Номер 23, страница 60 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс рабочая тетрадь Вербицкая, Уайт

Unit 7. Look to the future - номер 23, страница 60.

Условие.

READING

23 Read about these four inventions. Put the sentences A-H in the correct place in the text. There is one extra sentence.

A It might be difficult to look the 'words' up, though!

B And, because of the noise, everybody else knows too!

C Well, in the future, they may get much smaller.

D In seconds computer screening can match this to any similar photos held on their database.

E We all know that we shouldn't eat too fast.

F But how will you talk back?

G Here are some that, in a few years, you may want to have in your home!

H This is why it is so useful.

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WONDERFUL (AND NOT SO WONDERFUL) NEW INVENTIONS!

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What is the most important invention ever? The wheel? Electricity? The computer? There are many important inventions and, in the future, there will be many more. ¹ _______ .

THE NOISY KNIFE

² _______ . But sometimes, we put the food in our mouths and it goes, without us really thinking about it. Well, this knife helps you to eat properly. As you cut your food, an alarm is set in the knife. If you cut another piece of food too soon, the alarm rings to tell you that you are eating too quickly! ³ _______ .

ANIMAL TRANSLATOR

The Americans are known for their animal beauty parlours, animal psychologists and animal cemeteries. They can now go one step further and talk to their animals. A company has spent years listening to dogs, cats, horses and other pets and has now released a dictionary with CD-ROM of animal noises. ⁴ _______ .

EAR PHONE

What's the smallest mobile phone you know? ⁵ _______ . German researchers are working on a phone that can be put inside your ear. When a call comes in, only you will be able to hear it as it goes from the ear directly to your brain. ⁶ _______ .

SMART CAMERA

This camera is connected to a special Internet database. Whenever you take a photo, you can choose to send it for analysis. ⁷ _______ . If it finds a match, a message will be sent to you, telling you exactly what your photo is of. It could be the name of a plant, a translation of a street sign, it may even be able to tell you a stranger's name.

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте об этих четырех изобретениях. Вставьте предложения A–H в нужные места в тексте. Одно предложение лишнее.

Ответ:

1 - G. Here are some that, in a few years, you may want to have in your home! / Вот некоторые из них, которые через несколько лет вы, возможно, захотите иметь у себя дома!

2 - E. We all know that we shouldn't eat too fast. / Мы все знаем, что не следует есть слишком быстро.

3 - B. And, because of the noise, everybody else knows too! / И из-за шума все остальные тоже об этом знают!

4 - A. It might be difficult to look the 'words' up, though! / Правда, может быть трудно найти эти «слова»!

5 - C. Well, in the future, they may get much smaller. / Что ж, в будущем они могут стать гораздо меньше.

6 - F. But how will you talk back? / Но как вы будете отвечать?

7 - D. In seconds computer screening can match this to any similar photos held on their database. / За секунды компьютерное сканирование может сопоставить это фото с любыми похожими фотографиями, хранящимися в их базе данных.