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Ex. III. What do the following numbers in the text refer to?

20, 2010, 40, 70%, 1.4 billion, 85%, 1500, 50.

Ex. IV. Work in pairs. Do you think the following statements are true or false?

  1. Modern communications and production technologies are available in every part of the world.

  2. One out of five of the world’s population speaks English fluently.

  3. English is used for more purposes than ever before.

  4. There is no difference between spoken and written English any more.

  5. Because English is the means for international communication, it is replacing other languages.

Ex. V. Speak about the role English plays in the world as a means of communication.

Ex. VI. Discuss in groups. Why is it important to know foreign languages? Describe the problem in as many aspects (practical, cultural, educational, etc.) as you can.

Ex. VII. Here is a set of guidelines for learning a foreign language:

The secret of success is to work towards your goal slowly, steadily and regularly.

  • Take the opportunity to listen to English whenever and wherever you can. Watch TV programs and films, listen to radio programs and English language tapes – even songs in English on tape. Have as many conversations with native English speakers as you can, and practice in English as often as possible with your non-native English-speaking friends.

  • Try to read texts in English at least once every day. You should always be in the process of reading a book in English – a page or two each night before bedtime is an excellent plan. Read newspapers, magazines, and novels written for your English level (available from good language bookshops). Always carry English texts with you, so you can read when you have spare time that would otherwise be wasted.

Do not worry about understanding every word. Read some articles in detail and some for speed.

Ex. VIII. Work in pairs. Make a list of similar guidelines for your English class. Compare your list to those of other groups. Choose ten which are the most important.

Part I

Ex. I. Try to explain how you understand the difference between data and information.

Ex. II. Read the following text:

Data and Information

Data is a collection of unorganised facts that have not yet been processed into information. Data represent the “raw” facts from which conclusions can be drawn. These facts may describe people, places, things, ideas, processes, or events.

Sources of business facts are various and diverse. Facts may be compiled as a result of a salesperson’s call on an account; received in the mail in the form of orders, invoices, and receipts; or collected at point-of-sale terminals in check-out lines. Business facts can come from unusual sources, such as from scanners or a production packing line that read the Universal Product Code (UPC) on cartons as they move down the line or from temperature sensors inside a nuclear reactor.

Information is knowledge acquired from the processing of data. Information often leads to action. One person’s or one department’s information may be another’s data. Obtaining data from different sources, processing it to produce relevant information, and using this information to make decisions are common procedures in business as well as in daily life.

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