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1. С моим компьютером что то произошло; такое впечатление, что он сломался.
2. Трудно представить современного специалиста без компьютера.
3. Память является очень важным элементом компьютера, но не менее важен процессор.
4. Компьютер без программного обеспечения является бесполезным металлом.
5. Для периферийных устройств необходимы соответствующие драйверы.
6. Сканеры необходимы в тех случаях, когда требуется копировать тексты или изображения.
7. Для длительного хранения информации ее переписывают на дискеты или жесткие диски.
8. Драйверы обеспечивают успешную связь компьютера с периферийными устройствами.
9. Для безопасности желательно (полезно) проинсталлировать хорошую антивирусную программу.
10. Вирус может погубить не только полезную информацию, но также и программы.
Are you up to giving a right explanation?
Pick out a statement from this book. There are a lot of them. By the way, you may put your own idea in an oral frame as well. It’s not prohibited. Stir up your imagination.
14. NO and NOT
In the text above you’ve read the following sentence:
No computer can function without some form of software.
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Let’s compare it with another one:
Not many computers can be found in small towns and villages.
Both sentences are all right, but can you explain why in the first statement is used «no» and in the second «not». Do you feel that it is correct or do you understand that it is correct? Check yourself. Fill the gaps choosing between no and not.
1. I have …. friends in this town.
2. I have …. time to go to the party. I must hit the books.
3. Are you going to study English? …. right away.
4. I have …. memory for names.
5. I do …. have memory for names.
6. It is …. a Pentium.
7. It is …. Pentium 4; it’s a Pentium 3.
8. I used to think that there was …. difference between NOand NOT.
9. I have …. answer to this question.
10. I have …. the slightest idea of that.
11. I’m …. the person you’re looking for.
12. I have …. idea.
13. It’s of …. interest to me.
14. You have …. chance to work with this company.
15. You have …. the slightest chance to work with this company.
16. There’s …. a chance for you to work with this company.
17. There’s …. pen on the table.
18. May I borrow your pen, please? Sorry, I have …. pen. It is …. a pen. It’s a pencil.
19. There are …. people in the street at night.
20. There’s …. a person in the street at night.
21. I do …. need your advice. I’ll solve the problem on my own.
22. I said I need …. advice.
23. …. news is good news.
24. There is …. possibility that we’ll get there in two hours.
25. It is …. possible that we’ll get there in two hours.
3. Vocabulary training
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
Rudyard Kipling
Identification of words.
