18 ноября 2018
Card 21 Reading
CARD №21—READING—Text 7—page 13
Technology
1.Do you know these words and phrases? If not, look up their definitions:
a piece of technology –an appliance—a gadget–an electronic device
2. Write out all the pieces of technology mentioned in the text.
3. Find in the text English equivalents:
| 1. куда бы мы ни пошли | |
| 2. почти все из нас | |
| 3. что мы всегда забываем | |
| 4. нет ни одной комнаты | |
| 5. когда я дома | |
| 6. если я не сплю | |
| 7. наряду с другой присоединённой техникой | |
| 8. скорее всего будут включены | |
| 9. должен признать | |
| 10. занимаясь волонтёрской работой через интернет | |
| 11. те, кто иначе не смог бы нанять/оплатить персонал | |
| 12. нанимают тебя на работу только на … | |
| 13. некоторые даже меньше |
4. Translate into Russian:
| 1. in fact | |
| 2. to help others | |
| 3. at least | |
| 4. on any given day | |
| 5. have the television on | |
| 6. strong point | |
| 7. in the background | |
| 8. constantly | |
| 9. language skills | |
| 10. to help with IT work | |
| 11. across the world | |
| 12. to help charities |
5. Match the words of the two columns to make up the word combinations used in the text and translate them into Russian:
| 1. have my laptop | a) for the world |
| 2. connect to | b) a lot of time |
| 3. waste | c) recruiting volunteers. |
| 4. have a great | d) the poor |
| 5. do good | e) by online volunteers |
| 6. develop and manage | f) resting on my knee |
| 7. page designed for | g) a week |
| 8. support | h) power |
| 9. an hour | i) the local wireless network |
| 10. support provided | j) projects |
6. Say if sentences are TRUE or FALSE:
- It’s impossible to imagine our life without technology.
- If the author is at home and not sleeping, he is almost always using one or more electronic devices.
- The author likes watching TV and playing on his game console.
- The author spends too much time on his computer
- The United Nations sends e-mail messages to recruit online volunteers.
- Some organisations require you to work less than an hour a week.
7. Answer the questions according to the text:
- What do we have with us every time we leave the house
- What do we always forget about technology?
- Is there any room in the author’s house without any pieces of technology?
- What electronic devices are switched on when the author is at home?
- Does he use any pieces of technology at work or in cafés?
- People can use the technology they carry about everywhere to do good for the world and to help others, can’t they?
- Is it possible to do any volunteering online?
- Why is it convenient for charities to require online volunteers?
8. And what is your opinion on the issue?—Would you like to become an online volunteer?—How much time a week are you ready to spend on this work?
