9. Перепишіть текст за фахом та перекладіть його рідною мовою.

When Johannes Gutenberg came up with the movable type printing press back in 1450, he probably didn't know that he had also given birth to either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, as J. M. Barrie would write in 1896. In today's world, it comes at us from all directions, permeating the air we breathe with its invisible signals, bombarding our ears with its incessant chatter, filling our minds with an endless stream of data ‒ information overload.

It's not just newspapers and magazines, but e-zones, newsgroups, and infomercials, promising the reader the latest reports, the hottest gossip, the exclusive story. You open your mail and there are the usual bills, but added to the heap are unsolicited credit card applications, book club invitations, recipe cards, stock portfolios, coupon books. The papers pile up in the corner, the bills accumulate in the basket, the rest is thrown into the kitchen drawer for a rainy day.

The onslaught of information doesn't stop there: Your beeper goes off, the telephone rings, your e-mails beg response. To relax, you turn on the television and find a zillion channels to choose from, but somehow there is still nothing on. Not to mention movies, videos, and countless Web sites (this one included) vying for your attention. And the machine just keeps growing.

Never before in mankind's history have we had this much information coming at us from so many different places. A recent poll in Time magazine (5/29/00) found that 58 percent of the population feels the glut, and it isn't going to get any better.

In “As a Man Thinketh”, the philosopher James Allen writes, “A man's mind may be likened to a garden which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth." The wisdom behind his words is simple. Just as you are careful about the food you put into your body, you'll want information that nurtures your mind and soul. Even this article may be stealing precious time away from more important matters (the sunset, your children, a few extra minutes at the gym).

4.10. Дайте відповіді на запитання.

1. What invention did Johannes Gutenberg make?

2. Is information a blessing or a curse.

3. What constitutes information overload?

4. What does a recent poll show?

5. In what way is information similar to food?

Варіант №5

5.1. Поставте наступні іменники у множину та перекладіть.

Stone, colony, cliff, scarf, bamboo, party, penny, deer, shelf, ox, foot, son-in-law, tomato, swine, pocket-knife, dining-room, woman-driver, merry-go-round, axis, modulus, agenda, erratum.

5.2. Перепишіть речення, замінюючи іменники в однині на форму множини. Зробіть відповідні зміни в реченні та перекладіть.

1. The last leaf fell from the tree.

5.2.2. Where is the brush?

3. This factory produces furniture.

5.3. Замініть, де можливо, іменник з прийменником of на форму присвійного відмінку. Перекладіть рідною мовою.

5.3.1. The orders of the Commander-in-chief.

5.3.2. The pages of the book.

5.3.3. The voices of those men.

5.3.4. The flat of Mike and Nora.

5.3.5. The confirmation of the “Neva” owners.

5.4. Перекладіть англійською мовою.

5.4.1. Чиї ці гроші?

5.4.2. Товар прибув вчора.

5.4.3. В цій річці дуже багато риби.

5.4.4. Він надав мені декілька гарних порад.

5.4.5. Погана новина не робить людей щасливими.

5.4.6. Дайте мені дюжину яєць.

5.4.7. Кому належать ці гроші?

5.5. Розкрийте дужки та поставте дієслово у потрібному часі групи Indefinite чи Continuous. Перекладіть рідною мовою.

5.5.1. ... you any time to help me? (to have)

5.5.2. ...you (to hear) the news? Boys ... (to be)out on the roof last night and they ... (to slip).

5.5.3. ... I (to answer) this question next?

5.5.4. Let's meet at 5. OK. I ...(to wait) for you there.

5.5.5. Listen! Somebody ... (to sing) a lovely song.

5.5.6. The door was opened, the man ... (to polish) the windows.

5.6. Перекладіть англійською мовою.

5.6.1. Я дуже зайнятий новою школою, яку ми зараз строїмо.

5.6.2. Я впораюсь з цим, та наступного тижня у цей час ми будемо купатись у морі.

5.6.3. Я все йому поясню завтра, приходьте вчасно.

5.6.4. Я не зміг побачити сестру, вона їла у кухні.

5.6.5. Поки вони писали тест, я перевіряла домашні завдання.

5.6.6. Ці люди балакали на мові, яку ніхто не знав.

5.7. Вставте займенники some, any, no. Речення перекладіть.

5.7.1. ... student can answer the question.

5.7.2. ... body at the airport can tell me ... thing about Trianon hotel.

5.7.3. I was late, I found ...body in the house.

5.7.4. I know ... thing at all.

5.7.5. Will you bring ... body with you or will you come alone?

5.8. Заповніть пропуски одним із наданих слів: dot-com, boosted, telecommunications, creation, high-tech, biotech, technology. Текст перекладіть.

It all began in Silicon Valley, but today there are areas all over the world where new (5.8.1.) has transformed the local economy. Scandinavia has specialized in (5.8.2.) and now produces a large proportion of the world's mobile phones. In Britain, spin-offs from research in university biology departments have led to the (5.8.3.) of (5.8.4.) firms in cities like Oxford and Cambridge. Although the (5.8.5.) boom of the 1990s is over, with many of the Internet companies bankrupt within a few years, the shift from traditional manufacturing to (5.8.6.) industries has (5.8.7.) the economy of the region around the globe.