Exercise 16. Choose the best name for each paragraph.

1. Benefits for ordinary users.

2. The difference between new and previous software.

3. The role of an old software.

4. The author’s forecast.

5. Market testing of the program.

 

Exercise 17. Answer the following questions.

1. What is Clippy?

2. Why did Clippy disappear several years ago?

3. What is the idea of the Department of Defense?

4. What is the difference between CALO and Clippy?

5. What is the task of Social Kinetics?

6. What is the author’s counsel?

7. Which avatar would you choose for a new visual assistant?

8. What functions would be a priority for you?

9. Who should develop visual assistant software: Microsoft, the Department of Defense, others?

10. Where should new software be tested?

 

Exercise 18. Discuss in groups advantages and disadvantages of visual assistants.

 

Exercise 19. Work in groups. Imagine you have just developed new visual assistant software. Make its presentation to the other group (groups). Pay special attention to testing, functions and visual look.

TEST YOURSELF

Test 1

There ____ a lot of water on the carpet yesterday.

A.were B. is C. was

There ____ a lot of traffic in the rush hour.

A.is B. are C. were

There ____ some people to see you.

A.are B. is C. was

There _____ little time left tomorrow.

A.was B. is C. will be

5. There _____ some people. Where are they?

A.have just been B. just have been C. have been just

There _____ much to say on the subject.

A.Is B. were C. was

7. ________ only one possible answer?

A.There is B. Is there C. Were there

There ____ never enough time to finish it.

A.Is no B. is C. were

There ____ nobody there.

A.isn’t B. is C. are

There ____ little information available.

A.isn’t B. is C. are

Test 2

Southeast Britain has always been ______ most populated part of ______ island.


a.-,the, the

b.-, -, the

c.-, the, an

d.the, the, a


We usually take ______ children to ______ zoo.


a. the, the

b. -, the

c. a, the

d. -, a


Poor children started ______ work at ______ age of six.


a. the,-,the

b. -, the, the

c. -, the, an

d. -, -, the


Advertisers understand ______ power of ______ television.


a. -, a, -

b. -, -, -

c. the, the, -

d. -, the, -


Chinese eat ______ rice every day.


a. -

b. a

c. an

d. the


6. I usually wake up looking forward to ______ day, but at ______ moment I don't because I don't like ______ girl I work with.


a. the, a, the

b. the, the ,a

c. the, the, the

d. a, the, the


People who work in ______ Wall Street area are too busy to worry about ______ weather.


a. the, -, the

b. the, a, the

c. -, the, the

d. the, the, the


I clean my teeth with ______ toothpaste.


a. the

b. -

c. some

d. а


9. I've been walking for three hours. I've got ______ sore feet.


a. the

b. a

c. -

d. an


In ______ big cities ______ number of people from ______ Vietnam and ______ Philippines is growing.


a. the,the,-,the

b. -, a, -, the

c. - ,the, -, the

d. -, the, the, -


11. Have you got these shoes in ______ size 43?


a. an

b. the

c. a

d. –


Rockies is ______ great mass of ______ mountains running down ______ western side of the U.S.


a. -, the, -, the

b. the, the, -, the

c. the, the, the, the

d. the, a, -, -


President Pompidou recommended ______ return to ______ totally unpolluted French without ______ English words.


a. the, a, -, -

b. the, a, the, -

c. the, -, -, -

d. -, a, -, -


Fruit rather than ______ desserts is served at ______ end of ______ meal.


a. -, -, an, a

b. -, -, the, -

c. -, -, the, a

d. the, -, the, a


My best friend is ______ doctor.


a. an

b. the

c. а

d. -


Poor wore ______ simple clothes of ______ leather or ______ wool.


a. the, the, -, -

b. the, -, -, -

c. -, -, -, -

d. the, -, the, the


My friend and I went out for______ meal yesterday and ______ food was excellent especially ______ chicken.


a. a, the, the

b. a, the ,a

c. the, the, the

d. a, -, the


Indian meal consists of ______ meat dish, ______ bread and ______ rice.


a. an, -, the, the

b. an, a, -, -

c. an, -, -, -

d. -, the, -, -


Wall Street is ______ place where ______ sun never shines.


a. -, a, the

b. -, a, -

c. the, a, the

d. -, -, the


For ______ Americans who own their own homes, ______ never-ending rise in ______ house prices is ______ good thing.


a. -, -, -, a

b. the, a, -, a

c. the, the, -, a

d. the, -, the, a



UNIT 5

GRAMMAR: PRESENT PERFECT; PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST ІNDEFINITE

TEXTS: RADITION; HARM AND BENEFIT OF RADIATION

PRESENT PERFECT

Affirmative form Interrogative form Negative form
I you have+Participle II we they I Have you+Participle we II they I You haven’t+Participle II we they
He She has+Participle II It he Has she+Participle II it He She hasn’t+Participle II It
SHORT FORMS
I you have we they he she has it I have you we they he has she it I you haven’t we they he she hasn’t it
Participle II  
Regular verbs Verb+ed Irregular verbs III-d form of the Verb
Play- played Study – studied Jump – jumped Go – gone Write – written Know – known
       

 

Signal words: just, ever, never, already, so far, up to now, this (week, month…), recently, since, for, yet, today.

 

Present Perfect вживається для вираження:

1. Дії, що відбувалися у минулому, але пов'язані результатом з моментом мовлення.

I have already read the book. Я прочитав книжку (результат − книжка прочитана, я знаю, про що там йдеться).

Have you done the exercises? Ти зробив вправи? (мене цікавить результат − так чи ні).

Have you passed your Ви вже склали іспит на право

driving test? керування авто?

 

2. Для позначення дій, які (не) завершилися на поточний момент:

−Have you finished your job? − Ти завершив роботу?

−Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t. − Так/Ні.

The train has just arrived. Потяг щойно прибув.

She hasn’t written the test yet. Вона ще не дописала контрольну роботу.

 

3. Для опису дій, які почалися в минулому і досі тривають:

I’ve always liked him. Він завжди мені подобався (в минулому і зараз).

I have known him for years Я дуже довго його знаю.

He has written about Він написав близько 100 романів.

a hundred novels.

4. Для позначення дій, що мали місце у період часу, який ще не минув (з виразами “recently”/ “this morning” / “afternoon” / “week”):

Has the postman come this morning? Поштар приходив сьогодні зранку?

He hasn’t phoned this afternoon. Він ще не телефонував сьогодні вдень.