Exercise: Rewrite the following sentences with the words given

1/. Visitors must leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.

A____________________________________

2/. Women can obtain great achievements this year.

Big___________________________________

3/. Someone may call off the picnic if it rains.

______________________________________

4/. Someone will fix our air conditioner before the hot weather comes.

______________________________________

5/. You must keep medicine out of the reach of children.

______________________________________

6/. I have never done a more difficult exercise than this before.

This is_________________________________

7/. I'm sure it isn't necessary to show your passport.

You need_______________________________

8/. Smoking is not permitted in the museum.

You must_______________________________

9/. You are not allowed to park in here. It's against the rules.

You must_______________________________

10/. It is possible that she leave for the airport to see her younger brother. (modal verb)

She___________________________________

11/. English is more popular than any other foreign languege in the world

English________________________________

I.Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

1) An e-book reader is used to reading electronic books, newspapers or magazines.

A. to B. or magazines C. An D. is

2) My family has moved to London when I was 10 years old.

A. has B. to C. when D. 10 years old

3) Use your laptop wise and it will be your best friend.

A. wise B. and C. will be D. best friend

II. Sentence transformation:

1) We started using the headphones last year.

=>We have___________________________________________

2) It began raining heavily yesterday.

=>It has______________________________________________

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Lorna: I might retire early. I don’t know. I'm 55 and my husband retired last year. He spends most of his time in the garden. I’d really like to be there with him though I am not quite fond of the tasks. I'm definitely going to learn a new language. I hale going abroad and speaking English.

Cass: I’m only 26, so I’m not going to retire soon! In fact I want to have more chances to earn our living. Jamie and I are going to have a baby next year and we're really excited about that. We want to have a big family and live in a big house. Then, when I retire my children and grandchildren will all be able to stay.

Sue: Well, Roger and I don't agree about retiring. I love work and I don't want to retire! I know I won’t have anything to do.

Roger: I asked my boss at work recently and I might be able to retire next year. I might buy a house in France and spend the time that my family deserved to have with me long before. I'd love to have my first long-awaited visit to Paris with my wife one day.

Linda: I want to retire as soon as possible. I have three sons and now I don’t even have time to play with them. They will become mature very soon and don’t want to spend quality time with me. I can't stand the thought.

Who does NOT want to retire shortly?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Lorna: I might retire early. I don’t know. I'm 55 and my husband retired last year. He spends most of his time in the garden. I’d really like to be there with him though I am not quite fond of the tasks. I'm definitely going to learn a new language. I hale going abroad and speaking English.

Cass: I’m only 26, so I’m not going to retire soon! In fact I want to have more chances to earn our living. Jamie and I are going to have a baby next year and we're really excited about that. We want to have a big family and live in a big house. Then, when I retire my children and grandchildren will all be able to stay.

Sue: Well, Roger and I don't agree about retiring. I love work and I don't want to retire! I know I won’t have anything to do.

Roger: I asked my boss at work recently and I might be able to retire next year. I might buy a house in France and spend the time that my family deserved to have with me long before. I'd love to have my first long-awaited visit to Paris with my wife one day.

Linda: I want to retire as soon as possible. I have three sons and now I don’t even have time to play with them. They will become mature very soon and don’t want to spend quality time with me. I can't stand the thought.

Roger ____.

VOCABULARY

I. Prepositions and phrasal verbs.

1. I’m preparing ______a class discussion on personal electronic devices.

A. to B. for C. on D. with

2. A tablet with WiFi has Internet access and is great tool for looking ______ information.

A. at B. in C. up D. for

3. Students use smartphones to record their phone calls, which they later share ______the class.

A. with B. for C. about D. to

4. In the age of technology, you can take advantage ______ new applications which are very useful for learning English.

A. from B. with C. on D. of

5. Learning new vocabulary by translating slows ______ your learning process.

A. down B. by C. with D. from

II. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

1. A laptop is very convenient because it is portable.

A. effective B. easy to carry C. difficult to carry D. useful

2. A tablet can be used to take notes with a digital pen on a touch screen.

A. write something down B. reach and use something

C. make full use of something D. access the Internet

3. New technology makes learning English easier, faster, more effective and more enjoyable.

A. perfect B. producing a succesful result

C. easy to use D. excellent

III. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

1. You can use your laptop to access the Internet, download programmes and information.

A. touch B. upload C. take note of D. change

2. Tablets, laptops and smartphones are modern devices that have changed the way we learn.

A. out of date B. useful C. hopeless D. effective

3. Some scientists think that children who are allowed to use electronic devices will have more advantages in the future.

A. encouraged B. asked C. banned D. told

IV. Vocabulary and collocations.

1. Personal electronic ________ can be very useful for you since they can help you search for needed information.

A. smartphones B. chargers C. earbuds D. devices

2. Triple “E” means : ________.

A. Easy Effective English B. Easy Electronic English

C. Effective Easy English D. English Easy Effective

3. “Take advantage of” something means ________.

A. search for B. make use of C. access D. look up

4. Phong thinks a tablet with ________ is a great tool for looking up information.

A. a screen B. a digital pen C. WiFi D. desktop

5. Many students think that smartphones can be used to ________ their phone calls, which they later share with the class.

A. use B. talk about C. learn D. record

6. New technology opens new ________ to learn.

A. ways B. result C. lessons D. recording

7. Smartphones can be used to ________ photos or record students’work.

A. make B. share C. take D. touch

8. In the age of technology, you can ________ new applications which are very useful for learning English.

A. access B. take advantage of C. learn D. choose

9. Progammes and materials downloaded from the Internet can help people ________ their knowledge.

A. use B. take C. look up D. widen

10. Many people think that the students never ________ things like books, blackboards, cassettes and CD players.

A. get tired of B. get used to C. take notes of D. take advantage of

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Lorna: I might retire early. I don’t know. I'm 55 and my husband retired last year. He spends most of his time in the garden. I’d really like to be there with him though I am not quite fond of the tasks. I'm definitely going to learn a new language. I hale going abroad and speaking English.

Cass: I’m only 26, so I’m not going to retire soon! In fact I want to have more chances to earn our living. Jamie and I are going to have a baby next year and we're really excited about that. We want to have a big family and live in a big house. Then, when I retire my children and grandchildren will all be able to stay.

Sue: Well, Roger and I don't agree about retiring. I love work and I don't want to retire! I know I won’t have anything to do.

Roger: I asked my boss at work recently and I might be able to retire next year. I might buy a house in France and spend the time that my family deserved to have with me long before. I'd love to have my first long-awaited visit to Paris with my wife one day.

Linda: I want to retire as soon as possible. I have three sons and now I don’t even have time to play with them. They will become mature very soon and don’t want to spend quality time with me. I can't stand the thought.

The word “mature” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Lorna: I might retire early. I don’t know. I'm 55 and my husband retired last year. He spends most of his time in the garden. I’d really like to be there with him though I am not quite fond of the tasks. I'm definitely going to learn a new language. I hale going abroad and speaking English.

Cass: I’m only 26, so I’m not going to retire soon! In fact I want to have more chances to earn our living. Jamie and I are going to have a baby next year and we're really excited about that. We want to have a big family and live in a big house. Then, when I retire my children and grandchildren will all be able to stay.

Sue: Well, Roger and I don't agree about retiring. I love work and I don't want to retire! I know I won’t have anything to do.

Roger: I asked my boss at work recently and I might be able to retire next year. I might buy a house in France and spend the time that my family deserved to have with me long before. I'd love to have my first long-awaited visit to Paris with my wife one day.

Linda: I want to retire as soon as possible. I have three sons and now I don’t even have time to play with them. They will become mature very soon and don’t want to spend quality time with me. I can't stand the thought.

The reason Lorna looks forward to her retirement is because ____.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Lorna: I might retire early. I don’t know. I'm 55 and my husband retired last year. He spends most of his time in the garden. I’d really like to be there with him though I am not quite fond of the tasks. I'm definitely going to learn a new language. I hale going abroad and speaking English.

Cass: I’m only 26, so I’m not going to retire soon! In fact I want to have more chances to earn our living. Jamie and I are going to have a baby next year and we're really excited about that. We want to have a big family and live in a big house. Then, when I retire my children and grandchildren will all be able to stay.

Sue: Well, Roger and I don't agree about retiring. I love work and I don't want to retire! I know I won’t have anything to do.

Roger: I asked my boss at work recently and I might be able to retire next year. I might buy a house in France and spend the time that my family deserved to have with me long before. I'd love to have my first long-awaited visit to Paris with my wife one day.

Linda: I want to retire as soon as possible. I have three sons and now I don’t even have time to play with them. They will become mature very soon and don’t want to spend quality time with me. I can't stand the thought.

Which of the following is NOT true about Cass?

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words

Learn/ English/ help/ us/ get over/ the/ language barriers.