VOCABULARY

TECHNOLOGY
High/modern/latest technology (n) high-tech/hi-tech (adj)
Low/old/outdated technology (n) low-tech/lo-tech (adj)
Exercise 1
Technological gadgets/devices
Look at the words in the list. Match them with the items in the photos.
charger headphones keyboard laptop desktop (computer)
monitor mouse printer router speakers tablet
webcam network smart watch smartphone smart TV memory stick

Complete the phrases using the verbs in the list. Use each verb only once.
connect to delete download enter post print scan surf upload
1. .……scan….… a drawing / a photo / a document
2. …………………. a comment (on a social networking site)
3. …………………. a photo / video (onto the internet)
4. …………………. an app / some software / a song / a photo (from the internet)
5. …………………. a document / a contact / a photo (from your computer)
6. …………………. a Wi-Fi network / the internet
7. …………………. your password / your contact details
8. …………………. the Web
9. …………………. a document / a photo

Exercise 2
Listen to four conversations. Which phrases from exercise 4 can you hear? Answer the following
questions.
1. Why was she scanning the photo?
2. Why was he laughing?
3. Why was she deleting documents from her laptop?
4. Why was he surfing the web?

Exercise 3
Part 1. Listen to six short conversations and complete the summaries. Use the present continuous
(affirmative or negative) form of the verbs from the previous exercise. (Subject + am/is/are + V-ing)
1. His tablet ……isn’t connecting………. to Wi-Fi this evening.
2. She ……………………………. a contact from her phone.
3. They ……………………………. a comment on Instagram.
4. He ……………………………. the correct password.
5. She ……………………………. some photos onto her Facebook page this afternoon.
6. They ……………………………. the Web in a café.
Part 2. Computer collocations. Match the two halves of these useful phrases that you hear in the audio.
1 get a your emails
2 click b return
3 press c online
4 check d an error message
5 get e a web page
6 visit f on a button
Exercise 4
SPEAKING Using words and phrases from this lesson, say:
1. how often you use email and what you use it 1. I check my emails a few times a day. I use it for my
for.
work/study/businesss.
2. the different ways you use the internet and
where you normally are when you get online. 2. I usually read news on the internet. I normally get
online at home/at work/at school.
3. other things you use a phone, laptop, tablet or
computer for 3. I use my phone to keep in contact with my friends.
4. something that annoys you when you're using 4. It annoys me when my laptop crashes.
a phone, laptop, etc.
Some different uses of the internet:
➢ Look up/search for information
➢ Share information with friends
➢ Communicate with others (send text/voice messages, make video calls)
➢ Shop for goods and services
➢ Transfer money
➢ Watch movies / play games
➢ Learn new skills / take courses online
Some problems you may experience while using a computer:
➢ You forget your password.
➢ The Wi-Fi connection is very slow.
➢ You can't access the internet.
➢ The computer runs very slowly/lags/freezes.
➢ The computer crashes and you lose your work.

Exercise 5
You are going to listen to a short lecture about smartphones. Before you listen, look at the diagram.
Using the letters given to complete the parts of a smartphone.

Parts of a smartphone Reasons for these parts

1 touch screen or d________ 1 to ____________________.

2 p_________ b__________ 2 to turn the phone

________________________.

3 USB i__________ 3 to __________________ or to

_______________________.

4 m_______________ 4 to ______________ when you

phone someone.

5 p_________ b___________ 5 to ___________________

6 c____________ 6 to ___________________

Exercise 6
You are going to listen to a student, Lorenzo, answer a question about technology. Read the
question and listen to Lorenzo's answers.
Describe a piece of technology that you would like to buy in the future.
Listen and fill in each blank with ONE word only.
1. It has a silver case, and the 1._______ is bigger than most other smartphones. The 2._______ is also
really clear. It's really light, and thin, it's got a lot of 3._______ and the 4._______ lasts for a very long time.
2. It's very expensive, so before I buy it, I'm going to visit a 5._______ phone shop first, 'so I can try all the
new 6._______. But I'm definitely going to get it 7._______ in the end. I'm sure it will be cheaper.
3. The phone I have now, the Plus 5, is the latest 8._______ - it came out last year. But I think it will start
to be really slow and seem out of 9._______ soon. The Plus 6 is even faster, and it's better for playing
games and 10._______ things online, so that's why I'm going to get it as soon as I can.
4. I'm not sure if it will help me with everything. It won't do my homework for me if I 11._______ the screen,
for example. But I think it will be helpful for some things. There's an 12._______ for writing a study plan,
so I'm going to 13._______ that, anyway.

Exercise 7
Read the sentences and underline the correct answer.
1 My brother streams / stores his files on his computer but doesn't back them up.
2 You can connect a series of computers together on a website/network.
3 I prefer to use a laptop / desktop computer as I can work from anywhere.
4 Stop playing games! Shut down / Crash your computer right now!
5 I don't like paying a lot of money for attachments / apps, but it can cause problems if you only
download / backup them for free.

Exercise 8
Read an email from a grandfather to his teenage grandson and underline the correct answers.
Hello Richard,
I have some news – (1) I will / I'm going to / I going to buy a smartphone. Your mum told me that you
have the (2) latest model / later modern / late model, but I don't need anything that good. In fact, I don't
mind if it's a bit (3) out of order / out of time / out of date – I’ll be happy with something a bit older, like
me! I see a lot of advertisements for phones with great (4) features/ devices / websites, but I don't need
most of them. I just want to make calls and play some card games. It will be strange to play cards by (5)
swiping / sweeping / swapping a (6) charger / screen / case. Your mother also said that your
smartphone has a lot of (7) memory / memories / memry. What does that mean? Let me guess - I think
it probably means that you have a lot of space to (8) stand / store / shop apps and files and things. I'm
learning already!
Anyway, I know your phone has a silver (9) case / screen / battery but I would prefer mine in black.
Can you help me to look online and find one?
Thanks!
Grandad

SCIENCE
Exercise 9
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the box.

recorded made accepted tested

modified conducted observed controlled

Advances in scientific knowledge are based on a strict procedure followed by all scientists.
Firstly, a theory is formed in such a way that it can be (1) _______. Experiments are (2) _______ under
carefully (2) _______ conditions which can be replicated by other scientists.
The results must be precisely (3) _______ and accurately (4) _______. If the results do not support the
theory in any way, the theory must be discarded or at least (5) ________ to match the results. The results
can never be ignored. A theory may be (6) _________ by experimental evidence, but most progress in
science is (7) ________ when the current theory is disproved by observations. In science, something is a
fact or a law if it agrees with all the results we have at any time, but history shows us that what is (8)
________ as fact or as a law in one generation may not be so by the next.
Exercise 10
Read the following passage and choose the correct answers to the questions below.
The Scientific Method
Have you ever had a question about the world around you? Scientists ask
questions all the time. Then, they follow steps to find the answer! This method
for finding answers to science questions is called the scientific method.
The first step of the scientific method is to make an observation. To observe
something is to look at it and realize something. For example, you may look
out the window and notice that all the grass on the playground is green. In the
winter, you may discover that the grass turns brown. You have just made an
observation.
The second step is to ask a question. Maybe your question is "why does the
grass change from green to brown in the winter?" Your question should be
something you do not already know the answer to.
The third step is to form a hypothesis. A hypothesis is like an educated guess.
What do you think the answer to your question is? You may want to do some
research about your question before you come up with your hypothesis. A
hypothesis is usually an "if... then" statement. For example, your hypothesis
might be: "if there is less sunlight, then the grass turns brown."
The fourth step is to test your hypothesis. This is the fun part! To test a
hypothesis, scientists conduct experiments under controlled conditions.
Maybe you will grow grass in different environments, changing the levels of
light and the temperature. You could observe the grass and take notes,
recording whether or not the grass turns brown.
The fifth and final step is to analyze your data and draw a conclusion based
on the evidence. Let's say that looking back through your notes, you notice
that the grasses that were kept cold turned brown while the grasses that were
kept warm stayed green. As this evidence supports your hypothesis, you may
come to the conclusion that grass turns brown in the winter because of the
colder temperatures. Once your hypothesis has been proven, it becomes a
theory.

1.) What is the scientific method? 6.) True or False: You may want to do some
A. A school for scientists research before you come up with your
B. A way to find answers to questions hypothesis.
C. A type of science experiment A. True
D. A question about the world B. False
3.) What is an observation? 7.) What is the fourth step in the scientific method?
A. A question A. Draw a conclusion
B. A conclusion B. Form a hypothesis
C. Something you notice C. Conduct an experiment
D. A guess D. Ask a question
2.) The first step of the scientific method is... 8.) Which word has a similar meaning to the word
A. Draw a conclusion conclusion?
B. Form a hypothesis A. Answer
C. Ask a question B. Question
D. Make an observation C. Guess
4.) True or False: Your science question should be D. Problem
something you already know the answer to. 9.) What is the difference between a hypothesis
A. True and a theory?
B. False A. They are the same thing
5.) What is a hypothesis? B. A hypothesis is true and a theory is not
A. A question C. A theory is proven and a hypothesis is not
B. A theory D. A theory is a question and a hypothesis is an
C. A conclusion answer.
D. An educated guess