4. Use the appropriate forms of the words on the right to complete the text. Some people seem to be able to predict the future. One of them is James Martin. In 1977, when Bill…
4. Use the appropriate forms of the words on the right to complete the text. Some people seem to be able to predict the future. One of them is James Martin. In 1977, when Bill Gates 1. still business letters on an old-fash- ioned typewriter and most people 2. a personal computer, James Martin predicted the Internet. He also wrote about computers in 3. pockets. In one of 4. end of the 5. tronic gadgets 6. books, he predicted that by the century, computers and other elec- millions of people to exchange electronic mail, work from home, take classes, plan holidays and entertain 7. 8. book 9. So when James Martin a prediction, people listen. That's why his new a best-seller. 6. WRITE NOT SEE EVERYBODY HE TWENTY ALLOW THEY MAKE BECOME 5. Use the derivatives of the words on the right to complete the text. 272
To complete the text, we need to form words using the derivatives provided on the right. Let's go through each blank space step by step:
Use the word "WRITE" to complete the text.
- Original word: WRITE
- Derivative form: business letters
Use the word "SEE" to complete the text.
- Original word: SEE
- Derivative form: a personal computer
Use the word "ELECTRONIC" to complete the text.
- Original word: ELECTRONIC
- Derivative form: pockets
Use the word "END" to complete the text.
- Original word: END
- Derivative form: gadgets
Use the word "ELECTRONIC" to complete the text.
- Original word: ELECTRONIC
- Derivative form: books
Use the word "SEE" to complete the text.
- Original word: SEE
- Derivative form: the end of the
Use the word "WRITE" to complete the text.
- Original word: WRITE
- Derivative form: electronic
Use the word "END" to complete the text.
- Original word: END
- Derivative form: millions of people to exchange electronic mail, work from home, take classes, plan holidays and entertain
Use the word "SEE" to complete the text.
- Original word: SEE
- Derivative form: a
The completed text might look like:
- One of them is James Martin. In 1977, when Bill Gates still wrote business letters on an old-fashioned typewriter and most people used a personal computer, James Martin predicted the Internet. He also wrote about computers in pockets. In one of the electronic gadgets end of the century, he predicted that by the millions of people would exchange electronic mail, work from home, take classes, plan holidays and entertain. So when James Martin writes a prediction, people listen. That's why his new book became a best-seller.
This exercise focuses on forming derivatives and matching them appropriately within a given context.
