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2 Which person (A D) says ...
Reading
1 I don t always get what I want?
1 Read the text.
2 I see the net as time saving?
Internet habits
3 I sometimes share my opinions with others?
We asked members of one family to tell us what they
use the Internet for and why. Here is what they told us.
4 it took time to work out how to use the net?
A Grandad Peter
I might be over 80 but the Internet is invaluable to
5 I use it to get help with my work?
me. At my age it s not always so easy to get about and
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my friends and family are scattered all over the globe.
It s difficult to visit and have face-to-face conversations
that often. It s a bit pricy too! Phoning isn t that
Vocabulary
convenient because of the different time zones. I
don t think my brother in Australia would appreciate
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
being woken up at three in the morning just for me
1 Type the website into the
to say hello! So I keep in touch by email and it s very
and click on search.
important to me. It took me a while to get the hang of
it but now it s no problem at all.
2 If you down the webpage,
B Daughter Lynne you ll find the information you need at the
I must admit that I m a spendaholic and I m on
bottom.
auction sites all the time. I can t resist a bargain and I
3 I forgot to my work this
love the excitement of bidding against other people
morning and I lost everything!
and never being sure whether you re going to win or
not. It s quite addictive so I have to be careful or else I 4 Click on the if you want to see
would be completely broke! I think it s incredible that
the full-size image.
whatever you re looking to buy, someone out there has
5 Our is Microsoft Internet
got it to sell.
Explorer, isn t it?
C Mum Karen
6 If you want to open another window, just
I find the net useful for downloading information for
the one you ve got open and
my students. You can also access sites that give you free
you can enlarge it again later.
lesson plans and good, imaginative ideas for making
lessons interesting. There s such a lot of knowledge out
7 What does that represent? It
there too. To get the answers to the kind of questions
looks a bit like a fish!
I have, it would take hours with piles of books and I
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simply don t have the time. For me the net is a lifeline!
D Dad Oliver
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
My big thing is news and sports and I m always online
the words in the box.
checking the latest scores. I work shifts too, so I often
miss the regular news slots and with the net I can
set take log call put show have
always watch news clips of programmes that were on
earlier. It also brings you breaking news and with the
1 There s no way you got a distinction! You re
more controversial issues if you want to, you can read
me on!
people s comments and of course, make your own. I do
2 I forgot to off and the computer
that quite often. And there are also online newspapers.
was on all night.
If I don t get a paper, I can always go online and click
on to the newspapers website. It s easier to choose
3 He loves off his computer skills.
what you want to read rather than leafing through the
papers which can be so big these days.
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4 I m afraid I m going to have to 2 I ve got a really bad headache today because I
did so much work on the computer last night.
off the party because I m feeling really ill.
If
5 I think my mum has on too much
work. She s looking very tired.
6 We off straight after breakfast but
.
we still didn t arrive until 12.30.
3 She argued with you because she enjoys a
7 I need complete quiet when I m studying. Even good debate!
people talking quietly me off.
She
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.
Grammar
4 We can t buy a house because the prices have
gone up so much.
5 Choose the correct answers.
If
1 She ought to / shouldn t have left us a
message. We were so worried when she didn t
come home last night.
.
2 I m so cross! I didn t need to / needn t have
5 I didn t know you were feeling low so I didn t
stayed up late last night to finish the project.
come over yesterday.
Miss Davis doesn t want it until Monday now!
If
3 Joe couldn t / shouldn t have said those
things to Sue. She s really upset.
.
4 Peter might / needn t have phoned while we
were out. Check your voice mail. 6 I m really annoyed because I reminded her five
times about the meeting.
5 Ned and Sandy might not / couldn t have left
until after the rush hour to avoid the traffic.
I
6 Steve is terrible. He couldn t / might have at
least started to prepare the dinner while I was
.
out.
7 My Spanish was very weak because I don t
7 I m afraid I shouldn t / couldn t have given
practise enough.
you a lift yesterday because my car was at the
garage.
If
8 Mike should / could have won the race if he
hadn t been so tired.
.
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6 Rewrite the sentences using conditionals.
Listening
1 I knew she was going to leave early because I
checked my email.
7 4.08 Listen to a radio interview about
d"
If learning a language. Choose the correct answers.
1 Penny is learning French
A for her work. B as a hobby.
.
C to talk to French people.
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2 She didn t learn it at school because
A she did something else instead.
B it wasn t offered.
C it was too difficult.
3 Her daughter
A is teaching her. B is bad at French.
C is learning the basics.
4 Penny has been
A learning in a multi-lingual group.
B going to lessons at a school.
C having one-to-one lessons with a teacher.
5 She thinks this way of learning is
A making her life busier.
B not ideal. C time saving.
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Writing
8 Invent a person. Imagine this person wants to
apply for a job as a news reporter. Write his/her
online CV. Use the writing guide to help you.
Include these sections:
1 Personal information
2 Education and training
3 Work experience
4 Skills and competencies
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