Notes to the text:
CEO – Chief Executive Officer – главный исполнительный директор, высшее должностное лицо компании;
printed circuit boards – печатные платы;
Apple Inc. – an American corporation that designs and sells computer electronics, computer software and personal computers;
tension with the board – напряжённость (расхождение во взглядах, разногласия) с советом, правлением;
Turing Award - премия Тьюринга, самая престижная премия в информатике, вручаемая Ассоциацией вычислительной техники за выдающийся научно-технический вклад в этой области. Премия учреждена Ассоциацией вычислительной техники в честь выдающегося английского учёного Алана Тьюринга, получившего первые глубокие результаты относительно вычислимости задолго до появления первых электронных вычислительных машин. В сфере информационных технологий премия Тьюринга имеет статус, аналогичный Нобелевской премии в академических науках. Впервые Премия Тьюринга была присуждена в 1966 году Алану Перлису за развитие технологии создания компиляторов.
Cold War – Холодная война - глобальная геополитическая, военная, экономическая и информационная конфронтация между СССР и его союзниками, с одной стороны, и США и их союзниками — с другой, длившаяся с 1946 по 1991 год.
to step down – подавать в отставку, уходить с поста;
to warm up the idea – воодушевиться идеей;
airborne missiles – воздушные ракеты.
Tasks for the text:
Put the necessary word(words) into the sentence:
Lebedev graduated from … in 1928. 2) During World War II, Lebedev worked … control automation of complex systems 3) Otlet was awarded … for the development of the theory of "artificial stability" of electrical systems. 4) Bill Gates is … among the world's wealthiest people.5) … was a brilliant British computer scientist and winner of the 1967 Turing Award. 7) Steve Jobs convinced … to market a computer he had built for himself. 8) Gates has pursued … donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs.
Complete the sentences using words from the text or words with the appropriate meaning:
Otlet wrote … 2) Otlet created … 3) Steve Jobs is well known for … 4) Lebedev developed an analog computer system to ... 5) Bill Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft … 6) Otlet struggled tirelessly for decades with.... 7) Lebedev was awarded the degree of Doctor of Sciences for ... 8) Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs sold their first personal computer, the Apple I, for …
Match the pictures of the following persons in accordance with their names:
Picture
1
Sergey
Alexeyevich Lebedev
Picture
2
Paul
Marie Ghislain Otlet
Picture
3
William
Henry
"Bill"
Gates
III
Picture
4Steve
Jobs
Picture
5
Vannevar
Bush
Picture
6
Sir
Maurice Vincent Wilkes
Match the words from the text denoting the occupation with their definitions:
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concept
definition
1.
philanthropist
an individual who builds capital through risk and initiative
2.
wizard
an expert who gives professional consultations
3.
entrepreneur
someone who donates his or her time, money and/or reputation to charitable causes
4.
chairman
a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field
5.
administrator
a person who manages or has a talent for managing
6.
policymaker
a person who is first among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress
7.
pioneer
someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or business etc.
8.
advisor
a person who presides at a meeting or heads a committee, board, etc.
Complete the table. Use additional information when necessary:
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№
Popular person in the field of computer technology
His (her) achievement
1
Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes
……………………………………..
2
Steve Jobs
promoted products of Apple Inc.
3
Vannevar Bush
……………………………………….
4
Bill Gates
………………………………………
5
Sergey A. Lebedev
designed the first Soviet computers
6
Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet
…………………………………………..
7
Charles Babbage
……………………………………………
8
…………………..
…………………………………………..
Imagine that you are a participant of a science conference. Prepare a short report for it to bring people to the attention about the most interesting (in your opinion) investigation in the field of IT.
These phrases can be used in your presentation:
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Opening:
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Good morning (afternoon, evening), ladies and gentlemen. Let me first introduce myself. I’m / My name is … In this talk I want / would like to … I’ll begin by (+ing form of verb) Let’s start with … The theme /subject / topic of my work is … My work is dedicated to … The importance / urgency / theme is related to… The purpose/aim of this report is to explain/ examine/ describe/ outline... |
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Introducing factors or points:
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The first thing we need to discuss is … If I could now turn to … Let me move on to … It is clear that … It is interesting to note that … |
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Introducing graphs and diagrams: |
I’d like you to look at this graph / diagram (pie) / chart / transparency / slide. |
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Comparing factors:
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First of all … Firstly…, secondly…, thirdly… On the one hand…, on the other hand… |
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Concluding:
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That completes my overview of … So, to summarize / sum up… |
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Questions:
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Please be / feel free to ask questions. Please don’t hesitate to interrupt me if you have any questions. If you have any questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them at the end. |
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Finishing: |
Thank you for your attention. |
P.S.: Use the information below if you have problems with finding suitable material to make a report: