Exercise 1. Translate the derivatives:

accessibility; circulation; converter; convertible; conversion; connector; connective; connection; printer; demodulator; feeder; exactly; modulator; immediately; optional; subscriber; subscription; retrievable; transmission; transmitter; warrantor (er).

Exercise 2. Translate the word combinations:

digital modem;	keyboard operator;
acoustic modem;	letter of application;
appropriate for work;	without delay;
appropriate terminal;	message recipient;
exact memory;	official letter;
to fill in the form;	picture transmission;
business letter;	radio transmission;
book of reference (reference book);	resumé;
marital status;	to transfer a fax;
	world wide.

Exercise 3. Match synonyms:

connect	detain
heading	transfer
status	telegram
curriculum vitae	resumé
transmit	fix one’s signature
delay	enumerate
digit	position
cable	precise
sign	sincerely
list	figure
exact	put through
error	headline
addressee	mistake
faithfully	recipient

Exercise 4. Match opposites:

be through	original
transmit	informal
addressee	receive
available	married
appreciate	printed
formal	disconnect
likes	sender
single	inaccessible
handwritten	unsuitable
duplicate	dislikes

GRAMMAR REVIEW

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. Translate the sentences:

1. The operator (to send) the fax when the manager came in to cancel the faxing.

2. The resumé (to write) already.

3. Any written document can (to transmit) by fax.

4. The Internet (to know) to be the quickest means of communication.

5. The data (to receive), we (to start) the computation.

6. They want the applicant (to prepare) his chronological resumé.

7. We assume these operations (to perform) by a computer.

8. He knew them (to carry on) their experiments with the help of the Internet data.

9. We watched him (to sign) documents.

10. I wish I (to have) an access to the Internet.

Exercise 6. Translate into English to parts in brackets to complete the sentences:

1. He read the memo twice (щоб зрозуміти його краще).

2. Nearly a minute is required (щоб відіслати відповідь по факсу).

3. He wanted (щоб його родичі дали йому доручення на машину).

4. (Щоб резюме було прийняте) it has to meet all the demands.

5. Five year experience is needed (щоб спробувати одержати цю роботу).

6. (Щоб прочитати інформацію, яку отримано по факсу) it is necessary to have a modem.

7. He produced a documentary evidence (щоб довести свою правильність).

Text 10 A

Task 1. Look at the subtitles of text 10A and say what you already know about the things which are going to be described.

Task 2. Look through the text and agree and disagree with the statements after the text.

Task 3. Read and translate the text.

ELECTRONIC CORRESPONDENCE

FAX, ELECTRONIC MAIL (e-mail)

1. Fax

The word ‘fax’ can be used as a noun or a verb, e.g. a fax, to fax someone. It comes from the word facsimile, meaning an exact copy or reproduction. As its name suggests, a fax machine will send a duplicate of the message, document, design, or photo that is fed into it.

Faxing is a means of telecommunication that has developed very quickly over the past few years. The Fax system uses phone lines, and the numbers are similar to telephone numbers, with country codes, area codes, and the subscriber’s number. The fax is one of the fastest growing areas of the electronic market and numerous models are available. Some of these are faster than others, and some can reproduce photographs more accurately than others. Almost any kind of typed or written document can be transmitted by fax, whether it is a written message, design, or a photograph. Charges are measured in telephone units.

The advantages of fax include instant reception of documents and documentary evidence of what has been transferred. A document can be relayed from one source to hundreds of other receivers.

2. Electronic mail (e-mail)

Electronic mail is a means of sending and receiving messages – internally, nationally, or internationally. In the UK, Telecom Gold is a leading commercial e-mail service. Subscribers to e-mail need a terminal, such as a modem, which is a device for converting signals to text. Messages appear on the receiver’s computer screen. Apart from being fast, reliable and accessible, one sender can reach hundreds of receivers at one time, on a VDU (Visual Display Unit), with the screen showing the message.

E-mail users can also have access to a mailbox, which they can call from anywhere in the world and retrieve messages. They receive a mailbox number and a password for confidentiality. Messages can be printed out and kept for reference or filing.

In comparison with fax, e-mail is relatively low in cost, and does not require a trained operator. It is fast, relatively reliable, and messages can be sent or picked up anywhere in the world, and stored in the mailbox until they are retrieved. This can be particularly advantageous for users who are communicating across international time zone.

Users of the Telecom Gold system can request a personal e-mail number, and receive messages through e-mail, or send faxes to users on the same system.

1. The fax and the electronic mail appeared in the 19^th century.

2. Over the past few years faxing has developed rather quickly.

3. Different models of fax machines offer a limited range of facilities.

4. The fax is a machine like a computer.

5. E-mail is relatively low in cost in comparison with the fax.

6. E-mail is a means of sending and receiving messages only internally.

7. E-mail users can find a mailbox number and a password in any reference book.

8. “Telecom Gold” is the leading commercial e-mail service in Great Britain.

9. Subscribers to e-mail need only a telephone to convert messages.

10. Almost every paper or photograph can be transmitted by the Fax.

11. The numbers in the fax system aren’t similar to telephone numbers.