COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET
Computer is an electronic device that can receive a program (a set of instructions) and then carry out this program by calculating numerical information.
The modern world of high technology is possible mainly due to the development of the computer. Computers have opened up a new era in manufacturing by means of automation, and they have enhanced modern communication systems.
Personal computers are also called microcomputers or home computer. The most compact are called laptops. They are portable and work on built-in batteries.
Personal computers are designed for use at homes, schools, and offices. At home they can be used for home management (balancing the family finances, for example) and for playing computer games, watching films or listening to music. Schoolchildren can use computers for doing their homework and many schools now have computers for independent learning and computer-literacy studies. In the office personal computers may be used for word processing, bookkeeping, storage and handling of necessary information.
The Internet and its technology continue to have a profound effect in promoting the exchange of information, making possible rapid transactions among businesses, and supporting global collaboration among individuals and organizations. More than 100 million computers are connected via the global Internet in 2000, and even more are attached to enterprise internets. The development of the World Wide Web leads to the rapid introduction of new business tools and activities that may lead to annual business transactions on the Internet worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
Раздел 1. Чтение
Задание 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст письменно.
Задание 2. Найдите эквиваленты для данных слов.
| 1. laptop 2. portable 3. exchange 4. built-in 5. transaction 6. device 7. instruction 8. storage 9. computer-literacy 10. word processing | a.компьютерная грамотность b.встроенный c.инструкция d.ноутбук e.хранение f.устройство g.портативный h.электронная обработка текста i.развитие j. обмен |
Задание 3. Заполните пропуски подходящими словами.
| communication systems, designed, built-in, microcomputers, enterprise |
1. Personal computers are … for use at homes, schools, and offices.
2. Computers have enhanced modern ….
3. They are portable and work on … batteries
4. Personal computers are also called … or home computer.
5. More than 100 million computers are attached to … internets.
Задание 4. Заполните пропуски словами из второй колонки, преобразовав их лексически и грамматически.
| ПРИМЕР: The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks | interconnection |
| 1) Personal computers are … for use at homes, schools, and offices. | design |
| 2) Many schools now have computers for … learning and computer-literacy studies. | independence |
| 3) More than 100 million computers are … via the global Internet in 2000 | connection |
| 4) The modern world of high technology is … mainly due to the development of the computer. | possibility |
| 5) The Internet is allowing greater flexibility in … hours and location. | work |
Задание 5. Составьте пять вопросов разных типов к тексту.
Раздел 2. Грамматика
Задание 1. Перепишите предложения, раскрывая скобки, ставя глаголы в нужную временную форму Present Perfect or Past Perfect.
1. Computers (enhance) modern communication systems.
2. There were no computer games, before the computers (appear).
3. I just (create) my web-site.
4. We (buy) electronic tickets before the ticket window opened.
5. I just (write) e-mail.
Задание 2. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу местоимения some, any, no или производные от них.
1. These documents may also contain … graphics.
2. Nowadays … can live without computer.
3. I have … ideas about creating a new web-site.
4. Does … know where my laptop is?
5. … has gone wrong with the program.
Задание 3. Вставьте необходимые предлоги.
1. Computers carry out different programs … calculating numerical information.
2. The development of the World Wide Web leads … the rapid introduction of new business tools and activities.
3. Personal computers can be used … home management.
4. The Internet and its technology continue to have a profound effect … promoting the exchange of information.
5. The development of the World Wide Web may lead to annual business transactions … the Internet worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
Раздел 3. Устная речь
Задание 1. Ответьте на вопросы (на английском языке).
1. What is WWW?
2. What is a laptop?
3. Is computerization helpful for modern economy?
4. How can the computers help in learning?
5. What does the word microcomputer mean?
Задание 2. Подготовьте сообщение на тему “Computer in my life” (15-20 предложений).
ВАРИАНТ 3
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