- •Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
- •II. Read the last paragraph of the text again and note the advantages and disadvantages of the forms of power in the table.
- •III. Complete the sentences using will, may / might or their negative form. The phrases in brackets will help.
- •IV. Search the sites for details of cars which do not have conventional petrol or diesel engines. Copy the details into the table for each model.
- •V. Complete the sentences below using the correct form of the adjectives in the box.
- •VI. What cars are made of what material?
- •Reading, vocabulary, writing
- •Read the text again and decide if the sentences (1-5) below are true or false.
- •Find examples of Passive in the text and complete the table.
- •Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words in the box.
- •Readthetextandmatchthewordsfromtheboxontheleftwiththedefinitionsontheright.
- •Complete the sentences using will, may/ might, or their negative form. The phrases in brackets will help.
- •Put the correct Present Perfect, Simple Past, or Simple Present Active or Passive verb form in the blanks.
- •Translate the sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the italicized words.
- •Define the meaning of since in these sentences.
- •Fill in the blanks with since or for.
- •Reading, vocabulary, writing
- •Make as more word phrases with the words as you can.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Reading, vocabulary, writing
- •V. Use collocations in the box to complete these sentences:
- •Choose the words from the box to fill in the text:
- •What do you think terms 1-4 mean? Read the text and give the answers.
- •Complete the text about developments in radio and television. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, Past Simple or Present Perfect.
- •Translate into Russian. Pay attention to the italicized words. Define the part of speech of the italicized form.
- •Add the appropriate modal may, should, must, or shall to the blanks.
- •Use a (n) or one in the blank.
- •Fill in the blanks with by and (with) in.
Reading, vocabulary, writing
Read the text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
Computer Aided Design
Computer technology
Improve
Product
Communication
Drafting
Two dimensions
Three dimensions
Engineering
Drawings
Drawn
III. Read the text, find the words (1-10), and guess their meaning from context. Are they nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs?
Perform – осуществлять (verb)
Word processor – электронный редактор (noun)
Online – в режиме он-лайн (adverb)
Download – скачивать (verb)
Built-in – встроенный (adjective)
Digital – цифровой (adjective)
Store – хранить (verb)
Financial – финансовый (adjective)
Monitor – монитор (noun)
Data – данные (noun)
IV. Match the words in the previous exercise (1-10) with the correct meanings (a-j):
Perform – c) execute, do
Word processor – g) program used for text manipulation
Online – j) connected to the Internet
Download – i) copy files from a server to your PC
Built-in – h) integrated
Digital – d) describes information that is recorded or mobile or broadcast using computers
Store – a) keep, save
Financial – e) monetary
Monitor – f) screen
Data – b) collection of facts or figures
V. Use collocations in the box to complete these sentences:
Thanks to Wi-Fi, it’s now easy to access the Internet from cafes, hotels, parks and many other public places.
Online banking lets you carry out transactions between your accounts easily and securely.
Skype is a technology that enables users to make calls over the Internet for free.
In many universities, students are encouraged to display data using PowerPoint in order to make their talks more visually attractive.
The Web has revolutionized the way people perform operations – with sites such as Google and Wikipedia, you can find the information you need in seconds.
Cookies allow a website to do research on a user’s machine and later retrieve it; when you visit the website again, it remembers your preferences.
With the latest mobile phones, you can write letters with multimedia attachments – pictures, audio, even video.
Choose the words from the box to fill in the text:
A computer can store and process information. This information is called data and can be words, numbers or graphics. To process data, the computer uses a program, which is a set of instructions stored on the computer’s hard-drive. To input data, you can enter it using the keyboard. If you want to store this data, you save it in the computer’s memory or onto a floppy disk. Large amounts of information, such as books, can be stored on a CD-ROM.
What do you think terms 1-4 mean? Read the text and give the answers.
CAD – Computer-aided design programs
CAM – Computer-aided manufacturing program
CIM – Computer-integrated manufacturing
CNC – Computer numerical controlled machine tools
С. Grammar focus