Exercise1. Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence.

1. Did you see / Have you seen my bag anywhere? I can′t find it.

2. From the minute he got up this morning Gary asked / has asked few several

questions.

3.Have you given / Did you give Helen my message when you have seen/ saw her?

4. The police think that they found/ have found your wallet, so call this number.

5. Did you two meet/ Have you two met before? Eric, this is Amanda.

6. Did you meet /Have you met anyone interesting at the reception?

Exercise 2. Underline the most suitable time expression.

1. I haven′t seen Gerry for / since a long time. How is she?

2. It′s ages ago / since I last went to a meeting.

3. I’ve written to Deborah last week / recently.

4. Have you spoken to Italian managers before / already?

5. Actually I had negotiations with these companies last night /lately.

6. Terry hasn′t been to Edinburgh since / when we went there together.

7. I can′t remember how long / when I′ve taken the floor.

Exercise 3. Put the verbs in the brackets into Past Perfect or Past Simple.

I.

After Jim and Terry 1) …….. (to finish) their breakfast, they 2)……… …(to take)

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their bags and 3)……… (to go) to the river to fish. They 4)……….. (to go) there before and 5) ……….. (to catch) some big fish. By 5 o′clock they 6) ……(not/to get)

any fish, so they decided to go home. They 7) ……….. (to promise) their mother to bring fish for dinner, so they 8)………. (to look) for shop where they could buy some but the shops 9)…………. (already/to close). When they 10) …………..(to arrive) home, they 11) ………….(to tell) their mother that they 12) …………(to catch) the biggest fish they 13) ………..(ever / see) but it 14) ……….(to escape).

II.

1. Mother ………..(to call back) by the time we ……..(to get) home.

2. She ……..(to start) cleaning after everybody ……..(to leave) the office.

3. They ………(to buy) the tickets before they ……….(to make) an appointment.

4. Ann ……..(to pass) all her exams because she ………(to study) hard.

5. David ……….(to leave) the message before he ………(to get) through with me.

Exercise 4. Put the verbs into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).

1. When I ……… (to enter) he …………..(to send) his proposal to all members of

the board.

2. Mrs Smith …………..(to arrive) at the office, …………(to turn on) the computer

and ………….(to start) typing.

3. He …………..(to transfer) some information about the last conference when I ….. ….(to call) him.

4. They …………(to prepare) the year′s budget while we ……………(to send)

e-mail to our chief.

5. She ………….(to use) the Internet when the phone ……..(to ring).

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6. Our manager …………(to discuss) the agenda of the meeting while his secretary..

…………(to send) e-mail to all members of the board.

Exercise 5. Translate the following into English:

1. Вибачте, я набрав неправильний номер.

2. Ми замовили міжміську телефонну розмову після того, як обговорили контракт.

3. Телефон був зайнятий.

4. Він залишив повідомлення, тому що менеджер розмовляв по іншому телефону.

5. Поки я надсилав електронного листа, секретар замовляла міжміську телефонну розмову з Києвом.

6. Вона каже, що вже зателефонувала у відділ виробництва.

7. Він щойно записав номер телефону.

8. Він сказав, що вже поклав слухавку.

9. Коли вони прийшли, ми вже обговорили всі деталі контракту по телефону.

10. Вона вже з’єднались по телефону з президентом компанії.

11. Ми передзвонили їм до 5 години.

12. Вони обговорювали порядок денний, коли увійшов адміністратор.

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Lesson 4

COMMUNICATIONS. THE INTERNET

Exercise1. Read and discuss the text:

The Internet

The Internet, or Net as it is often called, a global computer network which embraces millions of users all over the world. At present, more than 33 million people use Internet and over three million computers worldwide are linked in. They use the Net for transferring data, playing games, socializing with other computer users, and sending e-mail.

The Net was dreamt up in the late 1960s by the USA Defense Department’s Advanced Research Agency which decided that it needed a means by which messages could be sent and received even if phone lines were inoperative. In 1969, there was a network of just four computers. By 1972 the number had risen to 40. About this time the idea of electronic mailbox was born. By 1984 the Internet began to develop into the form we know it today.

The Internet can be divided into five broad areas.

Electronic mail, which is much faster than traditional mail. Anything that can be digitized (convert into digital form) – pictures, sound, video – can be sent, retrieved, and printed at the other end.

Information sites. This is perhaps the fastest growing area of the Internet as more and more people put their own information pages on line. Computers process vast amounts of information very fast, by specifying a key word or phrase. The computer can then search around the Net until it finds some matches. These information sites are usually stored on big computers that exist all over the world. The beauty of the Net is that you can access all of them from your home, using your own PC.

The World Wide Web, usually referred to as WWW or 3W, is a vast network of

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information database that feature text, sound, and even video clips. On the WWW you can go on a tour of a museum or exhibition, see the latest images from outer space, go shopping, and get travel information on hotels and holidays.

Usenet is a collection of newsgroups covering any topic. Each newsgroup consists of messages and information posted by other users. There are more than 10,000 newsgroups and they are popular with universities and businesses.

Telnet programs allow you to use your personal computer to access a powerful mainframe computer.

In many developing countries the Internet may provide businessmen with a reliable alternative to the expensive and unreliable telecommunications systems of these countries. Commercial users can communicate over the Internet with the rest of the world and can do it very cheaply. When they send e-mail messages, they only have to pay for phone calls to their local service providers, not for call across their countries or around the world. Part of this fee goes towards its costs to connect to a larger service provider. And the part of the fee got by the larger provider goes to cover its cost of running a worldwide network of wires and wireless stations.

Saving money is only the first step. If people see that they can make money from the Internet, commercial use of this network will drastically increase.

However, some problems remain. The most important is security. When you send an e-mail message can travel through many different networks and computers. The data are constantly being directed towards its destination by special computers called routers. Because of this, it is possible to get into any of computers along the route, intercept and even change the data being sent over the Internet.

Exercise 2. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the Internet?

2. What was the Internet originally designed for?

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3. What is the most popular Internet service?

4. What areas can the Internet be divided into?

5. What are Usenet or Telnet?

6. What can you tell about information sites?

7. What is the World Wide Web?

8. Whom do you have to pay for sending e-mail messages?

9. What are the advantages of using the Internet for sending e-mail messages?

10. What problems do we have in using the Internet?

11. What do you use e-mail for? Does e-mail save time, or just make more work?

Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences:

1. Internet ……………………………..five broad areas.

2. Anything that can be digitized, can ………………………..

3. One thing that computers can do very well is ……………………….

4. On WWW you can ……………………………………….

5. More than 10,000 ………………………………………….

6. The first step is ……………………………………….

7. The most important problem is ………………….

8. Sending e-mail messages we have to pay …………………………………..

9. Part of this fee goes towards …………………………………..

10. The part of the fee got by ……………………………………...

Exercise 4. Pay attention to the following e-mail expressions:

YOU CAN END WITH:

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● Best wishes

● All the best

● Regards

● Best regards

To people you know well, you can end with:

● All the best

or even just

● Best

For example:

To…. robert.mcmurdo@ megabook.com

From…. [e-mail]

Cc…. ruth. [e-mail].

Robert,

Thanks for your e-mail asking for ways of reducing the sales force. Please find attached a Word document with specific plans for this. Please let me know if you can′t read this attachment. I′m copying Ruth Mitchell in on this. Do forward it to the rest of the board if you feel that′s appropriate. Looking forward to you reaction.

Best wishes,

Tina

These abbreviations are sometimes used in e-mails:

AFAIK – As far as I know

HTH – Hope this helps

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Exercise 5. Complete this e-mail using the correct form of expressions from exercise 4 that mean the same as the underlined expressions:

To…. tina.black@ megabook.com

From…. robert. [e-mail]

Cc…. ruth. [e-mail].

Tina, Thanks for your plans on reducing the budget of the sales department. I′d be grateful if you could (1) send copies to Chris Jones of any e-mails you send to me. (2) With this e-mail, you′ll find a Word document with my comments. Please let me know if for any reason you can′t open the (3) document that comes with the e-mail.

(4) I′m sending your proposal to all members of the board.

(5) Greetings,

Robert.

Exercise 6. Complete the extracts from these e-mails, using the abbreviations:

1. I′m not sure about this, but ………. there seems to be a reorganization going on in the company.

2. You asked about sales figures for three years ago. Please see the attached document. ……………. Good luck preparing next year′s budget!

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