Житомирський державний університет імені Івана Франка

ННІ іноземної філології

Кафедра міжкультурної комунікації

ПОЗААУДИТОРНА ПІДСУМКОВА МОДУЛЬНА КОНТРОЛЬНА РОБОТА 10

з дисципліни «Практичний курс основної іноземної мови»

для студентів 5 курсу

Спеціальність: 7.02030302 Мова і література (англійська)*

Варіант 1

І. Insert the necessary prepositions and postpositions:

The Net is a huge, unwieldy mass (1) ___ no “powers-that-be” that can dictate content or standards. This is, (2) __ the most part, a good thing because it means there’s no censorship and no one can wield authority arbitrarily. To prevent this organised chaos (3) ___ descending (4) ___ mere anarchy, however, a set of guidelines has been put together (5) ___ the years. These guidelines are known collectively as netiquette (network etiquette) and they offer suggestions (6) __ the correct way to interact (7) ___with the Internet’s denizens. To give you a taste (8) ___netiquette, here are some highlights to consider.

• Keep your message brief and (9) ___ the point and make sure you clear up any spelling slips or grammatical gaffes before shipping out.

• Make sure the Subject lines of your message are detailed enough so they explain what your message is all (10) ___.

ІІ. Insert the necessary active vocabulary items from the list:

Computers, programs, access, home, activated, commands, software, users, loaded, performance.

Personal (1) ___ in late 1991 and early 1992 increased in (2) ____ while dramatically decreasing in price. Many popular computer models for both (3) ___ and office were built around Intel Corporation’s microprocessors, which made possible the increased computing power and speed. Such computers have the ability to run (4) __ requiring large amounts of random (5) ___ memory, the working memory into which (6) ___ and data are (7) ___ from discs. The ability to run large programs is important to people who use graphical user interfaces – software that is (8) ___ by selecting items displayed as pictures or in simple menus rather than by typing (9) ___.

From 1991 to mid-1992, the prices of powerful computers dropped as much as 70 per cent. Prices on some models had fallen as low as $1,500 by spring 1992.The lower prices enabled computer (10) ___ to buy more powerful machines for less money - while manufacturers enabled smaller profits on each machine sold.

ІІІ. Choose the most suitable word to complete each sentence.

1. Don’t forget to turn on the ________, if you want to go on-line.

1. Computer B) printer C) modem D) gadget

2. I think computers will ____ our lives the most.

1. Effect B) affect C) agitate D) impress

3. Expectations for growth in the main ___ economies remain low.

1. Technological B) ecological C) commercial D) industrial

4. The steam engine was the greatest technological ___ of the 19^th century.

1. Progress B) advance C) revolution D) step

5. Huge amounts of electronic data can now be transmitted from ____ to computer at incredibly high speed.

1. Machine B) electronic appliance C) computer D) Wi-Fi

6. Third generation mobile technology can _____ data quickly to your phone.

1. Send B) give C) transmit D) communicate

7. The only problem is that Wi-Fi radio ___ are invisible.

1. Signals B) signs C) message D) information

8. My new cellular phone allows me to send ___ anywhere within the country and abroad.

1. Signals B) text messages C) waves D) faxes

9. An Internet service provider is a ____ that provides you with an Internet connection and services such as an e-mail.

1. Office B) firm C) company D) association

10. _____ also keep their messages brief by abbreviating frequently used phrases.

1. Customers B) users C) operators D) E-mailers

IV. Comment on one of the chosen topics:

1. Computer and Internet technology changes the world.

2. New information Technologies in Present and Personal Development.

3. How the Web changes our communicative habits.

4. Netiquette is important for computer users for communicating on the Internet.

Затверджено на засіданні кафедри міжкультурної комунікації

Протокол №___________________від «______»______________20___р.

Завідувач кафедри міжкультурної комунікації к. ф. н., доц. Жуковська В.В.

Викладач кафедри міжкультурної комунікації к. ф. н., доц. Євченко В.В.

Житомирський державний університет імені Івана Франка

ННІ іноземної філології

Кафедра міжкультурної комунікації

ПОЗААУДИТОРНА ПІДСУМКОВА МОДУЛЬНА КОНТРОЛЬНА РОБОТА 10

з дисципліни «Практичний курс основної іноземної мови»

для студентів 5 курсу

Спеціальність: 7.02030302 Мова і література (англійська)*

Варіант 2

II. Insert the necessary prepositions and postpositions:

The Net is a huge, unwieldy mass (1) ___ no “powers-that-be” that can dictate content or standards. To prevent this organised chaos (2) ___ descending into mere anarchy, however, a set of guidelines has been put together (3) ___ the years. To give you a taste (4) netiquette, here are some highlights to consider.

• Keep your message brief and to the point and make sure you clear up any spelling slips or grammatical gaffes before shipping (5) ___.

• Make sure the Subject lines of your message are detailed enough so they explain what your message is all (6) ___.

• Don’t SHOUT (7) ___ writing your message entirely (8) upper-case letters.

• Don’t bother other people (9) __ sending them test messages. If you must test a program, send a message (10) __ yourself.

II. Insert the necessary active vocabulary items from the list:

Internet, communicate, user-friendly, share, information, keep a close eye, e-mail, technologies, usable, core.

The (1) ___ is undoubtedly one of the fastest- moving (2) ___ in the computing world. It changes the way we (3) ___ with each other and allows us to access a huge amount of (4) ___ quickly and cheaply. To take full advantage of what the Internet has to offer, you need a good browser.

Two products (5) ___ the market at present: Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Netscape’s Communicator. In an effort to be the best, each one includes extra features apart from the (6) __ browser. In fact, these products are remarkably similar, showing that each company believes it must (7) ___ on what the other is doing.

There is the usual unfortunate trade-off: the inclusion of extra features means less (8) ___ products. When you read about their e-mail facilities, for example, they sound really good - but if you send an (9) __ to anyone with less sophisticated software than your own, they won’t be able to read it! However, both products seem to be fully (10) __ when it comes to Internet browsing itself and both can be recommended here.