Lesson 3 Great playwrights
1 Find the stage directions in the
following sentences.
1 HIGGINS: (with the roar of a wounded
lion) Stop. Listen to this, Pickering.
2 ELIZA: (weeping) I ca-a-an't hear no
difference.
3 SAMUEL: (taking a writing-pad out of his
pocket) I would like to put this down.
4 MARY: Why not ask him now? (Goes to
the telephone) What's his number?​

1. The first digital computer could__solve__a lot of mathe­matical problems at a fast ___sped___. 2. Vannevar Bush built the first __electronic___computer in 1930. 3. Babbage's analytical engine was designed to ___process___ data. 4. J.von Neumann invented a machine that was able to__process___ not only data but also __texts___. 5. Neumann__came up with___ the idea of storing data in a __memory___ . 6. Computers use two conditions for__numeric___symbols. 7. The invention of___interface___ _devices__made computers possible to control and __generate___electronic signals. 8. Due to__cash___ __memorycomputers could perform__operations much faster. 

Complete the sentences using the infinitive form of the verbs in the box.

to do to have to hold to speak to dress up to raise to go to see

1 I've decided to dress up for the occasion.

2 I'd like to go to Tony's party this weekend. Do you want to come?

3 This year, I want to do something different for my birthday, like going ice-swimming.

4 I hoped to see some fireworks on New Year's Eve, but there weren't any.

5 It's difficult to have a good time at a party it you don't know anyone.

6 It was easy to raise money for our morp party, we washed people's cars for £5 each!

7 The organisers want to hold a contest to find the best costume.

8 It was scary to speak in front of all the people at the wedding,