Good-bye for the present, your friend Mike

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Упражнение 1. А.Прочитайте текст и постарайтесь догадаться о значе­нии выделенных слов.

Computers are now essentialin many areas of life— modern banking, information technology and many others. However, this is not true for education.

There are some subjects which may be better taught using com­puters. Elementary mathematics, elementary language learning, any subject that requires a student to memorizebasic facts through repetition (повторение) is good to computer learning. The com­puter can be programmed to provide an endless number of simple questions, and as the student answers these questions the facts are learned.

However, in the learning and practice of more complex ideas, the computer is not adequate.A computer can evaluate (оценить) an answer as right or wrong, but it cannot determine why. It cannot find out why a student is making mistakes, and then explain impor­tant conceptsin a different way so the student will understand. Task connected with explanation cannot be taught by computers as there are too many variablesfor a computer to deal with successfully.

Thus, while computers may be useful for practising simple skills, they are not an essential feature of modern education. Until further developments in computers are made, the human teacher will remain indispensable.

В. Подберите к каждому слову или словосочетанию в колонке А соответ­ствующее из колонки В.

А В

С. Заполните пропуски антонимами и синонимами.

right ... ... new, up-to-date

... complex most important ...

adequate ... ... absolutely necessary

Упражнение 2.Составьте возможные словосочетания глаголов из колон­ки А с существительными из колонки В.

1. go to/enter/be enrolled into/graduate from

2. read for/take/pass

3. do/study

4. take/make

5. get/receive

6. make

7. be

8. take part

9. do/conduct/carry out
10. give/do

В

a. progress

b. a course in, notes

c. good at Maths

d. research into/on

e. university

f. a subject, a course, for a degree

g. in discussion, competition on
h. grant, degree

i. examinations (exams) j. a lecture

Упражнение 3.Замените в каждом предложении выделенный глагол на другой глагол с тем же значением.

1. Did you receivea grant? 2. How many exams did you pass be­fore you entereduniversity? 3. Do you takenotes in lectures? 4. Who givesthe lecture in history? 5. My friend studiesphysics. 6. What research did you conductlast semester?

Упражнение 4.Заполните таблицы на словообразование.

Упражнение 5. А.Назовите 10—15 ключевых слов и словосочетаний на тему «Higher Education».

В. Speak about: Computers in education.