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4. Tablets couldn't keep a lot of information.
5. People put the tablets in order using numbers.
6. The first pages were first made by Julius Caesar.
7. Books with wooden pages were used till 1380.
8. Books with pages were called codexes.
9. The first codexes are kept in the British Museum.
10. The first newspaper was printed by Julius Caesar in 59 ВС.
3. Read the sentences which describe one of the inventions that people use to communicate with each other. Guess what invention it is.
• It was started in 1969 by a psychologist.
• It appeared as a system for computers to "talk" to each other.
• It became official in 1983.
• It is a huge collection of documents from all over the world.
• It consists of millions of pages of data about every possible subject.
• It contains a mixture of texts, images and sounds and is very user-friendly.
• It is the biggest source of information on the planet.
4- a) Look through the list of inventions and put them in order of importance for the humanity.
book, newspaper, television, telephone, radio, computer, fax machine, mobile phone, the Internet, writing, cassette recorder, videocassette recorder, telegraph, printing, CD player, DVD player
b) Work in fours. Compare your ratings. Give arguments for your choices.
c) Make a class graph of the inventions according to their popularity. Discuss their use for the people. What are their advantages? What are their disadvantages?
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1- Read the text and discuss the questions after it.
English is my favourite subject at school. That's why I learn it not only in the lesson but after school, too. We have an English Speaking Club at our school and my English teacher is the head of it. There are many interests groups in the Club: Drama Group, Reciting Group, Translators' Group, Country Study Group, Pen Pals' Group, Literature Group and others. Every group meets twice a month. The pupils in the Drama Group read and perform plays by English writers. The members of the Reciting Group discuss English poetry, learn and recite poems. Translators practice their skills in oral and written translation of classical and modern works. They translate from English into their native language and from their native language into English. Pen pals communicate with children who speak English in other countries of the world. They exchange letters, e-mails, audio and video recordings with them. The pupils in the Literature Group read and discuss English literature and try their hand at writing, too. I am a member of the Country Study Group. I think it is the most interesting group in our Club. In it we learn about English-speaking countries, their customs and traditions. I think it is very useful and interesting. Once a year our Club organizes an English Week at school. Every group produces a newspaper. We have different contests and
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