Ex. 67 Read the text
NEW
TECHNOLOGIES
Although many people
blame technological progress in destroying nature and causing pollution, I
still believe that modern advances have greatly changed our life for the
better.
People can now connect
with each other with ease, being at any distance. The world, we live in, allows
us to communicate through wireless gadgets, which were impossible to imagine
just a couple of decades ago.
Nearly everyone today has
cell phones and laptops. These gadgets give limitless possibilities for
communication. Apart from instant music and films’ access with just a couple of
clicks of the mouse, people easily send and receive e-mails, make friends, talk
to their relatives on Skype, send free text messages, surf the net in search of
necessary information, etc.
Moreover, computers let
us save and edit documents, store photos, make calculations, prepare
presentations, read e-books and share information with others.
There are, of course,
certain disadvantages of new technologies. Some people find them difficult to
use and unreliable. That’s why they prefer to use old-fashioned ways of keeping
information. Everybody is fond of Internet and the possibilities it gives, but
only few people think that it’s a free space full of con artists and swindlers.
They can easily steal personal information, spread virtual viruses, which
damage computers. Luckily, the smart programmers have invented secure
protection, called Antivirus.
It is obvious that modern
life is impossible without rapid technological progress. That’s why despite
increasing number of health problems, atmosphere pollution, huge nature damage,
people continue to introduce innovations in the field of technology.
Ex. 68 Revise the text. Fill in the gaps
1. Nearly
everyone today has ___________ and ___________.
2. Some
people prefer to use ___________ ways of keeping information.
3. The
smart programmers have invented secure protection, called ___________.
4. ___________
let us save and edit documents, store photos, make calculations, prepare presentations
etc.
5. People
continue to introduce ___________ in the field of technology.
Ex. 69 Revise the text. State the
sentences as true or false. Correct the false ones
1. People
can’t now connect with each other with ease, being at any distance.
2. Old-fashioned
advances have greatly changed our life for the better.
3. Some
people find them easy to use and safe.
4. People
can easily find personal information, waste virtual viruses.
5. Modern
life is possible with technological progress.
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