4.A Образуй сравнительную и пре­восходную степень от следующих прилагательных и наречий:

1. Large, tall, long, easy, hot, big, cold, nice, bad, strong, short, wide, good, safe, high, low, busy, well, little, many, far.

2. Rigid, simultaneously, anisotropic, completely, reinforced, elastic, alternately, brittle, ceramic, remaining, stable, gradual, stable, hazardous, copper.

4.B Выбери подходящий вариант:

It was Lucy`s birthday and she was very sad/sadly. She had been waiting hopeful/hopefully all morning for the postman to arrive. Sudden/Suddenly, the letterbox rattled gentle/gently and an envelope fell soft/softly onto the doormat. Picking it up, Lucy noticed miserable/miserably that it was a bill. There were no cards, no presents and no pretty/prettily bouquets of flowers. Lucy near/nearly burst into tears. Just then, there was a loud/loudly knock on the door. Opening the door slow/slowly, Lucy saw all her friends holding brightly/bright wrapped gifts and shouting `Happy Birthday`. Lucy immediate/immediately cheered up and greeted her friends warm/warmly.

4.C Раскрой скобки:

Julia was walking (quick) down the street when she heard someone call her name (loud). She looked (nervous) behind her, but the street was (complete) empty. There was nobody there. (Sudden), she heard her name again. She turned to see her brother running towards her, smiling (cheerful). `Didn`t you hear me?` he laughed (happy). `Nick!` gasped Julia. `You (near) frightened me to death! `

LESSON 5

INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST

5.1 Прочитай, переведи текст the growth of information technology и ответь на вопросы:

1. Is there a demand in the coming decade for IT security specialist?

2. Why do one use web analytics?

3. What include hot areas for IT jobs?

4. What does IT-employees in companies and organizations?

5. What IT-specialists are hired by large companies?

6. What IT-specialists are hired by smaller companies?

7. Why IT departments are among the most progressive departments?

8. What is required for career advancement in IT?

Information Technology (IT) careers are expected to experience substantial growth during the current decade.

Hot areas for IT jobs include cloud computing, information security, mobile and Web-based games and apps, and Web analytics used to enhance business functions and user experience.

Just about every company and organization has a vital computer-related component for getting the job done. Companies and organizations need IT employees to design apps, create or administer a website, coordinate a company’s information security, and evaluate and implement the appropriate computer network architecture to meet their goals.

Large companies typically hire IT specialists, whereas many smaller companies seek IT professionals who can take care of more than one task. For example, smaller companies may prefer an IT professional who can take care of systems administration and programming, as well as deal with customers.

IT departments are among the most progressive departments allowing staff members to telecommute — it’s one of the aspects of IT attracting people to information technology jobs.

Jobs in IT pay well and provide rewarding work.

Regarding careers in IT, recruiters emphasize that hard-working, ambitious, entry-level employees can make an impact and advance quickly in their IT careers if they show talent and the drive to take on more responsibilities.