Unit

Media and technology

Test B

School:
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Teacher:

A. You will hear a news item on the radio about the person who created Facebook. For
items 1 to 5, circle the correct answer.
NAME

MARK ELLIOT ZUCKERBERG / ANDREW MCCOLLUM /

CHRIS HUGHES

Nationality

1. English / Australian / American

Year he was born

2. 1994 / 1984 / 1974

He is famous for creating

3. the Internet / Twitter / Facebook

He studied at University

4. Oxford / Harvard / Cambridge

Year he became billionaire in

5. 2005 / 2007 / 2012

B. You will hear a conversation between a mother and her daughter. Choose
the correct option.
1.

The girl wants to buy a

(a) smartphone

2.

The phone is
(a) cheap

4.

(b) tablet

(c) mobile phone

To purchase the phone she has to pay

(a) nothing because its free

3.

.
.

(b) 15

(c) 50

.
(b) of a good quality

What reason does the girl give for needing the phone?
(a) She can call her family in case of an emergency.
(b) She can make cheaper long-distance calls with it.
(c) She can use it to keep in touch with her friends.

5.

(c) unique

In the end, her mother

(a) doesnt buy her the phone
(b) is still thinking of what to do
(c) decides to buy her the phone

20 Minutes
Read the text carefully.

10

15

20

25

30

Many of todays teens spend a lot of their time

ime
with their faces buried in a computer monitor or
or
smartphone. Mums and dads who would prefer
fer
that their t eens faces were buried in books
might suspect the cause of this phenomenon
is technology addiction.
Kimberly Young, director of the Center
for Internet Addiction Recovery and author
of Internet Addiction: A Handbook and
Guide to Evaluation and Treatment, defines
technology addiction as a habitual compulsion
on
to engage in using technology instead of
of teen,
addressing lifes problems. For example, a teen,
henever
who instinctively pulls out her smartphone whenever
her mum begins lecturing her, might be addicted to
technology because such a reaction is a mechanism to
avoid conflict.
Teens are particularly susceptible to technology addiction for several reasons.
First, teens tend to have poor coping mechanisms. In the face of stress, they often
turn to whats comforting to them, usually something easy to focus on, including
online videos or social media sites. Also, in the teen years, self-identity is crucial.
One attraction to technologies such as online video games and the Internet is the
anonymity it brings, allowing teens to express themselves without putting their ego
at risk.
Technology addiction can have several negative effects on a teen. The interest of
anonymity, for example, might pull a teen away from social engagement. Such an
avoidance of social settings could lead to a teen shutting himself off from his peers.
This also leaks into family life. A teen who overuses technology or uses technology to
cope with problems might refuse to engage in family discourse or family activities
in favour of using the newest gadget or phone application. And addiction can affect a
teens work and academic performance. A teen who rushes to get online after
school neglects his homework. A teen who is texting in class neglects the lesson.
Adapted from: http://everydaylife.globalpost.com

A. Choose (X) the best title for the text.

The advantages of technology
Technology addiction among teens
The risks of social media

B. Read the text again and choose the correct option for items 1 to 4.
1.

In line 2 buried in means:

(a) hidden from

(b) giving all the attention to

2.

In line 12 to engage in means:

(a) to have an interest in

(b) to be busy with

3.

In line 15 lecturing means:

(a) praising

(b) having a serious talk

4.

In line 27 shutting himself off from his peers means:

(a) running away from his friends

(b) stop having any contact with his schoolmates

C. Decide if the following statements right (R) or wrong (W) according to the text.
1.

Teenagers can usually deal with difficult situations.

2.

Online games and the Internet attract teens because they dont put
their ego at risk.

3.

Through technology teenagers can be anonymous.

4.

Technology addiction doesnt affect family life.

D. Match the questions with the corresponding answers.

1.

Who is Kimberly Young?

2.

Which behaviour mentioned in paragraph two is a mechanism to

avoid conflict?

3.

What happens to family life when teens become obsessed with

technology instead of dealing with their problems?

4.

How can we see that a teenager is neglecting his/her homework?

(a) When he/she rushes to get online after school.

(b) When a teenager automatically pulls out the smartphone whenever his/her mum begins lecturing
him/her.
(c) These teenagers dont interact with their families.
(d) Shes the director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery and the author of Internet
Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment.

10 Minutes
A. Choose the appropriate phrasal verb.
1.

Could you turn down / switch off the music, please? Its too loud.

2.

I need to log in / hang up the phone now. My mother is calling me for dinner.

3.

Can you switch off / on the radio? I want to hear the news.

4.

To log out / in you have to write your password, dont forget.

B. Match the parts to make complete sentences or questions with the Past Simple or
the Past Continuous.
1.

He was watching TV when

(a)

see my email last night?

2.

When I saw Rachel,

(b)

playing computer games online.

3.

Did you

(c)

the telephone rang.

4.

At ten oclock I was

(d)

she was running in the park.

C. Complete the sentences with used to or didnt use to.

1.

When I was younger I

have a mobile phone. Now I do.

2.

He

3.

Peter
have a small cell phone, but last week he sold it online and
bought a new smartphone.

4.

play Farmville on the computer, but he stopped a few months ago.

go online very often, but now Im addicted to social networking.

35 Minutes
Complete the following phone conversation using the expressions in the box below.
Some are not necessary.

Carol:
Jessica:
Carol:
Jessica:
Carol:
Jessica:
Carol:
Jessica:
Carol:

Hi. Is Jessica in, please?

Its me Carol. (1)
?
Glad that youre at home.
(2)
to the cinema with me?
To the cinema!? (3)
?
Tonight at nine. Theres a premiere today.
(4)
?
Its a comedy.
OK, but I have to ask my parents first.
Can I (5)
later?
OK. Ill wait for your call then.