II. Tongue twister. Read as fast as you can

System went down, Fileserver too, I don't know why I let windows make me a fool,

It took all my memory, Crashed my new box, Now its down and my programs won't run, this has been so much fun. Sometimes I feel like crying in a Usenet post, Good Lord I lost all my files. Tech Support tells me, I've been such a fool, Running more than one program at once, Now my computer's FU. I'll reinstall tomorrow. Bill Gates what have you done? Nothing seems to change. The errors are the same. My programs won't run. Sometimes I feel like crying in a Usenet post, Good Lord I lost all my files.

III. Pronunciation practice.

multiprogramming technique, simultaneous users, single-stream batch processing systems, user requests, otherwise user productivity could suffer, timesharing systems multiprogram, required logon procedure, authorization to access resources, multithreading, software program, to run concurrently,

 

IV. Which word is different? Part of speech. Make up three more word lines.

1. interact, relate, relationship, hit it off, connect, cooperate, associate, get on;

2. consistent, corresponding, conforming, agreeing, matching, equivalent, analogous;

3. generator, producer, maker, creator, originator, initiator, author,assemble;

4. inventively, exit, imaginatively, resourcefully, adventurously, ingeniously, creatively, intrepidly, boldly.

Task 2 Can you translate and explain? Let’s do it!

I. Do you remember the meaning of the following words? Fill in the table.

№ verb translation noun adjective/adverb synonym
1. to assemble        
2. to complete        
3. to consolidate        
4. to correspond        
5. to dominate        
6. to enter        
7. to evolve
8. to generate        
9. to implement        
10. to improve        
11. to include        
12. to interact        
13. to introduce        
14. to process        
15. to provide        
16. to relate        
17. to release        
18. to respond        
19. to share        
20. to solve        
21. to submit        
22. to switch        

II. Which word is different? Synonyms.

1. evolve, development, growth, regression, advancement, improvement, evolution, headway, steps forward, movement, evolvement;

2. generation, prevention, production, making, creation, invention, initiation, origination;

3. enter, insert,put in, record, write, write down, delete, key in, key, input, type, submit, put in, propose, hand in, state, put forward, announce;

4. switch on, turn on, start, start up, activate, connect, switch off, begin, commence;

5. assemble, put together, build, make, fit together, manufacture, compile, connect, construct, set up, throw together (informal), take apart;

6. improve, enhance, build up, deteriorate, better, perfect, expand, further, enrich, upgrade, increase, develop.

III. Find the meaning of the following words.

1.e to introduce a to prepare smth. using a process; to use a computer program to work on data in some way (e.g. to sort a database or recalculate a spreadsheet)
2. to implement b to divide smth. equally
3. to submit c to make smth. whole, to finish, accomplish smth.
4. to interact d to find the answer to a question or puzzle
5. to process e to talk about smth. new, to mention a matter for the first time
6. to complete f propose or hand in smth.; to agree to undergo smth.
7. to solve g to communicate or work together, to act on each other
8. to share h carry out or fulfill smth.; to provide or equip smb. with tools or other means to do smth.

IV. Guess the word. The meaning is given to you.

1. to act or do smth. in reaction to smth. else, to say or write smth. in reply –

2. to supply smb. with smth. or be a source of smth. needed or wanted by smb.-

3. to have a prevailing influence on smb. or smth –

4. to combine separate items into a single whole –

5. emission, act of making smth. available –

6. to contain, to have smth. as a constituent element –

Task 3 Can you read and understand? Let’s try!

I. a) Read the following text, draw in your notebook and complete the table by filling the columns with the underlined words according to the part of speech they are in the text and by forming all possible parts of speech. The example is given.