Lesson 3. The Power of Programs. Modal Verbs with Passive Infinitive

*Task I. Read and memorize the following words:

to decide - вирішувати

to accomplish - здійснювати, виконувати

to refine - удосконалювати

to turn into - перетворювати

to be in charge - бути відповідальним за

carpentry tools - теслярські інструменти

useless - некорисний

a lot in common – багато спільного

phonograph - фонограф

drawing pad – блокнот для малювання

career – діяльність кар’єра професія

Task I. Guess the meaning of the following words in chain. Give their Ukrainian equivalents.

Word - processing program; education training program; virus - detection program; access program; self-loading program; common program; high-performance program; protection mode program; general-purpose program; database program.

Task II Read and translate word-group given below. Define their parts of speech:

program - programming to improve - improvement

to refine refining to design - designed

to develop — development to instruct — instruction

to create - creating to use - useless

to build - building exact – exactly

**Task ІІІ . Chose the words out of the right column to make up word-combinations.

to have - own instructions

to decide - - much in common

to refine - a program

to use - the task you want to accomplish

to create - a successful career as a programmer

to understand - better how computer software work

to turn - hobbies into job

to develop - instructions in the form of computer software

to direct - the operations of a computer

Task IV. Join similar words given below in pairs:

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Nouns: tool, command, symbol, career, character, instruction, device, job, software, programs

Verbs: to create, to change, to build, to accomplish, to process, to turn into, to work up, to construct, to refine, to improve

Adjectives: being in charge of, useless, creative, complex, common, complicated

**Task V. Match the terms to their definition:

Computer language a) the process of creating a set of instructions the follow.

Program b) a device with complex network of electronic circuits that can process information, make

decisions and replace people in routine tasks.

Programming c) a set of programs designed to control the operation of a computer.

Software d) set of words, symbols and commands that a computer can understand.

***Task VI. Read and understand the main ideas of the text. Get ready to talk about then