VOCABULARY AND LANGUAGE FOCUS
Talking about books
1 Complete the words in the sentences.
1 The book has a pre- about trying to save
the world.
't read many n- books.
I like fantasy novels best.
3 Have you read the s_-_-_to The
Catalyst? It's really good.
4 The first p_ books appeared in
the 1900s.
5 The Lost World is the best n-_-_I've read.
6 What did you think of the b_? Did it
make you want to read the book?
7 I think Marvel make the best c-
8 I don't like reading h-
-- because
they are too heavy

1. i was  hungry after so many exercises. - я был голодным после стольких

2. the exercises in the last lesson were difficult. - на прошлом занятии

были сложными

1. is this the book which you need? - это та книга, которая нужна тебе?

2. it is a good idea. - это хорошая идея

3. the moon is up. - луна поднялась

4. give me a lot of sugar, please! (тут нет артикля) - дайте мне много сахара, !

8 - eight, 19 - nineteen, 731 - seven hundred and thirty one, 1988(дата) - nineteen eighty eight, 456 791 - four hundred fifty six thousands seven hundred and ninety one

matt: it doesn’t look very nice outside today.

kate: you’re right. i think it’s going to rain later.

m:   in the middle of the summer, it shouldn’t be raining.

k: that wouldn’t seem right.

m:   considering that it’s over ninety degrees outside, that would be weird.

k: exactly, it wouldn’t be nice if it started raining. it’s too hot..

m:   i know, you’re absolutely right.

k: i wish it would cool off one day..

m:   that’s how i feel, i want winter to come soon.

k:   i enjoy the winter, but it gets really cold sometimes.

m: i know what you mean, but i’d rather be cold than hot.

k:   that’s exactly how i feel..

ann has got a red hen.

his pig is fat and big.

it is grey. it can skip. 

the modern world relies on technological devices too much

it is obvious that our life has changed greatly even in the last 50 years. nowadays we cannot do without such things as computers, tvs, mobile phones, microwave ovens, refrigerators, etc. but the more we use these technological devices, the more often we hear concerns about our dependence on them. in my opinion, we should not rely on technology too much.

to start with, technology can be unreliable as machines and computers can break down and cause more problems than they solve. for example, every year we hear about car, train and airlplane accidents and incidents caused by mechanical failure. people try to solve this problem inventing more devices and solutions but there is no guarantee that new defence mechanisms will not fail some day.

secondly, increased use of technological gadgets has brought security problems. there have been a lot of cases of people having mobile phones stolen in the street and sometimes shopping websites are not secure.

on the other hand, all these technological devices make our life a lot easier. computers, mobiles, scanners, printers and other programmable machines are convenient and save us time and make our work much more efficient.

to sum up, we cannot deny that technological devices play an important part in our life, but at the same time they have a few disadvantages, so we must be careful using them.