Read the text about weather forecasts. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Complete the gaps 1.1-1.5 with the correct sentences. There are two more sentences which do not fit any gaps. 1.1 1. Unfortunately, long-term forecasts are less accurate than they were some years ago., 2. Some people accuse forecasters of publishing only pessimistic information., 3. The computing power of a device decides how much information can be processed and how fast it can be done., 4. On the basis of that, people are able to make informed decisions when it comes to their short or long-term plans., 5. Each of these instruments has a different function and gathers information about different sections of the Earth’s atmosphere., 6. It’s the result of better measurement instruments, more observations, and faster computers we use nowadays., 7. The general public may be interested in slightly different aspects of the weather than, for example, farmers or plane pilots.
1.2 1. Unfortunately, long-term forecasts are less accurate than they were some years ago., 2. Some people accuse forecasters of publishing only pessimistic information., 3. The computing power of a device decides how much information can be processed and how fast it can be done., 4. On the basis of that, people are able to make informed decisions when it comes to their short or long-term plans., 5. Each of these instruments has a different function and gathers information about different sections of the Earth’s atmosphere., 6. It’s the result of better measurement instruments, more observations, and faster computers we use nowadays., 7. The general public may be interested in slightly different aspects of the weather than, for example, farmers or plane pilots.
1.3 1. Unfortunately, long-term forecasts are less accurate than they were some years ago., 2. Some people accuse forecasters of publishing only pessimistic information., 3. The computing power of a device decides how much information can be processed and how fast it can be done., 4. On the basis of that, people are able to make informed decisions when it comes to their short or long-term plans., 5. Each of these instruments has a different function and gathers information about different sections of the Earth’s atmosphere., 6. It’s the result of better measurement instruments, more observations, and faster computers we use nowadays., 7. The general public may be interested in slightly different aspects of the weather than, for example, farmers or plane pilots.
1.4 1. Unfortunately, long-term forecasts are less accurate than they were some years ago., 2. Some people accuse forecasters of publishing only pessimistic information., 3. The computing power of a device decides how much information can be processed and how fast it can be done., 4. On the basis of that, people are able to make informed decisions when it comes to their short or long-term plans., 5. Each of these instruments has a different function and gathers information about different sections of the Earth’s atmosphere., 6. It’s the result of better measurement instruments, more observations, and faster computers we use nowadays., 7. The general public may be interested in slightly different aspects of the weather than, for example, farmers or plane pilots.
1.5 1. Unfortunately, long-term forecasts are less accurate than they were some years ago., 2. Some people accuse forecasters of publishing only pessimistic information., 3. The computing power of a device decides how much information can be processed and how fast it can be done., 4. On the basis of that, people are able to make informed decisions when it comes to their short or long-term plans., 5. Each of these instruments has a different function and gathers information about different sections of the Earth’s atmosphere., 6. It’s the result of better measurement instruments, more observations, and faster computers we use nowadays., 7. The general public may be interested in slightly different aspects of the weather than, for example, farmers or plane pilots.