V. Расположите фразы диалога в правильной последовательности (cоедините цифры и буквы). Внесите ваши ответы в таблицу. Перепишите диалог в правильном порядке.

a) Thanks very much.

b) Is there someone I can speak to about applying for the course?

c) Hello, is Martha there?

d) I’m sorry she’s in a meeting.

e) I’ll transfer you to Silva.

VI. Расположите части делового письма в правильном порядке (cоедините буквы и цифры). Внесите ответы в таблицу. Перепишите письмо в правильной последовательности.

a) Dear Mr. Smith

b) 25 Wellington Rd

London NW10 4PZ

United Kingdom

17 September, 2013

c) Bank of England, 

Threadneedle St,              

London, EC2R 8AH

d) As I explained to her on the phone, my account has in fact always been in credit.

She promised that she would look into the problem and get back to me. However, I have heard nothing from her since.

I hope that you will be able to help me as soon as possible.

e) Awaiting your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Andrew Bogart

f) Following the recent telephone conversation that I had with Mrs. Adams, I am confirming the complaint that I made to her concerning the £ 60 overdraft charge that your bank has mistakenly debited from my account.

Вариант 3.

1. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык весь текст. Переведите письменно второй абзац.

Development of computers

1. In the United States, the development of the computer was underpinned by massive government investment in the technology for military applications during WWII and then the Cold War. The latter superpower confrontation made it possible for local manufacturers to transform their machines into commercially viable products. It was the same story in Europe, where adoption of computers began largely through proactive steps taken by national governments to stimulate development and deployment of the technology.

2. The invention of electronic amplifiers made calculating machines much faster than their mechanical or electromechanical predecessors. Vacuum tube (thermionic valve) amplifiers gave way to solid state transistors, and then rapidly to integrated circuits which continue to improve, placing millions of electrical switches (typically transistors) on a single elaborately manufactured piece of semi-conductor the size of a fingernail. By defeating the tyranny of numbers, integrated circuits made high-speed and low-cost digital computers a widespread commodity. There is an ongoing effort to make computer hardware faster, cheaper, and capable of storing more data. Computing hardware has become a platform for use other than mere computation, such as process automation, electronic communications, equipment control, entertainment, education, etc. Each field in turn has imposed its own requirements on the hardware, which has evolved in response to those requirements, such as the role of the touch screen to create a more intuitive and natural user interface. As all computers rely on digital storage, and tend to be limited by the size and speed of memory, the history of computer data storage is tied to the development of computers.