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1.What does "a computer-literate person" mean? 2. Areyou aware of the potential of computers to influence your life? 3. What do the people mean by "the basics"? 4. Whatis the role of computers in oursociety? 5. What is "computing'? 6. What is a program? 7. Prove that we all are on the way to becoming

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computer-literate. 8. Give examples of using computers in ev­eryday life.

4. Прочтите, переведите и запомните следующие выраже­
ния:

An information-dependent society; a computer-literate cit­izen; an everyday problem-solving device; to be aware; to in­fluence the quality of life; to have an opportunity; to learn the basics; to learn computing; the most significant technical achievements; to embrace computer literacy; to prepare pro­grams; to direct the operations of a computer; to be on the way of becoming computer-literate; to process information; to have much in common; a data processing system.

5. Вспомните образование и случаи употребления The Past
Simple Tense.

А. Назовите три формы следующих неправильных глаго­лов:

То be; to have; to mean; to learn; to become; to bring; to know; to think; to buy; to pay; to take; to do; to begin; to give; to make;, to keep; to get; to read; to show.

Б. Преобразуйте следующие предложения в Bast Simple.

1. Many people have an opportunity to use computers.

2. There is no doubt that computers solve problems very quickly.

3. Instructions direct the operation of a computer. 4. Computers
bring with them both economic and social changes. 5. Comput­
ing embraces not only arithmetics, but also computer literacy.

6. It is well known that computers prepare laboratory tests.

7. Those persons are computer literate and think of buying a new
computer. 8. They receive a subscription magazine once a
month. 9. My mother is ill and visits her doctor every other day.
10. Experts know much about how to prepare programs.