The Scientist Speaks [antikvár]

LESSON SIXTEEN LEKCJA 16TELECOMMUNICATIONS i. inteoductionM: Hello, viewers. Welcome to another lesson in the series "The Scientist Speaks". Today we will begin the second part of our programmes for scientists and techno-logists. We hope you will participate in our lessons and find them useful and in-t eresting.First of all, let me thank you very much for sending in our questionnaires and for your interesting letters and suggestions. They have all received careful considera-tion in preparing the second part of our course.Hello, Charles. You are looking bright--eyed and well rested after our long break!participate [pa^tisi/peit] brac udziai, uezestniezycquestionnaire[/kwestid'ned] kwestionariusz, ankieta suggestion [sa7 d^estfan] propozycja, sugestia careful ['keaful] uwaz-ny, dokladny bright-eyed ['brait'aid] rozpromieniony break [breik] przerwa be anxious to [bi 'serjkfds ta] pragn^c (coá zrobic) acquaint [a'kweint] za-znajomicCH: Hello, Marék. Indeed I feel wonderful and I'm anxious to acquaint our viewers with somé new fields of science and teehnology.M: Exeellent! What is the subject of today's discussion?CH: Today we're going to discuss telecommu-nications a branch of teehnology that has contributed a great deal to the de-velopment of humán culture.M: Thafs interesting. Could you explain first what the term telecommunications means?CH: Telecommunications in the teehnology of sending and receiving information by electrical means.M: Now, could you explain how local and long-distance connections are made?CH: Elaborate exehanges connect automati-cally all stages of local and long-distance calls.telecommunications[' telika/mjuni/ keifan] telekomunikacja, i^cz-noéóbranch [bra:ntf] gal^z (wiedzy)contribute [kan'tribju:t] wnieác wklad, przyczy-nic síqdevelopment [di'velap marit] rozwój, post^plocal ['loukdl] miejsco-wy, lokalny long-distance ['loy !dis tdns] miQdzymiastowy connection [ka'nekfan] poi^czenie elaborate exchange [i'ldsbdrit iksftfeind3] skomplikowana centrala telefoniczna automatically [oita'msetikali] automa-tyczniecall [ko:l] rozmowa telefoniczna