3. IMAP is similar in operation to POP, but allows you more choice over what messages you download. Initially, only message headers are retrieved, giving information about the sender and subject. You can then download just those messages you want to read. You can also delete individual messages from the server, and some IMAP4 servers let you organize your mail into folders. This makes download times shorter and there’s no danger of losing messages.
XI. Look through passage 1 and explain what POP is used for? How does this protocol allow the user to download messages to his mailbox?
XII.Read the last sentence of passage 1 and divide it into sense groups. Define the dependency relations between them.
XIII.Read passage 2 and name the advantages and disadvantages of storing messages on the server.
XIV.Compress passage 2 to the maximum by deleting extra information and make a short summary of it.
XV.Translate passage 3.
Артикль и другие определители имени существительного
Наиболее распространёнными определителями имени существительного являются артикли a (an), the.
Заменители артикля
| this-these, that-those | этот-эти, тот-те |
| my-his-her-its-our-your-their | мой-его-её-его(её)-наш-ваш-их |
| all-any-some-no | все-любой-некоторый-никакой |
| another-other, every-each | другой-другие, каждый-каждый |
| many-much, more, most | многие-многое, более, наибольший |
| few-little, less, least | немногие-немногое, менее, наименьший |
| very (the very), such | очень (тот самый), такой |
I. In each line find the determiners of the noun and give their Russian equivalents.
| 1. | a) it | b) its | c) another | d) them | e) your |
| 2. | a) this | b) us | c) his | d) any | e) him |
| 3. | a) these | b) more | c) some | d) those | e) ours |
| 4. | a) few | b) every | c) hers | d) little | e) then |
| 5. | a) such | b) me | c) least | d) most | e) theirs |
| 6. | a) less | b) that | c) other | d) hers | e) all |
| 7. | a) each | b) their | c) no | d) it’s | e) mine |
II. Choose the word the translation of which is given at the beginning of each line.
| 1. | Все | a) least | b) either | c) such | d) a few | e) all |
| 2. | Немногое | a) less | b) some | c) no | d) little | e) the same |
| 3. | Многие | a) many | b) a few | c) few | d) most | e) whole |
| 4. | Другие | a) other | b) very | c) little | d) the very | e) once |
| 5. | Любой | a) some | b) any | c) all | d) whole | e) both |
| 6. | Некоторый | a) none | b) some | c) neither | d) either | e) not any |
III. Define the similarities and difference of the words given below:
| little – a little | мало – некоторое количество |
| few – a few | мало – несколько |
| both – both … and | оба, обе – и … и, как … так |
| either – either … or | любой (из двух) – или … или |
| neither – neither … nor | ни один (из двух) – ни … ни |
| some - the same | некоторый – такой же, тот же самый |
IV. Choose the sentences in which the words in bold type are pronouns. Give the Russian equivalents of these sentences.
1. a) Unauthorized alteration of information may occur both within a system and over the network. b) The printer moves bi-directionally both ways from left to right and then right to left.
2. a) Some computer programs display what are called icons on the computer screen. b) Multimedia applications usually require more computer memory and processing power than the same information represented by text alone.
3. a) Small and mid-size firms that outgrow a few PCs and the physical sharing of disks often upgrade to LANs in order to facilitate collaboration and the sharing of business tools. b) Few scientists supported this theory.
4. a) The IT company is so secretive that little is known about its internal design process. b) Lately the researcher has made a little progress in his investigation.
5. a) The intensity of a laser can be changed to encode very complex signals. b) You have made the very same mistake again in your calculations.
6. a) Many robot applications are for tasks that are either dangerous or unpleasant for human beings. b) Either technique can be used in this experiment.
7. a) Neither of the possible ways is simple. b) Under ordinary conditions there is neither perfect conductor nor perfect insulator.
