- •Introduction to the Computing……………………………………….5
- •Definitions.……………………………………………………………….45
- •Topics for Essays, Oral or Written Reports……………………….92
- •Introduction to the Computing
- •I.1 translate the following phrases.
- •I.4 Do you agree with the statements below? Correct the wrong ones.
- •I.5 Ask questions to each other.
- •I.6 Ask your fellow students some questions to each sentence.
- •I.9 a) Having read the dialogue above you should decide whether the following statements and suggestions are true or false. Change a false statement to make it true.
- •1. Prefix tables
- •I.10 Practise using underlined words with negative prefixes. Contradict the following statements in the same way as the example. Not all the words you need are in the table above.
- •I.13 construct words or phrases to replace the underlined words.
- •I.18 a) Translate the following into Russian, mind the prefixes.
- •7. Space / time the following units of measure are used to define storage and transmission capacities
- •I.19 match the words with their definitions.
- •*** Key expressions to be used in your own Dialogues
- •I.22 Do you know the difference? Translate the words below the table & put them in.
- •I.23 Do you know these words? Translate them…
- •I.24 decide what the prefixes mean in the following.
- •I.25 Fill in the gaps with the correct prefix from the box.
- •I.26 a) Fill in the table below with the words underneath.
- •I.29 match the beginnings & the endings (there are several definitions for some terms).
- •I.30 Ask each other questions using the above-mentioned terms.
- •This is a computer Prereading Discussion
- •Text 1a Computing & Computers
- •1.2 Read the international words.
- •1.4 Staying their part of speech, translate the groups of words of the same root. Find different ones.
- •1.5 Translate the sentences.
- •1.6 Translate the sentences.
- •1.7 Translate the sentences.
- •1.8 B) match the following underlined phrases with the hints below the line.
- •1.9 Translate the sentences.
- •1.10 Translate the following phrases, mind the attributive groups.
- •1.11 Define the predicate & translate the sentences.
- •1.14 Complete the sentences:
- •Text1b Computer
- •Dialogue1.16 Dramatize the dialogue. Give your opinion about having a computer at home.
- •Vocabulary ratings
- •10-14 Correct: Good 15-17 correct: Excellent 18-20 correct: Exceptional
- •1.17 The statements below were results of the survey comparing boys and girls. Match the beginning with the endings. Girls… Boys…
- •Word Power
- •Text 1Cb) Read & translate the article, render it, & discuss the problem. Computer Studies?
- •1.18 A) find in text 1d underneath the answers to the questions.
- •1.19 Express the main idea of the article above using the following.
- •1.20 Choose the definition to match the given terms.
- •1.21 Match the best term to the given definition.
- •1.24 Fill in the gaps using the words from the box below.
- •1.26 Say if these statements are true or false (correct the false ones).
- •Unit Two
- •Choosing the right meaning
- •Ability n. Способность; умение; 2. Дарования, способности
- •2.2 Translate the words of the same root.
- •2.3 Match the synonyms.
- •2.4 Translate the phrases.
- •2.4 Match the following with the hints below the line.
- •2.7 Translate the following.
- •2.8 Complete the sentences according to the text.
- •Dialogue 2.10 Dramatize the dialogue & make your own ones. Using portable calculators
- •Text 2b Prehistory
- •2.12 A) Translate the following words. B) Give some examples from the dictionary.
- •2.13 Match the antonyms (there may be more then two of them).
- •2.14 A) Match the synonyms (there are more than two of them).
- •2.15 Find the answers to the questions below in text 2c.
- •2.16 Match the beginnings & the endings.
- •2.17 Say if the following statements are true or false. Change the false into the true ones.
- •2.18 Make your own dialogue about the prehistory of mind tools.
- •2.20 Answer the following questions & add your own to make a dialogue according to the text read.
- •2.21 Put in the proper words from the box.
- •2.22 Translate the sentences, mind the underlined words.
- •2.23 Translate into English.
- •How Modern Are You?
- •Add up Your Score and Read the Analysis
- •The Analysis
- •Unit three Computer Generations
- •The evolutionofcomputersinterms ofgenerations.
- •If therewerenocomputerstheyhadtobethoughtout.
- •3.1 Choose the proper term for each definition.
- •3.2 Choose the proper definition for the term, & translate them.
- •3.5 Find antonyms for the following words:
- •3.8 Find Russian equivalents for the given below.
- •3.12 Ask your interlocutors
- •3.13 Match the beginnings with the endings.
- •3.14 Translate the sentences below, mind the underlined words.
- •Dialogue 3.15 Complete the dialogue. Basic units of a computer
- •Dialogue 3.16 Complete the dialogue. Computer generations
- •What does the term the Fifth Generation describe?
- •It describes … .
- •3.17 Define the parts of speech & translate these words.
- •3.18 Translate.
- •3.19 Find Russian equivalents to the following words & phrases.
- •3.20 Translate these sentences.
- •3.21 Translate these sentences, say if the verb to have is: a) notional, b) auxiliary, c) modal, d) a part of a set phrase.
- •3.22 Define the -ed form & translate the sentences.
- •3.26 Translate into English.
- •Computer Systems
- •Handle n. 1. Ручка, рукоять, рукоятка; V.T. 2. Трогать, брать; обращаться, справляться 3. Торговать;
- •Amount n. 1. Сумма; 2. Количество; V.I. 3. Составлять, достигать, быть равным / равносильным; сводиться к;
- •4.3 Put the nouns into the proper column, add their meanings.
- •4.4 Find English equivalents to the following.
- •4.5 Using a dictionary match synonyms (a - b).
- •4.6 Match the following with the hints below the line.
- •4.7 Match each component in column I with its definition.
- •4.7 Complete the table in your exercise books.
- •4.8 Guess or Match the following abbreviations with the phrases and meanings.
- •4.13 Add another word, abbreviation, or part of a word, to complete common 'computer' words and phrases given below.
- •4.14 Complete this text with the words from the box.
- •4.15 Do you remember the English terms for the following?
- •4.16 Make sure you know what these mean in English.
- •4.17 Arrange the following terms around the most general one.
- •4.18 Express the main idea of the article above using the following.
- •4.25 Translate the sentences.
- •4.29 State the function of the infinitive and translate the following.
- •4.31 Translate the following.
I.22 Do you know the difference? Translate the words below the table & put them in.
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Adverbs Наречия (как? каким образом?) |
Conjunctions Союзы (соединяют части предложений) |
Prepositions Предлоги (соединяют слова в предложении) |
Others другие |
As for / especially / only / above / usually / below / underneath / for / with / as / by / of / but / about / before / therefore / to / and / differently / quite / furthermore / beyond / generally / according to / into / around / again / for instance / or / that / because / between / among
Dialogue III Fill in the gaps with the words given above.
Who is the problem of word-formation very important …?
The problem of word-formation is very important for everybody, who wants to have a good command … English, especially for those who deal … some special terminology … this … that science.
What kind … elements is a word represented …?
As you remember … your school studies, a word is usually represented by the combination of three elements: prefix - root - suffix.
Is it true that there are many words … English consisting … … a root?
It is quite true that there are many words in English consisting only of a root, e.g. book, disk, cut, write, etc.
What shall we speak here …?
But we'll speak here about the words possessing the structure mentioned ... Pre- means “…” and, …, a prefix is what comes … the root. … … a suffix, it is what is attached … the end … the root. Consider … an example the suffix
-ment meaning “action or state”; in measurement “an action of measuring”.
Prefixes and suffixes function in the process … word-formation …, don’t they?
Yes, you are … right, they function in the process of word-formation differently. Prefixes … change the meaning of words, e.g. possible - impossible. Here prefix im- changes a word … the negative. … for suffixes, the picture is … different … they change the word … one part of speech … another. …, one … the same suffix may belong … different parts of speech.
What can prefixes be classified … …?
Prefixes might be classified according to their meaning. … all the prefixes may be subdivided … six groups.
I.23 Do you know these words? Translate them…
a) from English: microcircuit / microprogramming / macrocode / macrocommand / megabyte / semiconductor / semicolon / minicomputer / minifloppy / microchip / interface / primary / postgraduate / monoprocessor / binary / multiprogramming / polysemantic / refreshing / overload / supercomputer / transmit / extraordinary / illegal / irregular / noncompatible / misdirect / malfunction / disagree / subdirectory / peripheral / preprocessor / unusuable / invalid / impolite / megahertz / gigabyte / equidistant / equilateral / equilibrate.
b) from Russian: полупроводник / миникомпьютер / мегагерц / гигабайт / точка с запятой / пятидюймовая дискета / микрокристалл / микросхема / микропрограммирование / макрокод / макрокоманда / мегабайт / передавать / первичный / чрезвычайный / периферийный / подкаталог / процессор предварительной обработки / равносторонний / равноотстоящий / уравновешивать / аспирант / монопроцессор / многозадачный режим / обновление / перегружать / многозначный / негодный / недействительный / невежливый / недопустимый / нерегулярный / несовместимый / поломка, авария / не согласиться / неверно направлять.