- •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.
4.3 Put the nouns into the proper column, add their meanings.
media / medium / craft / data / datum / nuclei / nucleus / person / people / persons / man / men / phenomenon / phenomena / crises / crisis / basis / bases / apparatus /apparatuses / barracks / crossroads / headquarters / means / news / oats / series / species / works / mathematics / politics / billiards / darts / dominoes / penny / pence / analysis / analyses / bacterium / bacteria / formula / formulae / formulas / means.
Singular |
Plural |
crisis – перелом, кризис |
crises – переломы, кризисы |
4.4 Find English equivalents to the following.
средство / явление / исходный факт / данные / основа / перелом / ядро / средства массовой информации / прибор / инструмент / аппаратура / агрегаты / блок / анализы / кризис / бактерии / миллиард / формулы / пенс / пенсы / вид / новость / перекресток / последовательное соединение / штаб-квартира / завод / сериал.
4.5 Using a dictionary match synonyms (a - b).
a) execute / carry out / handle / amount / fill / improve / set / carry / carry back / carry off / carry on / carry out / order / common
b) make better / turn to good account / manage / deal with / treat / make full / carry into effect / become full / become better / be equivalent to / quantity / signify / rise / sum / produce sth. better than / fixed / ready / prepared / obligatory / resolved / lay / adjust / prepare / place / bear / transport / remove / belonging to more than one / general / ordinary / usual / belonging to the public or a specific group / arrangement / sequence / succession / agenda / formation / command / instruction / procedure / collection / outfit.
4.6 Match the following with the hints below the line.
1. I always carry money with me. 2. we were all set to go to a set subject.3. the police carry arms. 4.The students should carry many figures in their heads. 5. this crime carries a heavy penalty. 6. he will not come till after dinner. 7. I never saw him till now. 8. till we meet again! 9. he ate his fill. 10. he improved his French. 11. the moving belt feeds the machine. 12. I am fed up of it. 13. he fed information into the computer. 14. her looks have improved. 15. wine improves with age. 16. it will improve with use. 17. he is improving in his studies. 18. things are improving. 19. I can improve on that. 20. the design cannot be improved upon. 21. he filled the tank with petrol. 22. he filled in the form. 23. She filled in her name. 24. I filled him in. 25. I am filling in while X is away. 26. we filled up with gaz. 27. he spent any amount of money. 28. these conditions amount to a refusal. 29. what does it amount to? 30. he handled the affair very well. 31. this car handles well.32. He strikes a happy medium. 33. He was a man of medium height. 34. The various freight cars are to carry all kinds of goods.
Hints: *я сыт по горло; мне надоело. *он ввёл данные в компьютер. *он наелся досыта. *он сделал успехи во французском языке. *она похорошела. *вино улучшается с годами. *модель не поддаётся дальнейшему улучшению.*это будет улучшаться по мере пользования. *он стал лучше учиться. *дела налаживаются. *я могу предложить нечто лучшее. *он наполнил бак бензином.*он заполнил бланк/анкету. *мы заправились (бензином). *Мы готовы идти на обязательный предмет. *он вписал своё имя. *я замещаю Х в его отсутствие. *я ввёл его в курс дела. *он истратил кучу денег. *к чему это сводится? *он прекрасно справился с этим делом. *эти условия равносильны отказу. *эта машина удобна в управлении.*он придерживается золотой середины.*Он - человек среднего роста.