- •Введение
- •Text II Programming Languages
- •Notes to the text:
- •Text III Computer Programming
- •Text IV a Realm of Programming Languages
- •Fortran IV
- •Text a Running the computer program
- •Text b The conversion of symbolic languages
- •Text c Testing the computer program
- •Text II Anti-Virus Software and Other Preventative Countermeasures
- •Why we call it “Virus”
- •Text II Transmitting the Signal
- •Insert the missing information.
- •Text II Fiber-Optic Cables
- •Text III Radio waves
- •In the picture you can see the way that original sound passes before it becomes reproduced sound. Describe this way in your own words.
- •Brief history of the radio
- •Text IV Uses of Radio
- •Text V Communications Satellites
- •Unit IV telecommunications systems
- •Text I Telegraph
- •Text II Telephone, Teletype, Telex, and Facsimile Transmission
- •Text III Radio and Television
- •Text II am and fm broadcast radio
- •Text II Navigation
- •Text III Global Positioning and Navigation Systems
- •Text II Yuzhnoye State Design Office
- •Text III Altitudinal Meteorological Mast (amm)
- •How do you send and receive messages?
- •The future of mobile phones
- •Why people use mobile phones
- •Help always at hand: a mobile is a girl’s best friend
- •Part III
- •Robotics
- •What is robot
- •Exercise 1
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Notes to the text:
- •Exercise 2 Words and expressions to be remembered:
- •Androids
- •Exercise2 Words and expressions to be remembered:
- •Exercise3
- •Exercise4
- •Exercise 5
- •Unit III
- •Entertainment robots
- •Exercise 1
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Exercise2 Words and expressions to be remembered:
- •Exercise3
- •Exercise4
- •Exercise5
- •Exercise6
- •Unit IV articulated robots Text 1
- •Military robots
- •Exercise 1
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Notes to the text
- •Exercise2 Words and expressions to be remembered:
- •Exercise3
- •Exercise4
- •Imagine that you have listened the short lecture about the military robots. Speak to the lecturer answering his questions. Use the following combinations:
- •Exercise5
- •Exercise6
- •ThePlanofRenderingNewspaperArticle
- •Unit VI
- •Humanoid robots
- •Exercise 1
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Notestothetext
- •Unit VII nanorobotics
- •Notes to the text
- •Unit VIII microbotics
- •Unit IX robotic surgery
- •Imagine that you are an interpreter. Translate only that part of the text about evaluation methods of innovation projects.
- •Notes to the text:
- •Text II Anthropogenic Metabolism
- •Text II Numerical Control and Automated Assembly
- •Notes to the text:
- •Text II Telemechanics
- •Notestothetext
- •Text II
- •Information Systems
- •The Management Process, Management Information and Control Systems, and Cybernetics
- •Notestothetext:
- •Inteligent Vehicle Tracking And Controling Systems
- •Методы искусственного интеллекта
- •Text II
- •Information technology
- •Text III
- •Information Age
- •Supplementary reading history of communication
- •The telegraph
- •Commercial growth of the telephone
- •The emergence of broadcasting
- •Government regulation
- •International telecommunications networks
- •Current developments
- •Russia's telecommunications roads get wider, more expensive
- •Developing of telecommunications
- •Sattelite sirvices
- •What is computer virus?
- •What viruses do
- •What viruses don't do
- •Types of computer viruses
- •A place of existence File Infectors
- •Boot Viruses
- •Multi-Partite Viruses
- •Macro Viruses
- •Used operation system
- •Work Algorithms
- •Uses Of Radio Waves
- •Transmission And Reception Of Radio Waves
- •Development Of Radio Technology
- •Bluetooth
- •What Is In a Name? (The History Of Bluetooth)
- •Sic (Special Interest Croup)
- •Used frequencies
- •Bluetooth ability
- •How is connection established?
- •Discoverable mode
- •Limited discoverable mode
- •Protection Technology
- •Digital house
- •Headphones, Video Camera, Microphone, Commutator As Clock.
- •The language of e-mail
- •Internet
- •Basic protocols in Internet and search in them
- •Tools of search in www
- •Tools Of Search
- •Thematic catalogues
- •Magellan
- •Virtual Library
- •Russia-On-Line Subject Guide
- •Automatic indexes
- •Alta Vista
- •Info seek
- •WebCrawler
- •Glossary
- •Заключение
Notes to the text
1Grey goo (alternatively spelled gray goo) is a hypothetical end-of-the-world scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all matter on Earth while building more of themselves, a scenario known as ecophagy ("eating the environment").
EXERCISE 2
Words and word combinations to be learnt:
Toholdtheview (point) – |
придерживаться точки зрения |
proponent [prə'pəunənt]-
|
рекомендатель; предлагающий что-либо на обсуждение |
exceed - |
превысить |
bacteria [bæk'tɪərɪə] - |
бактерии |
assert [ə'sɜ:t] - |
утверждать; заявлять |
procedure [prə'si:ʤə] - |
процедура |
nucleic acid - |
нуклеиноваякислота |
Royalties - |
авторскийгонорар,проценты |
commercialization [kəmɜ:ʃəlaɪ'zeɪʃ(ə)n] - |
извлечение прибыли; организация поточного производства; промышленное внедрение |
intent [ɪn'tent] - |
намерение, цель |
diabetes [daɪə'bi:ti:z] - |
диабет, сахарная болезнь |
replication [replɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] - |
копирование; дублирование; повторение |
purport [pə'pɔ:t] |
означать; подразумевать |
swarm [swɔ:m] - |
рой, стая; куча, масса |
Escherichiacoli - |
кишечная палочка |
flagellum [flə'ʤeləm] - |
жгутик; стелющийся побег, ползучее растение |
EXERCISE 3
Translate the following nouns.
а) Form verbs out of them.
Development; application; detection; concentration; measurement; replication; integration; commercialization; interference; assistance; surrounding; interacting; computation; construction; enhancement; facilitating; equipment; performance; integration; inclination; maintainance; manipulator;
b) Form nouns out of the following adjectives and translate them.
Capable; narrative; commercial; interactive; humorous; surprisingly; live; private; able; social; specific; molecular; chemical; medical; potential; toxic; necessary; incapable; productive; autonomous; mechanical; spatial; consciousness; availability; desirable; accurate; achievable; electric;
c) Translate the verbs with prefix 're' in the meaning of repeated action – “пере-“, “снова”, “заново”.
E.g.: toroute - направлять по определенному маршруту, toreroute – распределять
Reenforce; reenter; reappear; reapply; rebeam; rebuild; reprove; recalibrate; recall; retreat; recess; recharge; recognize; react; recycle; reform; redefine; redial.
d) Translate the word combinations with prefix 'un'.
Unmanned machining; unacceptable reliability; unattainable goal; unaccomplished task; unadjusted moment; unaffected zone; unambiguous definition; unballasted condition; unbiased error; unbound particle; unclosed contour; undercurrent relay; unexplored territory; unfinished sequence; unguided rays; unloaded antenna; unmodified frequency system; unoccupied energy level.
EXERCISE 4
Divide the text intologicalparts.Describethemainideaofeachlogicalpartinoneor two sentences.Findinthetextabstractsaboutapplication of nanotechnologies.
EXERCISE 5
Make writing translation of abstracts 2-4 and 7. Letyourpartnercommentonyourtranslation.
EXERCISE 6
Clarify information from the text you are interested in with your partners(Ask 4-5 questions).
EXERCISE 7
What sort of information has practical (theoretical) importance for you?
EXERCISE 8
Make up a summary of the text.