WARM UP

1. What is digital age in your opinion?

2. You have the descriptions of three ages below. Which is the
best description for the digital age?
a. A time period which
encompasses the activities
related to the space race, space
exploration, space technology,
and the cultural developments
influenced by these events. It is
generally considered to have
begun with Sputnik 1 in 1957
and to continue on ever since.
b. A period in the history
of aviation defined by the
advent of aircraft powered
by turbine engines, and by the social change this brought about. One view
is that this age began with the invention of the jet engine in the 1930s and
1940s.
c. Also known as the information age, this is a period in human
history characterised by a shift from industrial production to information
and computerisation, changing significantly how people interact with
businesses and each other.
3. What are the other two ages called?
4. What does it mean for you to live in a digital age? Name
three advantages and three disadvantages of the digital age.

GROUP WORK
If we compare the Digital Age with the Atomic Age, what is the
common thread that binds them?
Use the Venn Diagram below to compare the ages and clearly see
what they have in common as well as what might distinguish them.

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Atomic Age Digital Age

Info Box
Atomic Age - the period in history initiated by the first use of the atomic
bomb and characterized by atomic energy as a military, political, and
industrial factor. The phrase ‘Atomic Age’ gained popularity as a feeling of
nuclear optimism emerged in the 1950s in which it was believed that all
power generators in the future would be atomic in nature. There was a
general feeling that everything would use a nuclear power source of some
sort, in a positive and productive way, from irradiating food to preserve it, to
the development of nuclear medicine. There would be an age of peace and
plenty in which atomic energy would "provide the power needed to
desalinate water for the thirsty, irrigate the deserts for the hungry, and fuel
interstellar travel deep into outer space". This use would render the Atomic
Age as a significant step in technological progress as the first smelting
of Bronze, of Iron, or the commencement of the Industrial Revolution.
While atomic power was promoted for a time as the epitome of progress
and modernity, entering into the nuclear power era also entailed frightful
implications of nuclear warfare, the Cold War, mutual assured
destruction, nuclear proliferation, the risk of nuclear disaster (potentially as
extreme as anthropogenic global nuclear winter), as well as beneficial civilian
applications in nuclear medicine. It is no easy matter to fully segregate
peaceful uses of nuclear technology from military or terrorist uses (such as
the fabrication of dirty bombs from radioactive waste), which complicated
the development of a global nuclear-power export industry right from the
outset.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_Age

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VOCABULARY BUILDING
a. Match the following terms to the given definitions:
1. Digital Age a. An enhanced version of reality created by the use
of technology to overlay digital information on an
2. Interactive
image of something being viewed through a device
whiteboard (such as a smartphone camera)
b. A person who uses a product or service on a
3. Wireless
computer.
network c. The largest known public network in the world,
connecting millions of computers around the world.
4. Screen
d. To enter information related to an account name
reader and its password in order to access a computer
resource.
5. Assistive
e. An artificial environment which is experienced
technology through sensory stimuli (such as sights and sounds)
provided by a computer and in which one's actions
6. End user
partially determine what happens in the environment.
7. Log on f. To terminate a connection to a computer or
network.
(log in, login,
g. Technology used for people with disabilities, blind
sign in) people for example use screen readers.
h. Any type of network that uses electromagnetic
8. Log off
waves, such as radio waves, to transmit data.
(log or sign out) i. A navigation system formed by various satellites
orbiting the earth and their corresponding receivers
9. Internet
on the earth, thus allowing this system to determine
10. Virtual somebody’s or something’s location, speed and
direction.
Reality (VR)
j. The time-period starting in the 1970s in which
11. Augmented personal computers and other subsequent
technologies were introduced to provide users the
Reality (AR)
ability to easily and rapidly transfer information.
12. Global k. A large touch-sensitive board connected to a
computer and a digital projector used for teaching
Positioning
in the classroom.
System l. A piece of software that interfaces with your PC
and allows, you via keyboard commands, to get any
(GPS)
text information read to you in synthetic speech.

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b. Complete the sentences with the missing words.
Choose the words from the exercise above. Choose
carefully as there is a one-to-one correspondence.
1. Niantic is the same company that developed the popular
Pokemon Go ………………………... game several years ago.
2. I have a …………. fitted in my car. With it I never get lost.
3. Some people refer to the …………………. as an
information superhighway.
4. We used an ….…………………....., like a large touchscreen
monitor, at school to have more interactive classes. It was also
very useful.
5. The computer user could not ………… because he forgot
his username and password.
6. These new glasses., allow me to watch films and enjoy
…………., the artificial environment of the latest video games.
7. Developers must maintain a close relationship with
……………. if they want to have a successful career.
8. The ………….…………………...…… has helped me a lot.
I can hardly see, so I use a ………………, a program that
reads aloud onscreen text, menus and icons.
9. The server was set to automatically ………………. users
after 10 minutes of inactivity.
10. The upgraded …………………… at my university is great:
we can connect our laptops and smartphones to the network
anywhere in the campus.
11. The time period in which we live now where Internet and
email are available is an example of the ………………….

Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use

specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
It has been commonly acknowledged that
using technology to stay in touch can have a
major impact on reducing social isolation and loneliness as well
as the fact that it can enrich and enhance people’s lives.

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READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following text and do the post-text activities.
The Digital Age
We are now living in what some people call the digital age,
meaning that computers have become an essential part of our
lives. Young people who have grown up with PCs and mobile
phones are often called the digital generation. Computers help
students to perform mathematical operations and improve their
math skills. They are used to access the Internet, to do basic
research and to communicate with other students around the
world. Teachers use projectors and interactive whiteboards to
give presentations and teach sciences, history of language
courses. PCs are also used for administrative purposes –
schools use word processors to write letters, and databases to
keep records of students and teachers. A school website allows
teachers to publish exercises for students to complete online.
Students can also enroll for courses via the website and parents
can download official reports.
Mobiles let you make voice calls, send texts, email people and
download logos, ringtones or games. With a built-in camera you
can send pictures and make video calls in face-to-face mode. New
smartphones combine a telephone with web access, video, a
games console, an MP3 player, a personal digital assistant
(PDA) and a GPS navigation system, all in one.
In banks, computers store information about the money held
by each customer and enable staff to access large databases and
to carry out financial transactions at high speed. They also
control the cashpoints, or ATM (automatic teller machines),
which dispense money to customers by the use of a PIN-
protected card. People use a Chip and PIN card to pay for
goods and services. Instead of using a signature to verify
payments, customers are asked to enter a four-digit personal
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cashpoints; this system makes transactions more secure. With
online banking, clients can easily pay bills and transfer money
from the comfort of their homes.
Airlines pilots use computers to help them control the plane.
For example, monitors display data about the fuel consumption
and weather conditions. In airport control towers, computers
are used to manage radar systems and regulate air traffic. On
the ground, airlines are connected to travel agencies by
computer. Travel agents use computers to find out about the
availability of flights, prices, times, stopovers and many other
details.
1. Scan read the text and answer the following questions.
a. What are three uses of computers in banks?
b. What are three uses of computers by airlines?
2. Find in the text definitions for the following expressions
a. The digital b. ATM
generation c. PIN
3. Find in the text words having the same meaning.
a. To execute, to do (verb, paragraph 1)
b. A program used for creating and editing text (noun,
paragraph 1)
c. Connected to the Internet (adjective, paragraph 1)
d. To copy files from a server to your PC or mobile (verb,
paragraph 1)
e. Integrated (adjective, paragraph 2)
f. Describes the information that is recorded or broadcast
using computers (adjective, paragraph 2)
g. To keep, save (verb, paragraph 3)
h. Monetary (adjective, paragraph 3)
i. Screens (noun, paragraph 4)
j. A collection of facts and figures (noun, paragraph 4)
4. Summarize the main points of the text ‘The Digital Age’
in in your native language.

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COMPUTER LITERACY

WARM UP
1. What does it mean to you to
be computer-literate?
2. Is it equally important for
everyone to be computer-
literate?
3. What do you think are the
benefits from computer
literacy?
4. Can you consider yourself a
computer-literate person?
Below there is a quiz, take it to find out how literate you are.

COMPUTER LITERACY QUIZ

1. All computers understand the 4. In the early days of computers,
language BASIC because, as its all programming was done:
name implies, it is the most a. in FORTRAN
fundamental of computer b. in BASIC
languages. T/F c. in machine language
d. in UNIVAC
2. Example of random-access
storage devices include: 5. The science of control and
a. core and disk feedback theory is called
b. magnetic tape and cybernetics, and Norbert Weiner
punch cards contributed a lot to this area.
c. disk and magnetic tape T/F
d. paper tape and punch
cards 6. One threat to privacy comes
e. all of the above from the willingness of most
people to provide information
3. The concept and use of about themselves voluntarily.
punched cards was developed: T/F
a. before 1900
b. about 1920 7. When one is buying a
c. about 1940 computer system, he might
d. about 1960 purchase hardware and software
from two different companies.
T/F

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8. The Turing "Imitation Game": c. The problem is ill-
a. has a computer imitate a defined
business environment d. The solution to the
to train executives in problem is needed only
decision-making. one time
b. has a person imitate a
computer to find 10. Very large computer
program errors. programs are apt to contain
c. has a computer simulate undetected errors even after the
a complex situation programs have been used for
providing a detailed several years. T/F
study of alternative 11. By 1950 about 1000
effects. electronic digital computers had
d. has a computer pretend been manufactured and placed
to be human, into service. T/F
e. demonstrating artificial
intelligence. 12. Using an 8-bit code, how
many different characters can be
9. Which of the following is a represented?
characteristic of a problem which a. 8
is well-suited to solution by the b. 16
computer? c. 32
a. Problem solution d. 256
involves value e. 512
judgments
b. All necessary decisions Results:
1-6 correct answers – Good;
are quantifiable 7-9 correct answers – Excellent;
10-12 correct answers - Exceptional

VOCABULARY BUILDING
a. Match the following terms to the given definitions:
1. Data a. An organized, electronic collection of
information optimized for fast access and
2. Component typically consisting of rows, columns, indexes,
and keys.
3. Network b. A group of connected computers which share
resources.
4. Peripheral c. An external computer add-on, such as a printer
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5. Hardware d. A software program which allows a user to
perform specific tasks such as word processing,
6. Program email, accounting, database management.
e. Physical things that make up a computer, such
7. Database as a component or a peripheral.
f. Repairing and replacing broken and failing
8. Application computer hardware.
g. Any device internal to the computer, such as a
9. Software primary hard disk drive or motherboard.
h. An electronic, digital device that stores and
10. Computer processes information.
i. An input device having a number of keys
11. Keyboard relating to a Natural Language, such as English,
or Greek.
12. Hardware j. Any program designed to run on a computer.
maintenance k. Raw information of any kind.
l. A set of instructions telling the computer what
to do.
b. Complete the sentences with the missing words.
Choose the words from the exercise above. Choose
carefully as there is a one-to-one correspondence.
1. Examples of popular …………… include Microsoft Word,
Adobe Photoshop, and Mozilla Firefox.
2. A hardware geek is constantly upgrading …………... in his
computer to achieve more performance.
3. A ….....….. needs to be replaced or upgraded regularly or it
will become obsolete.
4. ……………………... involves taking care of the computer's
physical components, such as its keyboard, hard drive and other
internal parts.
5. The network administrator was fired when he lost all the
company ……………. by accidentally formatting the wrong
hard disk drive array.
6. The international company stored their customer
information in a central …………………. in Brussels.

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7. ………………. today has become such a commodity that
it's often more expensive to repair it than to replace it.
8. Almost every country has a unique ………………. layout,
which can make using foreign computers very awkward.
9. The company ………………….. consisted of 3 servers, 95
workstations, and 10 printers.
10. Sara hated the look of all the tangled wires behind her desk,
which were caused by so many ………….
11. The geek purchased new ……………………. for his
computer almost every weekend.
12. We’ve got a new 3D graphics …………………………. to
encourage children to tell stories.

Can you differentiate a program from an

application or an application from software
using both, but, while?

USING BOTH, BUT, WHILE

FOR COMPARING AND CONTRASTING
Both focuses on identifying the common traits two
things/items have in common. But, on the other side, focuses
on identifying the conspicuous difference between the
compared things. While goes on with shaping the contrast of
the compared items even more as it has the meaning "at the same
time", which differs from but which mainly means "however."
Let’s illustrate an example and then get down to some practice.
Component versus Peripheral
Both a component and a peripheral are hardware parts, but a
component is an internal part of a computer such as a
motherboard for instance, while a peripheral is an external
computer add-on, such as a mouse, printer or a scanner.
Hardware / Component Program / Application
Peripheral /Hardware Application / Software

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READING COMPREHENSION
A. You are going to read an article about the importance of
computer literacy. Three paragraphs have been removed from the
extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-C from below the text the
one which fits each gap (1-3).
The Importance of Computer Literacy

1. imagine living without them

today.
Today, computers are no
longer specialized tools used 3.
only by scientists or engineers.
How will you benefit from
They do not hum behind
computer literacy?
sealed, glass walls in climate-
controlled environments. ________________________
Computer systems are If you have basic computer
everywhere – in places you knowledge along with specific
cannot see or would not expect job skills, employers will
to find them. They are a fact of consider you more trainable in
life, a common thread that ties and adaptable to the
together our education, work, computerized work
and home life. environment.
2. ________________________
As you increase your computer
Technically, to be "literate" in a skills, you become a more
subject means to have valuable worker, especially if
knowledge of that subject. You you focus on high-tech skills
understand its basic terms and such as programming, network
concepts. As an example, administration, or hardware
consider driving a car. If you maintenance. However, you do
have a driver’s license, then you not have to become a
are literate in driving-related computer expert to increase
terms and you understand the your earnings. Skills that
rules of the road. You were not involve application of the
born with such knowledge or computer to specific tasks
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(such as desktop publishing or technologies enable you to
database management) are monitor your entire household
highly valued. via a PC-to set your air
conditioner or alarm clock,
________________________
start your coffee maker or
Computers are incredible
sprinklers, and activate your
learning tools, especially when
alarm system.
you have access to data on
storage devices or the Internet. Because of the growth of
You can use a PC to access computer technologies, we
vast knowledge bases on now live in an information
almost any topic, search society – where information is
archives of information dating considered to be an extremely
back decades, and even take valuable commodity. Those
online courses for credit. who control important
information, or who simply
________________________
know how to access and use it,
Using the power of the
are key players in the
Internet and only a little
information-based economy.
knowledge of computers, you
Computer literacy and the skills
can manage your personal
you can build with that literacy
finances and indulge your
are essential to success in this
interests in ways that were not
society, not just in our working
possible just a few years ago.
lives, but in the way we learn,
Online banking and investing
manage our finances, and
give you control of the money
improve our standard of living.
you earn. Online shopping
makes it easier than ever to
spend your money, too. New

Removed paragraphs
A B C
Someday, perhaps Computers are With computers
sooner than you think, becoming increasingly touching nearly every
you may not be able to important tools in all facet of our lives, the
imagine living without types of workplaces, issue of computer
computer skills. from offices to literacy becomes
Consider the fact that factories. important. But what is

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computers are an computer literacy, and
essential part of why is it so crucial?
business today, Why should you spend
whether you are an your time and energy
auto mechanic or a studying and becoming
surgeon, a journalist or "computer literate"?
an airline pilot. Like the
cars that take us to
work each day, we rely
on computers more
with each passing year.

B. The following 4 headings were taken from the text. Scan

read the text and place them above the corresponding
paragraph.
- Greater Access to Resources - Greater Control of Assets
- Increased Employability - Greater Earnings Potential

C. Answer the following questions according to the text.

1. What example does the author use to explain what
means to be "literate" in a subject? Did the author
succeed in explaining the meaning? What would you
add if you had to complete this explanation?
2. Who are the key players in the information-based
economy nowadays? Do you agree with the answer? In
what way?
3. Based on the reading passage, how far do you agree or
disagree with the importance of developing computer
literacy?
D. Find in the text words matching the given definitions.
1. to make a low, continuous, droning sound (verb)
2. closed by any form of fastening that must be broken before
access can be gained (adjective)
3. a similar idea or pattern to a series of events (noun phrase)
4. aspect; phase (noun)

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5. involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive;
critical (adjective)
6. capable of being trained (adjective)
7. able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions (adjective)
8. the design and production of publications by means of speci
alized software enabling a microcomputer to generate
typeset quality text and graphics (noun phrase)
9. something of use, advantage, or value (noun)
10. ability to use computers and related technology efficiently,
with a range of skills covering levels from elementary use
such as data entry, word processing, spreadsheets,
and electronic communications to programming and
advanced problem solving (noun phrase)

Share your opinions and thoughts in the

form of a 200-word essay on the following
topic:
Computers are a fact of life, a common
thread that ties together our education,
work, and home life.

SOCIAL NETWORKING

WARM UP
1. What social networking
sites do you use on a
regular basis?
2. How often do you
access them?
3. Is visiting social media
part of your daily routine?

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VOCABULARY BUILDING
a. Match the following terms to the given definitions:
1. social a. A hypertext document connected to the World
Wide Web.
networking
b. To publish a commentary, a message or an
2. content article on an Internet newsgroup, forum, or
other bulletin board area.
3. blog
c. Providing of advice, help and training pertaining
4. program to the installation, operation, and maintenance
of equipment.
ming
d. Any hardware or software used to host an
language application or service.
e. An online platform which people use to
5. technical
build social networks or social relations with
assistance other people who share similar personal or
career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-
6. platform
life connections.
7. webpage f. To move from a link to a link in order to view
the contents of Web pages.
8. to browse
g. The information, material, etc. presented on a
9. to post website or other digital medium.
h. To write the source code for a program in a
10. to code
binary form.
i. A website that allows the users to reflect, share
opinions, comment on current events, and
discuss various topics in the form of an online
journal, sometimes letting readers comment on
their posts.
j. A set of commands, instructions, and other
syntax use to create a software program.
Share your opinions and thoughts on the following
statement. You are given 5 min to prepare to speak for 2 min on the given topic.
Social Networking is the way the 21st
century communicates today. Do you agree or
disagree with this statement? Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer.

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READING COMPREHENSION
Social Networking Sites
Social Networks
Do the names Twitter, Facebook, Kakao Talk, etc. ring a bell?
They probably do because they are some of the most popular
sites on the Internet today. These sites are all called 'social
networking' sites because they help people meet and discuss
things online. Each of these social networking sites has its own
strengths: Facebook is especially popular among teenagers and
college age people, Renren is especially loved in China and very
popular among college students, while Kakao Talk is the site to
visit in South Korea. The common thread between all of these
social networks is that they provide a place for people to
interact, rather than a place to go to read or listen to 'content'.
Web 2.0
Social networks are considered to be web 2.0. What does this
mean? To understand this, it's important to understand what
the original web did (often called web 1.0). Back in the nineties,
the Internet - or web - was a place to go to read articles, listen
to music, get information, etc. Most people didn't contribute to
the sites. They just 'browsed' the sites and took advantage of
the information or resources provided. Of course, some people
did create their own sites. However, creating a site was difficult.
You needed to know basic HTML coding (the original language the
internet uses to 'code' pages). It certainly wasn't something most
people wanted to do as it could take hours to get a basic page
just right. Things began to get easier when blogs (from web log)
were introduced. With blogs, many more people began writing
'posts', as well as commenting on other people's blogs.
History
MySpace Surprised Everybody
In 2003 a site named MySpace took the Internet by storm. It
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first social networking site. It quickly became popular among
young users and the rest was history. Soon everyone was trying
to develop a social networking site. The sites didn't provide
'content' to people, they helped people create, communicate
and share what they loved including music, images and videos.
The key to the success of these sites was and it still is that they
provide a platform on which users create the content. This is
very different from the beginning of the Internet which focused
on providing 'content' for people to enjoy.
The Key to Success
Relying on users to create content is the key to the success of
web 2.0 companies. Besides the social networking sites
discussed here, other huge success stories include: Wikipedia,
Digg.com and the latest success - Twitter. All of these
companies rely on the desire of users to communicate with
each other, thereby creating the 'content' that others want to
consume.

A. Choose the correct answer.

Q-1: Which social networking Q-4: Which phrase best
site was not mentioned in the describes what people do at
reading? social networking sites?
A. Twitter A. They interact with other
B. LinkedIn people.
C. Facebook B. They browse articles and
other content.
Q-2: What is Facebook? C. They code pages in
A. A blog HTML.
B. A content site
C. A social networking site Q-5: Social networks are
considered:
Q-3: Where is Kakao Talk A. Web 1.0 sites
especially popular? B. Web 2.0 sites
A. In Japan C. Web blogs
B. In South Korea
C. In Brazil

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Q-6: What was the original B. They are platforms for
web mainly used for? interaction.
A. Interacting with other C. They are like blogs, but
people better.
B. Browsing content
C. Creating pages in HTML Q-9: What do web 2.0 sites
rely on?
Q-7: Why didn't many people A. Articles written by
create web pages in the professional journalists
beginning? B. Users creating content
A. They didn't like C. Fast internet
communicating with connections
others.
B. They didn't feel Q-10: What is most important
comfortable coding for these new sites?
HTML pages. A. Users' desire to
C. They didn't know they communicate with each
could create web pages. other
B. Users' desire to read
Q-8: Which is the best interesting content
description of web 2.0 sites? written by professionals
A. They are content driven C. Users' desire to learn
sites. coding
B. Answer the following questions:
1. What does web 1.0 mean? 8. In what way/s do
2. What does web 2.0 mean? social networking sites
3. How is web 2.0 different differ from the
from web 1.0? beginning of the
4. Why was it difficult to Internet?
create a site back in the 9. What is the key to
nineties? success of the modern
5. What are blogs? social media?
6. What changed with the 10. Do social networking
introduction of blogs? sites have future or will
7. What is social networking be overtaken by some
according to the text? other technologies?

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Browse the Internet and find the Top
10 Most Popular Social Networking
Sites in September 2023. Compare them
with Top 10 Most Popular Social
Networking Sites in September 2022. Find out which of them have
improved their positions and which have moved to a lower position.
Try to identify the causes of theses fluctuations, if there are any.
Position 2022 2023
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X

Grammar Revision
QUESTIONS

A. Context listening
What do you see in this
picture? Describe it.
You are going to hear a telephone
conversation between Peter and his
girlfriend Molly.

Why do you think Peter is

unhappy?

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a. Listen again and answer these questions.
1. Who went out?
2. How many times did Peter phone Molly and get no answer?
3. Who had a change of plan?
4. Who is sorry?
5. Where are they meeting tomorrow?

b. Listen again for these replies. Write down the question

when you hear each reply.
1. Are you at home at last? Yes, I am.
2. …………………………………………No, I haven’t.
3. ……………………………………………...Yes, I did.
4. …………………………….…....….…. Of course I do.
5. …………………………….………… You know I do.
6. ……………………………….……… Of course I will.
7. …………………………………………...… Yes, let’s.

B. Grammar practice
1. In some of these sentences there is a mistake. Underline
each mistake and write the correction.
E. g. Who did make the cake for the wedding? made
1. We haven’t got to do the washing-up, do we?
2. Does your sister lives with your parents or has she got a flat
of her own?
3. Why you can’t walk faster?
4. You weren’t planning to leave early, were you?
5. Which sort of music prefer you to listen to?
6. You went to school in Paris, haven’t you?
7. Were both your brothers playing in the match?
8. What is Julie’s brother look like?
9. Do you know where is the nearest bar?
10. You had a really exciting dream, hadn't you?

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11. Nothing can happen, can it?
12. You live in London, haven't you?
13. Nobody came, didn't they?
14. Sit down, don't you?
15. I was early, weren't I?
16. There is no sugar, isn't there?
17. I'm a pupil, am I not?
18. It means you are brave, doesn't it?
2. Write suitable questions for these answers, using the
words in brackets and your own ideas.
1. Where would you like to go on holiday? …………….… (go)
The Caribbean.
2. ………………………………………………………………… (finish)
No, I didn’t. There’s some in the fridge.
3. ……………………………….………………………………… (spend)
About an hour, usually.
4. …………………………………………………………..…...…… (try)
No, I haven’t. But I’d love to.
5. ……………………………………………………………………… (do)
Sometimes I watch a film and other times I read.
6. ……………………………………………………………………… (see)
About once a week. It depends how busy I am.
7. ……………………………………………………………..…... (enjoy)
Not really. The music wasn’t good, and the people weren’t
interesting.
8. …………………………………………………………………..……(be)
Because I overslept.

3. Rearrange the words to make questions.

1. are/film/see/going/What/you/to
2. go/me/alone /Why/out/you/and/don't/leave
3. main/look/does/What/ actress/like/the

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4. I/to/if/Why/music/to/listen/I/want/shouldn't
5. of/daily/television/routine/part/Is/your
6.think/right/to/all/Do/it/of/throw/things/you/was/Jim/
away/her
7. name/the/ever/play/is/of/you/best/What/have/the/seen
8. washing/do/How/times/week/you/many/the/up/ a/do
9. where/you/the/is/nearest/Do/post office/know
10. you/speaking/is/Can/guess/who

4. Write questions to which the underlined words are the

answers.
1. The car is $5.000.
2. They invited Lucy and Jake.
3. Derek takes the bus three times a week.
4. Someone opened the door.
5. He will go to the USA the next year.
6. New York is very far from London.
7. It took Lucy two hours to write a composition.
8. Something happened last night.
9. Alice went shopping yesterday.
10. His daughter is ten years old.

5. Add the correct question tags to these questions.

1. He always forgets his homework, doesn’t he?
2. The teachers didn’t see me, ………….…....…?
3. You would like to come with us, …….……....?
4. I’ve got plenty of time, ……………….……...?
5. Let’s have another coffee, …………….……..?

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6. Those men played really well, ………….……?
7. Molly will have to tell the truth, ……….…….?
8. We can’t stop here, ……………….……....…?
9. You promise you’ll never tell anyone, ………?
10. She wants an ice cream, ………………..... ?
11. There's nothing wrong with your bike, ….. ?
12. You are never happy, ………………..….. ?
13. I'm right, ………………………………... ?
14. Everybody is here, …………………..…... ?
15. They hadn't locked the door, ………….... ?
6. Match the statements and short answers.
1. I started learning English when I was a. So am I.
ten. …d..
b. Neither will I.
2. I didn’t find it very easy. …..
3. I was always trying to sing English c. Neither did I.
songs. …..
d. So did I.
4. But I couldn’t understand the words at
first. ….. e. So must I.
5. I’m quite good at English now. …..
f. So have I.
6. I’ve read a couple of novels in English...
7. I won’t have many problems in g. Neither could I.
England, I guess. …..
h. So was I
8. And I must do my homework now. …..
7. Match the statements and short answers.
1. You never wrote, ... a. … has she?
2. Shut up, ... b … would you?
3. I am ready, .... c … can't you?
4. She hasn’t invited you, .... d … did she?
5. Give me a hand, .... e … did you?
6. She hardly breathed, ... f … aren't I?
7. Nobody likes them, ... g … do they?
8. You wouldn't like cats, .... h … aren't I?
9. Nothing matters, .... i. … does it?
10. I'm cooking tonight,…. j … will you?

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