1) modem – b) a piece of equipment allowing you to send information from one computer down telephone lines to another computer
2) photocopier – h) a machine which quickly copies documents onto paper by photographing them
3) fax machine – d) a machine for transmitting and receiving faxes
4) video recorder – l) a device which, when linked to a television set, can be used to record programmes and play videotapes
5) tape recorder – j) an apparatus for recording sounds on magnetic tape and afterwards reproducing them
6) keyboard – k) the set of keys that you press in order to operate it
7) mouse - n) a small handheld device which is moved across a mat or flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen
8) screen – e) a flat vertical surface on which pictures or words are shown
9) disk – a) a thing used to store information which can be read by a computer
10) answerphone – m) a device which you connect to your telephone and which records telephone calls while you are out
11) phone box – i) a small shelter in the street in which there is a public telephone
12) VDU (Video Display Unit – монитор) – g) a machine with a screen which is used to display information from a computer
13) headphones – f) a pair of padded speakers which you wear over your ears in order to listen to a radio, record player, or tape recorder without other people hearing it
14) an aerial – c) a device or a piece of wire that receives television or radio signals and is usually attached to a radio, television, car, or building
His name is Leopold McCain. He lives in central London, on the one of the most peaceful streets there, but nobody knows that he investigates one crime every day. However, how could they know that? Sir McCain looks like a usual citizen: he wears usual shirts, usual trousers and sometimes puts on just a usual dark blue hat; his hair is simply blonde and his eyes are simply grey. But there's one thing that is wrong with him: he never smiles.
That's why people think that he is rough and even wicked, but don't believe them. Sir McCain is the kindest person you've ever met and the most intelligent detective in modern England at the same time.
Его зовут Леопольд МакКейн. Он живёт в центре Лондона, на одной из самых тихих улиц, но никто не знает, что он расследует по одному преступлению каждый день. И как они могли бы знать? Сэр МакКейн выглядит как обычный гражданин: он носит обычные рубашки, обычные брюки и иногда надевает самую обычную синюю шляпу; его волосы простого цвета блонд, а его глаза просто голубые. Но в нём есть одна отторгающая вещь: он никогда не улыбается. Поэтому люди думают, что он груб и даже опасен, но не верьте им. Сэр МакКейн -- самый добрый человек из всех, кого вы когда-либо встречали, и в то же время самый умный детектив современной Англии.
1) modem – b) a piece of equipment allowing you to send information from one computer down telephone lines to another computer
2) photocopier – h) a machine which quickly copies documents onto paper by photographing them
3) fax machine – d) a machine for transmitting and receiving faxes
4) video recorder – l) a device which, when linked to a television set, can be used to record programmes and play videotapes
5) tape recorder – j) an apparatus for recording sounds on magnetic tape and afterwards reproducing them
6) keyboard – k) the set of keys that you press in order to operate it
7) mouse - n) a small handheld device which is moved across a mat or flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen
8) screen – e) a flat vertical surface on which pictures or words are shown
9) disk – a) a thing used to store information which can be read by a computer
10) answerphone – m) a device which you connect to your telephone and which records telephone calls while you are out
11) phone box – i) a small shelter in the street in which there is a public telephone
12) VDU (Video Display Unit – монитор) – g) a machine with a screen which is used to display information from a computer
13) headphones – f) a pair of padded speakers which you wear over your ears in order to listen to a radio, record player, or tape recorder without other people hearing it
14) an aerial – c) a device or a piece of wire that receives television or radio signals and is usually attached to a radio, television, car, or building
Good character.
His name is Leopold McCain. He lives in central London, on the one of the most peaceful streets there, but nobody knows that he investigates one crime every day. However, how could they know that? Sir McCain looks like a usual citizen: he wears usual shirts, usual trousers and sometimes puts on just a usual dark blue hat; his hair is simply blonde and his eyes are simply grey. But there's one thing that is wrong with him: he never smiles.
That's why people think that he is rough and even wicked, but don't believe them. Sir McCain is the kindest person you've ever met and the most intelligent detective in modern England at the same time.
Его зовут Леопольд МакКейн. Он живёт в центре Лондона, на одной из самых тихих улиц, но никто не знает, что он расследует по одному преступлению каждый день. И как они могли бы знать? Сэр МакКейн выглядит как обычный гражданин: он носит обычные рубашки, обычные брюки и иногда надевает самую обычную синюю шляпу; его волосы простого цвета блонд, а его глаза просто голубые. Но в нём есть одна отторгающая вещь: он никогда не улыбается. Поэтому люди думают, что он груб и даже опасен, но не верьте им. Сэр МакКейн -- самый добрый человек из всех, кого вы когда-либо встречали, и в то же время самый умный детектив современной Англии.