Read the text and mark the statements after it as true(T), false(F) or not stated(NS).
What is literacy? Why is it so important for future careers? Literacy is more than the ability to read, write and do arithmetic. It comprises other skills needed by an individual to function effectively in a given society. It can range from reading instructions or medical prescriptions, knowing which bus to catch, keeping accounts for a small business or operating a computer.
But some people have no desire to read and write because they do not see the direct benefits. They are sure literacy cannot change their lives. One of the farmers in Africa says, «My life is to prepare land for crops to be planted. I don’t need to read. What shall I read? The Bible? They tell us about that at Mass. The news? I listen to the radio. The newspapers are very expensive for me.»
So why force literacy on people? Because by failing to provide literacy we deprive people of being fully human and independent. Literacy is important because it’s the key to a better livelihood, healthier families, and participation in democratic life. It is extremely important for women in particular. A study in Bangladesh, for example, showed that women with secondary education were three times more likely to attend a political meeting than women with no education.
At the beginning of the 21st century more than 113 million children did not attend schools. They can be mostly found in East and South Asia. Up to two thirds of all illiterate adults are women. In developed nations functional illiteracy is also widespread.
Motivation to learn is essential. For many people religion provides it as it is important to be able to read the Bible or key Koran. For others different motives are important. It can be the desire to write a personal letter, to earn money, help with their children’s education.
1) By literacy is understood the ability to read.
2) Literacy can help people to function more effectively in the society.
3) About 37 per cent of people in the Arab region cannot see the benefits that come from literacy.
4) Illiterate children mostly live in Africa.
5) Women predominate among illiterate grown-ups.
6) Women have more varied motives to become literate.
1.He ___ the details on the screen right now.
a) is looking at
2.I ___ at the sale results in detail every month.
c) look
3.We ___ a sample for testing last month.
c) took
4.When she ___ a new labor contract, she found it necessary to increase wages.
b)read
5.This month the sellers ___ some prices.
c) have changed
6. Production of equipment ___ sharply by the end of the year.
a) will have fallen
7.The company ___ just a new kind of washing machine.
c) has (just) developed
8.They ___the new type of product everywhere for a month.
c) have been advertizing
9.The strikers ___ to work next week.
a) will return
10. In the future video conferences ___ many international meeting.
c) will replace
11. Profit and losses of the firm ___ by the manager at the moment.
c) are being analyzed
12.More money should ___ on ecology.
c) be spent
13. How much money ___ by the World Bank to the developing countries recently?
b) has been given
14. If you have any questions, I ___ with them at the end of my presentation.
a) shall deal
15. If you ___me yesterday, I would have told you.
b) had phoned
16. We ___ that contract if we had made a better offer.
c) would have won
17. If my train isn’t late, I ___ in Paris at six.
a) shall be
18.If I ___ more shares, I would have become rich.
b) had bought
19. I wouldn’t worry if I ___ you.
c) were
20. We the new job if they had offered it to us. (местоимение you не походит по смыслу)
a) would have accepted
2. apply - pres simp active
3. was undertaken - psat simp pass
4. are required - pres simp pass
1. Во всех современных научно-технических исследованиях,
компьютеры и программное обеспечение также играют все более важную роль.
2. Инженеры применяют математику и физику, чтобы найти подходящие
решения проблем или внесения улучшений.
3. Работа над этой гипотезой осуществлялась многими исследователями.
4. При разработке своих проектов, инженеры теперь должны иметь знания в смежных областях науки.