Fixed Telecommunications Networking Provider (F) and interviewer (I)

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 465.

TV broadcaster

A lot of broadcasters like us are having a hard time. The problem is that there are lots more channels these days and people also get them through different media. I can download the latest films from the phone company. My children don't even watch TV. They watch video online and their friends send them clips on their mobiles. But we have to survive on our advertising revenue and at the moment that's falling. Things are really not easy, and I'm sure there are some broadcasters that will go out of business.

23. Read and learn another dialogue.

I - What do you do?

F - We own the fixed telecoms network.

I - How are you doing these days? (When there is convergence going on)

F - We've seen a big fall in revenues from voice calls.

I - Oh dear, why is that?

F - Because everything is IP now.

I - Yeah, right. You must be having hard times now.

F - In fact we are now in a great position.

I - Why?

F - Because we are putting intelligence into our network.

I - Could you explain what it means for your company, please?

F - Yeah, sure, it can become an enormous computer, capable of delivering applications.

I - It sounds interesting. Are you sure this new invention will meet your customers' needs? Are you sure they will have all the necessary equipment for that?

F - Absolutely. All our customers need is a broadband pipe into our network cloud and we act as an IT utility - and most people have already got that with an ordinary phone line.

I - You seem to have thought of everything for it to have a success.

F - Of course, it easily makes up for the money from traditional voice calls.

I - Really? What will you often then with the new capabilities?

F - We can provide TV, software, Internet access, email, teleconferencing, all sorts of things.

I - Good luck to you! Thank you for coming.

F - It's a pleasure.

24. Using the dialogue above make up your own dialogue between a TV broadcaster (interviewer) and a search engine provider. Use the following words and phrases:

run – управлять, руководить

search engine – поисковая система

market share – удельный вес на рынке данного товара (продукции компании)

software license – лицензии на ПО

employees - работники

applications - приложения

do all the data storage – выполнять хранение всех данных

do archiving – выполнять архивирование

do backups – осуществлять резервное копирования

run a data centre – управлять центром обработки данных

expensive laptop – дорогой ноутбук

desktop – настольный компьютер

RAM – оперативная память

Internet access devices – устройства с доступом в Интернет

access applications – получать доступ к приложениям

from anywhere – откуда угодно