Make up English-Russian pairs of the words and word-combinations equivalent in meaning
| abstracts of papers | a | бюро информации | |
| accommodation (for participants) | b | включить доклад в программу конференции | |
| agenda | c | выступать | |
| application form | d | заседание с представлением стендовых докладов | |
| attendance | e | заявка | |
| attendee | f | краткий доклад | |
| communication | g | научный доклад | |
| information desk | h | научный сотрудник | |
| motion | i | открывать (конференцию) | |
| paper | j | пленарное заседание | |
| plenary session | k | повестка дня | |
| poster session | l | предложение | |
| scientific associate | m | присутствие | |
| section session | n | проводить конференцию | |
| summary paper | o | размещение участников | |
| the symposium proceedings | p | регламент | |
| time-limit | q | секционное заседание | |
| to call a conference | r | созывать конференцию | |
| to declare open | s | сообщение | |
| to hold a conference | t | тезисы докладов | |
| to schedule a paper for a conference | u | труды симпозиума | |
| to take the floor | v | участник |
Match the definitions below with the words in the list.
| proceedings | a | the written records of what is said or decided at the meeting | |
| abstract | b | someone who takes part in a conference | |
| interpreter | c | a formal decision taken at a meeting by means of a vote | |
| vote | d | a discussion in which people express different opinions about a subject | |
| resolution | e | a person who has been chosen to act on behalf of another person or a group of people | |
| chairman | f | your choice in an election or at a meeting where decisions are taken | |
| debate | g | a list of the items that have to be discussed at a meeting | |
| minutes | h | a suggestion formally put before a meeting, which is the subject of arguments for and against, and that is accepted or refused according to the number of those who express agreement or disagreement | |
| welcome | i | to be in charge or act as the chairperson at a conference | |
| preside | j | you greet people in a friendly way when they arrive at the conference | |
| motion | k | the person in charge, who decides when each person is allowed to speak | |
| participant | l | a long essay written on an academic subject | |
| paper | m | a short piece of writing that summarizes the main points of paper | |
| agenda | n | a person whose job is to listen to what someone is saying and translate it immediately into another language | |
| representative | o | the records or minutes of the meetings | |
| translator | p | a person whose job involves translating writing or speech from one language to another |
Complete the collocates below by matching a noun from A with a noun from B. Some can combine with more than one noun.
Example: world conference, research
| A | absentee | mother | B | address | meeting |
| application | panel | committee | paper | ||
| ballot | poster | delegate | programme | ||
| coordination | recreation | desk | report | ||
| draft | registration | discussion | resolution | ||
| entry | section | fee | session | ||
| expert | study | form | tongue | ||
| information | welcome | group | visa | ||
| lecture | hall |
Underline the correct word A, B, C or D to fill the gaps.
Videoconference
Tomorrow’s scientific fiction has become today’s new technology – a daily reality for global companies who recognize the importance of regular 1__ between groups of people in different locations around the world.
Essentially the videoconference room 2__ a usual conference room. 3__ sit along one side of a table facing their colleagues on screen on the other side. They can see, hear and talk to each other simultaneously and can 4__ slides of diagrams, even pieces of equipment. The 5__ is relatively simple. A device called 6__ takes the picture, digitalizes it for transmission over a special network and reforms the picture at the other end.
The problem today is to manufacture codec to the new international standard and to improve picture quality through faster 7__ speeds. Research and development is also focusing on mobile 8__ with broad cast quality pictures which enable to have instant communication with colleagues around the world.
There is no doubt about the effectiveness of videoconferencing, as the videoconference eliminates 9__ lost through travel.
| A | resolution | B | communication | C | speech | D | address | |
| A | attends | B | remembers | C | motivates | D | resembles | |
| A | delegates | B | deputies | C | publishers | D | editors | |
| A | B | adopt | C | present | D | report | ||
| A | technology | B | subject | C | viewpoint | D | opinion | |
| A | projector | B | loudspeaker | C | microphone | D | videocodec | |
| A | registration | B | discussion | C | transmission | D | motivation | |
| A | videoconferencing | B | assembly | C | colloquium | D | congress | |
| A | time-limit | B | time-table | C | working time | D | minutes |
6. Give all possible derivatives of the following words:
to submit, to attend, to invite, to create, to effect, to inform, to register, to solve, to equip, to delegate, to represent, to participate, to discuss, to resolve, to elect, to arrange, to accept, to apply, to declare, regular, research, member, to present, to contribute, to communicate.
SECTION II
Speaking