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МОДУЛЬ 4

NETBOOKS AND NOTEBOOKS

1. Выучите слова и словосочетания по теме:

2. Повторите правила образования степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий в английском языке. Приведите примеры, используя выученную лексику.

Прилагательные обозначают признаки предметов и отвечают на вопрос какой?: а wide road – широкая дорога, а tall tree – высокое дерево, аn interesting book – интересная книга. Наречия отвечают на вопрос как?:

He speaks English well. – Он говорит по-английски хорошо. Прилагательные и наречия имеют три формы степеней сравнения:

положительную (positive degree), сравнительную (comparative degree), превосходную (superlative degree)

Формы сравнительной и превосходной степеней образуются двумя способами:

1.Односложные прилагательные образуют форму сравнительной степени при помощи суффикса -er, а форму превосходной степени – с определенным артиклем the при помощи суффикса -est: strong – stronger – the strongest, cold – colder – the coldest. Подобным образом образуют степени сравнения и некоторые двусложные прилагательные: easy – easier – the easiest, clever – cleverer – the cleverest.

2.Многосложные прилагательные образуют сравнительную степень при помощи слова more, а превосходную степень – при помощи the most: famous – more (less) famous – the most (least) famous, interesting - more interesting – the most interesting.

Исключения при образовании степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий:

3. Прочитайте и переведите текст:

With the ever evolving technical world, computers are shrinking in size but still feature some of the most advanced operating systems. Today, people are required to travel around the world with their PC's in toll. But, one cannot move around with their desktops loaded on their backs. Thus, came the invention of laptops, also known as notebooks, that were easy to carry around, but expensive. Yet, people looked for smaller versions of laptops with specific features according to one's needs. This led to the creation of the ultralight, super small netbooks. Both these devices are the same basically - very personal hand held computers with distinctive features.

If you are someone always on the move, then you can think about getting yourself an ultralight netbook. The netbooks are very small and have a screen size of 12" or may be even smaller. You can carry around your netbook in your backpack or purse without having to worry about the weight factor. Netbooks may come with a CD or DVD drive that may help one watch a movie while traveling in a subway or bus (with headphones on). These devices are basically made for using the Internet, communicating and checking some data. They have a very good battery life that can last up to 12 hours. If you wish to check a few mails or read ebooks and stay connected with the virtual world, you can try using a netbook.

Notebooks are a bit larger than a netbook with a bigger screen size. They weigh about 5 pounds and are meant for some rather heavy work. They are very useful to those who want to create graphics, edit music and manage a large music and video library. It has a big hard drive that gives better speed and storage capacity. You can run heavy programs on a notebook. However, you will find the battery draining off faster than a netbook. As you can see, a notebook is a portable version of a desktop computer while a netbook on the other hand has limited usability.

Netbook vs Notebook

The following table will highlight some of the differences between notebooks and netbooks. Read through the following table for a better understanding of the two devices.

Netbook vs Notebook: Difference

4. Найдите в тексте прилагательные и наречия и образуйте с ними три степени сравнения.

5.Выберите из глаголов, данных в скобках, правильный вариант:

1.Computers (feature, are featured) some of the most advanced operating systems.

2.With the ever evolving technical world, computers (have been shrinking, are shrinking) in size.

3.A notebook (am, is) small and light enough for a person to rest on their lap.

4.A laptop (integrates, integrate) most of the typical components of a desktop computer.

5.Modern laptops (design, are designed) for all purposes.

6.Netbooks (is, are) small, light, economical, energy efficient.

7.Netbooks (suit, are suitable) for wireless communication and Internet access.

8.Netbooks typically (have, has) less powerful hardware.

9.Netbooks (offer, are offered) advantages in educational settings.

10.People cannot (move, be moving) around with their desktops loaded on their backs.

6.Поставьте пять вопросов к тексту.

7.Составьте план текста и определите ключевые идеи по каждому из пунктов плана.

8.Выберите нужную форму наречия:

1.Would you like some more cake? – Yes, just_________, please.

a)a few b) a bit

2.We've got ___________work to do by the end of the week.

a)many b) a great deal of

3.There weren't___________ people in the street when the accident happened.

a)many b) a lot of

4.The sitting of the Committee was postponed because________people arrived. The number was not enough for the quorum.

a)a few b) few

5.Can I have an apple from this basket? – Yes, of course. Take ________you like.

a)some b) any

6.Would you like_________ beer, sir?

a)some b) any

7.We've got nothing in the fridge. I must go and get_____ food.

a)some b) any

8.I wondered how _________Alice had told him.

a)much b) many

9.In conclusion I'd like to say ________words about our meeting.

a)few b) a few

МОДУЛЬ 5

MEMORY

1. Выучите слова и словосочетания по теме:

2. Повторите числительные. Приведите примеры часто встречающихся в английском языке предлогов.

Числительные (Numerals) hundred, thousand, million не имеют окончания -s, когда перед ними стоит другое числительное. Когда числительные обозначают неопределенное количество, они употребляются во множественном числе с окончанием -s, за которым следует предлог of. Сравните:

hundreds of books two hundred books

Номера страниц, домов, квартир, транспорта, деловой документации обозначаются существительными без артикля и количественными: bus 72, page 15, house 40, flat 13, order 2154.

Даты читаются следующим образом:

1900 – nineteen hundred, in (the year) nineteen hundred,

2000 – two thousand, in (the year) two thousand.

April 12, 2015:

on the twelfth of April, two thousand ten или on April the twelfth, twenty ten.

Как читаются дробные числительные?

Предлоги, обозначающие место above (над)

There is a lamp above the table. – Над столом висит лампа. at (у, в, возле, рядом)

I am sitting at the table. – Я сижу у стола. I study at school. – Я учусь в школе. The pupils are at the lesson. – Ученики на уроке.

behind (за, позади, сзади)

There is a sport ground behind our school. – 3a нашей школой спортплощадка. between (между)

Between the tables. – Между столами. in (в)

Не is in the office. – Он в офисе. The books are in the bag. – Книги в портфеле. on (на)

The book is on the desk. – Книга на столе. under (под)

The book is under the table. – Книга под столом. in front of (впереди, перед)

There is a telephone in front of him. – Перед ним стоит телефон. near (вблизи, около, рядом с, возле, за)

She is sitting near the table. – Она сидит за столом.

Предлоги, обозначающие движение to (к)

Come to me. – Подойдите ко мне. from (от, из, со)

Take this book from the table. – Убери книгу со стола. I come from Russia. — Я из России.

through (через, сквозь)

Не came in through the door. – Он вошел внутрь через дверь.