Task 2: My Computer Makes Me Sick
1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The speaker is delivering a speech on ____________.
(2) Statistics show that ____________. a. using computer may cause severe abnormity during women's pregnancy b. 36 women using computer had to terminate their pregnancy c. 16 women in Denmark didn't get pregnant because they used computer
(3) Workers working with computers are protected against ______________. a. the disturbance of natural light to their vision b. watching television for long hours c. increased stress and disturbances to vision for being exposed for long periods to the video screen
(4) Without taking the precautions offered by the speaker, we will have a generation of _____________. a. great intellectual capacity b. deformed sufferers c. little common sense
2. True or False Questions.
(1)
Up to now, no one has a clear idea about the exact connection between working with computer terminals and the problems with pregnancy.
(2)
There's more danger for the people who work with computers comparing with those who use computers for interest or pleasure in their own homes,
(3)
A Chinese magazine for computer enthusiasts recently ran its survey-the health problems they felt connected with the use of computers.
3. Fill in the blanks to complete the information recommended to those who work with computers.
(1) The terminal should be placed where there is
;
(2)
behind the terminal so that the operator has a chance to
from time to time.
4. Write out the cause of the following health problems connected with the use of computers.
(1) constipation because of
;
(2) backache due to
;
(3) a general sense of fatigue owing to
;
(4) short sight related to
;
(5) an itching face due to
.
5. Write out a list of the precautions offered by the speaker.
(1) Make sure that there is
;
(2) Rest your eyes frequently, if possible, by
to give them
;
(3) Make sure
, for a shaky or fuzzy image can cause
;
(4) Make sure
so that you're sitting in
, not
or
;
(5) Get up regularly and
. Better
.
6. Complete the following sentences with the information you hear on the tape.
(1) The computer has enlarged man's
as well as his
... but it brings with it
to match the
.
(2) A survey was done in
on
pregnant women, who happened to use
for
of their working day. In
of the subjects there were some
during the pregnancy.
(3) In a control group of pregnant women of
but who did not work with
, the incidence of
in their case was only
.
Task 2: My Computer Makes Me Sick
1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The speaker is delivering a speech on ____________.
(2) Statistics show that ____________. a. using computer may cause severe abnormity during women's pregnancy b. 36 women using computer had to terminate their pregnancy c. 16 women in Denmark didn't get pregnant because they used computer
(3) Workers working with computers are protected against ______________. a. the disturbance of natural light to their vision b. watching television for long hours c. increased stress and disturbances to vision for being exposed for long periods to the video screen
(4) Without taking the precautions offered by the speaker, we will have a generation of _____________. a. great intellectual capacity b. deformed sufferers c. little common sense
2. True or False Questions.
(1)
Up to now, no one has a clear idea about the exact connection between working with computer terminals and the problems with pregnancy.
(2)
There's more danger for the people who work with computers comparing with those who use computers for interest or pleasure in their own homes,
(3)
A Chinese magazine for computer enthusiasts recently ran its survey-the health problems they felt connected with the use of computers.
3. Fill in the blanks to complete the information recommended to those who work with computers.
(1) The terminal should be placed where there is
;
(2)
behind the terminal so that the operator has a chance to
from time to time.
4. Write out the cause of the following health problems connected with the use of computers.
(1) constipation because of
;
(2) backache due to
;
(3) a general sense of fatigue owing to
;
(4) short sight related to
;
(5) an itching face due to
.
5. Write out a list of the precautions offered by the speaker.
(1) Make sure that there is
;
(2) Rest your eyes frequently, if possible, by
to give them
;
(3) Make sure
, for a shaky or fuzzy image can cause
;
(4) Make sure
so that you're sitting in
, not
or
;
(5) Get up regularly and
. Better
.
6. Complete the following sentences with the information you hear on the tape.
(1) The computer has enlarged man's
as well as his
... but it brings with it
to match the
.
(2) A survey was done in
on
pregnant women, who happened to use
for
of their working day. In
of the subjects there were some
during the pregnancy.
(3) In a control group of pregnant women of
but who did not work with
, the incidence of
in their case was only
.