2º DE BACHILLERATO . INGLÉS. 2ª EVALUACIÓN.

NAME…
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Almost five million mobile phones were sold in the pre-Christmas run up, but more and more
people are becoming anti-mobile phones as these are now being blamed for many diverse
problems. Here are just some of the facts.
More phones means more masts. As many as 50.000 telephone masts could be installed
across Britain in the next two years. It has been suggested that radiations from these could be
linked to memory loss, epilepsy, and sleeping disorders.
Mobiles are said to make you feel safer, but this is a misconception since in reality they also put
you at greater risk of being mugged.* Thirty per cent of robberies are now related to mobile
phones. Adolescents are often both the victims and the perpetrators of these crimes.
New phone users were given leaflets by the government on the radiation risks of mobile
phones. Users are now advised to limit their calls and to discourage children from using
mobiles except in an emergency.
Parents often buy mobile phones fro their children to help them out in difficulties. However, this
is thought to be unhelpful since teenagers are believed to be becoming over-dependent on
phoning home every time they have a problem. It is better to solve problems yourself than to
have them solved by others all the time.
*Mug (v), mugging (n): attack someone to steal something from them.
1- Answer the following questions about the texts. (5 points)
- Why are people becoming anti-mobile phones?
- What are the consequences of installing 50.000 telephone masts?
- What is the government’s advice to new phone users?
- Why do parents buy mobile phones for their children?
- Does this help teenagers?
2- Complete the Conditionals with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- If she had gone to more lessons, she……………………………..(learn) to play the guitar.
- Mary will come on Saturday if she……………………………..(finish) work on time.
- It …………………………………………(not be) a bad idea if you explained it again.
- What………………….…you……………….……(say) if I told you that I loved you.
- If he ………………..………………(feel) sick, he would see the doctor.
3- Change these sentences from active to passive.
- Millions of people were watching the match on television. The match………………………
- The director hasn’t promised Ann promotion. Ann………………………………………….
- They always give the highest marks to this class. This class………………………………….
- The Prime Minister had to cancel the meeting. The meeting…………………………………
- My friend’s parents are going to send him to Ireland this summer. My friend……………….
4- Write a letter to a friend saying what you planning to do when you leave school. (100
words) (3 points)