- •Справочный материал.
- •I вариант.
- •I. Определите время сказуемого в предложениях и переведите их на русский язык.
- •II. Выберите правильный вариант ответа
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в требующемся времени.
- •IV. Переведите предложения на английский язык.
- •V. Напишите вопросы к выделенным словам.
- •II вариант.
- •I. Определите время сказуемого в предложениях и переведите их на русский язык.
- •II. Выберите правильный вариант ответа.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в требующемся времени.
- •IV. Переведите предложения на английский язык.
- •V. Напишите вопросы к выделенным словам.
- •Text 1. Oakland Puts Crime Statistics Maps On the Internet
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Multiple Choice
- •Text 2. Airport Delays on the Rise
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Multiple Choice
- •Text 3. Sound Technology Helps Police Locate Gunfire
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Multiple Choice
- •Text 4. Permits to Prevent Fortune-Telling Scams
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Multiple Choice
- •Text 5. Earthquake Science
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Multiple Choice
- •Text 6. Fuel Cell Technology for Cars
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Multiple Choice
- •Text 7. Foster Adoptions
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Multiple Choice
- •Text 8. Doctor Found Guilty of Elder Abuse
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Multiple Choice
- •Text 9. Dreams of New Ways To Fly
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Multiple Choice
- •Text 10. Computers and Girls
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Multiple Choice
Text 10. Computers and Girls
From a news story by
CNN San Francisco Reporter Don Knapp
The girls in this sixth grade class in East Palo Alto, California, all have the same access to computers as boys. But researchers say, by the time they get to high school, they are victims of what the researchers call a major new gender gap in technology.
Janice Weinman of the American Association of University Woman says, "Girls tend to be less comfortable than boys with the computer. They use it more for word processing rather than for problem solving, rather than to discover new ways in which to understand information."
After re-examining a thousand studies, the American Association of University women researchers found that girls make up only a small percentage of students in computer science classes. Girls consistently rate themselves significantly lower than boys in their ability and confidence in using computers. And they use computers less often than boys outside the classroom.
The instructor of this computer lab says he's already noticed some differences. Charles Cheadle of Cesar Chavez School says, "Boys are not so afraid they might do something that will harm the computer, whereas girls are afraid they might break it somehow."
Six years ago, the software company Purple Moon noticed that girls’ computer usage was falling behind boys. Karen Gould says, "The number one reason girls told us they don't like computer games is not because they're too violent, or too competitive. Girls just said they're incredibly boring."
Purple Moon says it found what girls want, characters they can relate to and story lines relative to what's going on in their own lives. Karen Gould of Purple Moon Software says, "What we definitely found from girls is there is no intrinsic reason why they wouldn't want to play on a computer; it was just a content thing."
The sponsor of the study says it all boils down to this, the technology gender gap that separates the girls from the boys must be closed if women are to compete effectively with men in the 21st century.
Additional Notes:
The teachers working to develop this web site are very interested in helping students, female and male of all ages, become more computer literate. We hope that you will have time to explore some of the other web sites that we found on this topic.
I. Vocabulary
access: All have the same access to computers as boys.
way to get out
tools to use
way to get near
quickness
researchers: But researchers say, by the time they get to high school, they are victims of what the researchers call a major new gender gap in technology.
people who search for lost people
people who write stories
people who teach story telling
people who make a careful study of correct facts
gender: But researchers say, by the time they get to high school, they are victims of what the researchers call a major new gender gap in technology.
sex
age
size
race
significantly: Girls consistently rate themselves significantly lower than boys in their ability and confidence in using computers.
not important
very small
having a reason
almost the same
confidence: Girls consistently rate themselves significantly lower than boys in their ability and confidence in using computers.
fear
trust
question
doubt
competitive: Girls say they don't like computer games not because they're too violent or too competitive.
trying to do better than others
working alone
having no winner
having killed
incredible: Girls said computers are incredibly boring.
easy to believe
ordinary
difficult to believe
funny
characters: Girls want characters they can relate to.
person in a story, play, or game
people who are not real
pictures
food
intrinsic: "What we definitely found from girls is there is no intrinsic reason why they wouldn't want to play on a computer; it was just a content thing."
smelly
tasty
loud
actual
content: "What we definitely found from girls is there is no intrinsic reason why they wouldn't want to play on a computer; it was just a content thing."
heavy
sex
what it is about
background