The Internet. The IT Crowd

Warm Up Activity

Plot Summary

A geeky genius Maurice Moss, his lazy colleague Roy Trenneman, and Jen Barber, work in IT department deep in the basement of London company Reynholm Industries. Jen is the department head and relationship manager, but she knows nothing about computers. When Jen is named Reynholm Industries' Employee of the Month and Roy and Moss are annoyed. They decide to play a trick on her when she has to give a speech at the shareholders’ meeting.

 

1 Vocabulary focus. Study the words and  word combinations, practise their translation, spelling. Check your knowledge in the test. Play vocabulary game and set your own vocabulary game record.

2 Watch the video   and put the words into the gaps in the sentences.

1.     I offer  a _____ of it so that you can use it in your ______.

2.     Jen:   It _____ small.

3.     Moss:   That’s one of the _____ things about it.

4.     Jen:  _____ on, it doesn’t have _____ or anything.

5.     Moss:   It’s _______.

Jen:  Everything is _____ nowadays, _____ it?

6.     The Internet doesn’t _____ anything.

7.     ______ is Jen doing with the Internet?

8.     Moss said I _____ use it for my speech.

9.     Are you ____? What if she ____ it?

10. It gets on top of Big Ben. That’s where you get the best _____.

11. I won’t drop it, I’ll ___  ____ it.

12. I _____, I won’t let anything happen to it.

13. I spoke to the _____ of the Internet not one hour ago, I told them about Jen winning the _________________ and they were so ______ that they wanted to do whatever they could to help.

14. You’ve got to _____ me have it.

15. It’s just too _____.

16. Roy: Moss, has it been ______?

           Moss: By Stephen Hawking himself, who sends his ______ , by the ___.

17. Jen: _______ I have it?

18. Roy: You _______.

 

3  Fill in the blanks in the sentences with words and word combinations, each words and word combination can be used two times.

                                     insane, reception, loan, weigh

1.     I was halfway through Dan Brown’s “Digital Fortress” when my e-book _____ (by way of eBookFling) reached the two-week mark. I’d received e-mail, so I knew exactly when time was about to be up.

2.     The phone and tablet _____ 1.45 pounds, which is lighter than the iPad.

3.     Apple has blamed _____ problems in its iPhone 4 on a software error rather than a hardware fault - suggesting users haven't been holding the device incorrectly, after all.

4.     The Dodocase mini may _____ a little more than your traditional case, but the feel is perfect in your hand.

5.     The Internet is driving you ____ with all sorts of new conditions now being recognized by the medical community.

6.     Thousands of libraries across the U.S. can now ____ e-books through Amazon.

7.     Mobility is expanding at an _____ pace, wireless is hot and only getting hotter, and Ethernet is being marginalized in favor of the power of portability demanded by a generation of cool new devices.

8.     One of the problems could be the design of the phone that seems to affect its ______, and we noticed the signal strength drop 4 percent while holding the phone.

4 Answer the Questions.

1.     What did Moss give Jen? How could she use the object at the shareholders’ meeting?

2.     What was Jen’s reaction? Did she understand the joke?

3.     What did Roy do when he saw Moss and Jen getting ready for shareholders’ meeting?

4.     Why were the Elders mentioned? What did they do?

5.     Why was Stephen Hawking mentioned?

6.     Did Jen understand the IT guys’ joke?

5 Grammar. Look back at the sentences in Exercise 2. Can you find examples of reported (Indirect Speech)? Remember that we use reported speech when we want to tell somebody what another person said. Compare sentence 1 and sentence 8. How are verb forms changed in reported speech?  

SEQUENCE OF TENSES
Verb form introducing direct speech		Verb form in reported speech
PRESENT	Present Indefinite Jane says: ”You dance well”.	No changes		Jane says that I dance well
	Present Continuous Jane is crying: ”I felt so lonely”			Jane is crying that she felt so lonely.
	Present Perfect Jane’s said: “You dance well”			Jane has said that I dance well.
	Future Indefinite Jane’ll say: ”I felt so lonely”			Jane’ll say that she felt so lonely.
	Future Continuous Jane’ll be saying: ”I felt so lonely”			Jane’ll be saying that she felt so lonely.
	Future Perfect Jane’ll have said: ”I felt so lonely”			Jane’ll have said that she felt so lonely.
PAST	Past Indefinite Jane said: ”You dance well”.	Present Indefinite Jane said: ”You dance well”.	→	Past Indefinite Jane said that  I danced well
		Present Continuous Jane said: “I’m waiting for Kate”.	→	Past Continuous Jane said that she was waiting for Kate.
	Past Continuous Jane was crying: ”I felt so lonely”	Present Perfect Jane said: “ Kate has not phoned me”.	→	Past Perfect Jane said that Kate had not phoned her.
		Present Perfect Continuous Jane said: “I have been waiting for ages”.	→	Past Perfect Continuous Jane said that she had been waiting for ages.
		Past Indefinite Jane said:” I made it yesterday”.	→	Past Perfect Jane said she had made it the day before.
		Past Indefinite in time clause (f.ex.  When….) Jane said: “When I got there the place was almost empty”.	→	NO CHANGES Jane said that when she got there, the place had been almost empty.
		When there is a time clause the Past Simple verb in main clause (f.ex. the place was almost empty ) Jane said: “When I got there the place was almost empty”.	→	Past Perfect or NO CHANGES Jane said that when she got there, the place had been/ was almost empty.
		Past Indefinite (we refer to a situation that still exists in the present) Jane said: “We didn’t stay in the hotel because it was too expensive”. (and we think that the hotel is still expensive now)	→	NO CHANGES Jane said that they hadn’t stayed in the hotel because it was too expensive.
		Past Continuous Jane said: “ I was writing”. “When they arrived, I was still cooking the dinner”, - he said.	→	Past Perfect Continuous  or NO CHANGES (in conversation) Jane said that she had been writing. or Jane said that she was writing.  He said that when they arrived, he was still cooking the dinner.
		BUT Activity (verb in Past Continuous) was completed before an event in the Past Simple or Present Perfect “We were planning to go out but then Joe started feeling sick”, - she said.	→	Past Perfect Continuous   She said that they had been planning to go out but then Joe started (had started) feeling sick.
		Past Perfect Jane said: “I had written my report”.	→	NO CHANGES Jane said that she had written her report.
	Past Perfect Jane’d said: “You dance well”.
		Past Perfect Continuous Jane said: “ I had been writing my report”.	→	NO CHANGES Jane said that she had been writing her report.
		Future Indefinite Jane said: “I’ll do it”.	→	Future – Indefinite - in - the- Past Jane said that she would do it.
		Future Continuous Jane said:” I’ll be writing my report”.	→	Future – Continuous - in - the- Past Jane said that she would be writing her report.
		Future Perfect Jane said: “I’ll have written my report”.	→	Future – Perfect - in - the- Past Jane said that she would have written her report.

REPORTING QUESTIONS, REQUESTS, ADVICE, ORDERS

Type of sentence in direct speech	+	Reported speech
General question (+  alternative question (Is it a pen or a pencil?)) Jane asked: ”Have I seen you before? ”	Verbs that introduce reported speech  ASK, WONDER, WANT TO KNOW	if whether	+	Direct word order Subject + Predicate
		Jane asked me if she had seen me before.
Special question Jane asked: “Why didn’t you tell me the truth?”		Question word (who, when)	+	Direct word order Subject + Predicate
		Jane asked me why I hadn’t told her the truth.
Question (general or special) with the verb shall/should Jane asked: “What should I buy for Peter?” Jane asked: “Should I tell Jill what happened?”		Question word (special question) (who, where)  if  / whether (general question)	+	to  + Infinitive
		Jane asked me what to buy for Peter. Jane asked me whether to tell Jill what had happened. (mind sequence of tenses)
REQUESTS, ADVICE, ORDERS Imperative sentences))		To + Infinitive Not + to + Infinitive Jane asked me to help her write her speech. Jane told me to go at once. Jane told me not to stay out too late.
Jane asked: “Can you help me write my speech?” (request)
Jane told me: “Go at once”. Jane told me: “Don’t stay out too late”. (order, request)

  6 Write the sentences from Exercise 2 in reported speech.

Travel and Tourism: Opening Doors for Your Future

Watch the video and put the words into the gaps in the text

 

People have always traveled for food, for trade, for war, for religious (1)______, and simply out of curiosity. What started as a walk out of a valley in Africa has now become what some say is the largest industry in the world. Today there are almost 924 million international travelers a year. Travel and tourism provide (2)______ for more than 217 million people not only in the obvious travel businesses: in airlines, (3)_____ lines, hotels and resorts, travel (4)_____, tour operators, parks and attractions. But with thousands of other enterprises and professions that depend on the industry from architects and (5)_____, advertising to information technology, people who grow and prepare food, create art and crafts for travelers to bring home, accountants and lawyers, and bankers. More that one out of fifteen workers in the world is somehow connected to the (6)______ industry. And that is growing, creating great (7)_______ for people in search of an exciting and (8)_______career.          Travel and tourism has taken its place as a force for good and an opportunity for someone to make a difference. It is increasingly becoming a (9)______industry. People travel to enjoy real nature, (10)_______ forests; they travel to experience (11)______ cultures, music, rituals, and food. And when they do relax they want a lie on clean (12)_______ and swim in (13)______, clear water. Studies show that more people travel to experience environments and cultures unique from their own than to relax. A large majority of customers are more likely to choose an environmentally and (14)_______ friendly experience over one that is not. The tourism industry’s effort to preserve forests for example not only saves them as tourist (15)______, but also helps offset carbon produced by industry and transportation.	pilgrimages
	agencies
	rewarding
	tourism
	cruise
	employment
	opportunities
	builders
	pristine
	attractions
	authentic
	green
	clean
	culturally
	beaches

   

Global (16)_____not only threatens the world’s wellbeing but the business of tourism. The industry’s move to (17)______ tourism recognizes the fact that preserving those coral (18)_____, those forests, those cultures in not only the right thing to do but that if they are damaged  tourists would not want to visit and businesses and local communities will suffer. Tourism can bring prosperity to local communities, provide employment and revive arts and crafts and pride in cultural heritage. Developing local tourism industry can help lift people out of (19)_____. The travel and tourism industry is becoming a powerful force for (20)_____. But equally because it brings people together tourism can foster human (21)______ and peace. By becoming part of it you can help make a difference in the world.          The tremendous growth of the travel and tourism industry not only in size but importance has created a great (22)_____ and tremendous opportunities for people who choose to make it a (23)_____. And as the demand for highly (24)_____ people grows, financial rewards are increasing rapidly. Rapid industry growth can mean rapid (25)_____ advancement. Unlike other industries there is something for almost every (26)______ and interest. Unlike other professions it is often possible to start (27)_____ and learn on the job. But there are many paths to advancements including higher education. Travel and tourism has become an important (28)_____ in colleges and universities worldwide which now offer advanced degrees in tourism.	reefs
	poverty
	warming
	sustainable
	understanding
	conservation
	career
	talent
	demand
	profession
	skilled
	instantly
	subject

 

1 Translate words and word combinations from English into Ukrainian and use them in your own sentences

Art and craft; accountant; lawyer; make a difference; clear; heritage; carbon; pilgrimage; rewarding; opportunity; pristine; community; revive; tremendous; sustainable.

2 Comprehension questions

1.     Why did people travel in the past? Why do they travel today?

2.     Do many people depend on the travel industry?

3.     What jobs are connected with tourism industry?

4.     What is green tourism? Is it popular among travelers?

5.     Is protection of environment important for tourism industry?

6.     What is the impact of tourism on local communities? How can tourism help change the lives of local residents?

7.     What kind of people are in demand in tourism industry? What opportunities does tourism industry create for people?

8.     What are the career prospect and financial rewards?

9.     Is education necessary to start a career in tourism?

10. Can a person get a degree in tourism from universities or colleges?

3 Say if the following statements are true according to the text.

1.     People started traveling in 20^th century.

2.     One of fifteen workers in the world is somehow connected to tourism industry.

3.     Tourism industry is growing.

4.     Tourism is increasingly becoming a green industry.

5.     Tourists want environmentally and culturally friendly holidays.

6.     People travel just to relax, culture is not important for them.

7.     Tourism industry can bring much harm to local communities.

8.     Tourism makes people poor.

9.     It is almost impossible to start working in tourism instantly.

10. Financial rewards in the business are increasing rapidly.