The Internet and education

Until quite recently Silicon Valley and its innovations had little effect on teaching and learning. But with the rise of the Internet, information technology is beginning to have much more influence on education. Two areas which are becoming more and more significant are 'blogs' and 'wikis'.

The word 'blog' is short for 'weblog'. A blog is an online diary of or 'log' of someone's life, thoughts, opinions. Anybody can create their own 'blog' and blogging is becoming extremely popular – type 'blog' into Google and you'll get over 500 million results. For educational purposes, academics, teachers, and students create blogs as personal online study sites: places to work together and share information and ideas.

'Wikis' are websites where anyone can add content and make changes, so that the site becomes a group creation – 'wiki' stands for ' W hat I K now I s'. These sites can be a valuable source of information and opinion for students, though the information may not be totally accurate – some academics refuse to use them. Perhaps the best known wiki is the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Wikipedia is working hard to make sure that its information is completely accurate, so students will be able to use it with confidence, and there's no doubt that it is incredible resource.

Задание 28. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Is information technology more or less important in education than before?

2. Where does the word ‘blog’ come from?

3. What is ‘blog’?

4. What are blogs used for at universities?

5. What does ‘WIKI’ mean?

6. Who puts the information on this kind of website?

7. Why do students need to be careful if they use ‘Wikis’ when they study?

8. What is Wikipedia?

Задание 29. Вставьте пропущенные слова в предложения, воспользуйтесь текстом, если необходимо.

1. With the rise of the Internet, information technology is beginning to have much more influence on __________.

2. A __________ is an online diary.

3. For educational purposes, academics, teachers, and __________ create blogs as personal online ___________ sites.

4. 'Wikis' can be a valuable source of­ __________.

5. The best known wiki is the online _________, Wikipedia.

Задание 30. Напишите транскрипцию для каждого слова.

COMP U TER L U NCH RES U LT

ST U DENT ST U DY U NIVERSITY

M U CH N U MBER U NIFORM

P U PIL U SUALLY S U BJECT

Задание 31. Подчеркните ударный слог, переведите слова.

1. Uni ver sity

2. Revise

3. Exam

4. Uniform

5. Behave

6. Discipline

7. Secondary

8. Primary

9. Professor

10. Religious

Задание 32. Разгадайте загадки и запишите ответ (в скобках указано количество букв в загаданном слове).

1. A period of time that the school year is divided into (4 letters or 8 letters).

2. The opposite of pass a test/exam (4 letters).

3. The person whose job is to teach at school (7 letters).

4. After primary school you go to __________ school (9 letters).

5. Pupils usually have to __________ homework (2 letters).

6. University graduates have a d__________ (6 letters).

7. The subjects in which you study novels, plays, and poetry (10 letters).

8. The opposite of the state school (7 letters).

9. The subject in which you study chemical substances (9 letters).

10. The study of numbers (5 letters).

Задание 33. Вставьте пропущенные слова из колонки В в предложения из колонки А.

A	B
1) We have to wear a horrible ______! 2) The ______ here is very ______. 3) The ______ is terrible this ______! 4) I love ______. It’s my favourite ______. 5) Look! The ______ ______ are on the notice board.	a. Maths b. term c. exam results d. subject e. uniform f. strict g. discipline h. timetable

– GRAMMAR

Задание 34. Переведите слова, данные ниже, составьте одно предложение с каждым словом (используйте Present, Past или Future SimpleActive).

1. study

2. graduate

3. pupil

4. secondary school

5. state school

6. term/semester

7. revise

8. fail

9. optional

10. uniform

Задание 35. Переведите предложения на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Present, Past или Future Simple Passive.

6. Мне говорят – Мне сказали – Мне скажут

7. Ему звонят – Ему звонили – Ему позвонят

8. Ей дарят – Ей подарили – Ей подарят

9. Нам пишут – Нам писали – Нам напишут

10. Им приносят – Им принесли – Им принесут

Задание 36. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple Active или Past Simple Passive.

1. Вчера я попросил учителя помочь мне. 2. Вчера меня попросили помочь однокласснику. 3. Прошлым летом я научил сестру плавать. 4. Прошлым летом меня научили плавать. 5. Я посоветовал моему другу поступить в спортивную секцию. 6. Мне посоветовали поступить в спортивную секцию. 7. Вчера нам задавали много вопросов на уроке. 8. Я ответил на все вопросы. 9. Учитель поставил мне хорошую оценку. 10. Дома меня похвалили. 11. Эти письма принесли утром. 12. Мой портфель купили в прошлом году. 13. Эти орехи съели вчера. 14. Где вы купили эту книгу? 15. Где купили эту книгу? 16. Когда разбили чашку? 17. Когда ты разбил чашку? 18. Что ему обещали? 19. Когда починили машину? 20. Когда вы исправили ошибку?

Задание 37. Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice.

Образец: Mother waters the flowers in the evening. — The flowers are watered in the evening (by mother)

1. A marble pavilion protects the house. 2. The boys will paint the roof of the house. 3. Tom Sawyer whitewashed the fence. 4. Her daughters gave her three beautiful dishes as a birthday present. 5. Tom gave Nick a book for his birthday. 6. Our mother tells us stories every evening. 7. Lydia will show you a new book of pictures. 8. A boy showed her the way. 9. They will send us a box of fruit. 10. Five or six small children followed them. 11. In summer the boys often drive the horses to the fields. 12. The waves carried the boat away. 13. We shall do the translation in the evening. 14. You promised me these books long ago. 15. Irene's husband brought her some beautiful shells from the south. 16. The explorers gave the newspaper reporters a long interview. 17. Mr. Wilson will teach you English. 18. The doctor ordered me a month's rest from studying.

Задание 38. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Active или Passive Voice.

1. Nobody (to see) him yesterday. 2. The telegram (to receive) tomorrow. 3. He (to give) me this book next week. 4. The answer to this question can (to find) in the encyclopedia. 5.We (to show) the historical monuments of the capital to the delegation. 6. You can (to find) interesting information about the life in the USA in this book. 7. Budapest (to divide) by the Danube into two parts: Buda and Pest. 8. Yuri Dolgoruki (to found) Moscow in 1147. 9. Moscow University (to found) by Lomonosov. 10. We (to call) Zhukovski the father of Russian aviation.

Задание 39. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Passive Voice.

1. At the last competition the first prize (to win) by our team. 2. The question (to settle) as soon as they arrived. 3. Your report must (to divide) into two chapters. 4. Soon he (to send) to a sanatorium. 5. The book (to discuss) at the next conference. 6. The composition must (to hand) in on Wednesday. 7. Yesterday he (to tell) to prepare a speech. 8. The article (to publish) last week if I am not mistaken. 9. The lectures (to attend) by all of us. 10. A taxi (to call) fifteen minutes ago so we are expecting it any moment. 11 The young man (to introduce) to me only a couple of hours ago but it seems to me that I've known him for years. 12.The rule explained by the teacher at the last lesson (to understand) by all of us. 13. The poem was so beautiful that it (to learn) by everybody. 14. I hope the invitation (to accept) by everybody. 15. The letter (to post) in half an hour.

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