The Power of Programs. Modal Verbs with Passive Infinitive

Lesson 3.

*Task I. Read and memorize the following words:

to decide - вирішувати

to accomplish - здійснювати, виконувати

to refine - удосконалювати

to turn into - перетворювати

to be in charge - бути відповідальним за

carpentry tools - теслярські інструменти

useless - некорисний

a lot in common – багато спільного

phonograph - фонограф

drawing pad – блокнот для малювання

career – діяльність кар’єра професія

Task I. Guess the meaning of the following words in chain. Give their Ukrainian equivalents.

Word - processing program; education training program; virus - detection program; access program; self-loading program; common program; high-performance program; protection mode program; general-purpose program; database program.

Task II Read and translate word-group given below. Define their parts of speech:

program - programming to improve - improvement

to refine refining to design - designed

to develop — development to instruct — instruction

to create - creating to use - useless

to build - building exact – exactly

**Task ІІІ. Chose the words out of the right column to make up word-combinations.

to have - own instructions

to decide - - much in common

to refine - a program

to use - the task you want to accomplish

to create - a successful career as a programmer

to understand - better how computer software work

to turn - hobbies into job

to develop - instructions in the form of computer software

to direct - the operations of a computer

Task IV. Join similar words given below in pairs:

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Nouns: tool, command, symbol, career, character, instruction, device, job, software, programs

Verbs: to create, to change, to build, to accomplish, to process, to turn into, to work up, to construct, to refine, to improve

Adjectives: being in charge of, useless, creative, complex, common, complicated

**Task V. Match the terms to their definition:

Computer language a) the process of creating a set of instructions the follow.

Program b) a device with complex network of electronic circuits that can process information, make

decisions and replace people in routine tasks.

Programming c) a set of programs designed to control the operation of a computer.

Software d) set of words, symbols and commands that a computer can understand.

***Task VI. Read and understand the main ideas of the text. Get ready to talk about then

"The power of programs"

Programming a computer - giving it a set of instructions to follow - has a lot in common with building that bookcase. To write a program, you begin by deciding exactly what task you want to accomplish. Then you work on developing and refining program. You don't use carpentry tools, of course. Instead, you use a programming tool: the computer.

Do you want to play a computer game? Use a computer to write a story? Turn your computer into a piano or a drawing pad? You can do all these. But...

For a computer to do something - anything - it must have a set of instructions. Without instructions the computer is as useless as a phonograph without a record. You can buy instructions for the compute in the form of computer software, such as a game or a word-processing program, or you can create your own instructions.

Creating instructions for the computer is calling writing a computer program, or programming. Writing even simple programs can help you to understand better how a computer and computer software work.

Programming can also be a very exciting hobby. Many students go on to create complicated programs as a hobby. Some students even turn their hobbies into jobs.

Whether or not you go on to develop a hobby or a career as a programmer, you should enjoy being in charge of the computer as you learn about programming.

**Task VII. Complete the following ideas:

1. Programming a computer is...

2. To write a program you should decide...

3. Then you work on...

4. Without instructions...

5. You can create...

6. Creating instructions for the computer.

7. Writing even simple programs...

8. Programming can also be...

9. Some students even turn...

10. You may develop you career...

***Task VII. Make up a list of instructions for right programming. Use the following words: first, next, then, at last.

**Task VIII. Answer the questions:

1. What is programming?

2. Is it possible to-direct the operations of a computer without instructions?

3. How do you understand "writing a computer program"?

4. What makes you understand how a computer and computer software work?

5. Is programming an exciting hobby for you?

6. Can your hobby develop your skills?

Task IX. Modal verbs and Passive Infinitive:

1. Programming must be done carefully.

2. Instructions can be created in your own way.

3. The work should be done in time.

4. The programs mustn't be changed.

5. They should be only refined.

6. Your hobbies may be turned into a successful career as programmers.

7. This calculation must be carried out tomorrow.

8. This disk can’t be loaded.

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