1. 1. Henry Forda. a jet engine (реактивный двигатель) for airplanes and rockets 2. Alexander Bellb. television 3. the Wright Brothersc. the first airplane 4. Michael Faradayd. chewing gum 5. Thomas Edisone. a car 6. Thomas Adamsf. telephone 7. Valdemar Pouseng. a machine which could make electricity 8. Sergei Korolyovh. tape recorder 9. John Logie Biardi. “phonograph” – the first sound recorder; the light bulb; “kinetoscope” – a machine which could make films 10. Isaac Newtonj. the law of gravitation

12. I. Point the information which is in the text: Television… –has wide influence. –is a modern day fact. –can influence culture. –is easy to avoid. –reflects the sun and the moon. –is found in homes. –can’t last long.

13. II. Fill in the blanks with suitable nouns from the text: –Radio _______ of America –one of the most important _______ –a part of the modern _______ –Television is a _______ of the modern world. –It shows contemporary _______. –It keeps ______ from growing

14. III. The main idea of the first paragraph is: Television affects radio. Television is the same as movies. Television is important in the modern world.

15. IV. The main idea of the second paragraph is: –Television influences culture. –Society and television is bad. –Cultures grow out of television.

16. V. Complete the sentences: 1. The effects of television are ______. a. reflections b. commercial c. facts 2. RCA made the _______ commercial television broadcast. a. longest b. first c. second 3. Television is not found in ______. a. rivers b. factories c. airports 4. It is difficult to _______ television. a. watch b. hear c. avoid