Ex.3. Find the matches between the gadgets and their definitions

1) a can-opener

2) a food-processor

3) an air-conditioner

4) a vacuum cleaner

5) a PC

6) an answer-phone

7) a fax machine

8) a photocopier

9) a remote control unit

10) a video recorder

11) a camera

12) a Walkman

13) a microwave oven

14) a cooker

15) a calculator

16) a filter

a) a type of small cassette or CD player with headphones that you can carry with you

b) a piece of equipment used for sending and receiving copies of documents in electronic form

c) a large piece of kitchen equipment that is used for cooking

d) a piece of equipment that you use for controlling a machine such as a television or stereo system from a short distance away

e) a piece of electrical equipment used for cutting food into very small pieces or mixing different food together

f) a piece of electrical equipment that cleans floors by sucking up dirt

g) an object or piece of equipment that allows you to remove substances that are not wanted from a liquid or gas

h) a piece of equipment used for taking photographs

i) a small piece of electronic equipment used for doing calculations

j) a computer that is designed to be used by one person at home or in an office

k) an oven that cooks food very quickly by passing electricity through it rather than by heat

l) a piece of electrical equipment that makes the air inside a building, room, or vehicle colder

m) a machine that answers your telephone and records messages that people leave for you

n) a piece of equipment used for opening closed metal containers with round sides

o) a machine that copies documents or pictures from one piece of paper to another

p) a piece of equipment used for showing videos and recording television programmes

Ex.4. Make up sentences with the vocabulary units from exercise 1

Ex.5. Complete the sentences below with the given words

trivial, gadget, fines, advanced, to revolutionize, essential, to cause

1) The Internet has _____________________ the process of communication considerably.

2) Misunderstanding _________________ a lot of conflicts between partners.

3) Several years ago a mobile telephone was something exotic, but now it is a ____________________ ___________________________ for us.

4) ___________________ for breaking speed limits are becoming more severe worldwide.

5) Germany is one of the most ___________________ European countries.

6) The government has a lot of problems to solve, but unemployment is the most _______________.

Ex.6. Answer the following questions

1) What can’t one imagine our life without?

2) What can PCs do?

3) What do scientists predict?

4) What are disadvantages of technological progress?

5) What are people trying to do to protect the future of the planet?

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