Complite the extract from the programme with the missing words. Mind the word froms. People ran to messages faster. When running with a message, to deliver it in spoken form, it is safer to do it oneself. Sending anyone else is..., as the game of Chinese whispers demonstrates. So a system of writing was necessary. When writing appeared messages on stone columns very well across time, but they were an method of communication across space. The system became more efficient when it was the message that travelled. People ran with the written messages, rode hirses to save time. For example, the network of Persian roads in the 5th century BC made communication faster and stations. A message could travel the full distance of the road from Susa to Sardis in ten days. What helped to make communication even more was the Aramic language as a used in Ancient Persia

People ran to deliver messages faster. When running with a message, to deliver it in spoken form, it is safer to do it oneself. Sending anyone else is unreliable, as the game of Chinese whispers demonstrates. So a system of writing was necessary. When writing appeared messages on stone columns communicated very well across time, but they were an inefficient method of communication across space. The system became more efficient when it was the message that travelled. People ran with the written messages, rode horses to save time. For example, the network of Persian roads in the 5th century BC made communication faster and more reliable. New men and fresh horses were available at posting stations. A message could travel the full distance of the road from Susa to Sardis (3200 km) in ten days. What helped to make communication even more efficient was the Aramaic language as a lingua franca used in Ancient Persia.

1. Cuckoos (don't build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.
2. He usually (drinks) coffee but now he (is drinking) tea.
3. I shan't go out now as it (is raining) and I (haven't got) an umbrella.
4. Tom can't read the newspaper now because his mother (is reading) it.
5. I always buy lottery tickets but I never (win) anything.
6. Tom and Ann (are having) a long conversation. I wonder what they (are talking) about.
7. You believe any of it. -Then why (do you read) newspapers?
8. (Do you hear) the wind ? It (is blowing) very strongly.
9. Have you seen my car keys anywhere ? - No, I (am looking) for them but I (don't see) them.
10. She always (borrows) from me and never (remembers) to pay me back.

1. Cuckoos do not build nests. They use the nests of other birds. 2. He usually drinks coffee but now he is drinking tea. 3. I shan't go out now as it is raining and Ido not have got an umbrella. 4. Tom can't read the newspaper now because his mother is reading it. 5. I always buy lottery tickets but I  have never won anything. 6. Tom and Ann had a long conversation. I wonder what they were talking about. 7. Do You believe all that the newspapers say? – No, I do not believe any of it. – Then why do you read newspapers? 8. Are You hearing the wind? It is blowing very strongly. 9. Have you seen my car keys anywhere? – No, I looked for them but I did not see them. 10. She always borrows from me and never remembers to pay me back.