4. Complete the collocates below by matching a noun from a with a noun from b. Some can combine with more than one noun.

Example:world conference, research

A	absentee	mother	B	address	meeting
	application	panel		committee	paper
	ballot	poster		delegate	programme
	coordination	recreation		desk	report
	draft	registration		discussion	resolution
	entry	section		fee	session
	expert	study		form	tongue
	information	welcome		group	visa
	lecture			hall

5. Underline the correct word a, b, c or d to fill the gaps.

Videoconference

Tomorrow’s scientific fiction has become today’s new technology – a daily reality for global companies who recognize the importance of regular 1__ between groups of people in different locations around the world.

Essentially the videoconference room 2__ a usual conference room. 3__ sit along one side of a table facing their colleagues on screen on the other side. They can see, hear and talk to each other simultaneously and can 4__ slides of diagrams, even pieces of equipment. The 5__ is relatively simple. A device called 6__ takes the picture, digitalizes it for transmission over a special network and reforms the picture at the other end.

The problem today is to manufacture codec to the new international standard and to improve picture quality through faster 7__ speeds. Research and development is also focusing on mobile 8__ with broad cast quality pictures which enable to have instant communication with colleagues around the world.

There is no doubt about the effectiveness of videoconferencing, as the videoconference eliminates 9__ lost through travel.

1	A	resolution	B	communication	C	speech	D	address
2	A	attends	B	remembers	C	motivates	D	resembles
3	A	delegates	B	deputies	C	publishers	D	editors
4	A	print	B	adopt	C	present	D	report
5	A	technology	B	subject	C	viewpoint	D	opinion
6	A	projector	B	loudspeaker	C	microphone	D	videocodec
7	A	registration	B	discussion	C	transmission	D	motivation
8	A	videoconferencing	B	assembly	C	colloquium	D	congress
9	A	time-limit	B	time-table	C	working time	D	minutes

6. Give all possible derivatives of the following words:

to submit, to attend, to invite, to create, to effect, to inform, to register, to solve, to equip, to delegate, to represent, to participate, to discuss, to resolve, to elect, to arrange, to accept, to apply, to declare, regular, research, member, to present, to contribute, to communicate.

SECTION II

Speaking