- •Англійська мова
- •Київ кнутд 2009
- •Unit 1 Topic: Computers in our life
- •I. Reading skills
- •1. Pre-reading tasks
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. Computers in our life
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •4. Complete the sentences.
- •5. Find English equivalents to these Ukrainian words.
- •6. True or false statements. Explain why some statements are false.
- •7. Translate from English into Ukrainian.
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “Computers in our life”.
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian using a dictionary. Advantages and disadvantages of using computers
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •V. Communicative skills
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. What are the different types of the computers?
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “What are the different types of the computers?”
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. Quantum Computers
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian.
- •Inside the system
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “Inside the system”.
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. Programming languages and their use
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •3. Give а summary of the text according to your plan in a written form.
- •IV. Comprehensive skills
- •1. Read and remember.
- •2. Listen to the text “Arithmetic Logic Unit (alu)” and try to understand it.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. What is "virtual memory"?
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “What is ‘virtual memory’?”
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. Units of memory
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. An alternative to the computer mouse
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •4. Complete the sentences.
- •5. Match the following English words with their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •6. True or false statements.
- •7. Translate from English into Ukrainian.
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “An alternative to the computer mouse”.
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. Haptic devices
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •4. Listen to the text once again and answer the following questions.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. Types of scanners
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “Types of Scanners”.
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. How does the scanner work?
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. Cathode ray tube
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •4. Listen to the text once again and answer the following questions.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. Computer printer
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “Computer printer”.
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. Types of printers
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •A laptop computer
- •Arithmetic/logic unit (alu)
- •Bits for pictures
- •The internet
- •Computer monitors
- •Toner-based printers
3. Find the answers to the questions:
1. What kind of devices can be called “computers”?
2. What types of computers could you name?
3. What is server used for?
4. Where is the workstation used?
5. What company has built the best known supercomputer?
4. Complete the sentences.
1. While the term computer can apply to virtually any device that has a microprocessor in it, most people think of a computer as …
2. PCs were first known as microcomputers because they were …
3. Most desktops offer more power, storage and versatility …
4. Also called notebooks, laptops are …
5. More commonly known as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), palmtops are …
6. In the early days of computing, mainframes were …
5. Translate the following Ukrainian words into English.
Корпус, портативний, кульовий маніпулятор, робоча станція, кишеньковий персональний комп’ютер, операція, угода, універсальна обчислювальна машина, відображувати на екрані, обробляти інформацію.
6.True or false statements.
Workstations are tightly integrated computers that often use flash memory instead of a hard drive for storage.
The latest trend in computing is wearable computers.
Minicomputers are normally referred to as mid-range servers now.
Palmtops are typically smaller than a paperback novel, very lightweight with a reasonable battery life.
The best known supercomputers are built by Microsoft.
7. Translate from English into Ukrainian.
1. Supercomputers are very expensive and are employed for specialized applications that require immense amounts of mathematical calculations (number crunching).
2. Mainframe was a term originally referring to the cabinet containing the central processor unit or "main frame" of a room-filling Stone Age batch machine
3. After the emergence of smaller "minicomputer" designs in the early 1970s, the traditional big iron machines were described as "mainframe computers" and eventually just as mainframes.
4. Nowadays a mainframe is a very large and expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds, or even thousands, of users simultaneously.
5. The chief difference between a supercomputer and a mainframe is that a supercomputer channels all its power into executing a few programs as fast as possible, whereas a mainframe uses its power to execute many programs concurrently.
8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
1. Мінікомп'ютер - це мультипроцесорна система, яка здатна підтримувати одночасно роботу майже 200 користувачів.
2. Робоча станція – це тип комп'ютеру, який використовується в інженерній практиці (CAD/CAM), настільному виданні, розробках програмного забезпечення та в інших випадках, які вимагають середньої кількості обчислювальної потужності, а також створення графіки досить високої якості.
3. Як і персональні комп'ютери, більшість робочих станцій - це комп'ютери для одного користувача.
4. Робочі станції, зазвичай, зв’язані в місцеву мережу, хоча вони також можуть використовуватися в якості відокремленої системи.
5. Щоб дисплей був легкий і не громіздкий у ноутбуці використовуються різноманітні технології, відомі як технології індикаторної панелі.