Impact and Future of technologies
Vocabulary
Politics:
Negotiations, to negotiate, painstaking negotiations
to negotiate trade agreements
Multilateral\bilateral talks\dialogue on
A summit
Top-level meeting
A joint news conference
To call a referendum on
To convene
To reach mutual understanding on
To voice one’s opinion
To improve business links
To tackle the issue
To fulfill one’s obligations\commitments
To take cooperative actions to do sth
To implement a resolution
To inaugurate new initiatives
To launch new cooperative projects
To raise the necessary resources
To coordinate efforts in
Deficiencies in cooperation
To indorse international efforts
To facilitate a comprehensive and peaceful solution
To facilitate mutual cooperation
To impose restrictions
Issues of mutual concern
International organizations: NATO, the UN, EU, The WTO, CIS,APEC, IAEA, OSCE
essential purpose
to safeguard the freedom and security
to promote democratic values
peaceful resolution of disputes
to settle disputes
undertake tasks
facilitate co-operation
to foster economic development
independent states
to intervene in conflicts between nations
give guidance
in some circumstances
to create favourable conditions for the development
to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources
to ensure sustainable development
play an essential role= to play pivotal role
to conduct interaction
To take extra measures
To take risks (advantage)
To be aware of
Employment:
To come up with new ideas
To put ideas into practice
To be hands-on
To hit sth off
To get on well with
To have good rapport
Sense of achievements
Sense of empowerment
To commute
To telecommute
To take time off
To be chained to a desk
To be snowed under
To be under constant supervision
To be valued
To make effort
To breath down sb’s neck
Core activities
Redundancy payment
To be fired = get the sack
To impose decision
Subordinates
Part-time worker
Freelancer
Temporary worker
Sick pay
Employment\unemployment
Hiring company
Apprenticeship
to keep a positive outlook
to get a rejection
Discussing Advantage and disadvantages
Disadvantage= drawback= shortcoming
Pros& cons
Positive & negative features
Troubles= challenges=bottlenecks=obstacles
Controversial issue
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Opinion words:
I think, believe, suppose , assume
It seems to me that
I guess, I feel that
I am convinced, I am sure\ certain
I advocate the position.
As far as I know\ understand\remember
To my mind, As for (to) me, In my opinion
My attitude towards this issue….
Disagreement:
I didn’t get your idea. What do you mean by…
I have another opinion
It’s quite a controversial issue.
I agree. That’s good point. I couldn’t agree more. That’s just what I was thinking about.
I disagree/ I don’t agree.
I tend to disagree with you.
I'm not sure I quite agree.
That’s not the point. Come off it.
Positive processes:
To progress= to advance
To improve (improvement)= enhance (enhancement)
To rectify = to correct= amend (amendment)= to troubleshoot=to fix
To rectify a drawback
To facilitate (process\ co-operation)
To tackle the issue
To ensure (security\sustainable development\ sustainable use of natural resources)
to safeguard (the freedom and security)
to promote (democratic values)
To maintain (maintenance)= to support
to foster (economic development)
To fulfill one’s obligations\commitments
To take cooperative actions to do sth
To take advantage of
To prevent
To influence on = to affect (influential)
To enable= to permit = to allow
To simplify
Negative process:
To devastate (devastating- adj) = to deteriorate = to damage
To neglect (an opportunity) = to disregard = to ignore
To deplete= to exhaust
To reduce=decrease= diminish
To aggravate (a problem)
To delay
To postpone
Adj:
autonomous (ly)
irresistible\ force irresistible
sufficient (ly)
unpredictable
ubiquitous = all around
indispensable
Vulnerable= prone to damage
far-fetched= infeasible= unlikely to happen
feasible = realistic= likely to happen
Brand new
Redundant = too much
Unreliable (source)
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Cost-effective\cost efficient
incumbent = current (president)
consistent = compatible (compatibility (n)
mutual\ mutually beneficial
Technologies
Nouns
Desktop\Microphone\Monitor\ (inkjet\ laser) printer\ plotter
Major component
Headphone\ headset
Loudspeaker\ speakers
Capacity (of a digital camera)
Resolution
Removable drive
Rechargeable battery
Pen drive (USB)
electronic appliances
household appliances
Internet-enabled devices
Mobile\handheld\portable
Operating system
app
compatible
'off the shelf' packages \bespoke application
to customize
to change=to alter
to meet requirements
Verbs
To reboot\ to restart
to convert data
To decrypt\to encrypt= to de\encipher
to store data (image on memory cards)
to protect data
to migrate data
to process data,
to transmit
to receive = to get
to retrieve information
To play back the image\ To delete unsatisfactory image\ To view pictures
To retouch
To manipulate
To print out
To control the screen cursor
To record sound
To complete= to encompass= to accomplish (tasks)
To implement (an idea)
to perform functions
To put plug into socket
to assemble a computer
to design databases for customers
to back up files
to give a description
to deploy
to roll out (a network)
To insert, to integrate, to embed (embedded device)
To distribute (distribution) = to allocate (allocation)
To maintain (maintenance)
To realize = to fulfil (an idea)
To customize = to tailor (customization).
To supervise
To establish a user interface
To troubleshoot problems
To freeze
To fix-to repair
To release, to come out
To launch, to introduce
To ensure
To mount= to install
Impact and Future of technologies
Positive\negative\profound impact
warfare technology
weapons of mass destruction
pollution, degradation and contamination
greenhouse gas emissions.
efficiency and productivity
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convenience
technological advancement
Cutting-edge \breakthrough\innovative
\disruptive technologies
Assistive technologies
To influence=to affect=to impact
accurate results
to alert (to be alert), To warn
to avoid damage\theft
bottleneck= trouble
breakdown= failure
calamities= disasters (flood, earthquake. tsunami )
to diagnose
to eliminate = to remove
embedded devices = integrated
emergency
emission of toxic gases
emissions from factories and vehicles
interconnection
to leverage
to obtain results= to achieve
serious consequences
to threaten
transparency in the processes
unauthorized intruder
vibration
warnings of earthquakes and tsunamis
ubiquitous= all around
Networking:
LAN,WAN, Access point\hotspot
Bridge, router, gateway
Teledensity
To share equipment
switching equipment
copper pair
fiber backbone
redundant connection
social networking
escapism
addiction\ obsession
procrastination
surveillance(to surveil\to monitor)
to distract=to ruin
to keep in touch with
to bridge physical distances
sense of proximity
to disseminate information,
validity of information
Security:
to commit a crime
to violate\break the law
to thieve (n. theft), to steal
to be punished (punishment)
intellectual property
copyrighted materials
to protect crucial data
serious threat
crucial data
Criminals: Cracker\ hacker\ black hat\ con man\ scammer\fraudster
Cyber crimes (illegal actions in the cyber space): scam (fraud), piracy, copyrighted materials distribution, virus propagation, intellectual property theft
Malware (malicious programs): virus, worm, Trojan horse, spyware, keylogger, DDoS attack. Error, bugs. Innocent-looking sites
backdoor
To infect a computer
to damage
deceive
to alter
To fix an error
preventative tips:
To install antivirus program\ firewall
To code = to encrypt (encryption)
To decode = decrypt
To follow suspicions links
to seem authoritative & reliable
to be on alert
to be suspicious
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