition.
- •9. Choose a term from this list to complete the sentences below.
- •10. Look at the text and find:
- •11. Complete this product description
- •12. Which device or format would be most suitable for storing these things?
- •13. Translate into English.
- •Unit 9
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2. Mark the following statements True or False.
- •3. Choose the right answer and comment on your choice.
- •4. Give Russian equivalents of the following phrases.
- •5. Give English equivalents of the following phrases.
- •6. Make up sentences of your own with the given phrases.
- •7. Arrange the following in the pairs of
- •8. Answer the questions using the following phrases.
- •9. Here are the descriptions of some terms. Match them up to the given titles.
- •10. Retell the text using the following words and phrases.
- •11. Give adjectives corresponding to certain nouns.
- •12. Answer the questions using the following phrases.
- •13. Translate into Russian the phrases below and pay attention to the way the words to handle, to support, to distinguish, to release are used.
- •14. Give English equivalents. Consult a dictionary.
- •15. Chose the right word.
- •16. Give a synonym for words in parentheses.
- •17. Put the proper words into the sentences.
- •18. Find the words meaning:
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2. Make up sentences of your own with the given phrases.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents of the following phrases.
- •4. Give adequate Russian equivalents of the italicized words.
- •5. Find three words meaning «обращаться должным образом, справляться»
- •6. Give English equivalents to the words in brackets. Consult a dictionary.
- •7. Translate the following sentences. Pay attention to different meaning of the verb "to split".
- •10. From the list below choose the English equivalents for the Russian words in brackets.
- •12. Match the following terms to the correct definition.
- •13. Arrange the following in pairs of:
- •14. Insert key words in the gaps in the paragraph below.
- •15. Translate into Russian.
- •Unit 11
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2. Mark the following statements True or False
- •3. Choose the right answer and comment on your choice.
- •4. Give Russian equivalents of the following phrases.
- •5. Give English equivalents of the following phrases.
- •6. Translate the given phrases into English and make up sentences of your own. Use the dictionary if necessary.
- •7. Arrange the following in the pairs of
- •8. Here are descriptions of some terms. Match them up to the given titles.
- •9. Retell the text using the following words and phrases.
- •10. Cross out the one word that does not have the same meaning as the other three words
- •11. Translate into English.
- •12. Translate into Russian using the terms from ex. 8
- •13. Match one part of the word or expression to the other one.
- •14. Say your opinion.
- •Unit 12
- •1. Learn to use these words:
- •2. Mark the following sentences True or False.
- •3. Choose the right answer and comment on your choice.
- •8. Here are descriptions of some terms. Match them up to the given titles.
- •9. Retell the text using the following words and phrases.
- •10. Cross out the one word that does not have the same meaning as the other three words
- •11. Translate into English
- •12. Translate into Russian using the terms from ex. 9
- •13. Say your opinion.
4. Make up sentences of your own with the given phrases:
to influence directly/ deeply/ strongly, great/ historical/ political influence, the influence on art/smb;
brilliant/ great/ magnificent/ major/ remarkable/ outstanding/
scientific achievement.
5. Read and translate the sentences:
1. An Olympic medal is a remarkable achievement. It gives you a sense of achievement if you actually make it to the end of a very long book. Failure is the only thing that can be achieved without effort.
2. This textbook on arithmetic had a great influence on/ influenced the development of computing procedures. It’s important to investigate what factors influence image resolution
6. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word.
define, definition, definite, definitely, defining
1. There has been a ... improvement of your English since you arrived.
2. Many apparently different ... turned out to be equivalent.
3. These operations ... a language we call GOTO language.
4. Have you ... decided to go to America?
5. The tape containing the input ... its boundary.
6. The end of the Cold War was a ... moment for the world.
7. Fill in the words bounds or boundary in the following sentences.
1. The committee felt that newspaper coverage of the murder went beyond reasonable … . 2. All our trading activities are within the … of the law. 3. The Mississippi river forms a natural … between Iowa and Illinois.4.His desire for political power knows no … .5. We crossed the state … at midnight. 6. The company has ambitious plans to expand beyond national … 7. There has been an attempt to identify and determine the geographic … of ethnic groups. 8. The humor in the movie sometimes goes beyond the … of good taste.9. Anything that crosses the … of a black hole cannot get back. 10. The border areas were still out of … to tourists.
8. Give Russian equivalents of the following phrases.
all vagueness must be eliminated, to require a precise algorithm, the emphasis has shifted, a machine model of particular interest, to prove the solvability of a problem, to provide a precise definition, it is widely acknowledged, to be based on, cell on which the current action occurred
9. Arrange the following in pairs of:
Synonyms
to happen, essential, to allow, rapid, to appreciate, notion, to perform, rigorously, to use, feature, to propose, to come from, to restrict.
fast, to execute, precisely, to originate, significant, to employ, property, to enable, concept, to value, to occur,
to introduce, to set bounds.
10. Here are the descriptions of some words. Match them up to the given titles.
boundary, to reason, consequence, to concern, to achieve, to appreciate, essential, to occur, significant, to eliminate, to execute, precisely, sequence, branch
1. important, necessary(2)
2. to remove, to take away
3. to do/ to perform smth in a planned way
4. to understand that smth is important or valuable
5. exactly and accurately
6. a subject that is a part of a bigger subject
7. to involve, to be important; to worry
8. success in finishing smth, reaching an aim
9. series of related things or events
10. often imaginary line that marks the limit
11. to happen, to take place
12. to try to understand on the basis of facts
13. result of a particular action or situation