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Please this silly rhyme

With the words you've learnt this time!

1. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the proper form.

A Computer Programmer and a Frog

a computer programmer (1) (walk) along the side of a lake when he came across a funny

looking frog. The guy (2) (pick up) the frog, (3) (put) it into his

pocket, and (4) (go) on his way.

A couple of minutes later, the man (5)

He (6) (take) out the frog. (7)

(smile), and (9)

Again, “Help, help me. a wicked witch (10) into a beautiful princcss." Again the man (11)

(smile) at it, and (13)

The little green frog again (14)

(hear) a cry from inside his pocket, “Help, help"! (look) at it, (8)

. . (put) it back into his pocket.

(turn) me into a frog, kiss me and I'll turn (take) the frog out of his pocket, (12)

(put) it back again.

(scream) out “Help, t’m the most beautiful princess, if

you kiss me and help me I’ll do anything, marry you, give you money, ANYTHING." The man (15)

(take) the frog out of his pocket, (16) (smile) and (17)

(say) “I'm a computer programmer; I work too much so a girlfriend or wife is of no use to me. But, a small talking green frog is cool.”

Steve is a real bookworm and Mark is into computers.

• These paragraphs were written by them and contain some grammar errors.

• S uggest a correction or tick (✓) if the verb form is used correctly.

I'm sure the paper book (1) might be around for a long time. They look and feel great and they (2) could always remain the same. Paperback books? are lightweight (lighter than most laptop comput­ers) and relatively lowcost. Computers (55) might become cheaper, too, but they definitely (4) may be more expensive than books. Books are easy to use and it’s clear that people (5) will always prefer paperback books.

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he book was invented 500 years ago by Aldo Manuzio in Venice, Italy. So much time has passed that there is no doubt that books (6) could change a lot. Cheap, handy, pocket-size electronic books (7) will soon appear and replace all paperback bosks. Though people (&) will keep some books they (9) will be found only in museums.

And one more thing. People (10) won’t waste a lot of timber (древесина) to produce e-books and this (11) will save the forests.

1. Choose the verb form from the box to translate underlined the words in the sentences below.

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   will become may not remain may become are going to become will remain

   озможно, в будущем компьютеры будут способны даже писать стихи, романы и пьесы.

2. Я уверен, что компьютеры станут гораздо дешевле.

3. Безусловно, книги останутся важным источником информации.

4. Мы живем во времена компьютерного бума (computer boom). Через пять лет компьютеры станут еще популярнее.

5. Может, и книги не останутся прежними fsame).

B. Translate the sentences into English.

Begin like this

1. In future computers

2. I’m sure computers

3. Certainly, books

4. We

5. Books

Lessons 3-4 Computers: friends or foes