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Unit

Media and technology

Test A

School:
Name:

Class:

Date:

No.:

Mark:

Enc. Educao:

Teacher:

15 Minutes
A. You will hear a news item on the radio about the person who created Facebook.
For items 1 to 5, fill in the missing information.
NAME

Nationality
Year he was born
He is famous for creating
He studied at University
Year he became a billionaire in

MARK ELLIOT ZUCKERBERG

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

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

The girl wants to buy a

(a) mobile phone

2.

(c) smartphone

(b) 50

The phone is
(a) of a good quality

4.

(b) tablet

To purchase the phone she has to pay

(a) 15

3.

.
.
(c) nothing because its free

.
(b) cheap

(c) unique

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

5.

In the end, her mother

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

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Read the text carefully.

TECHNOLOGY
ADDICTION IN TEENS

10

15

20

25

Many of todays teens spend a lot of their time with their faces buried
in a computer monitor or smartphone. Mums and dads who would
prefer that their teens 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 to engage in using technology instead of addressing lifes
problems. For example, a teen, 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

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A. Identify the paragraphs where you can find some information about the following
topics. Write the paragraph number in the corresponding circle.
a)

The attraction of technology

b)

Technology and teens nowadays

c)

The risks of technology

d)

The meaning of technology addiction

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

In lines 1-2 buried in means:

(a) hidden from

(b) giving all the attention to

2.

In lines 7-8 to engage in means:

(a) to have an interest in

(b) to be busy with

3.

In line 10 lecturing means:

(a) praising

(b) having a serious talk

4.

In line 22 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 are right (R) or wrong (W) according to the text.
1.

Teenagers cant usually deal with difficult situations.

2.

Online games and the Internet attract teens because

theyre a way of putting their ego at risk.

3.

Through technology teenagers avoid anonymity.

4.

Technology addiction can affect family life.

D. Answer these questions about the text in full sentences.

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 do we know that a teenager is neglecting his/her homework?

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 on / shut down the radio? I want to hear the news.

4.

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

5.

Peter is looking for / sending back a friend on Facebook.

6.

In the cinema we have to turn off / switch on our mobile phones.

B. Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous of the verbs given in
brackets.
Yesterday (1)

(be) the worst day of my life. There

(be) dark clouds in the sky and a

(2)

terrible storm (3)

(begin) with a lot of thunder

and lightening. I (4)

(work) on my computer

when suddenly it (5)

(break) down. All my work

disappeared! I (6)

(decide) to go downstairs to

call my dad. While I (7)

(run) down the stairs,

I tripped over my sisters toy and (8)

(twist) my

ankle. What a terrible day! Now Im stuck at home. The

only good thing is that I have my mobile phone!

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.

5.

My parents
do.

6.

I
play football with my friends when I was younger. Now we play
online games instead.

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

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

have mobile phones when they were teenagers. Now they

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35 Minutes
A. Complete the following phone conversation.
Hi. Is Jessica in, please?
Jessica: Its me Carol. (1)
Carol:
Glad that youre at home.
Carol:

(2)

?
to the cinema

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

B. Choose ONE of the headlines and write a newspaper article for your school
newspaper. Write 5080 words.
In your article you should:
summarise the main facts
answer the Whs questions and, whenever possible, the How
question
(who, what, where, when, why)

Mobile
phones
missing

Technology
exhibition
s

New
computers