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TEST 2 UNIT 3 Technology is great!

Name ______________________________________________ No. _________ Class ________
Date _____/_____/_____ Mark _________________ Teacher ____________________________

LISTENING

“See for Yourself”

A. eSight glasses are incredibly revolutionary. Listen and complete the paragraph to find
out why. Use the words in the box. There are three extra words. (7 x 2 = 14 points)
glasses image gadgets vision real-time device innovate technological camera participate

eSight is a medical and (1)___________________ breakthrough that restores

(2)___________________ and allows people with serious sight
problems to see the faces of their loved ones, read, work, study,
and (3)___________________ in virtually any activity of daily
living. eSight is worn like a normal pair of
(4)__________________. It has a high-speed, high-definition
(5)___________________ that captures everything you are
looking at, and then displays it on two near-to-eye displays.
Advanced, medically-validated algorithms optimize the
(6)___________________ so that your eyes can truly see it, and
in (7)___________________.

B. You are going to listen to three people with serious sight problems describing how
eSight glasses have changed their lives. Complete the sentences and find out how. (3 x 2 =
6 points)

1. Nothing prepared me for when I put eSight on in the delivery room and
________________________________________. It was one of those moments I will never
forget. Kathy
B.

2. As a student, eSight has been a game changer for me! I can read off the whiteboard and
________________________________________. Words cannot describe how much more
confident I feel at school. Nikki
F.

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3. eSight does so much more than just enhance my vision; it gives me the mobility and
independence I had never had on the job. I now feel that
_______________________________.
Scott R.

https://www.esighteyewear.com/ (abridged and adapted)

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TEST 2 UNIT 3 Technology is great!

Name ______________________________________________ No. _________ Class ________
Date _____/_____/_____ Mark _________________ Teacher ____________________________

VOCABULARY

A. Match each word on the left with the correct definition on the right. (8 x 1 = 8 points)
1. tablet ____ a. an electronic device used for playing computer games on a
TV screen

2. laptop ____ b. a small electronic device with a screen that allows you to

read e-books

3. console ____ c. abbreviation for application: a piece of software that you

can download onto a mobile phone or a computer
4. robot ____ d. a mobile phone that can be used as a computer and may
access the web
5. smartphone ____ e. a machine which is programmed to move and perform
certain tasks
6. e-reader ____ f. a small computer you can carry around and that is flat when
closed
7. app ____
g. a small, flat computer you can control by touching the
screen
8. technology ____
h. methods, systems, and devices which are the result of
scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes

B. Tik Tok is the most downloaded iPhone app in the world right now. Complete the text
with the words in the box and find out all about it. There are three extra words. (6 x 2 = 12
points)

sports effects downloaded social shop company clips app uploaded

Tik Tok is a music video and (1)___________________ media app. The app lets you shoot
and edit short (2)___________________, then add music and special
(3)__________________ to them. Tik Tok is owned by the same (4)___________________
that bought the (5)___________________ Musical.ly. Tik Tok has become a "total
phenomenon" in China in recent months. In the first quarter of 2018, the app was
(6)___________________ an estimated 45.8 million times.

https://www.businessinsider.com/most-downloaded-iphone-apps-worldwide-tik-tok-q1-2018-5#1-tik-tok-10

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(abridged and adapted)

TEST 2 UNIT 3 Technology is great!

Name ______________________________________________ No. _________ Class ________
Date _____/_____/_____ Mark _________________ Teacher ____________________________

READING

Music & Technology

A few years ago, technology was nowhere near as
advanced as it is now. Nowadays, schools offer various
options to give students access to technology. Interactive
whiteboards are the most popular piece of tech equipment in
schools. They are linked to a computer and can show the
screen to the class. They also have pens and an eraser to
use like a traditional whiteboard. Some schools provide a
tablet for every child. Others allow students to bring tablets or
laptops from home.

Music teaching has changed, too. Music and technology work very well together and technology
can be used in the music classroom. School pupils in the pre-digital era were used to the teacher’s
piano accompaniment. Now there are backing tracks and digital music notation available at the
touch of a screen.

Many schools use SoundCloud to provide resources to music

students. SoundCloud is a music and podcast streaming
platform. SoundCloud users can freely upload, promote and
share music. Teachers can upload backing tracks for songs they
are teaching, as well as full recordings of the songs. Students
can access the music teachers upload wherever they are, listen
to and practise the songs at home and share their work with their
friends and family who can ‘like’ their tracks and leave
comments.

Solfeg.io is a free music education app full of songs students will love to learn. Solfeg.io works
brilliantly with an interactive whiteboard. For every song, you can access a high-quality recording.
There is also complete notation for vocal and instrumental parts. Solfeg.io is always popular
because the songs are by artists such as Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Adele and Katy Perry. Teaching
music with students’ favourite songs will surely make them love music classes.

http://solfeg.io/music-education-technology/ (abridged and adapted)

A. Complete the following sentences according to the text. (5 x 3 = 15 points)

1. Nowadays, technology is much ____________________________________ a few years
ago.
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2. Interactive whiteboards are linked __________________ and are used
__________________
3. Technology can be very useful
__________________________________________________
4. SoundCloud allows students to _________________________________________________
5. Solfeg.io is very popular once
___________________________________________________

B. Match the words / expressions with their definitions. (5 x 1 = 5 points)

a. a system of written symbols used to represent

1. interactive whiteboards ____
musical notes

b. recorded music, vocal accompaniment, or songs

2. backing tracks ____
that support those who want to sing or play

c. copy or move information from a computer or

3. notation ____
phone to another device or to the Internet

d. large electronic and touch-sensitive boards linked

4. streaming ____
to computers and digital projectors and used in
classrooms
5. upload ____
e. transmitting data (podcasts, videos) directly from
the internet

GRAMMAR

A. Circle the correct alternative. (5 x 5 = 5 points)

1. The music teacher decided use / to use / using Solfeg.io in his classes.
2. Mary is very good at play / to play / playing the piano.
3. ‘You should sing / to sing / singing a song by Ed Sheeran’, said the music teacher to Mary.
4. Mary sang so well, that her music teacher made her sing / to sing / singing the song again.
5. After upload / to upload / uploading her tracks on SoundCloud, Mary enjoys reading the
comments her friends and family leave there.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (5 x 1 = 5 points)
1. If Mary studies hard, her parents ____________________ (give) her a new piano.

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2. When Mary ____________________ (want) to share her music with her music teacher, she
uses SoundCloud.
3. If all music teachers ____________________ (upload) the backing tracks for the songs they
were teaching, students could easily access them.
4. She couldn’t do research online if she ____________________ (not have) Internet
connection.
5. Unless you stop chatting online, you ____________________ (not finish) your new song.

C. The underlined parts of the sentences are wrong. Rewrite them correctly. (5 x 2 = 10
points)
1. When Mary finished a song, she always asks her friends for their opinion.
____________________________________________________________________________
2. If Mary had more free time, she will teach music at the primary school near her house.
____________________________________________________________________________
3. Tom will buy a new saxophone if he had enough money.
____________________________________________________________________________
4. If Mary had a blog, it will be about music.
____________________________________________________________________________
5. Mary’s music teacher will perform with his band more often if he wasn’t so busy all the time.
____________________________________________________________________________

WRITING

A. Discuss the good and bad sides of the Internet. Write about 90-100 words. (20 points)

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TEST 2 UNIT 3 Technology is great!

Name ______________________________________________ No. _________ Class ________
Date _____/_____/_____ Mark _________________ Teacher ____________________________

SPEAKING

The speaking test lasts about 10 to 12 minutes and will be divided into four parts. You take
the test with another student.

PART 1
2-3 minutes
In this part of the test, you will be asked personal questions.
Suggested questions:
1. What is your favourite technological device? Why?
2. Do you have a mobile phone? What do you use it for?
3. What is your opinion about social networks?
4. What is your favourite app? Why?
5. What are the disadvantages of excessive Internet use?

PART 2
2-3 minutes
Imagine you want your music teacher to use a music app in your classes. Talk together
about the advantages you could refer to your teacher. Here are some tips to help you.

free music apps; cheaper than buying new musical equipment

work very well with interactive whiteboards
teachers can upload backing tracks for the songs they want to teach
students can access the music teachers upload easily
students can listen to and practise the songs at home
students can share their work with their friends and family

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PART 3
3 minutes
In this part of the test, you’ll be asked to talk on your own about a photo. Describe your
photo in detail. Say who/ what you can see, what they look like, what they are doing, etc.

©http://solfeg.io/
©http://solfeg.io/

PART 4
3 minutes
Your photographs show how music and technology can work well. Talk together about the
advantages of using technology in music classes.