Reader on Science and Technology. Пособие по английскому языку для студентов инженерных специальностей. Тугарина В.П - 4 стр.

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technological, medical, daily, e-
mail, cellular,
computerized, automated,
personal
telephone, register, lines,
needs, information,
changes, messages,
computer
3. Choose the best alternative to fill in the blank in each of
the following sentences.
1. Cellular telephones …..in our pockets.
a. suite
b. go
c. fit
2. The computerized cash registers … the prices of products.
a. say
b. write
c. record
3. Modern technology has improved our… of living
a. pass
b. method
c. way
4. Many people can do their bank …at home on line.
a. conditions
b. protections
c. transactions
5. Personal computers can… information.
a. swallow
b. store
c. scan
4. Read the text again to decide if the statements are true or
false. Correct the false ones using the facts from the text.
a. Nowadays telephones are large and we are to talk to the
operator who makes the call for us.
b. Nowadays, personal computers are great help at home
and at work.
c. The Internet has rather limited possibilities today.
d. With the Internet we can meet our daily needs without
having contact with other people.
e. Privacy is not the point the users of the Internet are
concerned about.
5. What do you think
a. What was the way people communicate with each other
in the 60s?
b. What were the drawbacks of the early telephones?
c. What jobs can computer do for us?
Make a list of jobs.
V. Discuss with your partner (or groupmates).
1. New information you have got from the text.
2. Speak about your experience in using the Internet.
Text 2
Wright Brothers Fly First Motorized Plane
I.
First thoughts.
Have you ever traveled by air?
I
f you have not had such an experience, would you like
to do it? Why?