Упр.8 Unit 3 Секция 3 Рабочая тетрадь 1 2020 ГДЗ Enjoy English 11 класс
Use the verbs in CAPITAL LETTER in the appropriate forms.
Eric: What are you reading?
Maggie: I’ve found it in my grandma’s attic — an ancient scientific journal. Look, it contains lots of old science fiction stuff. It also has some articles where sophisticated scientific issues _(1) in simple language so that anyone, even my great-grandma, _(2) to understand them.
Eric: Look, there’s an article about a solar eclipse. Some photos _(3) here too. It’s a shame that they are only black and white.
Maggie: All photos of those times _(4) black and white.
Eric: And what’s that?
Maggie: It’s one of the first computers. Looks weird, _(5) it?
Eric: It’s huge and doesn’t look like a PC at all. It _(6) me an old transformer vault.
Maggie: I can’t imagine how it _(7) — it has neither a keyboard nor a monitor.
Eric: The article reveals some interesting facts about the history of computing from 1939. Good progress _(8) since that time!
Maggie: Yes, technology _(9) rapidly nowadays. Scientists expect an impressive breakthrough that can probably change our life and our understanding of the Universe. Some people think that extraterrestrial life _(10) quite soon.
Eric: My uncle has got an electronic archive of articles about extraterrestrials that _(11) since 1960. We can have a look if you want.
Maggie: Yeah, I _(12) curious about all that extraterrestrial stuff. The problem is that the evidence provided by media is never convincing enough. You know there are lots of other reasons that can explain photos, images and strange phenomena. Let alone the fact that a lot of all those facts are man-made fakes. But anyway, if your uncle _(13) it, could I have a copy of his archive on my flash disk?
1. are explained — Passive Voice, Present Simple: sophisticated scientific issues are explained
2. is able — after so that we use a form showing ability: is able to understand
3. are shown — Passive Voice, Present Simple: Some photos are shown here too
4. were — past time reference: All photos of those times were black and white
5. isn’t it — question tag after a positive statement: Looks weird, isn’t it?
6. reminds — fixed expression: It reminds me of
7. works — Present Simple for a general fact: how it works
8. has been made — Passive Voice, Present Perfect: Good progress has been made since that time
9. is developing — action happening nowadays: technology is developing rapidly nowadays
10. will be discovered — future passive: extraterrestrial life will be discovered quite soon
11. has been kept — action started in the past and continuing now: articles that have been kept since 1960
12. am — I am curious
13. lends — Present Simple in the conditional clause: if your uncle lends it
