Audio scale up student’s book Course 3 Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan State University of World Languages

UNIT4
B E N E F I T S
Lesson 10
UP-TO-DATE DEVICES
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. W hat do you see on the photos and how would you 
describe them?
2. How topical were they 50 years ago? What about 
now?
3. W hat resemblances does the device on the photo
below bear to those on the right?
4. What devices are important for 
your professional life?
A
B
Up to date
studies
Innovative
changes
Advanced
thinking
Breakthrough
technology
Cutting edge
advertising
Labour-saving
equipment
progressive
device
2 (T10) Listen and fill in the blanks with 
appropriate words and phrases from the box.
Scoff hand held 
hardware
continued advancement
spring to
mind 
launched
pad
fragile
3.
Ten years ago, I would h a v e ............... at anybody
who dared to speak such a blasphemy.
A cell phone is one o f the most popular
......................... gadgets being used among people
of all ages.
Domestic 
appliances 
may 
not
immediately........................... when thinking about
technological items.
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5
Match the words from A and those in B to 
make word pairs. (Sometimes more than one 
version is possible). Discuss with your class 
which one is more/less common.
4. Power 
cable 
production 
.......................
in
Uzbekistan.
5. It is enough to ....................... on the top of the
display to get any information you need.
6.............................. of the cell phones enables people
to avoid everyday life stresses.
7. It runs on a variety of computer ...................
including Intel clones and Apple Macintosh 
computers.
8. Shaver blades are .................... and easily can
shatter or break inside the cavity in which they are 
used.
3 Listen to the record and put the information 
below in the sequence they come in the text.
They threaten to make laptops and net books 
obsolete technology.___
Many users say that they can’t manage their 
professional life without them._
Mostly 
they 
work 
with 
Bluetooth.
3.
6
.
7.
Eventually it has become less in size but bigger in 
memory._
This device makes rooms more convenient and 
provides healthy atmosphere._
It helps to be aware of missed calls and messages 
not taking it out of the pocket. _
They are more resistant than older ones made of 
glass. _
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4 Match the sentences in Ex.3 and definitions 
below.
a. essential piece of hardware that people cannot be 
without
b. laptops might eventually be extinct _
c. they become smaller and hold even more memory
d. most models use Bluetooth wireless technology
e. gives an access to lots o f information besides 
showing the time o f the day o n ly ___
f. productions aren’t now as fragile as the old ones
g. comfort making apparatus _
5 Listen again and fill in the table.
4. The yacht was rid in g ......................... anchor in the
bay.
5. The man didn’t have to pay for his car as it was 
provided......his company’s expense.
6. She is rather old-fashioned a n d ........................ the
times.
7. It was such an extremely bad thing to have done 
that it w a s ................ contempt.
8. It stands ................. reason that success requires
hard work.
8 
Complete the sentences with appropriate 
prepositions.
on 
without 
for 
beneath 
beside behind under 
off 
by 
of