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Listening comprehension

1. Listen to the text about the Vatican and social networks and choose the right
option.

(10 + 30+30+30 = 100)

1.1 On which Anniversary of his ordination as a priest will Pope Benedict XVI launch a
new portal?

a. 6th
b. 60th
c. 16th
d. 26th

1.2 The portal will collect the main news of every department and will be updated

a. three times a day;

b. twice a day;
c. every morning;
d. once a day.

1.3 Initially the portal will use ...

a. just the English language;

b. english, German, Italian and Portuguese;
c. english and Italian;
d. portuguese, Italian and French.

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1.4 The main intention of this portal is to ...

a. improve the image of the Vatican;

b. spread the Holy Word in the Vatican;
c. avoid misunderstandings among priests;
d. inform the world about Vatican news.

Reading Comprehension

1. Read the text carefully.

Social Networks in the UK.

A recent report from ComScore reveals some very interesting UK Social Media Stats.Of
the 36.9 million UK internet users in May 2009, 29.4 million visited at least one social
networking website.It is now clear that Social networking has become very much a
mainstream activity for UK internet users of all ages. In fact, 80% of all the UKs online
population visited a social networking site in May 2009, a nine percent growth across
the board in a year. The highest level of penetration was with the age group of 25-34
year olds of which 90% visited a social networking site over the month period.
Interestingly, this was higher than in the 15-24 year old range the demographic usually
presumed to have the highest user figures. Of this group of teens and early twenty-
something 86% of internet users visited a social networking website. Although usage
amongst older age ranges is much lower than in 15-34 year olds, penetration was still
very high reaching over three quarters of people aged 35-54 and over two thirds of the
UK online population aged over 55. When put into perspective this is extremely
impressive particularly in comparison with other website categories visited by this
demographic such as business & finance (63%), technology (62%) or travel sites (52%).
User engagement was also greater amongst the younger age groups, with monthly
usage averaging 5.4 hours for 15 34 year olds. This was much lower than in the over 55
age range who spent an average of 3.7 hours per month on social networking
websites.Overall, the average UK internet user spent 4.6 hours on Social Networking
sites over the one month period.Facebook has long been the UKs most popular Social
Networking site and now has over 19 million active users.

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 In May 2009 alone Facebook.com received 23.9 million visitors in the UK. Other popular
social networking sites continued to struggle to keep up with Facebook Bebo followed
as the second most-visited UK Social Network (8.5 million visitors), then Windows Live
Profile (6.9 million visitors) and MySpace Sites (6.5 million visitors). Even though Twitter
has grown 3000% over the last 12 months the sites visitor numbers only reached 2.7
million in May 2009.

http://www.clickymedia.co.uk/2009/07/uk-social-network-statistics-july-2009/ (Adapted)

2. Choose a synonym for these words taken from the text.

(4x 5=20)

2.1. Stats (line 1) 2.2. mainstream(line 4) 2.3. engagement (l. 16) 2.4. struggle (line 23)

a. statistics a. uncommon a. attendance a. seek

b. states b. typical b. commitment b. attempt

c. status c. occasional c. concerning c. fight

3. Complete the sentences according to the ideas expressed in the text.

(8x4=32)

a. In May 2009 29.4 million internet users in the UK ...

b. Social networks are visited by ....
c. The age group of 25-35 ...
d. Website categories such as Business & Finance, technology or travel ...
e. 15-34 year olds spent ...
f. Uks most popular social networking site is ...
g. ... fight to keep up with Facebook.
h. In spite of having grown 3000%, Twitter ...

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4. Answer the questions. Dont forget to write complete answers.

(10p+10p+18p)

a. What does the report reveal about social networking users?

b. Is social networking a teenage activity? Explain.
c. In your opinion, why are social networks so popular? Explain.

Grammar

1. Complete the sentences using a BARE INFINITIVE or a TO INFINITIVE.

(8x5=40)

a. Its still very difficult for older people _____________ (accept) new technologies.

b. I dont know how ______________ (identify) counterfeit software.

c. Youd better ______________ (be) more careful about online security.

d. Some parents let their children ________________ (use) social networks without
any supervision.

e. Parents should _____________ (explain) to their children the economic

consequences of illegal downloading.

f. John works for Ask translation, a leading translation company. He has got lots of
websites _____________ (translate).

g. I dont know where ____________ (keep) all these old Floppy disks and CDs.

h. Arent you afraid of hackers when using online banking? No. In fact, the service
makes me _________ (feel) completely safe.

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2. Rewrite the sentences in the Passive Voice.

(8x5=40)

a. Statistics say that teenagers spend too many hours using social networks.
Teenagers ...

b. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg created Facebook.

Facebook ...

c. Experts consider that social networking is the addiction of this century.

Social ...

d. Someone has invited my friend Tasha to work as a web designer.

My friend ...

e. They are teaching older people how to use the internet.

Older ...

f. I will explain everything about online dangers to my daughter

Everything about

g. Someone told me that the book about netiquette sold out.

I ...

h. They give the students a lecture on Network Media.

The students ...

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 Writing
1. Choose ONE of the following topics and write a comment of about 100 120
words.

(30p)

TOPIC 1- Bearing in mind what you

have studied about social
networks, explain the message of
the cartoon.

TOPIC 2 Write a comment on the following statement:

Facebook allows people to share their daily lives with trusted friends and family, to
easily distribute photos and videos ... it has made a very real impact on families and
social groups that used to communicate very infrequently.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebooks_zuckerberg_says_the_age_of_privacy_is_ov.php

TOPIC 3 Imagine you are totally addicted to social networks. Write about your
routine at home and at work/school.

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Answers
Listening comprehension

1.

1.1 b

1.2 a

1.3 c

1.4 d

Reading Comprehension

3.

a. visited at least one social networking website;

b. people of all ages;

c. had the highest level of penetration;

d. had a lower percentage of visitors of people aged over 55 ;

e. 5.4 hours per month on social networking websites;

f. Facebook;

g. Bebo, windows live profile and My space...

4.

a. It reveals that most internet users visit at least one social network.

b. No, it isnt. Although most visitors are teens, people of all ages visit social networks.

c. Personal answer.

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Grammar

a. to accept

b. to identify

c. be

d. use

e. explain

f. to translate

g. to keep

h. feel

2.

a. Teenagers are said to spend too many hours using social networks.

b. Facebook was created by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg.

c. Social networking is considered to be the addiction of this century.

d. My friend Tasha has been invited to work as a web designer.

e. Older people are being taught how to use the internet.

f. Everything about online dangers will be explained to my daughter.

g. I was told that the book about netiquette sold out.

h. The students are given a lecture on Network Media.

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