Номер A, страница 51 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Комарова, Ларионова

4. The world of science and technology. Practise your English - номер A, страница 51.

Условие.

Practise your English

A Read the text quickly. What does the writer think about modern devices?

Technology: A blessing or a menace?

In the 20th century we saw many revolutionary inventions that promised to improve our lives and to reduce the amount of work we do. The belief was that the more technology we allowed into our lives the better our lives would be.

But many technological ¹...	DISCOVER
...have caused more problems than they have solved. It is an accepted fact that some household ²...	APPLY
...have increased rather than reduced the amount of work we do around the home. For example, the more kitchen equipment you have, the more work you do in the kitchen.
But this is not the only problem modern technology has had. Some technology has turned out to be more of a nuisance than a good thing. Look at the mobile phone. There is no doubt that when it was invented, the regular phone, or landline, was an invention that made communication easier and more ³....	EFFECT
However, the mobile phone has crossed that line. In many situations it is an ⁴... of privacy and in others just plain rude.	INVADE
How many times have you been sitting chatting with someone over coffee or dinner when the person you’re with receives a call? Instead of turning it off or just ignoring the call, they answer it. Clearly, you are not as important as the ⁵....	CALL
Let’s stop fooling ourselves. Life has not improved in the way the technological revolution of the 20th century had promised it would. It has ⁶... got worse.	SIMPLE

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте текст быстро. Что автор думает о современных устройствах?

Ответ: The writer thinks that modern devices have caused more problems than they have solved. They believe that technology has often turned out to be more of a nuisance than a good thing, invading privacy and making life worse instead of improving it.

Автор считает, что современные устройства принесли больше проблем, чем решили. Он полагает, что технологии часто оказываются скорее помехой, чем благом, вторгаясь в частную жизнь и ухудшая жизнь вместо того, чтобы улучшать ее.