Technological Progress For centuries people have been inventing things to make life easier. Among the greatest inventions of the past are the automobile, the steam engine, the electricity, the telephone and television. Since the beginning of the 20th century people have made a huge step in technology. Now we live in flats, talk to people who live in other parts of the world, travel from one place to another by plane. All these things are a product of technological progress and it is still growing rapidly.
Today we live in the world of machines and computers. Every day more and more gadgets appear and all of them make our life easier. Some of the new inventions have become so affordable and common, that now people cannot imagine life without them. For example, the mobile phone has turned from an expensive portable phone into an inexpensive data, e-mail, and voice service that almost anyone can afford. At the speed that mobile phones are evolving they may one day replace in-home phone services. Years ago mobile phones were bulky and required large batteries in a carrying case. Today's mobiles fit in a pocket and can replace a computer.
Another example of modern high-tech inventions is the Internet. Almost every company in the world has its own website. The Internet provides any kind of information on any topic. Of course, some of the sources are not reliable, but the Internet gives a very good opportunity to shop, book rooms and flights, watch films, listen to music and many other things. The Internet also gives an opportunity to make new friends and find old ones thanks to social networking sites such as Facebook or Vkontakte.
Computer technology has influenced production processes and made work easier. Toy companies, for example, incorporate computer chips in toys which make them move, talk and sing on their own. The car industry has computer systems installed in cars and they give information on car's condition, including tire pressure, headlights or the temperature inside and outside. Printing has become much easier with the computer-based printing machines.
Tablet PCs are becoming more and more popular today. They are much lighter than notebooks or netbooks and they contain all the software that is needed for business, studies and pleasure. EBook readers are a new invention too. This is a very convenient gadget that allows uploading books in different electronic formats. Instead of carrying one paperback book in a bag, you can carry one eBook reader with thousands of books on it.
Surely, these new inventions are not the last ones that humanity has developed and many others will be developed year upon yea
How deep is the conflict between the older and the younger generation, and is it limited it is only a dissimilar taste in music, fashion and behavior? In fact, the reasons for the lack of mutual understanding are much more complicated and are explained, as a rule, by the ardent desire of adults to protect children from mistakes and disappointments.
Having their life experience behind them, parents more clearly see the potential dangers confronting a frivolous teenager, more thoughtfully realize the consequences of his wrong behavior in those or other cases. But in every possible way protecting his offspring from the harsh realities of life, adults thereby deprive him of his own experience, substituting him for his own. Whether they act in the interests of good and altruism, or authoritatively impose their decision - the result is one, and disagreements invariably lead to rather acute and long-term conflicts. Of course, it is unfair to blame the situation for adults only, since teenagers, alas, are their hot-tempered disposition and lack of respect can exacerbate relations to the limit, not paying too much attention to the comments of parents and treating them as an unfortunate interference in their own lives.
But the greatest complexity of this sample emy is, perhaps, in its inescapable. After all, even deeply and thoroughly knowing the nature of the conflict, it is hardly possible to reconcile a balanced and judicious older generation with an explosive and disobedient youth.
1. Harddy had I watered the garden when it began to rain.
2. When Mary had finished her novel she planned to go abroad.
3. When Ann had spoken to the doctor she realized how serious her illness was.
4. No sooner had the ship left the port the storm began.
5. Scarcely had I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door.
6. When they had found one missing child another two disappeared.
7. When had I sat down, there was another knock at the door.
8. No sooner had I come home when I remembered that I had forgotten to buy bread.
9. As soon as the child touched the pillow, he fell asleep.
10. Harddy had he play started, there was a power failure.
11. No sooner had the trial proceedings began than the judge was taken ill.
12. Scarcely had the plane taken off, the pilot had to make an emergency landing.
13. When the train left I realized I had left my bag on the platform.
14. Harddy had he begun his speech, someone interrupted him.