Task 3. Read the text and decide which answer is correct, a, b or c. The wonderful world of computers. British mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage designed the Analytical Engine in 1833. It was the first computer and it was mechanical. Babbage spent 37 years trying to build this machine but the technology was too difficult for him. However, modern computers are based on his original design and he is remembered as “the father of the computer”. The first electronic computer was developed in 1946, but it was so large that it could do an impressive 5,000 calculations per second. It filled an entire room and weighed over 30 tons. A computer game, Pong, a version of table tennis, was created in 1972 by a student from the USA. There are thousands of games. Computers have brought a lot of new technology into the gaming world to produce the highest quality graphics. The games are becoming much more real. 1. Babbage was a) British mathematician b) American student c) Russian scientist. 2. The first computer was a) electronic b) mechanical c) atomic. 3. The first electronic computer was developed in a) 1946 b) 1972. 4. It filled entire a) house b) room c) table. 5. The first computer game was created in a) Britain b) Russia c) the USA. 6. It was a version of a) football b) table tennis c) tennis.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте текст и выберите правильный ответ: a, b или c.

1. a) British mathematician (британский математик). В тексте сказано, что Чарльз Бэббидж был британским математиком и изобретателем.

2. b) mechanical (механическим). Первый компьютер был механическим.

3. a) 1946 (1946 год). В тексте указано, что первый электронный компьютер создали в 1946 году.

4. b) room (комнату). Компьютер занимал целую комнату.

5. c) the USA (США). Игра Pong была создана студентом из США.

6. b) table tennis (настольный теннис). Pong была версией настольного тенниса.