Ex. 5. Choose the required word

1. UNDO is a command on a computer that cancels the [following or previous?] action.

2. [Black or white?] surfaces absorb heat from the sun.

3. A child's intelligence develops [rapidly or slowly?] between the ages of four and five.

4. IBM is continuing to cut costs in an effort to be [more or less?] competitive.

5. Gas and oil consumption always [increases or decreases?] in cold weather.

6. Videophones are still too [expensive or cheap?] for the average consumer.

7. People of [older or younger?] generations often have a hard time with computers.

8. The laptop has a [weight or storage capacity?] of just 4 kilos.

9. Digital cameras have [manual or automatic?] functions.

10. This particular computer will cost you around $1,000 but that is just an [approximate or exact?] estimate.

11. Main memory only stores information while the computer is switched [on or off?] and it has a [limited or unlimited?] capacity.

12. An intelligent person has a [high or low?] level of mental ability and is [good or bad?] at understanding ideas and thinking clearly.

Ex. 6. Give English equivalents to the italicized words. Mind your grammar!

1. Our portable computer весит 7 pounds and стоит about $4,000.

2. The first electronic computers were like very large furnaces потреблявшие огромное количество of electrical power.

3. There is no точного method of measuring умственных способностей so far.

4. We пришлось ограничить the number of guests because of space problems.

5. The new type of Network Computer can make существующие PCs устаревшими within five years.

6. Many people считают Ada Byron among the best mathematicians of her поколения.

7. Internet banking значительно уменьшит the стоимость of doing business.

8. In some poor countries, only the elite может позволить an education for their children.

9. This function will enable you to restore the system to its предыдущее state if you have a catastrophic problem.

10. Some scientists consider that dolphins are умнее than humans.

11. Japan's rapid progress in hardware technology ведёт к развитию искусcтвенного разума.

12. How much will it стоить us to заменить the устаревшее оборудование?

Ex. 7. Copy the words. In each group, tick one word that have the opposite meaning. Can you do it without a dictionary?

1.  out of date  obsolete  up to date  old-fashioned

2.  to occur  to take part  to happen  to take place

3.  approximately  exactly  precisely  accurately

4.  to comprise  to except  to include  to incorporate

5.  to combine  to control  to direct  to manage

6.  entire  complete  total  incomplete  whole

7.  to generate  to produce  to manipulate  to create

8.  fast  slow  quick  rapid

9.  usually  typically  commonly  seldom  generally

10.  because of  due to  in order to  owing to

11.  unrestricted  limited  unlimited  limitless

12.  otherwise  moreover  in addition  besides

Ex. 8. Read and translate the sentences containing the word long. Memorize the phrases: as long as (пока, до тех пор пока); no longer (больше не).

1. There was a long silence before she spoke.

2. I’m tired. It’s been a long day.

3. Is the cable long enough to reach the socket?

4. I like it now the days are getting longer.

5. He has long experience of this type of work.

6. Helen had a long memory for names and dates.

7. The repair will take an hour at the longest.

8. The report is only three pages long.

9. An automatic rifle continues to fire as long as the trigger is pressed.

10. They’ll respect you as long as you play fair.

11. You'll be quite safe as long as you follow my instructions.

12. We’ll go as long as the weather is good.

13. This question is no longer important to him.

14. They no longer live here.

15. He can stay no longer here. Otherwise, he'll miss the train.

16. She first visited Ireland when she was 10 and developed a lifelong interest in the country.

17. The Beatles started playing together in June 1961, and it was not long before they got a recording contract.

18. The long-running musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" was closed after more than 30,000 performances.

19. How long is the trailer? I don't think it will fit in the garage.

20. We had to wait all day long.

21. ‘Have you ever been to Rome?’ ‘Yes, I have, actually. Not long ago. ’

22. The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time.

23. Will you be away for long?

24. I’m sorry I haven’t written to you for so long.

25. So long!