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Unit 1 Part a

сatch up

/kxtS/

подхватить, догнать, нагнать

сonvergence

/kqn'vE:dZqns/

схождение, совпадение, совмещение

extraterrestrial

/"ekstrqtq'restriql/

1) внеземной, космический 2) обитатель космоса

feedback loop

/'fi:dbxk lu:p/

цепь, петля обратной связи

involvement

/In'vPlvmqnt/

вовлечение

midst

/mIdst/

сeредина

noticeable

/'nqVtIsqbl/

заметный, приметный

offspring

/'PfsprIN/

потомок

recognition

/"rekqg'nISn/

узнавание, признание, одобрение

smart

/sma:t/

умный, сообразительный

ultimately

/'Altimqtli/

в конечном счете

Word List

I. Study the following words and choose:

a) nouns

1

converge, convergence, convergent, converging

2

application, applied, applicable, apply

3

expect, expectant, expectance, expectative, expectation

4

assistance, assist, assistant, assisting

5

provided, provide, provision, provider

b) adjectives

1

noticeable, notice, noticeably, noticing

2

advanced, advancement, advance, advancing

3

improvement, improved, improve, improvable

4

electronics, electron, electronically, electronic

5

recognize, recognition, recognizable, recognizance

II. Arrange the words of the two groups in pairs with:

a) similar meaning

1

noticeable

a

intelligent

2

continue

b

obvious

3

assistance

c

sphere

4

application

d

data

5

converge

e

help

6

improve

f

supply

7

field

g

link up

8

smart

h

request

9

information

i

make better

10

provide

j

carry on

b) contrary meaning

1

converge

a

minor

2

positive

b

slowly

3

near

c

difficult

4

rapidly

d

distant

5

different

e

possible

6

never

f

negative

7

ultimately

g

diverge

8

impossible

h

at first

9

easy

i

always

10

major

j

same

III. Match the words with their definitions.

1

interface

a

having a fear or strong dislike of technology and technological devices

2

technophobic

b

the hardware or software that connects two systems and allows them to communicate with each other

3

equivalence

c

the fact that you are taking part in something

4

ultimately

d

during all of the night

5

involvement

e

the experience of recognizing someone or something

6

solve

f

to find a solution or an answer to a problem

7

skill

g

the study and practice of techniques or use of equipment for dealing with information

8

recognition

h

the same use, function, size or value of two things

9

overnight

i

finally, after a long and complicated series of events

10

information technology

j

the knowledge and ability that enables you to do something well

IV. Study the text and try to understand all details.