Задача 2. Напишите эссе на следующую тему: как вы думаете, современные технологии сделали нашу жизнь проще или сложнее? Каковы преимущества и недостатки современных технологий? На ваш взгляд, что является самым большим технологическим изобретением? Почему? Напишите около 150-180 слов. Следуйте этой структуре: Параграф 1: какую общую информацию о технологиях вы можете предоставить? Изложите свое мнение (тезис). Пункт 2: Каковы преимущества современных технологий? Пункт 3: каковы недостатки современных технологий? Параграф 4: что, по-вашему, является самой важной вещью, которую создали люди? Параграф 5: каково ваше общее мнение? Переформулируйте тезис.

John and his wife, Angela, are fond of (travelling) and usually they (go) abroad for their holidays. Some time ago they (went) to a small town in Yugoslavia. They also (spent) a very exciting holiday in Italy last year. They (caught) a plane from London to Paris, then they travelled by train to Istambul. The train (was moving) very slowly through the mountains in Northern Italy. John and Angela (were having dinner) in the dining-car when the train (stopped) suddenly. They (looked) out of the window. It (was getting) dark, but they (noticed) quite a lot of men in green (getting on) the train. One of them (was speaking) angrily. John (thouht) he (saw) fire-arms, but it (had become) too dark to be sure. A few minutes later the dining-car (was) full of men in green. They (were asking) everybody for their passports and (looking) at them hurriedly. Angela decided that the men (were) police or immigration officials. A man, who (was sitting) quietly at their desk, (looked) very excited. One of the men in green (came up) to the man. But before he (asked) for his passport, the man (jumped) from the seat (pushed) the nearest man hard, and (tried) to get out of the window — but it was too small. Other officials (seized) the man and (took) him away. One of them (explained) that the Italian police (expected) them (to arrest) the robber because he (had stolen) three paintings from the Uffizzi Gallery in Florence several weeks before.

1) (Doing) his homework, he was thinking hard.
2) (Having done) his homework, he went for a walk.
3) (Selling) fruit, he looked back from time to time, hoping to see his friends.
4) (Having sold) all the fruit, he went to see his friends.
5) (Having eaten) all the potatoes, she drank a cup of tea.
6) (Drinking) tea, she scalded her lips.
7) (Running) in the yard, I fell and hurt my knee.
8) (Looking) through some magazines, I came across an interesting article about UFOs.
9) (Having written) out and (learnt) all the new words, he was able to translate the text easily.
10) (Having read) the story she closed the book and put it on the table