Puters are a great technological invention of the 20th century. Sunraycer covered the great distance in 45 hours at a speed of 41 miles an hour at temperatures as high as 48☌. Sunraycer has just taken part in a race against 25 solar-powered vehicles. The vehicle is called Sunraycer which means 'ray of the sun' + 'racer'. The big American company General Motors has developed a vehicle that uses the power of the sun instead of petrol. It's a good way to meet people and it gives you something to talk about.Ĥ. With some games up to 60 people can take part. Regular players say that this is where their true enjoyment of games can be found. They want to play against real people and most computer games allow you to do that just by joining up with other players on the Internet. Computer games are a multimillion dollar industry, but people who really enjoy games are not satisfied with playing against the computer. Many tourists go to this place, because it is the birthplace of Shakespeare, but they often love the teddy bear museum more.ģ. These people have donated their old friends to the teddy bear museum which is in Stratford-on-Avon in England. Most people in Britain have a teddy bear when they are young, and most people are very fond of their special bear, even when they are 30 or 40 years old! Many famous people like film stars or pop stars or politicians collect 'teddies'. 'Teddies' are an important part of British culture. Young girls often get things like dolls, dresses, and pictures to colour.Ģ. Toys for girls are much quieter and more passive. Electronic games are very popular among young boys. Boys often have more freedom to run about and they get guns, train sets, toy trucks and toy cars. DIFFERENT TOYSġ.Things boys play with are not like objects girls play with.

Match the topics (A - G) with the paragraphs (1 - 6). Listen to the interview with a teacher who is talking about the role of computers in education and decide if the statements are true ( T) or false ( F).ġ At school, computers are useful only in the language lessons.Ģ Students can find examples of real-life communication on the Internet.ģ It takes a long time to find online publications.Ĥ It is not easy to check the meaning of new words on the Internet websites.ĥ You can present your opinions on various topics over the Internet.Ħ Teachers may find it difficult to find lesson plans in the Net.ħ Teachers can find collections of exercises on the Internet.Ĩ It is easy to make students learn new things using computers.

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