extra practice

Vocabulary

Technology: instruction verbs

1   * Match 1–6 to A–F.

1   You plug in    .....          A            someone a message.

2   You text         .....          B            the internet.

3   You press      .....          C            a battery.

4   You charge    .....          D           a smartphone screen.

5   You browse    .....          E            a power button.

6   You tap          .....          F            a phone charger.

2   ** Complete the sentences with the verbs.

scroll   stream   swipe   switch on   tap   update

1   Press the power button to ……………… the phone.

2   To close a web page on your tablet, ……………… to the left or right.

3   ……………… the icon lightly to open the message.

4   How do you ……………… videos from a computer to a TV?

5   ……………… the app when a later version becomes available.

6   Use the cursor to ……………… through the document.

3    *** Complete the text with the correct technology verbs.

Live Score app

Are you a football addict? With Live Score, you don’t need to (1) …………… the internet for the latest scores or wait for a friend to (2) …………… you the news. Live Score will (3) …………… you on the latest goals as soon as they happen by sending an alert to your smartphone.  When that happens, just (4) …………… the Live Score icon to open it and you’ll see the latest score. With Live Score Deluxe, you can (5) …………… a live video of any goals, too.

Don’t be the last person to find out the football scores. Download Live Score and don’t forget to (6) …………… your battery when your favourite team is playing!

Grammar

Modals and semi-modals

1   * What do the underlined words express? Write O (obligation), N (no obligation), P (prohibition) or A (advice).

1   We mustn’t use our phones in class. .....

2   I have to charge my phone frequently. .....

3   You didn’t have to take as many exams as I did. .....

4   You ought to update your phone. .....

5   I need to write a History essay tonight. .....

6   We don’t have to have lunch in the canteen. .....

2   ** Choose the correct option.

1   We … research nineteenth-century schools for homework last night.

     A must   B have to   C had to

2   We … use our own laptops in class if we want to.

     A must   B can   C need to

3   Students … use the interactive whiteboard if a teacher isn’t present.

     A don’t have to   B should   C mustn’t

4   Download that app and then you’ll … stream live TV.

     A be able to   B can   C must

5   I … wear school uniform at primary school, but I do at secondary school.

     A didn’t have to   B don’t have to   C had to

6   You … think about taking a Science degree at university.

     A ought   B need   C should

3   *** Write sentences about these things. Use the correct modals or semi-modals.

1   one thing that you’re obliged to do every day

     …………………………………………………………………………………

     …………………………………………………………………………………

2   one thing that you aren’t obliged to do at weekends

     …………………………………………………………………………………

     …………………………………………………………………………………

3   one thing that is prohibited at school

     …………………………………………………………………………………

     …………………………………………………………………………………

4   one thing that you were obliged to do when you were younger, but you aren’t now

     …………………………………………………………………………………

     …………………………………………………………………………………

5   one thing that you didn’t have the ability to do when you were younger, but you do now

     …………………………………………………………………………………

     …………………………………………………………………………………

6   one piece of advice for a new student at your school

     …………………………………………………………………………………

     …………………………………………………………………………………

Vocabulary

Technology adjectives

1   * Complete the adjectives in the sentences.

1   My phone isn’t h…………… . It only weighs 200 grams.

2   Tablets are really u…………… because they’re easier to carry around than laptops.

3   You don’t need to press a button to open the door. It’s a…………… .

4   It must be a l…………… q…………… watch. It’s really cheap.

5   For me, the most c…………… way to carry textbooks is in a backpack.

2   ** Choose the correct option.

1   We need to think of a(n) practical / light / inconvenient solution to the problem.

2   This watch is manual / high quality / useless. It never keeps the
right time.

3   Browsing shopping websites while you’re studying is an inconvenient / inefficient / unreliable use of time.

4   My car is old, but it’s very manual / impractical / reliable. I never have any problems with it.

5   He must have an expensive camera because his photos are very high quality / efficient / useful.

6   Impractical / Manual / Useless work is work that you do by hand.

3   *** Complete the text with the words.

efficient   high quality   impractical   inconvenient   light   unreliable

I’m fed up of travelling by bus in our town. The service is completely (1) ……………… – the buses rarely arrive on time, which is really (2) ……………… when it makes you late for school or an appointment. Considering the price of a ticket, the bus company should provide a(n) (3) ……………… service that people can really rely on.

A neighbour has offered me his bike to get around on, but it would be
(4) ……………… for me to use. It’s much too big and heavy. I’ve seen a (5) ……………… aluminium bike for sale in a local shop. It’s extremely (6) ……………… , but unfortunately that makes it very expensive.

Vocabulary

Sports verbs and nouns

1   * Complete the sports with the letters.

arch   athle   bik   board   climb   kayak

1   _ _ _ _ _ tics

2   wake _ _ _ _ _ ing

3   trail  _ _ _ ing

4   _ _ _ _ ery

5   rock  _ _ _ _ _ ing

6   _ _ _ _ _ ing

2   ** The underlined phrasal verbs are in the wrong sentences.
Write them next to the correct sentences.

1   You’re a natural sportsman. You catch up with new sports really quickly. ………………

2   Let’s take up yoga at the gym tonight. If we like it, we can go regularly. ………………

3   I ran really fast to try and miss out on the runners in front of me. ………………

4   The government wants teenagers to pick up regular exercise and become fitter. ………………

5   I don’t want to try out the netball match this Saturday, but unfortunately I’m going away for the weekend. ………………

3   *** Complete the advert with the correct verbs and out or up.

catch   miss   pick   take   try

A NEW YEAR, A NEW YOU!

Do you want to (1) ………  ……… a new sport this January and get fit? Then (2) ………  ……… Boxercise tonight at 7 p.m. at the Zest Fitness Centre to see if you like it. Boxercise is energetic, but the basic skills are easy to (3) ………  ……… . You might be a bit slow at first, but you’ll (4) ………  ……… with everyone else quickly.

BOXERCISE!

Don’t (5) ………  ……… on a lot of fun!

Grammar

Past simple and present perfect

1   * Complete the table with the sentence numbers.

Finished periods of time	Unfinished periods of time
Numbers ..... , ..... and .....	Numbers ..... , ..... and .....

1   My father hasn’t done any rock climbing since he was a teenager.

2   Eleanor has wanted to take up skiing for years.

3   We tried out archery on holiday last summer.

4   Our coach didn’t expect us to win our match yesterday.

5   I saw some of the athletics at the London Olympics in 2012.

6   My football team hasn’t had much success recently.

2   ** Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1   I …………………… (not take) up any free time activities recently.

2   The school hockey team …………………… (win) a trophy last month.

3   We …………………… (not stream) the live final yesterday.

4   Philip …………………… (not play) in a match since October.

5   ‘How long …………………… Leon …………………… (be) on the national team?’ ‘For a year now.’

6   Hilary …………………… (learn) how to rock climb six months ago.

3   *** Complete the text with the correct past simple or present perfect form of the verbs.

become   enjoy   have   take   try   win

Wakeboard success

Luca Kidd, a secondary school student from the south of England, is crazy about wakeboarding. He only (1) ………………… up the sport three years ago, but he (2) ………………… already ………………… a wakeboarding star. Luca’s energetic parents (3) ………………… waterskiing for years and it was at the local waterski club that Luca first (4) ………………… out wakeboarding.

Luca is now a member of the UK wakeboarding team and he (5) ………………… a lot of success since he joined. After competing in an international competition in Portugal last month, Kidd (6) …………………
a bronze medal, but his coach predicts that it’ll be gold next time.