1. Paraphrase the sentences using the active vocabulary of the lesson. - He paused before entering the room.

- Their laughter stopped when they saw his face.

- She feels very upset.


2. Fill in with the proper preposition.
- He treated us a delicious meal.
- She hesitated tea and coffee.
- He rubbed the dirt his boots.

3. Paraphrase using the idioms.
- He thought hard before making a decision.
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- I’ll have to do it from the very beginning.

- I know I’ve made a mistake. Don’t remind me about it.


4. Paraphrase the following using compound adjectives.
- A meeting that lasts two hours.

- A sack that weighs ten kilos.

- A dress that costs three hundred dollars.

- A man who is thirty-three years old
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- A note for one hundred roubles
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5. Fill in the gaps with TO or FOR.
- I bought a nice present my friend.
- They offered help us.
- She cooked breakfast her family.

6. Paraphrase the sentences using the indirect object with TO or FOR.
- We prepared them a real treat.

- I taught my daughter English.

- They found him a good job.

1. Software — programs for directing the operation of a computer or electronic data.

2. Computers can input, calculate, compare, and output data as information.

3. Software determines the order in which these operations are performed.

4. Programs usually fall in one of two categories: system software and applications software.

5. System software controls standard internal computer activities.

6. An operating system, for example, is a collection of system programs that aid in the operation of a computer regardless of the application software being used.

7. System programs are designed for the specific pieces of hardware.

8. By installing the driver you «teach» your mainboard to «understand» the newly attached part.

9. Applications software satisfies your specific need.

10. These class of programs is the most numerous and perspective from the marketing point of view.

New Year is a great holiday in our country. Everybody likes it very much. It is especially loved by little children. People do not go to work on that day, and children do not go to school. This holiday is considered to be a family holiday. It is usually celebrated at home among the members of the family.

People decorate their houses and usually have a fir-tree which stands in the corner of the room. Those fir-trees are very beautiful. The presents are usually put under these trees. Our parents prepare to this holiday well. They buy a New Year tree, decorate it, buy a lot of tasty food and drinks.

At twelve o’clock in the night people can see the president on TV which addresses them with traditional words of congratulation. At this time people are sitting at the tables to their holiday dinner and enjoy it in a good company. Young people usually organize a dance party and have a lot of fun. Some of them go out into the streets and the squares. The next day friends usually come to wish a Happy New Year to all the members of the family.

The New Year of our life has begun. Everyone hopes it will really be happy.