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                                              For postgrads doing Master's degree in IT

Watch the video and answer the question What is Roehampton for every student of the University and why?

For those who started learning decimals!

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1) What is a decimal point for? 2) What is a decimal numeral? 3) What is a unit? 4) In what ways do you read decimals? 5) What will you get if you move one position to the right /left?

Watch and answer the questions:

1) What operations can be performed with decimals? 2) What are the principle steps in multiplying decimals? 3) What is the difference between multiplying integers and decimals? 4) Why should everyone be careful when marking a decimal point in the product?

Do you know how to compare common fractions? If no, see the video and be ready to compare your teacher's examples.

For Dzhamilya and group-mates Answer the following questions based on the video about binary numeration system: 1)Why does the speaker begin his narration with the light switch? 2)What scheme does he present? 3)How does it work? 4)What are billions of switches inside a modern laptop called? 5)What is the difference between the light switch and the transistor? 6)In what case is a transistor turned on/off? 7)What is the size of a transistor? 8)How many transistors does a modern IPhone contain? 9)What do we need to build a simple computer? 10)What is a binary system for? 11)How many digits does a binary numeration system use? 12)What does the numeral 0/1 correspond to? 13)What does the speaker use cookies for? 14)Is there any difference in representing the number 13 in decimal and binary numeration systems? 15)What is a bit/byte/nibble? 16)What is a group of 4 bits called? 17)Is it possible to represent diffferent types of information, including music, e-mail,photos using just binary numbers? 18)How are various colors obtained? 19) What about texts, e-mails, webpages, letters? 20)What is unicode?

Jobs in Great Britain

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. What is the population of Great Britain? 2. How many people work? 3. What age can they start working? 4. How many hours a week do the British people work? 5. What does it mean to be a full- time worker? 6. What industries do British work? 7. What are the most popular jobs of the 21st century? 8. Why do most people work at home?

Test for the third-year undergraduates

I. Find the correct word(s) for these definitions:

1. A solid figure with bases made of two equal circles and with curved sides. 2. A line or surface upon which a plane or solid figure rests. 3. A solid figure having a circular base and curved surface which comes to a point at the vertex.4.Linear measurement such as length, width or height of a figure. 5. 3D square. 6. A rectangular prism. 7. A plane figure having any number of sides and angles. 8. A solid figure having triangles for faces. 9. A solid figure whose six faces are rectangles. 10. The inner set of points of a figure. 11. Opposite the base. 12. A figure having three dimensions: length, width and height. 13. The distance from the top to the base of an object. 14. The point of intersection of the sides of an angle. 15. A circular solid in which all points on a surface are the same distance from the center. 16. A solid figure having 3 rectangular faces and 2 parallel triangles for bases. 17. A line between the centers of the upper and lower bases. 18. The number of cubic units in a solid figure. 19. A solid figure each side of which is a polygon and its interior. 20.  Polygons  of a solid figure are called …, and their sides …

II. Find the corresponding 2D and 3D figures:

2D figures	3D figures
A square
	A parallelepiped
A circle
	A pyramid

Group 4!

Watch the video about the most popular free-time activities in Britain. Name them in appropiate order. What activity/activities is/are unusual for you and why? What do you prefer to do in your spare time?  What are you going to do during  your present day vacation? 

Moscow State University

For Maryam and groupmates
Watch the video and find the correspondence between the text and the film. Leave your comments.

Education in Great Britain

For Alex, Jennet and others!

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. What is a gap year? What is it for? 2. What are the most famous universities in Great Britain? 3. What options do students have to pay for their student life? 4. In what way are students taught? 5. What societies  do students join at universities?