Контрольные задания > 4 Complete the fact file below with the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.
■ The first computer¹ ___________ (invent) by Charles Babbage in the
early 19th century. It ² ___________ (not power) by electricity - it was
mechanical.
■ The first electronic digital computer
³ ___________ (build) in 1943 in
Britain. It ⁴ ___________ (call)
'Colossus' and it ⁵ ___________ (use) for decoding enemy messages in
the war.
■ Businesses began to use computers in the 1950s,
but computers ⁶ ___________ (not sell) in
shops until the early 1970s.
■ The first desktop computers ⁷ ___________ (develop)
in the late 1970s.
■ Internet access via a modem
⁸ ___________ (add) in the
1990s, but wireless access
⁹ ___________ (not add)
to most computers until
about 2000.
■ For the first time, in 2015, more tablets
and smartphones ¹⁰ ___________ (sell) than laptops and desktops.
Will computers eventually disappear
from our homes and schools?
Вопрос:
4 Complete the fact file below with the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.
■ The first computer¹ ___________ (invent) by Charles Babbage in the
early 19th century. It ² ___________ (not power) by electricity - it was
mechanical.
■ The first electronic digital computer
³ ___________ (build) in 1943 in
Britain. It ⁴ ___________ (call)
'Colossus' and it ⁵ ___________ (use) for decoding enemy messages in
the war.
■ Businesses began to use computers in the 1950s,
but computers ⁶ ___________ (not sell) in
shops until the early 1970s.
■ The first desktop computers ⁷ ___________ (develop)
in the late 1970s.
■ Internet access via a modem
⁸ ___________ (add) in the
1990s, but wireless access
⁹ ___________ (not add)
to most computers until
about 2000.
■ For the first time, in 2015, more tablets
and smartphones ¹⁰ ___________ (sell) than laptops and desktops.
Will computers eventually disappear
from our homes and schools?
Here's the completed fact file using the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets:
■ The first computer¹ was invented by Charles Babbage in the early 19th century. It ² wasn't powered by electricity - it was mechanical.
■ The first electronic digital computer ³ was built in 1943 in Britain. It ⁴ was called 'Colossus' and it ⁵ was used for decoding enemy messages in the war.
■ Businesses began to use computers in the 1950s, but computers ⁶ weren't sold in shops until the early 1970s.
■ The first desktop computers ⁷ were developed in the late 1970s.
■ Internet access via a modem ⁸ was added in the 1990s, but wireless access ⁹ wasn't added to most computers until about 2000.
■ For the first time, in 2015, more tablets and smartphones ¹⁰ were sold than laptops and desktops.