XIII. Translate paragraph 2 into Russian after checking the unknown words in the dictionary. Unit 4 Computer Memory

Section ATime management

Think about your typical working day.

1. How long do you spend:		2. How often do you:
talking to people? on the phone? working on your own? working with a computer? travelling?		work overtime? use English at work? travel abroad on business? have a holiday? entertain customers?

a lot of not much	time				every		day week
					once	a
around about less than more than	half my time				twice three times		fortnight month year
	an hour	a	day
	two hours		week

3. What time do you start work in the morning?

4. And when do you finish?

5. How do you get to work?

6. How long does it take?

7. What do you do to relax in the evening?

always
usually
sometimes
not often						frequency
hardly ever
never

Section BLanguage Focus. Modal Verbs and Their Equivalents

I. Change the following sentences into interrogative and negative forms:

1. Computers can process a large volume of data in a short period of time.

2. Every teacher must learn how to select computer programs.

3. A student may go on to the next question if his answer is correct.

4. They should process the results of the experiment.

5. You have to study two computer languages.

6. He is to speak at the conference on computer technology.

II. Give the modal verb in the following sentences in the Past and Future Simple (add the adverbials if necessary):

1. We can interact with the computer by using many other specialized input devices.

2. Students must know how to solve this problem.

3. You should know programming for your research work.

4. They may work in the computer centre on Mondays.

5. To model the universe we have to create another one.

6. The data is to be transmitted as pulses of light.

III. Ask as many special questions as you can:

1. The first automatic computers could operate at a low speed.

2. Different combinations of 1s and 0s may be used to represent numbers and characters.

3. The microcomputer has to communicate with the outside world.

4. The memory board of a new powerful computer produced by IBM can easily pass through the eye of a needle.

5. He must use a computer in the classroom to make his work more interesting.