номер 1, страница 18 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс учебник Дули, Оби

1. 7.3.3.1 Read the title and look at the pictures. What do you think the text is about?

COMMUNICATION: PAST AND PRESENT

Today, communication is fast and easy, but how did people communicate in the past? Read on to learn about the way people shared messages 100 years ago, and how it is different today.

100 YEARS AGO

When you think of communication 100 years ago, the first thing that comes to mind is speaking face-to-face. However, there were other ways to communicate, too. People often 1)....... letters by post, but they also used the telephone, the telegraph machine and carrier pigeons. These ways of communication delivered messages across long distances, even hundreds of kilometres. Besides, a lot of people kept a 2)....... about their lives to share with future generations.

TODAY

Today, the Internet deeply changes the way we communicate. People nowadays speak face-to-face less often than they did in the past because they 3)....... a lot of time online. They share information about their lives on social media by 4)....... new entries. Also, many people keep a blog or a vlog instead of a diary, and they send emails instead of letters. Nowadays, people still use the telephone, but most have a smartphone for calling or sending 5)......... What will communication be like in 100 years? We wish we knew!

Check these words

• telegraph machine
• carrier pigeon
• deliver
• generation
• entry

Прочитайте заголовок и посмотрите на картинки. Как вы думаете, о чем этот текст?

Ответ:

I think the text is about how communication has changed over time. It compares the ways people communicated in the past, like 100 years ago, with how they communicate today using the internet and smartphones.

Я думаю, что текст о том, как общение изменилось с течением времени. В нем сравниваются способы, которыми люди общались в прошлом, например 100 лет назад, с тем, как они общаются сегодня с помощью интернета и смартфонов.