- •In the beginning
- •1. A) Read the article and match the paragraphs to the headings Character/Likes/Plans Early Life, Introduction/Later Life .
- •Vocabulary
- •Verb Noun Adjective
- •Vocabulary
- •The Pros and Cons of Using the Internet
- •Should children use the Internet? Read the points (1-6) and mark them as p (pros) or с (cons). Then, listen and check your answers.
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary
- •Imagine that every computer in the world has stopped working because of a computer virus. Write about what happens.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Types of errors.
- •Vocabulary
- •Interview: Computing Support Assistant
- •Vocabulary
- •Interview: Website Designer
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •The Internet: faQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
- •Making money on the Internet.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Hypertext
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
Vocabulary
cause the program to fail приводить к сбою в программе
to debug обнаружить и исправить дефекты
to detect (syntax) error обнаружить (синтаксические) ошибки
hand testing тестирование вручную
to get rid of избавиться от
'dry run' пробный прогон управляющей программы
to work properly работать должным образом
to restart the computer перезагрузить компьютер
to avoid errors избегать ошибок
To make sure that убедиться, удостовериться, что
To report errors сообщать об ошибках
Text 19
Read the interview.
Interview: Computing Support Assistant
Part 1: Introduction
Interviewer: What do you like most about your job?
Anne: I like, I like all aspects of the job. It's good to.... it's varied so there's lots of interest.
Interviewer: Are you ever bored?
Anne: No, not really, because it's never the same things over and over again: it's different each lime.
Problems
Interviewer: What kind of problems are there? What kind of difficulties do people have?
Anne: People have problems with the hardware, often with printers...paper jamming. They also have problems finding options in the programs. Mostly with word processing.
Interviewer: Are there any other hardware problems?
Anne: Occasionally a computer freezes... it hangs or freezes. It's usually a memory problem.
Interviewer: Is it always the machine or is it sometimes the user?
Anne: Sometimes it's the user. The printer isn't switched on, or there's no paper.
Part 2: Keeping up to date
Interviewer: How do you keep in touch with what's new in computing? It's changing all the time.
Anne: Yeah, by the time you read something, it's out of date. Magazines are good for finding out what's new on the scene. The Internet also has information about new developments.
Interviewer: Do you ever go on courses?
Anne: Yes, they're a good way to keep up.
Interviewer: What kind of courses?
Anne: Well, operating systems change, so courses about the different functions on the operating system. And then there are the programs that people use, like the word processors and the spreadsheets and the databases. And the best way to understand them is by taking a course and trying them out yourself.
Ex.1. a) Which of these problems were mentioned by Anne?
Paper jamming
Finding options in programs
Viruses
Computer freezes
Hard disk crashes
Printer switches off
No paper in the printer
People forget their password
No toner in the printer
b) Have you ever had any of the problems mentioned above? If yes, how did you cope with them?
Ex.2 a) Tick the ways Anne keeps up with new developments in computing.
Reading books
Reading computer magazines
Speaking to other technicians
Sing the internet
Taking courses
Trying programs herself
Reading newspapers
b) Tell how you keep up with new developments in computing and share the ideas with your group-mates.
Ex.3 Answer these questions about Anne`s job.
What kind of work does Anne do?
What does she like most about the job?
What kinds of problems do people have with hardware?
Why do computers freeze?
How does she keep up with new developments in computing?
What kind of courses does she do?
Ex.4 Make up and role-play a dialogue between a computing support assistant and an office clerk who has some problems with his/her PC (or any other office equipment).