Ex. 2. Use Participle I in the required form instead of the infinitive in brackets. 1. I stood for a moment at the window, (to look) at the gaiety of the day. (S. M.) 2. (to finish) his toilet,: he wrapped himself in a thick overcoat and wound a muffler round his neck. (A. Chr.) 3. And (to reach) the conclusion, he gave no further thought to the matter. (P. W.) 4. And then when the table (to set) for and dinner brought in, he put aside his book and gave her a glance... she was startled... (S. M.) 5. He peered at her, (to blink). (P. W.) 6. He got out of his seat and walked over and stood in front of Janet and Mary, (to look) down at them. (Rob.) 7. ...he writes a long letter to his critic, (to tell) him he is very sorry he thought his book was bad. (S. M.) 8. His father, (to retire), lived in an unpretentious, but not mean, house. (S. M.) 9. (to revolve) these and... other matters in my mind, I went mechanically on my round. (A. Chr.) 10. It was about ten o'clock at night; I had been dining by myself at a restaurant, and (to return) to my small apartment, was sitting in my parlour, reading. (S. M.) 11. (to ruffle) his grizzled hair with an affectionate hand, she remained for a while in silent meditation. (P. W.) 12. He decided to speak to her in the train (to come) home. (Cron.) 13. The next minute... the front door was flung open and he was in the lighted halt (to welcome)... by a short, plump, smiling woman of about forty... . (Cron.) 14. It was not so much the fact that, (to invite) down to this place for a... visit, he found himself requested by his host to go and tell his uncle bedtime stories. (P. W.) 15. I came down here, (to hope) that I would get over it. (P. W.) 16. She drank deeply, and, (to do) so, sighed with satisfaction. (P. WQ 17. Again the hands rose eloquently, (to express) better than words could do Mr. Hercule Poirot's sense of utter outrage. (A. Chr.) 18. Sam, feeling that the interview, (to reach) this point might be considered over, got up. (P. W.)

We live in the era of high technologies, and we use modern inventions in our everyday life because they have brought us much comfort. New technologies have spread on every field over the past 15 years. Moreover, they are rapidly changing. For example, video-recorders, DVD-players or compact disks have already become obsolete and have been replaced by more up-to-date devices. Today we can hardly imagine our life without such modern mobile devices as cell phones or laptops. Our offices are fully equipped with computers, printers, scanners, air-conditioners, interactive whiteboards and wi-fi modems. Household appliances (vacuum-cleaners, coffee-machines, dish-washers, food processors and others) help us to save our time and energy.

However, we should realize that digital and electronic inventions have both negative and positive impact on our daily life.

I am absolutely positive that new technologies or gadgets are making things faster, easier, more comfortable and interesting. For instance, if you install a GPS (Global Positioning System) in your car you’ll never get lost again. And could we imagine just 15 years ago all the things we can do on the wireless Internet nowadays: connecting with friends from all over the world, online shopping and banking, distance online learning, finding virtual relationships and even working from home? Isn’t that awesome?! Our parents used to go to post-offices to send letters or pay bills, they went to libraries to find a good book and they used telephone-booths for phone-calls.

On the other hand, I know some people who are strongly against some modern inventions because they really miss those days when they talked to each other face to face in reality, and not virtually. I partially agree with that as I really believe that people are becoming anti-social and too dependent on their gadgets. Some of my friends also spend half of the time occupying their shiny gadgets (smart-phones or i-pads) even when we go out together. Besides, people who use various social networks a lot (such as Facebook or Instagram) should worry more about their privacy.

Summing up, I could say that there are serious arguments both for and against the use of new technologies but anyway it’s really difficult to imagine our life without them today.

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2)      Chose the pronoun and translate the sentences into Russian:

1.      Мy mother wants us to study well at school.  - Моя мама хочет, чтобы мы хорошо учились в школе.

2.      Mike wants you to be more attentive at the lessons.  - Майк хочет, чтобы ты был более внимательным на уроках.

3.      My teacher expects me to learn the poem by heart.  - Учитель ожидает, чтобы я выучил стих наизусть.

4.      Would you like him to help you?  - Ты бы хотел, чтобы он тебе?

5.      Ann’s sister would like her to discuss the problem.  - Сестра Ани хотела бы, чтобы она обсудила проблему.

6. Children expect us to read them fairy-tails.  - Дети ожидают, чтобы мы прочитали им сказки.

7. Football fans expect them to win the game.  - Футбольные фанаты ожидают, чтобы они выиграли игру.

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3)      Fill in the gaps (at, on, of, to, to):

1.      I’m sorry, I haven’t understood. Could you explain it to me, please?

2.      Look at the picture and describe it.

3.      We are proud of our football team. .

4.      Hello, can I speak to Ann, please?

5.      A friend is a person I can always rely on.

Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in the correct order.

1.      If my friend writes me a message I will answer him.

2.      If my parents allowed me to get a Saturday job, I would earn some money for new computer games.

3.      If my mum feels bad, she doesn't go to work.

4.      If I buy new computer game I will play it.

5.      If I knew French very well, I would go to France for holidays.

6. If I do my homework, I wil  play computer game.

7. If you spoke English every day, you would improve your language skills.

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