UNIT 3: Answer Key

Skills Test A
Dictation
There are advantages and disadvantages / to being self-employed. / The best thing is / that you have control / over
your own time. / You can work independently / and be your own boss. / The downside is that / you work under lots of
pressure / and have little time off.
Listening
Task 1
1B 2D 3H 4F 5C
Task 2
6 G 7 C 8 A 9 E 10 B
Reading
Task 1
11 A 12 B 13 B 14 C 15 A 16 D
Task 2
17 users who let things affect them rather than being active (2 marks)
18 children spend too much time playing computer games rather than being out in the sunshine which can affect their
health in negative ways; 25 percent of children use social media in the night so they don't get enough sleep; using
phones and tablets at school during lessons can lead to students not concentrating properly and behaving badly. (3
marks)
19 Students' own answers. Possible answers: I think a lot of what children are taught now about technology will be out
of date as things change so fast in that area – in both hardware and software/will still be relevant as although the
technology might change, a lot of the skills needed are the same. (3 marks)

Skills Test B
Dictation
There are advantages and disadvantages / to being self-employed. / The best thing is / that you have control / over
your own time. / You can work independently / and be your own boss. / The downside is that / you work under lots of
pressure / and have little time off.
Listening
Task 1
1F 2A 3G 4B 5D
Task 2
6 E 7 H 8 G 9 D 10 C
Reading
Task 1
11 B 12 A 13 D 14 D 15 A 16 A
Task 2
17 a slow introduction over a period of time (2 marks)
18 for: reduces pressure to conform, increases creativity; against: can create stress as students have less in common
with other students their own age and can't participate fully in games and conversation, etc. when topics such as TV
come up. (3 marks)
19 Students' own answers. Possible answers: I think some people use technology too much to do things for them and
so less use of it could make them work more things out for themselves and use their own imaginations more/I think
technology can provide lots of new and different opportunities for being creative and help people use their
imaginations in ways they couldn't without it. (3 marks)

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