номер 2, страница 44 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс рабочая тетрадь Hardy-Gould, Styring

2. ⭐⭐Read the text again. Choose the correct answers.

_________ could read 2,000 years ago.

a Nearly everybody b Only a few people c Nobody

1. _________ could produce a lot of books cheaply.

a Handwriting b Printing presses c Webpages

2. Publishers have produced _________ for 20 years.

a e-books b computers c books using computers

3. A lot of people aged 14–21 have got _________

a webpages and blogs b e-books c newspapers and magazines

4. Soon, you will be able to print _________ with 'print on demand'.

a your own book b an e-book c a website

The digital revolution and you

Books first appeared 2,000 years ago. People wrote by hand, so no two books looked the same. Books were big, heavy and expensive and not many people could read.

The first revolution was Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in 1440. Printing presses could print thousands of books quickly and cheaply. By 1500 there were 20 million books in Europe and millions of people learnt to read. Today, 99% of Europeans can read.

The second revolution was more recent. Publishers started to use computers to produce books about twenty years ago. Traditional presses started to disappear and people began to produce books electronically. People also started to read newspapers and magazines online and some people thought that paper books would disappear one day.

Now the digital revolution is here! E-book readers have arrived and personal webpages and blogs have also become more popular. Did you know that 31% of people between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one have got their own blog or webpage?

'Print on demand' is another part of the digital revolution. Soon, you'll be able to choose a book from a selection of millions in any bookshop. A machine will print your book while you wait in the shop! You'll be able to print books that you've written, too.

Прочитайте текст еще раз. Выберите правильные ответы.

Пример: Только немногие люди умели читать 2000 лет назад.

1. ______ могли производить много книг дешево.

2. Издатели производят ______ в течение 20 лет.

3. Многие люди в возрасте 14–21 года имеют ______.

4. Скоро вы сможете печатать ______ с помощью "печати по требованию".

Ответ:

1. b) Printing presses

Перевод: b) Печатные станки

2. c) books using computers

Перевод: c) книги, созданные с помощью компьютеров

3. a) webpages and blogs

Перевод: a) веб-страницы и блоги

4. a) your own book

Перевод: a) вашу собственную книгу