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1. What means of communication were used to send messages over long distances long ago? 2. What gave a new beginning to the history of long distance communication? 3. Which was invented first — the telephone or the telegraph? 4. … Читать далее →

«Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.» Alexander Bell had invented the telephone. This was in 1876, ten years after the idea was born. Now everybody wanted to help Bell. He could have as much money as he needed for … Читать далее →

His idea was to send musical sounds and perhaps words by tele¬graph. «What is speech?» he asked himself. «It is a kind of vibration, a movement of the air: if I can change this vibration into electricity, I can send … Читать далее →

From the history of communications: the telephone We cannot say when the history of communications began. A thou¬sand years ago, men had already learned to send messages over long distances. They used the light of fires at night, and the … Читать далее →

. Stage Kind (type) of reading Purpose (aim) of reading Method of reading (briefly summarized) The first stage • Oriented (skimming) reading • To be on one’s speciality • To be associated with one’s specialty The second stage • Scanning … Читать далее →

Ex. 3. Choose from List B synonyms to the words in List A. A 1. aim 2. to reduce 3. to comprehend 4. key 5. rapidly 6. to focus 7. accurate 8. to determine 9. separate, single, particular 10. first … Читать далее →

Mention must be made of some forms of condensing extended articles and books. They are the abstract, precis (реферат), the summary (annotation) and the review. These three forms condense the material to forms easily accessible (доступный) for the reader. Ex. … Читать далее →

The effective method of reading for central idea may be briefly sum¬marized as follows: Try to read the paragraphs a little faster than you are used to. Usu¬ally when you read you are concerned with comprehending both the cent¬ral idea … Читать далее →

1. First of all you must have a very clear comprehending of what you are looking for and what information you are to absorb. 2. Decide in advance what form the information will have. If it is a person’s name, … Читать далее →