Перепишите предложения, поставив глагол в нужную форму. 1) we arrived at the railway station when the train (to approach –past continuous active) the platform. 2) at present 2, 500 km of high-speed lines (to construct – present continuous passive) in europe and asia. 3) a man who (to sit – past continuous active) in the compartment said that the place was taken by another passenger. 4) the problem of the old terminal reconstruction (to discuss – pre-sent continuous passive) now. 5) the designers (make - future continuous active) different im-provements in the construction of the locomotives.

1was approaching
2are being constructed
3was sitting
4is being discussed
5will make

Who invented the telephone in 1876? What did Alexander Graham bell invent in 1876?
2 Whose invention do we use nowadays? For what do we use Bell`s invention nowadays?
3 What is more complax version of the two-way radio?
4 Who began experimentin with the idea of usin  a number of radio masts to pickup signals from two-way radios in the 1940s?
5 Who moved far away from one mast and the next mast picked up the signal?  What did the next mast pick up when a caller moved too far away from one mast?
6 Where did the mobile phone quickly become synonymous with the "yuppie"? What is the "yuppie"? What did the new breed young urban professionals carry as status symbols?
7 What will become more and more advanced?
8 What do mobile phones with broadband internet access allow us?
9 Where do we live?

English is an international means of communication. Many people learn English for work or for travelling. About 20% of the world's population speak English. It can help you to understand people if you are abroad. You can also read books or watch filmes in original. I study English because it is necessary for career growth and my future development. English is very interesting, but it’s difficult for me yet. I hope I will know this language well in the future. Certainly, the language that unites the peoples of the world is important for society. But we shouldn’t forget the consequences’ scale of the mass adoption of a foreign language. For example, studying French was widely spread in the beginning of the 19th century (eventually - The War of 1812). In the 20th century German caused two world wars (both mainly provoked by Germany). Now it is the 21st century, the century of progress and technologies. The English language is spreading around the world, so can’t we avoid the war with the USA and Great Britain or maybe with the EU? Probably we have to just remember that fanaticism and widescale oblivion have already showed us 3 centuries of people’s madness. I admit that I am not an opponent of linguistics and foreign languages. After tracing the logic chain, I just believe it is worth considering about the upcoming world language domination and countries speaking it.