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Listening
1 3 Listen and choose the correct answers. (5 points)
1 In todays programme, theyre going to talk about ______.
a technological gadgets b computers only c young peoples interests
2 Jack says that he can use his laptop to ______.
a upload video clips b chat online c research things
3 Lisa is ______ years old.
a 15 b 16 c 17
4 Lisa says that she can listen to music ______.
a during lessons b in the park c on holiday
5 Jason says that the most important item for him is his ______.
a MP3 player b computer c digital camera

2 3 Listen again and rewrite the sentences to correct the false information. (5 points)
1 Jack is 15 years old.
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2 Jack says that he never uses his laptop for school.
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3 Lisa says that she can use her MP3 player to record new songs.
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4 Jason says that only one gadget is important for him.
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5 Jason says that he downloads photos.
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Functional language
3 Match the sentence parts 15 with af. There is one extra part that you do not need to use.

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1 This one is on a is it?
2 Thats too b really good one.
3 Can I c special offer.
4 What about d expensive for me.
5 This is a e see it?
f that one over there?

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Vocabulary
4 Write the missing words. The first letters are given. (7 points)
1 I use a USB disk to s _ _ _ _ important data.
2 Can you s _ _ _ me an email, please?
3 P _ _ _ in the memory stick and you can copy the photos.
4 I cant p _ _ _ _ these documents. Theres no paper left.
5 Ive got lots of old photos and need to s _ _ _ them onto my computer.
6 Do you often p _ _ _ comments on this website?
7 Dont forget to c _ _ _ _ _ your mobile phone before the trip.

5 Choose the correct answers. (8 points)

1 A ______ gives people advice about legal problems.
a journalist b technician c lawyer
2 A ______ studies the human mind.
a psychologist b sculptor c researcher
3 A ______ is a kind of artist.
a sculptor b librarian c builder
4 A ______ repairs machines and devices.
a researcher b fireman c technician
5 A ______ treats peoples skin or does make-up.
a lawyer b beautician c psychologist
6 A ______ treats sick people.
a politician b doctor c researcher
7 A ______ works for the mass media.
a scientist b politician c journalist
8 A ______ lends books to people.
a librarian b researcher c builder

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Grammar
6 Complete the dialogue with was, were, wasnt, werent. (4 points)
A: 1. __________________ you at home yesterday? There 2. __________________ an exciting football
game on Eurosport last night.
B: No, I 3. __________________. Me and my sister 4. __________________ at home all weekend because
we were visiting our grandparents.

7 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in past simple. (6 points)
1 They __________________ (buy) a new camera last week.
2 She __________________ (pass) her exams last month.
3 I __________________ (get) a fantastic watch from my parents for my last birthday.
4 We __________________ (not see) any interesting films last weekend.
5 He __________________ (not call) me yesterday.
6 She __________________ (not send) me an email last week.
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8 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in past continuous. (5 points)
At 4 pm yesterday
1 Tom __________________ (watch) a football match on TV.
2 We __________________ (study) for a test.
3 It __________________ (rain) hard.
4 I __________________ (not listen) to any music.
5 They __________________ (not chat) online.

9 Complete the questions in past simple or past continuous. (5 points)

1 __________________ you stay at home last weekend?
2 What __________________ they watching last night?
3 Where __________________ she go last summer?
4 __________________ Peter studying when you arrived?
5 What time __________________ he arrive at the station?

Reading

The Scottish engineer John Logie Baird is often known as the father of television because he
invented the worlds first working television system. Baird was born near Glasgow, Scotland,
in 1888. As a young man, he was very interested in technology. By the time he was 13, he had
built a telephone line which connected his house to a few friends houses nearby. He was also
interested in photography at that time.
He studied at the West of Scotland Technical College and later at Glasgow University.
Unfortunately, he did not complete his studies because the 1st World War began in 1914. After
the war, Baird moved to England and began developing a television system.
In 1923, in the town of Hastings on the south coast of England, Baird transmitted a moving
image for the first time. A year later, while he was experimenting in his workshop, he got

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a 1,000-volt electric shock, but luckily, he survived it with only a burnt hand. In 1925, he
transmitted the worlds first television picture. In 1927, Baird sent a long-distance television
signal using telephone lines from London to Glasgow, a distance of 438 miles (705 kilometres)
and, the following year, he sent a picture from London to New York. In the same year, the Baird
Television Development Company made the first television programme for the BBC. After this,
in 1939, Baird helped to develop colour television. He also invented a video recording system.
Next, Baird was planning to show a victory parade on TV in the summer of 1946. Unfortunately,
he never managed to do this because he became ill and died in June 1946.
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10 Read the text and choose the correct answers. (5 points)

1 Baird is known as the father of television because he invented the first ______.
a TV camera b TV system c TV set
2 When the war started, Baird ______.
a was building a telephone line
b was living in England
c was studying at Glasgow University
3 When he got an electric shock, Baird ______.
a hurt a part of his body b lost his hand c had his TV set burnt
4 Baird sent a picture from London to New York in ______.
a 1926 b 1927 c 1928
5 In the summer of 1946, Baird was planning to ______.
a develop colour television
b work on a video recording system
c show a victory parade

11 Read the text again and write short answers (a maximum of 3 words) to the questions. (5 points)

1 Where was Baird born?

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2 What did he build before he was 13?
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3 What stopped his education in 1914?
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4 What did he use to send a long-distance TV signal from London to Glasgow?
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5 What TV station did Baird make the first programme for?
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Writing
12 W
 rite a thank you letter (about 100 words) for a birthday present. Use the questions below to help
you. (10 points)
1 Why didnt you write earlier?
2 What did the person send you for your birthday?
3 Why do you like the present?
4 What do you use it for?
5 How did you celebrate your birthday?

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