Dear sophomores in IT, today you have to do this task

Study the following phrasal verbs and do the exercises for the next lesson

Make up your own sentences with them!

I.                   Computer-related phrasal verbs

1.      go down / off – выключаться, отключаться, переставать работать (напр. об электронном приборе), opp. go on, be on, be turned on (включаться о приборе) 2.      log in / on – зарегистрироваться, входить в систему (путём ввода идентификационной и аутентификационной информации), syn: sign in, register, enter 3.      log off / out – выходить (из системы), завершить сеанс работы, syn: sign out 4.      plug in – включать в сеть, вставлять вилку в розетку 5.      plug out – выключать прибор из сети, вытаскивать штепсель из розетки, syn: unplug 6.      print out – распечатывать; выводить на печать 7.      start up – пускать в ход, включать, завести, syn: power up, boot up 8.      shut down – выключить [устройство], отключить (вырубить) питание, syn: turn off, switch off 9.      turn on – включать (радио, компьютер); зажигать, включать (свет), syn: switch on, start up 10.  turn off – выключать (радио, газ, компьютер) ; гасить (свет), syn: switch off, shut down

 

S. Translate the short message left by Maggie for her friend. Pay attention to the phrasal verbs about using computer.

Hello, dear. Could you print out for me this document? But first you have to power up the computer, because it went down and you had to boot it up. Then when you switch it on and you have to log on. My log-in and password are on a sheet of a paper stuck to my computer. When you finish printing out, log off and shut down the computer, please. Thanks much. Maggie.

 

T. Match phrasal verbs in the box to the definitions.

log in / on                    turn off                  log off / out                  print out                                shut down               power up                  go down / off              plug in

1.      – to enter (= to type in) your identity code and a password on your computer to gain access to a global electrical network; to go onto a computer network by typing in a personal code

2.      – to disconnect (an electrical appliance)

3.      – to insert a plug (штепсель) into an electric outlet (= a power point)

4.      – to finish using the system by typing a particular command; to go off a computer network by signing out

5.      – to switch on the power to a computer system

6.      – to produce a copy of a document or an image on paper.

7.      – to stop operating (of an appliance)

8.      – to turn off a computer

U. Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs using the correct form of verbs from the box.

type             plug               go               turn               print              switch               log (2)

1.      She couldn’t _______ on her laptop because the socket in the wall had no power.

2.      It took two hours to complete the calculation, so we ________ off (the system) at 4 o'clock.

3.      You measure yourself; ______ in measurements into the computer, and the printer will ______ out the pattern.

4.      She forgot to _____ in her printer and was wondering why it didn’t work.

5.      To check your mail, you must first _______ on with you ID and password.

6.      Can you _______ off the light, please?

7.      Suddenly the light _______ down and on after some seconds but when I reboot (= restarted) my computer all of the work I hadn’t saved before lost.

I.                   Some useful information

V. Choose the best word.

1.      A laptop computer with a screen you can write on is called a _______.

a)        tablet PC      b) table PC     c) flat screen PC

2.      You can draw directly onto a computer screen with a _________.

a)   bright pen       b) light pen      c) pixel pen

3.      A camera connected directly to the internet is called _________.

a)   an internet camera     b) a web watcher        c) a webcam

4.      Scanners, printers and webcams are _________.

a)   extras              b) peripherals             c) externals

5.      Add extra USB _________ to your computer.

a)        ports             b) doors          c) windows

6.      The printer has ________ of ink.

a)        finished         b)ended           c) run out

7.      The mouse moves on a ________.

a)   mouse mat      b) mouse carpet          c) mouse table

8.      TV and computer screens are usually measured in _______.

a)      feet                        b) miles           c) inches

9.      The computer is connected to the telephone line via a ________.

a)   module                        b) modem        c) mod

DEAR SOPHOMORES, 

HERE IS THE TEXT AND SOME EXERCISES TO GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT 

Defining relative clause

(Ограничительные определительные придаточные предложения)

STUDY CAREFULLY AND DO THE TASKS

M. Read the text, and underline the relative pronouns and the words they refer to.

The Matrix is a cyber-thriller which captures the audience’s attention from the beginning. The movie, directed by the Wachowski brothers, has a storyline that combines action, science fiction, and special effects. The world is a virtual environment created by computers, where people are just slaves to AL machines which generate energy from human bodies.

            Neo is a computer hacker that looks for an answer to the question ‘What’s the Matrix? ’He discovers the truth when he meets the rebels Trinity and Morpheus. Trinity helps Neo and kills ‘agents’, who are really machines in human form. Morpheus shows Neo what the Matrix is – a reality beyond reality that controls human lives. The Matrix is protected by ‘agents’ led by Agent Smith, the character who tries to kill Neo.

            Neo receives strong powers and becomes ‘The One’ who will liberate humankind from the evil artificial intelligence known as the Matrix. In the end, he kills Agent Smith and saves the humans. But … does he really kill him? Find out in the next Matrix movie.

N. Fill in the sentences using who, which, that, whose or where.

1.      She works for a company _______ main office is in Rome.

2.      They’ve invented a digital video camera _______ can be carried in the pocket of your jacket.

3.      Anoto is a digital pen ________ allows you to store and transmit anything you write or draw on paper to any computer.

4.      Bluetooth is a wireless technology ________ doesn’t need cables in order to send and receive information.

5.      Do you know the school _______ he studies?

6.      The man _______ marries Kelly is a millionaire.

7.      She’ll be responsible for anything _______ goes wrong.

8.      A wireless router is a device ______ allows computers to communicate via radio waves.

O. In which sentences can the relative pronoun be left out? Rewrite them without who, that, or which.

1.      Have you got a video camera that I can use?

2.      That is the girl who lives next door.

3.      That is the girl who I met at the conference.

4.      The police have arrested the hacker who broke into the computers of the Pentagon.

5.      That’s the film which I was talking about.

6.      Have you read the report which Jack wrote last week?

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