Ex.7. Study the verbs which are usually used when talking about using computers. Consult your dictionary and translate them into Ukrainian
| click (on) | e.g. | First click on “file”, then on “new”, and then start typing. |
| edit | e.g. | The company annual report was edited. |
| enter | e.g. | The command on the computer screen told me to enter my name, so I typed it in. |
| insert | e.g. | The tables were inserted and the report was finished. |
| open | e.g. | Open the file called “management” and you’ll get the information you need. |
| e.g. | He printed a letter on his computer’s printer. | |
| save | e.g. | Please save the paragraph on your screen so it will not be lost. |
| switch on | e.g. | I’ve forgotten to switch on the printer. |
Exercises in Comprehension
Ex.1. Answer the following questions:
1. What is a computer?
2. What impact do computers have on the business world?
3. What is a PC?
4. What kinds of personal computers do you know?
5. What is hardware?
6. What does software contain?
7. What causes problems in a computer system?
8. What is a virus?
9. What do we call a person who gains unauthorized access to computer systems?
10. What kind of PC would you prefer to have, a desktop or a laptop?
Ex.2.Sum up what you remember about:
s personal computers
s hardware and software
s viruses
Grammar Revision
| Countable and Uncountable Nouns 1. Countable nouns are those that have both a plural and singular forms: things/persons that we can count. They are used with words such as the, a, several, many, (a) few and numbers. e.g. a computer, two computers |
| 2. Uncountable nouns have only one form. This may be grammatically singular: e.g. advice, information, equipment, traffic, progress, work, trouble, furniture, news, money, cash, knowledge, luck, fun, accommodation, expertise, feedback, hardware, leisure, weather, bread, behaviour; or grammatically plural: e.g. personnel, police |
| 3. Uncountable nouns cannot take the indefinite article (a/an), they are used with words such as some, much, (a) little. You can’t use numbers with them. |
| 4. Some nouns can have both plural and singular verb forms e.g. team, public, government, committee, group, media, staff |
| 5. Some nouns are countable with one meaning and uncountable with another meaning. e.g. That conversation took too much time. How many times have I heard that? |
Ex.1. Identify the countable and uncountable nouns in the list below:
money, economics, cheque, profit, production, product, progress, furniture, news, information, desktop, hardware, hacker, user, luggage, advice, business, virus, bug, equipment, feedback, personnel, bond, job.
Ex.2. Make sentences using the prompts below.
1. Some people /be/always/late.
2. This new equipment/be/expensive.
3. The police/be looking for/the stolen/computer?
4. His/advice/be/useful?
5. The information/you/need/be/in the computer.
6. The personnel/be/pleased/with/the new/ equipment?
7. The board/discuss/the financial/statement/yet?
8. Where/be/the money/that/you/borrowed/yesterday?
9. The weather/be/really/good/today.
10. Hardware/be/the actual/machinery/of/a computer.
11. All/the luggage/be/here/in the office?
12. Philips’ headquarters/be/in Eindhoven/the Netherlands.
Ex.3. Complete the sentences below by choosing the correct alternative of the two given in brackets.
1. The letter contained very … useful information. (few/little)
2. He has got so … money that everyone envies him. (much/many)
3. … prices rose during the second half of month. (most/less)
4. The speaker was given very … time. (few/little)
5. We had to learn … information. (much/many)
6. This new encyclopedia contains … knowledge. (much/many)
7. You’ve heard so … news that you know everything about this event. (many/much)
8. She’s made … progress this year. (many/much)
9. We have … time before the end of the meeting. (few/little)
10. How … times have you seen this film? (much/many)
11. How … money have you got? (many/much)
12. We need … data before we make a final decision. (much/many)
Speech and Discussion
Ex.1. Speak about the role of computers in the business world.