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Chapter 2 : Reading Comprehension

Exercice 2-1
Vocabulary task: Match words in the first list to their meaning in the second list. The text below could
help.
1. gadge = c. a piece of equipment which has a particular function, and is often new or involving
technology

2. enable = a. to make a situation possible or help a person do something

3. impact = e. the effect one thing has on another thing, which can be positive or negative
4. button = g. a small item which, when pressed makes a machine work
5. invention = f. a new idea for a product which has never been made before
6. luxury = h. something which is expensive and enjoyable to have, but not necessary
7. stay in touch = b. to contact someone regularly and maintain a relationship with them
8. social networking = j. The process of communicating and connecting with people online, often
through websites designed for this kind of activity
9. instant = d. something which happens immediately
10. essential = i. necessary for survival

Exercice 2.2. Match these topic sentences the paragraphs a to e.

1. Our responsibility when choosing to use modern technology. = e
2. The impact of modern technology on everyday life over the past century. = a
3. How modern technology has changed communication. = c
4. The effect of modern technology on young people. = b
5. Modern technology in relation to shopping and retail. (retail vente de detail) = d

Exercice 2.3
1. Why do humans have to feed the computers with information and tell them what to do?

(A) Because computers can save time and work.

(B) Because computers cannot think or do things on their own.
2. Why did the first computers fill up almost the whole floor ?
(D) Because they were huge.
3. Find a word in the passage that has the same meaning as more compact.
 (C) Smaller
4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
(B) Robots are mechanical people.
5. Humans fear that one day computers and robots
(C) will make humans jobless.
6. The BEST title for this passage would be
 (A) Computers and Robots

Exercice 2.4: READING COMPREHENSION

1) The word computer is a new term  b. False

2) Computers were accessible to anyone in the beginning  a. True

3) All computer applications are free.  b. False

4) Computers and the Internet have shaped new social relations.  a. True