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Course Title: English For It Engineering

This document contains exercises from an English for IT Engineering course at the National Higher Polytechnic School of Douala in Cameroon. The exercises include matching English IT words with their French translations, matching English words with definitions, finding words that collocate with underlined phrases, completing a table with noun, adjective, verb and translation pairs related to IT terms, and finding words with specific letter patterns or features. The exercises focus on building English vocabulary related to information technology.

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Course Title: English For It Engineering

This document contains exercises from an English for IT Engineering course at the National Higher Polytechnic School of Douala in Cameroon. The exercises include matching English IT words with their French translations, matching English words with definitions, finding words that collocate with underlined phrases, completing a table with noun, adjective, verb and translation pairs related to IT terms, and finding words with specific letter patterns or features. The exercises focus on building English vocabulary related to information technology.

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REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON

Paix – Travail – Patrie Peace – Work – Fatherland


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UNIVERSITE DE DOUALA THE UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA
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ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE NATIONAL HIGHER POLYTECHNIC
POLYTECHNIQUE DE DOUALA SCHOOL OF DOUALA
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B.P. 2701 Douala P.O.Box:2701 Douala
Tél. (237) 697 542 240 Phone :(237) 697 542 240
Site web : www.enspd-udo.cm Email: contact@enspd-udo.cm

COURSE TITLE: ENGLISH FOR IT ENGINEERING


PRACTICAL EXERCISES N°3

Task 1: Match the words in English with their French translations. Write in the
space provided

ENGLISH FRENCH ENGLISH


cropping Témoin ; mouchard =
cookie Imprimante matricielle =
hacker Police téléchargeable =
cordless mouse Faire glisser =
data stream Rognage ; recadrage =
dial-up access Déroulant =
dot-matrix printer Blog d'entreprise =
downloadable font Vérifier l’orthographe =
drag Annuaire ; répertoire =
drop-down Flux de données =
corporate blog Sauvegarde informatique =
computer-assisted Pirate informatique =
clipboard Accès commuté =
check spelling Souris sans fil =
data backup Presse-papiers =
directory Informatisé =

Task 2: Match the words in English with their definitions

disclaimer a small area on a screen in which the user


is prompted to provide information or select
commands.
dialog box turn off (a selected option) on an electronic
interface.
display a statement that denies something,
especially responsibility.
deselect a demonstration of a product or technique
demo Refers to technology that digitally
represents handwriting in its natural form
digitalink put (something) in a prominent place in
order that it may readily be seen.
crawler a program that systematically browses the
World Wide Web in order to create an index
of data.
PRACTICAL EXERCISES N°5

Task 1: Find the word which collocates with those underlined in the sentences

1. An energy …………………………………… is a device which we plug into power socket


to reduce power consumption (reducer, saver, protector, economizer)
2. A …………………………cartridgeis a ROM containing one or more fonts that we
insertinto a laser printer to give it the ability to print different fonts
(font, front, police, policy)
3. ………………………software is computer software distributed under terms that
allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study,
change, and distribute it and any adapted versions (public, general, global,
free)
4. The eraser is basically a brush which erases pixels as you drag it across
the image. When you select the eraser………………………………, you have various
options available in the toolbar (option, tool, utility, button)
5. In a document with facing pages mirror margins, sometimes odd and
……………………………………… pages need to have different headers and footers
(even, equal, same, blank)

Task 2: Complete the table below

Noun Adjective Verb Translation


e-learning /
empty
eavesdroppers /
encryption /
/ / pare-feu
flip-flop /
/ Function
/ to forward

Task 3: Find words with the following features from the handout. All these
words should begin with “e” or “f”.

1. Words with “ea” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………


2. Words ending with “a” ……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Hyphenated words ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Words with a double consonant ……………………………………………………………………………
5. Words with the letter “h” ………………………………………………………………………………………

05 words you have mastered ………………………………………………………………………………

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