Twenty years ago few people realized (realized) that computers were about to become part of our daily lives. This short period of time has seen (see) enormous changes, in business, education & public administration. Jobs which --TOOK (take) weeks to complete in the past are now carried out in minutes. Clerks who -SPENT- (spend) all day copying & checking calculation are now freed from these tedious tasks. In offices, the soft hum & clicking of word processors--HAVE REPLACED-- (replace) the clatter of typewriters. Schoolchildren ---HAVE BECOME--- (become) as familiar with hardware & software as their parents -USED TO BE-- (be) with pencils & exercise books. Computerization of public records --HAS ENABLED-- (enable) government departments to analyze the needs of citizens in details. Some of us may wonder, however, whether life --REALLY HAS IMPROVED--(really \ improve) as a result of these changes. Many jobs ---DISAPPEARED--- (disappear), for example, when intelligent machines --TOOK-- (take) over the work. Employers complain that clerical staff ---HAVE BECOME-- (become) dependent on calculators & cannot
1. Students will take their final examination next term. В следующем семестре у студентов будут выпускные экзамены. 2. We will leave Saint-Petersburg for Miami tomorrow. Завтра покидаем Петербург и едем в Майами. 3. Next year we will go to the sea. В ледующем году поедем к морю. 4. I will swim two hours a day. Буду плавать по 2 часа в день. 5. His wife will not be able to be with us because she will be busy. Его жена будет занята и не сможет быть с нами. 6. We will spend the holiday together in a year. Через год мы будем вместе отдыхать. 7. My husband will have much work to do at the office a day after tomorrow. У моего мужа послезавтра будет много работы в офисе. 8. My daughter will study English in Oxford next summer. Следующим летом моя дочка будет изучать английский в Оксфорде.
1. What do you usually do on Saturday nights?
I go to the cinema
2. How do you feel at the moment?
3. Sophie doesn't learn French, she learns Spanish
4. What do you care about?
I don't care about anything
5. How often do you go to parties?
It depends, I go to two parties next weekend!
6. Sophie wears boots because it's cold
7. Rob looks forward to the holidays. But the exams are first and he always gets nervous about them.
8. Why doesn't Rob have a girlfriend?
Because he isn't looking for one at the moment.