I. Match the words with their meanings

1	a handicapped person	A	advantage, blessing, comfort
2	a boon	B	something with the latest improvements
3	sophisticated devices	C	people having power of seeing
4	sighted people	D	a man suffering from some disability
5	computer terminals	E	devices to input data to the computer or to output results onto a screen or paper

II. Decide if the following statements are true or false (t/f) by referring to the information in the text

1. Microcomputer technology cannot be used for disabled people with cerebral palsy to develop their skills.

2. A special microcomputer attached to a handicapped person confined to wheel-chairs allows him/her to move about independently.

3. Severely handicapped people can now write with a small device attached to their eyeglasses.

4. People with heavily restricted vision have only to rely on Braille or sighted people to correct mistakes on the computer screens or printouts.

5. Computers have changed police work by speeding up the process of getting information and verifying it.

III. Work in pairs. Tell your partner about the most surprising facts from the article

IV. Search for information about ‘computer wonders’ on the Internet and give a presentation about new computer developments (e.G. Robots)

Part IV

Watching ‘how did mathematics begin? (a cartoon)

Before you watch

1 . Do you know when counting first began?

2. What did early people use for counters?

Key words:

Tally	Одиниця рахунку, відмітка рахунку
To cave	Видовбувати, поглиблювати
To stand for	Означати
Eventually	З часом, врешті
Amount	Кількість
To inscribe	Надписувати
Renaissance	Ренесанс
Palate	Інтерес, схильність
Records	Записи
Nail-shaped	У формі цвяха
Cattle	Велика рогата худоба
Rod	Прут, стрижень
Efficiently	Доцільно
Mentally	Рахувати (лічити) про себе, усно
Reliably	Надійно
Cowriе shells	Тропічні мушлі, що замінювали гроші на деяких територіях Африки та Азії
Knots	Вузли
Strings	Мотузка
Place value	Розряд числа
Dramatically	Вражаюче
Gradually	Поступово
To emerge	З’являтися
Computations	Розрахунки, обчислення
Merchants	Купці
money lenders	Кредитори

Translate the following expressions:

large amounts of objects, to cut tally marks, a small clay column, a large clay ball, to rely on fingers and toes, a hallmark in education, a hand-held calculator.

While you watch

Watch and make notes of the following information:

1. What inventions do the following years refer to?

30000 years ago, 4 millennium BC, 300 BC, 3rd century BC, 12^th century BC.

2. What were the following objects used for?

Each tally, a small clay column, a large clay ball, a large clay column, clay tablets, a cattle hobble, nine rods, nail-shaped weed.

3 . The developments of what civilizations/cultures were shown in the cartoon?

After you watch