4.5 Match the words to their definitions.

a) gadget b) hardware c)appliance d) engine e) device f) equipment

1 A machine, usually one that is electrical that is used for doing jobs in the home, such as washing clothes or cooking food.

2 All the special tools, machines that you need for a particular activity or purpose.

3 A small rather unusual, and cleverly designed tool that is not really necessary but is useful because it allows you to do smth more easily.

4 A small, usually simple, but very well-designed tool, that is very useful and helpful, especially advanced electronic equipment.

5 Computers and other machines connected to them.

6 The part of a machine such as a car, train or plane that makes power from petrol, steam etc and turns it into movement.

4.6 Fill in the gaps with the words from 4.5.

1 Many of the labour-saving _________ which we all take for granted today did not exist before the war.

2 Some brand new special _________ for post graduate use is available in the laboratory.

3 Every time I try to start the _________ of my car it makes the strange knocking sound.

4 Her kitchen was full of all the latest household ________ - electric can-openers, talking timers, etc.

5 The growing complexity of computer __________ and operating systems often makes more likely to break down.

6 Most homes now have numerous domestic ________, from dishwasher to microwave ovens.

4.7 Choose the correct word from the box to complete the sentences.

Increasing frost green present lasting

1 The ever-_________ demand for private cars could be decreased by more investment in public transport.

2 Bug is the ever-________ threat for any Internet user.

3 The leaves of ever________ trees are often shaped like needles.

4 Their contributions to science have earned them an ever________ place in history.

5 The climate in this area is severe and ever_______ does not allow the population to grow vegetables.

4.8 Some words in the text should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space. The Electronic Age

I recently learned how to use a computer, and I have many friends

who they play computer games at home. 1)they

However, although recently I have begun to worry 2)_____

that in nowadays we rely too much on electronic gadgets. 3)_____

Once before people managed to write and think using 4)_____

their brains, but now many people have become so 5)_____

accustomed to using machines, so that they can’t do 6)_____

anything without them. There are many people who 7)_____

they depend on electronic gadgets completely. For 8)_____

an instance, many of my friends sit at home in the 9)_____

evening and watch television, and instead of going 10)____

out so to meet people. I think that this makes everyone 11)____

feel more lonely, even though they learn a lot about 12)____

people all over in the world. Of course there are many 13)____

electronic gadgets that save us time, though not all 14)____

of them are really necessary. I am in favour of some 15)____

gadgets, but I am against of having everything in life 16)____

depending on pushing a button.

Unit 5

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