• a video recorder• a computer•a microwave oven• a CD play• a television• a telephone• a digital camera• a photocopier• a washing machine• a mobile phone• a refrigerator• a security system• a playstation• a vacuum cleaner• a ventilator (an electric fan)• an electric kettle• a toaster• 1. Which objects (inventions) can't you live without? Why?2. Do you think that investigations are actually making our lives better or more complicated?3. Are you afraid of or excited about technology? Which items in the box above do you most or least like using?4. Do you feel that we are more and more controlled by machines? 5. What can you do if they go wrong?6. Do you can believe that we will live in computerized homes in the near future? How do you imagine you future home?​

Предложения с could
1. We could still win — the game isn’t over yet. (Мы всё ещё могли бы выиграть — игра ещё не закончена.)
2. I could do it now, if you like. (Я мог бы сделать это сейчас, если хочешь.)
3. You could easily lose your way in the dark. (Ты легко можешь сбиться с пути в темноте.)
4. I could help you. (Я мог бы вам.)
5. we could go to the cinema. (мы могли бы пойти в кино.)
Предложения с had
1. We had lived in Paris for 12 years before we moved to America. (До переезда в Америку мы прожили в Париже 12 лет.)
2. I called Jim too late, he had already left. (Я позвонил Джиму слишком поздно, он уже ушел.)
3. I had not finished my work when he came here. (Я не закончил свою работу, когда он сюда пришел.)
4. After the Sun had set, we saw thousands of fireflies. (После того, как зашло солнце, мы увидели тысячи светлячков.)
5. We hoped that letters had been already sent. (Мы надеялись, что письма уже были отправлены.)