- •Предисловие
- •Topic 1: management of time
- •Topic 2: leisure
- •At (your) leisure – if you do something at your leisure, you do it slowly and without hurrying:
- •The British at leisure
- •Leisure activities in the uk
- •Leisure and Activities of American Youth
- •Topic 3: travelling
- •Different Means of Travel
- •At the railway station
- •At the airport
- •Topic 4: higher education
- •East Siberian State Academy of Culture and Arts
- •Vocabulary (positive/negative). Useful patterns
- •Studying at University in the uk
- •Living at university
- •Why study in the usa?
- •Topic 5: conservation, protection and environmental issues
- •World Heritage Site
- •18 April – The World Heritage Day
- •Study a table showing the countries with ten or more World Heritage Sites.
- •Natural
- •Topic 6: technology in our lives
- •How Technology Affects Our Everyday Lives
- •Negative Consequences of Using Technology
- •Topic 7: music in our lives
- •If you want to know more about pop music, read the texts. The History of Pop Music: Part I
- •The History of Pop Music: Part II
- •Список литературы
- •Содержание
- •Для заметок Для заметок
Topic 6: technology in our lives
Discussion
1. What invention do you think had the greatest impact on society? Why?
2. Imagine that you could use only one of the following: a computer, a telephone, or a car. Which one would you use and why?
3. In what ways has technology improved our lives? In what ways has it made life worse?
4. How has the Internet changed the way you live? Do computers save time or do they just make us waste more time? How important is it to be computer literate?
Key Vocabulary
Study the meanings of your essential vocabulary:
Software – the sets of programs (=instructions) that you put into a computer when you want it to do particular job: She loaded the new software.
Hardware – computer equipment.
Browse – to search computer material: a fast-effective browsing tool.
Virtual reality – images and sound that are produced by a computer and connected equipment to make the user feel as if they are in real three-dimensional space.
Virus – a program that enters your computer and damages information that you have stored.
Hacker – someone who uses a computer to connect to other people’s computers secretly and often illegally, so that he can find or damage information.
English |
Russian |
crucial |
решающий |
affect |
действовать, воздействовать |
evolve |
развиваться, эволюционировать |
invent |
изобретать |
invention |
изобретение |
be connected with |
быть связанным с |
cell phone=mobile phone |
сотовый телефон |
improve |
улучшать |
improvement |
улучшение |
advancement |
продвижение |
diagnose |
диагностировать |
treat |
зд. лечить |
accomplish |
достигать |
ATM = automated teller machine |
автоматизированный кассовый аппарат |
laptop computer |
ноутбук |
portable device |
портативное устройство |
opportunity |
возможность |
hardware |
аппаратное обеспечение |
software |
программное обеспечение |
data glut/information overload |
избыток информации |
blackmail |
шантаж |
Information Fatigue Syndrome |
синдром информационной усталости |
fraud |
мошенничество |
invasion of privacy |
вторжение (вмешательство) в личную жизнь |
addict to |
зависимый от |
addiction |
зависимость |
witness |
быть свидетелем |
cope with |
справляться с |
keep up with |
идти в ногу с |
complain |
жаловаться |
theft |
воровство |
store |
хранить |
access to |
доступ к… |
unauthorized access |
несанкционированный доступ |
prohibit |
запрещать |
edutainment=education + entertainment edutainment software |
образовательные и развлекательные программы |
degrade the literacy |
снижать грамотность |
plagiarism=copycatting |
плагиат, копирование |
ensure |
обеспечить, гарантировать |
exercise control over |
осуществлять контроль над |
artificial |
искусственный |
breakthrough |
прорыв |
home appliances |
бытовая техника |
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