Test "Inventions and Lifestyles" Form 11 O. Karpyuk Standard level

I Variant

I. Complete the text:            SKYPE AND LANGUAGE LEARNING

Why force students to yawn 1) ... when a real-life native speaker is only a Skype call away? At Marquette University, Spanish students hone their foreign language skills with frequent webcam chats 2) ... counterparts in South America.

"I absolutely fell in love with this program," wrote one student. Professor Janet Banhidi, the brains behind the virtual language exchange, said Skype conversation gives students a surprisingly authentic experience. As a teacher (and fluent speaker), she can only give her students limited 1-on-1 attention. With Skype, every student has weekly access to a free personal tutor.

Perhaps the greatest benefit of using Skype is the radical 3) .... A whopping 85.3% of Janet's students kept in touch 4) ... outside of the classroom through Facebook. "In the end, the best part of this exchange was gaining a friend who I still today talk with on Facebook" said one student. Additionally, though 5) ... enroll to simply fulfill a language requirement, many participants have gone on to major in Spanish from the experience. Students who go above and beyond mandatory assignments will be 6) ... to remember class material and apply it when they get out into the working world.

II. Please complete these sentences with the appropriate adverb of time: ‘before’, ‘after’, ‘when’, ‘while’, ‘until’ and ‘as soon as’

1. He cleaned his teeth __________ he went to bed.

2. The ambulance arrived at the scene five minutes __________ the accident had happened.

3. __________ I am older, I want to start my own business.

4. I went straight to the hospital __________ I heard about your accident.

5. They watched the programme __________ the end even though it was not very interesting.

III. Complete sentences with words: emergency services, victim, enable, handsets, range, sophisticated

Many stolen 1) ... are believed to end up in Eastern Europe.

The 2) .... was treated for minor injuries.

He is considered to be a young man with 3) ... tastes.

When did the police, ambulance, and 4) ... arrive at the scene?

A number of courses for pupils are available to 5) ... an understanding of a broad 6) ... of their interests.

IV. Write an essay on the topic "Electronic Devices in Everyday Life".

II Variant

I.  Complete the text:

Ivy Bean is perhaps the oldest user of social networking sites. She is officially the oldest person on Facebook and 1) ... . She has become famous for her Twitter site IvyBean104. On September the 8th, 2009, her 104th birthday, Ivy had 38,670 followers. This makes her one of the most followed people in cyberspace! She said she preferred Twitter to Facebook 2) .... In one of her birthday posts, she wrote: “I have just opened all my cards. It’s taken me 20 minutes.” She usually writes about things like getting her hair done, watching her favourite TV shows or eating fish and chips. The world’s media covered Ivy’s birthday. CNN and Sky News both wrote stories 3) ... . Ivy Bean was born in Bradford, a town in the north of England, in 1905. She was one of eight children. She has seen huge changes in technology in her lifetime. Her first job was working in a cotton mill. The biggest innovation in her life then was the start of Britain’s telephone network in 1912. The first computers arrived in the world 4) ... . She would have to wait several decades to actually use one. Before she found digital communication, Ivy won a gold medal in the Frisbee 5) ... . She also likes bowling on her Nintendo Wii. Ms. Bean said being famous hasn’t changed her, although she joked 6) ... .

II. Please complete these sentences with the appropriate adverb of time: ‘before’, ‘after’, ‘when’, ‘while’, ‘until’ and ‘as soon as’

1. They took short breaks every half an hour __________ they were playing tennis.

2. Rebecca went to bed __________ she got home because she was so tired.

3. People should be very careful __________ they cross busy roads.

4. We cannot light the barbecue __________ the rain stops.

5. Paul found somebody’s wallet on the ground __________ he was walking to the bus stop.

III. Complete sentences with words: install software, consumers, average, stuff, digital, cellular.

Understanding what motivates 1) ... is more decisive than ever.

She's good at the technical 2) ....

He is much stronger than the 3) ... person.

I borrowed Jacob's 4) ...  camera.

Administrative accounts are needed to 5) ... and make other changes to the computer.

Get railway information on your 6) ... phone anywhere.

IV. Write an essay on the topic "People and Machines - How I See the Future".