| Progress Check 4 Variant 1 |
Listening: listen to some people talking about mobile phones and match the speakers (1-5) to the statements (A-E).
| Speaker 1 _____ Speaker 2 _____ Speaker 3 _____ Speaker 4 _____ Speaker 5 _____ | A Mobile phones are good for reasons of safety. B I don't like the way people phrase text messages. C I spend a lot of money on my mobile phone. D I only make short phone calls on my mobile. E I feel that I need my phone too much. |
Vocabulary: match the words with their definitions:
| 1. The machine that lets you put documents and such on paper. 2. The tool you use to type words onto the computer. 3. The most popular internet search engine. 4. What you use to click things on the screen. 5. What is another word for computer screen. 6. Any physical part of a computer. | MOUSE VIRUS PRINTER HARDWARE KEYBOARD GOOGLE MONITOR |
Grammar: put the verbs into the correct future tense or Present Simple, Present Continuous or -to be going to.
By the end of the year, Eric (work) on his new computer gadget for almost seven months.
(you, help) me to upgrade my Internet connection to broadband?
You can't carry all these bags yourself. I (take) some of them off your hands.
At this time tomorrow evening I (watch) my favourite TV show.
Be careful! You (spill) coffee on your keyboard!
The train (arrive) at 12:30, so we have plenty of time to get there.
Reading: read the text and match the headings (A-F) to the paragraphs (1-5). There is one extra heading you do not need to use.
A THE NEGATIVE SIDE
B NUMBERS DON’T LIE
C DON’T QUESTION IT
D A DIFFICULT DECISION
E NOT LOOKING YOUR AGE
F AN ANCIENT DESIRE
Would you want to live … FOREVER?
1 .............
For thousands of years human beings have dreamt of cheating death and the aging process. In their fantasy world, they live forever and remain young and beautiful in old age. Well, it may sound incredible, but there are some scientists who believe that mankind will soon have the technology to make this dream come true!
2...............
Sounds like science fiction? Maybe. But remember that technology gives us the ability to do things today that people living only a few decades ago would have considered magic. Therefore, there is no reason why we shouldn't believe that experts will make all this possible.
3 ............
Some scientists believe that medical technology is moving so fast that by the end of this century, advanced anti-aging technologies will be available, and it will let people live for hundreds or maybe even thousands of years if they want to. Of course few people would want to live to 1000 if, they had to spend hundreds of years looking and feeling like a 90-year-old. But some researchers think medicine will be able to keep people looking and feeling as beautiful and fit at 500 years old as they were at the age of 25!
4 ............
Naturally, the possibility of living 50 long raises many problems if people don’t die, how will the Earth cope when it gets so overcrowded? Many people believe that scientists should not develop anti-aging technology, and that they should let nature take its course as it has been doing tor millions of years.
5 ............
Of course, most scientists believe that humans will never possess such technology. But if living to 1000 becomes possible, do you think it would be a dream ... or a nightmare? And, if you had the choice, would you choose to live forever?
Listening: listen to some people talking about mobile phones and match the speakers (1-5) to the statements (A-E).
| Speaker 1 _____ Speaker 2 _____ Speaker 3 _____ Speaker 4 _____ Speaker 5 _____ | A I only make short phone calls on my mobile. B I feel that I need my phone too much. C Mobile phones are good for reasons of safety. D I don't like the way people phrase text messages. E I spend a lot of money on my mobile phone. |
Vocabulary: match the words with their definitions:
Any physical part of a computer. The object on your screen that lets you point at things. Internet mail. A machine that lets you put paper documents onto your computer. A program that destroys your computer system. Any program on the computer. | SCANNER SOFTWARE VIRUS CURSOR PRINTER EMAIL HARDWARE |
Grammar: put the verbs into the correct future tense or Present Simple, Present Continuous or use -to be going to.
The train (arrive) at 12:30, so we have plenty of time to get there.
Mr Higgins (give) a demonstration of the new robot tomorrow evening.
Kate is retaking her driving test next week. – I know. She (take) it three times by then.
I (install) the anti-virus software on your computer as soon as I get home tonight, I promise.
(you, have) a dinner party tomorrow?
Reading: read the text and match the headings (A-F) to the paragraphs (1-5). There is one extra heading you do not need to use.
A AN ANCIENT DESIRE
B THE NEGATIVE SIDE
C NUMBERS DON’T LIE
D A DIFFICULT DECISION
E NOT LOOKING YOUR AGE
F DON’T QUESTION IT
Would you want to live … FOREVER?
1 .............
For thousands of years human beings have dreamt of cheating death and the aging process. In their fantasy world, they live forever and remain young and beautiful in old age. Well, it may sound incredible, but there are some scientists who believe that mankind will soon have the technology to make this dream come true!
2...............
Sounds like science fiction? Maybe. But remember that technology gives us the ability to do things today that people living only a few decades ago would have considered magic. Therefore, there is no reason why we shouldn't believe that experts will make all this possible.
3 ............
Some scientists believe that medical technology is moving so fast that by the end of this century, advanced anti-aging technologies will be available, and it will let people live for hundreds or maybe even thousands of years if they want to. Of course few people would want to live to 1000 if, they had to spend hundreds of years looking and feeling like a 90-year-old. But some researchers think medicine will be able to keep people looking and feeling as beautiful and fit at 500 years old as they were at the age of 25!
4 ............
Naturally, the possibility of living 50 long raises many problems if people don’t die, how will the Earth cope when it gets so overcrowded? Many people believe that scientists should not develop anti-aging technology, and that they should let nature take its course as it has been doing tor millions of years.
5 ............
Of course, most scientists believe that humans will never possess such technology. But if living to 1000 becomes possible, do you think it would be a dream ... or a nightmare? And, if you had the choice, would you choose to live forever?
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