Lesson 7.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers. The Use of Tenses

**Task I Group the word-combinations according to the point of: a) advantages of computers

b) disadvantages of computers. Make up sentences.

Revolution in science, to reduce people’s communication, great volume calculation, high speed, to cause eye diseases, to get all information, games and net dependence, space exploration, to limit physical activities, to reduce mental activities, to enhance progress

*Task II Translate the word combinations into Ukrainian:

1 electric impulses 7 errors correction

2 computing equipment 8 computer memory

3 computer application 9 the reason of

4 automatic piloting 10 analog computer

5 high-speed computations 11 to yield data

6 word processing 12 storage device

**Task III Give the equivalents of the following word combinations:

Галузь науки автоматичний контроль

Можна вирішити вимагати

Виняткова можливість об’єм обчислень

Цифровий складні проблеми

Обчислення електроімпульсів послідовність імпульсів

Додавання та віднімання множення та ділення

Давати результати космічні механізми

Надавати підтримку високошвидкісні обчислення

Task IV. Learn the new vocabulary:

to be bound with – бути пов’язаним

relief – полегшення

benefits – користь, перевага

to be submitted by – бути підкореним

to be aware – знати

obsession – залежність

Task V. Translate the following word-combinations:

To be tightly bound with computers, a great relief of our everyday routine, all possible benefits, to be submitted by clever machine, to replace documents and money, remote cities, to be offered by computer technologies, to cure people, to be unable to cope with simple tasks, mental disorders, to cause obsession

**Task VI. Read and translate the text:

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers

Our present and future are tightly bound with computers. Some people prize the invention of computers as a great relief of our everyday stress and routine. They enumerate all possible benefits computers brought into our life and prefer not to notice new problems that are caused by them too. Other people draw apocalyptic pictures, in which the human being is submitted by the clever machine.

We cannot ignore the presence of computers in modern society. We store millions of gigabytes of information on computers. We use electronic cards that replaced documents, money, or keys. We communicate through the Internet with remote cities. We control different operations and processes. Computers teach us. Computers cure us. But they cannot do anything without being programmed and controlled by the man.

Many occupations nowadays use computers. Everyday more and more spe­cialties discover the opportunities offered by computer technologies. If we want not to be lost in the new professional world, we should grow with the progress, Otherwise, we shall be unable to cope with the simplest tasks in the nearest future.

Meanwhile, we should be aware of the fact, that we rely on our electronic as­sistants too much, in order not to find ourselves helpless one day. Sometimes peo­ple are too absorbed by the virtual reality. It causes a new obsession, which leads to different mental disorders.

To sum up, I believe that computers are our future, and it depends on people whether this future will be attracting or scary.

***Task V. Divide into groups: those who stand for advantages of computers an those for disadvantages. Give your reasons.

**Task IV Practice the use of Active Voice Tenses.

Variant one

1. Where is your disk? — I (to leave) it at home. I (to take) it tomorrow when Nick (to come) to help me. 2.1 (to read) about an hour when he (to come). 3. The play (not yet to begin) and the people (to talk) in the hall. 4. Yesterday I (to buy) a new keyboard, as I (to break) the old one. 5. We (to walk) in silence. He already (to tell) me all that (to. be) interesting about himself, and I (to have) nothing to tell him. 6. The moon (not to rise) yet, and only two stars (to shine) in the dark blue sky. 7. What you (to do) these three months? 8 Our train starts late in the evening, so if you (to come) at seven o'clock, we still (to pack) our luggage. 9 When you (to see) him last? 10. I (to meet) him when he (to walk) across the park.

11. You ever (to write) your own program? — That's what I (to do) for the last six years.

12. Don't enter the bedroom! They ( to make) some research there, and they always (to get) angry when somebody (to open) the door.

Variant two.

1. What you (to do) when I (to come) in? 2. When we (to come) to his lab, he (to tell) us that he (to do) some complex calculations . 3. On checking up his answers he (to find) out that he (to make) several mistakes. 4. When I (to begin) to work at the firm, the programmers al­ready (establish) the modern equipment, and (to carry out) very complex tasks. 5. You (to read) this book? — Yes, I (to read) it. I (to think) it (to be) very interesting. 6. What the student (to do) now? — Oh, they (to practice) computer architecture . 7. The computer already (to yield) the results and we (to discuss) them now .8. After we (to discuss) about two hours, we came to general conclusion. 9. We could not connect because the network (not to operate) since early morning. 10. She (to teach) at our college for twenty years now. 11. Ring me up as soon as you (to come) home. 12. He (to begin) to write his composition at three o'clock. It is already eleven, and he still (to write) it. He says he (to finish) it by twelve. 13. We (to help) our librarian to put the books in the right order for already three days, but we (to arrange) only half the books.

Unit II.

The Main Functions of Computer. The Use of Grammar Tenses.

Lesson 1.

Understanding the Computer.

The theory of translation. Participle I.

*Task I Learn the new vocabulary

to process - обробляти

data - дані

error - помилка

to handle information - керувати інформацією

ассоunting - облік

to eliminate - ліквідувати

to arrange - упорядковувати

to store - зберігати

circuit - схема

to recall - відзивати

to erase - стерти

to enable - надавати можливість

Task II. Give the translation to the following word-combinations:

The pieces of information, a general term, to refer to anything, a list of top records, to come from Latin, to treat as, to sort and rearrange information, data processing, set up to handle information, to keep records, to take care of accounting, millions of dollars worth computer equipment, to store information, computers memory, electronic circuits, to recall and erase data, to enable the computer to use

**Task II Read and translate the text