Раздел 2. Грамматика

Задание 1. Перепишите предложения, раскрывая скобки, ставя глаголы в нужную временную форму Present Perfect or Past Perfect.

1. Computers (enhance) modern communication systems.

2. There were no computer games, before the computers (appear).

3. I just (create) my web-site.

4. We (buy) electronic tickets before the ticket window opened.

5. I just (write) e-mail.

Задание 2. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу местоимения some, any, no или производные от них.

1. These documents may also contain … graphics.

2. Nowadays … can live without computer.

3. I have … ideas about creating a new web-site.

4. Does … know where my laptop is?

5. … has gone wrong with the program.

Задание 3. Вставьте необходимые предлоги.

1. Computers carry out different programs … calculating numerical information.

2. The development of the World Wide Web leads … the rapid introduction of new business tools and activities.

3. Personal computers can be used … home management.

4. The Internet and its technology continue to have a profound effect … promoting the exchange of information.

5. The development of the World Wide Web may lead to annual business transactions … the Internet worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Раздел 3. Устная речь

Задание 1. Ответьте на вопросы (на английском языке).

1. What is WWW?

2. What is a laptop?

3. Is computerization helpful for modern economy?

4. How can the computers help in learning?

5. What does the word microcomputer mean?

Задание 2. Подготовьте сообщение на тему “Computer in my life” (15-20 предложений).

Вариант 3 Текст

THE PROS AND CONS OF PLAYING COMPUTER VIDEO GAMES

Social connection Only 3% of gamers are loners and never play with others, according to the latest Interactive Australia report by Bond University. Many games involve multi-person play, with players either in the same room or connected online. And, says Dr Lawrence Kutner, director of the Harvard Medical School’s Centre for Mental Health and Media and co-author of Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do, games are a topic of conversation that allow kids to build relationships with their peers. "Boys and girls view game playing as a social activity, not an isolating one. For boys, game strategy is a topic of conversation. If you don’t play, you’re left out of that ubiquitous conversation."

Better vision Video games can give you an eye for detail. Researchers from the University of Rochester found people who spent 30 hours training on action games over a month spotted targets on a cluttered screen 80% of the time; non-gamers managed this only 30% of the time. Allstate, a US insurer currently trialing video games for older drivers, has found that game software can improve visual skills important for safe driving. National Institutes of Health studies have shown the software reduces crash risk by up to 50%.

Brain booster No longer labelled simply as evil time-wasters, video games are now considered a fast-track to a sharper mind. When researchers from Iowa State University studied a group of laparoscopic surgeons, they found those who played video games three or more hours a week were 27% faster and made 37% fewer errors. The surgeons were not playing games specifically designed for them, according to Dr Douglas Gentile, one of the study’s authors. "They were whatever off-the-shelf games they had played in the past."