III. Перепишите следующие предложения; подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The browser can provide an interface to most of the Internet’s services.

2. Supporting and extending efforts like Wikipedia and Project Gutenberg may be a good way to get a truly social benefit from the Web.

3. You must switch off the computer on leaving the office.

4. My friend should have bought that computer because it’s become twice expensive.

IV. Прочтите и устно переведите 1 и 2 абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 3, 4 и 5 абзацы.

Internet Addiction

1. We all enjoy the advantages of the Internet and for many of us it is very helpful in work, education and communication. The Internet gives us many opportunities. It can be a great place to interact socially. We may use social networking to stay in touch with our friends and relatives. Using Web money you may save your time shopping on the Internet. People can make transactions, companies deal with customers using blogs and email. Internet advertising is really helpful for manufactures.

2. But for some people compulsive Internet use interfere with daily life, work and relationships. Such people feel more comfortable with their online friends than with their real ones, can’t stop themselves from playing games, gambling or just surfing the Internet.

3. Internet addiction is a behavioural disorder caused by the habitual feeding of a social or emotional need. People suffering from Internet addiction experience the same sensation of “tolerance” felt by other addicts. Although there are no set hours per day or number of messages sent, that indicate Internet addiction, but such people need more and more time to spend on the Internet and the Internet is often accessed more and for longer periods of time than it was intended.

4. People suffering from Internet addiction may show the following symptoms: anxiety, obsessive thinking about what is happening on the Internet, dreams about the Internet. If Internet access is limited or an online session is disrupted such people can feel panicky or depressed.

5. There are several tips how to break your Internet addiction. Set reasonable Internet use aims and stick to them. Take frequent breaks, at least 5 minutes each hour, and do some other activity. Change your usage patterns . If you usually access the Internet in the evenings, try to do that in the mornings. Try to find friends who don’t think so much about the Internet. All in all, stay connected to the offline world!

Пояснения к тексту

1 социальные сети

2 азартные игры

3 подкрепление

4 пользовательские модели

V. Прочтите 4 абзац текста и вопрос к нему. Из приведенных вариантов ответа укажите номер предложения, содержащего правильный ответ на поставленный вопрос:

What makes people who have an Internet addiction feel depressed and panicky?

a) obsessive thinking about what is happening on the Internet;

b) dreams about the Internet and online friends;

c) limited access to the Internet.

Вариант 3

I. Перепишите следующие предложения; подчеркните в каждом из них глагол-сказуемое и определите его видовременную форму и залог. Переведите предложения на русский язык. В разделе (б) обратите внимание на перевод пассивных конструкций.

а) 1. Computers have opened up a new era in manufacturing by means of automation.

2. &I had reinstalled the scanner myself before you asked me to do that.

б) 1. The terms computer crime or cybercrime are restricted to describing criminal activity in which the computer or a network is a necessary part of the crime.

2. Computers have been used for decades as teaching machines.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения; подчеркните Participle I и Participle II и установите функции каждого из них, т.е. укажите, является ли оно определением, обстоятельством или частью глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The memory unit used in this type of a PC is the new generation of memory units.

2. Buying this smartphone, I didn’t expect it would break down so fast.

3. The report transmitted by the Internet helped him to prepare a speech on time.

4. Filling in the form, try to give actual information.

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