English Workshop

Name: ____________
Ficha: 903760
Computer & Technology Vocabulary
1. Match these words to the Pictures:

plasma television/ Cassette/ telephone/ compact disk/ cell phone/ MP3 player/ digital camera/ remote
control/ telephone/ audio system/
2. Read the clues and find the electronic gadget
abcde3.

It is an optical disc used to store digital data. ______________________

You can make and receive telephone calls everywhere with it _______________
This device makes a loud sound at a specific time.______________
You can listen to music everywhere using your.... _______________
You can switch on the TV, or change the channel with it_______________
Complete the sentences with these nouns ( there are 3 extra words)

Screen
digital camera MP3 player mouse
website speakers
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

printer

website

You can take take digital photos with a _______________

Most computers can print colour photographs on a ____________
You use a ____________ to select documents on a computer screen.
The BBC is a TV company. It has a ________________at www.bbc.co.uk
You can play music on a laptop computer, but the ___________ are very small.

Present tense (3rd person)

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb
1. My brother _____________ (speak) three languages fluently.

2. Daniel _____________ (watch) his favorite program every Saturday.

3. Jennifer _____________ (wash) her hair every day.
4. Ryan _____________ (go) to church every Sunday.
5. My sister _____________ (do) her homework after school.
6. My father _____________ (not like) fast food.
7. Your uncle _____________ (not work) here.
8. _____________ (Sarah / want) to come with us?
9. _____________ (Andre / enjoy) pop music?
10. Lea _____________ (teach) English in a private school.one of the most modest
people I have ever met.
11. Jessica _____________ (kiss) her mother before she goes to bed.
12. Paul _____________ (not play) tennis.
13. Clara _____________ (sing) very well.
14. She always _____________ (carry) her umbrella with her.
15. He never _____________ (call) me.
16. My uncle _____________ (not talk) much.
17. _____________ (she / cook) well?
18. _____________ (he / drive) carefully?
19. My son never _____________ (listen) to me.
20. Your baby _____________ (cry) too much.
Comparatives & Superlatives
5. Classify these adjectives:
popular/ big / modern / new / valuable/ light /
heavy / old/ expensive / cheap / antique/ fashionable/ small/ /enormous

Long
adjectives
Short
adjectives

Modern
New

6. Choose the right option

abcde-

Cell phones are cheaper / more cheap than plasma televisions.

Compact disks are more good/ better than cassettes.
Digital cameras are moderner/ more modern than cassettes.
MP3 players are smaller/ more small than audio systems
Plasma televisions are expensiver/ more expensive than telephones.

7.
Comparing gadgets. Look at the pictures. Then write sentences comparing the MP3
players.

SIZE
PRICE

Cool

New Age

QUALIT
Y

Mymusic

Examples: Cool is smaller than New Age

My music is the most expensive MP3.
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________

Simple Past Tense

8. Put the verbs in brackets in the past tense
1. Last year I (go)______ to England on holiday.

2 .It (be)______ fantastic.

3 .I (visit)______ lots of interesting places. I (be) ______ with two friends of mine .
4. In the mornings we (walk) ______ in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) ______ to pubs.
6. The weather (be) ______ strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) ______ a lot.
8. But we (see) ______ some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) ______ your last holiday?

9. Write the question form and negative form of the following sentences
Affirmative
He brought his friend

Question

Negative

Eg. Did he bring his friend?

Eg. He didnt bring his friend

They had a party

You were here
She was sick
The building fell down
The store was closed
My friend bought a new
computer
You stayed up late last night

Questions using WH words

10. Insert the appropriate question word (Who, What, Which, When, Where, Why,
How) into the following sentences

_____ news website do you prefer?

I prefer BBC news website

_____ did you last check your email account?

6pm last night

I checked my emails at around

______ do I download this file? You download the file by going to this link

_______ is the internet so slow on this computer? The internet is slow because the
WiFi signal is poor

______ is your email address? My email address is .

_______ did you study last year? Last year I studied in England

11. Write answers to the following questions

a) Why are you studying Analysis & Development of Information Systems?

___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

b) What area do you expect to work in, in the future?

______________________________________________________________
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c) When do you expect to finish your studies?
___________________________________________________________________
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