Vocabulary

so far – пока что,  вплоть до этого момента

charge-coupled device - прибор с зарядовой связью, полупроводниковая светочувствительная матрица

LCD - Liquid-Crystal Display  - жидкокристаллический экран

array – ряд, множество

capacitor - [kə’pæsitə] – конденсатор, емкость

resolution - разрешение

overall – общий, полный, суммарный

zoom – проходить, масштабировать

additive primaries - аддитивные основные цвета

Exercise 1

Find Russian equivalents to the following words in the text. Learn them by heart.

Стремиться/ струиться, превращать в, луч, разрешение, ударять, частица, показатель, интенсивность, экран, точка, квадрат, пиксель, ноутбук, яркость, жидкокристаллический экран

Exercise 2

Which of the following is the odd-one-out?

1) ray, beam, flash, sun

2) pixel, area, dot, point, spot

3) compound, particle, molecule, atom

4) strike, beat, stretch, hit

5) stream, flow, flood, dip, run

6) panel, screen, display, surface, monitor

Exercise 3

Match the words in the first column to the words in the second one to make up word combinations.

ray(s) strike particles screen brightness

the sun’s of dust television of the sun video oneself on the forehead computer ultraviolet of the bulb a rock of a chemical  of hope gamma of matter

Exercise 4

Guess the words described below.

1) a narrow line of light, heat or other energy

2) a minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of many from which an image is composed

3) to hit somebody/something hard or with force

4) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction:

5) a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles:

Exercise 5

Fill in the gaps with the prepositions in the box

into(3), of(3), down, on, through, by, with

1) The camera scans photographs and encodes the image _________pixel.

2) A ray ________sunlight came __________the window.

3) She __________sat tears streaming _________her face.

5) The 2 X 0.5 m board was divided ________ four equal sections, with each section divided _______ 25 squares _________ equal size.

6) We can change the brightness _________ the bulb.

7) Depending _______ your screen resolution, this image is about a third the size of the real thing, which is 700 mm long _________400 mm wide.

Exercise 6

Answer the questions

1) What is the difference between ordinary film cameras and digital ones?

2) What does a TV screen consist of?

3) How is each pixel stored?

4) Do CCDs read the color of the light?

5) What are the additive primaries?

Keys

Lesson 3

Exercise 5

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Exercise 3

1) All bedrooms are equipped with a colour TV

2) I have fixed the motor to the table with two clamps

3) The shores of these islands are often sandy but temperatures over 30 degrees are rare

4) View all available seats on your next American Airlines flight

5) Prices vary greatly depending on the time of year and type of accommodation.

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