Лексико-грамматические упражнения, 10 класс "Гаджеты"

10 кл, Гаджеты в современном мире

1.Look through the list of the words and choose the most or least useful thing in the home from your point of view. Write your own examples

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 A mobile phone                               

A TV set

A vacuum cleaner

A car

A computer

A TV remote-control

A dishwasher

A fridge

A fax machine

A microwave oven

A camera

A talking alarm clock

2. You see that we can’t live without gadgets and machines today. Read and guess what gadgets and machines people use when they need

1.To keep food fresh for a long time

2.To wash the dishes

3.To send and receive urgent messages

4.To cook, defrost, reheat prepared food

5.To move wherever you want by yourself

6.To operate the TV set from a distance

7.To take photographs

8.To write programs, play games, find and use information, etc.

9.To have fun and entertain

10.To wake up people and to tell the time

11.To perform everyday cleaning tasks

12.To receive or make calls, to send SMS

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3. It’s time to remember great inventors. Are you ready to give their names? Match the names with their invitation.

the German , Johan Gutenberg (1394-1467)               the first artificial satellite.

In 1876,Alexander Graham Bell                                  Microsoft- DOS ( Disk Operating System) .

In 1908 Henry Ford                                                       the first television

The Wright brothers                                                        the first airplane in    1903   

John Baird    from Scotland in 1926                             the world’s first car assembly line.

Sergey Korolyev  (Russia in 1957)                                 telephone.

In 1981 Bill Gates (USA)                                               printing with movable type

4.. It is impossible to imagine our life without computers. Find out what role computers play in their life. Read  to the text carefully, please. Match the statements from the table with what the speakers say.

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a) Computers are only additional tools in the workplace.
b) People depend on technology in all aspects of life.
c) Computers are more reliable than people.

Speaker1.

When I really thought about the role of modern technology in our lives, I was surprised at hw much it plays a daily role in my life. I spend about 3 hours on the Internet every day, talk to my family and friends by mobile phone and send messages by phone and by e-mail. My life would be a disaster without all these things…

Speaker2.

I often think about how, not long ago, people managed to work without these machines, how they could only rely on pen and paper. Computers are machines that should assist you in your work, they should not be the only tool people rely on in their professional work…

Speaker3.

I think computers are much more reliable nowadays whereas people aren’t. Computers are a sign of progress. They have helped our society to evolve to what we are now. I firmly believe that modern technology will help people become more advanced in all spheres…

5.Translate this sentences .

 1.People are dependent on computers

2. People depend on technology in all aspects of life.

3. Computers are only additional tools in the workplace.

4. People are becoming more helpless. It is difficult to survive without modern gargets.

5. Computers allow us to access the latest information really quickly.

6. Answer the question. “Has technology become such a big part of your life that existing without it now seems impossible?”