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Match words and phrases from the text with their meaning

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  3. Choose three words from vocabulary and give their definitions.
  4. Complete these sentences with the key vocabulary words in the form required
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  6. Exercise 28. Find the key words to speak about the Nobel prize.
  7. Fill in the gaps of the letter of request with the phrases given below
1. Transmission A To suddenly increase greatly in number, amount, or degree
2. Telegraph B Money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services
3. To explode C An important new discovery in something you are studying, especially one made after trying for a long time
4. Satellite D To try to judge the value, size, speed, cost etc of something, without calculating it exactly
5. Revenue E Thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this
6. To estimate F A machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, moon etc, used for radio, television, and other electronic communication
7. Wire G The process of sending out electronic signals, messages etc, using radio, television, or other similar equipment
8. Breakthrough H An old-fashioned method of sending messages using radio or electrical signals

3) Visit the website given below and listen to a podcast about telecommunication. Here is a telecommunications expert talking about the most recent developments and current situation in this sector.

http://podcasts.britishcouncil.org/podcasts/prof-Web_telephony.mp3

 

Listen to the recording once again and decide whether the statements are true or false

  True False
1. Paul Carr is an expert in the IT sector.    
2. Until Skype arrived VOIP technology was difficult to use.    
3. Skype claims 85 million customers globally.    
4. Skype spends a lot of money on advertising.    
5. Skype has no competitors.    
6. It is not possible to use Skype in the UK.    
7. Fibre optics will change Internet use.    

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