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20 Fill each space in the following text with the suitable word.
All the difference
I often wonder how my life would have 1) ____ different if on that particular day I
2) ____ walked in the other direction. Or what 3) _____ have happened if – in
those few seconds – I 4) _____ walked just a little bit faster? She wouldn’t 5) ____
been able to do what she did, say the things she said. If it 6) ______ not been for
these shy words of greeting, I would not 7) _____ here now – I would probably 8)
____ in the same city I grew up in. It is amazing how our lives depend on the most
minute details: a split second decision which makes all the difference. 9) _____ I
ever have found romance at all 10) ____ I hadn’t met Francesca that day and if
she 11) _____decided to walk on that path beside the trees? I couldn’t possibly
12) ____ done what I did in my life if we 13) _____ not met on that bright, sunny
morning. And if the sun had not 14) _____ shining and the birds singing, she
would probably have 15) ____ even spoken to me.
SPEAKING
21 In groups, choose a domestic appliance and decide what functions an
in-built computer would allow it to perform in addition to its basic function.
Consider also how it could be marketed. Present your ideas to the rest of
the class.
22 In pairs comment on the following fantastic news
. Would they, in your
opinion, be mass-produced? Estimate the importance of these inventions
for mankind in the future.
WRITING
23 Write a report about a domestic appliance with an in-built computer.
Your report should have the following sections.
1. Area of IT-definition.
2. Technology involved.
3. Applications.
4. Possible future developments.
“This is the first world’s hydrogen-powered motorbike. It is very fast, produces
no emissions and is as quiet as a laptop computer”.
“American and Japanese scientists are developing a new kind of television. A
special device will allow viewers to smell what is on screen. The device will
send out harmless ultrasound signals to the brain and we’ll be able to smell
and taste a dish on a cookery-programme”.
“A humanoid robot which responds to human voices and can speak has been
developed be researchers in South Korea”.
“Russian scientists have developed a new kind of air which can be breathed
but which doesn’t burn. It could be used on future colonies on Mars”.
