Grammar 3 Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1 They’ve just having the kitchen decorated.
1 Rewrite the sentences in the passive form.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
1 Someone is delivering our new computer later today.
2 My dad’s going to get a DVD player fit in the car.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
2 Someone has asked me to tell you about the new
classroom computers. 3 I’m have my eyes tested once a year.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..……….. ………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
3 I tried to change the order, but they had already sent 4 They got their photos were taken by a professional
the books. photographer.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..……….. ………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
4 A service company regularly repairs our computers. 5 We need to get the television repair. I missed my
favourite show again!
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
5 It doesn’t work because you haven’t connected the
cable. /5
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
4 Complete the dialogue with one word in each gap.
/5
A: Have you (1) ……………………… your phone fixed yet?
2 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the B: Not yet. It’s still (2) ……………………… repaired.
text. A: What was the problem with it?
B: I think it was the battery. I (3) ……………………… to keep
I (1) have been asked/am asked by the head teacher to
charging it all the time.
inform you of the arrangements for the parents’ evening
A: So will it cost much (4) ……………………… change it?
which (2) is held/is being held this evening. Parents have
B: No. Because it was new, they (5) ………………………
been told to go to the main hall where Mrs Davies will
replace it free of charge.
welcome them. After talking to individual teachers, coffee
and snacks (3) are be provided/will be provided in the /5
cafeteria. The main hall (4) has been closed/was closed
since this morning and students from classes J, K and L Total / 20
are expected to help put out tables and chairs this
afternoon. We hope this evening will be successful and
that all parents (5) will be/would be fully informed about
Vocabulary
their child’s progress.
5 Complete the sentences with nouns related to
/5
computers.
1 I’ve got a ……………………… and a computer. I prefer the
computer for emails because of its keyboard.
2 My computer crashed yesterday, but luckily we got a lot
of the information back from the ……………………… .
3 Put the memory stick into any ……………………… on your
computer and you can save information very fast.
4 I use a ……………………… attached to my computer so my
friends can see me when we’re chatting.
5 My computer ……………………… is far too small and is
starting to give me headaches.
1 of 9
/5
2 of 9
6 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the 3 A come across B turn over C work out
sentences. 4 A interested B uninteresting C interesting
1 I’ve tried sending this email several times, but it keeps 5 A address B direction C site
bouncing off/back.
/5
2 Unfortunately, I lost/deleted your last email by mistake.
Was it important?
Total / 20
3 Can you forward/reply this email to all your friends?
4 I don’t usually download/check my email more than
once a day.
5 I typed in the wrong email address/account and it went
to the wrong person. I was very embarrassed! Use of English
/5 9 Complete the second sentence so that it means
the same as the first. Use no more than three
words.
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
these words. There are two extra words. 1 They told me to give a talk about global warming.
I have ……………………… to give a talk about global
chat • download • print • scan • search
warming.
speak • surf
2 We do not often eat meat in our family.
1 I ……………………… some interesting articles from the Meat is ……………………… in our family.
Internet for the project last night. 3 You should protect your computer against viruses.
2 My grandma has just learned how to ……………………… the Your computer ……………………… against viruses.
Internet and she loves it! 4 My teeth are checked at the dentist’s every six months.
3 I usually spend about an hour every evening I get ……………………… at the dentist’s every six months.
……………………… with my friends online. 5 Someone stole my phone on the train this morning.
4 I can’t hear anything. Are you sure the ……………………… My phone ……………………… on the train this morning.
are connected? 6 Marconi invented the radio.
5 I need a hardcopy of this document. Have you got a The radio was ……………………… Marconi.
……………………… I could use? 7 You should shut down your computer when you aren’t
using it.
/5
Your computer ……………………… down when you aren’t
using it.
8 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete 8 The students have put the laptops away.
the text. The laptops ……………………… away by the students.
I’ve just applied for some summer jobs. I’ve 9 They are going to take a photo of him this afternoon.
(1) ……………………… emails to different companies asking for He’s going to have ……………………… this afternoon.
information but I think it might be difficult to find a good job. 10 Are they going to show that programme again?
I’ve had a few replies, but none of the jobs are Is that ……………………… be shown again?
(2) ……………………… . I did (3) ……………………… one job on the
Internet which looked (4) ……………………… . However, when I
tried to contact them, their email (5) ……………………… didn’t
work.
1 A forwarded B sent C deleted
2 A well-known B well-off C well-paid
3 of 9
/ 10
4 of 9
Reading
10 Read the blog posts about people’s opinions of technology. Match the comments (1-6) with the people
(A-D). You can use the people more than once.
A
I think the technology we’ve got available in our lives today is amazing and I can’t imagine what life was like in the past
without it. Technology has come a long way in recent years and it‘s changed our lives in so many ways - it’s given us freedom
and independence! We can book a holiday, we can work or study at home, we can do housework faster, we can interact
with our friends and even watch films and TV while we’re traveling! Not only that, but now we don’t have to leave home to
do things that used to take a lot of time. We just touch a key on our computer and order a meal or book a train! In general,
I’m a fan!
B
I’m not sure that all these changes in our lives because of technology are positive ones. Now, because we can get all this
information so quickly, we’re expected to do things faster and faster. Something that might have taken days to do in the
past, like researching a project, can be done in minutes on the Internet. That means expectations have gone up about how
much people can do in the time they’ve got. Now you have to be able to do ten things a day instead of two and to think and
act faster than ever before. Sometimes it can be stressful.
C
There isn’t often much time to relax and be quiet – to just switch off - because people can contact you at any time. With
email, social networking and text messaging all available on our smartphones, we’re constantly connected. There are times
when that’s good. It’s great when friends get in touch, or when you need to check the time of a bus or train quickly.
However, most times it’s work, or people you don’t want to talk to that contact you. We’re always receiving advertisements
by email and being called by people trying to sell us things.
D
I moved to Australia with my family last year and technology has really helped me to stay in contact with all my friends and
relatives back in England. I was lonely when we first came to Melbourne but now I use video chat and instant messaging to
talk to them almost every day and we can share photos and videos too. I feel that we’re still connected and they always
know what’s happening in my life. We live in different continents but technology means that we can easily bridge the
distance in the virtual world!
1 It can be a disadvantage that we are constantly 4 There are definitely more advantages than
connected to everyone. disadvantages.
2 Technology helped me to socialise with people I don’t 5 Technology means we’re not dependent on other
see often. people to do things.
3 Technology has created more work for us, not less. 6 It’s stressful that everything is faster nowadays.
5 of 9
/6
11 Read the article again. Are these statements True (T), False (F), or is the information Not Mentioned (NM)?
1 Technology means we can now do more
things for ourselves. T/F/NM
2 Most people plan their holidays on the
Internet now. T/F/NM
3 People are expected to do more in a day
than they were in the past. T/F/NM
4 People have too much relaxation time
nowadays. T/F/NM
5 Advertisements aren’t often sent by email. T/F/NM
6 We should spend less time on online,
if we want to be healthier. T/F/NM
6 of 9
/6
7 of 9
12 Read the article again and answer these questions.
1 What things does technology allow us to do from our 4 What are the most frequent types of messages we
homes now? receive when we are connected to technology?
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..……….. ………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
2 Why are we expected to do things more quickly /4
nowadays?
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..……….. Total / 16
3 Why is it sometimes difficult to find time to relax now?
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
Listening
13 Listen to five short conversations. Choose the 14 Listen again and match the conversations
best answers, A, B, C or D. (1–5) with the comments (A–G). There are two
extra comments.
Conversation 1
1 What does the boy say about his new phone? 1 ………………………
A He bought it while he was away. 2 ………………………
B It didn’t cost a lot of money. 3 ………………………
C He can take good pictures with it. 4 ………………………
D He can afford a better one. 5 ………………………
Conversation 2
A I’ll have to get it repaired.
2 What does the girl want Bill to do?
B I can’t connect to the Internet.
A She wants him to fix her television.
C I don’t need a better one.
B She wants him to tell her who’s winning the football. D I always save my photos on my computer.
C She wants him to repair her DVD player. E There weren’t any free seats.
D She wants him to look at her computer. F It would be great if it had a camera.
Conversation 3 G I could hear everything she was saying.
3 What did the girl not enjoy about her trip to London? /5
A The train carriage was noisy.
B She had to stand up on the journey home.
C She couldn’t find the shoes she wanted.
D She fell asleep on the train.
Conversation 4
4 Why can’t the boy take pictures for his project?
A He hasn’t got a digital camera.
B The quality of his camera is poor.
C He can’t depend on his camera.
D He hasn’t got a camera.
Conversation 5
5 Why couldn’t the boy download the app?
A He hasn’t got a pen drive.
B He needed more space on his hard drive.
C He had the wrong computer.
D He can’t save the photos on his computer.
/5
Total / 10
8 of 9
Writing
15 Read part of an email you received from your English friend, David. Write a reply to David,
telling him about your new computer.
Have you got your new computer yet? You must write and tell me what it’s like. Can
you do anything new on it that you couldn’t do before?
Write 100–125 words.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….…………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….
……………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….…………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….
……………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….…………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….
……………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….…………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….
……………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….…………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….
……………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….…………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….
……………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….…………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……….
……
/ 12
Speaking
16 Compare and contrast the photos then say which photo you prefer and why.
/ 12
Total / 100
9 of 9
