READING

TASK 1. For questions 1–7, read the text and decide if the statements about the article are TRUE.

The Rise and Rise of the Internet

Most young people don’t realise that the internet is a modern invention – after all, they don’t remember a time without it. But it’s still quite a new technology.

These days, more than three quarters of British adults use the internet every day. A very high percentage of adults (about 70%) use portable devices like mobile phones and tablets to access the internet.

18- to 24-year-olds use the internet more than any other age group. The number one activity is social networking followed by downloading and playing games. Adults aged 25–34 use the internet more than other age groups to buy things on-line. In fact, about 90% of people in this age group do some of their shopping in this way. They also score most for doing other home-related activities like internet banking (70%), and for carrying out business activities like selling products or services online (36%).

Some people never use the internet. Just over half are aged 75 years and over.

And what about the youngest age groups? Well, school-age teenagers come second in the list of internet users after young adults. 93% of young teens use the internet regularly, which is an increase of 20% in only five years. They mainly use it for social networking and finding information for school.

And the most popular internet activity overall? Well, it’s the humble email! So it seems that we’re not worse at communicating with other people, we just do it in a different way!

The article says that…

TASK 2. Read the letter to a magazine and for questions 1–7 choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

Archie Naylor, 14, Liverpool

Dear Teen Lives,

The Top 3 Annoying Things My Little Brother Does

Number 1 Thinks he knows everything about everything My friends are sitting in my living room and we’re chatting about music or films. In comes my little brother. Does he play with his toys or watch some kids’ TV programme? No! He starts talking about hip-hop! He thinks he knows everything because he watches a few videos on the internet. It’s the same with fashion! He hasn’t even got a hoodie or a baseball cap! He wears shorts and a striped T-shirt most of the time!

Number 2 Always wants to do what I want to do

Every time I play football in the park with my friends, he wants to come. Mum tells me to take him so he can ride his bike. Unfortunately, there aren’t any swings there. Instead, he joins in our game and we can’t play properly because he starts crying if we take the ball off him.

Number 3 Never listens when I tell him what to do

I’m not a bossy or rude person. In fact, I think I’m kind and like doing things for other people. But sometimes I need to tell my little brother what to do for his own safety. Like when he’s messing about in the road and he starts shouting because I tell him not to.

I love him, but it’s so tiring having a brother like him!

1 Where does Archie talk with his friends?

2. Read the letter to a magazine and for questions 1–7 choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

Archie Naylor, 14, Liverpool

Dear Teen Lives,

The Top 3 Annoying Things My Little Brother Does

Number 1 Thinks he knows everything about everything My friends are sitting in my living room and we’re chatting about music or films. In comes my little brother. Does he play with his toys or watch some kids’ TV programme? No! He starts talking about hip-hop! He thinks he knows everything because he watches a few videos on the internet. It’s the same with fashion! He hasn’t even got a hoodie or a baseball cap! He wears shorts and a striped T-shirt most of the time!

Number 2 Always wants to do what I want to do

Every time I play football in the park with my friends, he wants to come. Mum tells me to take him so he can ride his bike. Unfortunately, there aren’t any swings there. Instead, he joins in our game and we can’t play properly because he starts crying if we take the ball off him.

Number 3 Never listens when I tell him what to do

I’m not a bossy or rude person. In fact, I think I’m kind and like doing things for other people. But sometimes I need to tell my little brother what to do for his own safety. Like when he’s messing about in the road and he starts shouting because I tell him not to.

I love him, but it’s so tiring having a brother like him!

2 What does Archie’s brother talk to Archie’s friends about?

TASK 2. Read the letter to a magazine and for questions 1–7 choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

Archie Naylor, 14, Liverpool

Dear Teen Lives,

The Top 3 Annoying Things My Little Brother Does

Number 1 Thinks he knows everything about everything My friends are sitting in my living room and we’re chatting about music or films. In comes my little brother. Does he play with his toys or watch some kids’ TV programme? No! He starts talking about hip-hop! He thinks he knows everything because he watches a few videos on the internet. It’s the same with fashion! He hasn’t even got a hoodie or a baseball cap! He wears shorts and a striped T-shirt most of the time!

Number 2 Always wants to do what I want to do

Every time I play football in the park with my friends, he wants to come. Mum tells me to take him so he can ride his bike. Unfortunately, there aren’t any swings there. Instead, he joins in our game and we can’t play properly because he starts crying if we take the ball off him.

Number 3 Never listens when I tell him what to do

I’m not a bossy or rude person. In fact, I think I’m kind and like doing things for other people. But sometimes I need to tell my little brother what to do for his own safety. Like when he’s messing about in the road and he starts shouting because I tell him not to.

I love him, but it’s so tiring having a brother like him!

3   What does Archie’s brother usually wear?

TASK 2. Read the letter to a magazine and for questions 1–7 choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

Archie Naylor, 14, Liverpool

Dear Teen Lives,

The Top 3 Annoying Things My Little Brother Does

Number 1 Thinks he knows everything about everything My friends are sitting in my living room and we’re chatting about music or films. In comes my little brother. Does he play with his toys or watch some kids’ TV programme? No! He starts talking about hip-hop! He thinks he knows everything because he watches a few videos on the internet. It’s the same with fashion! He hasn’t even got a hoodie or a baseball cap! He wears shorts and a striped T-shirt most of the time!

Number 2 Always wants to do what I want to do

Every time I play football in the park with my friends, he wants to come. Mum tells me to take him so he can ride his bike. Unfortunately, there aren’t any swings there. Instead, he joins in our game and we can’t play properly because he starts crying if we take the ball off him.

Number 3 Never listens when I tell him what to do

I’m not a bossy or rude person. In fact, I think I’m kind and like doing things for other people. But sometimes I need to tell my little brother what to do for his own safety. Like when he’s messing about in the road and he starts shouting because I tell him not to.

I love him, but it’s so tiring having a brother like him!

4   Why does Archie’s mum ask him to take his brother to the park?

TASK 2. Read the letter to a magazine and for questions 1–7 choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

Archie Naylor, 14, Liverpool

Dear Teen Lives,

The Top 3 Annoying Things My Little Brother Does

Number 1 Thinks he knows everything about everything My friends are sitting in my living room and we’re chatting about music or films. In comes my little brother. Does he play with his toys or watch some kids’ TV programme? No! He starts talking about hip-hop! He thinks he knows everything because he watches a few videos on the internet. It’s the same with fashion! He hasn’t even got a hoodie or a baseball cap! He wears shorts and a striped T-shirt most of the time!

Number 2 Always wants to do what I want to do

Every time I play football in the park with my friends, he wants to come. Mum tells me to take him so he can ride his bike. Unfortunately, there aren’t any swings there. Instead, he joins in our game and we can’t play properly because he starts crying if we take the ball off him.

Number 3 Never listens when I tell him what to do

I’m not a bossy or rude person. In fact, I think I’m kind and like doing things for other people. But sometimes I need to tell my little brother what to do for his own safety. Like when he’s messing about in the road and he starts shouting because I tell him not to.

I love him, but it’s so tiring having a brother like him!

5 How does Archie describe himself?

2. Read the letter to a magazine and for questions 1–7 choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

Archie Naylor, 14, Liverpool

Dear Teen Lives,

The Top 3 Annoying Things My Little Brother Does

Number 1 Thinks he knows everything about everything My friends are sitting in my living room and we’re chatting about music or films. In comes my little brother. Does he play with his toys or watch some kids’ TV programme? No! He starts talking about hip-hop! He thinks he knows everything because he watches a few videos on the internet. It’s the same with fashion! He hasn’t even got a hoodie or a baseball cap! He wears shorts and a striped T-shirt most of the time!

Number 2 Always wants to do what I want to do

Every time I play football in the park with my friends, he wants to come. Mum tells me to take him so he can ride his bike. Unfortunately, there aren’t any swings there. Instead, he joins in our game and we can’t play properly because he starts crying if we take the ball off him.

Number 3 Never listens when I tell him what to do

I’m not a bossy or rude person. In fact, I think I’m kind and like doing things for other people. But sometimes I need to tell my little brother what to do for his own safety. Like when he’s messing about in the road and he starts shouting because I tell him not to.

I love him, but it’s so tiring having a brother like him!

6 Why does Archie’s brother get annoyed after playing in the park?

3.1. For questions 1–7, complete the blog by choosing the correct sentence, A–I. There is a sentence you do not need to use.

17^th May

I had a good day today! ⁰   G   . I looked up some information for my homework project. ¹_____. The gadgets then were really funny, because the computers were so big and slow, and had very little memory. ²_____. Amazing!

After that, I watched some video clips of my favourite bands on YouTube. Then I uploaded some photos onto my Facebook page. ³_____. Click on the link here if you want to check them out.

Anyway, in the afternoon Mum and Dad took us to the cinema. ⁴_____. Then we went for dinner in a nice restaurant in the city centre, which was great. ⁵_____. When we got home, I switched on the TV and watched a couple of game shows.

⁶_____. They’re really great, and a good way to find out what’s happening in their lives. ⁷_____. I can’t imagine life without my gadgets!

A   Finally, I read one or two of my friends’ blogs.

B   I wish my friends sent me more instant messages!

C   I had a burger and fries.

D   The memory on my tablet is about 8 billion times bigger than computers then!

E    It’s about technology in the 1980s.

F    I’m happy I don’t live in the 1980s, though.

G   I didn’t go to school, because it’s the weekend.

H   I thought that the film was OK, and Mum and Dad really liked it. 

I      They don’t understand why I use my gadgets so much.

I took some great ones of me and my friends in the park.

3.2. For questions 1–7, complete the blog by choosing the correct sentence, A–I. There is a sentence you do not need to use.

17th May

I had a good day today! 0   G   . I looked up some information for my homework project. 1_____. The gadgets then were really funny, because the computers were so big and slow, and had very little memory. 2_____. Amazing!

After that, I watched some video clips of my favourite bands on YouTube. Then I uploaded some photos onto my Facebook page. 3_____. Click on the link here if you want to check them out.

Anyway, in the afternoon Mum and Dad took us to the cinema. 4_____. Then we went for dinner in a nice restaurant in the city centre, which was great. 5_____. When we got home, I switched on the TV and watched a couple of game shows.

6_____. They’re really great, and a good way to find out what’s happening in their lives. 7_____. I can’t imagine life without my gadgets!

A   Finally, I read one or two of my friends’ blogs.

B   I wish my friends sent me more instant messages!

C   I had a burger and fries.

D   The memory on my tablet is about 8 billion times bigger than computers then!

E    It’s about technology in the 1980s.

F    I’m happy I don’t live in the 1980s, though.

G   I didn’t go to school, because it’s the weekend.

H   I thought that the film was OK, and Mum and Dad really liked it. 

I      They don’t understand why I use my gadgets so much.

I took some great ones of me and my friends in the park.

3.3. For questions 1–7, complete the blog by choosing the correct sentence, A–I. There is a sentence you do not need to use.

17th May

I had a good day today! 0   G   . I looked up some information for my homework project. 1_____. The gadgets then were really funny, because the computers were so big and slow, and had very little memory. 2_____. Amazing!

After that, I watched some video clips of my favourite bands on YouTube. Then I uploaded some photos onto my Facebook page. 3_____. Click on the link here if you want to check them out.

Anyway, in the afternoon Mum and Dad took us to the cinema. 4_____. Then we went for dinner in a nice restaurant in the city centre, which was great. 5_____. When we got home, I switched on the TV and watched a couple of game shows.

6_____. They’re really great, and a good way to find out what’s happening in their lives. 7_____. I can’t imagine life without my gadgets!

A   Finally, I read one or two of my friends’ blogs.

B   I wish my friends sent me more instant messages!

C   I had a burger and fries.

D   The memory on my tablet is about 8 billion times bigger than computers then!

E    It’s about technology in the 1980s.

F    I’m happy I don’t live in the 1980s, though.

G   I didn’t go to school, because it’s the weekend.

H   I thought that the film was OK, and Mum and Dad really liked it. 

I      They don’t understand why I use my gadgets so much.

I took some great ones of me and my friends in the park.

3.4. For questions 1–7, complete the blog by choosing the correct sentence, A–I. There is a sentence you do not need to use.

17th May

I had a good day today! 0   G   . I looked up some information for my homework project. 1_____. The gadgets then were really funny, because the computers were so big and slow, and had very little memory. 2_____. Amazing!

After that, I watched some video clips of my favourite bands on YouTube. Then I uploaded some photos onto my Facebook page. 3_____. Click on the link here if you want to check them out.

Anyway, in the afternoon Mum and Dad took us to the cinema. 4_____. Then we went for dinner in a nice restaurant in the city centre, which was great. 5_____. When we got home, I switched on the TV and watched a couple of game shows.

6_____. They’re really great, and a good way to find out what’s happening in their lives. 7_____. I can’t imagine life without my gadgets!

A   Finally, I read one or two of my friends’ blogs.

B   I wish my friends sent me more instant messages!

C   I had a burger and fries.

D   The memory on my tablet is about 8 billion times bigger than computers then!

E    It’s about technology in the 1980s.

F    I’m happy I don’t live in the 1980s, though.

G   I didn’t go to school, because it’s the weekend.

H   I thought that the film was OK, and Mum and Dad really liked it. 

I      They don’t understand why I use my gadgets so much.

I took some great ones of me and my friends in the park.

3.5. For questions 1–7, complete the blog by choosing the correct sentence, A–I. There is a sentence you do not need to use.

17th May

I had a good day today! 0   G   . I looked up some information for my homework project. 1_____. The gadgets then were really funny, because the computers were so big and slow, and had very little memory. 2_____. Amazing!

After that, I watched some video clips of my favourite bands on YouTube. Then I uploaded some photos onto my Facebook page. 3_____. Click on the link here if you want to check them out.

Anyway, in the afternoon Mum and Dad took us to the cinema. 4_____. Then we went for dinner in a nice restaurant in the city centre, which was great. 5_____. When we got home, I switched on the TV and watched a couple of game shows.

6_____. They’re really great, and a good way to find out what’s happening in their lives. 7_____. I can’t imagine life without my gadgets!

A   Finally, I read one or two of my friends’ blogs.

B   I wish my friends sent me more instant messages!

C   I had a burger and fries.

D   The memory on my tablet is about 8 billion times bigger than computers then!

E    It’s about technology in the 1980s.

F    I’m happy I don’t live in the 1980s, though.

G   I didn’t go to school, because it’s the weekend.

H   I thought that the film was OK, and Mum and Dad really liked it. 

I      They don’t understand why I use my gadgets so much.

I took some great ones of me and my friends in the park. 

3.6. For questions 1–7, complete the blog by choosing the correct sentence, A–I. There is a sentence you do not need to use.

17th May

I had a good day today! 0   G   . I looked up some information for my homework project. 1_____. The gadgets then were really funny, because the computers were so big and slow, and had very little memory. 2_____. Amazing!

After that, I watched some video clips of my favourite bands on YouTube. Then I uploaded some photos onto my Facebook page. 3_____. Click on the link here if you want to check them out.

Anyway, in the afternoon Mum and Dad took us to the cinema. 4_____. Then we went for dinner in a nice restaurant in the city centre, which was great. 5_____. When we got home, I switched on the TV and watched a couple of game shows.

6_____. They’re really great, and a good way to find out what’s happening in their lives. 7_____. I can’t imagine life without my gadgets!

A   Finally, I read one or two of my friends’ blogs.

B   I wish my friends sent me more instant messages!

C   I had a burger and fries.

D   The memory on my tablet is about 8 billion times bigger than computers then!

E    It’s about technology in the 1980s.

F    I’m happy I don’t live in the 1980s, though.

G   I didn’t go to school, because it’s the weekend.

H   I thought that the film was OK, and Mum and Dad really liked it. 

I      They don’t understand why I use my gadgets so much.

I took some great ones of me and my friends in the park.  

3.7. For questions 1–7, complete the blog by choosing the correct sentence, A–I. There is a sentence you do not need to use.

17th May

I had a good day today! 0   G   . I looked up some information for my homework project. 1_____. The gadgets then were really funny, because the computers were so big and slow, and had very little memory. 2_____. Amazing!

After that, I watched some video clips of my favourite bands on YouTube. Then I uploaded some photos onto my Facebook page. 3_____. Click on the link here if you want to check them out.

Anyway, in the afternoon Mum and Dad took us to the cinema. 4_____. Then we went for dinner in a nice restaurant in the city centre, which was great. 5_____. When we got home, I switched on the TV and watched a couple of game shows.

6_____. They’re really great, and a good way to find out what’s happening in their lives. 7_____. I can’t imagine life without my gadgets!

A   Finally, I read one or two of my friends’ blogs.

B   I wish my friends sent me more instant messages!

C   I had a burger and fries.

D   The memory on my tablet is about 8 billion times bigger than computers then!

E    It’s about technology in the 1980s.

F    I’m happy I don’t live in the 1980s, though.

G   I didn’t go to school, because it’s the weekend.

H   I thought that the film was OK, and Mum and Dad really liked it. 

I      They don’t understand why I use my gadgets so much.

I took some great ones of me and my friends in the park.