6- You are going to read q text about how long some social media have been available. To find out the exact information, replace the letters with the words for or since or the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Write the answers in your notebook.
A- Also known as "snail mail," the postal service has been available ( A ) ( for/ since) 550 BC. More recently, electonic mail ( B ) ( make) communication quicker and easier. In fact, people ( C ) ( be able) to send e-mails for more than fifty years.
B- ( D ) ( For/ Since) Guglielmo Marconi first transmitted signals more than a century ago, radio ( E ) (become) one of the world' s most common sources of news and entertainment.
C- ( F ) (For/ Since) its invention in 1890, the telephone ( G ) ( change) significantly over the years. It ( H ) ( come) a long way from two cups and a string. Today's phones are technological wonders, constatly getting smaller, more sophisticated, and less expensive.
D- ( I ) ( For/ Since ) 2003, social networking sites such as Facebook and My Space allow visitors to create networks of friends and contacts and upload images, music, videos, and news stories. Facebook ( J ) ( grow) into a website with millions of users who share vital information. Facebook is definitely the leading contender. At the beginning it was My Space, but this site ( K ) (Be) in decline for quite a few years now. Over the past two years, My Space ( L ) (lose), on average, more than a million U.S. users a month
E- Twitter ( M ) (be) around ( N ) (for/ since) a while . A " Tweet" is a text- based post comprised of up to 140 characters. Tweets ( O ) (evolve) from more simple everyday experiences to shared links to wed content, hot topic conversations, photos, videos, and songs.
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a)Also known as "traditional mail", the postal service has been available since 550 BC. More recently, electronic mail has made communication faster and easier. In fact, people have been able to send emails for over fifty years.
B)since Guglielmo Marconi first transmitted signals more than a century ago, radio has become one of the most common sources of news and entertainment in the world.)
c)Since its invention in 1890, the telephone has changed significantly over the years. It came a long way from two cups and a rope. Today's phones are technological marvels, getting smaller, more sophisticated and less expensive.
d)Since 2003, social networking sites like Facebook and My Space have allowed visitors to network with friends and contacts and upload images, music, videos and news. Facebook turns into a website with millions of users who share vital information. Facebook is definitely the main competitor. In the beginning it was My Space, but this site has been in decline for a few years now. Over the past two years, My Space has lost, on average, more than a million US users a month.
e)Twitter has been around for a while. A "Tweet" is a text-based post consisting of up to 140 characters. Tweets evolve from simple everyday experiences to shared links to wedding content, hot topic conversations, photos, videos and songs.