Read the dictionary definition of “conference” given below.

Conference – 1)a meeting at which formal discussions take place.

E.G. The Managing Director has daily conferences with the other staff members.

· If someone is in conference, they are having a formal meeting.

E.G. … the time he must spend in conference listening to reports.

2)a meeting about a particular subject, often lasting a few days.

E.G. … a conference on nuclear disarmament in London.

Make up English-Russian pairs of the words and word-combinations equivalent in meaning.

	abstracts of papers	a	бюро информации
	accommodation (for participants)	b	включить доклад в программу конференции
	agenda	c	выступать
	application form	d	заседание с представлением стендовых докладов
	attendance	e	заявка
	attendee	f	краткий доклад
	communication	g	научный доклад
	information desk	h	научный сотрудник
	motion	i	открывать (конференцию)
	paper	j	пленарное заседание
	plenary session	k	повестка дня
	poster session	l	предложение
	scientific associate	m	присутствие
	section session	n	проводить конференцию
	summary paper	o	размещение участников
	the symposium proceedings	p	регламент
	time-limit	q	секционное заседание
	to call a conference	r	созывать конференцию
	to declare open	s	сообщение
	to hold a conference	t	тезисы докладов
	to schedule a paper for a conference	u	труды симпозиума
	to take the floor	v	участник

Match the definitions below with the words in the list.

	proceedings	a	the written records of what is said or decided at the meeting
	abstract	b	someone who takes part in a conference
	interpreter	c	a formal decision taken at a meeting by means of a vote
	vote	d	a discussion in which people express different opinions about a subject
	resolution	e	a person who has been chosen to act on behalf of another person or a group of people
	chairman	f	your choice in an election or at a meeting where decisions are taken
	debate	g	a list of the items that have to be discussed at a meeting
	minutes	h	a suggestion formally put before a meeting, which is the subject of arguments for and against, and that is accepted or refused according to the number of those who express agreement or disagreement
	welcome	i	to be in charge or act as the chairperson at a conference
	preside	j	you greet people in a friendly way when they arrive at the conference
	motion	k	the person in charge, who decides when each person is allowed to speak
	participant	l	a long essay written on an academic subject
	paper	m	a short piece of writing that summarizes the main points of paper
	agenda	n	a person whose job is to listen to what someone is saying and translate it immediately into another language
	representative	o	the records or minutes of the meetings
	translator	p	a person whose job involves translating writing or speech from one language to another

Complete the collocates below by matching a noun from A with a noun from B. Some can combine with more than one noun.

Example: world conference, research

A	absentee	mother	B	address	meeting
	application	panel		committee	paper
	ballot	poster		delegate	programme
	coordination	recreation		desk	report
	draft	registration		discussion	resolution
	entry	section		fee	session
	expert	study		form	tongue
	information	welcome		group	visa
	lecture			hall

Underline the correct word A, B, C or D to fill the gaps.

Videoconference

Tomorrow’s scientific fiction has become today’s new technology – a daily reality for global companies who recognize the importance of regular 1__ between groups of people in different locations around the world.

Essentially the videoconference room 2__ a usual conference room. 3__ sit along one side of a table facing their colleagues on screen on the other side. They can see, hear and talk to each other simultaneously and can 4__ slides of diagrams, even pieces of equipment. The 5__ is relatively simple. A device called 6__ takes the picture, digitalizes it for transmission over a special network and reforms the picture at the other end.

The problem today is to manufacture codec to the new international standard and to improve picture quality through faster 7__ speeds. Research and development is also focusing on mobile 8__ with broad cast quality pictures which enable to have instant communication with colleagues around the world.

There is no doubt about the effectiveness of videoconferencing, as the videoconference eliminates 9__ lost through travel.

	A	resolution	B	communication	C	speech	D	address
	A	attends	B	remembers	C	motivates	D	resembles
	A	delegates	B	deputies	C	publishers	D	editors
	A	print	B	adopt	C	present	D	report
	A	technology	B	subject	C	viewpoint	D	opinion
	A	projector	B	loudspeaker	C	microphone	D	videocodec
	A	registration	B	discussion	C	transmission	D	motivation
	A	videoconferencing	B	assembly	C	colloquium	D	congress
	A	time-limit	B	time-table	C	working time	D	minutes

6. Give all possible derivatives of the following words:

to submit, to attend, to invite, to create, to effect, to inform, to register, to solve, to equip, to delegate, to represent, to participate, to discuss, to resolve, to elect, to arrange, to accept, to apply, to declare, regular, research, member, to present, to contribute, to communicate.

SECTION II

Speaking