Английский язык для студентов технического вуза: Средства массовой информации. Ковалева Ю.Ю - 72 стр.

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11 Many scientific terms in the chart in Activity 10 are used in everyday
language. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with appropriate words.
1 What is your favourite ______________on radio?
2 According to the ___________________ the conference starts on Monday.
3 They went for a ___________________ along the coast.
4 Doctors all over the world are working to prevent the spread of
___________ infections.
5 As the _________________ of energy increases, the volume gets louder.
6 The boy was as quiet as a _____________.
7 We use a _______________________ for moving cursor.
8 What is the capacity of your hard _____________________?
9 Today there are more computer __________________ than there are
words in the English language.
10 Se’s got a good ______________________ for faces.
12 Below you have some of the amazing achievements of modern
technology. Match the names (1 – 8) with the definitions (A – H).
1 video recorder
2 photocopier
3 fax machine
4 tape recorder
5 modem
6 camcorder
7 word processor
8 food processor
A a kind of sophisticated typewriter using a computer
B a machine which records and plays back sound
C a machine which records and plays back sound and
pictures
D a camera which records moving pictures and sound
E a machine for chopping up, slicing, mashing, blending
F a machine which makes copies of documents
G a machine which makes copies of documents and
sends them down telephone lines to another place
H a piece of equipment allowing you to send information
from one computer to another down telephone lines
13 Give descriptions like those in Activity 12 for the following objects.
computer electric iron coffee-machine
stapler alarm clock digital camera
remote control microwave oven
14 Fill in each blank (1 16) with appropriate words from below.
mobile phone
remote control
microwave oven
Internet
dishwasher
sites
inventions mower
video recorder
cordless phone
e-mail
computer
gas stove
on-line
vacuum cleaner
electrical