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Listening
1 3 Listen and choose the correct answers. (5 points)
1 Jack is ______ years old.
a 15 b 16 c 17
2 Jack says that he can use his laptop ______.
a only at home b only at school c in lots of places
3 Lisa says that she can use her MP3 player to listen to music and ______.
a download new songs b record new songs c store data
4 Jason does not mention a(n) ______.
a computer b MP3 player c webcam
5 Jason says that he ______ photos.
a downloads b edits c scans

2 3 Listen again and rewrite the sentences to correct the false information. (5 points)
1 The programme is called Must-Have Gadgets.
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2 Jack says that he can upload video clips with his laptop.
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3 Lisa says that at school, she listens to music during maths lessons.
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4 Jason says that the most important gadget for him is his computer.
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5 Jason says that he shares his photos with his family.
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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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(5 points)
1 Can I a is it?
2 Can I see b help you?
3 Ill c on special offer?
4 How much d for an MP3 player.
5 Im looking e another one?
f take the other one, please.

1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______

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Vocabulary
4 Write the missing words. The first letters are given. (7 points)
1 You cant p _ _ _ any comments here if you dont log in first.
2 Lets p _ _ _ a video game. Ive got a few really good ones.
3 With this programme, you can r _ _ _ an e-book from your computer.
4 You can use DVDs to s _ _ _ _ important data.
5 Ill s _ _ _ this photo and then we can improve it on Photoshop.
6 You cant g _ o _ _ _ _ _ here. There is no wi-fi network.
7 Excuse me, I need to m _ _ _ a phone call.

5 Choose the correct answers. (8 points)

1 A ______ makes and repairs houses.
a technician b builder c sculptor
2 A ______ collects information about a subject.
a psychologist b sculptor c researcher
3 A ______ is a member of Parliament.
a politician b librarian c builder
4 A ______ helps people with their appearance.
a researcher b beautician c psychologist
5 A ______ works for newspapers or magazines.
a lawyer b journalist c psychologist
6 A ______ repairs machines and devices.
a technician b doctor c researcher
7 A ______ put out fires, sometimes in burning buildings.
a scientist b politician c fireman
8 A ______ gives people legal advice.
a lawyer b researcher c builder

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Grammar
6 Complete the dialogue with was, were, wasnt, werent. (4 points)
A: How 1. __________________ your weekend?
B: Well, it 2. __________________ very interesting. I did nothing special.
What about you and Mark? 3. __________________ you at home?
A: No, we 4. __________________. We were visiting our friends in the mountains.

7 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in past simple. (6 points)
1 I __________________ (take) some interesting photos during the trip.
2 He __________________ (play) a new game all weekend.
3 We __________________ (have) a great time in the mountains last weekend.
4 She __________________ (not go) out last night.
5 We __________________ (not buy) anything yesterday.
6 They __________________ (not send) me a postcard last summer.
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8 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in past continuous. (5 points)
At 10 am yesterday
1 We __________________ (do) an experiment in our chemistry class.
2 She __________________ (travel) by train.
3 It __________________ (snow) heavily.
4 Robert __________________ (not sleep).
5 They __________________ (not play) football during their PE class.

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

1 __________________ you watching TV when I called?
2 __________________ he do the shopping yesterday?
3 What __________________ they do last weekend?
4 Where __________________ she going when we met her?
5 __________________ Mark phone you yesterday?

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 As a young boy, Baird built ______.
a a telephone line b the first TV system c a camera
2 After the 1st World War, Baird went to ______.
a a technical college b university c England
3 In 1923, Baird transmitted the first ______.
a TV programme b moving image c television picture
4 Baird made a programme for the BBC in ______.
a 1927 b 1928 c 1929
5 Baird died ______ the victory parade in 1946.
a before b during c after

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

1 When was Baird born?

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2 When did Baird stop his university education?
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3 What accident did Baird have during his experiments?
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4 Where did he send a picture from London in 1927?
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5 What was Baird working on in 1939?
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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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