Part II. Language

10. Make new words from the given ones using suffixes below:

Engine (n), compute (v), increase (v), connect (v), develop (v), function (v/n), scan (v/n), add (v), use (v), transmit (v), employ (v)

-er/or, -ing, -ment, -tion, -able, -ful, -ive, -ity

11. Put in a right word and translate the sentence:

1. There are some traditional… fields such as mechanical, civil, or electrical (engine, engineering, engineer).

2. Telecommunication equipment is used for… data (transmit, transmitter, transmitting).

3. In biosciences, nanoengineers are responsible for… of new materials (developing, develop, development).

4. Some… are actually massive networks of thinking machines (computers, compute, computing).

5. Today’s world becomes … interconnected (increase, increasingly, increasing).

6. Good math skills are extremely… for computer, software and telecommunication engineers (usage, useful, use).

12. Put the verb in brackets into correct Tense:

1. She (work) as a software engineer. 2. He (design) a new computer system at the moment. 3. Last year he (create) a new test to assure that system functionality is complete. 4. When I entered the laboratory, the engineers (test) a new wireless technology. 5. Professionals in this field already (perform) a medley of duties. 6. Telecommunication engineers (continue) to be in high demand in future. 7. We (specialize) in developing, manufacturing, and testing wireless technologies before a new colleague joined our team.

13. Rewrite the sentences using the construction “It is… who/that”. Translate the sentences:

1. Wireless telecommunication engineers specialize in developing, manufacturing, and testing wireless technologies. 2. Software Engineers are responsible for every phase of a development project. 3. Automotive companies often employ nanoengineers to develop more efficient processes. 4. Computer Engineers design everything from the Central Processing Unit to primary and secondary memory storage. 5. Today, computer engineers are very highly sought after. 6. Software Engineering is becoming more and more important. 7. Computer engineering evolves very quickly. 8. Game design grows in popularity.

14. Translate into English:

1. Я творческая личность и поэтому хочу заниматься разработкой компьютерных игр. 2. Специалисты в области телекоммуникаций постоянно востребованы на рынке труда. 3. Инженеры-связисты обычно работают в команде, и поэтому они должны уметь сотрудничать. 4. Раньше были инженеры-схемотехники и инженеры-системотехники. 5. Системные администраторы разрабатывают, поддерживают в рабочем состоянии и администрируют компьютерные сети организаций, а также отвечают за политику безопасности в сети. 6. Специалисты в области компьютерных сетей конструируют и монтируют компьютерные сети, а также разрабатывают аппаратное и программное обеспечение для них. 7. Все специалисты-инженеры в области ИТ и связи должны очень хорошо знать математику. 8. Монтеры-кабельщики прокладывают, ремонтируют и поддерживают в рабочем состоянии линии связи. 9. Операторы службы компьютерной поддержки помогают находить и устранять проблемы в работе компьютера. 10. Первые компьютеры были созданы именно любителями.

Part III. Speaking and Writing

15. Describe the job in IT and communication you prefer.

16. Discuss with a partner duties of a computer engineer.

17. Describe the process of software development.

18. Prepare an oral presentation about jobs from ex.1.

19. Write a composition about your future profession.

20. Professional game: a press-conference about different jobs in IT & Telecommunication.

UNIT 5

Computers & Networks

Chapter I. Computers

Part I. TEXT

1. Answer the questions:

1. What does the word “computer” mean?

2. What does the word “to compute” mean?

3. Computers have become an essential part of our lives. Computers are used in different areas of our lives. What do we use them for?

2. Look at the following international words and guess their meaning and check the pronunciation: Design, sequence, arithmetic, logical, organizing, familiar, calculations, computations, image editing, virtual reality, identification, contactless, media, artificial, mathematical.

3. Here are the words and word combinations you have to learn:

Carry out, accessible, software and hardware’ developers, processing, image editing, virtual reality, a huge impact, transactions, dispense, built-in, face-to-face, the artificial environment, to perform operations.

4. Read and translate the text:

Computers

A computer is a programmable machine designed to automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The first use of the word “computer” was recorded in 1613, referring to a person who carried out calculations, or computations, and the word continued with the same meaning until the middle of the 20^th century. From the end of the 19^th century the word began to take on its more familiar meaning, a machine that carries out computations.

In the beginning, computers were as a big as a large room. It is only later that they have become smaller and smaller, accessible to anyone. This has given way to personal computers. Later software and hardware’ developers created new applications to help users perform many things from word processing and image editing to virtual reality applications.

Now computers have a huge impact on social relations. They have enabled new forms of social interaction, activities and information’s organizing.

In banks, computers store information about the money held by each customer and enable staff to access large databases and to carry out transactions at high speed. They also control ATMs (Automatic Teller Machines), which dispense money to customers by the use of a PIN-protected card (Personal Identification Number). E-commerce has become an essential part of our living activity. Using the online banking service, clients can easily pay checks and transfer money wherever they are. The worldwide payments systems such as PayPal, Visa PayWave, MastercardPayPass, American Express, Google Wallet, Apple Pay, WebMoney, Qiwi and YandexMoney offer customers the service of contactless payments for the goods using smartphones.

Smartphones let us make voice calls, send text, email people and download logos, ringtones or games. With a built-in camera you can send pictures and make video calls in face-to-face mode. New smartphones combine a telephone with web access, video, a games console, an MP3 (Media Player 3) player, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) and a GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation system, all in one. And HMD (Head-Mounted Display) such as VR SHINECON, VR Box 2.0 Virtual Reality Glasses, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Sony PlayStation VR and Oculus Rift allows us to enjoy virtual reality, the artificial environment of the latest video games.

To study well, computers help students to perform mathematical operations and improve their maths skills; they use application software to write essays, projects and to organize and present information. Teachers can create a virtual leaning environment (VLE)⁴ for distance education such as Blackboard (http://www.blackboard.com), Moodle (http://moodle.org) and The Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications’ E-Learning System (http://lms.spbgut.ru).

5. Prepare a short summary of the text using the following expressions:

The main idea of the text is….

The problems/statements/points mentioned/discussed/described in the text are….

The text is divided into… logical parts.

The first/ second/ third logical part deals with the problems/statements/points of/ contains information about/ gives the definition of….

In my opinion/ to my mind the text is….