Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la UNIT 10
din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa XI intitulat ADVANCED GOLD, Editura
Longman, Autori Sally Burgess si Richard Acklam, Editia 2001
UNIT
10: The trials of technology
Exam
focus Page 116
Exercise
1
1. D (para D ‘a new breed of agent ready to
fight back against the infiltrator’; base text line 16)
2. H (base text line 20-21; para H ‘Sitting
among the debris’)
3. B (base text line 28-29; para B ‘It was
futile’)
4. F (base text line 35-36; para F ‘But how?’)
5. A (base text line 42-43; para A ‘The agents
had informants who cruised the Internet…’ ; para A ‘Datastream Cowboy hung out
at Cyberspace, an Internet service provider based in Seattle.’; base text line
45)
6. E (base text line 55; para E ‘Having identified
his location…’)
7. C (para C ‘… they saw a teenager hunched in
his chair…’ ; base text line 63;)
Vocabulary:
computers Page 118
Exercise
1
a network a set of computers that
are connected to each other and can be used to send information or messages
to download a file to move information or programs from one part of a computer
system to another
a
(computer) screen
the flat glass part of a computer
to delete
a file
to remove a file from a computer’s memory
to crash a
system
if a computer crashes or you crash the computer, it suddenly stops working
a computer
terminal
a piece of computer equipment consisting of at least a keyboard and a screen,
that you use for putting in or taking out information from a large computer
a computer
hacker
someone who secretly uses or changes the information on other people’s computer
systems
to be
online
to be directly connected to or controlled by a computer or telecommunications
system
an
Internet service provider a company that provides individuals or other companies with
access to the Internet
a keyboard the set of keys on a
machine such as a computer
Exercise
2
POSSIBLE USES OF THE INTERNET
The Internet can be used for displaying and
accessing a wide variety of information. It can be used for professional or
leisure purposes. There are lots of websites that are related to education and
research. There are also enormous numbers of sites devoted to games and chat.
SOUND: There is a huge amount of music on the
Internet Groups, individual musicians and record companies have websites where
it is possible to listen to songs and see video clips. The Napster and MC3
sites also allow you to download music on to your hard drive. Some musicians,
e.g. David Bowie, have released albums ‘online’. Many radio stations have
websites and it is possible to listen to broadcasts. Some university
linguistics departments have recorded on their sites. The majority of websites
have some sound (background music or snippets of speech)
IMAGE: It is possible to see an enormous variety
of images on the Internet. There are sites that specialize in images, some of
which allow you to send an image to a friend in an e-mail message, to use it as
a screensaver or to buy it as a poster. One of these, Webshots, also allows you
to publish your photographs on the Internet. Almost all websites include
images, though it is also sometimes possible to view a ‘text-only’ version of a
site. This takes less time to come up on the screen.
TEXT: You can read the vast majority of the
world’s newspapers online and also access enormous quantities of text of all
kinds. The novelist Stephen King published a novel which was only available in
electronic form as ‘e-books’.
Grammar
Plus: it as preparatory subject/object Page 118
Exercise
1
1. c
2. b
3. a
Exercise
2
1. It is unbelievable how easy it is to hack
into government computers.
2. It was futile to try and find out where he
was based.
3. It seems likely that as outside person knows
the password to our system.
4. It is absolutely vital for us to find out who
it was.
5. It doesn’t really matter when you give me
back that book.
6. It was announced yesterday that the Prime
Minister will resign.
Exercise
3
1. His headache made it difficult for him to
work.
2. They thought it strange that he hadn’t
called.
3. I found it surprising to be asked to be on
the committee.
4. He made it impossible for me to continue
working there.
5. She considered it a mistake to sign the
contract.
Exercise
4
1. I cannot bear it to see people being
cruel to animals (i.e. there should be no ‘it’ after bear)
2. √
3. √
4. √
5. √
6. I knew it that they didn’t really want to come
with me (i.e. there should be no ‘it’ after knew)
7. √
8. √
9. √
Listening:
computers Page 119
Exercise
1
Bill Gates, the Chairman of Microsoft.
Exercise
2
The game is played by two players or two teams:
one uses noughts (0) and the other uses crosses (x). Each player or team tries
to fill a line of squares with either noughts or crosses. The players or teams
take it in turns to put a nought or cross in a square. The first team or player
to complete a line of noughts or crosses (including diagonals) wins.
Exercise
3
The last two points are not mentioned.
Exercise
4
1. slow
2. a Mother’s Club
3. a printing device
4. a lunch period
5. control it
6. feedback
7. really fast
8. won most
9. more
Speaking:
Page 120
Exercise
2
… I’m not
exactly sure but it seems to have a sort of metal bar attached to.
I could be
wrong but could that be …?
I can also
just about make out a yellow box like thing … and there’s also a white box of some kind, like a big dice …
English
in Use Page 121
Exercise
2
1. 40 hours +
2. It allows you to escape
into a fantasy world in which no one knows who you are.
Exercise
4
1. has (auxiliary verb)
2. who (relative pronoun)
3. if (conjunction)
4. to (part of infinitive)
5. the (article)
6. how (conjunction)
7. to (part of infinitive)
8. Anybody/ anyone (pronoun)
9. are/include (verb)
10. being (present participle of the auxiliary
verb)
11. from (preposition)
12. of (preposition)
13. Nobody/ No one (pronoun)
14. can (modal verb)
15. that/ which/ and (relative pronoun/
conjugation)
Exercise
5
Nouns
Listening:
cyber daating Page 121
Exercise
1
Cathy and Andrew are both very disapproving and
can hardly believe what Ben tells them. Andrew also seems irritated by the whole
idea of the Internet. Ben becomes rather defensive when Andrew and Cathy
discover that he plans to meet up with someone he’s met on the Internet.
Cathy’s skepticism then changes to concern.
Exercise
2
Only 7 and 8 are not expressed.
disbelief: … her husband of fifteen years is
leaving her to … wait for it … go and live with a woman in Australia who he met
on the Internet eight weeks ago. how can people do something like that … they
must be completely nuts.
irritation: I think all this Internet stuff is
awful. It’s really sad that people have to resort to meeting each other by
computer. Why can’t they just go out and get a life for goodness’ sake.
scepticism: So, you actually have first-hand
experience of this, do you Ben? Yeah, right.
concern: Listen, you’ve got to be careful about
that kind of thing.
defensiveness: That’s really unfair. You know,
Andrew, you can be incredibly narrow minded sometimes! What’s wrong with
chatting to people on the Internet? You’d be really surprised. You get to meet
people from all over the world.
dismissiveness: What rubbish! It’s very easy to
work out if someone is genuine or not.
Grammar
check Page 122
Exercise
1
Ann and
Bill:
Bill: … she says it’s far much faster OR far much
faster and has a lot more memory than the old one.
Ann: … download things from
the Internet more quicklier quickly.
Ann: Seriously … I think
the most interesting and possibly the less least positive thing.
Clare and
David:
David: Well, I must say it’s
probably the most difficult thing…
David: We’re thinking of
moving to a slightly biger bigger
flat … it’s not as near the tube as our present one and there are far few
fewer good shops nearby. It’s also
on the noisyest noisiest main
road.
Exercise
2
Cats are not as loyal as dogs. Dogs involve a
greater time commitment than cats. Cats are cleaner than dogs. It’s easier to
train a dog than a cat. Dogs don’t live as long as cats.
It’s easier to learn to ride a bicycle than it
is to drive a car. It’s also a lot cheaper because you don’t have to pay for lessons
or hold a licence. You’re much more vulnerable on a bicycle than you are in a
car. Bicycles are much less damaging to the environment than cars are. There
are fewer bicycles on the road than cars.
Violins are much more expensive than guitars.
It’s more difficult to learn to make a pleasant sound with a violin than it is with
a guitar. You’ve got a better chance of getting into an orchestra if you play
the violin, but you’ve got less chance of getting into a rock band.
A TV screen is much smaller than a cinema
screen. You are less likely to be irritated by other people around you when
watching TV. It’s cheaper to watch TV than it is to go to the cinema (except in
Britain
Apples are much better for you. They’re not
nearly as fattening and they’re not as bad for your teeth, but they’re nowhere
near as delicious as a piece of chocolate cake.
Speaking:
Just a minute Page 122
Exercise
1
A 3 B
2 D 4
Exercise
41
1. the use of computers for learning English
2. hesitation
3. yes
English
in Use Page 123
Exercise
1
1. E
2. H
3. D
4. F
5. A
6. B
Vocabulary:
words from other languages Page 126
Exercise
1
1.
origami
2.
cosmonaut
3.
mammoth
4.
cobra
5.
karate
6.
duvet
7.
mosquito
8.
marmalade
9.
chauffeur
10. algebra
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