UNIT 5

Vocabulary basic

1 Match 1–10 with a–j to make innovations and inventions.

1 desalinated a) smartphones
2 driverless b) trains
3 flexible c) gadgets
4 satellite d) materials
5 smart e) readers
6 space f) printing
7 wearable g) tourism
8 high-speed h) cars
9 e- i) water
10 3D j) broadband

Vocabulary standard

1 Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box.

flexible smartphone desalinated water satellite broadband bioplastics e-readers smart

materials driverless cars wearable gadgets space tourism high-speed trains

1 They’ve developed a special process for removing the salt and making _____________, which is drinkable.
2 If there isn’t a human being at the wheel, how safe do you think _____________ could be?
3 Robert just doesn’t like _____________, he says he’ll always prefer holding a real book in his hands.
4 _____________ are amazing because they can travel so fast, but too many passengers get hurt or die whenever there
are accidents
5 The idea of having a _____________ is cool … imagine being able to bend it, or even fold it like a piece of paper.
Crazy!
6 She’s not a fan of _____________ because her internet access is often affected by the weather.
7 What bothers me about _____________ is that only very rich people can afford to leave planet Earth for a holiday!
8 Tom says they use _____________ to make bottles for soft drinks and containers for fruit, which is great, and so much
better for the environment.
9 Of all the inventions and innovations, in my opinion _____________ are the ones that will really make us look like we
live in the future!
10 The thing about _____________ is that they react to external conditions, like light, heat, or pressure; in other words,
they change with their environment.

2 Circle the correct options.

1 My grandmother was surprised to find that this smartphone is quite / well simple to use.
2 Innovations in technology aren’t happening extremely / quickly enough, if you ask me.
3 I have a dictionary, but I comfortably / usually just use an app when I want to check a new word.
4 If you don’t like the document, you can easily / quite change the colours and styles.
5 My father has an excellent smartphone but he extremely / rarely uses it.
6 If you work at your computer for long periods, it’s important to sit comfortably / absolutely.
7 Jerome got a brand new e-reader but, for some reason, it’s not working very well / rarely.
8 She’s not that interested in sports, but she absolutely / easily loves playing computer games.
9 We travel to London every year and we quite / always go to the Science Museum in Kensington.
10 You can take the battery out of my laptop, but please do it safely / extremely.

Vocabulary extra

1 Circle the correct options.

1 My grandmother was surprised to find that this smartphone is quite simple to use.
a) adverb of frequency b) adverb of degree
2 Innovations in technology aren’t happening quickly enough, if you ask me.
a) adverb of frequency b) adverb of manner
3 I have a good dictionary, but I usually just use an app when I want to check a new word.
a) adverb of degree b) adverb of frequency
4 If you don’t like the document, you can easily change the colours and styles.
a) adverb of manner b) adverb of degree
 5 My father has an excellent smartphone but he rarely uses it.
a) adverb of frequency b) adverb of degree
6 If you work at your computer for long periods, it’s important to sit comfortably.
a) adverb of manner b) adverb of frequency
7 Jerome got a brand new e-reader but, for some reason, it’s not working very well.
a) adverb of manner b) adverb of degree
8 She’s not that interested in sports, but she absolutely loves playing computer games.
a) adverb of frequency b) adverb of degree
9 We travel to London every year and we always go to the Science Museum in Kensington.
a) adverb of frequency b) adverb of manner
10 You can take the battery out of my laptop, but please do it safely.
a) adverb of manner b) adverb of frequency

Grammar basic

1 Circle the correct words.

1 Class prizes are given / give for the most innovative ideas.
2 The best invention featuring / is featured in the school magazine
3 In Europe, driverless cars aren’t seen / don’t see on the roads yet.
 4 A major science exhibition is held / is hold in London.
5 Many of the world’s top innovations develop / are developed in Asia.
6 Millions of e-readers are sold / selling all over the world every year.

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Satellite broadband ______________________________ (find) to be unsuitable for many people.

2 The first space station ______________________________ (launch) in 1971.
3 Signal failures ______________________________ (blame) for the high-speed train crash.
4 The first driverless cars ______________________________ (develop) in the United States.
5 Bioplastics ______________________________ (not use) 30 years ago.
6 3D printing ______________________________ (combine) with CT scanning to recreate fossils.

3 Order the words to make sentences with the future passive.

1 be / next week /debated / will / Space tourism

__________________________________________________________________________
2 next / in Canada / will / The / held / be / Science Fair
__________________________________________________________________________
3 will / Flexible smartphones / sold / year / be / from / next
_________________________________________________________________________
4 affordable / be / Desalinated water / made / will / more
__________________________________________________________________________
5 New inventions /described / time / next / be / will
__________________________________________________________________________
6 used / schools / will / most / E-readers / be / in
__________________________________________________________________________

4 Circle the correct options.

1 My best friend and I learned how to write computer code.

a) active voice b) passive voice
2 Two companies were praised by the president today.
a) active voice b) passive voice
3 New developments are needed in internet security.
a) active voice b) passive voice
4 Most people won’t invent something new in their lifetime.
a) active voice b) passive voice
5 Smartphones are used by the majority of college students.
a) active voice b) passive voice
6 This fun gadget was developed in Japan last year.
a) active voice b) passive voice

5 Rewrite the sentences using the future passive.

1 They will test all new apps for bugs.

__________________________________________________________________________
2 They will not allow you into the conference without a ticket.
__________________________________________________________________________
3 They are going to televise the final experiment.
__________________________________________________________________________
4 They will give medals to the best three inventions.
__________________________________________________________________________
5 Experts are going to develop faster wi-fi soon.
__________________________________________________________________________
6 Barcelona will host the next Young Scientists’ exhibition.
__________________________________________________________________________

Grammar standard

1 Complete the sentences with the present simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Class prizes ______________________________ (give) for the most innovative ideas.

2 The best invention ______________________________ (feature) in the school magazine
3 In Europe, driverless cars ______________________________ (not see) on the roads yet.
4 A major science exhibition ______________________________ (hold) in London.
 5 Most of the world’s top innovations ______________________________ (develop) in Asia.
6 Millions of e-readers ______________________________ (sell) all over the world every year.

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple passive form of the verbs in the box.

develop find combine blame invent build

1 Satellite broadband ______________________________ to be unsuitable for many people.

2 The first space station ______________________________ in 1971.
3 Signal failures ______________________________ for the high-speed train crash.
4 The first driverless cars ______________________________ in the United States.
5 The first bioplastics ______________________________ 30 years ago.
6 3D printing ______________________________ with CT scanning to recreate fossils.

3 Use the words to make sentences with the future passive.

1
Space tourism debate next week
__________________________________________________________________________
2
Flexible smartphones sell from next year
__________________________________________________________________________
3
Desalinated water make widely available soon
__________________________________________________________________________
4
New inventions describe in this presentation
__________________________________________________________________________
5
E-readers use in most schools
__________________________________________________________________________
6
The next Science Fair hold in Canada
__________________________________________________________________________

4 Circle the correct active or passive form of the verbs.

Not everyone (1) agrees / is agree that desalinated water is a good innovation. In this process, salt (2) removes /
is removed from sea water to create fresh water, which is needed in regions that do not get much rainfall.
Desalinated water (3) is used / uses in countries like Australia and Israel, but it is very expensive to produce. A
major criticism is that desalinating water (4) is required / requires too much energy. Another is how much
ocean life (5) is lost / lost in the process. Experts (6) continue / are continued to work on improvements and
alternatives.

5 Write questions in the passive for these answers.

1 When ________________________________________________________________?
E-readers were invented in 1998.
2 In which countries _______________________________________________________________?
Desalinated water is used in the Middle East and North Africa.
3 How often ________________________________________________________________?
The Science Fair is held every year.
4 When ________________________________________________________________?
 Driverless cars will be released in the UK soon.
5 What materials ________________________________________________________________?
Smart materials are used to make these headphones.
6 When ________________________________________________________________?
The prizes were awarded last week.

Grammar extra

1 Complete the sentences with the present simple passive form of appropriate verbs.

1 Class prizes ______________________________ for the most innovative ideas.

2 The best invention ______________________________ in the school magazine
3 In Europe, driverless cars ______________________________ on the roads yet.
4 A major science exhibition ______________________________ annually in London.
5 Most of the world’s top innovations ______________________________ in Asia.
6 Millions of e-readers ______________________________ all over the world every year

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple passive form of appropriate verbs.

1 Space travel ______________________________ to be too expensive.

2 The first space station ______________________________ in 1971.
3 Signal failures ______________________________ for the high-speed train crash.
4 The first driverless cars ______________________________ in the United States.
5 Materials such as bioplastics ______________________________ 30 years ago.
6 20,000 apps ______________________________ last month!

3 Complete the sentences with the future passive form of the verbs in the box.

make use hold sell debate describe

1 Space tourism ______________________________ next week.

2 Flexible smartphones ______________________________ in shops from next year.
3 Desalinated water ______________________________ more available soon.
4 New inventions ______________________________ in the next episode.
5 E-readers ______________________________ by students in most schools.
6 The next Science Fair ______________________________ in Canada.

4 Rewrite the questions in the passive form.

1 When did they invent e-readers?

____________________________________________________________
2 Which products do they make with bioplastics?
____________________________________________________________
3 How often do they hold Science Fairs?
____________________________________________________________
4 When will he release his next wearable gadget?
____________________________________________________________
5 What space station in orbit did they visit?
____________________________________________________________
6 When will they market flexible smartphones?
____________________________________________________________

5 Use the information in brackets to write answers in the passive form.

1 When did they invent e-readers?

________________________________________________________ (1998)
2 Which products do they make with bioplastics?
__________________________________________ (bottles and containers)
3 How often do they hold Science Fairs?
___________________________________________________ (every year)
4 When will he release his next wearable gadget?
__________________________________________________ (next month)
5 What space station did they visit?
___________________________________ (the international space station)
6 When will they market flexible smartphones?
________________________________________________________ (soon)