номер 2, страница 18 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс учебник Дули, Оби

2. 7.4.7.1 Read the text. For questions (1-5), choose the correct options (A, B, C or D). 🎧 Listen to check.

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 текст. К вопросам (1-5) выберите правильные варианты (A, B, C или D).

Ответ:

1. B sent / отправляли

2. A diary / дневник

3. D spend / проводят

4. B posting / публикуя

5. C text messages / текстовые сообщения