- •Prereading Discussion…………………………………………………..5
- •Prereading Discussion…………………………………………………74
- •Computer Literacy for Everyone? Topics for Essays, Oral or Written Reports
- •Text 5a Read the article & ask each other questions. Worry About Computers? Me?
- •5.1 Find the English equivalents to the following in Text 5a.
- •Feed in English, Print out in French
- •5.7 Choose the best idea for the text above.
- •Read the text & make a back translation.
- •5.12 Choose the best idea for the text above.
- •5.13 A) Give synonyms to:
- •5.15 Ask your groupmates:
- •Read the text below & make a back translation.
- •5.16 Choose the best idea for the text above.
- •5.17 A) Give synonyms to:
- •5.18 Put in the missing prepositions/conjunctions from the box.
- •5.19 A) The information of the reading passage helps you to see the structure of the main computer part.
- •A) Read the text, make a back translation.
- •5.22 Choose the best idea for the text above.
- •5.24 True or false? Add some more statements for your interlocutor.
- •5.27 Find the equivalents to the following in the dialogues above.
- •5.29 A) Translate the sentences. B) Give the Past, Future & Passive or Active forms of the modal verbs. Mind the equivalents:
- •5.30 Complete the sentences (if-, when- clauses).
- •Find the Modal Verbs & the sentences containing Conditional Mood in the dialogue above & translate them.
- •5.34 List ten modern inventions into the table given underneath, choose from the following.
- •A) Read & translate the text.
- •5.37 A) Translate the following.
- •5.39 Match the following to know more meanings of point.
- •5.40 Render the text below in English. Speak about your own experience, if any, of using computers.
- •5.42 A) Add to every Job Title the corresponding character qualities from the list & give some opposite meaning words using prefixes /suffixes, etc.
- •5.43 Imagine this box is the central part of a computer. Draw and label all the things that you can imagine might be plugged into the computer.
- •Personal Computers
- •Word power
- •Text 6a Read the article below & ask questions to each other.
- •A) Work in pairs: say if the given statements are true or false finding the necessary details in Text 6a above.
- •6.4 Give a synonym for each word/phrase (in the parentheses).
- •Supply the given answers with the proper questions.
- •6.7 Mind the meanings of the words in the boxes. Match the following with the hints underneath or translate it.
- •6.8 A) Read the following to know better mathematical expressions.
- •In Terms of Figures
- •A) Read the article and decide why the author chose the title
- •Can you suggest a better title? b) Render the article.
- •6.10 Find the English equivalents to the following Russian phrases.
- •6.14 Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. You may have to change some words slightly.
- •6.15 Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
- •6.16 Cross out the one word that does not have the same meaning as the other three words.
- •6.17 Translate the sentences paying attention to Participle I and Participial Constructions.
- •6.18 Translate the sentences, mind the Gerund.
- •Read the text and make up a dialogue.
- •Read the text and make up a dialogue. The Storage Unit
- •6.20 А) Give Russian equivalents to the following.
- •6.21 Translate the following attributive groups.
- •Read the story & retell it in brief.
- •It is never too late to learn
- •6.32 Read & add your items. Advantages of Computers
- •Aaaa framework
- •What are the disadvantages of slow modems?
- •6.36 A) Complete the sentences to revise the Reported Speech.
- •6.37 Translate the sentences.
- •6.39 Answer the questions & ask some more on the topic.
- •Totally electronically
- •Interdependent?
- •Read the text below & make up a dialogue.
- •7.2 Find the equivalents to the following.
- •Read the next part of the text & ask each other questions on it.
- •7.6 Let’s revise comparatives.
- •7.7 A) Study the phrases containing good – better – the best.
- •7.8 Match the following sentences with the hints underneath.
- •Read the following text & make a list of the key words.
- •7.9 Find the following words and phrases in the texts above.
- •Read & make up a dialogue.
- •7.13 Ask your groupmates
- •7.14 Translate into English.
- •7.15 Find equivalents to the following
- •Get ready to speak on the topic. Choose the part according to your specialty.
- •Role-play the dialogue checking the meaning of any unfamiliar term.
- •7.20 A) Study the direction below & make up your instruction.
- •7.21 Self-checking questions.
- •7.22 Read the piece of information given below & supply your opinion.
- •8.2 Match the following.
- •Read & get ready to give advice.
- •8.4 Find the equivalents to the following in the text above.
- •Is Computing Healthy?
- •Read & get ready to give advice.
- •8.9 Render the following into English in brief.
- •A) Read & get ready to answer all the questions from the text.
- •8.11 Join the split sentences.
- •8.12 Put the proper prepositions, conjunctions & adverbs in each sentence.
- •A) Read & make a back translation.
- •Viruses
- •Read to know more on the topic.
- •8.14 Join the split sentences.
- •8.15 Answer the questions.
- •8.16 Identify the –ing & -ed (or equivalent) forms. Choose the right Russian word(s) in the brackets. Translate the sentences.
- •8.17 Identify the Infinitive functions. Choose the proper Russian word(s) in the brackets. Translate the sentences.
- •Read & discuss the problem.
- •It Is Vital for the Professionals
- •8.20 Give the main features of a) a Modern Computer Specialist;
- •Read it & make a back translation.
- •Appendix
- •The author of the article is ( автор статьи) …
- •The article is written by (статья написана) …
- •***Комментирование
- •****Выражение своего отношения к содержанию прочитанного
A) Read the text, make a back translation.
The Mouse
(1) The mouse1 device is a practical aid for facilitating work with your PC. Also the Mouse is an effective and fun topi for your computer. If you have never used a computer before the Mouse will speed your learning process. If you are an experienced user, you will be amazed at the increased speed, ease and pleasure. The Mouse provides the cursor2 control thus simplifying orientation on the display3 with user complex programs. (2) When personal computers first became popular, the most common device used to transfer information from the user to the computer was the keyboard4. However when the more advanced graphics became to develop users found that a keyboard did not provide the design capabilities of graphics and text representation on the display. (3) The Mouse is an opto-mechanical input device. The Mouse has two or three buttons, which control the cursor movement across the screen. Each software program uses these buttons differently. The Mouse's primary functions are to help user to draw, point and select images on your computer display by moving your Mouse across the screen. (4) In general software programs require pressing one or more buttons sometimes keeping them depressed or double-click5 them to issue changes in commands and to draw or to erase images. (5) When you move the Mouse across a flat surface, the ball located on the bottom side of the Mouse turns two rollers. One is tracking the Mouse's vertical movements; the other is tracking horizontal movements. The Mouse has ergonomically designed so it fits comfortably in your hand. (6) The Mouse slopes gently towards the front, so your fingers rest comfortably on the two or three buttons which respond easily, and click when pressed. Especially this feature is helpful when you must "double-click" the buttons to activate commands. The rotating ball glides easily, giving the user good control over the textual and graphical images. Hardware installation is required to utilize your mouse. (7) There are some precautions to take so do the following steps in the order shown. 1.Turn off all the power to your computer and its peripherals. 2.Select a serial port6 (COM17 or COM2) which is not in use. 3.Find the connector of the computer designed for the unused serial port. This connector must be the standard one in order to connect it with the standard mouse. 4.Remove the mouse from the package. There is a connector on the end of the cable opposite the mouse. 5.Plug the connector on the mouse's cable into the 9-25 pin connector on the computer. The two connectors are polarized and so will only fit together one way. Installation of the hardware is the first step for using your mouse. (8) Now the software you have that can utilize a mouse must be told there is a mouse and what kind of mouse it is. The software procedure is completely dependent on the program being used. In general, you will find an INSTALL or MODIFY or CONFIG or MOUSE program that permits you to modify certain characteristics of a given program. The mouse is also known as a digitizer which may help you with certain programs. |
Устройство "мышка" - это практическая помощь для облегчения работы на Вашем персональном компьютере. Это эффективное и приятное устройство. Если Вы никогда раньше не работали за компьютером, с мышкой Вы намного быстрее научитесь делать это. Если Вы уже опытный пользователь, то Вас изумит повышение скорости, легкость и удовольствие. Мышка позволяет управлять курсором, упрощает ориентацию на экране в сложной программе. Когда персональные компьютеры только приобретали популярность, главным устройством для передачи информации от человека к компьютеру была клавиатура. Позже, когда увеличились графические возможности, пользователи обнаружили, что клавиатура не позволяет в полной мере использовать графику и оформление текста на дисплее. Мышка - это опто-механическое устройство. У нее есть две или три кнопки, которыми можно управлять курсором на экране. Каждая программа может использовать их по-разному. Основные функции мышки - помогать пользователю рисовать, указывать и выбирать объекты на экране, передвигая мышку. В большинстве программ нажатие одной или более кнопок, удержание их в нажатом состоянии или "двойное" нажатие позволяет выбрать команду из списка, нарисовать или удалить объект. Когда Вы передвигаете мышку по столу, шарик, расположенный в корпусе мышки с нижней стороны, поворачивается в направлении движения и вращает (нажимает) два контакт- колесика. Одно фиксирует вертикальные, другое - горизонтальные перемещения по столу. Форма мышки подобрана так, чтобы она удобно лежала в руке. Мышка слегка наклонена вперед, так что пальцы лежат как раз на кнопках, которые нажимаются очень легко и слегка "щелкают" при нажатии. Это их свойство очень помогает в тех случаях, когда Вам нужно сделать "двойное" нажатие для выполнения команд. Вращающийся шарик плавно скользит, предоставляя пользователю удобное управление текстовыми и графическими объектами. При подсоединении мышки к компьютеру требуется настройка аппаратуры. Некоторые предосторожности необходимы, поэтому выполните следующие шаги в указанном порядке. 1.Выключите из сети компьютер и все устройства, подключенные к нему. 2.Выберите последовательный порт (СОМ1 или COM2) ввода/вывода, который еще не использован. 3.Найдите соединитель для неиспользованного порта. Он должен быть стандартным, для того чтобы подсоединить его к мышке. 4.Достаньте мышку из коробки. На противоположном конце провода, подсоединенного к мышке, расположен штепсельный разъем. 5.Вставьте разъем мышки в разъем компьютера. Эти два разъема изготовлены так, что один будет входить в другой только при правильной ориентации. Установка оборудования - это только один шаг для установки мышки. Теперь всем программам, которые у Вас есть, нужно "сообщить", что у Вас есть мышка и какая именно. Эта процедура зависит целиком от того, какими программами Вы пользуетесь. В общем случае, Вам нужно найти программу INSTALL, MODIFY, CONFIG или MOUSE, которая позволяет изменить настройку программы. Вам может помочь тот факт, что мышка в некоторых программах известна под названием "digitizer". |
NB1 1mouse - a puck-like object used as a pointing and drawing device. As it is rolled across the desktop, the screen cursor (pointer) moves correspondingly. With a mouse, movement is relative; the screen cursor moves from its existing location. The mouse could be moved across your arm, and the screen cursor would move as well. There are some types of mouse, e.g. mechanical mouse, optical mouse, serial mouse, bus mouse. 2Cursor - a movable symbol on screen that is the contact point between the user and the data. In text systems, it is a blinking rectangle or underline. On graphic systems, it is also called a pointer, and it usually changes shape (arrow, square, paintbrush, etc.) when it moves into a different part of the screen. 3display - a screen or monitor. 4keyboard - a set of input keys. On terminals and personal computers, it includes the standard typewriter keys, several specialized keys and features. 5click - to select an object by pressing the mouse button when the cursor is pointing to the required menu option or icon. Double click - to press the mouse button twice in rapid succession. 6mouse port - a socket in the computer into which a mouse is plugged. mouse pad - a fabric-covered rubber pad roughly 9" square that provides a smooth surface for rolling a mouse. 7Component Object Model: COM1 - In a PC, the logical name assigned to the first serial port. Two serial ports, or COM ports, are provided on a PC to connect a mouse and modem. Typically the mouse is on COM1, and the modem on COM2, but this is not mandatory. Any serial device can be connected to either serial port. The COM1 and COM2 names are used to inform the operating system of the physical connections that have been made. The term originated before the days of the mouse, when the serial port was primarily used for modem COMmunications. NB2 Mechanical mouse - a mouse that uses a rubber ball that rolls against wheels inside the unit, it is in contrast with optical mouse. Optical mouse - a mouse that uses light to get its bearings. It is rolled over a small desktop pad that contains a reflective grid. The mouse emits a light and senses its reflection as it is moved. Serial mouse - a mouse that plugs into the serial port on a PC. Serial mice are the most common type which are in contrast with bus mice. Bus mouse - a mouse that plugs into an expansion board. It takes up an expansion slot whereas a serial mouse takes up a serial port. The choice depends on how many devices must be connected to each type of socket. The connector on the mouse cable of a bus mouse looks like the PS/2 mouse connector commonly used to hook up an external mouse on a laptop, but the pin configurations are different and not compatible. Mickey - a unit of mouse movement typically set at 1/200th of an inch.
b) Make up some dialogues using the information above.