test voices 3 unit 5

Vocabulary

1 Completethesentenceswithappropriatewords.Therstlettersofthewordshavebeengiven.

a Can you believe it? Shes getting married to a

man she has met on a s

networking site!

b If you want to use the Internet here, you dont

need any cables, because theres a

w broadband.

c Dont call me in the afternoon, Ill be really

busy. So, send me a text m

instead.

d Our classroom is very modern, as it has an

i whiteboard and laptops for all

the students.

e E- are a good ecological

alternative to printed texts.

2 Matchthewordsfromtheboxwiththeirdenitionsbelow.

a A is a kind of online diary.

b A is the title of a newspaper

article printed in big letters.

c A is a chronological list of TV

programmes for the week.

d A contains a description of what

is going to happen to people born in a given

time period during the following week.

e A is a word puzzle where you

write answers to questions in numbered

boxes.

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ProgressTestA Unit 5

Grammar

3 Completethesentenceswiththepresentperfectformoftheverbsinbracketsandcirclefororsince.

a Pauline (watch) TV for/sincethree hours.

b Susanna (not / surf) the Internet

for/since last winter.

c I (not / play) a video game for/since Friday.

d The students (use) their computers

every day for/since they started the course.

e Wendy (not / download) any

music for/since the school holidays.

4 Writethesentences/questionsinthepresentperfecttense,usingthefollowingprompts.

a How long / you / have / your mobile phone?

Oh, I / just / buy / it.

b How long / she / know / Jerry?

Oh, she / just / meet / him.

c How long / they / be / at work?

Oh, they / just / get there.

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5 Circlethecorrectalternatives.

a Computers were/havebeen/werebeingvery expensive 10 years ago.

b Katie sent/hassent/hassend John a textmessage last week.

c Dan had/hashad/havehad a laptop forve months.

d We nished/havenished/havenish ourFrench course last year.

e The children reading/read/haveread lots ofmagazines this week.

6 Completetheemailwiththepastsimpleorpresentperfectformoftheverbsinbrackets.

Hi Simon,

Well, here I am in Brighton, in the south of

England. I (a) (arrive) here last

Saturday afternoon, so I (b) (be)

here for two days now. Im spending the week at

a college on an Internet course. Yesterday,

I (c) (leave) the hotel early in the

morning and (d) (nish) classes at

three oclock. Its really good, today,

I (e) (design) a website!

I (f) (not / learn) so much for years!

You know that I (g) (be) a fan of the

Internet since childhood. Now, I have the chance

to do something that I (h) (dream)

of doing for a long time.

Anyway, Dave (i) (just / send) me a

text message, so its time to go now.

See you soon.

Rose

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Reading

7 ReadthetextanddecideifthestatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).

TheinventionoftheInternethascompletelychanged the way we communicate with eachother. Ten years ago, a long-distance phonecall from one country to another was reallyexpensive.Today,however,thereare lotsofformsoftechnologythatpeoplecanusetokeepin touch with their family and friends whentheyreawayonholiday.Theyrereallycheap,or in some cases, theyre absolutely free ofcharge!

One inventionthathashelpedpeopletalk toeachotheroverlongdistancesisSkype.Thisisaformofsoftwarethatallowsuserstomaketelephone calls over the Internet. Once youhavedownloadedtheSkypesoftwareontoyourcomputer,youcanspeaktootherusersoftheserviceforfree.Notonlythat,youcanalsomakecallstomobilephonesverycheaply.

Skype was created by a team of softwaredevelopersinTallinn,thecapitalofthesmallBaltic stateofEstonia.The twocreatorsofSkype,NiklasZennstrmandJanusFriis,andtheir team of software developers, havebecomepopularheroesinEstonia,becausetheyhave put their small country on the map.Infact,aswellasstartingSkypein2003,thedevelopmentteamhasinventedalotofotherwell-knownsoftware.Thus,Estonia isnowanimportantcentreforcommunicationtechnology.

Sinceitslaunch,Skypehasbecomemoreandmore popular. There are nowmore than 200million Skype users, making it the fastest-growingInternetcommunityever.

a Making an international call is now more

expensive than it was 10 years ago. T/F

b You can use Skype to make free phone

calls over the Internet. T/F

c Skype was invented in Estonia in 2003. T/F

d Since the invention of Skype, Estonia

has not been an important centre for

communication technology. T/F

e The number of Skype users is increasing. T/F

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Writing

8 YouhavefoundaveryinterestingInternetsitethatmayinterestyourfriendtoo.Writeashort(50-100word)emailtoyourfriend.Includethefollowingpiecesofinformation:

Describe what kind of website it is and how you

found it.

Explain why you like it and why you think your

friend may like it too.

Describe the weak points of the web page.

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9 Listenandcirclethecorrectanswers.

1 Amy has bought

a a red mobile phone.

b a blue mobile phone.

c a green mobile phone.

2 Amy has had her new phone

a for a week.

b for two days.

c since the weekend.

3 On her new phone, Amy has used

a the webcam.

b the internet.

c the digital camera.

4 On her new phone, Amy has

a checked out websites.

b recorded songs.

c played games.

5 Simon got his phone

a when he was 12.

b 12 years ago.

c for his last birthday.

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Vocabulary

1 Completethesentenceswithappropriatewords.Therstlettersofthewordshavebeengiven.

a My best friend lives abroad, but we keep in

touch thanks to i messaging

programs like Skype.

b We can access and exchange information over

the Internet thanks to the World

W Web.

c Nowadays, public phones are no longer

popular, because nearly everyone has a

m phone.

d I like listening to music on my mp3

p on the way to school.

e Thanks to the Internet, Xbox fans from all over

the world can take part in o

gaming events.

2 Matchthewordsfromtheboxwiththeirdenitions.

a A(n) is the rst page of a website

that often has links to other more specic

information.

b A(n) is a digital audio le which

you can download from a webpage.

c A(n) is a small section of a

newspaper or magazine that contains letters

from people looking for advice.

d A(n) is a conversation between a

journalist and an interesting or famous person.

e A(n) is part of a newspaper

which contains results of matches and

competitions.

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ProgressTestB Unit 5

Grammar

3 Completethesentenceswiththepresentperfectformoftheverbsinbracketsandcirclefororsince.

a They (publish) this magazine for/since ve years

b We (listen) to your ringtone for/since a minute.

c Susanna (not / study) English for/since last summer.

d I (not / write) any emails for/since Wednesday.

e Wendy (not / go) windsurng for/since three months.

4 Writethesentences/questionsinthepresentperfecttense,usingthefollowingprompts.

a How long / he / work / for this newspaper?

Oh, he / just / start / the job.

b How long / you / have / this car?

Oh, we / just / buy / it.

c How long / she / study / journalism?

Oh, she / just / start university.

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5 Circlethecorrectalternatives.

a Tom havestarted/started/hasstarted anew job two weeks ago.

b Katie moved/hasmoved/hasmovehousein 2004.

c Dan had/hashad/havehad his car since2003.

d We sell/sold/havesold our house last year.

e The children waited/havewaited/haswaitedto use the computer for 35 minutes now.

6 Completetheemailwiththeverbsinbrackets.Usethepastsimpleorpresentperfecttense.

Hi Jane,

Im sorry for not writing for so long, but I

(a) (be) really busy for a few weeks.

Ive got a new job with a telecommunications

company. I (b) (work) for them since

June and I (c) (learn) lots of new

things about mobile phones.

I (d) (want) to work with new forms

of technology for years. I (e) (get)

my rst toy telephone when I (f) (be)

three years old and I immediately (g)

(fall) in love with the idea of communicating over

long distances.

In fact, I (h) (sell) my rst telephone

yesterday. The customer was very satised and

the boss told me that I did a good job. Honestly,

I (i) (not / feel) so happy for years!

Anyway, its time to go now. I hope to hear from

you soon.

Love,

Rose

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Reading

7 ReadthetextanddecideifthestatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).

The invention of the Internet has completelychanged the way we communicate with eachother. Ten years ago, a long-distance phonecall from one country to another was reallyexpensive. Today, however, there are lots offormsoftechnologythatpeoplecanusetokeepin touch with their family and friends whentheyreawayonholiday.Theyrereallycheap,orinsomecases,theyreabsolutelyfreeofcharge!

One inventionthathashelpedpeopletalktoeachotheroverlongdistancesisSkype.Thisisaformofsoftwarethatallowsuserstomaketelephone calls over the Internet. Once youhavedownloadedtheSkypesoftwareontoyourcomputer,youcanspeaktootherusersoftheserviceforfree.Notonlythat,youcanalsomakecallstomobilephonesverycheaply.

Skype was created by a team of softwaredevelopersinTallinn,thecapitalofthesmallBaltic state of Estonia. The two creators ofSkype,NiklasZennstrmandJanusFriis,andtheirteamofsoftwaredevelopers,havebecomepopularheroesinEstonia,becausetheyhaveputtheirsmallcountryonthemap.Infact,aswellas starting Skype in 2003, the developmentteam has invented a lot of other well-knownsoftware. Thus, Estonia is now an importantcentreforcommunicationtechnology.

Sinceitslaunch,Skypehasbecomemoreandmore popular.There are nowmore than200million Skype users, making it the fastest-growingInternetcommunityever.

a It is cheaper to communicate with people

across long distances today than it was

in the past. T/F

b You have to pay to use Skype to contact

people over the Internet. T/F

c Skype has made the country where its

inventors come from more well known. T/F

d Skype is the only product that has been

invented by the Estonian team. T/F

e The number of Skype users is growing faster

than any other Internet community. T/F

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Writing

8 YouhavefoundaveryinterestingInternetsitethatmayinterestyourfriendtoo.Writeashort(50-100word)emailtoyourfriend.Includethefollowingpiecesofinformation:

Describe what kind of website it is and how you

found it.

Explain why you like it and why you think your

friend may like it too.

Describe the weak points of the web page.

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Listening

9 Listenandcirclethecorrectanswers.

1 Amys sister has

a a green mobile phone.

b a blue mobile phone.

c a red mobile phone.

2 Amy bought her new phone

a on Thursday.

b two days ago.

c at the weekend.

3 Thanks to the webcam on her mobile phone

a people can see Amy when she calls them.

b Amy can take pictures.

c Amy can video record things.

4 On her new phone, Amy cant

a listen to music.

b send emails.

c play games.

5 Simon has had his phone

a for two years.

b for twelve years.

c since his last birthday.

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