Lesson 7

Topic: “Computer applications”

Task 1. What computer applications make our life more secure, more
comfortable, more safer and efficient? List your ideas. And indicate how they
do so.

Task 2. What is your favorite application program of all/ the most useful for
you? Why?

Task 3. Describe an app you use in your mobile phone (5 sentences).

Task 4. How do you think you will obtain software for your computer in the
future?

Task 5. Think of three new ways that software companies could prevent people
from pirating their software.

Task 6. If you were in the market for a new microcomputer today, what
application software would you want to use on it? Why? What are some
“dream” applications that you would like that have not yet been developed?

Task 7. Complete the idioms with these words, justify your choice:
act anywhere along life message nerves stick way

1.My sister gets on my nerves. She’s always borrowing my clothes without

asking me. 2 I bought my boyfriend an electric shaver hoping that he’ll get
the___________ about his beard. 3 Laura’s parents don’t know how to say no.
She always gets her own___________ . 4 I’m not getting___________ with this
essay. 1 don’t know where to start. 5 My roommate needs to get a
___________. He doesn’t have any friends and he never goes out. 6 Poor Ben.
He always seems to get the short end of the ______when it comes to
relationships. 7 Luckily, my mom and my girlfriend have gotten _____like
sisters ever since they first met. 8 You really need to get
your___________together and start packing if you’re going to get to the airport
on time.
Task 8. Complete the sentences with the missing prepositions. Justify your
choice.
1 My sister has finally got over her ex-boyfriend and started dating again. 2 It’s
a tiny island, so you can use bikes to get__________ . 3 We got___________
with not doing the homework, because the teacher forgot to collect it! 4 They’ve
gotten really___________ on the project, so they’ll have to work late until they
finish it. 5 Ryan is trying to get___________ of going on vacation with his in-
laws by saying he has too much work. 6 My grandmother stopped reading all
the bad news in the paper because she says it gets her___________ .

Task 9. Match the sentence halves.

1 I’ll call you back as soon as I get ……………………..f a chance.
2 I wanted to get ………………………………………...
3 I’m going to get ……………………………………….
4 I can’t get by. Can you get …………………………...
5 When I asked Joe where he had been, I got ………….
6 The heat isn’t working. Can you get ………………...
7 Max hit me, but I got ………………………………..
8 My coworkers didn’t trust me until they got ………..

a back at him by kicking him.

b a hold of someone in maintenance?
c to know me.
d out of the way?
e rid of my parents before my boyfriend arrived,
f a chance.
g the impression he was hiding something,
h in trouble if I’m late again.
Home assignments:
1. Open the attachment file Machine translations.pdf and do ex 3a,b,c+
explain unknown phrases and words.