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Задание 2. Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний, выпишите их в тетрадь: взаимоотношения, изобретение компьютеров, мобильные телефоны, проводить время в кругу семьи, общаться с друзьями, социальные сети, личная информация, подозрение, спровоцировать конфликт, опасный.
Задание 3. Найдите среди подчеркнутых слов в тексте синонимы к следующим словам, выпишите их в тетрадь: groundbreaking, restrict, opposite, suppose, immediate, influence, augment, area, present-day, beginning.
Задание 4. Определите соответствуют ли ниже приведенные высказывания прочитанному тексту (верно/неверно/в тексте нет информации):
1. Modern technologies can have both positive and negative effects on relationships.
2. Text messaging and online chats have become the preferred method of communication.
3. Internet technologies allow less efficient communication and can't help build relationships.
4. For young people face-to-face interactions are more desirable than modern modes of communication.
5. Some people believe that modern technologies increase communication and therefore strengthen friendships.
Задание 5. Ответьте письменно на вопросы к тексту.
1. What are new and innovative ways for communication?
2. Why do young people prefer text messaging and online chats to face-to-face interactions?
3. What are the main disadvantages of modern technologies?
4. How does anonymity help people to come into relationships?
Задание 6. Выпишите из текста предложения, содержащие прилагательные в сравнительной степени.
Задание 7. Задайте вопросы к подчеркнутым частям предложения.
Modern technologies allow people to make new connections.
Задание 8. Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в нужном времени (Present Simple, Present Perfect, Past Simple).
1. Information that … once private is now part of the public sphere (to be).
2. Text messaging and online chats … the preferred method of communication (to become).
3. Information technologies … new forms of people's interaction (to provide).
ТЕКСТЫ ДЛЯ ВНЕАУДИТОРНОГО ЧТЕНИЯ
СЕМЕСТР 1
Выпишите незнакомые слова и выражения в начальной форме.
Подготовьте выразительное чтение и устный перевод ниже приведенных текстов.
TEXT 1
THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY
IN BUSINESS
| Technology has changed much of the world, but the effects are rarely more pronounced than in the area of business. Businesses today use technology in almost every facet of operation. They communicate with advanced network systems; they analyze data and plot forecasts using compli- | 
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cated programs; they utilize all types of digital media for marketing campaigns; and they streamline operations with new inventory and check-out systems. Technology is not without its downsides, but business cannot deny the impact it has had on every level.
Technology allows businesses to do everything faster. Many processes that once required ledgers, checkbooks and journal notations have now moved onto computer systems. Logging in and out, updating inventory information and communicating can now happen much more swiftly. This allows businesses to react immediately to any changes.
A properly designed computer program does not make any mistakes, and its computations (not its inputs) are free from human error. This means that a calculation done by a computer program (like Excel) will always be accurate and trustworthy. Unless the coding or the inputs are wrong, there is no chance a program can produce inaccurate data.
Technology moves very quickly, constantly evolving and creating new devices and faster systems. Businesses note these changes and attempt to move with technology, adapting it to their present and future needs while also keeping a wary eye on the technology competitors are using. The end result is an increase in the evolution of technology and its application to business, a process by which everyone benefits.
While technology is useful, its fast pace and complex systems can be confusing. If companies want to update their systems or change the type of technology they use, they have to retrain not only employees, but often customers. New employees must also be trained in using business systems, which can create confusion.
Technology is very available, meaning that it is easy for competitors of all sizes to use and learn. This makes it difficult for businesses to keep up with technological changes and vastly increases the number of competitors in their market as smaller business can use technology to offer value to a wider range of consumers.
Technology also increases the possibility of crime. A tech-savvy employee can embezzle funds and make it difficult for the company to trace. Hackers can access personal and financial data of customers who trust the company to keep their information safe. Businesses must spend time and money developing safeguards against these events.
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TEXT 2
THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY
| There is little doubt that technology impacts the world to a startling degree. For example, businesspeople around the globe use computers to perform work-related tasks. Some of the impacts of modern technology are posi- | 
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tive, but others are not. Looking at a list of the advantages and disadvantages of technology is useful because it provides a means by which an individual may assess whether technology implementation is worth potential risks.
An increase in technology generally means that tasks are completed faster and more efficiently. This translates to increased productivity. From the business standpoint, this is definitely an advantage, since increased productivity means better sales, services or manufacturing.
When an organization uses technology properly, the technology typically cuts the number of hours that need to be worked. This increases profit for the organization because it doesn't need to pay workers to remain on the job site. However, if the technology cuts the number of hours drastically enough, some individuals may lose their jobs entirely because the technology essentially completes the tasks that the employee originally did. Factories are the best example of this - as more and more robots complete assembly line tasks in an automated way, there's less of a need for physical workers. According to Small Business Bible, jobs are created by technology too, such as information technology specialist positions.
It is debatable whether or not technology is financially a disadvantage or advantage. On one hand, technology is cost effective, according to Small Business Bible-technology may boost revenue and profit through increased efficiency, productivity and limited man hours. However, a business may lose this revenue and profit simply because they have to support and update all of the technology they use. For example, a business may reduce the number of office employee hours with a handful of software programs, but it then may have to pay a technology consultant fees for installing and answering questions about how to use the programs.
Norwin A. Merens, managing director of NM Marketing Communications, says that having a personal touch in business is beneficial. When an organization uses technology to an excessive degree (e.g., when most operations are automated, more machines are used than employees, the majority of employees are in tech support, or everyone is required to use phones, computers, etc.), it may lose the personal appeal it had. Others may shy away from the organization because they want to do business or communicate with a real person and not a machine.
Technology means that people can perform tasks with an incredibly high degree of accuracy. For example, in medicine, machines can measure the exact amount of oxygen a person is taking in or make an incision to within millimeters.
Technology may cause numerous health problems. For example, according to Practice, Medical News Today, PR Log and Poynton, scientists, researchers and doctors such as Darius Lakdawalla, Tomas Philipson, Amy Drescher and Charles Poynton are concerned about the links between technology, obesity/heart problems, eye strain, deafness and muscle issues. Waste from technology such as the used fuel and emissions from factory machines may pollute the environment, disturbing ecosystems and making people sick.
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TEXT 3
IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTERS IN SOCIETY
| Computers are common and important tools in modern society. Of the numerous technologies to emerge after World War II, computers are arguably one of the most important. In a short time, they have become an integral part of society, which has both responded to changes in compu- | 
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ter technology and affected those changes. The symbiotic relationship between computers and society continues to evolve as new technologies are introduced.
One of the first industries to become widely computerized was the banking industry. Today, because of this, the economy relies heavily on computers. Transactions are often made with credit or debit cards, which use computers to monitor bank account activity and to calculate available funds based on those computerized transactions. In many cases, cash is never needed. Many of the larger banks do not even require that customers retrieve or deposit money face to face with a bank teller. Automated teller machines, or ATMs, can perform these actions for customers and even give them detailed descriptions about their account.
Computers have become prevalent and important in the educational system, as well. At the administrative level, student records are stored and managed using computers. Computer-related electronic communication, such as emails and videoconferencing, is prevalent among faculty and even between faculty and students. Word processors have made it easier to compose and correct errors in essays, while the Internet has become a popular research tool for students. According to research done by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, students tend to perform better in math classes when they have regular access to computers.
The U.S. Military has drastically changed with the advent of computers. The armed forces, in fact, offers more support for advanced computer research than any other part of society. Because of this, the relationship between advances in computer technology as a whole and the advancement of the U.S. military is the best example of computer-society symbiosis. Computers are used at all levels of the military, such as in missile guidance systems and command center equipment. Militaries all over the world, not just in the U.S., turn to computer technology to advance their armies.
Computers have changed the way individuals in societies throughout the world communicate. Electronic mail, or email, is the best example of this. Sending emails allows people to get messages to others almost instantaneously, even in distant areas of the world. It has become more popular than sending a letter through postal mail. Instant messaging is another form of computer communication, allowing people to speak to one another through text from two distant points. Finally, there is videoconferencing, which is used for business and social communication. It allows video and audio to be sent over the internet and shared with others, allowing computer users to simulate a face-to-face conversation.
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