Task I
1. Read about the situations when computers let people down. Choose the most suitable title from the list A-E for each part 1-5.
A. Bugs killed my computer.
B. Can you hear me?
C. No computer, no work.
D. Whoops-wrong address!
E. E-ticket - no ticket!
1. ‘When your computer system at work crashes, you realize how dependent you are on technology. You can't write reports, access data, send emails, or print things. But you get to know your colleagues a bit better!’
2. ‘I was travelling on a business trip with e-tickets - you just have a printout. But when I tried to check in at Frankfurt airport there was no record of my booking. And the flight was fully booked!’
3. ‘Have you ever sent an email to the wrong person? It's so easy just to press 'Send'. I once wrote an email to my girlfriend but sent it to my boss by mistake!’
4. ‘Computer viruses are really scary. I once opened an email attachment and my computer got a virus. I couldn’t open any of my documents! My hard disk was destroyed.’
5. ‘My mobile phone battery went dead -just as I was closing a business deal! I nearly lost my job because of it. A dead battery wasn't an excuse.’
2. Write about your similar experiences.
Task II
1. Read about interesting facts.
A. 81% of communication on the Internet is in English.
B. The sign @ is 500 years old. It was first used by Italian merchants. It was a measure of capacity for oil or grain.
C. The first Personal Computer was introduced by IBM and ran on Microsoft DOS 1.0 in 1981.
D. 31 % of UK consumers stopped doing business with companies because of poor communication.
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