Vocabulary work Module 5 OnScreen 3

You need to speak clearly into the …….. so that the audience can hear you.

Harvey bought a fantastic new …….. TV for his living room.

We’re going to the library this evening to listen to my friend Jon …….. his poetry.

I want to …….. the school football match on my video camera.

…….. warn us that too much time in front of a computer screen can be bad for our eyes.

I get …….. with my brother when he borrows my laptop without asking me first.

You should always …….. your files in case your computer crashes.

Don’t use the computer – dad is going to …….. the antivirus software tonight.

Linda showed us an amazing …….. of all the photos from her trip to Turkey!

Does your new printer have a(n) …….. connection to your computer?

Remember to …….. your phone tonight so it has enough power tomorrow.

To open the web page, just …….. the link.

When you …….. a date, the website displays a list of historical events that happened on that date.

I use email to communicate easily …….. all my friends who live far away.

Computers are machines that follow complicated sets of …….. and help us work quickly.

Texting is useful but it comes …….. a price; some teens are losing the ability to spell correctly.

Robots sometimes do jobs that are too dangerous …….. people to do.

Now that I have a digital …….., I can take beautiful photographs and save them on my computer.

My new smartphone has a special ……..; it can recognise my voice and follow commands.

Was Francis able to …….. her mother on the phone yesterday?

Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-5) with appropriate words from the box in the correct form. Correct grammar and spelling is required. One word is extra and does not match any of the gaps.

1.

In 1975, the computer company IBM 1) ………………………. an announcement about 2) ………………………. first portable computer, the IBM 5100. By today’s standards, however, size and price were not its strong points. The machine 3) ………………………. 28 kilograms and cost up to 20,000 US dollars! Unlike modern laptops, it was only called a portable computer because it came with a case with a handle! Even so, back in 1975 it was one of the 4) ………………………. portable computers on the market. As time passed, hardware designers managed to shrink computers, and as they became more popular, prices fell as well. Today, 5) ………………………. are producing smaller and cheaper computers than ever before!

Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-5) with appropriate words from the box in the correct form. Correct grammar and spelling is required. One word is extra and does not match any of the gaps.

2.

In 1975, the computer company IBM 1) ………………………. an announcement about 2) ………………………. first portable computer, the IBM 5100. By today’s standards, however, size and price were not its strong points. The machine 3) ………………………. 28 kilograms and cost up to 20,000 US dollars! Unlike modern laptops, it was only called a portable computer because it came with a case with a handle! Even so, back in 1975 it was one of the 4) ………………………. portable computers on the market. As time passed, hardware designers managed to shrink computers, and as they became more popular, prices fell as well. Today, 5) ………………………. are producing smaller and cheaper computers than ever before!

Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-5) with appropriate words from the box in the correct form. Correct grammar and spelling is required. One word is extra and does not match any of the gaps.

3.

In 1975, the computer company IBM 1) ………………………. an announcement about 2) ………………………. first portable computer, the IBM 5100. By today’s standards, however, size and price were not its strong points. The machine 3) ………………………. 28 kilograms and cost up to 20,000 US dollars! Unlike modern laptops, it was only called a portable computer because it came with a case with a handle! Even so, back in 1975 it was one of the 4) ………………………. portable computers on the market. As time passed, hardware designers managed to shrink computers, and as they became more popular, prices fell as well. Today, 5) ………………………. are producing smaller and cheaper computers than ever before!

Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-5) with appropriate words from the box in the correct form. Correct grammar and spelling is required. One word is extra and does not match any of the gaps.

4.

In 1975, the computer company IBM 1) ………………………. an announcement about 2) ………………………. first portable computer, the IBM 5100. By today’s standards, however, size and price were not its strong points. The machine 3) ………………………. 28 kilograms and cost up to 20,000 US dollars! Unlike modern laptops, it was only called a portable computer because it came with a case with a handle! Even so, back in 1975 it was one of the 4) ………………………. portable computers on the market. As time passed, hardware designers managed to shrink computers, and as they became more popular, prices fell as well. Today, 5) ………………………. are producing smaller and cheaper computers than ever before!

Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-5) with appropriate words from the box in the correct form. Correct grammar and spelling is required. One word is extra and does not match any of the gaps.

5.

In 1975, the computer company IBM 1) ………………………. an announcement about 2) ………………………. first portable computer, the IBM 5100. By today’s standards, however, size and price were not its strong points. The machine 3) ………………………. 28 kilograms and cost up to 20,000 US dollars! Unlike modern laptops, it was only called a portable computer because it came with a case with a handle! Even so, back in 1975 it was one of the 4) ………………………. portable computers on the market. As time passed, hardware designers managed to shrink computers, and as they became more popular, prices fell as well. Today, 5) ………………………. are producing smaller and cheaper computers than ever before!