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1. Today mechanized production and modern economic growth

a) stopped their advancement because of the world's recession.

b) continue to spread to new areas of the world.

c) only continue to spread in developing countries.

2. The first and the greatest changes were

a) in the economic policy.

b) in the standard of living.

c) in the manner of production.

3. Economic changes are closely associated with social changes because

a) they never give new ways of doing business.

b) they provoke changes in the standard of living.

c) people leave cities for villages.

4. The application of machinery and science to agriculture

a) enriches the natural environment and increases in the number of flora and fauna.

b) greatly improved habitat for animals and plants.

c) has both pros and cons as well as other aspects of the industrial revolution.

5. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because

a) the authorities could arbitrarily seize earnings or impose heavy taxes.

b) the country enjoyed the most favorable conditions for changes.

c) ambitious businesspeople could lose wealth, social prestige, and power more easily than people on the European continent could.

Answer the questions on the text Part 1.

1)Can you give the definition of «the Industrial Revolution»? Why is it called «a revolution»?

2) When and where did it begin? What was the major prerequisite for the revolution to start?

3) What economic changes did the Industrial Revolution bring? What about social ones?

4) How can you evaluate the effect of the Industrial Revolution in general?

5) Were there any disadvantages in that process? Who suffered more?

6) What was the influence on the nature (environment)? Were there any positive aspects?

Look at the highlighted verbs in Text A. What do you think they mean in this context? Check with your dictionary and match the verbs (1-13) from the text in Activity 2 to the definitions (a-m). There are some synonyms, find them.

А 1) To spread; 2) to enhance; 3) to overturn; 4) to expand; 5) to reap; 6) to suffer; 7) to contribute; 8) to increase; 9) to seize; 10) to impose; 11) to pursue; 12) to permit; 13) to flourish.

В a) To get something as a result of what they have done; b) establish or apply by authority; c) to become progressively greater (in size, amount, number, or intensity); d) to help to make something happen; e) to develop well and to be successful; f) to cover or exist across a large area; g) to allow something to happen, especially by an official decision, rule, or law; h) to sustain loss or to damage; i) to increase or to improve something and to make it more successful; j) to turn upside down or fall over on its side; k) to become larger in size, number, or amount; l) to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long period of time; m) to take hold of something suddenly and violently.

Use these verbs from Activity 7 in the correct forms to complete the sentences. Initial letters will help you.

1. Many players have c ___________ to the team's success.

2. The truck went off the road and o ___________ several times.

3. The company is looking to e _________ its earnings potential.

4. She wants to p_ _________ a legal career.

5. He suddenly s __________ the lead in the final lap of the race.

6. Small businesses have s __________ financially during the recession.

7. The fashion quickly s ________ from France to England.

8. She i __________ her wealth substantially.

9. She is now r __________ the benefits of her hard work.

10. The court can i ____________ a fine.

11. He has e _________ his business to serve the entire state.

12. Regional markets have f ___________ in recent years.

13. Smoking is only p ___________ in the public lounge.

Guess the meaning of the following words and pronounce them correctly. Analyze suffixes and determine the parts of speech where it is possible.

Association, colony, globe, initial, pioneering, ineffective, local, processes, manufacturing, to transform, productive, to produce, efficiently, convert, stage, to concentrate, production, technological, transportation, communication, chemicals, electrical, machinery, innovation, economic, automobile, to combine, decade, signaled.



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