The Advantages and Disadvantages of Modern Technology

Задание 2. Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний, выпишите их в тетрадь:

влиять/влияние, преимущество, точка зрения, сокращать, рабочее место, в значительной степени, сборочная линия, являться спорным во годовой доход, обновлять.

Задание 3. Найдите среди подчеркнутых слов в тексте синонимы к следующим словам, выпишите их в тетрадь:

rise, universe, to make, to evaluate, many, effectively, disputable, to promote.

Задание 4. Определите, соответствуют ли ниже приведенные высказывания прочитанному тексту (верно/неверно/в тексте нет информации):

1. Businesspeople around the world apply typewriting machines to perform work-related tasks.

2. All impacts of modern technology are positive.

3. When the tasks are completed faster and more efficiently it means that sales, services and manufacturing are better.

4. If the organization doesn’t need to pay workers to remain on the job site, it will increase its profits.

5. The most important role for modern technology is played by automation.

Задание 5. ответьте письменно на во к тексту.

1. Are all impacts of modern technology useful?

2. What means an increase in technology?

3. What happens when an organization uses properly?

4. Are impacts of modern technologies always positive?

5. What problems may technology cause?

Задание 6. Выпишите из текста предложения, содержащие герундиальный оборот, придаточное предложение условия, причастный оборот.

Задание 7. Выполните перевод грамматикализованных предложений.

1. They suggested that the question of applying the new means of communication should be discussed at once.

2. Without satellites and spaceships the investigation of outer space wouldn’t have been carried out.

3. Provided you had used the satellite communication system, you could have hold a telebridge with the USA.

4. One of the characteristic features of the present century is the extent to which knowledge is used to serve various human purposes.

5. The expansion of scientific activities is known to open up prospects for the transformation of technology and production stimulated by science.

6. To feel responsibility for possible results of his work of the duty of every scientist.

7. Science and technology existing in human activity as the productive forces of society, to main purpose of this union is to advance social progress.

8. We find computers to control machines at factories, to make up lists of, information for libraries and even to translate articles from foreign press.

9. The automated system operating without human intervention, computers became very important part of this system.

10. After the young scientist report having been discussed at the conference it was published in a scientific journal.