ВУЗ:
Составители:
Рубрика:
A. the U.S. government C. Larry King
B. its 28 bureaus D. 19 international bureaus
2. CNN started its round the clock news programs___.
A. in 1981 C. recently
B. today D. in 1980
3. The most important events are broadcast _
A. recorded in advance C. live
B. sometimes D. never
4. 24-hour news programs are___.
A. not updated C. seldom updated
B. updated .once a day D. continually updated
5. This news network is addressed to___.
A. officials C. elite groups of people
B. everyone D. no one
6. Each news hour is divided into___.
A. two segments C. four segments
B. three sportsnews programs D. four businessnews
programs
III. Discuss with your gropmates:
1. What other broadcasting companies do you know?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of watching
television?
Text 9
I. Before reading
1. Read the headline of the article and say what it will be
about using the choice below.
a. The developments in new technologies
b. The threat of new technologies
c. The benefit of new technologies
2. Read the article and say if your predictions were
correct.
THE MENACE OF THE MICRO
Hardly a week goes by without some advance in
technology that would have seemed incredible 50 years ago.
Over the past 20 years computers have completely revolu-
tionized our lives. Yet we can expect the rate of change to
accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetimes. The
next 25 years will see as many changes as have been witnessed
in the past 150.
These developments in technology are bound to have a
dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new
technology will have revolutionized communications. People
will be transmitting messages down telephone lines that
previously would have been sent by post. A postal system
which has essentially been the same since the Pharaohs will
virtually disappear overnight. Once these changes are
introduced, not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries
will vanish in a paper-free society. All the routine tasks they
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