Английский язык для студентов технического вуза: Средства массовой информации. Ковалева Ю.Ю - 80 стр.

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But Sony has had to 4) ____ by six months to next November. It 5) ____ in
developing 6) _____ for the Blue-ray disc drive. This is a new technology for
playing a more 7) ____ sort of DVD. Playstations will have one 8) ____ The
company also cites delays in other areas of technology. But Sony says the
product will be out in time for Christmas, the key selling season. Even so, some 9)
_____ say the hold-up will hand 10) ____ to Sony's arch rival Microsoft which
already has a new generation games machine, the X-Box 360, on sale. The
Japanese electronics giant desperately needs the Playstation 3 to be successful.
12 The following instructions which explain how to operate a camera, are
given in a jumbled order. Read them and put them in the right order.
Preparation
A
Make sure the film is in the correct position.
B
First, open the back of the camera.
C
Finally, close the back firmly.
D
Then, load the film.
Operating instructions
A
Next, press the shutter button.
B
Finally, unload the film and store it for developing.
C
First, remove the lens cap.
D
Do not move the camera when pressing the button.
E
When all frames are used up, rewind the film by pressing the
appropriate button.
F
Then, put the camera viewfinder up to your eye.
G
After each picture, wind the film on to the next frame.
H
Line up the picture to be taken by using the lines visible in the
viewfinder.
13 a Put the words in the list below into the most suitable category.
Some words may fit into more than one category.
Smart phone, e-cash, voice processing, hardware, database, VR games,
fibre optics cable, artificial brain implant, robotic pet, search engine, java applets,
iPod, chip, virus, modem, mobile phone, cloning, portal
Words used
in computer
science
Words used in
communications
Words used
in medicine
Words used
in
entertainment
Words
used in
Internet
structure