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6.
She put off her work.
7.
He had to look over the new program.
Exercise 2. Change the sentence according to the model.
Model:
The sales are numerous. I can't mention them all.
They are too numerous for me to mention.
1.
This software is very expensive. The company can't buy it.
2.
The results are numerous. They can't remember them all.
3.
The computers are complicated. I can't use them.
4.
Processing this data is difficult. John can't learn it.
5.
I am tired. I can't do the billing right now.
6.
I am busy. I can't go on a business trip right now.
7.
The data is complicated. I can't explain it.
8.
The situation is difficult. We can't overcome it at once.
Exercise 3. Read the text and put 10 questions to it.
Lorrain Weller from «Modern English International" warns us.
However hard the manufacturers and advertisers of personal
computers try to convince us of friendliness of their product, it is still
a fact that if you want to programme your own computer, you have to
learn its language. It doesn't understand yours. This simple fact is the
reason why so many home computers are underused. It also prevents
lots of people from buying their own computer. Rather than licking
your hand the computer quite often bites.
Imagine yourself having a conversation with an English person.
You make one small grammar mistake, maybe you say have instead of
has. It doesn't matter. The person understands your meaning and the
conversation continues. This doesn't happen with a computer. If you
make even the smallest mistake in its language, the conversation
breaks down completely and you have to go back to the beginning. It
can be very frustrating.
In the United States, in Japan, in Britain, computer specialists are
all trying to develop a computer that will understand human language.
to convince - инандырмаг
to underuse – там эцжц иля истифадя етмямяк
to prevent - бурада: дайандырмаг
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