1 Can you remember the stories you heard in the Listening section (page 27)? In pairs, discuss what happened in the stories. Use these notes to help you. Story I: girl/school/mobile phone/send text message/can't find phone Story 2: boy/want dog/ask mum and dad/birthday/hear a dog bark/Mr Parker Story 3: girl/tell story/history teacher/walk into the room/Sally not realise Story 4: man/buy new motorbike/girl's mum/shopping/traffic lights/red Story 5: girl/best friend/comes to house/crying Story 6: boy/at home/brother/weather/rain
Заполните пропуски в тексте соответствующим глаголом из списка в правильной форме. Прослушайте отрывок еще раз и проверьте себя. call, be, begin, can, decide, rename, have, support, develop, base
The idea for Java started in 1990, when a team of software engineers at Sun Microsystems 1)_decided_ to create a language for a handheld device that could control and interact with various kinds of electronic appliances, ranging from Nintendo Game Boys to VCRs and TV set-top boxes. They 2)_developed__ an object-oriented programming language that one of the engineers, James Gosling 3)_called__ Oak, after the tree outside his window. The device even 4)_had__ an animated character named Duke, who would go on to become Java’s mascot. With the advent of the Web in 1993, the company made a web browser 5)_based__ on the Oak language. Later on, this language was adapted to the Internet and 6)_renamed__ Java. The 1.0 version of Java was officially introduced by Sun in May 1995. At that time, web page 7) _could__ only display text, pictures and hyperlinks. With the arrival of Java, web designers 8) _were__ able to include animation and interactive programs on web pages. The first major application created with Java was the HotJava browser. The Java language 9)__began__ to attract serious attention from the internet community and was soon 10)_supported__ by Netscape Navigator and MS Internet Explorer. Today, Java is a hot technology that runs on multiple platforms, including smart cards, embedded devices, mobile phones and computers.
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1. During lunch yesterday, we were discussing about our generation. - Вчера во время обеда мы обсуждали наше поколение.
2. Last Sunday, we were talking nothing the whole day. - В воскресенье мы ни о чем не говорили весь день.
3. From 9 p.m. till 10 p.m. yesterday, our programmer was doing pictures of fireworks. - Вчера с 9 часов до 10 часов вечера наш программист фотографировал фейерверки.
4. All day long yesterday, I was driving without a driving licence. - Вчера весь день я ездил без водительских прав.
5. At midday yesterday, my colleagues were making a new project. - Вчера в полдень мои коллеги делали новый проект.
6. All night long, my aunt was reading a love novel. - Всю ночь моя тетя читала любовный роман.
7. At 5 p.m. yesterday, we were having tea and carrot cakes. - Вчера в 5 часов вечера мы пили чай с морковными пирожными.
8. Two managers were doing fun of our secretary the whole day yesterday. - Вчера весь день два менеджера шутили над нашим секретарем.
9. Late in the evening, my friend was still check ing his Facebook profile. - Поздно вечером мой друг еще проверял свой профиль в Facebook.
10. We were listening to the beautiful music on You Tube the whole night through.- Всю ночь мы слушали прекрасную музыку на You Tube.
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