Reader on Science and Technology. Пособие по английскому языку для студентов инженерных специальностей. Тугарина В.П - 27 стр.

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3. unreal c. enter
4. within d. low
5. earlier e. real
6. dislike f. outside
7. cold g. unexpensive
8. better h. popular
9. the slowest i. the fastest
10.unpopular k. worse
2. Here are some words that you often use. Write synonyms
for each of them on the blank. Take the words from the
box.
1. well-known, to find, quick. Whole, to do, gap.
2. article, to set up, to make better, to construct, get
bigger.
1. to build _________
2. to make _________
3. fast _________
4. to improve _________
5. popular _________
6. to discover _________
7. entire _________
8. to establish _________
9. item _________
3. What do you think.
1. Who built Altair?
2. Did Altair look like PC?
3. What did Bill Gates and Paul Allen offer for users?
4. What companies appeared at that time?
5. Who created Microsoft Corporation?
6. When was IBM created?
4. Arrange the following sentences according to logic of the
text.
1. Bill Gates and Paul Allen offered easy-to-use computer
language.
2. In 1974 Ed Roberts created Altair.
3. Allen and Gates established Microsoft Corporation
4. Altair sparked an entire industry
5. In 1977, Apple Company was created
V. Discuss with your partner or group-mates.
1. Do you think creators of Microsoft Corporation, Apple
Computer Company and IBM are good businessmen?
Text 3
Computer Mouse:
First Introduction
I.
First thoughts.
Why did the innovators call computer mouse “a mouse”?
II. Study the words. Make sure you know them.
interactive, user-friendly, demonstration, locate, patent,
prototype.