Grammar: Past tenses compared.



2.4 Exercises.

 

Exercise 1. Vocabulary to the text.


Font – шрифт

Underlined – подчеркивание

Highlighted – выделение цветом

Spelling – правописание

Check – проверка

Edit – редактирование 

View – просмотр

Close – закрыть

Cut – вырезать

Full screen – на весь экран

Paste – вставить (вставка)

Save – сохранить (сохранение)

Undo – отменить (отмена)

Keep – сохранить

Clipboard – буфер обмена

Menu bar – панель меню

Toolbar – панель инструментов

Settings – настройки

Error = mistake – ошибка

To cancel – отменять

Manual – ручной

Choice – выбор

Typewriter – печатная машинка

Easy – легко

To improve – улучшать

Skills – умения

To be proud of – гордиться чем-либо

However – однако

Exact copy – точная копия

Text editor – текстовый редактор

Features – черты, характеристики

Application form – форма приложения


Exercise 2. Discuss these questions.

1. How often do you type letters or documents?

2. Which word-processing program do you use?

3. Which commands do you know?

4. How many different fonts does -this question have?

5. Find the words in 1-3 that are in bold, in italics, underlined and highlighted.

 

Exercise 3. Read the text and answer the questions.

Close  – This command closes the open file.

Copy –    This editing command copies any highlighted text or images and keeps it in memory. We say anything copied is on the clipboard.

Cut – This editing command deletes any highlighted.

Font – formats, or changes, the type style and size of the characters.

Full Screen – This view command makes the open document cover all of the screen. This also hides the menu bar and the toolbar so that you cannot see them. The menu bar shows commands and toots in words; the toolbar shows them with icons.

Language – This tool opens a thesaurus to help you find synonyms and antonyms {similar and opposite words).

Open -Opens a file from one of the computer's drives.

Paragraph – Formats the paragraph settings to change the way the paragraph looks.

Paste – This editing command puts anything that is on the clipboard onto the screen.      

Picture – Inserts a picture or image into your document.

Print layout – Views the open document as it will look Layout when it is printed.

Save – Saves the open file or document.

Save as – Saves the file to another location, with another name or in a different format.

Spelling and Grammar – This tool checks the document or any highlighted text for spelling and grammar errors.

Symbol – You can insert many special characters with this command.

Undo – This editing tool cancels the last command. It does not work with every command.

 

1. Which tool checks your spelling?

2. Which edit command removes text or images?

3. Which format command changes the letter size?

4. Which file command opens a file or document?

5. Which insert command lets you put in an image?

6. Which view command shows the document as a printed page?

 Exercise 4. Match the parts of the sentence.


1. Typing letters with a word processor

2 Many companies need people

3 I can learn a lot of new words

4 People usually type business letters

5 Check your spelling and grammar

6 If you cut a sentence out by mistake,

a) in the Times New Roman font.

b) by using the thesaurus.

c) before you print out your document.

d) who can use a word processor.

e) try clicking the undo button.

f) is easier and quicker than writing by hand


 

Exercise 5. Complete the sentence with the words below.

Character, clipboard, fonts, format, locations, menu bar, toolbar, settings

1. When you copy text, it stays on the ____ until you want to paste it.

2 Change the paragraph _____ if you want bigger spaces between the lines.

3 Each word on the ______ contains a list of commands and tools.

4 Most of the icons on the _______ are also in words in the menu bar.

5 You can save a file in many different ______ in your computer.

6 MS Word has about a hundred different ______ for you to choose from.

7 A word processor lets you ______ a paragraph as well as the font.

8 If the ______ you want is not on the keyboard, look in the Symbol command.

Exercise 6. Writing. Type a paragraph of any English text that is new to you using a word-processing program. Do the following:

· format the verbs in bold

· put nouns in italics

· underline any adjectives

· use the thesaurus to check any words you do not know

· change the font and the font size for each sentence

· use the spell check to check your work.

Exercise 7. Answer the questions.

1 Do you like writing by hand? Why?/Why not?

2 Have you ever used a typewriter or word processor? Which word processor?

3 What are the differences between handwriting, typing and word processing?


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