English for Informatics Ms.

BAGHLI
TD: 04 2022/2023

1. Speaking : With your partner, discuss at least 3 of the points below.

2. Vocabulary

Exercise 1 : Give a similar word to the following terms without using « very »
Very busy ……………………. Very dangerous …………………….
Very careful ……………………. Very depressed …………………….
Very competitive ……………………. Very detailed …………………….
Very clean ……………………. Very expensive …………………….
Exercise 2 : Technology idioms: match each idiom with its right definition (To Get
Your Wires Crossed - To Be Right On The Button - To Pull The Plug - Wheels
Within Wheels - Nuts And Bolts (Of Something) )

………………… To stop something in its tracks, to stop it immediately.

………………… To misunderstand somebody; to become confused
………………… The finest practical details of something rather than theories
or ideas about it
………………… A lot of bureaucracy, hidden or unknown reasons that make a
particular situation very complicated, difficult and slow.
………………… To be exactly right

Exercise 3 : Complete the passage with the right word then give it its right form.
( discover – practice – equip – specify – incredible – know – base – apply )

Technology is the use of scientific ………. for ………. purposes or ………. , whether in
industry or in our everyday lives. So, ………. , whenever we use our scientific knowledge to
achieve some ………. purpose, we're using technology. Well, there is slightly more to it than
that. Technology usually involves a specific piece of ………. , but that equipment can be
………. simple or dazzlingly complex. It can be anything from the ………. of the wheel, all
the way up to computers and MP3 players.

3. Grammar: If conditional