UNIT 1 Vocabulary practice
3 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of
Language & communication
1 Complete the sentences.
A translation is something that is said or written in
a different language.
1 A(n) ……………………… is a word that looks the
same in two different languages but has a different
meaning.
2 A(n) ……………………… is a word that looks
similar in two different languages and has the
same meaning.
3 The word ‘miserable’ is a(n) ……………………… of
the word ‘sad’.
4 In English, we describe something that is easy as
‘a piece of cake’. This is an example of a(n)
……………………… .
5 A person’s ……………………… is the first
language that they learn as a child.
6 ……………………… is a word that describes
informal spoken language.
The internet & social networks
2 Complete the dictionary entries with the correct
nouns or compound nouns.
A person who follows someone on a social network
site:
Sam has more followers than Peter.
1 A person who uses something:
How many Twitter ………………………… are there in
your school?
2 A person who uses the internet to annoy or irritate
another person:
Michael deleted his account because a(n)
………………………… was making him miserable.
3 The continued overuse of the internet:
Jenny is getting help to deal with her
………………………… .
4 The amount of time spent in front of a computer or
TV:
Children shouldn't have more than two hours of
………………………… a day.
5 A website where people can communicate with
others by posting messages, comments, etc.:
Facebook is the largest ………………………… in the
world.
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suitable verbs.
I want to go online and do some shopping.
1 Please ……………… off because I need to use the
computer now.
2 I don’t want to be involved with this site any more.
I’m going to ……………… my account.
3 Are you going to ……………… an update on your
homepage?
On the phone
4 Complete the dialogue with one word in each gap.
A: Hello, have I got through to the customer
service department?
B: Yes, how can I help you?
A: Well, I thought I should ring you (1) …………
because I’ve been having problems with my
phone. The line keeps going dead in the middle
of calls.
B: Are you about to run (2) ………… of credit? It
can be a problem if you need to top it (3)
………… .
A: No, that’s not the problem.
B: Well, I’ll look into it and call you (4) ………… .
A: OK, I’ll switch my phone (5) ………… now
because I’m busy, but I’ll be free at 4 p.m.
Consolidation
5 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One
sentence is correct.
I don’t like to speak in publicity. public
1 Can you zoom on a bit so that I can read it more
easily? …………………
2 Pierre never checks his emails, so he's got a lot of
unreadable mail in his inbox. …………………
3 Do you know if this is a safe site to use?
…………………
4 I always shop inline for presents for my friends.
…………………
5 Do you know if they use biscuits on this website?
…………………
6 Translate the sentences into your language.
1 The hacker managed to get into my account and
steal some money.
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2 Don't visit that chatroom because people use it to
spread gossip about others.
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3 There’s a party tonight – spread the word!
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