1.

VOCABULARY :_)
A. Match the words with the items in the picture.
Then listen and check your answers.

keyboard screen printer mouse USB flash drive

B. Look at the numbers in the box. Listen and repeat.

278 two hundred and seventy-eight
one thousand five hundred
3456 three thousand, four hundred and fifty-six
4,125,000 four million, one hundred and twenty-five thousand
• 1500
< or
fifteen hundred

5,000,000,000 five billion

A. Read the questions below and guess the answers. Then listen, read and check your answers.
1. How many people use the Internet in the US?
a. 30% of the population b. 50% of the population c. 70% of the population
2. What's the average age of computer game players in the US?
a. 13 b.23 c.33

A digital.
orld:

• Almost 1,320,000,000 of about 6,600,000,000 people around the

world are Internet users. In the US, there are over 300 million people
and about 215 million (70%) of them use the Internet. That's over half
the population.
• 2/3 of the population (207,786,000) play computer and video games.
The average age of these people is 33. About half of them are women.
• Over half of US office workers check their e-mails about five times a
day during their working hours. About half of them check their e-mails
when they are on holiday.
 4.WRITE
3.LISTEN ::)
You will hear three monologues. Circle the correct
answers. When you write a letter or an e-mail to a friend,
don't forget:
1. The population of Berlin is 3,400,000 I 1,700,000.
2. At Click Here they haven't got keyboards I printers. • to start with Dear or Hi I Hello + first name
Dear Neil, Hi Betty, Hello Ted,
3. There are 4,000 I 400,000 people working for
Computer Tee. •to use a set phrase,
How are you? How's it going?
I hope you're fine. I'm writing to tell you about. ..
• to end with a set phrase and write your first
name under this.
Yours, Your friend, Love, Bye for now,
See you soon, Best wishes, Write back soon,

A. Read the e-mail below and complete it with the

words in the box.

how's Louisa bye fine dear

0 I I [d
c;[] I
To ... briancox188@gmail.co.uk I
From ... I 1ouisatompkins44@yahoo.com I
B. Read again. What do the numbers below (1) BEAR Brian,
refer to? Match.

1. 1,320,000,000 0 4. 215,000,000 0 (2) HOW'S it going? I hope you're

(3) FINE . I'm at work now in front of
2. 207,786,000 0 5. 300,000,000 0 my computer screen. What about you? I've got
3. 6,600,000,000 0
some great news. I've got a new computer. Can you

a. the number of Internet users around the world come round tonight and help me set it up? I finish

b. the number of computer and video game work at 5.30, so you can come after 6.00. Let me
know soon.
players in the US
c. the number of Internet users in the US
(4) BYE for now,
d. the population of the US
(5) LOUISA

B. Write an e-mail to a friend.

Don't forget to:
• use appropriate phrases.
• tell him/her what you are doing at the
moment.
• ask him/her to do something for you.

Think about what you want

to include in your e-mail.
Make some notes before
you start writing.

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 GRAMMAR
D. Complete with the Present Progressive of the
verbs in brackets.
1.
VOCABULARY A: Hey, Brian. What Are you doing (you I do)?
A. Circle the correct words. Are
_ __ you
_ writing
_ _ _ (you I write) an e-mail?
1. Don't collect I throw rubbish in the lake. B: No, I'm not. I am doing (do) my
2. Turn off the lights I tap! I'm taking a nap. homework.
3. How can I save I protect energy? A: On the computer?
4. Give me those newspapers, Eve. I want to join I B: Yes, I _am
__surfing
_ _ _ _ (surf) the Net. I want to
recycle them. find information about Internet users around the
5. Teamwork is very important I busy. Let's all work world.
together. 2.
6. A: How do you communicate with your cousin in
is _
A: It's Earth Day today. Our neighbours _ collect
__

Paris? _ _ _ (collect) rubbish in the park. Let's do

B: I check I send her e-mails. something about the environment, too. Let's use
public transport to go to work.
7. Shannon is calling I talking on the phone at the
B: We have the day off, remember?
moment.
A: Oh, right. Let's plant some trees, then.
8. There's something wrong with the printer I
B: It is raining (rain), Celia. Let's stay at
keyboard. I can't use the computer.
home.

B. Complete with the words in the box. 3.

is_
A: ethan
___ watching
_ _ _ (Ethan I watch) TV, again?
tell cold hot answer ask B: Yes, but he is not watching (not watch) sports or
a reality show. His friend Tony is here and they
1. Wear your jacket outside. It's _COLD
_ _ __
_ are
__ watching
_ _ _ _ (watch) a documentary together.
2. A: Where's Sam?
B: I don't know. ASK his brother. E. Complete the dialogues with can and the
3. PleaseANSWER the phone. I'm busy right now. words in brackets. Give short answers where
4. It's HOT today. Let's go to the beach.
possible.

5. Don't TELL Harry about the trip. It's a 1.

A: can you play (you I play) the guitar, Brad?
surpnse.
B: No, i can't . But I _ can
_ _play
_ __
(play) the flute and the piano.
C. Complete the tabl-e. A: can you sing {you /sing), too?
B: No, i can't . But I _can
__ dance
__
895 Eight hundred ninety-five (dance) very well.
Three million, two hundred 2. can your
3,256,000
fifty six thousand A: brother use (your brother I use)
five thousand, two hundred and a computer?
5,239 thirty-nine B: Of course, _ _he
__ can
_ _ _ . He's a computer
Seven million, five hundred engineer!
7,541,000
forty one thousad
3.
6,000,000,000 six billion A: Betty _ _can
__ speak
_ _ _ (speak) six languages.
B: Really? can she speak (she I speak) Chinese?
A: No, she can't , but she _can
__ spesk
__
(speak) Japanese.
COMMUNICATION
F. Complete the dialogues with the sentences a-f.
a. Can I take a message? c. How can I help you? e. Very well, Sir.
b. I'm-ta lking to Justin on my mobile. ·.Hold on. f. Can you call her a bit later?
1. 2.
Mrs Martin Hello? Secretary Larry Donaldson's office. (4) _c_
Mary Hello, Mrs Martin. Can I speak to Lisa, Mr Dupont Can I speak to Mr Donaldson, please?
please? Secretary I'm afraid he can't speak to you right
Mrs Martin (1) _d_ She's outside in the garden at the now. (5) _a_
moment. Lisa! Lisa! Mary's on the phone. Mr Dupont Yes. My name's Jean Dupont, his son's
Lisa I can't speak to her right now. (2) _ b
_ French teacher. Please tell him that I
Mrs Martin Sorry, Mary. She can't come to the phone. can't have a lesson with his son tonight.
(3) _ f I'm busy.
Mary Sure. Thank you. Secretary (6) _ e
_

G. Reply to the phrases below using Let's or How about.

1. I'm hungry. Let's make some sandwiches/ How about making some sandwiches?
2. I want a new keyboard. _ _ Let's
_ _go_ shopping/
_ _ _ _ _How
_ _about
_ _ _going
___ shopping?
_ _ _ _ _ __
3. There's football on TV. -Let's
- - watch
- - -it/
-How
- - about
- - -watching
- - - -it?--------
4. Look! It's snowing! Let's go outside/ How about going outside?
5. My room's a mess. Let's clean it up/How about cleaning it up?

SPEAK
GAME: SPOT THE DIFFERENCES
Talk in pairs. Look at the pictures and find the differences.

_ _t\____ SELF ASSESSMENT

Read the following and tick the appropriate boxes.
In picture A Bob is checking his For the points you are unsure of, refer back to the
e-mails, but in picture B he is relevant sections in the module.
playing video games.
Now I can ...
} talk about my abilities 0
W RITE } have a conversation on the phone 0
Write a paragraph describing one of the pictures
in the activity above.
} make suggestions and arrangements 0
} talk about things that are happening now 0
} use numbers over one hundred
(\ IV'v pLcttAre A "&ob Ls cViecfzL~
} write a letter I an e-mail
ViLs e-VVtciLLs.
(\ } talk about the weather

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 artist cloudy flute mouse
gardener sunny piano printer
farmer cold guitar screen

are are
doing cleaning
're listening 're playing
dancing

's studying 'm talking

can you use a computer

can't
can play the piano
can you sing i can't
i can dance i can speak italian

can you speak spanish

 3
let's 2
4
How about 1
5

How about 3
4
Let's 1
5
2

How about
Let's

Have a clean up day or- plant trees ceday lake

an go on nature walks
Yes, they can
Over one thousand