Task 1. Read aloud and record. Then answer the questions shortly.
GRADE 9 – LESSON 76 – WORKSHEET
Task 1. Read aloud and record. Then answer the questions shortly.
George pushed back a curtain behind to a darker, less crowded room. The packaging on the products on these shelves was less colourful.
"We've just developed this more serious line," said Fred. "Funny how it happened..."
"You wouldn't believe how many people, even people who work at the Ministry, can't do a decent Shield Charm," said George. "Of course, they didn't have you teaching them."
"That's right... Well, we thought Shield Hats were just a joke. But the Ministry bought five hundred for all its support staff! And we're still getting massive orders!"
"So we've expanded into a range of Shield Cloaks, Shield Gloves..."
"... I mean, they wouldn't help much against the Unforgivable Curses, but for minor to moderate hexes or jinxes..."
"And then we thought we'd get into the whole area of Defense Against the Dark Arts, because it's so profitable," continued George happily. "This is cool! Look, Instant Darkness Powder - we're importing it from Peru. Useful if you want to make a quick escape." "And our Decoy Detonators are just walking off the shelves, look," said Fred, pointing at a number of strange-looking black objects that were trying to run out of the room. "You just drop one and it'll run off and make a nice loud noise out of sight, giving you a diversion if you need one“.
1. Do you know, what book is it from?
2. What would you call the most impressive invention from the text?
3. What do you think this store sells in general?
Task 2. Read and match the titles with the paragraphs. There is one title you don’t have to use.
Computerization
A. “Computerization’’ refers to worldwide technology integration and adoption of computers and other electronic IT devices, along with the Internet, to support the activities that people do in the course of their daily lives. A person who uses a computer online exemplifies computerization. Thus, computerization generally has to do with the integration of IT devices and computerized systems into communications, transportation, manufacturing, military weaponry, entertainment systems, and virtually all other technological areas of modern life.
B. The process of computerization began in the late 1940s with the invention of modern computers to provide missile guidance systems (системы наведения ракет) for the US military. However, it was not until 1969 with the invention of the Advanced Research Project Agency Network (ARPANET) that computerization as we now understand it really began to expand. ARPANET laid the foundation for the Internet in 1983, its commercialization in 1988, and finally the World Wide Web in 1991. Over this period of time, extending half a century, what began as a small number of mainframe computers evolved into personal computers (PCs) that have been widely adopted for academic, government, business, nonprofit organization, and individual user purposes.
C. Today approximately 2 billion computers exist on the Earth, with over 3 billion individual users of the Internet. Utilization of the Internet expanded nearly 275 % from 2000 to 2008. In 2015 in North America alone approximately 88 % of the domestic population (314 million out of 357 million people) used the Internet regularly. North America represents approximately 9.3 % of worldwide Internet users. And there is currently over 1 billion Web sites existing on the World Wide Web, with thousands of new Web sites created every day.
D. Today digital computers, IT devices, and plug-in media/components are increasingly smaller, portable, and much more affordable. They have faster processing speeds, greater memory, and increasingly more built-in functions. Several manufacturers integrate personal digital assistant (PDA) and cellular phone capabilities, and it is difficult to purchase a cell phone without a built-in digital camera.
1. All in one pocket
2. Speedy spread
3. They spy on us!
4. Machine world
5. What we are facing
| A | B | C | D |