Full name: ........................................................ Class: 8A..... Date: .............................

TOPIC 1: THE DIGITAL WORLD

PERIOD 1+2: VOCABULARY ABOUT EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY
AND REVIEW PRESENT TENSES
A. TARGETS
Vocabulary: Be able to use the vocabulary about everyday technology acquired in specific
situations
Grammar: Identify differences between present tenses and master the use of the present tenses
(Present simple/ continuous/ perfect)
B. EXERCISES
I. VOCABULARY ABOUT EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY
Ex 1: Indicate the underlined part that is pronounced differently by circling A, B, C or D.
1. A. earphones B. block C. poster D. photo
2. A. hour B. sound C. amount D. pour
3. A. competition B. control C. connection D. convenient
4. A. download B. coach C. broaden D. roast
Ex 2: Indicate the underlined part that is stressed differently by circling A, B, C or D.
1. A. novel B. alarm C. mealtimes D. cable
2. A. perform B. awful C. report D. event
3. A. update B. gadget C. helmet D. poster
4. A. battery B. skateboarder C. assisstant D. digital
Ex 3: Complete the following sentences by choosing the best option A,B,C,D
1. My smart phone isn’t working because it is out of _________.
A. gadget B. cable C. charger D. battery
2. John is showing his Mum how to _______ her photos to her Facebook.
A. fix B. perform C. upload D. text
3. This laptop is much cheaper than that one, so it is ________.
A. time-saving B. useful C. money-saving D. convenient
4. The _________ is so bad. I can't hear anything clearly.
A. remote control B. speaker C. plug D. controller
5. I feel relaxed when playing computer games. It is really _________.
A. entertaining B. reliable C. annoying D. updated
Ex 4: Complete the following passage by filling the gaps with the provided words. There is an
extra word that is not needed.
plug – share – upload – entertaining – selfie stick – digital camera
People who travel alone often love taking a selfie by using a (1) __________________ or
smartphone held in their hand or supported by a (2) _________________. After that, they can (3)
__________________ their selfies to social networking services such as Facebook, Instagram
and Twitter.
At first, selfies were popular among young people, but then they have gained wider popularity
over time because everybody finds this really (4) __________________. A survey by Samsung
found that 30% of the photos taken by people aged 18 - 24 are selfies. In a society in which
images have become a growing means of communication, it has become accepted, and almost
expected, for people to post selfies.
Many people send selfies to give a pleasing image of themselves and show their physical
portraits. Some users of Snapchat choose to send unattractive selfies to their friends for fun while
other people may just use them to (5) ___________________ a funny or memorable moment
with others.
Ex 5: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of following questions.
"What is your favourite gadget?" is the question for students at our university today, and here are
the answers from some of them.
Ellen: My favourite gadget is my Sony mp3 player. Being someone who loves music, and loves
to take walks, my mp3 player allows me to take my music with me and have an amazing
selection to listen to, based on my mood. It is so much easier than carrying around a lot of
cassette tapes or CDs. A close runner-up is my Salton drink maker. It allows me to make a
single cup of whatever tea I feel like at the moment. And I'm not tied to those pods designed for
the other (way more expensive) makers. My little gizmo, as I call it, is all I need.
David: Smartphone. Anyone can reach me by phone, text, email, zoom, and I can research
anything on google, check the weather, pay for something, take photos, shop, get directions,
listen to music, watch videos, play games, and use a flashlight!
Tâm: I have a mechanical watch that I really like. It's powered by wrist movements, which
means you don't have to wind it. There's a little window for you to see all the ticking parts. Other
parts in general are just so aesthetically pleasing.
1. Ellen loves her Sony mp3 player because it ___________.
A. is easier for her to bring with her B. helps to change her mood
C. supports her walking D. allows her to make music
2. What does "runner-up" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. A person who runs B. The important thing C. The best thing D. The second thing
3. David mentions the following functions of his smart phone EXCEPT _______.
A. contacting people B. googling anything C. getting jobs D. shopping and paying
4. What does "it" in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. A mechanical watch B. A wrist movement C. The ticking part D. A little window
5. Which of the following statements is True?
A. All the students use their gadgets in doing sports and exercise.
B. No students mention the disadvantages of their gadgets.
C. All the students talk about their digital gadgets.
D. One of the students has a digital camera to take photos.
Ex 6: Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. You shouldn’t use your smartphone when you are charging it. (avoid)
2. My close friend fixes computer problems very well. (good)
3. He didn’t remember to upload these photos to his Facebook. (forgot)
4. Don’t take photos in this area. (Stop)
5. Sam is teaching me to edit videos on a laptop. (learning)
Ex 7: Use the following questions to write a paragraph about your favourite smart gadget
(about 100 words). - What is it? - Where did you get it? - What do you
do with it?
- How often do you use it? - Why is it your favourite gadget? - ...
II. REVIEW PRESENT TENSES
Ex 1. Choose the correct answer.
1. My father __________ excuses when I feel like going to the cinema.
A. make always B. always make C. always makes D. makes always
2. His students ________ German in class.
A. don’t speak B. doesn’t speak C. not speak D. don’t speaks
3. Maria____________ next to Paul right now.
A. sits B. is sitting C. sit D. sitting
4. The flowers _______________ watered by Bob.
A. are normally B. normally are C. normally is D. is normally
5. She ____________ earrings today.
A. is wearing B. are wearing C. wear D. wears
6. My husband and his colleague __________ golf whenever they are not too busy.
A. play B. plays C. are playing D. is playing
7. John always __________ on time for meetings.
A. arrive B. arrives C. are arriving D. is arriving
8. The bank ________ at four o'clock.
A. close B. closies C. closing D. closes
9. John ________ very hard in class, but I don't think he'll pass the course.
A. try B. trys C. tries D. trying
10. It ________ almost every day in Manchester.
A. rain B. rains C. raines D. raining
Ex 2. Put each verb in brackets into either the Present simple or the Present continuous
It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) ____________ at Jane's birthday party.
Jane (2. wear) ____________ a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) ____________ next to her
boyfriend. Some guests (4. drink) ____________ wine or beer in the corner of the room. Some of
her relatives (5. dance) ____________ in the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit)
____________ on chairs, (7. enjoy) ____________ foods and (8. chat) ____________ with one
another. We often (9. go) ____________ to our friends' birthday parties. We always (10. dress)
____________ well and (11. travel) ____________ by taxi. Parties never (12. make)
____________ us bored because we like them.
Ex 3. Give the correct form of the verb in the Present Perfect tense.
1. She (already/watch) ________________________ this movie.
2. (He/write) ________________________ his report yet?
3. We (travel) ________________________ to New York lately.
4. They (not give) ________________________ his decision yet.
5. Tracy (not see) ________________________ her friend for 2 years.
6. I (be) ________________________ to London three times.
7. It (rain) ________________________ since I stopped my work.
8. This is the second time I (meet) ________________________ him.
9. They (walk) ________________________ for more than 2 hours.
10. (You/get) ________________________ married yet?
Ex 4. Fill in the gap with “since” or “for” to complete the sentence.
1. He watched television _______ three hours. 2. We have been here _______ January.
3. My family has owned this farm _______ 1990. 4. He hasn’t eaten anything ______ yesterday.
5. I have wanted that book _______ months. 6. I haven’t seen you _______ Christmas.
7. I haven’t eaten any meat _______ over a year. 8. I have learnt Spanish ______ six months.
9. They have been friends _______ we were in grade
10. I have learnt Spanish ______ September 2009.
Ex 5. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. What you (do) _______________ tonight?
2. This (be)________a book and there (be)_________pens.
3. Steven (live)_________________ in London since 1990.
4. Silvia (not listen) _______________ to music at the moment.
5. I (read)______________ that novel by Hemingway several times.
6. How many other students you (study) _______________ with today?
7. He always (make) _______________ noisy at night.
8. My mother is at the shop. She _______ (buy) a new dress.
9. How long you (learn)__________________ English?
10. The weather (get) _______________ cold this season.
11. My children (be) _______________upstairs now. They (play) ______________ games.
12. Look! The bus (come) _______________.
13. You (live) _____________ near a market? - It (be) ____________noisy?
14. I _________ (go) to bed early on Mondays.
15. Tom never (be)__________________ in Hanoi.
16. He always (borrow) _____________ me money and never (give) ____________ back.
17. While I (do) ____________ my housework, my husband (read) ____________ books.
18. Listen! Sam (play) ____________ the piano.
19. Oh no! Someone (steal)________________ my bag.
20. In the autumn, I rarely (go)______________sailing and (go)__________to school.
21. The chief engineer (instruct) ____________ all the workers of the plant now.
22. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) ____________.
23. She (have) _______________ that dress for ten years.
24. The children (not finish) _______________ their homework yet.
25. We (be) _______________ here for hours!
26. My father (go)___________ to work by bike. Sometimes he (walk) ______________.
27. We ________ (stay) at a hotel this month.
28. They (prepare) ____________ the Christmas dinner at present.
29. I (know) _______________ him all my life.
30. Hang (go) __________ to the bookshop now because she (want) _______ to buy some books.
Ex 6. Rewrite the following statements so as to stay the same meaning.
1. This last time Tom came back to his hometown was 5 years ago.
=> Tom hasn’t ....................................................................................................................................
2. It has been 3 years since we first went to Japan.
=> We have ........................................................................................................................................
3. I last had my hair cut in June.
=> I haven’t ........................................................................................................................................
4. It has been a long time since we last called each other.
=> We haven’t ...................................................................................................................................
5. When did you have 10 scores in Math?
=> How long ....................................................................................................................................?
6. This is the first time I had such an exciting trip
=> I have never ..................................................................................................................................
Ex 7. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.
Example: we / create / webpage / our / school /. => We have created a webpage for our school.
1. Internet / change / way / we / communicate.
2. I / often/ mail / my / pen pal / Australia /.
3. do / think / spending / you / much / too / time / is / the / on / Internet / harmful /?
4. are / sides / the / positive / and / negative / what / of / the / Internet /?
5. Internet / the / useful / is / , / but / also / it’s / a / place / dangerous /.