Exercise 2. a) Match the date of invention with the product.
| a) Pager | 1. 1926 |
| b) Cellular phone | 2. 1979 |
| c) Pop-up toaster | 3. 1956 |
| d) Transistor radio | 4. 1964 |
| e) Computer mouse | 5. 1949 |
| f) Television | 6. 1967 |
| g) Tape recorder | 7. in the mid-fifties |
B) Now rank them in order of usefulness to society.
Exercise 3. Look at these questions about the gadgets and answer them using the descriptions in the text.
Which gadget …
1. was used by nearly three quarters of Japanese homes in the mid-fifties?
2. may have later been used to keep goldfish in by some people?
3. didn't become popular in Europe until the 1950s?
4. was half the size of earlier models?
5. was used by hospitals as soon as it was introduced?
6. was developed after research carried out during World War Two?
7. has developed many new and different functions since first invented?
Exercise 4. Read the text in more detail. Do the statements agree with the information in the reading passage? TRUE if the statement is true according to the passage, FALSE if the statement is false according to the passage, NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage.
1. Galvin changed its name to Motorola to encourage people to recognize their brand-name.
2. Bush TV became popular after the Second World War.
3. Cellular phones were first used in the UK in 1979.
4. Philips was the only company working on cassette recorders in the 1960s.
5. Many Americans had pop-up toasters before the 1950s.
6. A radar screen inspired an idea which eventually became the computer mouse.
7. The first televisions were 12 or 22 inches wide.
8. Transistor radios became immediately successful in Europe.
PART 3. PRACTICE YOUR VOCABULARY
AND USE OF LANGUAGE SKILLS
Exercise 1. For questions 1–12 read the text. There is an example at the beginning (0) below and decide which answer (а, в, с or d) best fits each gap.
Electric Cars
If the future …0… motoring is to be electric, a completely new infrastructure of charging points …1… to be put in place. Even the latest batteries have to be charged after about 150 kilometres of …2… . This means that a new …3… of electric charging stations is required across the country.
An American company has …4… up plans for off-street areas where up to 24 cars will be able to recharge at the same …5… . As it will …6… about 20 minutes to do this, the company plans to install TV screens and computer work stations as …7… as coffee shops. The first of these recharging stations will be built in London, which has been chosen …8… of its population density and the growing popularity of electric vehicles there. A company spokesman said they have already selected several locations in the city and hope to have at least six stations open …9… the end of the year.
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Other countries are …10… into alternative solutions such as battery-swap stations. Drivers of electric cars can stop when necessary to exchange …11… depleted battery for a fully-charged one. This would take no …12… than filling a tank with petrol.
| a) | b) | c) | d) | |
| 0 | at | of | to | by |
| 1 | must | have | needs | should |
| 2 | journey | travel | trip | drive |
| 3 | knot | connection | network | linking |
| 4 | put | designed | planned | drawn |
| 5 | time | period | hour | day |
| 6 | last | take | pass | spend |
| 7 | much | many | well | good |
| 8 | since | because | thanks | due |
| 9 | from | in | by | at |
| 10 | considering | exploring | planning | looking |
| 11 | their | them | they | theirs |
| 12 | longer | faster | quicker | slower |
Exercise 2. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.
1. This is a small car, but it has a powerful engine / machine.
2. Do you use an electric / electrical toothbrush?
3. I can't see anything. Where's the light plug / switch!
4. I'm going to buy a new notebook / desktop PC that I can take to work.
5. You can't use the lift. It's out of order / work.
6. If you don't press this button, the washing machine won't go / move.
7. Use this torch. The other one doesn't act / work.
8. The lights have gone out. It must be a power break / cut.
9. A car factory / industry has just been built in our town.
10. Who exactly discovered / invented the computer?
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
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1. The text appears at the position of the flashing … .
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2. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse over the text that you want to … .
3. If your computer crashes, you may have to … .
4. To open a document, click on the relevant … .
5. To transfer text to another document you can copy and … .
6. If the text you want is below the part you can see, you can … .
7. Look at the toolbar at the top of the screen and select the option you want from the … .
8. Connect to the Internet and type out the address to go straight to the … .
9. If you can't find the information you want on the website, try typing out a key word into the search … .
10. If you need to get a whole programme from the Internet, it can take a long time to … .
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