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1 Look at the electronics on page 50 of the Student's Book. List the products in
each category. Some products can be listed in more than one category.

For listening to music For watching movies With your computer

J,eadpJiones- Tablet
Laptop Flash drive
Headphones
Tablet smart phone Desktop computer Speakers
keyboard
Laptop Projector Webcam
projector
Speakers Smart phone Printer
While driving While on vacation
GPS Laptop Phone
Flash Drive Tablet headphones
Digital Camera
Webcam

2 Complete the chart. Use electronic products from page 50 of the Student's Book.

Products I have Products I need I want Products I can live without

Laptop printer Smart phone

smart phone Headphone Laptop
Digital Camera
Flash Drive
Tablet
Speakers

3 Now look at the Products I have column. Choose five products you listed and
write them in the chart below. Explain why these products are necessary to you.
Use the vocabulary and language from pages 50-51 of the Student's Book.

Products Why necessary?

1. laptop I vs-e it at work and at Jiome .. .
2. smart phone It keeps me close to my family and friends

3. laptop I use it to do my homework and have

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LESSON
4 Choose the correct response. Circle the letter.
1. "I'm looking for a new cell phone. Do you have any suggestions?"
a. What's wrong with it? b. Want to come along? c. How about a Global Mobile?
2. "What are you doing?"
a. I'm looking for a camcorder. b. I'm ready for an upgrade. c. It's driving me crazy!
3. "I hear the new X-phone is awesome."
a. Is it on the blink? b. Is it expensive? c. Is it a lemon?
4. "The photocopier isn't working."
a. Are you online? b. Any suggestions? c. What's the problem?

5 Complete each conversation with the present continuous. Use contractions when possible.

Are you going

he´s looking

I´m leaving

Are you checking ´s using

She´s making
I´m shopping

Is having

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6 Read the questions. Write answers starting with No. Use the information in parentheses.
Use contractions when possible.
1. Is he leaving at 10:30? (11:00)
No, he is-n't. He's- leaving at 11:00.

2. Are they studying at the library? (look at the newspaper ads)

No, they aren´t.They´re looking at the newspaper ads.

3. Are you shopping for a laptop? (a smart phone)

No,I´m not.I´m shopping a smart phone.

4. Is she going to the movie tonight? (tomorrow night)

No,she isn´t.She´s going tomorrow night

7 Write questions starting with nor Are.

1. you I look for I a new tablet 3. they I buy I a scanner
Are you looki119 for a new tablet? Are they buying a scanner?

2. he I check I e-mail I right now 4. Kate I work I today

Is he checking his e-mail right now? Is kate working today?

8 Look at the responses. Complete the questions. Use the present continuous.
you buying
1. A: What are .vou lookin9 for ? 3. A:What _____________ ?
B: I'm looking for a dictionary. B: I'm buying a new cell phone.
is going to the tech conference ?
2. A: Who ____________ 4. A:When is your sister going to Dublin?
B: Matt is going to the tech conference. B: My sister is going to Dublin in September.

9 Look at Maria's smart phone. Answer the questions about her schedule.
Use the present continuous. Use contractions when possible.
1. It's 12:15 P.M. What is Maria doing?
She´s having lunch white Peter. 10:00 A.M.
2. It's 4:00 P.M. Is Maria going shopping? Call travel office
Yes she´s 11:30 A.M.
Call Ed about movie
What is she looking for?
12:00 P.M.
She is lookin for webcam Have lunch with Peter
3. It's 9:15 P.M. Is Maria eating dinner? 4:00P.M.
No, she isn´t. Shopping: Look for webcam
7:00-8:30P.M.
What is she doing?
Have dinner with Mom and Dad
She is seeing movie whit Ed 9:00P.M.
See movie with Ed
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 10 Answer the questions. Use your own words.
1. "Are you using any electronic devices right now?"
� Yes, I´m using my laptop to do my homework
2. "What are you doing tonight?"
� Do homework, due to we´re in quarantine
3. "What about next weekend?"
� Well,maybe I´ll visit my mother

LESSON
11 Complete the conversation. Use questions from the box.

What's wrong with it? How's it going? Any suggestions? What brand is it?

A: Hi, Barry. How´s it going?

B: OK, thanks. But my coffee maker's driving me crazy!
A: Not again! What´s the wrong with it?
B: I don't know. It just isn't working. That thing is a piece of junk!
A: That's too bad.What brand is it?
B: It's a Coffee Pal.
A: Sounds like you need a new coffee maker.
B: That's for sure.Any suggestions?
A: Well, how about a Brewtech? The model I have is terrific.
B: Really? Thanks for the suggestion.

12 Complete the responses. Use words from the box.

hair dryer blender freezer washing machine fan microwave

1. A: The juicer isn't working.
B: Try the bleder.
2. A: The chicken is still not done. This oven is
so slow!
B: Let's put it in the microwave.
3. A: Are you ready to go to the Laundromat?
B: Again? Too much trouble. I hear
Appliance World is having a sale on
washing machines.
4. A: The air conditioner is on the blink again.
B: Do we have a fan ?
5. A: You look different.
B: I look horrible! My hair dryer is broken!
I'm going shopping for a new one at
lunch.
6. A: Are we having these steaks tonight?
B: No, they're for next week. Please put
them in the freezer.

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 13 Write each response in a different way.

1. A: What's wrong? 3. A: My TV isn't working. I can't watch the

B: My printer won't print. big game tonight.
My printer's- not working. B: I'm sorry to hear that.
2. A: What do you think about Pell brand
computers? 4. A: How's your new laptop?
B: Pell computers are great! B: It's a piece of junk!
Pell computers are very good.
It´s a piece of shit
14 Answer the questions. Use your own words.
1. "Are you using any household appliances or machines right now?"
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� No, Im not. Im at work using my laptop.
2. "What household appliances and machines do you use every day?"
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The fan, the frigde, the stove, the TV.
3. "What household appliances and machines do you never use? Why?"
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� I use all the household and machines

LESSON

15 Look at the picture. Then complete the paragraph. Use the present continuous.

It's a busy Monday morning at the office of Techco Inc. The company president, Ms. Cline,

__is-_a_n_S"_W_e_r_in_9....__her e-mail. She __is leaving

____,__,. is going _
____tomorrow morning. She _______
1. answer 2. leave 3. go
is scanning
to Brazil for a sales meeting. Her assistant, Frank, --------- some documents right
4. scan
is buying
now, and he-----,----- Ms. Cline's airplane tickets online. Jim, � sales manager,
5. buy
is using
--------- is making
the photocopier and the fax machine I printer. He--------- copies
6. use 7. make
sending
of a report for the meeting and-------- a fax to Ms. Cline's hotel. Jeff and Aliza also
8. send
are cleaning
work for Techco. T hey ________ making
the break room and ________ coffee.
9. clean 10. make

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 16 Look at the picture. Find all of the problems in the office. Write a short paragraph ab out the problems.

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Frank´s scanner isn´t working. The copie maker is spelling the sheet paper and smoking

the break room is a mess, the sing is broken and there is water all over the floor and the

coffee maker isn´t working either.

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17 Thi nk ab o ut the featur es of pr oducts you have or know about. Write one product for
each adjective. Explai n your answers.

1. guaranteed: �b�le�n�d�e�r__________ 4. obsolete:--------------

typewriter
I can retvrn it if I don't like it. Nobody uset it nowadays

tablet
2. portable:______________ computer
5. popular:______________
It´s very so lightweight and you can carry it in a pocket There is at least one in evry house

Smartphone
3. affordable:------------- smart watch
6. convenient: ____________ _
there are some very cheap and in verywhere You have a watch and a computer in one

18 Read the advertisement on page 58 of the Student's B ook again. Then check
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3. Family members can listen to different music at the same time. DX
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4. The Pro Musica comes with its own battery pack. D
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5. You have to plug the speakers into the Pro Musica. DX D D
6. It's easy to download music onto the Pro Musica. D D D
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19 Read the article about a new app.

Presenting The Easy Shopper

Do you love to cook but hate to shop? How much • How hungry are you? Are you starving? Or
time do you spend every day in the supermarket? just a little hungry?
How many ingredients do you forget to buy? Well, • How many people are you cooking for?
now you can simplify shopping with The Easy • Are you on any special diet-low-salt or
Shopper app for your phone. low-fat, for example?
To use The Easy Shopper, you simply enter the The Easy Shopper costs only $29.99 a month,
name of the dishes you want to cook into your and we accept all major credit cards. You save
phone, and we do the hard work. You can choose both time and money with The Easy Shopper.
a big dinner with appetizers, entrees, desserts, and No more buying ingredients that you never use
beverages. Or if you're not very hungry, make a or spending hours in the supermarket. And if
smaller meal just for you-maybe a delicious salad there's a mistake in your order, it's free-yes,
or sandwich. The Easy Shopper figures out what FREE! We promise 100% satisfaction!
ingredients you need to cook this meal and sends
Hundreds of people are signing up for The
the information to a supermarket. The app then
Easy Shopper! Ask your friends and neighbors!
gives you two or three different recipes for each
They'll tell you how great it is. Don't spend
dish. The supermarket collects and boxes your
another boring evening waiting in line at the
ingredients, and your groceries are waiting for you
supermarket. Get The Easy Shopper today!
in only ONE HOUR. Finally, you go home and use
Easy Shopper's recipes to cook your meal!
No more waiting in supermarket
checkout lines. All you have to do
is go to an Easy Shopper pick-up
location at your supermarket, and
we put all your groceries in your
car. Just enter the following
information in The Easy Shopper:
• What do you feel like eating
tonight? Are you in the mood
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for seafood? Beef? Noodles?

Now read the article again. According to the information in the article, which
adjectives describe The Easy Shopper? For the adjectives you check, find words
in the text to support your answers.

0 convenient 9roceries- are waitin9 for yov in one hovr; no more Waitin9 in lines-

D guaranteed If there´s a mistake in your order, it´s fre, yes FREE.

D affordable It only costs $29.99 per month

D portable You can use it on your phone

Hundreds of people are singing up for the app
D popular

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 Do you think that The Easy Shopper is a good app? Would you buy
The Easy Shopper today? Explain your answers.

I think that it´s a very interting app and can be good for
people with money , but for us the poor people it´s not
affortable because it costs 30 dolars and it´s like the 13% or
the 20 % of the salary of many people on my country
depending of how mowch they earn. It´s more convenient to
spend that money buying the food.

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GRAMMAR BOOSTER

A Change each statement from the simple present tense to the present continuous. Use
contractions.

1. I eat breakfast every morning. I'm eating breakfas-t now.

My mother is buying a newspaper
2. My mother buys a newspaper every day. now.
3. They walk to school every day. They´re walking to school now.
It´s raining a lot right now
4. It rains all the time in the summer. now.
He´s runnign in the park
5. He runs in the park every afternoon. now.
We´re closing the store
6. We close the store at 5 P.M. now.
7. He writes the report on Fridays. He´s writing a report now.

B Write negative statements. Use the words in parentheses.

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1. He's going to school now. _,_H_e'-'=-- 9 __________________ • (work)
2. Sonia and Leo are drinking water. Sonia and Leo aren´t driking tea . (tea)
3. Ted is writing a letter. Ted isn´t doing homework . (do homework)
4. You're talking a lot. You´re not listen to me . (listen)
5. I'm reading a magazine. I´m not reading a book . (a book)
6. We're eating at my house. We aren´t eating at a restaurant . (a restaurant)
7. The printer is making a noise. The printer isn´t printing . (print)

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 C Choose the correct response. Write the letter on the line.
C 1. "Are you going to work now?" a. A new rice cooker.
B
2. "Is he studying for an English test?" b. No, he's not.
A
3. "What is Tina shopping for?" c. Yes, I am.
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4. "Are they listening to jazz?" d. In an hour.
D
5. "When is he leaving work?" e. Yuko and Miyumi.
E
6. "Who's watching TV?" f. No, they aren't. It's folk.

D Unscramble the words to write questions. Use the present continuous.

1. go I to the store I who WJ-io is9oin 9 to tJ-ie stor e?
2. they I play soccer I where---------------------------
Where are they playing soccer?
What is Sam eating?
3. Sam/eat/what _______________________________
4. when I Lidia I come home----------------------------
When is Lidia Comming home?

5. my computer I why I use I you-------------------------

Why are you using my computer?

6. pay for I you I that I how much I laptop--------------------

How much are you paying for your laptop?

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WRITING BOOSTER

A Rewrite the sentences. Use a form of have. Place the adjective before the noun. i,Languagecom

1. MyGPS is new._I_aJ-i_ _v_e _a_n_ e_�_G_P_S_. _______________________ _

I have a convenient food processor
2. My food processor is convenient.--------------------------
We have a obsolte desktop computer
3. Our desktop computer is obsolete.-------------------------
She has a awesome smart phone
4. Her smart phone is awesome·--------------------------�
They have a fast laptop
5. Their laptop is fast.------------------------------
He has a portable speaker
6. His speakers are portable.----------------------------

B Write one sentence. Connect the adjectives with and.

1. This digital camera is broken. It's also out-of-date.

TJ-iisdi9ital camera is- broke n and ovt-of-dat e.

2. I hear Econotech scanners are good. They're affordable, too.

I hear Econotech scanners are good and affordable.

3. Microwaves are fast, and they are convenient.

Microwaves are fast and convenient

4. These coffee makers are expensive, but they are guaranteed.

These coffee makers are expensive and guaranteed.
5. I'm looking for an up-to-date smart phone. And I'd like it to be small.
I'm looking for an up-to-date and small smart phone

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 C Look at the ad. Then write short answers to the questions.

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Portable GPS
with touch screen
free traffic updates

1. What is it?_____ _ _ ________________________

A portable GPS
My Buddy
2. What brand is it?_______________________________
266T
3. What model is it?-------------------------------
4. What does it do?_ Gives direcctions and traffic updates
____________________________ _
5. What adjectives describe it?__________________________
Portable, expensive, modern _
In your car
6. Where do you use it?_____________________________
7. Is it a good product?Why or why not?_ Yes,
_it´s
___________________ _
good, because it helps you to arrive to many places

D Write a paragraph describing the product from Exercise C.

It´s a moder, confortable, and usefull produc. It´s the model 266T of My Buddy´s brand. You

can you use it in your car when you have to trable and your don´t know how to get there.

With its awesome touch screen you can also see the traffic updates in order to avoid get

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