Computer English For

Computer English for Everyday Use
Blanka Bátri
Katalin Fazekas
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by Blanka Bátri and Katalin Fazekas
Publication date 2003

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Table of Contents
Extended Table of Contents ............................................................................................................. viii
1. ........................................................................................................................................... viii
1. Unit 1 - The Children ...................................................................................................................... 1
1. .............................................................................................................................................. 1
2. Dialogues .............................................................................................................................. 1
3. Comprehension check ........................................................................................................... 1
4. Technical Vocabulary ........................................................................................................... 2
5. Grammar ............................................................................................................................... 2
6. Reading Comprehension ....................................................................................................... 5
7. English - Hungarian Glossary ............................................................................................... 5
2. Unit2 - Mother at Work .................................................................................................................. 7
1. .............................................................................................................................................. 7
2. Dialogues .............................................................................................................................. 7
3. Comprehension check ........................................................................................................... 8
4. General Vocabulary .............................................................................................................. 8
5. Technical Vocabulary ........................................................................................................... 8
6. Grammar ............................................................................................................................... 9
7. Picture Description .............................................................................................................. 11
8. Guided Composition ........................................................................................................... 12
9. Reading Comprehension ..................................................................................................... 14
10. English - Hungarian Glossary ........................................................................................... 15
3. Unit 3 - School .............................................................................................................................. 17
1. ............................................................................................................................................ 17
2. Dialogues ............................................................................................................................ 17
3. Technical Vocabulary ......................................................................................................... 18
4. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 19
8. English - Hungarian Glossary ............................................................................................. 23
4. Review 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 24
2. General Vocabulary ............................................................................................................ 24
3. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 24
5. Unit 4 - Anything Can Go Wrong ................................................................................................ 28
1. ............................................................................................................................................ 28
2. Dialogues ............................................................................................................................ 28
3. Comprehension Check ........................................................................................................ 29
5. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 30
6. Unit 5 - Christmas Preparations .................................................................................................... 36
1. ............................................................................................................................................ 36
2. Dialogues ............................................................................................................................ 36
5. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 38
7. Unit 6 - Grandmother on the Scene .............................................................................................. 42
1. ............................................................................................................................................ 42
2. Dialogues ............................................................................................................................ 42
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5. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 44
8. Review 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 49
2. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 49
9. Unit 7 - Money Problems and Jobs ............................................................................................... 53
1. ............................................................................................................................................ 53
2. Dialogues ............................................................................................................................ 53
4. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 55
10. Unit 8 - Father and IT ................................................................................................................. 60
1. ............................................................................................................................................ 60
2. Dialogues ............................................................................................................................ 60
5. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 62
11. Unit 9 - Surprise for the Birthday ............................................................................................... 67
1. ............................................................................................................................................ 67
2. Dialogues ............................................................................................................................ 67
5. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 69
12. Review 3 ..................................................................................................................................... 74
2. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 74
13. Unit 10 - Gadgets and More Gadgets ......................................................................................... 78
1. ............................................................................................................................................ 78
2. Dialogues ............................................................................................................................ 78
5. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 80
14. Unit 11 - Security Problems in the Family ................................................................................. 84
1. ............................................................................................................................................ 84
2. Dialogues ............................................................................................................................ 84
6. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 86
15. Unit 12 - E-Learning ................................................................................................................... 91
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1. ............................................................................................................................................ 91
2. Dialogues ............................................................................................................................ 91
4. Vocabulary Check Unit 12 E-Learning ............................................................................... 92
5. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 93
16. Review 4 ..................................................................................................................................... 97
2. Grammar ............................................................................................................................. 97
A. Answer Key ............................................................................................................................... 101
1. Unit 1 ................................................................................................................................ 101
1.1. Comprehension Check .......................................................................................... 101
1.2. Technical Vocabulary ........................................................................................... 101
1.3. Grammar ............................................................................................................... 101
1.4. Reading Comprehension ....................................................................................... 103
2. Unit 2 ................................................................................................................................ 104
2.2. General Vocabulary .............................................................................................. 104
2.4. Grammar ............................................................................................................... 105
2.5. Picture Description ............................................................................................... 107
2.6. Guided Composition ............................................................................................. 107
3. Unit 3 ................................................................................................................................ 107
3.3. Grammar ............................................................................................................... 108
3.4. Picture Description ............................................................................................... 111
3.5. Guided Composition ............................................................................................. 111
4. Review 1 (Units 1-3) ......................................................................................................... 111
4.3. Grammar ............................................................................................................... 112
5. Unit 4 ................................................................................................................................ 113
5.3. Grammar ............................................................................................................... 114
6. Unit 5 ................................................................................................................................ 117
6.3. Grammar ............................................................................................................... 118
7. Unit 6 ................................................................................................................................ 119
7.3. Grammar ............................................................................................................... 121
8. Review 2 (Units 4-6) ......................................................................................................... 123
8.2. Grammar ............................................................................................................... 123
9. Unit 7 ................................................................................................................................ 125
9.3. Grammar ............................................................................................................... 126
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10. Unit 8 .............................................................................................................................. 128

10.1. Comprehension Check ........................................................................................ 128
10.2. General Vocabulary ............................................................................................ 128
10.3. Technical Vocabulary ......................................................................................... 129
10.4. Grammar ............................................................................................................. 130
10.5. Reading Comprehension ..................................................................................... 131
11. Unit 9 .............................................................................................................................. 131
11.3. Grammar ............................................................................................................. 132
12. Review 3 (Units 7-9) ....................................................................................................... 134
12.2. Grammar ............................................................................................................. 135
12.3. Reading ............................................................................................................... 136
13. Unit 10 ............................................................................................................................ 136
13.3. Grammar ............................................................................................................. 137
14. Unit 11 ............................................................................................................................ 139
14.4. Grammar ............................................................................................................. 140
15. Unit 12 ............................................................................................................................ 141
15.2. Vocabulary Check .............................................................................................. 142
15.3. Grammar ............................................................................................................. 142
16. Review 4 (Units 10-12) ................................................................................................... 143
16.2. Grammar ............................................................................................................. 143
16.3. ReadingComprehension ...................................................................................... 145
B. Pictures ....................................................................................................................................... 146
1. Album 1 ............................................................................................................................ 146
2. Album 2 ............................................................................................................................ 148
3. Album 3 ............................................................................................................................ 156
4. Charts 1 ............................................................................................................................. 159
5. Charts 2 ............................................................................................................................. 160
6. Charts 3 ............................................................................................................................. 160
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List of Tables
1. Contents ....................................................................................................................................... viii
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Extended Table of Contents
1.
Table 1. Contents
Unit Title General Topics IT Topics Language focus Examination Skills
1. The Children Family Basic IT vocabulary; To be; To have; Reading: Hackers
Hardware Personal and and Net names
components; Possessive Pronouns; Writing:Picture
Activities on the Prepositions; Present description
computer Continuous; Speaking: Passwords
Question words; and codes
Short answers
2. Mother at Work Office work Gadgets Word-processing and Questions; Negation; Reading: Word-
Careers Spreadsheet; Printers Simple Present; processing and
Personal Pronouns; Design Software
Modal Auxiliaries: Writing: Describing
can/could; a room; Floor plan;
Prepositions CV Speaking:
Applying for a job
3. School School Subjects IT subjects; Search Future Time; Making Reading: Internet
Lessons services; E-mailing; a promise; portals Writing:
MS Operation Some/any/no/many/ Guided composition:
System much; Uses of 'let'; IT subjects and
Prepositions; timetable Speaking:
Questions Family celebrations
Review 1 Revision of Units 1-3
4. Anything Can Go Gadgets and Help desk services; Simple Past; The Reading: Digital
Wrong problems Advice on faults possessive 's; cameras Writing:
Some/any and Guided composition:
compounds; Functions of the
Negation; There digital camera
is/are, Modal Speaking:Taking
Auxiliaries: photographs
must/have to/mustn't
5. Christmas Presents Doing Gadgets; CD ROMs Modal Auxiliaries: Reading:
Preparations shopping can/could/would; Troubleshooting a
Prepositions; PC Mouse Writing:
Questions; Simple Picture description
Past Speaking:Problems
with gadgets
6. Grandmother on Helping with the Smart gadgets; First Conditional; Reading: Canon
the Scene household chores In Internet providers Modal Auxiliary: products Writing:
the kitchen have to; the Product description;
Infinitive; Summary writing
Comparative; Uses Speaking: High tech
of 'like' product usage
7. Money Problems Employment Finding IT Professions; Job Second Conditional; Reading: Helpdesk
and Jobs a job Job interview hunting Comparative; Past operator Writing:
Payment Tenses; Questions; Picture description;
Use of Guided composition:
look/sound/feel/taste; Motivation letter;
Irregular adjectives Chart description
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Extended Table of Contents
Unit Title General Topics IT Topics Language focus Examination Skills

Speaking: Job
interview
8. Father and IT Designing a website Downloading and Present Perfect; Past Reading: Laptops
Business meetings Web design Simple; Unless; Wh- and Internet services
Questions; Modal Writing: Home page
auxiliary: shall description;
Summary writing
Speaking: Types of
computers
9. Surprise for the Family celebrations CD burners; Modal Auxiliaries: Reading: CD burners
Birthday Downloading music; can/could/would/will and drives Writing:
Mailbox / have to/must; Guided composition:
Adjectives and Writing emails
Adverbs; Speaking:
Conditionals; Present Downloading,
Tenses and Future pirating
Time
10. Gadgets and Household devices Search on the Net; Present Perfect; Reading: Gadget
more gadgets Doing shopping Smart gadgets For/since; Passive Man Writing:
Voice 1; Questions Describing gadgets
Speaking: Useful and
useless gadgets
11. Security Getting help with the Viruses and Participles; Past Reading:
problems in the PC Safe computer protection; Safety Continuous; Questionnaire on
family usage rules Conditional; Passive data protection and
Voice 2; To be able Backups Writing:
to Describing a pie
chart Speaking: Data
protection, viruses
12. E-Learning Internet and learning Using search Word-formation; Reading: E-learning
engines; Finding Clause of Purpose; Writing:
information on the Participles; Composition on e-
Internet Prepositions; learning and
Linking words summary writing
Speaking: E-learning
and traditional
learning
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Chapter 1. Unit 1 - The Children
1.
General topics. Family
IT topics. Basic IT vocabulary Hardware components Activities on the computer
Language focus. To be; To have; Personal and Possessive Pronouns; Prepositions; Present Continuous;
Question words; Short answers
Examination skills. Reading Hackers and Net names Writing Picture description Speaking Passwords and
codes
My name is Jack Martin and I’m crazy about computers. I'm always in front of the monitor. My little sister
Judy, is stupid. She has computer classes at school, but she’s not interested. Daddy is different. He has a laptop
and it is always in his car. It is a smart computer, but it has no Internet access. Mum always gets angry when I
sit in my room on my PC all day. But the Internet and the games are so much fun! Frank, my brother, always
brings some strategy game home. Of course Mum has a computer in her office too! Well, life is hard for a
teenager.
2. Dialogues
1. Jack - Judy.
- Hi Jack! Are you going back to school? It is Monday today. Have you got a computer class in the
afternoon?
- Hi Judy! Yes, but I'm not going today because Peter has a new computer game and he's free now.
- Can I go with you? What is the game like?
- No, you cannot. I don't know what the game is like. Anyway we are installing his modem. It is not very
exciting for a girl!
- Install, modem! Why are you using words I don't understand?
2. Judy – Mother.
- Jack, Judy! Dinner is ready. Where is Jack? Is he sitting in front of his PC again? Isn't he hungry?
- He is with his friend, Peter. They are installing a modem.
- Judy? Are you turning into a computer freak too?
- But Mum, he is only helping Peter.
- Yes, and he is never at home. His room is full of instruction books, spare parts, cables. And of course he has
no time to repair my keyboard, clean my mouse or buy a new cartridge for the printer.
- Mummy, don't be angry! Boys will be boys!
3. Mother – big son.
- Hello Frank! Back from school? So early?

- Yes, I have some homework to do. Is Jack on the computer? I need the Internet tonight. The network in
school is very slow and there is some freeware I want to download.
- Good timing! Jack is with his friend. But Frank, you know that the printer doesn't work. Perhaps it's the
cartridge.
- I'm sure the cartridge is OK. Perhaps it is out of paper, or it isn't plugged in!
3. Comprehension check
1. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.
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a. There are two children in the family.
b. Judy has a computer class this afternoon.
c. Jack is going to visit his friend.
d. Peter has no Internet access at home.
e. Jack is interested in hardware.
f. The printer doesn’t work because the cartridge is old.
g. Jack is not having dinner at home tonight.
h. Frank is going back to school to download some freeware.
4. Technical Vocabulary
1. Answer with one technical word from the reading passage:
a. a person who is always on his/her computer
b. computers linked together
c. a book which gives help to the user
d. a small container with ink inside
e. software which is free to download
f. to move information to a computer from the Internet
g. a small computer which can be moved easily
h. to connect equipment to the electricity supply
5. Grammar
1. Put in the different forms of to be. Choose from is, are, am.
a. You ............. always hungry.
b. Mother ............. angry because Jack is not at home.
c. Judy and Frank ............. in the kitchen because it ............... dinner time.
d. What time ............. it?
e. We ............. in the computer class in front of the monitor.
f. The network in the school ............. very slow.
g. There ............. no printer in my office.
h. I ............. in my car because I ............. going to work.
2. Put in the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use Present Continuous.
Q: The teacher .......... (talk) about spreadsheet software.
A: The teacher is talking about spreadsheet software.
a. Father ............................................................................ (work) on his laptop.
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b. Jack .................................................................................. (repair) the printer.
c. Frank and Judy .......................................... (access) the Internet in the room.
d. Mother ............................................................................ (plug in) the printer.
e. Jack and peter ........................................................... (play) computer games.
f. The Technician ...................................................................... (install) my PC.
g. The boys ............................................................. (read) the instruction book.
h. You cannot access the Internet now. Mother ....................... (use) the phone.
3. Put in the missing personal pronoun. Choose from: your his her its our their
a. Father has ................ laptop in the car.
b. Jack is helping ................. friend after school.
c. Judy is in ................. room with some friends.
d. We have ................ PC in the sitting room.
e. Computer freaks always have ................ PC with them.
f. I never have ................ lunch at home.
g. Peter is helping ................ father with the instruction book.
h. You are never angry with ................. teenage children.
4. Put in have or be in the correct form.
Q: The laptop ..... in the car.
A: The laptop is in the car.
a. Jack ................ a computer in his room.
b. Mother ................ in her office every weekday.
c. The students ................ computer classes on Mondays.
d. Peter ................ no Internet access at home.
e. The children ............... in front of the monitor because there .................. an exciting program online.
f. The school ................ no CDs with games.
g. Now we ................ a new cartridge but the paper ................ out.
5. Make questions to the following sentences. Start them with the word in the exercise.
Q: Mother is calling the children to table. Who....?
A: Who is calling the children to table?
a. Jack is on the computer all day. Who .............................................................?
b. Judy is cleaning the mouse for her mother. What .........................................?
c. There are a lot of cables in the room. Where ................................................?
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d. The network in the school is slow. What ............................................... like?
e. He is unplugging the printer because the cartridge is old. Why ....................

.........................................................................................................................?
f. He is always busy. Why .................................................................................?
g. The boys are downloading some freeware in the class. Who .........................
..........................................................................................................................?
h. She is not learning the technical words. What ..............................................?
6. Give short answers to the following questions:
Q: Can you print this document at home?
A: Yes, I can.
a. Can you download music from home?
b. Can the students in your class design a Web page?
c. Who can buy a laptop?
d. Who can help you if you have some hardware problem?
e. Can you read an instruction book in English?
f. Can your mother use a computer?
7. Fill in the missing preposition by choosing one from the list. in of with into at to
a. Don’t be angry ................. Judy, she is a silly little girl.
b. He is turning ................. a computer freak.
c. Are you going ................. school? Can I come ................. you?
d. First plug the printer ................., then check the paper!
e. The instruction book is full ................. pictures.
f. Jack is not coming home. He is ................. a friend.
g. There is no printer ................. home. Can I print here?
h. Father is ................. the car reading his emails.
8. Make negative commands in the following situations.
Q: He is sitting at the table with dirty hands.
A: Don’t sit at the table with dirty hands!
a. He is repairing the printer when it is plugged in.
b. They are using the printer when the cartridge is empty.
c. He is playing a computer game when he has homework to do.
d. She is angry with a child who is only 5 years old.
e. He is installing the modem when there is no telephone line in the house.
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f. The technician is cleaning the mouse, but it is new.
g. He is accessing the Internet when he is driving his car.
h. They are downloading software that is not free.
9. Write sentences about the pictures in Album 1. Use the following words: laptop, cables, instruction
book, click on, printer, cartridge, plug in etc.
6. Reading Comprehension
1. Read the following article and decide whether the Hungarian sentences are true or false.
Top of the passwords

Own name or nickname 19%
Partners’ name or nickname 11%
Birth date or star sign 11%
Sports team 8%
Holiday destination 8%
Famous pop star 5%
Home town 5%
Hackers and Netnames. You don’t have to be a computer genius to break a password. A survey by credit
card giant Visa has found that 67% of passwords are names or numbers. People choose their birth date,
nickname or favorite sports team as a password. Visa says many people are putting themselves at risk by
choosing passwords that are easy for hackers or criminals to crack.
Net names. Almost a fifth (19%) of people use their own name or their nickname as a password for personal
or private information. Next in the list is the name or nickname of their partner. Many people use the same
password to protect access to the different online accounts and confidential information.
a. A cikk szerint nagyon nehéz kitalálni, milyen jelszóval védik meg az emberek a számítógépeiket.
b. A felhasználók 67%-a betűk és számok variációját használja a jelszavában.
c. Sokan ugyanazt a jelszót használják a számítógépükhöz, mint az internetes számlájukhoz.
d. A felhasználók mintegy egy ötöde a saját nevét vagy becenevét használja belépő kódként.
e. Többen használják híres emberek nevét, mint valamilyen utazási célt.
Think it over.
• What type of password do you use and why?
• Why do you think people use names, nicknames or personal data for passwords?
• How many and what type of passwords or codes do you have to remember?
• Where do you use passwords or codes?
7. English - Hungarian Glossary

access elérés,hozzáférés
cable kábel
cartridge tintapatron
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download letölt
freeware térítésmentes szoftver
install telepít
instruction book használati útmutató
keyboard billentyűzet
part rész,alkatrész
plug in áramba kapcsol
printer nyomtató
smart ügyes,intelligens
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Chapter 2. Unit2 - Mother at Work
1.
General topics. Office work; Gadgets; Careers
IT topics. Word-processing and Spreadsheet; Printers
Language focus. Questions; Negation; Simple Present; Personal Pronouns; Modal Auxiliaries: can/could;
Prepositions
Examination skills. Reading Word-processing and Design software Writing Describing a room Floor plan CV
Speaking Applying for a job
Mother is a secretary. She works for a big firm in an office. It is a nice room with big windows and modern
furniture. There is a desk at one of the windows with a PC and a telephone on it. There is carpet on the floor,
and a picture on the wall above the fax machine. There is some printing paper in a cupboard under the printer.
There is also a photocopier in her room. The bookshelves and the filing cabinets are on the left, and Mr.
Johnson's room is organizes new courses for them, plans the timetable and the exams. Usually he is extremely
busy, so he needs an assistant to type, edit, format and print different documents. Mother uses the word
processing software most of the time. Before she prints a document, she checks it for spelling mistakes and
formats it.
2. Dialogues
1. Mother and Mr. Johnson in the office.
- Julie, I prepared the program for the next course. Will you please, type it?
- Of course. Do you want it in a table format?
- Yes, that is a good idea. Use landscape mode and it will need five columns and ten rows.
- OK. As I can see it, I don't need to type the whole document. I can copy some sections from other
documents, and paste them here. I just need to change the font size and delete the unnecessary parts.
- Yes, that's right.
- How many copies do you need?
- Just one for me first to check, then I must complete and modify it.
- All right, it's ready. Here you are.
- Thanks a lot.
2. Mother and the supervisor on the phone.
- Hello, Jack Peterson.

- Hello, this is Julie speaking. I'm afraid, I need some help. The printer doesn't work.
- Is it on?
- Yes. The cartridge is new. No paper jam. I don't know what the problem is. Could you repair it please? It is
urgent.
- Yes. So, the problem is with the network. I will check it in a moment. And also, there is a piece of paper
stuck in the printer. I can remove it in no time. There you are. It works again.
- Thank you very much.
- You are welcome.
3. Mother and her colleague in the canteen.
- Hello, George. How are you?

- Fine thanks. Do you want a cup of coffee?
- No, thank you, I prefer tea. How was your morning?
- Well, I have a lot of work to do. I must finish the annual report for the firm and send it to the General
Manager. I have to convert the statistical tables into graphs with the spreadsheet software. Unfortunately, my
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computer often freezes, and I have to restart it.

- Oh, yes. By the way, do you know about the new training? The program is ready.
- What kind of training is that?
- It is for developing presentation skills with MS Power Point.
- OK, can you e-mail the schedule to me?
3. Comprehension check
a. The Mother works for the personnel department at a company.
b. She doesn't work in an up-to-date office.
c. She can't edit the documents.
d. She checks a document for spelling mistakes and style after printing it.
e. Mr. Johnson is her boss.
f. To make a table you always need it to be in landscape mode.
g. When she changes the font size, the letters become smaller or bigger.
h. She can't print the documents, because there is a paper jam in the printer.
i. The supervisor replaced the cartridge.
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4. General Vocabulary
1. Answer with one word.
a. Synonym of ’timetable’ - ................................................................................
b. To take something away from a place or machine - ......................................
c. People take part in it to learn new things - ....................................................
d. Synonym of ’control’ - ....................................................................................
e. When there are too many pieces of paper at the same time
f. in the photocopier - ...................................................................
g. A book containing all the important statistics about a firm.
h. The firm publishes it every year - .............................................
i. You can keep files and books here - .........................................
j. The opposite of ’necessary’ - ....................................................
k. To make something complete - .................................................
l. Synonym of ’mend’ - ................................................................
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1. Put in the missing word from the list. format convert type insert edit delete table portrait mode modify
spreadsheet
a. The easiest way of entering text into a computer is to ................................ it.
b. You ..................................... a document when you decide on its final layout.
c. When you use different styles, and change the font size and color, you ................................ a document.
d. You can make charts and graphs easily from statistical ..................................
e. You use ................................. when the short edge of the paper is horizontal.
f. If you don't want to use some parts of a text, you must ........................ them.
g. When you ......................................... a document you change something in it.
h. You can easily................................................... tables into graphs with Excel.
i. ................................................... has columns and rows of boxes called cells.
j. You can also ..................... pictures and photos into the document with word processor.
6. Grammar
1. You will read 10 sentences. Change them, putting the verb into third-person singular.
Q: Usually, I use spreadsheet software for difficult operations.
A: She uses spreadsheet software for difficult operations.
a. Generally, these programs have many functions. This program .......................
b. You rarely change the format of the cell. He ....................................................
c. They type business letters every day. Mother ...................................................
d. I often modify the font type. He .......................................................................
e. Leo and Peter send me a fax sometimes. Leo ...................................................
f. They always send their e-mails in the evening. Mr. Johnson ...........................
g. We usually drink tea in the morning. Mother ...................................................
h. I remove the paper from the photocopier. The supervisor ................................
i. Sometimes they need some help. Sometimes she ..............................................
2. Write down the opposite of the following sentences (positive or negative).
Q: Mother doesn't use management software.
A: Mother uses management software.
a. I have a computer. .............................................................................................
b. She doesn't type letters. .....................................................................................
c. They don’t underline the words. .......................................................................
d. Mother likes coffee. ...........................................................................................
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e. Carol often modifies texts. ................................................................................
f. I like to insert pictures into documents. ............................................................
g. She doesn't open the new document. ................................................................
h. They print it. ......................................................................................................
i. We save the document to a disk. .......................................................................
j. I don't use spreadsheet software very often. .....................................................
3. Study the information in the table and make sentences.
John and Carol use word processing software.Mary doesn't use word processing software. I ...
Do you ... ? Jhon and Carol Mary You

use word processing Y N ?
software?
need to type the whole N Y ?
document?
have a laptop? Y N ?
often remove pieces of N Y ?
paper from the printer?
prefer tea? Y N ?
4. Ask questions beginning with Do/Does.
Q: I justify this paragraph. And you?
A: Do you justify this paragraph?
a. I know this program. And Peter?
b. The Personnel Manager deals with the staff. And Mother?
c. She types different documents. And they?
d. I want to print a document. And you?
e. I like to use a lot of graphics. And your friend?
5. Ask questions beginning with the words in brackets.
Q: Her mobile phone doesn't work. (Why?)
A: Why doesn't it work?
a. My computer freezes. (How often?)
b. She keeps the CDs in the filing cabinet. (Where?)
c. I need some help. (Why?)
d. She removes the cartridge from the printer. (How?)
e. They have a cup of coffee. (What time?)
6. Give short answers to the following questions and use the hints in the question.
Q: Who can write programs?
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A: A programmer can.
a. What can copy documents?
b. Who can organize systems?
c. Who can operate a computer?
d. What can scan documents?
e. Who can repair technical problems?
7. Fill in the following blanks using the correct pronouns. Choose from: you him her it us them
a. Is Frank in the computer room? I cannot see ..................................................
b. Is Mother at home? We cannot find ........................................ in the kitchen.
c. The cat is ill. Why don't you take ............................................ to the doctor?
d. Are the children studying? Father cannot hear ...............................................
e. I'm waiting for you in front of the house. Can't you see ................... from the window?
f. Father is still in the office. Why don't you phone ........................................ ?
8. Make a polite question in the following situations. Use could or will.
Q: You need help with sending a fax.
A: Could you help me with this fax, please?
a. You send an important document in e-mail and phone your colleague to read it.
b. You ask your friend to scan a family photo because you haven't got a scanner.
c. You ask your mother to buy you a phone card.
d. You want to take your friend's digital camera on your trip abroad. (lend)
e. You need some nice graphics for wall decoration. You ask your friend to download it.
7. Picture Description
1. Look at the picture and fill in the missing prepositions. around behind in near (2x) on under
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a. There is a keyboard ....... the desk.
b. There are some cables ....... the monitor.
c. The PC is ....... the Mother.
d. The cupboard is ....... Mr. Johnson.
e. Mother is sitting ....... the chair.
f. The lamp is ....... the monitor.
g. The mouse is ....... Mother’s hand.
8. Guided Composition
1. Draw the plan of your room/office/classroom. We have prepared a list of words. Select them and write
them into the following table then use them in a short composition about one of the rooms. (Some
words can go to more than one column!). wallpaper curtain decorations bookcase flipchart bookshelf
projector plants overhead projector billboard cassette-player
ROOM:
OFFICE ROOM:
CLASSROOM:
2. How to prepare a document? Put the following sentences into the right order.
a. Print the document.
b. Switch on the computer.
c. Justify the paragraphs.
d. Save the document.
e. Write in your password.
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f. Check it for spelling and style.
g. Insert pictures, tables, charts etc.
h. Type the text.
i. Format the document.
j. Open the word processing software.
3. We have collected expressions about word processing. Make as many meaningful expressions as you
can by matching the words in column A and B.
A B
edit page layout
set styles
format text
change columns
import lines
replace pictures
justify paragraphs
insert documents
type characters
4. Look at the content and structure of the following CV. Fill it in with your own personal data.
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Date of birth:
Home address:
Phone:
Office address:
RdPhone:
EDUCATION
DISSERTATION
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WORK EXPERIENCE
MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES
RESPONSIBILITIES
HOBBIES
PUBLICATIONS
Paper1.
Paper2.
REFERENCE
1. Read the questions in column A and match them with the answers from column B after reading the
text.
RaR Word Processing and Design Company
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years, RaR Word Processing and Design has a name for the highest professional standards. We use
equipment and provide you with the best high-tech quality. We are a full service "Certified Virtual Assistant"
providing a variety of administrative support services such as:
· Résumés
· Desktop Publishing
· Editing
· Word Processing
· Transcription
· Proof-reading
Our #1 priority is you - our valued customer!
Why use a Certified Virtual Assistant? Simply because your time is valuable. There are many benefits to
outsourcing in today's economy. Many companies do not have a budget for office support staff. Existing
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personnel are being asked to do more and more. Outsourcing is a way to get your company's necessary office
work done. You get quality professional support without paying:
· payroll taxes and benefits

· computer equipment and software training
· employment agency fees
· office space
You only pay for the time required to complete your work
OUR MOTTO
High Quality, Attention to Detail, Professional WorkRaR – Rapid and Reliable – our name says it all!
A B
a. Why are the first-time customers special? 1. CVs, word-processing, editing, desktop publishing
etc.
b. What kind of administrative services do they
offer? 2. High quality, attention to detail.
c. Why is it cheaper for a company to order the 3. The customer.

services from RaR?
4. They do the same work as an assistant does.
d. What can you save if you order from RaR?
5. Taxes, training, office space, etc.
e. Why does the website say `this firm is a virtual
assistant`? 6. This way the company does not need staff.
f. What is their motto? 7. They get a free offer.
g. What is their priority?
Think it over.
• Why do we have to update our CV every time when we need it?
• Why are reference letters important?
• What is your dream office like?
• What is your dream job like?
• How can you find a new job?
• How do you organize your CV to make it attractive (by using word processing software)?

annual report éves jelentés
column oszlop
complete kiegészít
convert talakít
copy másol, másolat
delete töröl
edit szerkeszt
fax machine fax
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font size betűméret

format formáz
freeze - froze - frozen lefagy
graph grafikon
landscape mode fekvő (lapállás)
modify módosít
paper jam papírtorlódás
photocopier fénymásoló
print nyomtat
portrait mode álló (lapállás)
presentation skills prezentációs készségek
remove eltávolít
restart újraindít
row sor
schedule órarend; időterv
spelling mistake helyesírási hiba
spreadsheet software táblázatkezelő szoftver
stick - stuck - stuck beakad, beragad
table táblázat
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Chapter 3. Unit 3 - School
1.
General topics. School; Subjects; Lessons
IT topics. IT subjects, search services, e-mailing, MS Operation System
Language focus. Future Time; Making a Promise; Uses of ’let’;
Examination skills. Reading Internet portals Writing Guided composition: IT subjects and timetable Speaking
Family celebrations
Jack goes to a technical secondary school where he has extra IT lessons. They learn word processing,
spreadsheet and database management. They have Internet classes when they can access the Internet, learn about
search engines and find information about computer games and new inventions. Jack is sorry that they don't
learn about hardware and data protection, but he can talk about these problems with his friend Peter, in the
breaks or in the afternoons. Jack sometimes attends an after-school club where the members can hear about web
design and presentation techniques. Jack wants to go to a post-secondary vocational school where he can
specialize in multimedia development.
2. Dialogues
1. Jack and Peter in the break.
- Hi Peter! The next lesson is Internet. Shall we go to the computer room?

- Will you be online this afternoon? Then we can chat. You remember that I'm coming around to your place
to work on our website?
- OK, just let's decide it now. I need the time in the lesson because our Internet access is limited at home
and I want to find some information on computer components.
- Why? Do you want to repair something?
- No, it's just that the capacity of my winchester is too small and I want to update the software too.
- Have you got money to buy legal software? I have some games, but they are pirate copies.
- No way, my father doesn't let me install anything illegal!
2. Teacher to the class in the Internet lesson.
- Will you please switch on your PCs and type in your passwords! Click on the Internet icon. Today we will
learn about the different search engines! Type in www.google.com and tell me what you can see.
- This is the Google search engine. This is the largest, fastest and best-known search engine today. There
are many more, like Yahoo, AltaVista etc. On the homepage we can find images, groups, directories and
news search engines. Who knows what the Internet directory is good for?
- It is for finding topics by category.
- And the images search engine?
- Here you can find different pictures by category.
- And the groups search engine?
- These are the UseNet discussion forums. You find the discussion forum you are really interested in and
join them.
- Is there anyone among you who is member of a chat group?
3. Peter and Jack in the word-processing lesson.
- Hey Jack, how do you check print layout?

- There is an icon with an empty page and a magnifying glass on the toolbar. You click on it and you will
see the print preview. By the way I would like to send this document home. What shall I do now?
- Just click on the ’File’. Here in the scroll down menu you click on ’Send’. Then type in the e-mail address
and a copy of the document is in the e-mail.
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- I prefer to use the attachment button on the e-mail toolbar.

- It was clever of Bill Gates to introduce redundancy in his operation system. This way you can always
choose from different ways to perform the same operation!
a. Peter learns in high school.
b. Jack likes this school because he can learn here how to repair his computer at home.
c. In the data protection class they learn about security problems.
d. Jack can use the school computer room in the afternoon too.
e. Jack wants to learn about multimedia at the next school.
f. Jack is going to visit Peter this afternoon.
g. Jack wants to find information on hardware in the Internet lesson.
h. Jack will copy some illegal software and install them on his home PC.
i. The teacher is showing the class how Google works because she thinks it is now the best search engine.
j. Jack knew only one way of attaching a document to an e-mail message.
1. Put in the missing word from the list. attach layout pirate protect discussion redundancy scroll-down
toolbar update vocation
a. You can ......................... a document to an e-mail letter.
b. The print ....................... shows you how your document will look on paper.
c. Data ................ means the same data can be found in two different places in the system.
d. ........................ forums are virtual groups where the members can talk about topics they are interested in.
e. When you copy legal software and don't pay for it, you make a .......... copy.
f. You can ......................................... your data by using an unusual password.
g. If you click on the ’Insert’ .................... menu, you can insert page numbers, the date, footnotes etc.
h. When your mouse goes wrong, you cannot use the buttons on the ................
i. After your final exams, if you want to learn a ......................., you can go to a post-secondary school.
j. When you think your PC is too old and its capacity is too small, you can ................................... it.
a. Person belonging to a group -
b. Synonym for a ’telephone book’ -
c. Synonym for ’talk’ -
d. Synonym for ’picture’ -
e. Time between two lessons -
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f. Take up extra lessons, learn something extra -
g. Opposite of ’full’ -
h. Something goes wrong so you put it right again -
i. Synonym for ’look for’ -
j. To like something more than something else -
4. Grammar
1. Will and its different uses Make a polite command in the following situations.
Q: The program is not running. (Ctrl+Alt+Del)
A: Will you press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
a. The printer is out of paper. (fetch) ...................................................................
b. Our Internet bill is too high! (turn off) ............................................................
c. My keyboard is broken. (repair) ......................................................................
d. The printed copy is not dark enough. (replace cartridge) ...............................
e. My PC is too slow. (update capacity) ..............................................................
f. My monitor is broken again. (install screen saver) .........................................
g. The headphones don't work. (buy a new pair) ...............................................
h. Downloading is very slow. (subscribe to broadband service) .........................
i. Your database test paper is very bad. (practice at home) ................................
2. Future - promise. Make a promise in the following situations.
Q: Your mouse doesn't work.
A: OK, I will clean it.
a. You are using too much paper. All right, (print in the office)
b. I cannot make a telephone call in the evening. OK, (access Internet late at night)
c. I can never find my floppy disks. Next time I (not tidy up your desk)
d. I cannot remember where I saved my document. In the future I (create folder)
e. You are buying the second phone card this month. OK, (not use for private conversations)
f. You have written your e-banking code number on a piece of paper and left it on your desk.
g. In your last email you promised an attachment and didn't send it.
h. A month ago I lent you a DVD and I need it now.
i. You know that your brother needs your help with his database management exam.
3. Some/Any/No.
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A. Put in the missing forms. Remember they have different compound forms like: somebody someone
something somewhere sometimes
The pupils ask the IT teachers a lot of questions and .................(a) they cannot answer ........(b) of them. One
day ........(c) asked the word-processing teacher if she knew ................(d) tricks how to learn touch typing.
You practice for hours and .............(e) it helps. If it doesn't, ask ............(f) to do the typing for you.
B. Make questions to the following sentences. Use some/any/no and compounds. Be careful because
some can be used in questions too, but with a different meaning.
Q: Somebody is installing Linux on my computer!
A: What operation system is somebody installing on your computer?
a. Nobody can explain to me how to write a program in Java. Why ...
b. Some people think Macromedia Flash is hard to learn. What ...
c. Some software can copy famous artists' painting style. What ...
d. There are some search programs that are much better than others. Are there ...
e. Some viruses can follow key strokes. What can ...
4. Uses of Let.
A. Use let in the following situations. See the example.
Q: You can access the Internet at home! I, use
A: Let me use it for a little while!
a. You are very slow at typing! I, help, letter .......................................................
b. Mary is a very small child! she, play, Paintbrush ............................................
c. The technician cannot find the error. he, consult, System Administrator
...........................................................................................................................
d. The toolbar has gone. I, help, replace ...............................................................
B. Put in want to or let (be careful, after let there is no to).
Q: Tommy is only three.
A: Mother doesn't let him watch the family DVDs.
a. Mother is going to prepare dinner. She ......... find the recipe on the Internet.
b. I don't remember the password. The system will not ......... me in.
c. My father won't ......... me copy any illegal software!
d. If you need some nice pictures, I will ......... you search Google on my PC.
5. Put in one of the following prepositions. in on at about with to among for
a. Discussion forums are on-line groups ....... people who are interested ...... a topic.
b. They learn ........ presentation techniques ........ the web design lesson.
c. There are many people ........ Windows users who don't use a password.
d. If you repair the keyboard ........ me, I will download some music ....... you.
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e. The directories ......... the topics are great help ........ Internet users.
f. The numbers ........... the spreadsheet were not correct.
g. The lesson .................. the redundancy problems was very interesting.
h. She never downloads videos ............ home because their bandwidth is not big enough.
i. You cannot work ...................................... the web site, if you are off-line.
j. Google is the fastest search engine ........................................ those I know.
6. Make a question using one of the following expressions: how many or how much.
Q: He spends a lot of time in front of the monitor.
A: How much time does he spend in front of the monitor?
a. Many people are interested in Multimedia software.
b. A lot of illegal software packages are in use.
c. He knows a lot of icons.
d. You can perform a lot of operations at the same time.
7. Make questions to the underlined parts of the following sentences.
Q: Jack is sending some computer games to Peter.
A: Who is he sending games?
a. The teacher usually gives some explanation to the pupils before they can switch on the PCs.
b. Judy usually talks about her brothers when they are not around.
c. Peter always does his database homework with Jack.
d. Frank can learn a lot from his programming teacher.
e. Father always calls a help desk operator when the Internet doesn't work.
f. The friends are talking about web sites.
g. I'm reading about IT jobs.
h. Frank usually learns for his test papers with his friend.
i. In the data security lesson the teacher introduces virus-scanning software.
1. Put in the missing words/expressions.
Jack-Peter in the break (remember dialogue 1). Jack and Peter are .............(a) about the next ................(b)
Jack ............(c) to chat in the lesson but Peter needs some ............(d) on computer ...............(e) They
..............(f ) to meet in the .............(g) when they can ................(h) some games. Jack's father doesn't
...........(i) Jack make illegal software ................(j)
1. Put in the missing parts. Read the answers first. The first question has been done for you.
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Q: - Jack, ............... ? (find picture of a keyboard)
A: How can I find a picture of a keyboard?
- Just use the Google Image search!

- And ......................................................................................(a)? (URL address )
- Very simple! www.google.com.
- .....................................................................................................(b)? (full stop)
- It is ’dot’. And .com is pronounced "dot com".
- ......................................................................................(c)? (".com" stand for)
- It means commercial.
- ..........................................................(d)? (pronounce @ in an e-mail address)
- It is ’at’.
- ...................................................................................(e)? (what, stand, after @)
- The Domain name, Type of Organization and the country code.
- Yes, I understand now!
2. This is your timetable. Fill in your subjects and write a short composition of about 60 words. We give
you a list of IT subjects to choose from: Networks data protection operation systems spreadsheet word
processing database management programming
Decide if they are lectures, seminars or workshops
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

8-9
9-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
afternoon
1. Read the text and answer the questions below. Use your own ideas.
Happy Valentine's day! Valentine's Day is a day to express your love, and to celebrate the spirit of love.
You will absolutely love this Valentine's day site, where you can celebrate the spirit of this day of lovers, and
all of it is free! We have one of the best selections for love greetings for the occasion, recipes, history, and
much more. Special attractions for this Valentine's Day: Announce your love, and send the 21 reasons why
you love your sweetheart to woo him/her. Just scroll down and enjoy the site to your full pleasure. Please
refer our site to all your friends and send us your suggestions.
a. When is Valentine's Day?
b. What gift ideas can you think of?
c. What recipes can be especially for lovers?
d. What can you do with an electronic greeting?
e. What is the symbol for Valentine's day and why?
f. In how many languages can you say "I love you"?
g. What is a screensaver?
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THINK IT OVER.
• When do the members of your family celebrate their namedays?
• When do they have their birthdays?
• What do you usually buy for them?
• What do you eat and drink on the big day?

attach csatol
attachment csatolás
by category kategória szerint
capacity kapacitás, befogadóképesség
chat cseveg, csevegés
click on rákattint
component komponens, alkotórész
database management adatbáziskezelés
data protection adatvédelem, adatbiztonság
directory könyvtár
discussion forum vitafórum
illegal illegális
image kép
IT informatika
legal legális
member tag
multimedia development multimédia fejlesztés
password jelszó
perform an operation műveletet végrehajt
pirate copy kalózmásolat
presentation techniques prezentációs technikák
print layout nyomtatási elrendezés
redundancy felesleges ismétlődés
scroll-down menu legördülő menü
search engine keresőprogram
switch on bekapcsol
switch off kikapcsol
toolbar eszközkészlet
topic téma, témakör
update korszerűsít/frissít
vocational school szakképző iskola
Website weboldal
Web design weblap tervezés
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Chapter 4. Review 1
1. Separate the following words according to the following headings. access; monitor; install; cartridge;
cables; download; repair; plug in; landscape; row; font; delete; type; edit; format; print; spell check;
portrait; justify; save; search engine; update; chat groups; discussion forum; layout design; mouse;
keyboard; joystick; refresh; website; virus; printer; cut; insert; website design; modem
Hardware items Activities Word processing related Internet related words

words
access
1. Answer with one word from the following - remember there are two more in the list. change classroom
firm piece next member update join busy staff
Q: Room where students have the lessons
A: classroom
a. Opposite of ’last’ - .......................................................................
b. Make something modern - ........................................................
c. Enter a club - .............................................................................
d. Be part of a community - ..........................................................
e. Opposite of ’free’ - ......................................................................
f. People working in a school - ....................................................
g. Synonym for ’company’ - ............................................................
2. Make a long sentence using as many of the words in exercise 2. as you can.
The next member of the staff who comes into the classroom will join the lesson and update the new piece of
hardware.
3. Grammar
1. Write full sentences. Use am/is/are each time.
Q: your pen in your pocket
A: Your pen is in your pocket.
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a. your CDs in your bag - .....................................................................................
b. this modern notebook very expensive - .............................................................
c. the computer shop not open today - ..................................................................
d. this case very heavy - ........................................................................................
e. you a student - ...................................................................................................
f. the examination not very difficult - ...................................................................
g. the Silicon Valley in the USA - .........................................................................
h. the office not modern - ......................................................................................
i. I not from England - ...........................................................................................
j. you not on the beach - .......................................................................................
2. Write true sentences. Use am/am not, is/isn't, are/aren't.
Q: Paris/the capital city of Australia
A: Paris isn't the capital city of Australia.
a. London/capital city of Great Britain - ..................................................................
b. I/a Programmer Mathematician - ..........................................................................
c. Palmtops/cheap - ..................................................................................................
d. Designing Websites/interesting job - ....................................................................
e. It/cold today - .......................................................................................................
f. I/interested in multimedia - ...................................................................................
3. Look at the answers. Write the questions.
What is your name? a. Giovanni.

b. I am married.
c. From Italy.
d. I am 25.
e. I am a Computer Operator.
f. She is a nurse.
g. Her name is Serena.
h. She is Italian too.
i. She is 24.
j. In a hospital.
4. Write positive or negative short answers. Yes, I am; No, he isn't.
a. Are you a student? .................................................................................................
b. Have you got a computer? .....................................................................................
c. Do you often send e-mails? ...................................................................................
d. Are you from Germany? ........................................................................................
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e. Do you have brothers or sisters? ............................................................................
f. Do you come to school every day? ........................................................................
g. Do you have a printer? ...........................................................................................
h. Is your friend tall? ..................................................................................................
i. Is it raining? ...........................................................................................................
5. Write down the sentences using there is/there isn't,.
Q: some paper - in the printer
A: There is some paper in the printer.
a. ball - in the mouse .................................................................................................
b. cartridge - in the printer .........................................................................................
c. barcodes - on products ...........................................................................................
d. illegal software - on this computer ........................................................................
e. CDs - in the music shop .........................................................................................
f. expansion slots - on the motherboard ...................................................................
g. audiocassettes - in a computer shop .....................................................................
6. Picture description: Choose 5 pictures from Album 2, put them in any order and make a fictive story.
1. What is the time?
Q: 2:13
A: It is thirteen past two a.m.
9:30 ......................................................... 7:45 ............................................. .............

5:12 ......................................................... 15:21 ........................................................
12:00 a.m. ................................................ 12:00 p.m. ................................................
13:33 ....................................................... 14:16 ........................................................
9:15 ......................................................... 17:45 ........................................................
2. Select the activities from the expressions below for describing your daily routine. I usually get up at half
past seven on weekdays. Then... get up; go to the bathroom; have a shower; comb my hair; clean my teeth;
have breakfast; go to school/work; check my e-mails; have lunch; finish work; go home; cook dinner; have
dinner; read a book; go out; meet my friends; watch TV; play computer games; learn English; go to bed; etc.
3. Study the following questions and underline the answers in the passage!
a. What are digital cameras like?
b. How many main parts do they contain?
c. What is the shutter? And the aperture?
d. How long does it take to make millions of calculations in the digital camera?
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e. What functions does the camera perform?
f. What can perform all the functions in the digital camera?
HOW DOES A DIGITAL CAMERA WORK? Digital cameras are very much like the still more familiar
35mm film cameras. Both contain a lens, an aperture, and a shutter. The lens brings light from the scene into
focus inside the camera so it can expose an image. The aperture is a hole that can be made smaller or larger
to control the amount of light entering the camera. The shutter is a device that can be opened or closed to
control the length of time the light enters. There's a computer in your camera. Each time you take a picture
millions of calculations have to be made in just a few seconds. It's these calculations that make it possible for
the camera to preview, capture, compress, filter, store, transfer, and display the image. All of these
calculations are performed by a microprocessor in the camera that's similar to the one in your desktop
computer.
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Chapter 5. Unit 4 - Anything Can Go
Wrong
1.
General topics. Gadgets and problems
IT topics. Help desk services; Advice on faults
Language focus. Simple Past; The possessive ’s; Some/any and compounds; Negation; There is/are; Modal
Auxiliaries: must/have to/mustn’t
Examination skills. Reading Digital cameras Writing Guided composition: Functions of the digital camera
Speaking Taking photographs
Nothing is perfect. Anything can go wrong. There are gadgets that you can fix without any help, and there are
complicated ones, and when they go wrong, you have to ask for help. Can you fix a printer fault? Do you know
what to do when you get a computer virus? What will you do if you can't open a website, or you break your
digital camera? Will you phone somebody if you can't withdraw money from an ATM, or you can't get back your
credit card from the slot? I think, you can add to this list with your own experiences. But what are the most
common mistakes and problems in this area? One day Judy was alone at home. She wanted to use Google
search for some homework but their PC didn't work at all. She was very angry as she had to finish the
homework before morning. First she phoned her mother but she was out at a meeting. Then she talked to her
father on the phone but he couldn't help her either. Finally she decided to wait for her brothers who - when they
got home - showed her how silly she was. She forgot to check the mains. There was a blackout in the whole
district!
2. Dialogues
1. Jack and Judy at home.
- Jack, will you help me please? The PC doesn't work. It has stopped. What's wrong?
- Well, let me see. Oh, yes. When the computer freezes, your keyboard stops working, and you can't do
anything.
- But what shall I do then?
- When this happens, you have to press CONTROL, ALT and DELETE at the same time. Then click on
the TASK MANAGER button, and you will see a list of programs.
- Yes, it says NOT RUNNING.
- If any of them says NOT RUNNING in the STATUS COLUMN on the right, click on the button which
says END TASK. This will shut down that program.
- Right. But I need that program, I must finish my homework.
- OK. Now you can reopen it. But don't open more than 3 programs at the same time, because the
processor isn't very powerful.
- Thank you.
2. Frank and the IT helpdesk on the phone.
- Good evening. IT helpdesk. Can I help you?

- Yes. This is Frank Martin speaking. I am afraid I need some help. I would like to use the Internet, but I
can't connect to it. What can the matter be?
- I'll check, just a minute. Please identify yourself by user name and password!
- Yes, the user name is Frankie.
- Can you spell that, please?
- Yes, of course, it is f-r-a-n-k-i-e.
- And what is your password?
- It is f-5-6-g-h-l-9-d
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Unit 4 - Anything Can Go Wrong
- Please open the dial up properties. What is the dial-in number?

- It is 533219652.
- I'm afraid you must change the dial-in number.
- How do I do that?
- You just have to delete the old one and write in the new one.
- Is that all?
- Yes. And then you can connect to the Internet.
- Thank you very much. Bye.
- Bye-bye.
3. Mother and the supervisor in the office.
- Well, I think, my printer is broken. I don't know what to do with it.

- First, we should switch it off and unplug it. Could you open the door on the front of the printer?
- Yes, here you are.
- I will pull out the ink cartridge. Is there any paper behind it?
- No, there isn't.
- OK then, I think we have to replace the ink cartridge. I'll get a new one, just a minute.
- Is it ready now?
- Yes, you should hear a click sound which shows that the cartridge is properly installed. Let's close the
door on the front of the printer, plug it back in, and switch it on.
- Can I print the document now?
- Yes, of course.
- Thank you very much.
- Not at all.
3. Comprehension Check
a. If you press CONTROL, ALT and DELETE at the same time, you will see the TASK MANAGER button.
b. Judy is not clever enough to solve the problem with the computer.
c. First you have to plug the printer in before switching it on.
d. Frank had to give his phone number before he got some help.
e. If you can see NOT RUNNING in the status column, that program will shut down automatically.
f. After restarting your computer you have to reopen the program that you want to use.
g. If you hear a ’click’ sound, it means that the cartridge is installed properly.
h. When your computer freezes, you can't see anything on the monitor.
i. If you press END TASK in the status column, you will shut down that program.
j. Computers with small processor can freeze easily if you open several programs at the same time.
1. Match the words from the list with the following definitions. plug in infect restart freezes delete
Q: This is an activity: you do this when you connect your computer to the electricity supply.
A: plug in
a. A virus can do this to your computer. ........................................
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b. To start your computer again. ........................................
c. This happens to a program if you can see NOT RUNNING in the status column. ........................................
d. The synonym of `cancel`. ........................................
e. You have to give this data to the helpdesk if you have a problem with the Internet.
........................................
f. You do this when you phone somebody or connect to the Internet. ........................................
g. You do this with the ink cartridge when you install a new one. ........................................
h. The synonym of `go wrong/completely stop working`. ........................................
i. You can see the list of programs running here. ........................................
a. Synonym for ’mistake’ -
b. Synonym of ’repair’ -
c. You insert your credit card here when you want to withdraw some money from an ATM -
d. Synonym of ’close’ -
5. Grammar
1. Put the following sentences into past tense. Use yesterday in the transformed sentences.
Q: She hears a click sound from the printer.
A: She heard a click sound from the printer yesterday.
a. Frank can't connect to the Internet. ...................................................................
b. Everybody unplugs the printer before changing the cartridge. .........................

............................................................................................................................
c. There isn't any paper in the printer. ...................................................................
d. Frank gives his password to the Helpdesk. .......................................................
e. The PC freezes, because the processor is not powerful enough. ......................

............................................................................................................................
f. The keyboard stops working. ............................................................................
g. After restarting the computer I reopen the program. ........................................

............................................................................................................................
h. Some virus infects the PC. ................................................................................
i. The hard disk often crashes. ..............................................................................
j. He forgets his password. ...................................................................................
2. Put some or any into the gaps.
Q: I am going to buy ...... CDs.
A: I'm going to buy some CDs.
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a. They didn't make .......... mistakes.
b. I'll pay, I have ......... money.
c. Don't buy ......... diskettes. We don't need any.
d. Can I have .......... books on programming, please?
e. When we were in London, we visited .......... interesting places.
f. Sorry, we are late. We had ............ problems with the PC.
g. Do you know ............ good computer shops in Budapest?
h. Are there ........... e-mails for me this morning?
i. I can do this work alone. I don't need ........... help.
3. Put somebody (or someone); something; anybody (or anyone); anything; everybody (or everyone);
nobody (or no-one) into the gaps.
Q: I can finish this program alone. I don't need ............... to help me.
A: I don't need anybody to help me.
a. ....................... can solve this easy problem.
b. Would you like .................................. to read about spreadsheet?
c. .......................... could restart the PC.
d. She saw ................................ interesting.
e. They said ............ but we didn't understand it, because they spoke quietly.
f. We didn't buy ......................., because we had no money.
g. There isn't .............................. in this box. It is empty.
h. I am looking for my car key. Did .............................. see it?
i. .............................. can phone you if you phone number is in the directory.
4. Negation. Paraphrase the following sentences.
Q: I didn't see anything
A: I saw nothing. Or: They bought nothing
A: They didn't buy anything.
a. He hasn't got any money. ..................................................................................
b. There aren't any mistakes in this program. .......................................................
c. There aren't any instructions in this manual. ....................................................
d. There isn't any paper in the printer. ...................................................................
e. This symbol doesn't indicate anything. .............................................................
f. He hasn't got any responsibility in his job. .......................................................
g. I am afraid there is no coffee. ...........................................................................
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h. There are no new developments in this newspaper. .........................................
i. He has got nobody to ask this question. ...........................................................
j. There is no computer room in this school. ......................................................
5. Change the following sentences. Use 's.
Q: Judy has six lessons today. First, mathematics.
A: Judy's first lesson is mathematics.
a. Father has a secretary. (make coffee, morning) ................................................
b. Mother has nice colleagues. (help with spreadsheet) .....................................

...........................................................................................................................
c. Frank has a very good multimedia teacher. (give a lot of homework) .............
............................................................................................................................
d. The children have one computer with Internet access. (always busy) .............
............................................................................................................................
e. The parents have a new car. (it is used for shopping) ......................................
............................................................................................................................
6. Use must or mustn't in the following situations.
Q: There is no paper in the printer. (buy)
A: You must buy some in the shop.
a. The attachment can carry some virus. (open) ..................................................
b. The cartridge is old and nearly empty. (shake) ................................................

...........................................................................................................................
c. The material is full of photos and cartoons. (save on CD) ..............................

...........................................................................................................................
d. He wants to join a discussion forum but the school's firewall won't let him. (get permission)
................................................................................................
e. He is the Network Administrator and my PC freezes every minute. (repair)

...........................................................................................................................
7. Decide which is correct in the following sentences: don't/doesn't have to or mustn't.
Q: The programmer ....repair the faulty PCs.
A: The programmer doesn't have to repair the faulty PCs.
a. The Helpdesk operator ................. shout at the clients over the phone.
b. The web design teacher .................... teach about database management.
c. Judy ..................................... play games before she does her homework.
d. The students ................................ download copyrighted software in the computer class.
e. The parents .................... buy all the high-tech gadgets for their children.
f. You ............... answer all the spam arriving into your email address.
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8. Put in had to, has to, have to or the negative forms -.
Q: Judy .......... hand in her homework in the morning.
A: Judy had to hand in her homework in the morning.
a. Peter .......................... sit for a retake exam because all his tests were good.
b. The Mother .................... take part in an important meeting on RaD costs.
c. The children's father ........ learn typing, he had a very efficient secretary.
d. The IT manager .............. make decisions about employing new IT staff.
e. The companies importing components ....... give a one year guarantee.
f. The Programming Teacher usually ..................................... listen to the examinations on data protection.
1. Look at the picture of a digital camera and write a short composition, using the following camera
parts:
AD converter. – process – amplify – analog signal
AF Servo. – moving – focus on – object
Buffer. – make – shots – continuous
DPOF. – storage card – command
EXIF. – have – digital camera – file – standardized format
LCD. – preview – review
Storage Card. – have – digital camera – removable
Viewfinder. – compose – picture
1. Read the text and answer the questions!
Digital cameras - Recommended buy. Looking for a Gift for a Man? – We've got the best selection on the
net! A digital camera makes a great gift for a man. Digital cameras are becoming cheaper and their prices are
now at a level that makes them accessible to everyone. I recently got a digital camera as a gift and can tell
you that if you're looking for a really cool gift for a man then you can't go wrong: They're fantastic! I'd
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always thought that digital cameras might be a little above my rather poor photographic skills but a digital
camera is no harder to operate than a regular camera. The biggest difference with digital cameras of course is
that you don't have to buy film, and emailing pictures to friends is really easy and hassle free. Digital cameras
make ideal gifts. They're loads of fun and very handy. Digital cameras come in many shapes and sizes and
we've taken a lot of time and care in selecting digital cameras that will make perfect gifts at varying price
ranges The digital cameras in this section of HaveGadgets are all top sellers from reliable manufacturers. The
digital cameras you'll find here range from fun, snapshot types to semi-professional digital camera
technology.
Digital cameras for all occasions! If you can't find the kind of digital camera you're looking for or have
some suggestions for our digital cameras section then we'd like to hear from you. Use one of the forms listed
on the left hand menu to tell us what you think about our digital cameras section or make suggestions on how
we can improve the digital cameras section.
a. People can buy digital cameras at a reasonable price today.
b. The operation of a digital camera is harder than an ordinary film camera.
c. Readers can send their ideas and recommendations on digital cameras to the webmaster of the page.
d. If your digital camera goes wrong, you can ask for free help on this website.
e. There is a wide range of digital cameras for everybody.
f. Women don't like using digital cameras.
g. Digital cameras with left hand menu are available.
h. You can buy digital cameras for anybody for birthdays, anniversaries or Valentine day.
THINK IT OVER.
• Why is a digital camera better than a traditional one?
• What do you prefer, a camcorder or a camera, and why?
• Explain to a friend or a total beginner what the basic rules of photography are?

add hozzáad
ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) bankautomata
blackout zárlat
button billentyű
common általános
complicated bonyolult
connect kapcsolódik, csatlakozik
credit card hitelkártya
dial tárcsáz
dial in betelefonál
dial up felhív
digital camera digitális fényképezőgép
experience tapasztalat
faul hiba
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fix megjavít
front eleje
gadget eszköz
go wrong - went - gone elromlik
identify azonosít
ink cartridge tintapatron
list lista
matter baj, probléma
processor processzor
properly megfelelően
property kellék
pull out kihúz
reopen újra megnyit
shut down - shut - shut leállít
slot rés, nyílás
status column állapot
task manager feladatkezelő
unplug hálózatból kihúz
virus vírus
withdraw money - withdrew - withdrawn pénzt kivesz
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Chapter 6. Unit 5 - Christmas
Preparations
1.
General topics. Presents; Doing shopping
IT topics. Gadgets; CD ROMs
Language focus. Modal Auxiliaries: can/could/would; Prepositions; Questions; Simple Past
Examination skills. Reading Troubleshooting a PC Mouse Writing Picture description Speaking Problems with
gadgets
Xmas was so near that even Frank remembered he needed some money to do the shopping. But he was a
computer freak, he didn't want to waste time going from shop to shop. He decided to do some online shopping.
He started surfing the Net trying to find something special. He knew his parents loved books so first he browsed
in an online bookshop. He found some lovely picture book of Switzerland for his father, who was planning to
visit the country in the summer. He decided to buy a nice romantic novel for his mother and an interesting book
on Macromedia Flash for his brother. He was just looking at the books for children when he saw that there was a
section on computer games and CD ROMs. That was the best present for all the family! Everybody could use it,
and Christmas was a time when everybody was at home. The problem was there were so many interesting CD
ROMs that he couldn't choose one. Then he remembered his grandmother. She had no computer at home! So it
meant he had to go to the shops anyway. But now a t least he knew where to start. In a bookshop of course!
2. Dialogues
1. In the bookshop.
- Good afternoon! Where is the CD ROM section?

- Just go up the stairs and turn right.
- Where can I find educational CDs?
- What topic are you interested in?
- I don't really know. I would like something good for the whole family.
- Perhaps you could buy an Encarta or Encarta Encyclopedia.
- What do you mean by Encarta?
- It is a Microsoft product, updated every year. It consists of different parts, like a thesaurus, Internet
directory, chronology, dictionary, references etc.
- It sounds like a book. Has it got any multimedia elements?
- Of course. It contains video clips, pieces of music, links with cross-references and live links to the
Internet, animations, graphics etc.
- Can I try it?
- I'm sorry but the packaging cannot be broken!
- You are kidding.
2. In the computer shop.
- Good morning! I would like to buy a mouse and some blank CDs.
- We have CDs in a box of 10 or 20. Which would you like? And if you buy two big boxes, we can give
you an extra CD for free.
- How much are they?
- € 9.90 and 18.90. And you wanted to buy a mouse. Here you are. Do you want a wireless or an optical
mouse? One with auto scrolling? The mouse with auto scrolling is more expensive. But if your son has a
palmtop, he doesn't need a mouse. Palmtops work with trackballs.
- Well, I don't really know. I wonder how much money I have.
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3. Mother and the gadgets.
- Good morning! I would like to buy something very special for my son, who is crazy about everything
electronic! Could you show me something very advanced and high tech?
- Yes of course. Just how old is your son? I can show you a so-called notebook computer, which is so
small that he can take it to school.
- I'm afraid, it is a bit expensive.
- Then perhaps a digital camera. Has he got a PC at home?
- Yes, and a camera too. What is that strange looking gadget on the top shelf?
- It is a so-called e-wallet. It is something like an electronic photo album. You can store, view and edit
digital photos without a PC.
- I think I will take that. He loves photography.
1. Match the following half sentences.
1. As Frank was a computer freak a. as she has no PC at home.

2. He started surfing the Net b. he wanted to do some online shopping.
3. He wanted to buy a book on Macromedia Flash c. when he didn't want to open the CD ROM.
4. A CD ROM is not an adequate present for d. because he loved viewing his his grandmother
photos.
5. Jack decided to go to a real bookshop e. because he wanted to find some online bookshop.
6. Jack thought the shop assistant was kidding f. as he had no online account.
7. Jack wanted to buy a new mouse for Frank g. because his brother loved web design at college.
8. Mother bought the e-wallet for his son h. just he didn't know if he had enough money.
2. Some words are missing from the following summary of the dialogues. Try to find out what they are.
a. Frank wants to know how much a box of .......................................... CDs is.
b. The shop assistant thinks the .............. of the CD ROM cannot be ...............
c. If you ....................... two boxes, they will give you one ...............................
d. The mouse with ................... scrolling costs ................... than a simple one.
e. A .................... computer is so small that it has a ....................... instead of a mouse.
f. In an .............. photo album you can .............., edit and .......... hundreds of pictures.
3. Answer the following questions.
a. What did Frank want to buy for his Father, Mother and for his brother, Jack?
b. Why was buying a CD ROM a good idea?
c. What is Encarta?
d. What packages of blank CDs can he buy?
e. What kind of mouse can you buy?
f. What is an e-wallet?
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1. What are they related to?
a. Optical, wireless, standard
b. View, store, edit
c. Palmtop, laptop, notebook
d. Video, audio, images, links, sound
e. DVD, floppy, CD ROM
f. Online account, e-signature
5. Grammar
1. Turn the following story into the past tense. Sometimes you must change some words - see hints and
the adverbs of time too (E.g.: this week - last week). If she leaves her card at home she can get money
from an ATM. First she usually stops in front of the shop windows and looks at the goods. When she enters a
shop she already knows what she wants. She doesn't like spending too much time in a shop but sometimes
she is in a bookshop for hours. Here she can not only touch the books but watch parts of CD ROMs or listen
to CDs.
Q: When Carol goes shopping she usually pays by a credit card.
A: When Carol went shopping she paid by a credit card.
From now on use the hints. Judy always ................. (pays) with cash. She ..................... (has) no card to get
money from the ATM. First she ............................ (stops) at the shop-window to look at the toys. When she
(enters) .............., she ............... (doesn’t know) what to buy. She .................... (asks) the assistant to sho w her
some dolls. Finally she ..................... (buys) some model trains for her little sister.
2. Make questions to the underlined words/expressions in the following story.
Q: Frank went into a hardware shop because he needed some cables and a new mouse pad.
A: Why did he go into the hardware shop?
a. He didn't have too much money so he couldn't buy the new Macromedia software he wanted so much.
...........................................................................
b. He was happy when he saw there was a sale and all the software packages were half price.
.................................................................................................
c. He decided to tell his Grandmother that he wanted the software for Christmas.
.........................................................................................................
d. When he bought the mouse pad he asked how much the Macromedia software was.
....................................................................................................
e. The shop assistant told him the price and said the sale was finishing at the weekend.
.................................................................................................
3. Can/could? Give longer answers to the following questions.
Q: What can a baby of six months do?
A: It can laugh.
a. What could you do at the age of 7? .................................................................
b. What can you do with a computer? .................................................................
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c. What can't your Mother do on the computer? ..................................................
d. What can you use database software for? ........................................................
e. How can you save a picture from the Internet? ...............................................
f. What kind of software can you buy in a computer shop? ...............................

...........................................................................................................................
g. What CDs could you buy 20 years ago? ..........................................................
4. Answer the following situations with the expression I'm afraid...
Q: Can you buy a new laptop? (no money)
A: I'm afraid I can't because I have no money.
a. Can you access the Internet from home? (no modem)
b. Can you shoot a digital video film? (no camera)
c. Can you edit digital photos on your PC? (no software)
d. Can you send me an email from abroad? (no Internet cafes where I go)
e. Can you input data with an e-pen? (no clipboard computer)
5. Use would like in the following situations. Start your answers with would love to but or would like to
but. Use the hints in brackets.
Q: Do you want to buy a wireless mouse? (not enough money)
A: I would like to but I haven't got enough money.
a. Does he want to save his document on CD? (no CD writer)
b. Do they want to use Encarta in class? (only in English)
c. Does grandmother want to buy a high tech toy for her grandson? (no shop in village)
d. Does Frank want to use Macromedia Flash for web design? (no software)
e. Does Jack want to access his digital photos without a PC? (no e-wallet)
6. Choose one of the following prepositions and write it into the blank space. without with from for of
a. You cannot use the links ....................... Internet access.
b. Web design is great fun ....................... good software.
c. He hasn't got much money ....................... upgrading his PC.
d. If you buy 3 CDs you get one ....................... free.
e. The new piece ....................... software doesn't run on my computer.
f. It was hard to choose one ...................... the many exciting computer games.
7. Turn the following Present sentences into Past. Be careful because all the verbs are irregular.
Q: She always sits in front of her PC.
A: She always sat in front of her PC.
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a. Frank never writes letters by hand. .................................
b. He spends all her free time reading computer magazines. ..............................
c. The students build websites about their hobbies. .............................................
d. The digital camera never goes wrong. .............................................................
e. You buy spare parts in a hardware shop. .........................................................
f. He sells his joystick to a child. ........................................................................
1. Write a short composition explaining what a mouse is good for. Think of different mice like optical,
wireless, trackball. What are the parts of a mouse, how does it work? What is it good for?
1. Read the following passage on mice and decide whether the Hungarian sentences after the text are true
or false?
Troubleshooting a PC Mouse. The humble and simple PC mouse revolutionized computer use. This
remarkable device is simple and easily serviced by the user, whether in a maintenance situation or when
trouble arises. Except for the newer wireless and optical versions, a computer mouse is also very cheaply
replaced. You can buy a decent mouse for under $10 in many areas. Like your keyboard, it's one of those
components you can spend very little on. The damage comes from abuse.
a. Az egér egyszerű és könnyen kezelhető, de probléma esetén karbantartó segítsége szükséges.
b. Mindegyik fajtája olcsó.
c. Az ára 10 dollár alatt van.
d. A klaviatúrához hasonlóan nem kell sokat költeni rá.
e. Mivel állandóan használjuk, vigyázni kell rá.
f. Az itt található különböző tanácsokkal segítünk az egér használatában.
g. Az egeret be lehet állítani egyéni igények szerint.
THINK IT OVER.
• What do you do if a gadget of yours goes wrong? (phone a friend, read a manual, search for a useful site in
the Net, take it to be serviced...?)
• Why do gadgets most often go wrong? (used too often, abused, broken, etc.)

advanced fejlett, magas fokú
animation animáció
auto scrolling automata görgő
blank üres
browse böngészik
CD (Compact Disc) CD lemez
electronic elektronikus
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e-wallet elektronikus levéltárca

graphics grafika
high tech magasszintű technológia
link link, kapcsolat
live élő
mouse egér
educational oktatási, oktató
optical optikai
packaging csomagolás
section szekció, rész
store tárol
surf szörfözik
thesaurus szinonímaszótár
trackball kurzor-pozícionáló golyó
view megtekint, nézet
wireless vezeték nélküli
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Chapter 7. Unit 6 - Grandmother on
the Scene
1.
General topics. Helping with the household chores; In the kitchen
IT topics. Smart gadgets; Internet providers
Language focus. First Conditional; Modal Auxiliary: have to; The Infinitive; Comparative; Uses of ’like’
Examination skills. Reading Canon products Writing Product description Summary writing Speaking High-
tech product usage
Grandmother usually arrives with a lot of parcels and full of news about her village and questions about the
children's school. It takes some time before things get back to normal, although life is different with
grandmother around. She needs some help with life in a big city and in a modern household. Judy is always
happy when she can show her how much she knows about gadgets and equipment and how well she can use the
computer. Granny can hardly understand the simplest operations on the computer like scanning a document or
browsing the Internet. For her, even a mobile phone seems mysterious. One day Jack tried to explain to her how
to make a phone call from his cell phone. "You have to dial in the number. Just be careful, because if you are
calling a ground-line number, first you have to dial 06 and the area code. You can of course check the number in
the memory first to save you dialing it". Granny prefers the 'old fashioned' ground-line phones to mobile phones,
and she also prefers printed photos to digital images. She cannot understand why it is better to use a digital
camera than a traditional one. She definitely insists on taking her grandchildren's photos home in print! The
same happens in the kitchen. Mother has difficulty showing her how to use the different gadgets like the
dishwasher, the food-processor or the microwave oven. "I don't need these silly gadgets. All I need is my two
strong hands" she says when Mother tells her not to do the washing up. However, even Granny will admit
machines can be smart when she can watch her grandchildren's happy faces on the family video or she can enjoy
reading the news on the Internet without going out to the cold streets for a paper on a December morning.
2. Dialogues
1. Granny and Judy.
- Grandmother, just put everything into the dishwasher and I will turn it on when it is full.
- Where is the kitchen cloth? I will do the drying.
- There is no need! You can go into the room and play with Jack. He has got a new computer game. Why
don't you go and join him?
- I don't care for computer games. I don't even know what a computer is good for!
- Grandmother, I've already told you that you should try it once! Just ask Jack and he will show you how to
switch it on and how to use the Internet! He will show you some search engines and you could even find your
favorite newspaper!
2. Jack and Granny.
- Granny! Look here! Just click on the Internet icon and write in the Internet address. Start with www. The
last part is...
- I see. But why do we have to wait so long? And what is this green thing growing in the box?
- When it is full, the whole page is downloaded.
- And what are these words underlined in blue?
- They are the links. If you click on them, they take you to another page.
- But then we have to wait again. This is very slow. I prefer my newspaper.
- Yes, it is slow because our Internet provider works with a limited bandwidth. I have already told daddy to
subscribe to another broadband Internet provider.
- Well Jack, I'm afraid I don't understand what you are talking about. Will you just pop down the street and
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buy me the daily paper!
3. Judy and Jack - Mother joining them later.
- Granny will never learn how to use the computer.

- Well, she doesn't need it in the country. But I think now that she gets older she could do with a microwave
oven. If we teach her now how to use it, she can use it at home too. It would be a nice Christmas present for
her!
- Do you think she could learn it? Yesterday I tried to show her how to rewind the video but the remote
control was too complicated for her!
- Well, she is staying another week, I'm sure by the time she travels back, she will know how to use all the
kitchen gadgets. She will even miss them back in her house.
- Children? What are you talking about? Why aren't you helping granny with the table?
- You see Judy, in ten years' time we will have a robot, which doesn't need any help. We will just instruct it
and it will do all the tasks around the house. The sooner the better!
1. 1. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
a. Grandmother usually brings presents for the children.
b. Grandmother lives in the countryside.
c. Judy doesn't like it when she has to explain to Granny how to use the gadgets in the house.
d. Grandmother finds modern equipment hard to handle.
e. Granny doesn't like the digital camera because she wants to enjoy her grandchildren's photos at home too.
f. Although Grandmother doesn't like mobile phones, she knows how to use them.
g. Grandmother loves watching videos of her family.
h. Grandmother knows that smart gadgets can make her life easier.
i. The children show her how to find the news on the Internet.
j. Grandmother knows that computers have a memory.
2. Match the following half sentences.
a. If you use a dishwasher, 1. you don't need smart gadgets any longer.
b. If granny wants to read some online news, 2. Jack will show her how to access her favorite
paper on the Net.
c. If you don't have a broad bandwidth connection,
3. I will teach you how to use paint software.
d. If you click on a link,
4. you can even use their Internet connection.
e. If you subscribe to cable television,
5. you will easily mix them up.
f. If you keep the video and the TV remote controls
near each other, 6. it will open a new web page.
g. If you show me how to shoot a video film, 7. you have to wait long when downloading music.
h. If you have a house robot, 8. you don't have to dry the dishes.
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1. Put the words from the list below into the gaps. silly smart program record settings set watch
Grandmother always asks ..................(a) questions about the .......................(b) gadgets in the house. The
other day she wanted to know how to ...................(c) the video, as she wanted to ..............(d) a film late at
night. Frank showed her the buttons and ................(e) but Granny didn't really understand it. "Will you
...............(f) the alarm clock for me, dear?" I will wake up and ....................(g) it during the night.
2. A. Decide what the following words refer to.
Q: dishwasher, freezer, mixer, food processor
A: household gadgets/devices
a. lens, flash, case, battery, auto ............................................................................
b. Chello, Axelero, Freemail ..................................................................................
c. Press! Cut and paste! Use a flash! .....................................................................
d. www.google.com ................................................................................................
e. Google, AltaVista, Yahoo ...................................................................................
B. Give another word meaning the same:
a. anything with a chip inside ................................................................................
b. turn the tape back to the beginning ...................................................................
c. a gadget for heating up food ..............................................................................
5. Grammar
1. Use have to or don't have to in the correct form in the following situations. Use the hints.
Q: This printer is unplugged. (plug in)
A: You have to plug it in!
a. This floppy is full! (insert another) ..................................................................
b. This dish is hot! (put in micro) ................................................................
c. The robot doesn't know how to perform this task! (give instructions) .............
............................................................................................................................
d. He is very interested in computer games. (join a discussion group on computer games)

...............................................................................................
e. He knows how to use the Internet! (you, explain) ............................................
f. The Internet provider stopped the service (pay subscription fee) .....................
............................................................................................................................
2. Answer the following situations with the expression prefer and explain why.
Q: When do you like downloading music? (night, weekend, fast)
A: I prefer downloading music at night because then it is fast.
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a. Which search engine do you usually use? (Hungarian, not understand English)
.............................................................................................................
b. What computer games do you like? (strategic, exciting) .................................

............................................................................................................................
c. Which robots do you prefer? Humanoid or machine-like ones? (humanoid, look like people)
................................................................................................
d. Which kitchen gadget do you think is better, a dishwasher or a food processor? (dishwasher, hate washing
up) ........................................................
e. Where do you put the icons of the programs most often used? (desktop, faster to access)
.................................................................................................
f. Which Internet provider do you subscribe to? (Chello, more reasonable conditions)
.........................................................................................................
g. Which programming languages do you use if you can choose, C++ or C? (C++, need it for tasks)
.......................................................................................
3. Use have difficulty doing in the following situations.
Q: Judy doesn't know how to archive her emails.
A: She has difficulty archiving ....
a. Frank spends all his time learning Java programming. ....................................

............................................................................................................................
b. Mother thinks the mouse is dirty because she cannot unscrew it. ....................
............................................................................................................................
c. Father wanted to attach a document that was too long. He didn't know how to zip the file.
....................................................................................................
d. When mother was trying to copy and paste the webpage full of images MS system always froze.
.........................................................................................
e. Grandmother wanted to take her grandchildren's digital photo home.

............................................................................................................................
4. Put like into the following situations. Be careful, like here is not a verb.
Q: C, C++ - object-oriented programming languages.
A: C, like C++, is an object-oriented language.
a. Jack, his classmates - is a computer freak. .......................................................

............................................................................................................................
b. Smart gadgets, digital camera, and scanner, - contain chips. ...........................

............................................................................................................................
c. Internet providers, Chello, Matavnet, - sponsored by the state. .......................

............................................................................................................................
d. Grandmother, old people, - to handle a computer ............................................

............................................................................................................................
e. Applets, all the other short software, - used by laypeople too. ........................
............................................................................................................................
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5. Transform the following sentences using infinitive.
Q: How can I use the Google image search?
A: Show me how to use Google image search.
a. When can I subscribe to a faster Internet service? Explain to me ....................

............................................................................................................................
b. How can I download a free DVD film? Tell me ...............................................

............................................................................................................................
c. How often do I have to recharge the battery in the camera? He is asking

............................................................................................................................
d. How do you handle these smart gadgets? She wants to know ..........................
............................................................................................................................
e. What password do I have to type in? He wanted to know ................................

............................................................................................................................
f. Where will I find a list of the most frequently asked questions? Tell me
............................................................................................................................
6. Answer the following questions with a sentence in the comparative form.
Q: Which is more interesting for you, a simulation game or a strategy game?
A: A simulation game is more interesting for me than a strategy game.
a. Which is faster, using an electronic dictionary or looking up the word in a traditional dictionary?
b. Which is more exciting for you, to experience space travel in a virtual world or to see a good science
fiction film?
c. Which is more expensive for you, to write e-mails and pay for Internet access or buy stamps and send mail
via the post-office?
d. Which is safer, to open an on-line account and transfer money electronically or to use smart cards and
ATMs?
e. Which is easier for you, to learn from, e-materials and educational CD ROMs or classic printed books?
f. Who makes more money in your country, a Software Developer or a Hardware Developer?
7. Answer the following questions using the hints and putting in by + the verb in -ing form.
Q: How do you save a document? - click on the icon ’save’..
A: You save a document by clicking on the icon ’Save’.
a. How do you attach a document to an e-mail? - choose ’Send to’ in the scroll down menu.
b. How can you show me your digital pictures? - send in attachment.
c. How can your brother make so much money? - work as a web-designer.
d. How can you navigate in this site so easily? - use search function.
e. How can your brother produce so perfect layout in his documents? - study word processing at school.
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1. Describe a high-tech product you know well. It can be an operating system, a good CD ROM, a
photocopier or a digital camera.
a. What does it look like? Size, color, etc.
b. What is it good for?
c. What is the price?
d. Is it a product or a service?
e. Is it advanced technology?
1. Look at the chart in Charts 3, read the article and answer the following questions:
a. What does Canon produce?
b. What types of cameras does it produce?
c. What kind of printers does it make?
d. Which was the worst month for the company in 2002?
e. Which month was better than July?
Description of Canon. The group's principal activity is the production of office machines, cameras and
optical products. Operations are carried out through the following divisions: office machines: copying
machines, laser beam and bubble jet printers, image scanners, personal copying machines; Cameras: single-
lens reflex cameras, compact cameras, digital cameras, video camcorders, lcd projectors, lenses;
Opticalaother: semiconductor production equipment, medical equipment, tv lenses for broadcasting use,
medical equipment.
2. Read the following article and fill in the blanks in the simplified summary. Use the following
list: encrypted cost benefits electronically smart software shared wallet
NETS E-Wallet is an electronic wallet that enables CashCard® payments over the Internet, crediting and
debiting your CashCard® via a smart card reader.
NETS E-Wallet provides the following benefits:
Secure, low cost and efficient CashCard Revaluation and payment mechanism.
Compatible with existing CashCards.
No age and income restrictions.
Payments are anonymous
Many users on a shared terminal can share the software. Each person's purchase logs and details are
encrypted at full strength on the terminal and are kept separate.
Summary: This article is about a piece of ..........................(a) that is a kind of electronic ...................(b) You
can transfer money ...............(c) over the Internet with the help of a .............(d) card reader. It has a lot of
................(e) It works at low ....................(f) and is compatible with other cashcards. Users can access it on a
..................(g) terminal, where the users' details are ......................(h)
THINK IT OVER.
• Why is it hard for elderly people to use high tech products?
• Is there any gadget you wouldn't like to use? Why?
• Do you like reading e-books? Why or Why not?
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area code körzetszám; hívószám
bandwith sávszélesség
broadband szélessávú
digital image digitalis kép
dishwasher mosogatógép
equipment felszerelés
food processor konyhai robotgép
ground line vezetékes telefon
icon ikon
instruct tanít, oktat, képez
internet address Internet cím
Internet provider Internet szolgáltató
memory memória
mobile phone, cell phone mobiltelefon
operation művelet
phone call telefonhívás
remote control távirányító
rewind - wound - wound visszateker
scan beszkennel
subscribe to előfizet valamire
task feladat
turn on bekapcsol
turn off kikapcsol
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Chapter 8. Review 2
1. Separate the following words according to the following headings. update; printer fault; broken; store;
blank; computer virus; freeze; easy; button; processing; connect to the Internet; delete the old number;
regular; to enter the password; switch on; unplug; educational; shut down; cartridge; complicated; digital;
accessible; remote; control; download; electronic; upgrade; wireless; go wrong; switch on; cut and paste;
insert a floppy disk; archive e-mails; object-oriented; traditional
Problemswith the Operations on the Parts of computer/ Adjectives

computer computer gadgets
update
2. Match each word from column A with its partner from column B.
A B
1. online a. computer
2. educational b. shopping
3. Internet c. mouse
4. Macromedia d. photo album
5. Auto e. CD
6. electronic f. Flash
7. wireless g. directory
8. multimedia h. scrolling
2. Grammar
1. Prepositions. Complete the sentences with the prepositions in the box. in on about with to among into for
out of by
I read books about new programming languages.
a. You can select options on the computer ......... clicking on them with the mouse.
b. Is it far ........ your home .......... the nearest computer shop?
c. Carla works .............. Microsoft.
d. You can't select this text ................ the mouse.
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e. Could I speak ............... the Helpdesk Manager .................. a moment?
f. Select one ................. these options ................ the computer.
g. Can you find any educational CDs ................... this shop?
h. If you press SHIFT ................... F12, you will save the document.
i. He is thinking ..................... buying a new notebook.
j. She came ...................... the computer room, and went ..................... the lab.
2. Complete the sentences with some, any, no or a.
I still don't have any information on IT classes for this academic year.
a. He has ............. lovely pictures on his computer.
b. Do you want to try ................ new optical mouse?
c. There are ..................... formatted floppy disks in this cupboard.
d. Is there .................... paper jammed in the photocopier?
e. Would you like to add ................... new features to your computer?
f. Excuse me, is there ..................... computer shop near here?
g. "................ news is always good news."
3. Write a sentence with the words given below.
Q: restart - press - buttons
A: If you want to restart your computer, you need to press CONTROL ALT and DELETE at the same
time.
a. replace - cartridge - 'click' sound

.................................................................................................................................
b. wireless - mouse - easy - use

.................................................................................................................................
c. switch off - unplug - fix - printer

.................................................................................................................................
d. forget - password - call - IT support assistant

.................................................................................................................................
e. paper jam - printer - open - door

.................................................................................................................................
f. find - book - online bookshop

.................................................................................................................................
g. update - often - Microsoft - products

.................................................................................................................................
h. cable - mouse pad - buy - computer shop

.................................................................................................................................
4. Ask a question to the underlined part of the sentence.
Q: There is some paper behind the cartridge.
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A: Where is some paper?
a. You have to press these buttons at the same time.
b. The Helpdesk Manager is talking about changing the phone number.
c. My computer freezes almost every day.
d. They want to buy some good books on multimedia.
e. They always send me an e-postcard on my birthday.
f. Carol gets up early today, because she wants to catch the train.
g. He buys his gadgets in that computer shop at the corner.
h. Peter arives home at about 6 o’clock.
5. Put the sentences in exercise 6. into Past Simple.
Q: There is some paper behind the cartridge.
A: There was some paper behind the cartridge.
a. ................................................................................................................................
b. ................................................................................................................................
c. ................................................................................................................................
d. ................................................................................................................................
e. ................................................................................................................................
f. ................................................................................................................................
g. ................................................................................................................................
h. ................................................................................................................................
1. Read the following text carefully, then decide whether the sentences below are true or false.
MSN 8 Dial-up Internet Service

Try MSN 8 free for 2 months
MSN 8 Dial-up is the fast and reliable service powered by innovative Microsoft software that makes it
easier to do the things you want to on the Web. MSN 8 Dial-up gives you:
Fewer busy signals**
Fast, reliable service to get you online quickly and easily
A lower monthly rate than AOL***
Plan
Overview
Price
Features
How to get it
MSN 8 Dial-up with unlimited access.
Unlimited dial-up access at a great monthly price
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(Offer available to new subscribers only)$21.95/month

2 months FREE
*Click here for important offer details

Parental controls, advanced junk mail filter, e-mail virus protection service,
and more.
Click here to see all MSN 8 Dial-up plans and prices, including a
limited-time offer of up to $75 MSN Dollars.
**When compared to the industry average based on eTesting Labs Internet
BenchMark Report, November 2002 24-hour Call Success Rate.
(http://www.eTestinglabs.com)
***MSN offers less expensive rates than America Online. For unlimited
monthly dial-up access, MSN charges $21.95 and AOL charges $23.90.
(http://www.aol.com/info/pricing.html)
a. It is a new service provided by MSN which makes things easier.
b. You can test MSN 8 for free for 8 months.
c. With MSN 8 you can connect to the Internet without any difficulties.
d. Compared to other firms, it is cheaper.
e. Parents can block access to unwanted sites with MSN 8 when their children want to use the Internet.
f. If you don't want to get junk mail, you definitely need this because of the filter system.
g. Only new subscribers can use this new system.
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Chapter 9. Unit 7 - Money Problems
and Jobs
1.
General topics. Employment; Finding a job; Job interview; Payment
IT topics. IT Professions; Job hunting
Language focus. Second Conditional; Comparative; Past Tenses; Questions; Use of look/sound/feel/taste;
Irregular adjectives
Examination skills. Reading Helpdesk operator Writing Picture description Guided composition Motivation
letter Chart description Speaking Job interview
Frank is a college student who badly needs some extra income. He is trying to find a part-time job so he often
buys a newspaper with classified ads where he can read about IT jobs. He finds some posts like network
operator, system administrator and help desk operator, which are tasks for an undergraduate too. Now he can see
how clever he was when he took his English exam because most companies want the candidates who can speak
English. He knows that he needs a CV so he has to write it in English too. He will write about his studies as a
web designer and he will write about his programming skills too. He will have to ask a teacher at college to
write him a reference letter and he will have to find time for the job interviews. He is quite excited when he gets
the first positive answer and he starts dressing up.
2. Dialogues
1. Judy and Frank in Frank's room.
- You look very well-dressed. Where are you going?

- I'm going to a job interview. I sent an application letter to an IT company and they wrote an email saying
they wanted to see me. Do I look all right?
- You look super! But I don't understand why you have to be so smart? It is only work!
- You are too small. You don't understand! It is very hard to find a well-paying part-time job. The market
is full of IT experts!
- You sound very serious! How much money do you want to make?
- I don't know. It depends on the tasks and the working hours. You know that I can work only in the
afternoons and perhaps at weekends.
- Do you want to work at weekends too? Then you won't have time to spend your money!
- You are stupid, Judy! Just get out of my room, I am in a hurry!
2. Human Resources Manager - Frank in the interview room.
- So I see you are still an undergraduate. What exactly do you study?

- I specialize in web design but I am quite good at programming too.
- What programming languages do you know?
- Pascal and C. Unfortunately Java is not my favorite.
- Well, we actually don't need programmers. We need some helpdesk operators for our Internet service in
the evenings and a network operator for the night shift.
- I'm afraid I cannot work full-time, but weekends would be OK with me!
- Have you got any ideas about the financial conditions? I'm afraid at the beginning your pay would not be
too high. We can pay you by the hour. Of course, if we see you perform well, in three months we can give
you a rise.
- How much would that be per hour?
- € 4.
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Unit 7 - Money Problems and Jobs
3. Frank - Peter on the phone.
- How did it go yesterday?

- I'm afraid I won't be a millionaire this time! They want to pay € 4 per hour. The job itself sounds OK, I
have to work as a helpdesk operator and I can work in the evenings or at weekends.
- Will you accept it?
- Well, this is the first offer. I think I will make some phone calls and send some more applications. But I
have to be realistic. I don't have any experience, I don't have a degree and I am not especially good at any
special subjects like programming or data security. Now I see that we have to find a special field and start e-
learning. Otherwise we will be just one of the thousands of young people who try to offer their services on
the labor market.
1. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
a. Frank wants to work in his free time.
b. He tries to find a job for students.
c. English is an important skill for IT jobs.
d. Frank knows English is important so he decides to start preparing for a language exam.
e. He will write his CV in two languages.
f. He doesn't know what a reference letter is.
g. He knows that he has to be well-dressed for a job interview.
h. Judy doesn't really understand what a job interview is about.
i. Frank is going to a company whose human resources manager phoned him.
j. Frank thinks he can easily find a good job.
k. Frank doesn't exactly know how much money he can make.
l. The company needs some new staff for three shifts.
m. If Frank works well his pay will soon be better.
n. Frank will accept this offer because he knows he doesn't have much experience.
o. Frank tells Peter to start specializing if he wants to find a good job later.
2. Read the following story and fill in the blanks with the words from the reading passage. The first
character may help. One day Peter read an a................(a) about a good p.......................(b) in an IT
company. They were looking for a S..........................(c) Administrator for night s........................(d) The
p...................(e) was good but the f ........................(f) conditions were rather bad. They promised a pay
r..........................(g) after the first three months so Peter decided to send an a...........................(h) letter to the
Human R...................................(i) department. He wrote his CV and enclosed a r.........................(j) letter
from his professor at college. He was very surprised when he got the invitation for a job i......................(k) for
the following week.
3. Match the following words with the definitions.
1. degree a. part of a company whichchooses new workers
2. Human resources department b. people who are available for work
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3. financial c. learning with the help of electronic material on a

computer
4. labor markett
d. the qualification you get after finishing college or
5. skills university studies
6. pay rise e. working for fewer hours than around 40 per week
7. post f. a student who is studying for a degree
8. undergraduate g. related to money
9. part-time job h. the ability to do something well
10. E-learning i. to get more money for your work
j. a job, a place for work
4. Answer the following questions with one word.
a. What is the opposite of ’hard’?
b. How do you say if you can do something well?
c. The two important words in the market are ’demand’ and ...
d. Something you like the most:
e. You do it in your work and actors do it in the theatre:
f. Time you spend at your work place:
g. A very rich person:
h. The opposite of ’stupid’:
5. Look up the meaning of the following words in a dictionary and use them in a short story. income
outgoing setup update download up-bringing
4. Grammar
1. Match the following half sentences. All are in present conditional.
1. If he worked full time, a. he would take the offer for a programmer.
2. If he knew C++, b. he would get a full pay.
3. If we worked the night shift, c. we would learn about Macromedia Flash.
4. If he was more experienced, d. he would take the offer.
5. If the financial conditions were better, e. we would get a free meal at midnight.
6. If he was a millionaire, f. he wouldn't ask for a pay rise.
7. If he had no university degree, g. he would not ask so many questions.
8. If we specialized in web design, h. he would get a lower pay.
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2. Choose one of the words and fill in the blanks. There is no need to use all of them. much more most little
less least bad worse worst good better best
a. A web designer makes ............. money than a System Administrator.
b. Working the night shift is ............. than working in the daytime.
c. Java is a ............. programming language for multimedia design than Pascal.
d. The ........... place for an Internet Helpdesk Operator is at an Internet provider.
e. The ............. thing that can happen to you is that you lose your job.
f. He tries to work as ............. as possible.
g. I'm ............. at mathematics than at programming.
h. He spends ............. time in front of his monitor than at school.
3. Turn the following sentences into past tense and put them into the right order.
a. Charlie is a system administrator who is not very good at his work.
b. Charlie is very angry first, but later he understands that his colleagues only want to help him.
c. One day one of his colleagues asks him to help because the word processing software doesn't respond.
d. They want to teach him a lesson.
e. He decides to start learning from the Internet and become a real IT expert.
f. He is surprised when he hears the people around him start laughing.
g. Charlie - as always - doesn't check anything just wants to use the reset button.
h. They have unplugged the computer, so this is the reason why it doesn't respond.
4. Make a sentence about the underlined word(s) - be careful because the sentences are in different
tenses. Remember that preposition and question words are separated in the following way.
Q: He is talking about PC components all the time.
A: What is he talking about all the time?
a. The Human Resources manager chose two administrators.
b. Frank never asks about the financial conditions.
c. Jack is not very good at mathematics.
d. The classified advertisements are in five different sections.
e. Graduates enter the labor market in September.
f. This e-learning material is full of graphics.
g. They need an operator for the night shift.
h. He sent the application letter to the Head of Department.
5. Answer the following situations with a conditional sentence - either Future or Present Conditional.
Q: You never know how to connect a headset.
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A: If you were better, you would know how to connect a headset.
a. You love surfing the Net all night but you must stop after one or two hours. Your father pays the phone
bill and he is rather angry with you.
b. You badly need a new printer. You will get the premium only next month.
c. There is no hardware mechanic in your workplace. You have to call a technician every time when
something goes wrong.
d. Downloading this clip takes a long time. I have to hurry to a meeting.
e. Floppies are very sensitive to carry around. You will have to take this document home. There is some foil
in the drawer.
f. You are not very good at recognizing the different ports.
6. Choose one of the following verbs and fill in the blanks. look sound feel taste
Q: You ...tired! Have you been up all night?
A: You look tired.
a. He ................... serious. Did he really lose all the backup copies in the fire?
b. The dish ............... delicious. Did you really find the recipe on the Internet?
c. The cable ..................................... hot. Isn't there a short circuit somewhere?
d. His digital photo ........................ ridiculous. Why was he wearing a top hat?
e. Your voice from the loudspeakers ................ strange. Had you spoken into a microphone before?
7. Paraphrase the following sentences. Use you in the new sentences.
Q: If a person wants to find a good job, he or she has to check the ads in this newspaper.
A: If you want to find a good job, you have to check the ads in this newspaper.
a. Anybody can get into this situation. ..................................................................
b. If somebody wants to use this machine, he or she has to switch it on first.

............................................................................................................................
c. If a person goes down this street, and turns left, he or she will find the computer shop at the end of the
street. .............................................................
............................................................................................................................
d. A person can learn the usage of this gadget easily. ...........................................

............................................................................................................................
e. If somebody phones the helpdesk operator, that person will get some help.
............................................................................................................................
f. If a person buys a notebook, he or she can carry it around.

............................................................................................................................
8. Choose some pictures from Album 3 and make up a story.
1. Read the following job ad. Write the draft of your motivation letter including the information listed.
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Smith MicroTechnologies
Operator
Posted: 12/20/2002
Location: St.
Paul, MN
Yearly Comp.: Salary
is open
Description: Strong
Data Entry Experience, Proven Multi-tasking capability, 100% Accuracy, Strong customer service skills,
Strong thought process skills, Organizational skills a must, PC
experience/literacy, Team oriented, Enjoys a fast-paced environment.
Click here for more details and to apply online.
Date Address Company name Opening sentence Reasons for writing Questions Contact information
2. Look at the charts in Charts 1 and write some sentences about the pay of the different IT contractor
jobs. Remember that the numbers are for one year. Use more ... than, less ... than, the most, the best
paid, the lowest salary etc.
1. Read the following information on helpdesk operators and decide whether the statements below are
true or false.
Helpdesk Operator
Description Helpdesk operators provide assistance for

computer users who are having
difficulty with their computer hardware or software programs. They
receive, diagnose and solve the majority of user queries by telephone.
Alternative Titles
· Systems Support Administrator
· User Support Administrator
· Desktop Support Analyst
· Technical Support Analyst
Tasks and Duties

· answers telephone calls from clients
· identifies and solves computer software and hardware problems on the telephone
· analyses user problems and makes suggestions for prevention of future problems
· refers to other technical support if necessary
· keeps records of computer user problems.
a. There are five different names to call the same IT position.
b. A system support administrator mainly helps users with their software troubles.
c. Quite often they are called to location.
d. A helpdesk operator must have good telephoning skills.
e. If needed, the operator can get support from other resources.
THINK IT OVER.
• How do you prepare for a job interview? (clothes, information about the firm, arriving on time)
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• What mustn't you do in a job interview? (smoking, shouting, asking arrogant questions, chewing a gum)
• What questions would you expect to get?

application letter kísérolevél álláspályázatra
be good at jó valamibol
CV (Curriculum Vitae) önéletrajz
degree diploma
expert szakérto
financial conditions pénzügyi feltételek
full time teljes munkaido
Helpdesk operator információ-pultos
income jövedelem
job interview felvételi elbeszélgetés
labor market munkaeropiac
Network operator rendszergazda
offer ajánl, ajánlat
part-time job részmunkaido
pay fizetés
(pay)rise fizetésemelés
perform teljesít
post pozíció, beosztás
programming skills programozói készségek
reference letter referencia levél, ajánlólevél
special field szakterület
specialize in szakosodni valamire
System administrator rendszergazda
undergraduate felsooktatásban végzos hallgató
Web designer weblap tervezo, fejleszto
well-paying jól fizeto
working hours munkaido
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Chapter 10. Unit 8 - Father and IT
1.
General topics. Designing a website; Business meetings
IT topics. Downloading and web design
Language focus. Present Perfect; Past Simple; Unless; Wh-Questions; Modal auxiliary: shall
Examination skills. Reading Laptops and Internet services Writing Home page description Summary writing
Speaking Types of computers
Mr. John Martin has worked for his company for twenty years. He still remembers how his colleagues disliked
computers, how his first e-mails arrived and how special it was to access the Internet. Now he cannot imagine
his life without the monitor on his desk and the laptop in his car. Today he has a very special task to perform in
the office: he has to order the company's homepage as the management has decided to start an e-business. He
has contacted some web design experts and has browsed several sites to have an insight into this field. He has
even asked his son, who is studying multimedia development, what specifications he has to define and what
financial conditions he can expect. But he is still not very sure what he wants and what the company really
needs to become a profitable e-trader. So now he decides to phone one of his friends who has recently started his
home page to get some useful advice.
2. Dialogues
1. Alan and Father.
- Hi Alan, how are you doing these days? Still sitting at home with the computer and not even giving a call to
your old friends?
- Hi John, where are you calling from? Don't you want to come over for a beer?
- It's eleven o'clock on a grey Monday! It's too early to start drinking. I have phoned you because I need
your advice. I have a meeting with a web designer in half an hour's time. The problem is I don't really know
what I want.
- I'm afraid nobody can tell you what you want. But of course I can tell you some basic things to remember
when designing a site. There are rules about the layout and structure and others about the contents. Which
shall I start with?
- I think I can decide about the contents. I know what I want to put on the page but I don't know how.
- The best thing would be to ask the designer to prepare several different plans so you can choose the one
you really like. Just remember some basic rules, like
– don't load too much information on one page,
– don't use too many graphics and pictures,
– use a site map to help the visitor,
– apply a search function,
– don't use too many links, and I'm afraid many more.
- Alan, I have a brilliant idea! Why don't you come over and talk to this web Designer with me? I could tell
him about the content and you could give him the technical specifications.
- Sorry, no way, I'm quite happy with my PC and a beer. Unless you are paying...
- Of course, I'm paying. Just come over quickly, because he is arriving in no time!
2. Father and the Web Designer.
- Well, just take a seat. Will you have coffee or mineral water?
- Just water, thanks. I have been in a great hurry to get here on time!
- I'm so sorry but we have to wait a bit more. You know I have invited Mr. White, an old friend of mine to
be present when we talk about this web site.
- It's quite all right. Anyway, this is only a first time. I have thought of showing you some sites I have
designed. Perhaps by looking at them we can decide what you like and what you don't like about them. We
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can even check how fast your PC is at downloading from the Net and perhaps I can talk to your technicians
and ask them about the place and capacity of the Internet server.
- Not so fast, please. Before talking to anyone I will give you a draft of what I need and my friend will tell
you what technical specifications we expect. Then you can give me a quote of the cost, which I have to
present at the managers’ meeting. In case it is accepted ....
3. Match the following words with the definitions.
1. How long has Mr. Martin worked at his present a. He has to meet a web site Designer to talk about
workplace? the new homepage of the company.
2. How does he remember the "golden age" of b. They want to start e-business.
computers?
c. For twenty years.
3. What is his task for today at the firm?
d. When designing a homepage we have to decide
4. How did he prepare for the meeting with the the content and the layout.
designer?
e. He needs the top management's approval.
5. Why does the company need a new homepage?
f. He is just sitting in front of his PC with a glass of
6. What is his friend doing when he calls him from nice cool beer.
the office?
g. He had a look at several web pages and talked to
7. What are the two basic parts of Web design to his son, who studies multimedia design at school.
consider?
h. The colleagues were not very happy with the
8. On what condition will his friend come and take computers.
part in the business meeting with the designer?
i. He will do it if the company pays him.
9. How did the web designer plan to spend the first
meeting with his potential client? j. He wanted to show him some of his home sites
and he planned to get info about the company's
10. Why did Mr. Martin stop the server.
Designermaking further plans?
4. Decide whether the following statements are true, false or don't know (D)!
a. Mr. Martin first used e-mail 20 years ago.
b. He has collected information before he meets the web designer.
c. He thinks he has enough knowledge to tell the designer about his ideas.
d. His friend, Alan is a web designer.
e. Alan can help him with some useful advice about sites.
f. Mr. Martin is asking Alan to help him specify the tasks for the designer.
g. Alan is busy so he is not going to join Mr. Martin in his meeting with the Webmaster.
h. The webmaster has prepared for the meeting.
i. The designer already knows what the company's URL will be.
j. The top management will accept the designer's financial offer if it is reasonable.
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1. A. Give the opposite of the following words.
a. remember ..............................................................
b. like ........................................................................
c. final version ..........................................................
B. Give the synonym of the following words.
a. phone (v) ......................................................................
b. looks (n) .......................................................................
c. expect (v) ......................................................................
d. browse (v) .....................................................................
e. web site (n) ..................................................................
2. Make the following words longer and decide if they are verbs (v), nouns (n) adjectives (adj) or others.
Q: access (v)
A: accessible (adj)
Finance (v) .................................................................

Solve (v) ....................................................................
Graphics (n) ...............................................................
Develop (v) ................................................................
Define (v) ...................................................................
Specify (v) .................................................................
Manage (v) ................................................................
Capable (adj) .............................................................
Quick (adj) .................................................................
Design (n) .................................................................
1. Fill in the blanks with one of the words from the following list. accessible links location graphics
navigation support rules visitors troubleshooting map
If you want to form an opinion about a website you have to follow some important ....................(a). Besides
the design, ....................(b) is very important. If ....................(c) to the site cannot easily find their way they
will never return. Don't use too many ..................(d) you can base on text .....................(e) A site
...................(f) will offer a good overview, a useful .......................(g) page will help with FAQ and
.....................(h) Try not to change the ...................(i) of the navigation elements on each page. Try to make
every page ........................(j) within four clicks.
5. Grammar
1. Turn the following sentences into present perfect by using the changes suggested.
Q: The designer included a lot of useful links. This Web site gives resource materials for university
students.
A: Since the designer included a lot of useful links this Web site has given resource materials for students.
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a. The webmaster made the necessary adjustments. Now it is easier to find the information. Since the
webmaster made the necessary adjustments...
b. They designed a good navigation system for the site. It is easy to navigate. Since they designed a good
navigation system...
c. The company started e-business two years ago. Sales are rising. Since the company started e-business...
d. They employed a new designer. Now the graphics look attractive. Since they employed a new designer...
e. They opened a Support page some months ago. Fewer people phone in. Since they opened a Support
page...
2. Present Perfect or Past Simple? Decide which tense is correct in the following situations. One sentence
has been done for you.
Q: My friend is browsing the Internet now. He ..... the Net two hours ago.
A: He started browsing the Net two hours ago. He .....never ... the Net for so long before.
A: He has never browsed it for so long before.
1. Mr. Martin is talking to a web designer now.
a. He ...................................... to him about the layout of the site for two hours.
b. Yesterday when he phoned him he ....................................... to him about the company's financial
conditions.
2. The web expert is telling him about the basic rules of site structures.
a. He .................... not ....................... him anything about server capacity yet.
b. Before this meeting he .........................(check) the downloading speed of the company's server.
3. They are trying to form a plan for the site map together.
a. They ............................ not ............................ (decide) on the graphics yet.
b. They ................................ (decide) on the content at the previous meeting.
4. They need an Internet address for the site.
a. The Designer ..... already ......... (check) on the available Internet addresses.
b. He ............. (pay) a lot for his URL when he started his business.
5. They want to produce an easy navigation system.
a. The Designer remembers that he .......... (use) too many scrollbars in his first site.
b. He ................... never .................. (use) descriptive Alt text captions so far. Unit 8 Father and IT
3. Use unless in the following sentences. Remember that no negative sentences should be used after
unless.
Q: You easily get lost on this site. There are too many options for the visitor.
A: You easily get lost on this site unless you put fewer options for the visitor.
a. Put a search function into your site. Or you must place a great number of text links all over the page.
b. Don't use multiple scrollbars. Or create a no-frames version of your site.
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c. Offer a pull-down navigation menu. The visitor easily gets lost.
d. Visitors will use the site with no problem. Don't change the location of your navigation elements.
e. Browsers will easily remember your URL. Don't choose a long URL.
f. Keep the number of links down. The visitor will quickly lose his patience and leave the site.
4. Make questions to the underlined part of the following sentences! Use. when where what why what ...
like how
Q: I visited this Web site an hour ago.
A: When did you last visit this Web site?
a. He is meeting a web Designer to talk about the new website.
b. His site is full of graphical buttons and image maps.
c. The color of visited links changes.
d. The visitor feels confused if there are too many alternative paths.
e. You can find answers to most of your questions on the Support page.
f. We can tell if a link has been visited by its color.
5. Use shall in the following situations. Use the hints.
Q: We have two tasks to do for tomorrow. Which .....start with?
A: Which shall we start with?
a. I have to find some photos about an inkjet printer. Which search engine
.................................................................. use?
b. I have to hand in the draft of a homepage. When

.................................................................................................. submit it?
c. We have to prepare the specification before the exam. In what form ..............
................................................. attach it?
d. We have to register for the presentation. Where .................... send the form?
e. I have to draw a flowchart. What symbols ...................................... apply?
f. We have to read a book on data protection. Whose book ...................... buy?
1. Look at the Zaj Website picture and write a few sentences about it. Use the words from the unit:
scrollbar, navigation, location of graphics, text links, downloading time, options, frame, alternative
path, etc. Look at the Zaj Website picture on page 71 and write a few sentences about it. Use the words
from the unit: scrollbar, navigation, location of graphics, text links, downloading time, options, frame,
alternative path, etc.
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1. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks in the summary below.
a. Internet High-Wire Act With an 8-Pound Laptop. Last month, Lufthansa began testing in-flight
broadband Internet service provided by 'Connexion by Boeing'®, on one of its 747-400's between
Frankfurt and Washington, with plans to extend the service on about 80 jets next year. British Airways,
noting that 75 percent of its business travelers carry laptops and say that they are ready to try in-flight
Internet access, began testing the Connexion system last week on a 747-400 between New York and
London. Japan Airlines and S.A.S. have plans to offer the service next year. Among hotels, Marriott
International recently introduced wireless high-speed Internet service at more than 400 hotels in the
United States, Britain and Germany. Various satellite-based technologies to provide high-speed Internet
access were announced. "People don't want to change their habits when they get on an airplane," said
Stanley. A survey estimates that about a fifth of all passengers on long flights will shell out the $25 to $35
it will cost for laptop access on intercontinental flights.
Last month Lufthansa began testing the b..........(a) Internet service on one of its flights. It is planning to
introduce this s..............(b) in other 80 jets later. British Airways is testing a similar service for its
travelers carrying l..........(c) on board. The Japanese are thinking of o.............. (d) this facility next year.
Marriott International has installed w.........(e) high-s.............(f) Internet access in several hotels in three
different countries. About 20 p..................(g) of passengers on long flights are ready to pay the price for
laptop a................(h) on intercontinental flights.
THINK IT OVER.
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of a laptop?
• What types of computers have you ever used?
• What are very small computers good for?
• And very big ones?

accept elfogad
apply alkalmaz, használ
basic alapveto
cost költség
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Designer tervezo
download, load letölteni, tölteni
draft vázlat
perform a task véghezvinni, teljesíteni egy feladatot
present bemutat
quote árajánlatot adni
rule szabály
search function keresofunkció
site map honlaptérkép
specification specifikáció, feladatmeghatározás
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Chapter 11. Unit 9 - Surprise for the
Birthday
1.
General topics. Family celebrations
IT topics. CD burners Downloading music Mailbox
Language focus. Modal Auxiliaries: can/could/would/will/have to/must; Adjectives and Adverbs; Conditionals;
Present Tenses and Future Time
Examination skills. Reading CD burners and drives Writing Guided composition: writing e-mails Speaking
Downloading, pirating
Frank is going to have his twentieth birthday at the weekend. The whole family is preparing for the great day
with something special. Frank has decided to celebrate with friends on Saturday so the family meal, with
grandmother present, will be on Sunday. Family members have asked him several times about his wishes, but he
hasn't really come up with anything new. Of course he would need a new PC with more memory and high-tech
peripheries such as a scanner, a microphone or a color printer, but he knows the limits of the family budget very
well. He could spend a lot of money on new software too but now he has to make his choice quickly. As
recently he has started collecting music CDs he has decided to ask for a CD burner. He knows that downloading
from the Internet is not really legal, but all his friends do the same regularly. He often gets e-mails from friends
who forward him useful URLs from where he could easily access great music, but without the CD burner it is a
bit complicated. So this is what he has told his mother to buy and this is what he is going to get. Blank CDs,
good books, some new clothes will be next to his plate on the Sunday table as well, but he won't waste too much
time on them. He will quickly phone Peter to ask him to come over and help him install the precious new
device.
2. Dialogues
1. Frank on the phone.
- Hi, Peter! I have got it finally! Can you come over quickly?
- What are you talking about?
- The CD burner! Don't you remember? I have received it from my parents.
- Yes, of course, it was your birthday yesterday. And I completely forgot! What can I get you?
- Could you bring me some blank CDs? And I know you have some URLs where we can download some
good music from.
- Do your parents know what you want to use the burner for? Your father must know that downloading is
illegal!
- Well, I don't think he cares. And anyway he thinks I want to make a backup copy of my documents and
of the sites I'm designing for school. He has already asked me to save his files on a CD too. So are you
coming?
- Of course, but we are still eating.
- So see you in an hour, OK?
- OK!
2. Frank and Mother are having a chat.
- Did your friends wish you a happy birthday?

- Ah, yes, I got lots of e-mails, including some funny e-cards, and I got a voice-mail too.
- Really? Can I hear it? I have never ever sent a voicemail to anybody. And to tell you the truth, I don`t
know how to send one either.
- Then it is high time for you to learn.
- How does it actually work?
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- Well, do you know anything about analogue and digital signals?

- Not really.
- OK, it doesn't matter. So, what happens is: the caller dictates the message, and it is converted into digital
signals and stored in a voice mailbox.
- And how can we listen to it?
- When you want to listen to it, you dial the mailbox, and the message is converted back to analogue
signals and delivered in audio form. So, do you want to listen to it?
- “HELLO, FRANK, IT'S JOHNNY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!”
1. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
a. Frank wanted new software for his birthday.
b. A CD burner is necessary to download and store music.
c. He got a lot of different things for his birthday.
d. Frank could install the CD burner without any help.
e. When listening to voicemails, the message is delivered in digital form.
1. Answer with one word or fill in the gaps.
a. Synonym of ’difficult’ ......................................................................................
b. Opposite of ’analogue’ .....................................................................................
c. A message which can be listened to on the computer .....................................
d. A device for saving data on CDs .....................................................................
e. Synonym of ’change’ ........................................................................................
f. When do you ............................................................................ your birthday?
g. I can ............................................................. this message to you if you want.
h. Don't ................................................................... your time on useless things!
i. To put a gadget into operation ..........................................................................
j. Voicemails are stored here until the receiver listens to them ...........................
2. How do you make the opposites of the following adjectives?
Q: legal
A: illegal
a. regular
b. useful
c. careful
d. expensive
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e. helpful
f. efficient
g. experienced
h. accessible
5. Grammar
1. Adjectives and Adverbs – Choose the right word.
Q: The children are playing in the garden
A: happily.
a. Look into this matter careful/carefully!
b. Why is my computer so slow/slowly?
c. Don't be so quiet/quietly. Say something.
d. He installed this software good/well.
e. Could you explain this material to me clear/clearly?
f. Computer operators are bad/badly paid at this firm.
g. I can understand your problem perfect/perfectly.
h. He can take beautiful/beautifully photos.
i. She asked me about it angry/angrily.
j. You must work hard/hardly to earn enough money.
2. Put the following verbs into the gaps. Use Present Perfect. buy install put finish (2x) listen go prepare
take read
a. Jim ......................................... the new software.
b. ........... you ............... using the Internet yet?
c. I would like to talk to Peter. Where ............. he.............. ?
d. She ....................................... any computer magazines yet.
e. They .............. already ................. having dinner.
f. I can't find my CDs. Somebody ................... them.
g. .............. you ................. everything for the birthday party yet?
h. Carol ............... already .................. to all her voicemails.
i. .............. you ................. the new CD burner into operation?
j. Mother ........................... the birthday presents yet.
3. Put the appropriate Modal Auxiliaries into the gaps. can could would will have to must
a. If it rains tomorrow, he .................. play computer games all day.
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b. You .................. quit this program. It doesn't run properly.
c. What .................. you buy if you won the jackpot?
d. This Internet café .................. be fantastic. It is always full of people.
e. ................ you come over and help me to install this new gadget?
f. This resort is fantastic. I .................. spend my whole life here.
g. I guess, Joe .................... lend you his digital camera for a week.
h. Jenny ..................... repair the printer as soon as possible.
i. Why don't you speak about it? You ..................... know the answer!
j. Dave ........................ download some fantastic MP3’s yesterday until he was disconnected.
4. Transform the following requests always starting with He asked me to ... or He asked me not to ...
Q: Could you fix my scanner please?
A: He asked me to fix his scanner.
a. Could you remove this jammed sheet from my printer, please?
b. Can you help me with this reference letter?
c. Why don't you give him a hand in replacing the cartridge?
d. Don't be so impatient with your young programmers!
e. Please, don't eat over the keyboard!
f. Could you please not scratch my monitor with your pen?
5. Decide which tense is correct in the following sentences. Choose between imple uture and Simple
resent.
Q: If file swapping ... (be) illegal, I ... copy my friend's CDs.
A: If file swapping is illegal, I will copy my friend's CDs.
a. If you ........ (run) out of paper, you ... (have) to go to the stationer's.
b. When the students ......... (be) bored with the Internet, you ........... (give) them some game software.
c. After the computer ............................ (be) plugged in, the operation system ........................ (boot) itself.
d. He ......... (employ) a Network Administrator if the company ......... (buy) new PCs.
e. By the time the program ....... (be downloaded) you ... (finish) editing this document.
f. The secretary ........ (make) a backup copy before she ........ (switch) off the computer.
6. Do you often use e-mail? What is your e-mail address? Can you name the parts of it? The following
exercise will help you.
<jimmy@tpp.com.ca>
a. Which part of this e-mail address refers to the country?
b. Which is the user id?
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c. Which is the domain name?
d. Which is the type of organization?
e. What does .com mean?
1. This is an e-mail for Frank. Read it and write thereply.
To: Frank
Subject: Happy Birthday!
Dear Frank,
It's ages since we met. How are you? I am doing a computer course now. I need it for my job. I started it in
October. It takes 2 months. It includes computer hardware, I mean operation and maintenance, introduction
to computer networks and problem solving. I can also select some optional modules like introduction to
programming or system analysis. Unfortunately, I can't decide what to choose. Which one do you
recommend?
Also, I know, it is your birthday today. So, happy birthday to you! I have also sent you an e-card, I hope,
you will like it. It would be lovely to meet somewhere just to say "happy birthday to you" in person too.
What about the Corner Internet Café in Park Road tomorrow afternoon?
I'm looking forward to your reply.
Bye
Alison
1. This is a CD burner ad. Read it and answer the questions.
How CD Burners Work. In 2000, one of the biggest news stories was the rise of Napster and similar file-
sharing programs. With these programs, you could get an MP3 version of just about any song you want
without shelling out a dime. The record companies were fairly upset over this turn of events, and
understandably so: they weren't making any money off the distribution of their product to millions of people.
An external writable CD drive, also called a CD burner, help you take music or data files from your computer
and make your own CDs. But there was money to be made on the "Napster revolution," as electronics
manufacturers and retailers soon discovered. In 1999, 2000 and early 2001, sales of CD burners and blank
CD-Recordable discs skyrocketed. Suddenly it was feasible for the average person to gather songs and make
their own CDs, and music-mix makers everywhere wanted to get their hands on the means of production.
Today, writable CD drives (CD burners) are standard equipment in new PCs, and more and more audio
enthusiasts are adding separate CD burners to their stereo systems. In less than five years, CDs have eclipsed
cassette tapes as the mix medium of choice.
a. Napster is a file-sharing program which came out in 2000.
b. With the help of Napster one could access music without paying.
c. The record industry realized they were losing a lot of money.
d. The rise of file-sharing programs meant a great loss for all the IT industry.
e. The production of recordable CDs began in 1999.
f. Most new PCs are produced today with a CD burner/writer.
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g. Today more CDs than cassette tapes are manufactured.
2. The following reading passage explains how CD drives work. Read the text and answer the questions
with one word or expression. CDs store music and other files in digital form – that is, the information on
the disc is represented by a series of 1s and 0s. In conventional CDs, these 1s and 0s are represented by
millions of tiny bumps and flat areas on the disc's reflective surface. The bumps and flats are arranged in a
continuous track that measures about 0.5 microns (millionths of a meter) across and 3.5 miles (5 km) long.
To read this information, the CD player passes a laser beam over the track. When the laser passes over a flat
area in the track, the beam is reflected directly to an optical sensor on the laser assembly. The CD player
interprets this as a 1. When the beam passes over a bump, the light is bounced away from the optical sensor.
The CD player recognizes this as a 0. A CD player guides a small laser along the CD's data track. In
conventional CDs, the flat areas, or lands, reflect the light back to the laser assembly; the bumps deflect the
light so it does not bounce back. The bumps are arranged in a spiral path, starting at the center of the disc.
The CD player spins the disc while moving the laser assembly outward from the middle. To keep the laser
scanning the data track at a constant speed, the player must slow the disc as the assembly moves outward.
a. In what form do CDs store music?
b. How long is the track on the surface of a traditional CD?
c. What are the 1s and 0s represented by?
d. What reads the information from the track?
e. Which is reflected as a 1, the bump or the flat part?
f. Which part is the beginning? The centre or the outer edge?
g. How can the scanning speed be kept at a constant pace?
THINK IT OVER.
• What do you think about pirating?
• What do most people download illegally?
• or what companies are hot downloads a great loss? Why?

analogue analóg
backup copy biztonsági másolat
budget költségvetés
CD burner CD író
convert átalakít
decide dönt, határoz
dictate diktál
digital digitális
forward továbbít
install installál, üzembe helyez
limit korlát
message üzenet
peripheries külső, periféria
precious értékes
prepare készül, készít
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regularly rendszeresen
scanner szkenner, lapolvasó
store tárol
useful hasznos
voicemail hangüzenet
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Chapter 12. Review 3
1. Separate the following words according to the following headings. application letter; rarely; alternative
path; angrily; network operator; work experience; regularly; search function; well-paid job; scrollbar;
beautifully; system administrator; CV; full time; pay rise; reference letter; site map; structure; pictures;
happily; URL address; bookmark; help desk operator; badly; browser; financial conditions; well; human
resources; webmaster; graphics; links to other sites; refresh; layout; information; pull-down navigation
menu
Jobs Internet-related words Labor market Adverbs
application letter
2. Write down the following expressions in full.
Q: ISP
A: Internet Service Provider
a. WAN .......................................................................................................................
b. PC .......................................................................................................................
c. LAN .......................................................................................................................
d. ROM .......................................................................................................................
e. RAM .......................................................................................................................
f. CD .......................................................................................................................
g. HDD .......................................................................................................................
2. Grammar
1. Write down the opposites of the following sentences.
Q: I have already read these books.
A: I haven't read these books yet.
a. She sent an e-mail to her brother yesterday. .........................................................
b. They have never designed a website. ....................................................................
c. Have you posted the application letter to that firm yet? .......................................
.................................................................................................................................
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d. They didn't find the URL. ......................................................................................
e. Joanna can talk to the Helpdesk Manager. ............................................................
f. They haven't decided to repair that faulty printer yet. ..........................................

.................................................................................................................................
g. Frank will buy a new CD burner if he has enough money. ...................................

.................................................................................................................................
h. If you press that button, the computer will print that document. ..........................
.................................................................................................................................
2. Match the following halves of conditional sentences.
1. If you don't press 'save' regularly, a. unless you give them proper names.
2. If Joe were a good programmer, b. you can lose your data.
3. You will forget the content of your files c. if too many programs are open at the same time.
4. If you choose an easy password, d. he could apply for that job.
5. Your computer can freeze e. a good guesser can access your computer.
6. You can't access that website f. if you wrote a good CV.
7. You would get that position g. without a password.
3. Finish the following conditional sentences with your own words.
Q: If I won the lottery jackpot,...
A: I would buy a Mercedes.
a. If I had enough money, .........................................................................................
b. They would print that document ...........................................................................
c. Users won't print this website ................................................................................
d. He could find that website easily ...........................................................................
e. If you don't update your page regularly, ...............................................................
f. You will be tired .....................................................................................................
4. Present Perfect. What has happened in the following situations?
Q: Jack didn't have a car. Now he has a car.
A: He has bought a car.
a. Jack had a CD burner. Now he hasn't got a CD burner. ........................................
b. The printer was on. Now it is off. .........................................................................
c. The price of an average mobile phone was 40.000 HUF in 1990. Now it is only 20.000.
....................................................................................................................
d. Frank was here 10 minutes ago. Now he is in a shop. ..........................................
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e. Julie was at the post office 15 minutes ago. Now she is here. ..............................
5. Are the underlined parts of the sentences below right or wrong? Correct the wrong ones.
Q: J. Neumann has invented the computer.
A: (WRONG! invented)
a. How many web pages has your Dad designed?
b. Have you read my e-card yet?
c. Jerry has given up his job the day before yesterday.
d. I can't remember my password. I forgot it completely.
e. Jenny left the university in 2000.
f. I didn't check my e-mails today.
g. When was this book published?
6. Put the verb into the correct form: Present Perfect or Past Simple.
Q: Where is your floppy disc? I don't know. I ... it. (lose) u
A: I have lost it.
a. John ... just ... this CD for me. (burn) ....................................................................
b. They ... the website yesterday. (compile) ..............................................................
c. She ... the notebook 2 weeks ago. (buy) ................................................................
d. I ... already ... to the USA. (be) .............................................................................
e. ... you ... this document yet? (save) .......................................................................
f. At last! I ... my final exams! (pass) .......................................................................
g. Where ... you ... that fantastic mouse? (buy) .........................................................
1. Read the following articles about John Neumann and Bill Gates, then fill in the missing verbs in the
right form.
von Neumann, John. (1903-1957), world-famous Mathematician who was professor of mathematical
physics in the University and later a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, was born on December 28,
1903, the son of a well-to-do banker in Budapest, Hungary. From the age of thirteen he showed an interest in
mathematics, which was fostered by his teachers at the Lutheran High School of Budapest. After graduation
from high school, von Neumann studied chemistry for two years in Berlin and for two years in Zurich but
spent much of his time with mathematicians, taking a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Budapest not
long after receiving his chemistry diploma at Zurich. Thereafter, he concentrated on mathematics and
theoretical physics in further study at Göttingen and Hamburg and after 1927. In 1929 von Neumann
accepted an invitation to come to Princeton as a visiting professor for one term. Later he spent one term each
year in Princeton and one in Germany until 1933 when, at the age of 30, he accepted appointment as the
youngest and one of the first professors in the newly founded Institute for Advanced Study. In 1937 he
became a United States citizen. In collaboration with the University's Class of 1913 Professor of Political
Economy, Oskar Morgenstern, he developed further the interest in game theory. Their joint endeavors
resulted in Theory of Games and Economic Behavior (published by Princeton University Press in 1944).
Probably the best known and most dramatic of von Neumann's accomplishments was his development of one
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of the speediest, most accurate, and most useful computers, which made the essential calculations that
enabled the United States to build and test its first full model of the hydrogen bomb. In the summer of 1955,
only a few months after his appointment to the Atomic Energy Commission, von Neumann became ill with
what was soon diagnosed as cancer. His last public appearance came early in 1956 when, in a wheelchair at
the White House, he received the Medal of Freedom from President Eisenhower. That April he was taken to
Walter Reed Hospital where he died on February 8, 1957.
William H. Gates. - Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation William (Bill) H. Gates
is chairman and chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft employs more than 50,000
people in 78 countries and regions. Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters.
Gates attended public elementary school at the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in
software and began programming computers at age 13. In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a
freshman. He has developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer.
Under Gates' leader-ship, Microsoft's mission has been to continually advance and improve software
technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers. Gates
has written Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve
business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in
more than 60 countries. Gates' previous book, The Road Ahead, was published in 1995, held the No. 1 spot
on the New York Times' bestseller list. Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit
organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development. Gates has invested with
cellular telephone pioneer Craig McCaw in Teledesic, which is working on an ambitious plan to employ
hundreds of low-orbit satellites to provide a worldwide two-way broadband telecommunications service.
Philanthropy is also important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, have endowed a foundation with more
than $24 billion to support philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning.
John Neumann.
He was a famous mathematician and also the inventor of the first computer.
a. He ............. born in Budapest.
b. He ...................................... at the Lutheran High School.
c. He .................................................... a lot of time with mathematicians in Zurich.
d. When he ............................ 30, he ................. a job in a new institute in the USA.
e. He also ................................................... the game theory with Oskar Morgentern.
f. He ................................................. the most useful computers.
g. He ................................ ill in 1955.
h. He ................................ in 1957.
Bill Gates.
He has developed BASIC programming language for the first microcomputer.
a. The mission of his firm ...................................... to develop software technology.
b. He ................................................... two books.
c. He ..................................................... a lot of money to non-profit organizations.
d. He ................................. a lot of money in a firm to employ special satellites to provide a better

telecommunications service.
e. He and his wife ...................... a foundation to support global health and learning.
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Chapter 13. Unit 10 - Gadgets and
More Gadgets
1.
General topics. Household devices; Doing shopping
IT topics. Search Smart Gadgets
Language focus. Present Perfect; For/Since; Passive Voice 1; Questions
Examination skills. Reading Gadget Man Writing Describing gadgets Speaking Useful and useless gadgets
Have you got a food processor at home? And a bread-kneading machine? What about a large freezer with ice
cubes dropping out of it on nice hot summer afternoons? Or even better: an ice-maker in the car? Or perhaps
you don't care for everyday comfort? You just want to sit back and relax. Then you could probably do with a
palmtop or electronic organizer! What about a cell phone that reminds you of birthdays and deadlines? Or
perhaps a mapping system in your car? Buy our latest invention, the pen drive! No battery, no more cables are
required. Just attach it to your USB port and no more removable hard disk drives are needed! No more faded
family photo albums! What you need is a VideoChip Wallet. Your digital photos can be viewed in bright colors
on the special LCD display! Why don't you buy the world's smallest MP3 player? With the Casio Wristwatch
MP3 player even the worst math class can be made enjoyable. Jack is sitting at his desk with printed
advertisements about gadgets and electronic devices around him. He has even put down some ideas. Still he
feels he has not one idea in his head about what to write in an essay for his literature lesson. The essay with the
title “Could you live without electronic gadgets?” must be written by tomorrow. He is stuck. Perhaps Peter is at
home. He always has clever ideas. No, he is out, of course! He could check Google. Though, he has always
known that too much information is no information. A search for “electronic gadgets” has given 1.289.260
results with sub-categories like Shopping, House and Gardening, Kitchen and Dining, and Industrial Gadgets.
After he has browsed the 16 results under the category “Magnets” and has read a lot of crazy things about fridge
door magnets and dining room devices, he realizes he has to ask for help.
2. Dialogues
1. Mother and Jack.
- Mum, if you had to write an essay with the title “Could you live without electronic gadgets?”, what would
you write about?
- Jack, you know that I never do your homework.
- I haven't asked you to do it for me. Just help with some good ideas!
- All right, if I were you I would first find out what electronic gadgets can be found in a house and what
they are used for. Then I would check how often they are used and if there are some that are never used. You
know people often buy them because they look nice or seem useful but later they are just forgotten and left
on a top shelf. Then I would try to draw a general conclusion like “gadgets don't make us happier” or “the
more gadgets you have at home, the easier your life becomes”, just as you think.
- But mother, do you really think that gadgets can make our life easier?
- Of course, I don't, it was just a stupid example to make you think. I'm happy that you have asked me! I
have just the opposite opinion. Although we need gadgets and devices to keep us comfortable, let's not forget
that money, comforts and technology are not everything!
- Well Mother, now I know the moral, but what should I write in the essay?
2. Jack and Peter on the phone later that afternoon.
- Peter, you are back, finally! Where have you been? I badly need you.
- Well, you know that Dad is going to have his birthday tomorrow and my mother has asked me to help her
buy a digital camera.
- Have you bought it?
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- No, because there will be a sale from next week when all the electronic products in that shop will be half
price.
- Have you seen anything really exciting?
- It depends. Mother was quite excited about a microwave oven that can grill and bake and has automatic
settings for time and weight.
- But your micro was bought only two years ago! I still remember how happy your Mother was!
- Yes, you are right. But Mother thinks this one is smarter and will look much better with its shining
surface!
- As a matter of fact this is exactly what we have to write our essay for the literature lesson on. Have you
forgotten?
- What is it? Gadgets in our home?
a. An ice-maker in the car is much better than a freezer which makes ice-cubes in the summer.
b. A cell phone can call your attention to anniversaries in the family, or deadlines.
c. You don't have to remove your hard disk drive any more if you have a USB port.
d. In a faded photo album the pictures are not sharp and colorful, but they're haggard and wrinkled.
e. With the smallest MP3 player you can listen to music during the lessons at school.
f. Jack asked for help, because he found too many results while searching on the Internet.
g. Jack's Mother has done her son's homework.
h. Peter doesn't want to buy a digital camera for his Father, because it is too expensive.
1. Read the following definitions, and find out the word.
a. This is a small palmtop device which contains a calendar with all the important dates, and also an address
book.
b. You put these small, cold things into your drink in summer, when the weather is hot.
c. It is like a photo album, but you don't have to develop the film to make the photos.
d. It is an everyday gadget that shows you the time. You wear it on your wrist. The smallest MP3 player is
built into one.
e. The synonym of ’writing down your ideas’.
f. Synonym of ’composition’.
g. When you can buy the products cheaper in a shop.
h. An input device for taking pictures. It has an electronic lens.
2. Match the opposites of the following words.
a. freezer 1. useless
b. enjoyable 2. heater
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c. faded 3. hard
d. boring 4. boring
e. ice 5. fire
f. easy 6. sharp
g. useful 7. exciting
5. Grammar
1. Read the following situations and write sentences in Present Perfect.
Q: John's shoes were very dirty a few minutes ago. But now they're shining. What has happened?
A: John has cleaned his shoes.
a. There wasn't anything written on this paper an hour ago. But Jack was thinking for a long time, and finally
the essay is ready. ..................................
...........................................................................................................................
b. Mother and Father were watching TV at half past nine. But now it is ten o'clock, the TV isn't on. They are
sleeping. .....................................................
...........................................................................................................................
c. Peter has always wanted to buy a digital camera. He had a film camera before, but now I can't believe my
eyes! He is taking a photo of us with a digital camera!
...............................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
d. Julie is in her office. She changed her password yesterday. But now she is in trouble. She wants to start
her computer, but she doesn't remember her password.
..........................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
e. My PC broke down yesterday. I phoned the system administrator and asked him to find and mend the
fault. This morning when I came into the office I found a note saying:
......................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
2. Ask questions beginning Have you ever ...? using the following words. After writing down the
questions, answer them. You can use the following expressions. no never yes once/twice/three times. Yes,
many times. no, never.
Q: Forget/password?
A: Have you ever forgotten your password?
a. Install/programs? ..............................................................................................
b. Use/palmtop computer? ....................................................................................
c. Eat/Chinese restaurant? ....................................................................................
d. Take/digital photos? ..........................................................................................
e. Be/New York ....................................................................................................
f. Lose/wallet? ......................................................................................................
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3. Complete the sentences in the way shown.
Q: I know Sarah. I ...... for a long time.
A: I have known Sarah for a long time.
a. Julie often types documents. She ................................................. all her life.
b. Peter lives in London. He ......................................... in London since 1996.
c. They have a notebook. They ................................. a notebook for 4 months.
d. Carol is ill. She .................................. ill since Monday.
e. I'm learning Computer English. I ...................................... Computer English since September.
f. Dad is developing a new program for his company. Dad ............................... a program for a month.
g. Jack writes an essay every week. Jack ....................................... essays since he started this school.
4. Look at the underlined expressions in the exercise above. Make questions with How long...?
How long have you known Sarah?
5. Write for or since in the following sentences.
a. We have been waiting for you ......................... an hour.
b. This software has been in the market ...................... Christmas.
c. The new program has been installed .......................... 2 months.
d. This supermarket has used barcode technology ........................ 1999.
e. They have designed websites ...................... they started the company.
f. She has studied programming ........................ she passed her GCSE exams.
g. Carla has had an Internet access .......................... last Thursday.
6. Present Conditional. Match the following half sentences and make a meaningful one.
a. If you put this diskette near a magnetic field, a. the computer would freeze.
b. If you pressed the arrow key, b. you would destroy the data on it.
c. If you didn't type the correct password, c. you would often buy ink cartridges.
d. If you added a bigger memory to your computer, d. you wouldn't have access to the emails.
e. If you moved the mouse to the right, e. the whole network would fail.
f. If there was a mistake with the central server, f. the cursor would move.
g. If you had an inkjet printer, g. it would be much faster.
h. If you left open several programs, h. the cursor would move to the right too.
7. Passive Voice. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form either in Present, or
Past tense. alter save enter justify send check start re-format
New information was entered into this file yesterday.
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a. Some data in the document ................... regularly.
b. This file .................... to a disc an hour ago.
c. All the information ............................ to him via e-mail.
d. The tool bar ........................ last week.
e. This new application .............................. last month.
f. This document is not OK. Why ................... it ..........................?
g. The spelling ................................... 2 minutes ago.
1. Look around in your home and write about the gadgets there. Choose from the following list: freezer,
mixer, food processor, vacuum cleaner, micro, hair dryer, loud-speaker
Write about the followings:
a. How often do you use them?
b. Which do you like and which you don't?
c. Where are they and why?
d. If there are some you never use, why not?
e. What do they look like?
1. 1. Decide whether the following sentences below this text are true or false.
Express Shipping available for Holidays and Special Occasions. Want to "Watch" your Calories?? Get it?
No huh.... Well anyway, with this nifty watch you can check your heart rate, calculate calories burned while
exercising, plus it's a stop watch and more....
Please call Our Toll Free Order Line - 1-888-499-7787 for pricing and ordering.
Calorie and Heart Rate Wach.
Bookmark Dictionary. Ever wish that you had a dictionary handy while reading? The Bookmark Dictionary
is the solution. Not only is it a 50,000 word dictionary, a programmable alarm clock (For Really Boring
Books I Guess.....) and calculator - its ultra slim design allows it to be utilized as a BOOKMARK!
Alert Light. This cool little light even has a compass so you can find your way around in a Shopping Mall!
Then if you lose your car, you can quickly blow the whistle for help.
Hmmmmm.... There is a hurricane raging outside and the lights went out! The only sound you hear above the
sound of the rain and the howling wind is "bzz" as the fly buzzes your head in the dark! What do you do?
Why...., reach for your battery operated Electronic insect Zapper of course!
a. This page is probably the home site of totally stupid and unnecessary gadgets.
b. If you order a gadget it will be sent to you by ship.
c. The Bookmark Dictionary has this name because it is as thin as a bookmark.
d. If you want to get information by phone, you have to pay for the call.
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e. The Swatter is a device to keep you in light if electricity goes out in a hurricane.
f. If you buy a Heart Rate Watch, it will be good for sports too.
2. Read the following features describing a gadget and try to decide what it can be?
• Easily installs in all types of footwear.
• Use while snowboarding, skiing, bicycling, horseback riding, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and other
general outdoor activities.
• Easily installed on custom insoles.
• Battery Packs easily attach to secure area of footwear.
• Heat controlled by easy-to-adjust, temperature setting dial.
• Recharges in approximately 12 hours.
• Battery Pack LED light indicates power is on or off.
• Lasts up to 13 hours on a single charge.
• Shock proof.
THINK IT OVER.
• Think of gadgets that are totally useless!
• Why do people buy them?
• Have you got useless gadgets at home? Where do you keep them?

bread-kneading machine kenyérdagasztó gép
deadline határidő
electronic organizer menedzserkalkulátor
food processor konyhai robotgép
freezer fagyasztógép
gadget eszköz, gép
HDD (Hard Disk Drive) winchester
ice-maker fagylaltgép, fagyasztógép
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) LCD kijelző
microwave oven mikrohullámú sütő
mapping system elektronikus térkép
pen drive USB Flash memóriameghajtó
removable eltávolítható
sub-category alcsoport
surface felület
USB (Universal Serial Bus) port univerzális soros busz port
wristwatch karóra
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Chapter 14. Unit 11 - Security
Problems in the Family
1.
General topics. Getting help with the PC; Safe computer usage
IT topics. Viruses and protection; Safety rules
Language focus. Participles; Past Continuous; Conditional; Passive Voice 2; To be able to
Examination skills. Reading Questionnaire on data protection and Backups Writing Describing a pie chart
Speaking Data protection, viruses
When Frank got home from college he found the family in crisis. Mother was nervously clicking through her
documents saved in her folder on the computer, Jack was shouting something to Peter, holding some strange-
looking book and Judy was explaining something to Father with red eyes and a dripping nose. What had
happened? It took Frank some time before he could find out what it was. Everybody was so happy with the 24-
hour Internet service and the opportunity of downloading from the Internet that they completely forgot about
security and virus scanning. The result was a tragedy! Just an hour ago Mother wanted to find a file stored
among her personal folders and she was shocked to see that several files had names unknown to her and others
had become unreadable. All she could see was squares and dots. She got even more hysterical when Jack started
to explain about viruses and data security. And it was still the beginning! When Judy realized that all her work
collecting information for her paper on the life of jungle animals to be published in the school journal's biology
section was gone, she started crying and blaming Jack. Jack knew something had to be done and could hopefully
be done as well, so he phoned Peter. Now they are talking about the damage done by the virus.
2. Dialogues
1. Mother and Jack.
- Peter, could you tell me what a virus actually is?

- It is similar to a biological virus. It is a small program that infects the computer system and can even
reproduce itself. When the user runs the infected program it is loaded into memory carrying the virus. It can
then infect other programs until the computer is switched off.
- Do you think this is what has happened to our PC?
- I'm sure. It may have been infected and now a trigger event has activated it.
- What do you mean by a trigger event?
- It can be anything such as your Mother pressing a particular key or using a function button.
- Can a virus delete files or rename them?
- Even worse than that. Have you heard of a Trojan virus?
- Well, I'm afraid we have to stop now. There is an emergency here! Do you think you can do something to
restore the missing files?
- I'm afraid nothing can be done. Have backup copies been made?
- Not yet. You know that we have had the CD burner for some weeks. I have been thinking of saving
everything on a CD, but time is always so short!
- Well, now time will be long for you to restore all your lost files and tidy up in your directories!
- But first we have to install some virus-scanning software unless we want to get in the same mess again!
2. Mother and Jack.
- Frank, you have got to help.

- What is it again?
- It's not only Mum. My documents are gone too.
- What about backup copies?
- Well, actually, I can't find my floppies.
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- Yes, you are so untidy! I think I'll have to consult some resource materials.
- Like what?
- On the Internet, of course! I'll type in 'data security' and search through the useful results.
- What will you do if you get too many results?
- I'll probably call a friend who has learned about data protection and security at school.
After Frank has talked to his friend and has successfully replaced the lost files and tidied up the documents
he puts up a list of basic rules on the wall behind the PC. Here is what Frank has included:
- Make backups at frequent intervals!
- Update the virus scanning software from time to time!
- Don't open email attachments from unknown senders!
- Don't subscribe to discussion forums or chat groups unless very important!
- Don't give our email address to salespeople or for marketing purposes!
- Don't tell anyone your password, it is confidential information!
a. Mother was clicking through her documents, because she was nervous and hysteric.
b. A virus infected the files of the family.
c. Judy thought that it was Jack's fault her files were lost.
d. Mother couldn't read her documents because of the virus infection.
e. A computer virus is exactly the same as a biological virus.
f. A virus can infect other files or programs while the computer is on.
g. You always have to make backup copies to be able to restore the lost files in case of virus infection.
h. It is much easier to get a virus if you order newsletters and subscribe to forums and chat groups.
a. Synonym of a ’difficult and serious situation’.
b. A process when you want to get back your lost data.
c. A piece of information that nobody should know.
d. To order and pre-pay for newspapers and forums.
e. To name something again.
f. Synonym of ’data security’.
1. Match the following words from columns A and B.
a. strange-looking 1. data
b. dripping 2. document
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c. hysteric 3. file
d. unknown 4. information
e. non-readable 5. nose
f. lost 6. book
g. missing 7. software
h. virus-scanning 8. hint
i. useful 9. function
j. activated 10. person
6. Grammar
1. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences. Use the Participles from the text above.
Q: Wait until the ... program stops. (run)
A: Wait until the running program stops.
a. Frank tried to restore all the ................................................ documents (lose)
b. She didn't want to open the attachment from an ............... sender. (know)
c. Some files were ..................................... here. Where have they gone? (miss)
d. You must restore the .................................. files. (infect)
e. . Who is that ................................. girl over there? (cry)
f. You have to install the ................................ software unless you want to lose your files again! (virus-scan)
g. The virus infection started with an ....................... function. (activate)
2. Past Continuous Tense. Fill in the gaps. What do you think the members of the family were doing when
Frank arrived home?
Q: The cat ................... milk in the kitchen. (drink)
A: The cat was drinking milk in the kitchen.
a. Mother ................................. among her documents. (click)
b. Jack and Peter ......................................................................... (shout)
c. Jack .................................... something about viruses and lost files. (explain)
d. Judy ................................................. Jack. (blame)
e. Father ............................................... in his study. (work)
Answer the following questions.
f. What were you doing at 6 a.m.?
g. What was your Mother doing when you arrived home yesterday?
3. Second Conditional. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences. Use the words in brackets.
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Q: If your security system ....... improvement, you .......... invest some money. (need/have to)
A: If your security system needed improvement, you would have to invest some money.
a. The files ............... infected now if you ............. the virus scanning program regularly. (be/refresh)
b. She ............... her files if she .................................. back copies. (lose/make)
c. If you ....................... the attachments from unknown senders, your programs .....................................
infected. (open/be)
d. If you ................ your e-mail address to salespeople for marketing purposes, you ........................................
hundreds of junk mails. (give/get)
e. If you ............. your password to other people, they .............................. your confidential data. (tell/access)
4. Make the necessary changes to the following sentences - use the different forms of be able to.
Q: He cannot touch-type. (never, learn)
A: He has never been able to touch-type.
a. They can't spend more money on virus-scanning software. (Next year, more)
b. She couldn't set the spell-check program. (so far)
c. I'm sorry but now I cannot type this for you. (But tomorrow)
d. I couldn't buy the modem last week. (Perhaps next week)
e. Last year we could learn how to write a program in C. (This year, ... in Java)
5. Decide whether the following sentences are in Passive or Active Voice.
Q: Last week she ....(invite) to a conference on data security.
A: Last week she was invited to a conference on data security.
a. The PC Magazine ...................................................... (publish) every month.
b. A lot of people ........................................................ (visit) Google every day.
c. Spreadsheet ...................................................................... (use) in accounting.
d. They ................................................ (apply) authoring tools for web design.
e. Lines ................................................................................ (justify) to the right.
f. The best Programmer .................................................. (give) a nice premium.
1. Describe the pie chart in Charts 2 by using the following expressions:
33% of the people asked about...
the majority of the people...
only a small proportion...
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1. Read the following passage and match the questions from column A with the answers in column B . We
wanted to know whether employees knew about specific computer security issues that needed to be
addressed within their own organizations. When we asked them, nearly two-thirds of the survey respondents
listed user work habits and disaster planning, and about half listed data backups and encryption. The table
below indicates the security issues that respondents identified as needing to be addressed by their
organization. In your opinion, what are the computer security issues that your organization needs to address?
(Check all that apply.)
a. What information did the questionnaire want to a. Data backups.

get?
b. They mentioned data backups.
b. What was the security issue most respondents put
into first place? c. It was user work habits.
c. What did every second person find a very d. They are Firewalls and Virus protection.
important issue?
e. It was disaster planning.
d. What came in second?
f. It asked questions about computer security
e. Which are the two bars that show the same figure? practices.
f. Which security practice is more important, data

backups or encryption?
2. Read the following passage on Data Backup and fill in the blanks.
User Work Habits.
Data Backups. Our survey included two questions about data backups.
Table: How often is the data on your office computers backed up?
Response Percent # Replies

Every day5 6% 67
One time or more per week 14% 17
Once or more per month 15% 18
Never 1% 1
Don't know how often 9% 11
Don't know if backed up 3% 4
Data not backed up 2% 2
Total 100% 120
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This is a survey about data ........................ (a) About fifty......................(b) of the respondents said they made
backups every day. Only one person said the company........................... made them (c) About
.......................... (d) percent of the respondents didn't know how often backups were made. The
................................... (e) came from 120 people.
3. Translate the following sentence into Hungarian.
Virus Protection. Our survey found that nearly two-thirds of nonprofit organizations (63%) update their
anti-virus software one or more times per month, only 1% never update the software, and only 3% don't have
anti-virus software installed.
Think it over.
• How do you protect your data on your home/office computer
• What do you think about e-signature and e-shopping?
• Name some well-known viruses, what types of viruses are there?

activate aktivál
carry hord, hordoz
click kattint
confidential bizalmas
data security/data protection adatbiztonság, adatvédelem
delete töröl
directory könyvtár
dot pont
file fájl, állomány
folder dosszié
function button funkcióbillentyu
infect megfertoz
lose - lost - lost elveszt
missing hiányzó
opportunity lehetoség
particular konkrét
password jelszó
personal személyes/személyi
press megnyom
rename átnevez
replace kicserél
reproduce reprodukál, újra eloállít, lemásol
resource forrás
restore helyrehoz, visszaállít
run - ran - run futtat, fut
save ment
subscribe to elofizet valamire
tidy up rendet tesz
user felhasználó
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security biztonság, védelem

square négyzet
trigger event kiváltó esemény
unknown ismeretlen
unreadable olvashatatlan
virus scanning vírusellenorzés
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Chapter 15. Unit 12 - E-Learning
1.
General topics. Internet and learning
IT topics. Using search engines; Finding information on the Internet
Language focus. Word-formation; Clause of Purpose; Participles; Prepositions; Linking words
Examination skills. Reading E-learning Writing Composition on E-learning and summary writing Speaking E-
learning and traditional learning
Judy had often seen Frank sitting in front of the monitor and taking notes while reading long texts. She had
asked him several times to explain to her what he was doing and the answer was always \e-learning\. She
wondered what he meant until one day she understood! Their biology teacher told them they needed to go up to
the computer room to be able to access the Internet. It sounded exciting. Judy thought it would be something
like a video lesson, but she was mistaken! Firstly the teacher showed them how to type in the URL then he
wrote some questions on the board. He handed out a list with addresses of interesting sites and search engines.
"You have 60 minutes to find the answers to my questions. You must save your answers in Word and print them
in one document by the end of the lesson!" Most of the pupils felt lost! They had no idea what to do. Then the
teacher started walking around the room and explaining to them what to do step by step. Finally she decided to
write the instructions on the board. "In order to save time you can download two sites in different windows. You
must highlight the text to be able to cut and paste it. When you download the test from the Web it is in Web
format. In order to change the format you have to highlight it and click on Normal. It takes a long time to copy a
page with a lot of graphics and pictures. To save time you can usually find a printer-friendly version". Those
pupils who had a PC at home started working silently while others still didn't exactly know what to do. Now the
teacher collected them around one PC and clicked on the different icons to show their functions. "To see what
the icon means you just have to place the pointer on it. If you wait a second the command will appear right
under the arrow of the mouse. To use a scroll down menu you just click on the arrow pointing down and you can
find the options. This way you can change the font size or character or you can change the format". By the end
of the lesson most pupils understood more or less how to find and download information from the Internet.
2. Dialogues
1. Judy with Mother in the kitchen.
- Mum, do you know what we did in the biology lesson today? We had an Internet class. Now I know what
Frank is always doing when he sends me away from the computer saying he is studying!
- Sounds interesting! What did you actually do?
- We learned how to use search engines and how to download, edit and save texts.
- Are you sure this is what Frank is doing when preparing for his exams?
- Why are you asking? Do you think that I am too small to learn electronically?
- No, of course not. But I think first you must ask him to explain to you what e-learning means before you
start bragging. Anyway what did you actually learn from biology?
- Not much. I spent most of the time cutting and pasting and watching the green window filling up!
2. Judy and Frank at the dinner table later that evening.
- Frank, I told Mum that we had an Internet lesson today and that I finally understood how you were studying
for your exams. But she told me to ask you to explain what e-learning exactly means.
- Judy, what are you talking about again? Don't mix up e-learning with a simple Internet lesson! Look at the
following passage that I have downloaded from the Internet the other day. Perhaps you will understand it -
although it is in English!
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a. Before the biology lesson Judy did not understand the
b. expression ’e-learning’.
c. Now she knows what e-learning means.
d. The biology teacher thought a short introduction to the
e. Internet was enough for the pupils to work alone.
f. The teacher started the lesson by writing the instructions
g. on the board.
h. There was a printer in the computer room.
i. The pupils who had a computer at home needed less help to
j. start working alone.
k. Judy thinks she could learn more biology in the Internet
l. lesson than in a traditional lesson.
m. Mother thinks Judy still does not exactly know what
n. e-learning really means.
2. You can read the a passage about an e-learning URL. Unfortunately some words are lost. Can you
guess what they are? This is the ...... of the e-Learning Centre. The ................... can be bought for a very
low price. The ...................... contains e-learning products and ............ in 25 countries in Europe. In March
2003 the latest .......... came out. If you click on Events you can have a list of e-learning ................... The e-
Learning Centre has been ...................... since 1994. The focus is mainly on ........... e-learning resources, like
articles, reports, examples.
4. Vocabulary Check Unit 12 E-Learning

1. Match the words in the two columns.
a. synonym for ’gradually’ 1. to be wrong
b. synonym for ’choice’ 2. uploading
c. opposite of ’downloading’ 3. delete
d. opposite of ’to be mistaken’ 4. order
e. salespeople 5. step by step
f. command 6. option
g. erase 7. vendors
h. synonym for ’to be mistaken’ 8. to be right
2. Word-formation - make the following words longer and decide if they are verbs (v), nouns (n),
adjectives (adj).
a. explain (v) ..............................
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b. produce (v) ..............................
c. follow (v) ................................
d. instruct (v) ..............................
e. silence (n) ...............................
f. tradition (n) .............................
g. prepare (v) ...............................
5. Grammar
1. Put in the missing preposition from the following list. on from for down by
a. The arrow pointing ................ shows there is a scroll-down menu on the site.
b. ....... the end of the second lesson most students knew how to save a document.
c. The message Board is ........................ posting short messages.
d. They asked me to take notes during the presentation .................... e-learning.
e. The directory is now retailing ................... only € 99.
f. If you start downloading films ................. the Internet, you will never finish.
g. Why don't you click ....... the link and you can access a lot of new resources.
h. He had to find the best URL ............. the several thousand results in Google search.
i. The format of the document was changed .............. the teacher, who created a new style.
j. Place the pointer ......... the icon and after a short wait you can read what the icon means.
2. Clause of Purpose. Link the following sentences by using infinitive.
Q: He stayed up late. He wanted to download a film.
A: He stayed up late in order to download a film.
a. He clicked on the Google Images Search. He wanted to find a nice picture to set as wallpaper onto his
desktop. ....................................................................
............................................................................................................................
b. He opened the link to e-Learning News. He wanted to find an on-line course for his son.
.............................................................................................
c. He has read some information on e-learning. He wants to explain what e-learning is to his sister.
...................................................................................
d. The teacher wrote the instructions on the board. He wanted to teach the pupils how to download info from
the Internet. ...............................................
............................................................................................................................
e. He read the newsletter every week. He wanted to be well-informed.

............................................................................................................................
f. He highlighted and copied the opening page of the site. He wanted to enrol in an online course.
...........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................
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3. Excited or exciting? Past or present participle? Decide which is correct.
Judy was very (excited/exciting) when the biology teacher told the class to go to the computer room.
a. The teacher was (mistaken/mistaking) when he thought the pupils understood how to download from the
Internet.
b. The pupils (have/having) a PC at home could quickly follow the instructions.
c. The (downloaded/downloading) text was too long to paste in the homework.
d. The lesson (spent/spending) on learning how to join discussion groups was very useful.
e. Time (saved/saving) by collecting material from the Internet and not from libraries was enough for the
trip.
f. The pupils were so (interested/interesting) in the game that they did not want to stop it and browse the net
for useful URLs.
g. The forum (answered/answering) all questions on e-learning conferences is financed by the ministry.
4. Change the following instructions by using the infinitive.
Q: If you want to import graphics first you must cut the picture in size.
A: To import graphics you must cut the picture in size.
a. If you want to use the flash you have to charge the battery.
b. You must use legal authoring software if you want to put the product up for sale.
c. First spellcheck the document if you want to publish it as a course book.
d. If you want to save time you can open the web site in another window.
e. You can find some useful URLs if you want to employ new computer staff.
5. Use the linking words in column B for connecting the half sentences in columns A and C.
A B C
1. A package of blank CDs costs a. then I. his wife was preparing for the
only € 4.99 party.
b. because
2. The instruction book is full of II. he sat down to work.
pictures c. before
III. nobody remembered how
3. He was chatting on-line d. even late it was.
4. First he read the error message e. while IV. there is a sale in the
computer music shops.
5. The procedure was so exciting f. that
V. he decided to buy an updated
6. He cleaned the mouse version of the operation system.
VI. the front and back page

have photos.
1. Write a composition of about 350 words with the first line. "I would like to learn electronically because."
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Use the following expressions:
It is more interesting than.. I do not have to read boring books....... There are some sites where..... I would
prefer...... If I could use e-books..........
2. Go to Google search and find an interesting URL in English about an IT topic (example: robots, virus
scanning, patch files or anything). Try to speak about it.
3. Read the following passage on e-learning and answer the following questions with one word or
expression Reading Comprehension.
The e-Learning initiative of the European Commission seeks to mobilise the educational and cultural
communities, as well as the economic and social players in Europe, in order to speed up changes in the
education and training systems for Europe's move to a knowledge-based society. "eEurope is a roadmap to
modernise our economy. At the same time, through its eLearning component, it offers everyone, but
particularly young people, the skills and tools they need to succeed in the new knowledge based
economy."(Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission)
"The Member States of the European Union have decided to work together to harmonise their policies in the
field of educational technology and share their experience. eLearning aims to support and coordinate their
efforts and to accelerate the adaptation of education and training systems in Europe."(Viviane Reding,
Commissioner for Education and Culture)
a. What form of society is Europe moving towards with the changes in the education and training systems?
b. What do young people need to succeed in the new knowledge-based economy?
c. Why have the member states decided to work together?
d. What does e-learning aim to support and coordinate?
Think it over.
• What are the main differences between e-learning and traditional learning?
• Why do most people still insist on printed books?
• Which of your subjects would you like to learn from an e-book? Why?
• What are the differences between multimedia and e-learning?

arrow nyíl
character karakter, leütés
command parancs
cut - cut - cut kivág
edit szerkeszt
explain to megmagyaráz
format formáz
instruction használati utasítás
highlight kiemel, hangsúlyoz
mix up összekever
paste beilleszt
printer-friendly version nyomtatóbarát változat
site weboldal
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search engine keresőprogram

take notes - took - taken jegyzetel
type gépel
URL (Unified Resource Locator) Internetcím
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Chapter 16. Review 4
1. Separate the following words according to the following headings. cell phone; lost files; seminars; virus
scanning software; workshops; data protection; mapping system; removable; VideoChip wallet; MP3 player;
electronic; reports; lifelong learning; knowledge based economy; professional
Gadgets Data security E-learning Adjectives
cell phone
2. Match each word from column A with its partner from column B.
A B
1. food a. surface
2. LCD b. processor
3. hard disk c. technology
4. magnetic d. cartridge
5. central e. display
6. ink f. field
7. barcode g. drive
8. shining h. server
2. Grammar
1. Prepositions. Complete the sentences with the. by from on for since down
You can access this website by clicking on this icon.
a. She has developed programs ............................. she finished university.
b. Put ............................. the necessary information about it!
c. They want to buy some good books .............................. programming.
d. He has waited ............................ fifteen minutes.
e. -Excuse me, is there a bookshop near here? -Yes, go ............................. this street, take the first street on
your left, and you will find a shop there.
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f. How long have you attended this course? - ............................. September.
g. He is doing a research ............................. computing issues.
2. Ask a question to the underlined part of the sentence.
Q: Just an hour ago she wanted to find some files stored among her documents.
A: Where did she want to find some files?
a. When the user runs the infected program the virus is loaded into the memory.
b. Nearly two-thirds of computer users update their anti-virus software one or more times per month.
c. I want to buy a PC because there will be a sale from next week.
d. The micro-wave oven was bought only two weeks ago.
e. She subscribed to newsletters from different companies.
f. Some files are missing here.
g. He got that virus because he opened an attachment from an unknown sender.
3. Combine the following sentences. Use the clause of.
Q: I went to the shop. I needed some floppies.
A: I went to the shop to buy some floppies.
a. She subscribed to computer magazines. She wants to be well-informed.
b. Carol works hard. She would like to earn enough money.
c. She needs a lot of money. She wants to start her own business in two years.
d. I will phone Peter. I just want to inform him about the changes in the timetable.
e. Joe switched on his computer. He wanted to check his e-mails.
4. Put the following sentences into Passive Voice.
Q: Flat screens have replaced monitors.
A: Monitors have been replaced by flat screens.
a. Computers will replace teachers, doctors and drivers.
b. Somebody stole Carla's camera the day before yesterday.
c. You won't have to type documents, because speech will replace typing, it will be the most important way
of inputting data.
d. Everybody will do the shopping on the Internet.
e. People will swap existing phones by videophones.
f. Workers produce most computer parts in the Far East.
g. Bell invented the telephone in the 18th century.
h. This firm employs several talented web designers.
i. She will type her CV tomorrow.
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j. Joe saved the document as 'Letter 1.doc'.
k. Smart cards replaced money some years ago in several shops.
l. I will visit this website later.
5. Finish the following conditional sentences. Use your own words.
Q: If you enrol in this distance learning course,
A: ... you will benefit a lot from it.
a. If the central server failed, ....................................................................................
b. If you forget your password, .................................................................................
c. If you didn't save your documents, .......................................................................
d. If you placed your floppy disks near a magnet, ....................................................
e. .............................................................................., the program would run faster.
f. ............................................................................, your phone bills will be lower.
g. ...................................................................................., the printer wouldn't work.
h. ....................................................................................., you will destroy the data.
i. ........................................................................., it would shut down the program.
1. Read the following text carefully, then decide whether the sentences below are true or false.
The 21st-Century Classroom. From the time of the ancient Greeks to the digital economy of the 21st
century, the goal of passing on knowledge and building a better society has stood at the forefront of
civilization. Yet, it's clear that education is now undergoing the most fundamental change in its history:
schools are going digital; e-learning tools are supplementing the classroom; and online discussion groups are
eclipsing study groups. Technology and the Internet are making an indelible imprint on education.
These new tools are changing the landscape...and mindscape. Corporations, universities, and public and
private schools are turning to the Internet and online solutions to improve learning, reduce costs, and manage
the business of education more effectively. In the evolution of education, it's clear that the Internet is a
revolutionary tool. Today, young children in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa are beginning to access the
Internet on a daily basis, and some use PDAs to manage projects and homework. Universities are
increasingly posting coursework online and corporations are turning to e-learning tools to boost knowledge
and skills. In many cases, interactive courseware, portals, and Internet sites allow students of all ages to
monitor their learning and master one topic before moving on to another. At the same time, broadband is
replacing dialup connectivity, and asynchronous learning. Downloading materials and exchanging e-mail is
giving way to real-time collaboration. Increasingly, students are able to view high-quality streaming video,
engage in live discussions using videoconferencing and telephony, view Microsoft PowerPoint slides and
multimedia presentations, and tune in to Webcasts offering audio, video, interactive chat, and other
multimedia capabilities.
Wireless connectivity is also transforming how schools and students communicate. Many universities are
turning to wireless local-area networks (LANs) so that students can access course materials, notes, and other
information anywhere on campus. The capabilities will continue to grow. For instance, a campus using
telephony could also offer advanced directory services. A student could call a library and find out if a book is
available and then put it on hold using prompts or built-in speech recognition. There would be no need to go
back to a dorm or find a PC. And if the book isn't available, the request could easily be put into the system.
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According to market research firm IDC, the total online education market for Western Europe will climb
from $320 million in 2000 to $3.9 billion in 2004. Throughout the region the classroom of the 21st century
will open up minds and new opportunities.
a. Companies can save money by introducing e-learning.
b. E-learning materials are easier to access than traditional training materials.
c. The ancient Greeks gave the bases of the digital economy.
d. Nowadays young children use the Internet every day on most continents.
e. Some universities have difficulties with building local area networks for their students.
Answer the following questions.
a. How will the online educational market change in Western Europe in the near future?
b. What special features can be done via web portals in education?
c. How will students use the library in the future?
d. How are students monitored in this system?
e. What is the role of broadband in this case?
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Appendix A. Answer Key
1. Unit 1
1.1. Comprehension Check
1.
a. F
b. F
c. T
d. F
e. T
f. F
g. T
h. F
1.2. Technical Vocabulary

1.
a. computer freak
b. network
c. instruction book/manual
d. cartridge
e. freeware
f. download
g. portable/laptop
h. plug in
1.3. Grammar
1.
a. are
b. is
c. are, is
d. is
e. are
f. is
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g. is
h. am, am
2.
a. is working
b. is repairing
c. are accessing
d. is plugging in
e. are playing
f. is installing
g. are reading
h. is using
3.
a. his
b. his
c. her
d. our
e. their
f. my
g. his
h. your
4.
a. has
b. is
c. have
d. has
e. are, is
f. has
g. have, is
5.
a. Who is on the computer all day?
b. What is Judy cleaning?/What is she doing?
c. Where are a lot of cables?
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d. What is the network like?
e. Why is he unplugging the printer?
f. Why is he always busy?
g. Who are downloading freeware?
h. What isn't she learning?
6.
a. Yes, I can/No, I can't.
b. Yes, they can/No, they can't.
c. I can/Father can.
d. Father can/My friend can.
e. Yes, I can.
f. Yes, she can/No, she can't.
7.
a. with
b. into
c. to, with
d. out
e. of
f. with
g. at
h. in
8.
a. Don't repair the printer when … !
b. Don't use the printer when … !
c. Don't play a computer game when …!
d. Don't be angry with a child who … !
e. Don't install the modem when … !
f. Don't clean the mouse when … !
g. Don't access the Internet when … !
h. Don't download software that … !
1.4. Reading Comprehension

1.
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Answer Key
a. F
b. F
c. T
d. T
e. F
2. Unit 2
1.
a. T
b. F
c. F
d. F
e. T
f. F
g. T
h. F
i. F
j. T
2.2. General Vocabulary

1.
a. schedule
b. remove
c. training/course
d. check
e. paper jam
f. annual report
g. filing cabinet
h. unnecessary
i. finish
j. repair
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1.
a. type
b. edit
c. format
d. data/table
e. portrait mode
f. delete
g. modify
h. convert
i. spreadsheet
j. insert
2.4. Grammar
1.
a. This program has…
b. He rarely changes…
c. Mother types business…
d. He often modifies…
e. Leo sends me…
f. Mr. Johnson always sends his…
g. Mother usually drinks…
h. The supervisor removes…
i. Sometimes she needs…
2.
a. I don't have/haven't got…
b. She types…
c. They underline…
d. Mother doesn't like…
e. Carol never modifies/doesn't often modify
f. I don't like to…
g. She opens…
h. They don't print it.
i. We don't save it…
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Answer Key
j. I use….
3. (Only examples) Mary doesn’t use a word processing software. John and Carol don’t need to type the whole
document. Do you have a laptop? Does Mary often remove pieces of paper from the printer? Do John and
Carol prefer tea?
4.
a. Does Peter know this program?
b. Does Mother deal with the staff?
c. Do they type different documents?
d. Do you want to print a document?
e. Does your friend like to use a lot of graphics?
5.
a. How often does your computer freeze?
b. Where does she keep the CDs?
c. Why do you need help?
d. How does she remove the cartridge?
e. What time do they have coffee?
6.
a. A photocopier can.
b. A Systems Organizer can.
c. A Computer Operator can.
d. A scanner can.
e. A Trouble-shooter/ Technician can.
7.
a. him
b. her
c. it
d. them
e. me
f. him
8.
a. Could you read your e-mail, please?
b. Will you scan this photo for me, please?
c. Could you buy me a new phone card?
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d. Will you lend me your digital camera, please?
e. Will you download some nice graphics for me from the Internet, please?
2.5. Picture Description

1.
a. under
b. around
c. near
d. behind
e. on
f. near
g. in
2.6. Guided Composition

1. 1-b 2-e 3-j 4-h 5-i 6-f 7-g 8-c 9-d 10-a
2. set page layout; import pictures; format paragraphs; change characters; replace paragraphs; format text; insert
columns; edit documents; type lines; replace styles … and many more.

1.
a. g
b. a
c. f
d. e
e. d
f. b
g. c
3. Unit 3
1.
a. F
b. F
c. F
d. T
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e. T
f. T
g. T
h. F
i. T
j. T

1.
a. attach
b. layout
c. redundancy
d. discussion
e. pirate
f. protect
g. scroll-down
h. toolbar
i. vocation
j. update
2.
a. member
b. directory
c. chat
d. image
e. break
f. specialize
g. empty
h. repair
i. search
j. prefer
3.3. Grammar
1.
a. Will you fetch some paper, please?
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b. Will you turn off…?
c. Will you repair it…?
d. Will you replace…?
e. Will you update…?
f. Will you install…?
g. Will you buy me a…?
h. Will you subscribe to…?
i. Will you practice at home…?
2.
a. I will print in the office.
b. I will access the Internet late at night.
c. I won't tidy up on your desk.
d. I will create a new folder.
e. I won't use the mobile for private conversations.
f. I won't leave it on the desk.
g. I will send you the attachment.
h. I will give it back to you.
i. I will help him.
3. A.
a. sometimes
b. some
c. somebody
d. some
e. sometimes/somehow
f. somebody/someone
B.
a. Why cannot anybody/can nobody explain to me how to write a program in Java?
b. What do some people think?
c. What can some software do?
d. Are there any search programs that are better than the others?
e. What can some viruses do?
4. A.
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a. Let me help you with this letter!
b. Let her play with Paintbrush!
c. Let him consult the System Administrator!
d. Let me help you replace it!
B.
a. She wants to find the recipe on the Internet.
b. The system won't let me in.
c. My father won't let me copy illegal software.
d. I will let you search Google on my PC.
5.
a. for, in
b. about, in
c. among
d. for, for
e. with, for
f. on
g. about
h. at
i. on
j. among
6.
a. How many people are interested in?
b. How many illegal software packages are in use…?
c. How many discussion forums have…?
d. How many icons does he know?
e. How many operations can you perform…?
7.
a. Who does the teacher give some explanation first?
b. Who does Judy usually talk about?
c. Who does Peter always do his database homework with?
d. Who can Frank learn a lot from?
e. Who does father always call?
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f. What are they talking about?
g. What are you reading about?
h. Who does Frank usually learns with?
i. What does the teacher introduce in the data security lesson?
3.4. Picture Description

1.
a. talking
b. lesson
c. wants
d. information
e. components
f. decide
g. afternoon
h. play
i. let
j. copies
3.5. Guided Composition

1.
a. What is the URL address for Google?
b. What does the full stop mean?
c. What does .com stand for?
d. How do you pronounce @?
e. What stands after the @?

1.
a. 14th February.
b. Love greetings for the occasion, recipes, history.
c. You can send it to your sweetheart.
d. Red heart. It is the symbol of love.
e. It protects the monitor from burning out.
4. Review 1 (Units 1-3)
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1. Hardware items monitor; cartridge; cables; mouse; keyboard; joystick; printer Activities install; download;
repair; plug in; delete; type; edit; format; print; design; refresh Word processing-related words landscape;
row; font; spell check; portrait; justify; save; update; layout; cut; insert Internet-related words access; search
engine; chat groups; discussion forum; Website; virus; Website design; modem

1.
a. next
b. update
c. join
d. member
e. busy
f. staff
g. firm
4.3. Grammar
1.
a. Your CDs are…
b. This modern notebook is…
c. The computer shop is not open…
d. This case is…
e. You are…
f. The examination is not…
g. The Silicon Valley is…
h. The office is not…
i. I am not…
j. You are not…
2.
a. London is the capital city of Great Britain.
b. I am/am not a Programmer Mathematician.
c. Palmtops aren't cheap.
d. Designing Websites is an interesting job.
e. It is/isn't cold today.
f. I am/am not interested in multimedia.
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3.
a. What is your name?
b. Are you married?
c. Where are you from?
d. How old are you?
e. What is your job?
f. What is your wife's job?
g. What is her name?
h. Where is she from?
i. How old is she?
j. Where does she work?
4.
a. There is a ball in the mouse.
b. There is a cartridge in the printer.
c. There are barcodes on products.
d. There isn't illegal software on this computer.
e. There are CDs in the music shop.
f. There are expansion slots on the motherboard.
g. There aren't audio/ cassettes in a computer shop.
5. What is the time? 9:30 - It is half past nine a.m. 7:45 - It is quarter to eight a.m. 5:12 - It is twelve past five
a.m. 15:21 - It is twenty-one past three p.m. 12:00 a.m. - It is noon. 12:00 p.m. - It is midnight. 13:33 - It is
twenty-seven to two p.m. 14:16 - It is sixteen past two p.m. 9:15 - It is quarter past nine a.m. 17:45 - It is
quarter to six p.m.
6.
a. Digital cameras are very much like film cameras.
b. It contains 3 main parts.
c. The shutter is a device that can be opened or closed to control the length of time the light enters. The
aperture is a hole that can be made smaller or larger to control the amount of light entering the camera.
d. Making millions of calculations takes just a few seconds in the digital camera.
e. It is possible to preview, capture, compress, filter, store, transfer, and display the image.
f. A microprocessor.
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1.
a. T
b. T
c. T
d. F
e. F
f. T
g. T
h. F
i. T
j. T

1.
a. infect
b. restart
c. freezes
d. delete
e. user name
f. dial a phone number
g. replace
h. crash
i. Task Manager
2.
a. fault
b. fix
c. slot
d. shut down
5.3. Grammar
1.
a. Frank couldn't connect to the Internet yesterday.
b. Everybody unplugged the printer …
c. There wasn't any paper …
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d. Frank gave his password …
e. The PC froze because…
f. The keyboard stopped...
g. I reopened the program…
h. Some virus infected the PC...
i. The hard disk crashed...
j. He forgot his...
2.
a. any
b. some
c. any
d. some
e. some
f. some
g. any
h. any
i. any
3.
a. anybody/anyone
b. anybody/anyone
c. somebody/someone
d. something
e. something
f. anything
g. anything
h. anybody/anyone
i. anybody/anyone
4.
a. He has got no money.
b. There are no mistakes…
c. There are no instructions…
d. There is no paper…
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e. This symbol indicates nothing.
f. He has got no responsibility in his job.
g. There isn't any coffee.
h. There aren't any new developments…
i. He hasn't got anybody to ask…
j. There isn't any computer room…
5.
a. Father's secretary makes coffee in the morning.
b. Mother's colleagues help her with spreadsheets.
c. Frank's multimedia teacher gives him/them a lot of homework.
d. The children's computer is always busy.
e. The parents' new car is used for shopping.
6.
a. You mustn't open it.
b. You must shake it.
c. You must save it on a CD.
d. He mustn't get permission.
e. The Network Administrator must repair it.
7.
a. mustn't
b. doesn't have to
c. mustn't
d. mustn't
e. don't have to
f. don't have to
8.
a. didn't have to
b. had to
c. didn't have to
d. has to
e. have to
f. doesn't have to
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1.
a. T
b. F
c. T
d. F
e. T
f. F
g. F
h. T
6. Unit 5
1. 1-b 2-e 3-g 4-a 5-f 6-c 7-h 8-d
2.
a. blank
b. package, broken
c. buy, free
d. auto, more
e. palmtop, trackball
f. electronic, view, store
3.
a. He wanted to buy a book on Switzerland for his Father, a romantic novel for his Mother and a book on
Macromedia Flash for his brother.
b. Because everybody spent a lot of time in front of the computer in winter.
c. Encarta is a Microsoft educational encyclopedia.
d. He can buy packages of 10 and 12 blank CDs.
e. You can buy wireless mouse, optical, auto-scrolling mouse etc.
f. E-wallet is an electronic photo album.

1.
a. mouse
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b. e-wallet
c. computer
d. multimedia
e. storage device
f. e-banking
6.3. Grammar
1. If she left her card at home, she could get money from an ATM. First she usually stopped in front of the shop
windows and looked at the goods there. When she entered a shop she already knew what she wanted. She
didn't like spending too much time in a shop but sometimes she was in a bookshop for hours. Here she could
not only touch the books but watched parts of CD-ROMs or listened to CDs. Judy always paid with cash. She
had no card to get money from the ATM. First she stopped at the shop window to look at the toys. When she
entered she didn't know what to buy. She asked the assistant to show her some dolls. Finally she bought some
model trains for her little sister.
2.
a. What couldn't he buy because he didn't have money?
b. Why was he very happy?
c. What did he decide to tell his Grandmother?
d. When did he ask how much the Macromedia software was?
e. When was the sale over?
3.
a. I could read and write.
b. I can word process.
c. She can't access the Internet.
d. I can find important information.
e. I can cut it and paste it.
f. I can buy different types, like management software etc.
g. Only audio CDs.
4.
a. I'm afraid, I have no Internet modem.
b. I'm afraid, I have no digital camera.
c. I'm afraid, I don't have the necessary software.
d. I'm afraid, where I go there will be no Internet cafes.
e. I'm afraid, I have no clipboard computer.
5.
a. He would love to, but he has no CD writer.
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b. They would love to, but the Encarta is in English and they don't speak English.
c. She would love to, but there is no electronic shop in her village.
d. He would love to, but he hasn't got the software on his computer.
e. He would love to, but he has no e-wallet for it.
6.
a. without
b. with
c. for
d. for
e. of
f. from
7.
a. wrote
b. spent
c. built
d. went
e. bought
f. sold

1.
a. F
b. F
c. T
d. T
e. T
f. F
g. T
7. Unit 6
1.
a. T
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b. T
c. T
d. T
e. T
f. F
g. T
h. F
i. T
j. F
2.
a. 8
b. 2
c. 7
d. 6
e. 4
f. 5
g. 3
h. 1

1.
a. silly
b. smart
c. set
d. record
e. settings
f. set
g. watch
2. A.
a. camera parts
b. internet providers
c. instructions
d. Internet address
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e. search programs
B.
a. smart
b. rewind
c. microwave oven
7.3. Grammar
1.
a. You have to insert another!
b. You don't have to put it into the micro!
c. You have to give it instructions!
d. He has to join a discussion group on computer games!
e. You don't have to explain to him how to use the Internet!
f. You don't have to pay a subscription fee!
2.
a. I prefer Hungarian search engines, because I don't understand English.
b. I prefer strategic games because they are exciting.
c. I prefer humanoid robots because they look like people.
d. I prefer a dishwasher because I hate washing up.
e. I prefer putting them on the desktop because they are faster to access.
f. I prefer chello because its conditions are more reasonable.
g. I prefer applying C++ because I need it for my tasks.
3.
a. He has difficulty learning Java.
b. She has difficulty unscrewing it.
c. He had difficulty zipping a file.
d. She had difficulty copying and pasting the Webpage.
e. She had difficulty taking their digital photo home.
4.
a. Jack, like his classmates, is a computer freak.
b. Smart gadgets, like digital camera and scanner, contain chips.
c. Internet providers, like Chello and Matavnet, are sponsored by the state.
d. Grandmother, like old people, doesn't know how to handle a computer.
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e. Applets, like all the other short software, can be applied by laypeople too.
5.
a. Explain to me when to subscribe to a faster Internet service.
b. Tell me how to download a DVD video film free.
c. He is asking how often to recharge the battery in the camera.
d. She wants to know how to handle these smart gadgets.
e. He wanted to know what password to type in.
f. Tell me where to find a list of FAQ.
6.
a. Using an electronic dictionary is faster than looking up the word in a traditional dictionary.
b. Experiencing space travel in the virtual world is more exciting for me than seeing a science fiction film.
c. Buying stamps is more expensive for me than writing emails.
d. Using smart cards and ATMs is safer than opening an on-line account.
e. Learning from classical printed books is easier for me than learning e-materials.
f. A Software Developer makes more money in Hungary than a hardware developer.
7.
a. By choosing 'Send to' in the scroll down menu.
b. By sending them to you in an e-mail attachment.
c. By working as a Web Designer.
d. By using the search function.
e. By studying word processing at school.

1.
a. Canon produces office machines, cameras and optical products.
b. Single-lens reflex cameras, compact cameras, digital cameras, video camcorders.
c. Laser beam and bubble jet printers.
d. October.
e. May, June.
2.
a. software
b. wallet
c. electronically
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d. smart
e. benefits
f. cost
g. shared
h. encrypted

1. Problems with the computer printer fault; broken; computer virus; freeze; go wrong Operations on the
computer update; store; processing; connect to the Internet; delete the old number; enter the password, switch
on; unplug; shut down; download; upgrade, switch on; cut and paste; insert a floppy disk; archive e-mails;
Parts of computer/gadgets button; cartridge; remote control; Adjectives regular; educational; complicated;
accessible; object-oriented; traditional
2.
a. b
b. e
c. g
d. f
e. h
f. d
g. c
h. a
8.2. Grammar
1.
a. by
b. from, to
c. for
d. without
e. to, for
f. among, on
g. in
h. with
i. of
j. out of, into
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2.
a. some
b. a
c. no
d. any
e. some
f. a
g. no
3.
a. When you replace the cartridge, you will hear a 'click' sound.
b. A wireless mouse is easy to use.
c. You have to switch off and unplug the printer before you fix it.
d. If you forget the password, you have to call for the IT Support Assistant.
e. If there is a paper jam in the printer, you need to open the door of it.
f. I found a good book in the online bookshop.
g. Microsoft often updates its products.
h. I went to buy some cable and mouse pad in the computer shop.
4.
a. How/When shall I press the buttons?
b. What is he talking about?
c. How often does your computer freeze?
d. What kind of books do they want to buy?
e. When do they send you a postcard?
f. Why does she get up early?
g. Where does he buy his gadgets?
h. When does he arrive home?
5.
a. You had to press these buttons at the same time.
b. The Helpdesk Manager was talking about changing the phone number.
c. My computer froze almost every day.
d. They wanted to buy some good books on multimedia.
e. They sent me an e-postcard on my birthday.
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f. Carol got up early today, because she wanted to catch the train.
g. He bought his gadgets in that computer shop at the corner.
h. Peter arrived home at about 6 o'clock.

1.
a. T
b. F
c. T
d. T
e. T
f. T
g.
9. Unit 7
1.
a. T
b. T
c. T
d. F
e. T
f. F
g. T
h. T
i. F
j. F
k. T
l. F
m. T
n. F
o. T
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1.
a. advertisement
b. post/position
c. System
d. shift
e. pay
f. financial
g. rise
h. application
i. Resources
j. reference
k. interview
2. 1-d 2-a 3-g 4-b 5-h 6-i 7-j 8-f 9-e 10-c
3.
a. easy
b. be good at
c. supply
d. favourite
e. perform
f. working hours
g. millionaire
h. clever/smart
9.3. Grammar
1. 1-b 2-a 3-e 4-g 5-d 6-f 7-h 8-c
2.
a. more
b. worse
c. better
d. best
e. worst
f. little
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g. better
h. more
3.
a. Charlie was a System Administrator who was not very good at his work.
b. One day one of his colleagues asked him to help because the word processing software didn't respond.
c. Charlie - as always - didn't check anything just wanted to use the reset button.
d. He was surprised when he heard the people around him start laughing.
e. They wanted to teach him a lesson.
f. They unplugged the computer, so this was the reason why it didn't respond.
g. Charlie was very angry first, but later he understood that his colleagues only wanted to help him.
h. He decided to start learning from the Internet and became a real IT expert.
4.
a. How many administrators did he choose?
b. What does Frank never ask about?
c. What isn't Jack very good at?
d. In how many sections are the classified ads?
e. When do graduates enter the labour market?
f. What is this material full of?
g. What do they need an operator for?
h. Who did he send the application letter to?
5.
a. If I paid the phone bill, I could surf the Net all night.
b. If I get the premium, I will buy a new printer.
c. If there was/were a Hardware Mechanic, we wouldn't have to call a technician.
d. If I didn't have to hurry to a meeting, I would download this clip.
e. If you want to carry this floppy with you, you will have to put it into some foil.
f. If you were better, you would be able to recognize different ports.
6.
a. sounded
b. tasted
c. feels
d. looked
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e. sounded
7.
a. You can get into this situation.
b. If you want to use this machine, you have to switch it on first.
c. If you go down this street and turn left, you will find the computer shop at the end of the street.
d. You can learn the usage of this gadget easily.
e. If you phone the Helpdesk Operator, you will get some help.
f. If you buy a notebook, you can carry it around.

1.
a. T
b. F
c. F
d. T
e. T
10. Unit 8
1. 1-c 2-h 3-a 4-g 5-b 6-f 7-d 8-i 9-j 10-e
2.
a. D
b. T
c. F
d. F
e. T
f. T
g. F
h. T
i. F
j. D

1. A.
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a. forget
b. dislike
c. draft
B.
a. call
b. layout
c. wait for
d. surf
e. URL
2.
a. financial (adj)
b. solution (n)
c. graphical (adj)
d. development (n)
e. definition (n)
f. specification (n)
g. management (n)
h. capability (n)
i. quickly (adv)
j. designer (n)

1.
a. rules
b. navigation
c. visitors
d. graphics
e. links
f. map
g. support
h. troubleshooting
i. location
j. accessible
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10.4. Grammar
1.
a. it has been easier to find the info.
b. it has been easy to navigate.
c. sales have been rising.
d. the graphics have looked attractive.
e. fewer people have phoned in.
2.
1.
a. has talked
b. talked
2.
a. hasn't told him
b. checked
3.
a. haven't decided
b. decided
4.
a. has already
b. paid
5.
a. used
b. he never used
3.
a. Unless you put a search function into your site, you must place a great number of text links.
b. Unless you use multiple scrollbars, you must create a no-frames version of your site.
c. Unless you offer a pull-down menu, the visitor will easily get lost.
d. Visitors will use the site with no problem unless you change the location of your navigation elements.
e. Browsers will easily remember your URL address unless you choose a long URL name.
f. Unless you keep the number of links down, the visitor will quickly lose his patience and leave the site.
4.
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a. Why is he meeting a Web Designer?
b. What is his site like?
c. What changes?
d. When does the visitor feel confused?
e. Where can you find answers to your questions?
f. How can we tell if a link has been visited?
5.
a. Which search engine shall I use?
b. When shall I submit it?
c. In what form shall we attach it?
d. Where shall we send the form?
e. What symbols shall I apply?
f. Whose book shall we buy?

1.
a. broadband
b. service
c. laptops
d. offering
e. wireless
f. speed
g. percent
h. access
11. Unit 9
1.
a. F
b. T
c. T
d. F
e. F
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1.
a. complicated
b. digital
c. voicemail
d. CD burner
e. convert
f. celebrate
g. forward
h. waste
i. install
j. voice mailbox
2.
a. irregular
b. useless
c. careless
d. inexpensive
e. helpless
f. inefficient
g. inexperienced
h. inaccessible
11.3. Grammar
1.
a. carefully
b. slow
c. quiet
d. well
e. clearly
f. badly
g. perfectly
h. beautiful
i. angrily
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j. hard
2.
a. has installed
b. have you finished
c. has he gone?
d. hasn’t read
e. have already finished
f. has taken
g. have you prepared
h. has already listened
i. have you put
j. hasn't bought
3.
a. will
b. must/have
c. would
d. must
e. could
f. could
g. can/could
h. must/has to
i. must
j. could
4.
a. He asked me to remove it from the printer.
b. He asked me to help him with a reference letter.
c. He asked me to give him a hand in replacing the cartridge.
d. He asked me not to be so impatient with the young Programmers.
e. he asked me not to eat over the keyboard.
f. He asked me not to scratch his monitor with a pen.
5.
a. run, will have
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b. are, will give
c. is, will boot
d. will employ, buys
e. is downloaded, will finish
f. will make, switches
6.
a. ca - Canada
b. jimmy
c. tpp
d. com
e. commercial

1.
a. T
b. T
c. T
d. F
e. F
f. T
g. T
2.
a. digital form
b. 3.5 miles
c. bumps and flat areas
d. laser beam
e. flat
f. central
g. disk is slowed down

1. Jobs Network Operator; System administrator; full time; help desk operator; webmaster Internet-related
words alternative path; search function; scrollbar; site map; structure; pictures; URL address; bookmark;
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browser; graphics; links to other sites; refresh; layout; information; pull-down navigation menu Labor market
application letter; work experience; well-paid job; CV; pay rise; reference letter; financial conditions; human
resources Adverbs rarely; angrily; regularly; beautifully; happily; badly; well
2.
a. Wide Area Network Personal Computer Local Area
b. Network Read Only Memory
c. Random Access Memory
d. Compact Disc Hard Disc Drive
12.2. Grammar
1.
a. She didn't send an e-mail to her brother yesterday.
b. They have designed a website.
c. Haven't you posted the application letter to that firm yet?
d. They found the URL.
e. Joanna can't talk to the Helpdesk Manager.
f. They have decided to repair that faulty printer yet.
g. Frank won't buy a new CD burner if he hasn't enough money.
h. The computer won't print that document unless you press that button.
2. 1-b 2-d 3-a 4-e 5-c 6-g 7-f
3.
a. … I would buy a new computer.
b. … if the printer were good.
c. … if you put too long sections in it.
d. … if he had a better browser.
e. … it will be uninteresting.
f. … if you work too much overtime.
4.
a. He has sold it.
b. Somebody has switched it off.
c. The price of an average mobile phone has decreased.
d. He has gone to do the shopping.
e. She has been to the post office.
5.
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a. OK.
b. OK.
c. WRONG: gave up
d. WRONG: have forgot/forgotten.
e. OK.
f. WRONG: haven't checked.
g. OK.
6.
a. John has just burnt/burned this CD for me.
b. They compiled the website yesterday.
c. She bought the notebook 2 weeks ago.
d. I have already been to the USA.
e. Have you saved this document yet?
f. At last! I have passed my final exams!
g. When did you buy that fantastic mouse?
12.3. Reading
1.
a. was
b. studied
c. spent
d. was, accepted
e. developed
f. invented
g. became
h. died Bill Gates
i. has been
j. has written
k. has donated
l. has invested
m. have endowed
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1.
a. F
b. T
c. F
d. T
e. T
f. T
g. F
h. F

1.
a. personal/electronic organizer
b. ice cubes
c. VideoChip Wallet
d. wristwatch
e. put down
f. essay
g. sale
h. digital camera
2. a-2 b-4 c-6 d-7 e-5 f-3 g-1
13.3. Grammar
1.
a. He has written his essay.
b. They have gone to sleep.
c. He has bought the digital camera.
d. She has forgotten it.
e. I have repaired it. It is OK now!
2.
a. Have you ever installed programs?
b. Have you ever used a palmtop computer?
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c. Have you ever eaten in a Chinese restaurant?
d. Have you ever taken digital photos?
e. Have you ever been to New York?
f. Have you ever lost your wallet?
3.
a. She has typed documents all her life.
b. He has lived in London since 1996.
c. They have had a notebook for 4 months.
d. She has been ill since Monday.
e. I have learned/learnt Computer English since September.
f. Father has developed a program for a month.
g. Jack has written essays since he has started this school.
4.
a. How long has she typed documents?
b. How long has he lived in London?
c. How long have they had a notebook?
d. How long has she been ill?
e. How long have you learnt computer English?
f. How long has Father developed this program?
g. How long has Jack written essays?
5.
a. for
b. since
c. for
d. since
e. since
f. since
g. since
6. a-2 b-6 c-4 d-7 e-8 f-5 g-3 h-1
7.
a. are altered
b. was saved
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c. is sent
d. was re-formatted
e. was started
f. isn't it justified
g. was checked

1.
a. T
b. F
c. T
d. F
e. F
f. T
14. Unit 11
1.
a. F
b. T
c. T
d. T
e. F
f. F
g. T
h. T

1.
a. crisis/emergency
b. restore
c. confidential
d. subscribe to
e. rename
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f. data protection

1. (A possible solution) a-6 b-5 c-10 d-3 e-2 f-1 g-4 h-7 i-8 j-9
14.4. Grammar
1.
a. lost
b. unknown
c. missing
d. infected
e. crying
f. virus-scanning
g. activated
2.
a. was clicking
b. were shouting
c. was explaining
d. was blaming
e. was working
3.
a. wouldn't be/ refreshed
b. wouldn't lose/made
c. didn't open/ wouldn't be
d. gave/would get
e. told/would access
4.
a. Next year they will be able to spend more money on virus-scanning software.
b. She has not been able to set the spell-check program so far.
c. Tomorrow I will be able to type this for you.
d. Perhaps next week I will be able to buy the modem.
e. This year we have been able to learn how to write a program in Java.
5.
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Answer Key
a. is published
b. visit
c. is used
d. apply
e. are justified
f. is/was given

1. 1-f 2-c 3-b 4-e 5-d 6-a
2.
a. backups
b. percent
c. never
d. ten
e. replies
3. Felmérésünk szerint a nem-profit cégek 63%-a havonta legalább egyszer vagy többször frissíti a vírusölő
szoftvereit, míg csupán 1 százalékuk sosem teszi ezt meg, illetve 3 százalékuknál nincs is ilyen szoftver
telepítve.
15. Unit 12
1.
a. T
b. F
c. T
d. F
e. T
f. T
g. F
h. T
2.
a. home page
b. directory
c. site
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Answer Key
d. services
e. newsletter
f. conferences
g. online
h. adult
15.2. Vocabulary Check

1. a-5 b-6 c-2 d-8 e-7 f-4 g-3 h-1
2.
a. explanation (n)
b. production (n)
c. following (adj)
d. instruction (n)
e. silent (adj)
f. traditional (adj)
g. preparation (n)
15.3. Grammar
1.
a. down
b. by
c. for
d. on
e. for
f. from
g. on
h. from
i. by
j. on
2.
a. He clicked on Google search images to set a nice picture for wallpaper.
b. He opened the link in order to find some on-line course.
c. He has read some information on e-learning in order to be able to explain what it is to his sister.
d. The teacher wrote the instructions on the board in order to teach his pupils how to download.
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Answer Key
e. He read the newsletter every week to be well informed.
f. He highlighted and copied the opening page in order to show his sister what e-learning really was.
3.
a. mistaken
b. having
c. downloaded
d. spent
e. saved
f. interested
g. answering
4.
a. To use the flash…
b. To put the product up for sale…
c. To publish the document as a course book…
d. To save time…
e. To employ new computer staff…
5. 1 - b - IV 2 - d - VI 3 - e - I 4 - a - V 5 - f - III 6 - c - II

1.
a. To a knowledge- based society.
b. Skills and tools.
c. To harmonize their policies.
d. Their efforts.

1. Gadgets cell phone; mapping system; VideoChip wallet; MP3 player; Data security lost files; virus scanning
software; data protection; e-mail attachments from unknown senders; virus infection; trigger event; restore
the missing files; discussion forums and chat groups; back copies; E-learning seminars; workshops; reports;
lifelong learning; knowledge- based economy; professional development; e-books; instruction; discussion
forums and chat groups; educational technology; resources; conferences; learning articles; Adjectives
removable; electronic; magnetic; crazy; opposite; digital; smart; slim; unnecessary;
2. 1-b 2-e 3-g 4-f 5-h 6-d 7-c 8-a
16.2. Grammar
143
Answer Key
1.
a. since
b. down
c. on
d. for
e. down
f. since
g. on
2.
a. When is the virus loaded into the memory?
b. How often do they update their anti-virus software?
c. Why do you want to buy a PC next week?
d. When was that micro bought?
e. What did she subscribe to?
f. What are missing here?
g. Why did he get that virus?
3.
a. She subscribed to computer magazines to be well-informed.
b. She works hard to earn enough money.
c. She needs a lot of money to start her own business.
d. I will phone Peter to inform him about the changes in the timetable.
e. Joe switched on his computer to check his e-mails.
4.
a. Teachers, doctors and drivers will be replaced by computers.
b. Carla's camera was stolen the day before yesterday.
c. Typing will be replaced by speech recognition systems.
d. Shopping will be done on the Internet.
e. Existing phones will be swapped by videophones.
f. Most computer parts are produced in the Far East.
g. The telephone was invented in the 18th century.
h. Several talented Web Designers are employed by this firm.
i. Her CV will be typed tomorrow.
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Answer Key
j. This document is saved as 'Letter 1'.
k. Money was replaced by smart cards some years ago in several shops.
l. This website will be visited later.
5.
a. …we would lose all the information we need.
b. you won't be able to access your data.
c. …you would lose the files.
d. ….you would destroy them.
e. If you extended the memory …
f. If you don't use the Internet so often …
g. If you didn't put any paper into it …
h. If you do that operation …
i. If you pressed that button …
16.3. ReadingComprehension
1.
a. T
b. T
c. F
d. T
e. F
Answers.
a. It will increase from 320 million in 2000 to 3,9 billion by 2004.
b. They can manage everything from class registration to tickets for school events.
c. A student could call a library and find out if a book is available and then put it on hold using prompts or
built-in speech recognition.
d. Internet sites and portals monitor their learning and master one topic before moving on to another.
e. Broadband is replacing dialup connectivity, it is giving way to real-time collaboration.
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3. Comprehension Check ........................................................................................................ 43

10. Unit 8 .............................................................................................................................. 128

Unit Title General Topics IT Topics Language focus Examination Skills

IT topics. Basic IT vocabulary Hardware components Activities on the computer

3. Mother – big son.

- Hello Frank! Back from school? So early?

a. There are two children in the family.

b. Judy has a computer class this afternoon.

c. Jack is going to visit his friend.

d. Peter has no Internet access at home.

e. Jack is interested in hardware.

f. The printer doesn’t work because the cartridge is old.

g. Jack is not having dinner at home tonight.

h. Frank is going back to school to download some freeware.

a. a person who is always on his/her computer

b. computers linked together

c. a book which gives help to the user

d. a small container with ink inside

e. software which is free to download

f. to move information to a computer from the Internet

g. a small computer which can be moved easily

h. to connect equipment to the electricity supply

a. You ............. always hungry.

b. Mother ............. angry because Jack is not at home.

d. What time ............. it?

e. We ............. in the computer class in front of the monitor.

f. The network in the school ............. very slow.

g. There ............. no printer in my office.

h. I ............. in my car because I ............. going to work.

Q: The teacher .......... (talk) about spreadsheet software.

A: The teacher is talking about spreadsheet software.

a. Father ............................................................................ (work) on his laptop.

b. Jack .................................................................................. (repair) the printer.

c. Frank and Judy .......................................... (access) the Internet in the room.

d. Mother ............................................................................ (plug in) the printer.

e. Jack and peter ........................................................... (play) computer games.

f. The Technician ...................................................................... (install) my PC.

g. The boys ............................................................. (read) the instruction book.

a. Father has ................ laptop in the car.

b. Jack is helping ................. friend after school.

c. Judy is in ................. room with some friends.

d. We have ................ PC in the sitting room.

e. Computer freaks always have ................ PC with them.

f. I never have ................ lunch at home.

g. Peter is helping ................ father with the instruction book.

h. You are never angry with ................. teenage children.

4. Put in have or be in the correct form.

Q: The laptop ..... in the car.

A: The laptop is in the car.

a. Jack ................ a computer in his room.

b. Mother ................ in her office every weekday.

c. The students ................ computer classes on Mondays.

d. Peter ................ no Internet access at home.

f. The school ................ no CDs with games.

g. Now we ................ a new cartridge but the paper ................ out.

Q: Mother is calling the children to table. Who....?

A: Who is calling the children to table?

a. Jack is on the computer all day. Who .............................................................?

b. Judy is cleaning the mouse for her mother. What .........................................?