1.01 Задание 1. Задание на понимание основного содержания прослушанного текста

Speaker A 

I honestly think modern gadgets have made our life much more comfortable and convenient. I can't imagine my life without my laptop, my smartphone and other devices. They help me to stay in touch and study better. When my parents tell me about their teenage years without all these things, it sounds surreal because these gadgets are now such an important part of our life. Maybe my future kids will have even better devices than we have today. - Утверждение 4 (Modern life is impossible without gadgets. — Современная жизнь невозможна без гаджетов) соответствует высказыванию спикера A: «I can't imagine my life without my laptop, my smartphone and other devices.»

Speaker B

I understand that modern technology has a lot of pluses, but in my opinion, the minuses quite often outweigh them. Too many people nowadays get addicted to their gadgets and can't imagine their life without them. As a result, they spend more and more of their time with their smartphone and lose their real-life connections. In the past, people managed to live without all these things, and it seems to me they were much happier than we are. - Утверждение 2 (There are more cons than pros about gadgets. — В гаджетах больше минусов, чем плюсов) соответствует высказыванию спикера B: «I understand that modern technology has a lot of pluses, but in my opinion, the minus is quite often outweigh them.»

Speaker C

I think modern gadgets are a necessity. they should be used wisely. A person needs a cell phone to s tay in touch and for many other things but if they start to spend all their time playing games or surfing the net it means that this is an addiction. However it's true about anything. If you eat too mu ch chocolate for example it'll damage your health whereas there's nothing wrong about a little choco late in your diet. It's the same thing here. - Утверждение 5 (Gadgets are fine if you limit your time with them. — Гаджеты хороши, если вы ограничиваете свое время с ними) соответствует высказыванию спикера C: «I think modern gadgets are a necessity, but they should be used wisely.»

Speaker D

In my opinion. people have become much more nervous and aggressive because of modern gadgets like smartphones. If they can't check their messages or get online, they start to panic. It's not okay. I know some of my classmates who don't even bother to have a shower in the morning just because they want to play a game or update their account on social media. They also sleep very little because they surf the net until late in the evening. - Утверждение 7 (Modern gadgets can have a bad influence on peopleʼs moods. — Современные гаджеты могут плохо влиять на настроение людей) соответствует высказыванию спикера D: «In my opinion, people have become much more nervous and aggressive because of modern gadgets like smartphones.»

Speaker E

I do understand that modern gadgets can be very addictive, so once or twice a week I have a digital detox. On such days, I switch off my mobile and don't use my laptop. My parents support me and do the same. We go on long walks if the weather is nice, or we can stay at home and cook something really tasty and then have a long conversation and play board games and whatnot. This way, we try not to forget where the real life takes place. - Утверждение 1 (There should be some days without gadgets in your life. — В вашей жизни должно быть несколько дней без гаджетов) соответствует высказыванию спикера E: «I do understand that modern gadgets can be very addictive, so once or twice a week I have a digital detox. On such days I switch off my mobile and don't use my laptop.»

Speaker F

I know many people think that modern gadgets are bad for you, but I know quite a lot of mobile pho ne applications which help people to take care of their health. Personally, I have an app which reminds me to drink a glass of water every hour or so. There are also apps which help people to cou nt calories and design fitness challenges for them. I've been feeling much better since I started to us e these apps. so I strongly advise you to download them. - Утверждение 3 (Modern gadgets can help you to stay in shape. — Современные гаджеты могут помочь вам оставаться в форме) соответствует высказыванию спикера F: «There are also apps which help people to count calories and design fitness challenges for them.»