1 Complete the sentences with the words below

screen laptop modem memory stick cable headphones keyboard

speakers webcam USB ports
1 When I put on to listen to music, I cant hear my mum calling me!
2 Why dont you save the documents on your. and I can copy them
from there onto my computer?
3 I cant see the photos because the sun is shining on the .
4 Ive got two on my CPU: one for my WiFi and one for my mouse.
5 We saw a video of Sam dancing in front of his .. It was
hilarious!
6 Somebody has swapped the p and the o on this ! Its really
confusing!
7 Turn on the . I cant hear the music on this video.
8 The light on the is green so we should have an internet
connection.
9 This connects the keyboard to the screen
10 When I go to university, Im going to take my with me because
theyve got WiFi.

2 Circle the correct option.

1 Ive got three browsers / search engines on my computer: Chrome, Explorer and
Firefox.
2 You can find the companys telephone number on the Contact us web page /
web address.
3 The most popular link / search engine is, without a doubt, Google.
4 I opened my mail and I had fifteen emails but they were all spam / browsers.
5 I think most people have google.com as their link / home page so they dont have
to type it.
6 Jacob said he found this video while he was webbing / surfing the internet last
night.
7 The web address / browser is bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish.
8 I tried clicking on the link / browser but I got a 404 message its obviously
not working.

9 I hate it when a pop-up / link appears! Its always just an advertisement.

10 Can you send the photo as spam / an attachment so I can save it on my
computer?

3 Match the compound words in the box with the definitions.

operating system desktop password pop-up window hard drive
screen saver mouse mat social network search engine keyboard

1 A website which allows people to communicate and share information.

2 A new window that opens in front of the one you are looking at.
3 What you see on your computer screen containing all the icons.
4 The part of a computer with keys for numbers, letters and symbols.
5 A set of programs that controls how a computer works.
6 A secret word or set of characters you use to access a computer or web page.
7 A flat piece of material on which you move the mouse of your computer.
8 The part of a computer that reads information on a hard disk.
9 A program on a computer that shows an image on the screen when the user is
not using it.
10 A computer program that finds information on the internet by looking for
words that you have typed in

4. Match the mobile phone words with the definitions.

1 network coverage 2 cloud

3 broadband

5 carrier

6 storage

7 smartphone

9 settings

10 Bluetooth

4 app
8 tariff

A how much data a computer or other device may contain

B a program for tablets or mobile phones
C the internet, usually where your files and information are stored online
D wireless technology that enables mobile devices to communicate
E the positions of the controls on a mobile device
F a mobile phone that can be used as a computer and connect to the internet
G the area covered by a service provider where a phone call can be made
H a system that enables connection with a high speed of data transfer
I a company that provides internet or mobile phone services
J a charge or group of charges for mobile phone or internet services

5. Fill in with the suitable form of the adjective given

- Is the book you are reading very .. Interest
- The new James Bond film is really .. Thrill
- We were both .that she hadnt heard the news. Surprise
- The images of the war were very .. Depress
- I nearly fell asleep in the cinema. The film was so . Bore
- She had such good marks that she was very . Encourage
- Can you tell me where that . noise comes from? Annoy
- They were the weather wasnt good yesterday. Disappoint
- My sister was .. by my old toys. Fascinate
- When you are not in good spirits, it is . to stay in bed all day.
Tempt

6. Fill in the blanks with time expressions from the list. Some time
expressions can fit in more than one sentence, but make sure that you use
each time expression only once.
all year around / from now on / today / at 4.00 p.m./ on Wednesday / in the late
afternoon /tomorrow / at the moment / next Monday / whenever she has the
car / every summer / right now / when the season changes
1. She's having a bath and she can't come to the phone right _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. Gina starts to sneeze _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. I enjoy going for walks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. She goes for a drive _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. In this country, we usually have apples _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6. You're going to the dentist _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7. The electrician is coming to fix the plug _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ so you'll have to wait
until he comes
8. She's feeling happier _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ than she did yesterday.
9. Joanna is resting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but I'm sure
she'll get up soon.
10. He's going to swim 20 lengths a day_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
11. Juan and I are starting to do our project _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

12. People from all over the world visit Greece _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Note
that in some sentences you may be able to use both Present Simple and
Present Continuous
1. How many brothers and sisters _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(have)?
2. Hold on a second, Mary. I want to turn off the gas; the water_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ __(boil) over.
3. Now I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (realise) that I made a mistake.
4. Elephants _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (live) to be about as old as
humans.
5. Our English teacher _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not believe) in giving tests,
only projects.
6. He __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (live) in town now, but he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (move) to the
country soon.
7. Dan won't be in the office next Tuesday; he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(take) the
day off.
8. My boss_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (always complain) about the amount of talking
in the office.
9. How _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ (you / feel) about your new school?
10. I can tell by the look on your face that you_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (think) about
Jill right now
11. Speak up! She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not hear) very well.
12. Mrs Jones, your son is a clever boy but he_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(always
talk) in class.
13. I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __(think) you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) wrong. She _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _(spell) her name with a "C", not with a "K".
14. I'm not sure about the trip. It_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (depend) on the
weather.

15. Jenny and her grandmother are very close. They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(phone) one another at least once a day.

8. Complete the dialogue with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple
or Present Continuous.
Pam: Hi, Peter. How are you?
Peter:
Hi, Pam. Not so good. I (1) (hate) maths! I never (2)
(understand) how
to solve the problems.
Pam: (3) you (want) me to help you?
Peter:
I (4) (not think) anyone can help me. It (5)
(be) so hard!
Pam: I (6) (help) Emily with her maths homework today. Why dont
you come over and work with us?
Peter:

That (7) (sound) great!

Pam: You (8) (not need) your book because Emily (9)
(bring) her book.
Peter:
OK, I (10) (come) over now. I (11) (leave),
this minute.
Pam: Dont worry. We (12) (not / do) anything special right now. We
(13) (make) sandwiches. Are you hungry? (14) you
(want) a sandwich?
Peter:

Yes, thanks. Ill be there soon!