Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS ON SOCIETY"

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THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS ON SOCIETY

Technology changes the world around it. Technological change touches almost every area of society. From the time that man first picked up a pointed stick to use in the hunt, to the day when computers took over many of the trading tasks on the stock market, technological change has steadily increased in speed and impact. 

Improvements in health, through advances in farming technology that increase the availability of nutritious food and advances in health care technology in both drugs and treatment, have changed the demographics of the world population. Even a hundred years ago, far fewer children survived childhood. Surging population growth has driven up land usage, consumed resources such as water, oil and minerals and forced emigration. As cities spread, they cover up arable land, reducing the total amount available to grow food. ......

Задание 1. Перепишите 1, 2 абзацы текста, сделайте их письменный перевод.

Задание 2. Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний, выпишите их в тетрадь:

общество – 

население земли – 

развитые страны – 

получить хорошо оплачиваемую работу – 

экономика – 

вырубка лесов – 

загрязнять водоемы и землю – 

отдаленные уголки – 

токсичные отходы – 

палка –
 

transform – change

influence – impact

extend – spread

overall – total

vanish – disappear

reduction – degradation

generate – produce

sharpened – pointed

laborious – labor-intensive

firmly – steadily

transform – change

influence – impact

extend – spread

overall – total

vanish – disappear

reduction – degradation

generate – produce

sharpened – pointed

laborious – labor-intensive

firmly – steadily

transform – 

influence – 

extend – 

overall – 

vanish – 

reduction – 

generate – 

sharpened – 

laborious – 

firmly – 

 

Задание 4. Определите соответствуют ли ниже приведенные высказывания прочитанному тексту (верно/неверно/в тексте нет информации):

1. Technological change touches different spheres of people's life. (

2. As technology has advanced in the work place, laborer (automated) jobs have tended to disappear. 

3. Farming in developed countries is still labor-intensive and not performed by machines. 

4. With the advent of large-scale, motorized transport, it became possible to move more goods from distant places. 

5. Modern factories and cities don't produce human and industrial waste and don't pollute waterways and land. 
 

Задание 5. Ответьте письменно на вопросы к тексту.

1. What spheres of life does modern technology touch?

2. How has technology changed since primitive times?

3. Are there any disadvantages in global computerization?

4. What influence do modern technologies have on environment?

Задание 6. Выпишите из текста предложения, содержащие прилагательные в сравнительной степени.

Задание 7. Задайте вопросы к подчеркнутым частям предложения.

Задание 8. Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в нужном времени (Present Simple, Present Perfect, Past Simple).

1. Technological change .....steadily ..... in speed and impact (to increase).

2. Hundred years ago many children ...... childhood (not to survive).

3. As cities spread, they........ arable land, reducing the total amount available to grow food (to cover up).