Questionnaire

Unit 1 – B2
READING

Read the text. Complete each sentence with the correct name.

Technology & Society forum: Social networking

“I don't think social networking is good for human communication. What does everyone else
think?”
mpeters: I can't agree... I'm a busy single mother with two young children, a part-time job and a
house to manage. When I'm waiting for my children to fall asleep at night, I can chat with my friends
and stay up on their news. Without social networking sites, I'd have little adult conversation outside
of work. Women, in particular, love social networking sites. We're much better at multitasking and
we consider socializing to be as important as other things in everyday life.
mamamia: I get a little concerned when my teenage daughter uses social networking sites. It's great
that she's sharing conversation and ideas with friends of her own age. And it isn't true that young
people never socialize in the real world when they start using social networking sites; my daughter
is always meeting up with her friends. It's just that I think young people need more protection. My
daughter is 13 now, but I have read somewhere that millions of 8- to 11-year-olds use social
networking sites. I think this is too young; these sites have been designed for older people. I just
don't think it's appropriate.
profhistory: I agree with the last comment. More regulation is needed to protect younger children
from the dangers of the Internet and from social networking sites in particular. I also do agree that
too much time spent in front of the computer is bad for human communication. All this tweeting on
Twitter can't be good for anybody. Why waste hours sending tweets about yourself? It's very
egotistical. You could have a real conversation with a real person, learn something and have a warm
human relationship. Too much digital communication is bad for us. People lie about themselves and
inflate their personalities.
gagaga: I couldn't disagree more with the previous comment attacking Twitter. Twitter, for me, has
been great. It's not just for celebrity gossip and wasting time, and not everyone who uses Twitter is
egotistical. I use it to stay informed about ideas and events that are important to me. It opened up
my world by allowing me to communicate directly with people and organizations that I would not
be able to meet in the real world. And because you can only include 140 characters in each tweet,
communication is more concise and to the point. That is so important in today's world of
information overload!
carol: I joined Facebook recently and I was shocked about how much information they already had
about me. In just a few minutes, they were able to suggest over 30 friends that I should contact.
They had obviously taken their names from my e-mail address book. Then, a few weeks later, I
started receiving friend requests from people that I really don't like. I see this as an invasion of
privacy. I don't want to share photographs of my family and social life with the whole world!
bookworm: I understand what the previous writer is saying about privacy. It's really important to
think carefully about how much of your private life you want to share. It's important to edit
anything you've put online that you think could be risky. It's also important to separate your private
life from your professional life. I recommend the professional networking site LinkedIn for
communication with like-minded professionals. It's also great for building up your business, finding
a job and joining groups of professional interest.
 coma: I don't agree that social networking sites are bad for communication. Just look at the role
they played in the so-called Arab Spring. OK, social networking sites can't defeat a totalitarian
regime without mass demonstrations and in some cases, fighting. But the sites did allow people to
communicate more easily. They helped people spread messages when the government had
switched off the phone networks. 93 million people currently communicate with each other via
social networks. You can't tell me that because of this people have stopped meeting up in real life,
with their moms, grandparents, brothers or friends? That's clearly not true!

1. ___________________ doesn't think that online social networking stops people from
meeting up in real life.

2. ___________________ is concerned about privacy and receiving invitations from

people she doesn't like.

3. ___________________ recommends a networking site for professional

relationships.

4. ___________________ says that she has a busy family life and social networking sites
help her stay in contact with friends.

5. ___________________ doesn't think it is possible to have real relationships through

social networking sites.

Unit 1 | Listening
Listen to the conversation. Select True or False.

ABP4_U1_L1_audio.mp3
T F
1. Brian says that new technology can make your bathroom into a
communications center.

2. The company that created the concept is called Ideal Bathrooms.

3. Cybertecture mirrors can communicate with your cell phone and computer.

4. Brian says that it won't be possible to read your morning newspaper in the
bath.

5. Brian says that futuristic bathrooms will be able to help people with their
health.
GRAMMAR - AUXILIARY VERBS

Read the sentences. Select True if grammatically correct and False if grammatically incorrect.

T F
1. He's asked Julia out on a date.

2. She does play tennis not.

3. Yes, are they.

4. The children do look like each other.

5. Why don't you meet up with Sam later?

GRAMMAR - PAST PARTICIPLES

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

given
1. She was ___________________ a beautiful present by her husband. (give)

gotten
2. He has always ___________________ on well with
my parents. (get)

stolen
3. We found the ___________________ bag. (steal)

had
4. I've ___________________ my hair cut. (have)

learned
5. They had ___________________ a lot of Spanish. (learn)

GRAMMAR - PAST PARTICIPLES

Match the parts of the sentences.

1. She was a. been asleep for hours!

2. She's finally b. our bikes stolen.

3. He was listening c. to some downloaded music.

 4. We had d. finished her thesis!

5. I'd e. asked out by a colleague.

GRAMMAR - REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. “Did you enjoy ... at school today?” “Yes, I did.”

a. you
b. yourself
c. yourselves

2. She blamed ... for the accident.

a. himself
b. myself
c. me

3. The children will give ... a stomachache if they eat too much candy.

a. themselves
b. them
c. ourselves

4. I've taught ... some Japanese.

a. me
b. him
c. himself

5. He can express ... perfectly well.

a. himself
b. him
c. his
VOCABULARY - PEOPLE YOU KNOW

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. Someone you are married to is your...

a. acquaintance.
b. wife or husband.
c. boss.

2. A ... is someone you live with.

a. roommate
b. passenger
c. classmate

3. Your husband's mom and dad are your...

a. passersby.
b. parents-in-law.
c. parents.

4. A person you don't know is ... to you.

a. a stranger
b. an acquaintance
c. a colleague

5. People walking along a street can be described as...

a. passengers.
b. managers.
c. passersby.
VOCABULARY - PEOPLE YOU KNOW

Read the sentences. Select True or False.

T F
1. A boss can be in charge of a single worker or a whole organization.

2. An acquaintance is someone you have known well for many years.

 3. A passenger is someone who travels on public transportation.

4. A couple is a pair of people in a romantic relationship.

5. A classmate is someone who shares a house or an apartment with you.

VOCABULARY - RELATIONSHIP VERBS

Complete each sentence with the correct word.

out
1. Ben's asked his manager ___________________. Do you think she'll go?

along
2. I've always gotten ___________________ with my
parents-in-law. We have a great relationship.

into
3. My mom ran ___________________ her ex roommate on
the weekend. They hadn't seen each other for fifteen years!

up
4. We met ___________________ with our other teammates after work.

up
5. My brother just broke ___________________ with his girlfriend.

Vocabulary - Relationship verbs

Match the parts of the sentences.

1. Guess who showed a. up at the party!

2. Breaking b. up with my boyfriend was

horrible.

3. I get c. into her downtown.

4. He ran d. along so well with my

roommates.

5. Let's meet e. up with our classmates later.