Computer in Use. Маркушевская Л.П - 23 стр.

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2. In the 1980s the production of microcomputers (to double), the production of
microprocessors increased five times. This year we (to do) our best to meet
requirements of the day.
3. Our immediate task (to be) to advance our technology and increase the
manufacture of computers. We certainly (to solve) this problem.
4. The Elbrus 2 (to become) the next in the line of supercomputers. The engineers (to
work) for three years before it was placed at the disposal of scientists.
5. The first computers (to fill) a large room with their electronics. Air-conditioning
was poor at that time and computers (to get) so hot during their work that the
operators (to have) to dress in T-shirts and tennis shoes.
Exercise 2. Summarize your knowledge on the Sequence of Tenses and the
Reported Speech, and put the verbs in brackets into correct forms.
1. The librarian says that she (to work) at a primary school in Seattle.
2. The teacher said that her pupil (to be) a very smart boy.
3. We know that experts (to elaborate) new computing technologies now.
4. Only few people knew that Babbage (to work out) a brand new device.
5. The Corporation sells its computers on the terms it previously (to insist on).
Exercise 3. Convert the sentences into the Reported Speech.
1. - Are you ill? - mother asked.
- No, I'm just tired, - I answered.
2. The teacher said: "The pupil will come tomorrow".
3. My friend said: "I'm working at the State Library now".
4. The boy said: "I did this work yesterday".
5. The freshman asked: "Can I work in your library?"
6. The young scientist said: "I've worked in this laboratory for two years".
Exercise 4. Convert the Direct Speech of Text 2 into the Reported Speech.
Exercise 5. In the text about Bill Gates you have come across such adverbs as
immediately, early, easy, etc. Let’s remember what an adverb is.
At first, these are words which inform us about:
1) how
something is done (quickly, slowly, carefully, on foot, by bus, etc.). These
are adverbs and adverbial phrases of manner;
2) where
something is done (there, at home, in England, on Web, at work, etc.).
These are adverbs and adverbial phrases of place;
3) when
something is done (yesterday, today, next week, at 5 o’clock, etc.). These
are adverbs and adverbial phrases of time.
Now, you should remember the order of these words in a sentence: it is “manner-
place-time”.
Example: Our students made this experiment successfully last week.
However this order changes as soon as we meet “movement verbs”. Then
the order is: “place-manner-time”.
Example: We went to the Computing laboratory quickly after classes.

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