3.Translate into Russian:

1 Computer-making industry is developing rapidly.

2 New programs come into wide usage.

3 They make the industry move forward.

4 The competition is strong and fierce.

5 Leaders of Europe's ailing companies called for action.

6 The companies wanted the Union to ensure their survival

4. Sum up what the introduction said about computer market.

5. Answer the following questions:

1 About what computer market does the article speak?

2 What conference discussed the problems of this market?

3 What countries and companies complained of their poor position?

4 What companies had a much better position?

5 Did they have many contracts coming from the governor public sector? What words of the article prove that?

6 What words of the article illustrate the poor position of European-owned computer manufacturing countries?

7 What help did they want to have from Brussels?

8 Why did they turn to Brussels?

6. Translate the word combinations and use them in sentences of your own

иметь свои выгоды

искать защиту

иметь большие финансовые трудности

обеспечить сохранение данной отрасли

быть в невыгодном положении

по сравнению с другими фирмами

кооперация государственного сектора отрасли

7. Поставити чотири типи питань (загальне, спеціальне, розділове, альтернативне) до одного й того ж речення.

At the conference, which started in Venice yesterday leaders of Europe’s ailing computer, manufacturing companies called for action from Brussels.

8.Agree or disagree:

• Three are a lot of computer manufacturing companies in Ukraine

• Computer makers do their best to reduce the price of their products on the world market.

IW # 6 Programmer analysts

1. Read and translate the text in a written form.

Specialists writing programmes for computers are called programmer analysts.

Here is a newspaper advertisement of National Canada Ltd. Requiring programmer analysts to work for them:

Programmer analysts

National Canada Ltd. has an urgent need for Programmer Analysts who wish to work in a high technology atmosphere aimed at the development of financial systems for world-wide usage.

Working as one of our project team members will allow you to rub shoulders with some of Canada's foremost experts in financial item processing. If you meet all or some of the requirements listed below, we would like to see you.

B. Sc. or equivalent in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. Some knowledge of data communications. Micro- processor background — Intel family preferably. Hardware exposure. Hands-on experience in the design, development, testing, debugging and coding software programs.

In the event of a mail strike: to arrange an interview please call collect

1-579-880

and ask for:

Susan Peter,

Professional Placement Manager

National Canada Ltd.

Waterloo, Ontario

Word List:

	programmer analysts	[prougræmər ´ ænәlist]	Программист, программный аналитик
	aim		Цель
	to be aimed at		Направленный на
	team		Команда
	to rub shoulders with		Непринуждённо общаться с кем-либо
	foremost	[´fɔ:moust]	передовой
	B. Sc=Bachelor of Science	[´bæt∫ələ]	Бакалавр наук
	background		знание
	exposure	[iks´pouℨə]	знание
	to debug		предотвращать несанкционированное использование программ
	to call collect		звонить бесплатно
	placement		стажировка
	Waterloo		Ватерлоо, город в провинции Онтарио, Канада