- •Вступ до загальнотехнічної англійської мови
- •Contents
- •The national technical university of ukraine
- •Ntuu “kpi” Faculties and Institutes
- •Science in ukraine
- •Music – musician – музикант
- •From the history of computer
- •Computers in our life
- •What is a computer?
- •Technological development and ecology problems
- •Pollution in ukraine
- •The automation of production
- •Automation
- •Automatic control
- •The development of automatic control
- •The electronic devices
- •Industry of ukraine
- •Great britain – the first highly industrialized country in the world
- •Appendix I reading rules основні правила вимови
- •Читання голосних відповідно до типу складу
- •Основні правила читання голосних
- •Основні правила читання приголосних
- •«Німі» (що не вимовляються) приголосні
- •«Німі» (що не вимовляються) голосні
- •Appendix II
- •Irregular verbs
- •Appendix III. Further reading famous ukrainian scientists in the field of material science, metallurgy and mechanical engineering Text 1. Borys paton
- •Text 2. Georgii pysarenko
- •Text 3. Igor sikorsky
- •Text 4. Stepan tymoshenko
- •Text 5. Viktor trefilov
- •Text 6. Ivan bardin
- •Text 7. Sergii koroliov
- •Text 8. Volodymyr chelomei
- •Text 9. Mykola dobrokhotov
Computers in our life
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
computers help children to learn much more quickly |
computers are harmful to people’s health |
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Task 14. |
Say a few words about advantages and disadvantages of using computers in our life. The information from the table above may be useful.
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Task 15. |
Discuss in your group the following:
What can be done with the help of computer? How do people use computer for their work or study? Where is computer used in industry? |
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Task 16. |
Imagine you are participating in the forum “Electronic devices in our life”. Write a short essay on the topic: “My life without computer”. |
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Words and word combinations to be memorized:
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achievement |
досягнення |
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abacus |
абака, рахівниця |
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clay |
глина |
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to combine |
поєднувати, об’єднувати |
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to compare |
порівнювати |
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to compute |
обчислювати |
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daily use |
повсякденне використання |
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data storage system |
система збереження даних |
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electronic diary |
електронний щоденник |
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equipment |
обладнання |
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forerunner |
попередник |
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hybrid (adj.) |
змішаного типу |
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imagination |
уява |
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to improve |
покращувати |
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mankind |
людство |
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missile |
ракета |
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modernity |
сучасність |
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notes |
нотатки |
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numerical measurements |
числові вимірювання |
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nursery rhymes |
колискові пісні |
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scholastic |
учбовий, шкільний |
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steam-engine |
паровий двигун |
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to store |
зберігати |
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switch |
перемикач |
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violent |
інтенсивний, насильницький |
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UNIT 4 |
COMPUTERS II |
Task 1. |
List the main components of the computer you know. Combine your list with the others in your group and discuss the functions each component has. |
Task 2. |
Discuss in your group and answer the question: What do you know about software and hardware? |
Task 3. |
Before reading the text pay attention to the pronunciation of the letters ‘ch’: |
change, chief, teach, choose, chain, chance, research;
school, character, technology, chemistry, mechanics, chronic;
machine, moustache, pistache, pistachio.
Task 4. |
Read the text above and complete the table using the information from the text: |
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hardware |
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to tape the information
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CPU |
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to output the information from computer to paper |
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software |
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