Vocabulary

intricate – сложный

behave –вести себя

opportunity –возможность

replace-замещать

venture -предприятие

simultaniuos calculations – одновременные подсчеты

handle of large flows of information – управлять большими объемами информации

to launch own model – выпустить собственную модель

whole host of computers –целый ряд компьютеров

forementioned - вышеупомянутый

cumbersome – громоздкий

3. Form different parts of speech as in the example:

create-creator-creation

act, perform, invent, produce, design, build, calculate.

4. Write down the adjectives from which these adverbs are formed:

certainly, relativly , personally, obviously, clearly, extremely

5. Write down the verbs from which these nouns are formed:

improvement, invention, development, requirement, building, advancement information, introduction

6. Translate into English:

1. В наши дни миллионы людей используют компьютеры в повседневной жизни.

2. Микропроцессор открыл новые возможности в работе компьютера.

3. Первый настольный компьютер появился в 1974 году.

4. Компания «Эппл» выпустила марку компьютера, которая стала очень популярна.

5. Этот компьютер имел увеличенный объем памяти, клавиатуру, дисковод и возможность использования цветной графики.

6. Компьютерные технологии продолжают развиваться.

7. Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous tense. e.g. Where have you just come back from? I’ve just come back from London. a. I’ve been doing some paperwork. b. I’ve just bought a new Volvo. c. I’ve lived in Paris for the last two years. d. No, we haven't had any problems. We've been pleased with your company's service. e. No, we've never used air freight. It's too expensive for us. f. We’ve been using Framptons. They do a very convenient service to Barcelona.

BRIEF HISTORY OF MICROSOFT 1. Read and translate the text:

Microsoft is a multinational computer technology corporation. The history of Microsoft began on April 4, 1975, when it was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Its current best-selling products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software.

Starting in 1980, Microsoft formed an important partnership with IBM that allowed them to bundle Microsoft's operating system with computers that they sold, paying Microsoft a royalty for every sale.

In 1985, IBM requested that Microsoft write a new operating system for their computers called OS/2; Microsoft wrote the operating system, but also continued to sell their own alternative, which proved to be in direct competition with OS/2. Microsoft Windows eventually overshadowed OS/2 in terms of sales.

When Microsoft launched several versions of Microsoft Windows in the 1990s, they had captured over 90% market share of the world's personal computers.

Microsoft began using its current logo in Windows splash screens with Windows 95.

The company has now become largely successful. As of 2008, Microsoft has a global annual revenue of US$ 60.42 billion and nearly 90,000 employees in 105 countries. It develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices.

2. Check out Look at the words in the word list. Find the words that are connected with computers. Which of them are like words in your language? Which are completely different? calculator computer computer bug computer virus contact lenses crash (of a computer) credit card disk electric guitar electric toothbrush electronic personal organiser emails go online hard disk keyboard microwave oven mobile phone modem monitor personal stereo printer scanner television the computer's crashed website

GRAMMAR REVIEW. PHRASAL VERBS.

Use the words below to make phrasal verbs to complete each sentence.

with for through up away into after up

1. We should look ____the environment, not pollute it.

2. Could you put me ____to customer complaints?

3. I can’t cope _____any more work. I need a holiday.

4. If you want to be an enterpreneur, you shouldn’t give ____when you have a problem.

5. Organizations often run_____difficulties when they try to expand too quickly.

6. I want to set ____my own company, and be my own boss.

7. I’m looking ____a new job.

8. The company will give ____10,000 copies of the new software as part of its marketing campaign.

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