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Name_________________________________________ no_______ Class 10ºL

worksheet no.7

VOCABULARY

A. Match 1
theitemsandthepictures 6
3
No.
card reader  2

DVD writer  5 4

external hard drive  4 7

keyboard  8
5
LCD monitor  3 8

cordless mouse  6
2 2
thumb drive  7

B. Match the verbs with the right vocabulary

1. check a. to the Internet
2. surf b. a computer
3. play c. music
4. use d. a thumb drive
5. download e. the Internet
6. upload f. an email account
7. open g. your email
8. plug in h. an email
9. connect i. photos
10. send j. online games

1.d 2.e 3.c 4.f 5.j 6.i 7.b 8.g 9.a 10.h

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C. Match the word with the correct definition:
1. WWW A. a place where you talk by typing
2. E-mail B. a secret word that only you and your parents know
1.J 2.
3. Internet address 3. 4.Gsend through
C. a letter you 5.Ayour computer6. 7. 8.
9.
4. URL 10. 11. 12. 13.
D. a hidden program that can hurt your computer14.F 15.H
5. Chat Room E. advertising that comes to your e-mail address
6. Virus F. a name you choose for yourself that isn’t your real name
TEXT7. Password G. an Internet address (Uniform Resource Locator)
8. SPAM H. a process of file transfer from the Internet
9. Blog I. a placeECHO
AMAZON on the Internet
(Alexa) youGOOGLE
versus can visitHOME
10. Screen Name J. an interconnection of computer information systems available via the
11.still
We’re Internet InternetPersonal
not at a point where Intelligent (World Wide Web)(IPAs) are revolutionising the way we live but they
Assistance
sure12. Web-site
can be a lot of fun. K. another way to say URL
13. Cyberspace L. the world that only exists in the computer and your head
14. Username M. a worldwide
How well dosystem of computers
they search the web?
15. Download N. another way to say “username”
Alexa often doesn’t know how to respond to queries and it seems to struggle particularly with the northern accent
O. a question
of my girlfriend– yet if I ask the same journal you keepoblige.
it might on the Web:Home,
Google short onforthe
Web loghand, rarely seems to
other
disappoint and there’s a very obvious reason for this: it’s powered by Google and Alexa is not.
Thanks to Google’s dominance in search, the IPA is very impressive. From general knowledge to prices of
products or screening times at your local cinema, the Google Assistant is all over it. Alexa, on the other hand, is
powered by Bing and less able to understand natural speech – which, in effect, results in you robotically speaking
to a robot.
Music search
Depending on your set-up, results here may vary. Both units offer the chance to connect to Spotify and therefore
technically have equal offerings. During tests, however, Google Home returned mostly accurate results – even for
the really obscure requests we shouted with smugness. But the echo really seems to struggle here and often
returns alternative tracks. Perhaps Alexa is pushing her own tastes but it’s not really welcome.
If you’re an Amazon Music costumer, you have access to more music. However, in my experience it returns more
live recordings than not. Depending on your tastes this may also be unwelcome.
The verdict
If you’re shopaholicand a Prime customer, Alexa will feel like your real-life assistant. Butif you’re looking for a
reliable know-it-all and a music player with brilliant sound Google Home is for you.

A. Choose the correct option (A, B, or C) to complete the sentences according to the text:

1. What is the text about? 3. In paragraph 3, Amazon Echo

A) Why Google Home is better than Amazon
Echo
B) A comparison between two IPAs.
C) Why Amazon Echo is better than Google
Home.
A) can’t understand natural speech
B) understands natural speech better than Google
Home
C) isn’t as good as Google Home when it comes to
understanding natural speech

2. In paragraph 2, Amazon Echo struggles 4. In paragraph 4 it says that

with the accent of a relative: A) Amazon Echo and Google Home can connect to
A) the author’s partner Spotify
B) the author’s mother B) only Google Home can connect to Spotify
C) the author’s brother C) only Alexa can connect to Spotify

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B. Match the wordsfrom the text with the words/expressions they refer to (sobram 2 opções)

a) they (l.1) 1. queries

b) it (l.4) 2. Amazon Echo
c) it (l.5) 3. IPAs
4. reason
5. Google Home

C. Write these words from the text in the right place according to the definition/meaning

accurate / screening / queries / reliable / oblige / shopaholic

1. the showing of a film or television programme

2. someone or something that can be trusted or depend on
3. questions that you ask to get information
4. to do something because the situation, the law, a duty etc. makes it necessary
5. someone who loves going shopping and buys lots of things they may not need
6. correct and true in every detail

GRAMMAR
CAN (present) I can speak 3 languages.
ABILITY COULD (past) When I was 5 I couldn’tswim.
BE ABLE TO (othertenses) When I am 20, I willbeable to drive
PERMISSION CAN (informal) Could I use thecomputer, please?
REQUEST COULD (polite) Can yougive me a lift to the station?
WILL (neutral) WOULD (polite) Couldyoupass me thesalt, please?
MAY (formal) May I haveyourattention?
ADVICE SHOULD You look tired, youshouldhave a holiday.
OUGHT TO (formal) What do youthink I should do?
POSSIBILITY MAY, MIGHT (weakerpossibility) Itmayrain later, it’sgettingcloudy.
DEDUCTION MUST (sure) *Thephoneisringing. It must be Mary,
CAN’T (impossible) shesaidshewouldcallat 5.
*Itcan’tbeher. She’sleftherphonehere!

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OBLIGATION MUST (present, senseofduty) You must beon time for thelessons
HAVE TO (externalauthority, I had to getupearly for the trip onSunday
othertenses) Didyouhave to workyesterday?
MUSTN’T (senseofduty) Youmustn’t drink beer, you are too young.
PROHIBITION CAN’T (externalauthority) Youcan’t take potos in thismuseum.

A. Choose the right option:

1. I have worked as an extra on a television series, so I have enough experience and I _______ do
this job very well.
a) can b) mustn’t c) shouldn’t
2. It’s a film set. You _________make noise!
a) may b) must c) mustn’t
3. As a child I ____________ write very nice texts, that’s why I chose to become a columnist.
a) could b) must c) may
4. Take another microphone with you to the outside location, it _______be necessary!
a) must b) should c) might
5. _________ I ask you a question, sir? Our viewer would like to know why you resigned.
a) Should b) May c) Must

B. Complete the sentences with the modal verb in the box

may / must / should / shouldn’t / can’t

1. The war correspondent ………….. be very careful, because there is an ongoing armed conflict.
2. I think you……….... memorise your lines. You’re not being professional.
3. Photojournalists ………… use their own equipment or borrow some from the network.
4. Paparazzi………….invade celebrities’ privacy , but most of them don’t have any scruples.
5. Some celebrities………..……. avoid being photographed wherever they go.

WRITING

Write an opinion text according to the following questions:

- how often do you use the internet?
- what do you use internet for?
- what are your favourite websites? how often do you visit it/them?
- are you a member of a social network? which and why? (Instagram, tweeter, facebook, …)
- have you ever made new friends on the internet? If yes, from which city/country?
- have you ever bought any product online? Which?
- what are in your opinion the advantages and the dangers of the internet?

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