On Screen 1 Vocabulary Quiz Unit 7

I  Choose the correct item.

1   Students can ……… important files on their laptops.

2 We ……… videos on the interactive whiteboard in our classroom.

3 The sound comes from the ……… on the computer. 

4    It is possible to store files on a ……… .

5 In the future, weather conditions will be more extreme and the temperatures on Earth will ……… .

 6  During the school year students ……… trips to interesting museums. 

7 He sent a text message to his brother from his ……… .

8 To type a message, you must ……… the keys on the keyboard.

9 Many young people like to ……… the Net in their free time. 

10  These days, many people use smartphones to ……… with their friends. 

11  In our ……… system, the planets orbit around a star called the Sun.

12  Always make sure you keep your electronic gadgets ……… excellent condition.

13  You can use headphones to ……… to songs on your mobile phone. 

14  Scientists ……… that more people will drive electric cars in the future. 

15  Mr Smith is ……… our school play on his video camera.

16  Mobile phones are ……… for making telephone calls when you are not at home.

17  John can receive e-mails and messages ……… his smartphone when he is out. 

18  Going on school trips helps to bring our lessons ……… life.

19  ……… plants don’t harm the environment because they use water to produce electricity.

20  The air in the big city is dirty and in the summer a thick ……… covers the sky. 

II Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-3) with appropriate words A-F from the box to obtain a grammatically and lexically correct text. Fill in the gaps with appropriate letters. There are three extra words that do not match any of the gaps.

TECHNOLOGY AT OUR FINGERTIPS

       Most smartphones feature the latest gadgets. However, there’s a new phone from India that’s a little different. Designer Sumit Dagar is inventing a smartphone for the blind!

      Dagar’s amazing new invention will help blind people 1) ………………..……. with their phones like never before. It uses a special metal that makes shapes on a flat surface. This means that the phone will be able to display images in 3D. A blind person can 2) ………………..……. the screen and ‘see’ maps, messages and even photos with their fingers. It truly is an amazing 3) ………………..……. of technology.