- •Английский язык computer review
- •119454, Москва, пр. Вернадского, 78 Unit I computers overview
- •Vocabulary Terms:
- •Phrases:
- •Words you may need
- •Text 1 Mechanical calculators Part 1
- •Vocabulary
- •Phrases:
- •Text 2 Mechanical Calculators Part 2
- •Practice some more sentences:
- •Remember the following terms and phrases:
- •Practice some more examples:
- •Unit 2 evolution of electronic computer systems
- •List of words and expressions to remember
- •Auxiliary words
- •Remember the following synonyms
- •Text 1 first generation computers. History of development (part 1)
- •Words and expressions to remember
- •Words you may need:
- •Verbs to remember
- •Auxiliary words:
- •Example: extreme – extremely, exclusive – exclusively
- •Text 2 first generation computers history of development (part II)
- •The text is about…
- •Unit 3 the second generation : 1957-1964
- •Characteristics of second-generation computers
- •Vocabulary Terms to remember
- •Phrases:
- •Words you may need
- •Verbs to remember
- •Text 1 second generation computers history of development (part 1)
- •Vocabulary Terms and phrases to remember:
- •Words you may need:
- •Verbs to remember:
- •Auxiliary words:
- •Text 2 the second generation computers history of development (part 2)
- •Terms and phrases to remember:
- •Words you may need:
- •Verbs to remember:
- •Auxiliary words:
Vocabulary Terms and phrases to remember:
power requirements
transistor technology
cathode ray tube
ferrite code
primary internal storage medium
external/auxiliary storage
magnetic disk storage
overall efficiency
in a fraction of
sequential
random access
online
index register
Words you may need:
junction transistor – плоскостной транзистор
dependability – надежность
doughnut-shaped rings – кольца тороидальной формы
modular hardware – модульная аппаратура
building block approach – метод стандартных блоков
complete modules (breadboards) – готовые модули (макеты)
bookkeeping functions – бухгалтерские функции
to be wounded – быть намотанным
to retrieve – искать, выбирать
to be supplemented by – быть дополненным
Verbs to remember:
to occur to be replaced by to simplify to allow |
to substitute to rotate to locate
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Auxiliary words:
Unlike |
over |
other |
Widespread |
because of |
either … or |
Almost |
therefore |
thus |
as great as |
also |
without |
Task 1 Find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian phrases.
Разработали первый плоскостной транзистор; преимущество вакуумной трубки над реле; благодаря транзисторам компьютеры стали использоваться более широко; надежность, малая мощность; характеризовалась главным образом; транзисторная технология; катодно-лучевые трубки; ферритовый сердечник; кольцо тороидальной формы; электрический ток, проходя по …; положение «включено», «выключено»; память на магнитных барабанах; использование магнитных лент; заменяя магнитные ленты на перфокарты; скорость обработки; позволяет пользователю разместить; вращающийся на большой скорости; без необходимости считывать; обеспечивать прямой доступ; концепция модульной аппаратуры; включать; метод стандартных блоков; создание электронных схем; с помощью данного подхода; упрощая задачи обслуживания; непосредственно подключенные к; без значительного снижения общей эффективности системы; трудоемкий; индексный регистр; арифметические действия с плавающей точкой.
Task 2 Comment on the following:
How did transistor technology change computers?
What were the main changes that occurred in most second-generation computers?
Task 3 Find 5 sentences with passive construction in the text and translate them into Russian.
Task 4 Write down the Past forms of the verbs written below:
to lead - |
to replace - |
can - |
to develop - |
to wind - |
to need - |
to make - |
to pass - |
to have - |
to characterize - |
to represent - |
to read - |
to occur - |
to store - |
to come - |
to increase - |
to locate - |
to provide - |
to require - |
to retrieve - |
to design |
to operate - |
to substitute - |
to simplify - |
to lower - |
to go - |
to consume - |
Task 5 Single out the main points of the text. While giving the information you think important use the following phrases:
The text looks at…
According to the text…
We should specify that…
One of the main points is…
We shouldn’t forget that…
The text deals with…
