6.Questions for group discussion:

1) Without what parts computer is unable to work?

2) What is the most expensive part of the hardware?

3) What other hardware devices do you know? What are they for? Do you know how to use them?

Iw # 6.2 Active and Passive Voice.

1. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:

1. He was shown the way to the station.

2. She was told the news when she returned home.

3. They were offered the goods at a low price.

4. The buyers were granted a credit of six months.

5. They have been given detailed instructions and have been told to fulfill them at once.

6. Children are taught foreign languages at school.

7. They are paid twice a month.

8. He was offered some interesting work.

9. He was promised immediate help.

2. Put the sentences into Passive Voice and translate them.

1. They looked for the girl everywhere.

2. They didn’t listen to the boy.

3. She looks after the patients well.

4. They asked for our address.

5. My father looked through these papers this morning.

6. He will give my brother English lessons.

7. A friend of his has shown me an interesting magazine.

8. His friend told him everything.

9. The students greeted the famous lecturer warmly.

10. They have recently built a huge plant in the town of N.

3. Put the sentences into Active Voice and translate them.

1. The room was cleaned and aired.

2. Have all these books been read?

3. Whom were these letters written by?

4. The letter has just been typed.

5. She showed me the picture which had been painted by her husband.

6. I shall not be allowed to go there.

7. He has been told everything, so he knows what to do now.

8. All the questions must be answered.

9. The door has been left open.

10. Betty was met at the station.

4. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Мені ще нічого не говорили про це.

2. Мені говорили вчора, що його запросили працювати в нашому інституті.

3. Їм обіцяли інформацію з цього питання.

4. Мені запропонували квиток на концерт, але я відмовився.

5. Мені дали цей каталог на заводі.

6. Студентам медичних інститутів викладають латинську мову.

7. Їм показали лабораторії і бібліотеку Університету.

8. Якщо мені запропонують цю роботу, я, звичайно погоджуся.

9. На-днях мені розповіли дуже цікаву розповідь.

10. Нам сказали, що він виїхав на завод і що його очікують не раніш 8 годин.

Мені вчора показували дуже гарні знімки Сочі.

Iw # 7 Types of software

1. Read and translate the text in a written form.

1. A computer to complete a job requires more than just the actual equipment or hardware we see and touch. It requires Software - programs for directing the operation of a computer or electronic data.

2. Software is the final computer system component. These computer programs instruct the hardware how to conduct processing. The computer is merely a general-purpose machine which requires specific software to perform a given task. Computers can input, calculate, compare, and output data as information. Software determines the order in which these operations are performed.

3. Programs usually fall in one of two categories: system software and applications software.

4. System software controls standard internal computer activities. An operating system, for example, is a collection of system programs that aid in the operation of a computer regardless of the application software being used. When a computer is first turned on, one of the systems programs is booted or loaded into the computers memory. This software contains information about memory capacity, the model of the processor, the disk drives to be used, and more. Once the system software is loaded, the applications software can be brought in.

5. System programs are designed for the specific pieces of hardware. These programs are called drivers and coordinate peripheral hardware and computer activities. User needs to install a specific driver in order to activate a peripheral device. For example, if you intend to buy a printer or a scanner you need to worry in advance about the driver program which, though, commonly goes along with your device. By installing the driver you «teach» your mainboard to «understand» the newly attached part.

6. Applications software satisfies your specific need. The developers of application software rely mostly on marketing research strategies trying to do their best to attract more users (buyers) to their software. As the productivity of the hardware has increased greatly in recent years, the programmers nowadays tend to include as much as possible in one program to make software interface look more attractive to the user. These class of programs is the most numerous and perspective from the marketing point of view.

7. Data communication within and between computers systems is handled by system software. Communications software transfers data from one computer system to another. These programs usually provide users with data security and error checking along with physically transferring data between the two computer's memories. During the past five years the developing electronic network communication has stimulated more and more companies to produce various communication software, such as Web-Browsers for Internet.