Trends 1
Trends 1
Trends 1
Vocabulary
1 Match A to B to form sentences.
A B
1. I have a new girlfriend, so I’m going to … ...... a. solve the problem.
2. I’d like to get into my e-mail because I want to … ...... b. check my messages.
3. Maybe if we discuss it together, we can … ...... c. post an update on my Facebook status.
4. In some places you need a password to … ...... d. design software.
5. If you want to use the computer, you must first … ...... e. access the Internet.
6. You have to learn programming if you want to … ...... f. turn it on.
2 Complete the mini-dialogues by adding a verb and the correct expression below.
a comment • online • your landline phone • photos • a search • in touch
1. A: I really disagree with this article.
B: Then why don’t you …………………… ?
2. A: I’ll miss you.
B: We can …………………… on Skype.
3. A: It looks like Jack is enjoying China.
B: Yes. He …………………… every day and he’s smiling in all of them!
4. A: We have Internet at this hotel.
B: Good. How can I …………………… ?
5. A: I left my mobile phone at work.
B: Then you can …………………… .
6. A: How do I bake a chocolate cake?
B: Why don’t you …………………… for a recipe on Google?
3 Write two examples to show that you understand the meaning of the bold words.
1. ways you can store information
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2. gadgets you think are useful
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3. social networking sites you or your friends use
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4. apps you or your friends have downloaded
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5. videos that have gone viral
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6. companies that provide mobile networks
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4 Complete the sentences to show that you understand the meaning of the bold words.
1. My computer crashed yesterday and all my work .................................
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2. That game is out-of-date. No one .........................................................
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3. I keep up with all my friends’ news on ..................................................
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4. Can I delete this document, or do you ...................................................
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5. This scanner isn’t very user-friendly. I don’t .........................................
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6. The power is off, so we can’t .................................................................
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7. If you don’t save your work, you might ..................................................
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8. If you have wireless technology, you don’t need ................................
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5 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verbs below. One verb is used twice.
break • come • turn • go • catch
1. There’s nothing good to watch. Let’s …………………… off the TV.
2. Let’s look at a news site to see what’s …………………… on in the world.
3. My father’s car …………………… down on the way to work yesterday.
4. Facebook began in one university, but it quickly …………………… on all over the world.
5. Have you …………………… up with an idea for our project?
6. Someone …………………… into our office and stole five computers.
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Grammar
1 Complete the passages with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple.
4. Mum usually …………………… all day, but today she …………………… well so she
…………………… home. (not feel / work / stay)
2 Complete the paragraphs with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
company to solve the problem. We 8. …………………… (have) a great time when suddenly the
power 9. …………………… (come) back on and I had to start doing my homework again.
B At the shopping centre, Sam 1. …………………… (see) a little girl who 2. …………………… (stand)
alone and 3. …………………… (cry). “My parents and I 4. …………………… (shop) when suddenly
I 5. …………………… (not know) where they were!” she said. Sam 6. …………………… (try) to
decide what to do when he 7. …………………… (hear) a voice calling, “Melanie! Where are you?”
The little girl 8. …………………… (run) and 9. …………………… (jump) into her father’s arms.
3 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple
or Past Continuous. Make any necessary changes.
1. step on my toes / we / dance / while / Josh / at the party /.
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2. you / your Facebook status / update / how often / ?
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3. a new battery yesterday / not work again / my phone / buy / I / but / .
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4. look for / enter / when I / you / what / the room / ?
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5. usually / not drink coffee / try some / now / I / but / I / .
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4 Complete the passage with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous,
Past Simple or Past Continuous.
A week ago, there was a school meeting on Internet safety. Police and school officials
1. …………………… (want) to show students how online photos, tweets and profiles were easy
for strangers to access. While the entire school 2. …………………… (watch), the police officers
3. …………………… (begin) a presentation of photos and posts collected from students’
Facebook and Twitter accounts. However, they didn’t frighten the students. Instead, the
students 4. …………………… (be) furious that the police officers 5. …………………… (show)
people’s personal material. “Teenagers 6. …………………… (use) social networking sites to
communicate, but we still 7. …………………… (care) about privacy,” said one student. “Reading
someone’s profile 8. …………………… (not mean) you should show it to everyone.” “Why
9. …………………… adults …………………… (try) to teach kids the proper way to use social
media when they 10. …………………… (not know) themselves?” said another.
5 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. Marla got three tweets while ..................................................................
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2. I’m busy at the moment. I .......................................................................
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3. While we were talking, ...........................................................................
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4. Every summer, my friends and I ............................................................
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