11 Form. Unit 5. Effects of Modern Technology.

A person who gains as a result of smth

Showing a good understanding of what is important

A strong desire to know about smth or to do smth

Selling of goods to the public through shops, stores

Feelings of respect and slight fear

To open a computer file in order to get or add information

A period of time that seems to never end

Used to emphasise how great, small, etc. something is

To understand smth fully

The influence that a large organisation or system has and that is hard to avoid

Unfriendly behaviour or aggressive feelings towards smb/smth

A person who has been tricked

To have the same qualities and physical features as your parents

To get rid of smth/smb

To become better or more successful; to make smth increase

To ease; to make smth less painful

A person with the opposite opinion

Sacrificing spiritual values for power and knowledge

a real store where you can touch products

A mutually beneficial situation

Complete the text with the name of the corresponding invention and discovery:

… was invented by a Scottish inventor John Logie Baird in 1926, and it was first demonstrated in Selfridges, a department store in London. It was built of old cans, bicycle parts, lenses, string and sealing wax.

Complete the text with the name of the corresponding invention and discovery:

… was deciphered in 1953, by Francis Crick and James Watson. In 1992, the first map of the human genome was produced in France, which would help scientists to treat some diseases that we inherit from our parents and grandparents.

Complete the text with the name of the corresponding invention and discovery:

The world’s first practical four-wheeled … that was powered by a gasoline engine was designed and built in 1885 by Karl Benz. But the first cars were mass-produced by Henry Ford, after he introduced his Model T in 1910, which was the first affordable car.

Complete the text with the name of the corresponding invention and discovery:

The first … that was made for individual use was called Apple II, and it was launched in 1977 by Apple Computers. It was sealed in a plastic case: it had a keyboard, a video unit and removable floppy discs. It was sold for € 3800 in today’s money.