Verb patterns

1. verb + -ing form

avoid, enjoy, imagine,

2. verb + infinitive

agree, promise,

3. verb + object + infinitive

force, persuade, inspire,

4. verb + object + base form (infinitive without to)

help, ,

5. verb + object + past participle get

get,
Read the questions and possible answers, checking any unknown words in a dictionary. Then listen to the conversation
and choose the correct answers.

1. Zena's grandfather is having a problem

a. opening an application.
b. saving a document.
c. getting online.
d. sending an e-mail.

2. What is causing the problem?

a. An incorrect password.
b. A computer virus.
c. A faulty wireless network.
d. Out-of-date software.

3. They find the website offering support by

a. clicking on an icon.
b. typing 'support' into the address bar.
c. clicking on the back button.
d. scrolling down.

4. The new version of the browser program

a. is not suitable for Windows Vista.
b. is available free.
c. is better than the old version.
d. an download the latest operating system.

5. What is the last thing they need to do before the problem is completely solved?
a. Post a new profile.
b. Drag a new icon onto the desktop.
c. Restart the computer.
d. Reset the password.

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8.1.5. Discuss the questions.

1. How important is the Internet in your life? Give examples.

2. What is the best thing about the Internet, in your opinion?

3. What is the worst thing about the Internet, in your opinion?

8.1.6. Vocabulary Builder: Phrasal verbs with off and on

1. Match the phrasal verbs (a-j) with the meanings (1-10). Use your dictionary to help you.
1. cancel a. log off
2. finish using a computer network, website, etc. b. show off
3. depart; leave c. set off
4. disturb sb while they are trying to do sth d. put sb off
5. try to impress people by saying how clever you are e. call sth off
6. accept; agree to do sth f. log on
7. try to make sb believe sth that isn't true, usually as a joke g. take sth on
8. continue; keep moving h. carry on
9. give sth to sb else after you have received it i. pass sth on
10. start using a computer network, website, etc.
j. have sb on

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2. Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from exercise 1, in the correct form.

1. John got your message but he didn't it to me.

2. to the end of the road and the post office is on your right.

3. Don't forget to when you've finished using the website.

4. I don't think he's being serious - he's just you

5. Federer lost the point because someone in the crowd shouted and him .

6. The match was because the pitch was water-logged after heavy rain.

7. Fred is always over-optimistic about how much he can achieve and too much work.

8. Kathy is always in front of the friends.

9. If you want to use my network, you'll have to use my password to .

10. If we at seven, we should be in London by ten.

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8.2. Grammar: Modals in the past

This part includes:

Grammar: modals in the past

Reading: a newspaper report about a house party advertised on the Internet

Speaking: a dialogue using modals in the past

8.2.1.Choose the best answers to complete the cartoon captions

1. 2.

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Video 8.1
8.2.2. Read the examples. Then use the underlined structures to complete the Learn this! box below.

1. 2.
3. 4.

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8.2.3. Read the Look out! box. Then choose the best structure to complete the sentences below.

1. We couldn't have / needn't have taken our laptop on holiday. The hotel had free Internet access.

2. I had my wallet stolen. I needn't have / shouldn't have left it on the kitchen table.

3. She didn't need to go / needn't have gone into town to buy the tickets. She stayed at home and did it online.

4. You might have / needn't have told me you were a vegetarian. I've just bought lots of meat for our barbecue!

5. I didn't need to know / should have known he would be late. He's never on time!

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8.2.4.Read the newspaper report. What do you think a 'cooling off period' is.

8.2.5. Imagine you are Mr or Mrs Bell. Make a list of things that you want to say to your daughter. Use the structures in
the box and the ideas below or your own.
8.2.6.Grammar Builder:

Complete the sentences with a modal in the past and the verb in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
Explain your choice of modal verb.
1. I needn't have bought this loaf of bread. (buy)
-because it wasn't necessary

2. You me that you weren't coming. I wouldn't have prepared all this food. (tell)

3. I the door. It was already locked. (lock)

4. Look at all the litter those people left. They it home with them. (take)

5. You me such a big birthday present! (buy)

6. John was passing my house on his way to work. He me a lift. (give)

7. He the car to the garage. He fixed the problem himself, (take)

8. 'Where've you been? I was really worried about you!' 'You worried. (be) I was at Angela's.'

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8.3. Culture: Social networking sites

This part includes:

Reading: an article about social networking sites

Listening: a radio news item about Face book privacy

Speaking: giving opinions on the right to privacy

Topic: science and technology

8.3.1. Are you a member of any social networking sites, such as MySpace or Facebook? Why? / Why not?
8.3.2. Read the text. What do you think T.M.I. in the title means?
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Video 8.2

8.3.3.Are the sentences true or false?

1. Young people have always broadcast the details of their lives to the general public.

2. The new Facebook feature, launched in September 2006, made it harder to share information.

3. The new Facebook feature was unpopular with a large number of users.

4. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook after completing his degree at Harvard.

5. Mark Zuckerberg ignored users' protests over the new Facebook feature.

6. Because of the protests, Facebook users can now choose the level of privacy that they want.

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8.3.4.Listen . What problem did Alex Hill experience as a result of sharing information on Facebook?

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8.3.5. Listen again. Choose the correct answers.

1. At Oxford University, 'proctors' have the job of

 a. arranging celebrations for students.
b. keeping discipline among the students.
c. ensuring students are fine during their exams.
d. providing meat and other food for students.

2. The proctors contacted Alex Hill because of

a. information from other students.
b. photos of her on Facebook.
c. links on her website.
d. conversations with her philosophy tutor.

3. Alex Hill feels that the proctors acted unfairly because

a. they used information that she thought was private.
b. they stopped her from sharing information with her friends.
c. they asked other students to send them evidence.
d. they took photos of her without her permission.

4. The proctors insist that

a. they did not view Alex Hill's photos on Facebook.
b. all students know that Facebook isn't private.
c. students should not put any photos on Facebook.
d. they should do anything necessary to prevent bad behaviour.

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8.3.6. Read the two opposing views. Write down three points to support each view.

A. Alex Hill is right to be angry. The proctors shouldn't have viewed her private photos.

B. Alex Hill is wrong to be angry. She shouldn't have broken the university's rules.

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8.3.7. Phrases for arguing

8.4. Reading: Another world

This part includes:

Reading: a text about second life; multiple choice

Speaking: discussing virtual worlds

Topic: science and technology

8.4.1. Look at the pictures. Where is this? Have you ever visited it? Do you know how to get there?

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Video 8.3

8.4.2.Read the text quickly. Which company:

 a. employs Roo Reynold

b. created Second Lif

c. created Entropia Univers

d. runs hotels in Second Lif

e. has a news reporter in Second Lif

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8.4.3.Read the text again carefully and choose the best answers for 1-9.

1. Why does Roo Reynolds spend a lot of time in online 3D universes?

a . Because his job is to provide his employer with information about them.
b. Because he's a software engineer who creates virtual worlds.
c. Because he's working on a joint project with IBM and Second Life.
d. Because he's addicted to online games.

2. The planet Calypso is

a. part of an online game called Mindark.
b. a real planet scientists have recently discovered.
c. a place invented by the company Mindark.
d. a place you can only visit in Second Life.

3. Advertisers are particularly interested in Second Life because

a. most of the users are young men.
b. there are equal numbers of young men and women.
c. the users spend a lot of money online.
d. the creators have marketed it so well.

4. Reuters now have a full-time reporter who

a. only reports on stories connected with Second Life.
b. reports on music events in Second Life.
c. tests out new hotels in Second Life.
d. only exists in the virtual world of Second Life.

5. In Second Life you can

a. try out new hotels.
b. become a reporter for Reuters.
c. order real goods from real companies.
d. buy virtual goods from companies such as Reebok and Nissan.

6. The money that people make in Second Life

a. can be converted into real dollars
b. can only be used for socializing
c. can only be exchanged for virtual goods and services.
d. can be transferred to Entropia Universe.
7. Roo Reynolds believes that he will eventually lose his job because
a. he won't be able to persuade people that it's worth visiting virtual worlds.
b. people will realize that virtual worlds can never be the same as real experiences.
c. everybody will already know about these virtual worlds.
d. people won't be able to afford to join virtual worlds.

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8.4.4. Read the information and complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. (Hint: look for the red words in the
text to see which prepositions they are used with.)

1. Software companies need to take note social trends.

2. Some computer games are based books or TV series.

3. You can experience things in virtual worlds that you cannot experience real life, and this reason they are very
popular.

4. I'll gave him some software exchange some technical help with my Pc.

5. What are the reasons the huge increase in sales of games software?

6. You'll never convince me the benefits virtual worlds.

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8.4.5. Make a list of:

1. three things that you could do in Second Life that you cannot do in the real world.

2. three things that you can do in the real world that you could not do in Second Life.

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8.4.6.Discuss the questions.

1. Could spending too long in virtual worlds have a negative effect on people? If so, what?

2. Could visiting virtual worlds have a positive effect on people? If so, what?
 3. Why do you think some people are so keen on virtual worlds while others are not interested? What is your own opinion of
them?

8.5. Grammar: Mixed conditionals

This part includes:

Grammar: mixed conditionals

Speaking: discussing hypothetical questions

8.5.1.Read the examples of second and third conditional sentences and answer the questions below.
1. Is Jo a web designer?

2. Is she designing her own website?

3. Did Ed pass his exams?

4. Did Ed go to university?

5. Which conditional sentence is about an imaginary situation in the present?

6. Which conditional sentence is about an imaginary situation in the past (something which didn't happen)?

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Video 8.4

8.5.2. Read the examples of mixed conditionals. Then answer whether each half of the sentences (a-d) refers to the past or
present.
a. b.
c. d.

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8.5.3. Read the Learn this! box. Then match the two halves of the sentences and say whether each sentence is second,
third or mixed conditional.
1. If I'd bought that new laptop, a. I would have left my job ages ago.
2. If I didn't like online games, . b. I would have sent you a card.
3. If I didn't need the money, ... c. I wouldn't need to go to the Internet cafe.
4. If I hadn't met Theo, ... d. I would probably still be on my own.
5. If I hadn't forgotten your birthday, ... e. I wouldn't have asked you.
6. If I knew what the answer was, ... f. I wouldn't spend so long playing them.

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8.5.4. Read the Look out! box. Then complete the mixed conditional sentences with the correct form of the verb in
brackets.

1. We (not be) lost now if you (not forget) the map!

2. If you (be) fitter, you (not reel) so bad after that walk this morning.

3. If today (not be) Sunday, I (get up) hours ago.

4. You (know) what to do next if you (listen) to the instructions I just gave you.

5. You (laugh) at that joke if you (have) a better sense of humour.

6. If he (not like) cheese, he (not order) a pizza for lunch yesterday.

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8.5.5. Read the sentences and write mixed conditionals to express the same information.
1. Hannah loves Mika. That's why she bought tickets for his concert.

2. It's raining. That's why we didn't go to the beach.

3. Suzie didn't have breakfast this morning. That's why she's hungry now.

4. It didn't snow last week. That's why we can't go skiing today.

5. I failed my maths exam last month. That's why I'm taking it again.

6. Boris can't drive. That's why he came here by taxi.

7. I didn't see the beginning of this film. That's why I don't understand what's happening.

8. Dave isn't interested in fashion. That's why he bought those horrible clothes.

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8.5.6. Discuss the questions
1. How would the world be different today if the Internet had never been invented?

2. If you were American, what things in your life so far would have been different?

3. If you had left school a year ago, what would your life be like now?

8.6. Speaking: Discussion

This part includes:

Functional English: giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing

Listening: six short conversations about computers

Reading: two short newspaper articles about Internet auction sites

Speaking: discussing a newspaper story

Topic: people and society, shopping and services

8.6.1. Listen to six short conversations. Match the extracts (1-6) with the opinions (A-G). There is one opinion that you do
not need.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
A. Computer games are designed by men and for men.
B. Computers are bad for your health.
C. Everybody should learn the basics of computing.
D. The Internet has made life a lot easier.
E. Computers will soon be more intelligent than humans.
F. Young people will always know more about computers than older people.
G. Shopping online is not safe or secure.

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Video 8.5
8.6.2. Listen again. Tick the expression in each pair that you hear.

1.
a. I totally disagree.
b. I really can't agree with you.

2.
a. I agree completely.
b. I couldn't agree more.

3.
a. That's what I think too.
b. That's how I see it too.

4.
a. I think you're absolutely right.
b. I think you're spot on.

5.
a. That's not how I see it at all.
b. That's not the way I look at it.

6.
a. I take the opposite view.
b. I'm of the opposite opinion.

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8.6.3. Read the newspaper story. How do you think the boy felt when he opened the box?
8.6.4. Look at the comments on the newspaper story in exercise 3. Say if you agree or disagree with each one. Use
expressions from exercise 2.
8.6.5. Look at the newspaper story for ten seconds and find out what it is about.
8.6.6. Read the story again. What are your opinions about it? Make notes. Use the questions below and your own ideas.
• Was it the boy's fault?

• Was the website to blame?

• What should the parents have done to stop this happening?

• Did they do the right thing after it happened?

• Was the seller of the car right to give them their money back?

8.6.7. Vocabulary Builder:

1. Listen to the words. Which syllable is stressed when the word is a verb? Which is stressed when it is a noun?
1. conflict
2. export
3. permit
4. decrease
5. produce
6. protest
7. transport
8. record
9. refund
10. suspect
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in exercise 1. Then read the sentence aloud stressing the
gapped word correctly.
1. Last month there was a significant in the rate of inflation.

2. There's a great film on at nine that I want to .

3. If the goods are faulty, we will give you a full .

4. Politicians seem unable to resolve the ethnic that is tearing the country apart .

5. The demonstrators were against the war in Iraq.

6. You need a special if you want to fish in this lake.

7. The UK a lot of machinery and transport equipment to other countries.

8. The police have arrested the youth whom they of burgling the house.

9. Public in the UK isn't very good. That's one reason why so many people drive to work.

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8.7. Writing Analysis

This part includes:

Reading: a biography of a famous person
Vocabulary: time references

Writing: sequencing events

Topic: science and technology

8.7.1. Look at the logo. What do you know about this website?
8.7.2. Read the biography. In what way has Jimmy Wales contributed to human knowledge?
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Video 8.6

8.7.3. Put these events in Jimmy's life into the correct order.

a. He developed Wikipedia with a colleague.

b. He made Wikipedia part of a non-profit foundation.

c. He went to a very small school.

d. He developed a new search engine.

e. He went to Randolph School.

f. He left Chicago Options Associates.

g. He founded Nupedia.

h. He got a job in the Finance sector.

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8.7.4. Match the paragraphs in the biography with five of these descriptions.

1. Main achievement

2. Birth and education

3. Introduction

4. Early experiences of work

5. Reputation and legacy

6. Other work since main achievement

7. Old age and death

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8.7.5. Read the writing tip. Then re-write this paragraph using phrases from the box below.

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