- •Module I
- •II. Reading
- •Lutsk National Technical University
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Comprehension
- •1. Tell what sentences are true and what are false.
- •2. Choose the right answer:
- •3. Complete the sentences:
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •5. Find as quickly as possible and read out the sentences containing the following important information:
- •Word Study
- •1. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following.
- •2. Give English equivalents of the following.
- •3. Match each word in the left-hand column with the best in the right-hand column.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the words from Vocabulary Notes in the appropriate form.
- •5. Translate sentences into English using words and word combinations from the Vocabulary Notes.
- •Grammar in Use The Present Simple Tense
- •1. Put the following into the singular.
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple..
- •3. Put sentences of ex.1 into negative and interrogative form.
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Comprehension
- •1. Complete the following statements:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Do the following tasks:
- •Text 2. My Future Speciality is Computer Systems and Networks
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Comprehension
- •1. Complete the following statements:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Do the following tasks:
- •Text 3. My Future Speciality is Professional Training
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Comprehension
- •1. Complete the following statements:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Do the following tasks:
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Comprehension
- •1. Tell what sentences are true and what are false.
- •2. Choose the right answer:
- •3. Complete the sentences:
- •4. Answer following questions.
- •5. Find as quickly as possible and read out the sentences containing the following important information:
- •Word Study
- •1. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following.
- •2. Give English equivalents of the following.
- •3. Make up pairs or groups of words close in meaning.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the words from Vocabulary Notes in the appropriate form.
- •5. Translate sentences into English using words and word combinations from the Vocabulary Notes.
- •Grammar in Use The Past Simple Tense
- •1. Put down the following sentences into the Past Simple Tense.
- •2. Open the brackets using the Past Simple Tense. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
- •3. Make up sentences using the following words. Don’t forget about word order in English.
- •Additional Text (for individual work) Read, translate the text and answer the following questions:
- •The Need for Computer Literacy in Modern Society
- •II. Reading Read, translate the text and point out the main characteristics of pc. Personal Computers
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Comprehension
- •1. Tell what sentences are true and what are false.
- •2. Choose the right answer:
- •3. Complete the sentences:
- •4. Answer following questions.
- •5. Find as quickly as possible and read out the sentences containing the following important information:
- •2. Make the sentences interrogative and negative.
- •3. Replace the Infinitive in brackets by the Future Simple Tense. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
- •Additional Text (for individual work) Read, translate the text and answer the following questions:
- •Application of Personal Computers
- •1. Find in the texts:
Vocabulary Notes
computer literacy — комп’ютерна грамотність
be aware of — розуміти, усвідомлювати
basics — основи
to restate ['rJ'steit] — переглянути, переосмислити
significant [sIg'nIfIkqnt]— значний
computing — обрахування; рахунок; робота на комп’ютері
to embrace [Im'breIs] — охоплювати
dimension [dI'menSqn] — вимір
to direct the operation — направляти роботу
subscription [sqb'skrIpSqn] magazine — журнал по підписці
store manager — директор магазину
system analyst — системний аналітик
consideration [kqn"sIdq'reIS(q)n]— аналіз, розгляд
computer package — комплект обчислювального обладнання
software designer [dI'zaInq] — розробник програмного забезпечення
to compile [kqm'paIl] — компілювати
computer-aided design — автоматизоване проектування
business application — прикладна система для підприємств, торгівельної сфери; застосування комп’ютерів для вирішення економічних та комерційних завдань
computer system support person — спеціаліст з підтримки комп’ютерної системи
to encounter [In'kaVntq] — зіткнутися з труднощами
computer system analyst programmer — системний програміст
hardware engineer — спеціаліст з розробки апаратного забезпечення
irreverently [I'rev(q)rqntlI] — неввічливо
wetware / ”meatware” — забезпечення користувача
engineering ["endZI'nIqrIN] — проектування, конструювання
to spawn [spLn] — породжувати
Comprehension
1. Tell what sentences are true and what are false.
1) Informed citizens of our information-dependent society should be computer-literate, which means that they should be able to use computers as everyday problem-solving devices. 2) There was a time when only poor people had an opportunity to learn the basics, called the three R's: reading, writing, and arithmetics. 3) "Computing" is a concept that embraces not only the old third R, arithmetics, but also a new idea — computer literacy. 4) All of us are not already on the way to becoming computer-literate. 5) Software Engineer produces the programs which control the external operations of computers.6) Hardware engineer researches designs and develops computers, or parts of computers and the computerized element of appliances, machines and vehicles.
2. Choose the right answer:
1) Informed citizens of our information-dependent society should be … .
a) computer-literate;
b) illiterate;
c) polite.
2) If you buy something with a bank credit card or pay a bill by check, … help you to process the information.
a) a store manager;
b) computers;
c) policeman.
3) Many actions relate to some aspect of … system.
a) computer;
b) application;
c) a data processing.
4) System analyst studies methods of working within an organization to decide how tasks can be done efficiently by … .
a) a store manager;
b) computers;
c) policeman.
5) Software Engineer/Designer produces the programs which control the … operations of computers.
a) internal;
b) external;
c) local.
6) Some of computer system support people specialize in … which handles the basic operation of the computers.
a) hardware;
b) software;
c) firmware.
7) Computer System Analyst Programmer may specialize in the internal operating systems using … or in application programs.
a) high-level computer language;
b) low-level computer language;
c) different kinds of computer languages.
8) Hardware Engineer researches designs and … computers.
a) trades with;
b) assesses;
c) develops.
9) The brains of people who work in the computer industry are sometimes known irreverently as … .
a) ”meatware”;
b) systems analyst;
c) designer.