ProgressTestA Unit 5. Vocabulary. Grammar

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ProgressTestA Unit Vocabulary 1 Completethesentenceswithappropriate words.thefirstlettersofthewordshavebeen given. a Can you believe it?

1 ProgressTestA Unit Vocabulary 1 Completethesentenceswithappropriate words.thefirstlettersofthewordshavebeen given. a Can you believe it? She s getting married to a man she has met on a s networking site! b If you want to use the Internet here, you don t need any cables, because there s a w broadband. c Don t call me in the afternoon, I ll 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 Matchthewordsfromtheboxwiththeir definitionsbelow. TV guide horoscope headline crossword blog 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. Grammar 3 Completethesentenceswiththepresent perfectformoftheverbsinbracketsandcircle fororsince. a Pauline (watch) TV for/since three 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/questionsinthepresent perfecttense,usingthefollowingprompts. a How long / you / have / your mobile phone? b Oh, I / just / buy / it. How long / she / know / Jerry? Oh, she / just / meet / him. c How long / they / be / at work? Oh, they / just / get there. 1

2 ProgressTestA Unit Circlethecorrectalternatives. a Computers were/havebeen/werebeing very expensive years ago. b Katie sent/hassent/hassend John a text message last week. c Dan had/hashad/havehad a laptop for five months. d We finished/havefinished/havefinish our French course last year. e The children reading/read/haveread lots of magazines this week. Completethe withthepastsimpleor presentperfectformoftheverbsinbrackets. 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. I m spending the week at a college on an Internet course. Yesterday, I (c) (leave) the hotel early in the morning and (d) (finish) classes at three o clock. It s 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 it s time to go now. See you soon. Rose Reading 7 Readthetextanddecideifthestatementsare True(T)orFalse(F). TheinventionoftheInternethascompletely changed the way we communicate with each other. Ten years ago, a long-distance phone call from one country to another was really expensive. Today, however, there are lots of formsoftechnologythatpeoplecanusetokeep in touch with their family and friends when they reawayonholiday.they rereallycheap, or in some cases, they re absolutely free of charge! One invention that has helped people talk to eachotheroverlongdistancesisskype.this isaformofsoftwarethatallowsuserstomake telephone calls over the Internet. Once you havedownloadedtheskypesoftwareontoyour computer,youcanspeaktootherusersofthe service for free. Not only that, you can also makecallstomobilephonesverycheaply. Skype was created by a team of software developersintallinn,thecapitalofthesmall 2 Baltic state of Estonia. The two creators of Skype,NiklasZennströmandJanusFriis,and their team of software developers, have becomepopularheroesinestonia,becausethey have put their small country on the map. Infact,aswellasstartingSkypein2003,the developmentteamhasinventedalotofother well-known software. Thus, Estonia is now an importantcentreforcommunicationtechnology. Sinceitslaunch,Skypehasbecomemoreand more popular. There are now more than 200 million Skype users, making it the fastestgrowinginternetcommunityever. a Making an international call is now more expensive than it was years ago. b You can use Skype to make free phone calls over the Internet. c Skype was invented in Estonia in d Since the invention of Skype, Estonia has not been an important centre for communication technology. e The number of Skype users is increasing. 2

3 ProgressTestA Unit Writing 8 YouhavefoundaveryinterestingInternetsite thatmayinterestyourfriendtoo.writeashort (0-0word) toyourfriend.Includethe followingpiecesofinformation: 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. Listening 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. Simon got his phone a when he was 12. b 12 years ago. c for his last birthday. VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING WRITING LISTENING TOTAL 30points 70points 3

4 ProgressTestB Unit Vocabulary 1 Completethesentenceswithappropriate words.thefirstlettersofthewordshavebeen given. 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 Matchthewordsfromtheboxwiththeir definitions. podcast interview home page sports section problem page Grammar 3 Completethesentenceswiththepresent perfectformoftheverbsinbracketsandcircle fororsince. a They (publish) this magazine for/ since five 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 s for/ since Wednesday. e Wendy (not / go) windsurfing for /since three months. 4 Writethesentences/questionsinthepresent perfecttense,usingthefollowingprompts. a How long / he / work / for this newspaper? Oh, he / just / start / the job. a A(n) is the first page of a website that often has links to other more specific information. b A(n) is a digital audio file 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. b How long / you / have / this car? Oh, we / just / buy / it. c How long / she / study / journalism? Oh, she / just / start university. 4

5 ProgressTestB Unit Circlethecorrectalternatives. a Tom havestarted/started/hasstarted a new job two weeks ago. b Katie moved/hasmoved/hasmovehouse in c Dan had/hashad/havehad his car since d We sell/sold/havesold our house last year. e The children waited/havewaited/haswaited to use the computer for 3 minutes now. Completethe withtheverbsinbrackets. Usethepastsimpleorpresentperfecttense. Hi Jane, I m sorry for not writing for so long, but I (a) (be) really busy for a few weeks. I ve 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 first 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 first telephone yesterday. The customer was very satisfied and the boss told me that I did a good job. Honestly, I (i) (not / feel) so happy for years! Anyway, it s time to go now. I hope to hear from you soon. Love, Rose Reading 7 Readthetextanddecideifthestatementsare True(T)orFalse(F). The invention of the Internet has completely changed the way we communicate with each other. Ten years ago, a long-distance phone call from one country to another was really expensive. Today, however, there are lots of formsoftechnologythatpeoplecanusetokeep in touch with their family and friends when they reawayonholiday.they rereallycheap,or insomecases,they reabsolutelyfreeofcharge! One invention that has helped people talk to eachotheroverlongdistancesisskype.this isaformofsoftwarethatallowsuserstomake telephone calls over the Internet. Once you havedownloadedtheskypesoftwareontoyour computer,youcanspeaktootherusersofthe service for free. Not only that, you can also makecallstomobilephonesverycheaply. Skype was created by a team of software developersintallinn,thecapitalofthesmall Baltic state of Estonia. The two creators of Skype,NiklasZennströmandJanusFriis,and theirteamofsoftwaredevelopers,havebecome popularheroesinestonia,becausetheyhaveput theirsmallcountryonthemap.infact,aswell as starting Skype in 2003, the development team has invented a lot of other well-known software. Thus, Estonia is now an important centreforcommunicationtechnology. Sinceitslaunch,Skypehasbecomemoreand more popular. There are now more than 200 million Skype users, making it the fastestgrowinginternetcommunityever. a It is cheaper to communicate with people across long distances today than it was in the past. b You have to pay to use Skype to contact people over the Internet. c Skype has made the country where its inventors come from more well known. d Skype is the only product that has been invented by the Estonian team. e The number of Skype users is growing faster than any other Internet community.

6 ProgressTestB Unit Writing 8 YouhavefoundaveryinterestingInternetsite thatmayinterestyourfriendtoo.writeashort (0-0word) toyourfriend.Includethe followingpiecesofinformation: 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. Listening Listenandcirclethecorrectanswers. 1 Amy s 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 can t a listen to music. b send s. c play games. Simon has had his phone a for two years. b for twelve years. c since his last birthday. VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING WRITING LISTENING TOTAL 30points 70points

IAE Professional s (02)

IAE Professional s (02) IAE Professional Emails (02) TASK ONE: There are three different styles of writing when it comes to communication via email: Formal This is the style of an old-fashioned letter. Ideas are presented politely