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TEST 2 UNIT 3 Technology is great!

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

LISTENING

“Instagram influencers pranking the internet”

A. Listen to the first part of a BBC podcast about Instagram influencers and mark the
following sentences T (true) or F (false). (6 x 1 = 6 points)
1. If you're a fan of social media, you know that everything
you see online is real. ____
2. American influencer Natalia Taylor has just a few
followers on Instagram. ____
3. George Mason spent eight days travelling across five
European countries. ____
4. Vlogger Gabbie Hanna wasn’t away from LA. ____
5. Byron Denton pretended to be flying on a private jet when he was in fact at home. ____
6. Carolyn Stritch thinks social media can make people want a different life to the one they
have. ____

B. Listen again and complete the sentences. (7 x 2 = 14 points)

Natalia Taylor has delivered a powerful lesson on not believing everything you see on the
1._______________.

George Mason said it was worrying to see how easily people 2._______________ he was
actually on holiday.

Gabbie Hanna managed to convince her 3._______________ she'd gone to the popular
Coachella 4._______________ festival in California.

Byron Denton received thousands of likes on his 5._______________ and talked about
people's obsession with celebrities.

Carolyn Stritch regularly posts on 6._______________ about her life and has her own
7._______________.

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TEST 2 UNIT 3 Technology is great!

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

VOCABULARY

A. Match the sentence halves and find six tech tips for teens. (6 x 1 = 6 points)

TECH TIPS FOR TEENS

1. Use digital media wisely so that ____ a. and when you go to bed, turn off all your
2. Make sure that technological ____ devices.
3. Use technology actively (creating videos, b. turn off your phone.
writing stories, chatting with friends and c. it does not affect your mental and physical
family, using videos to learn new skills) ____ health.
4. Avoid multitasking: when you are doing d. is not taking time away from physical
homework, ____ exercise.
5. Make sure that using your devices ____ e. devices do not replace your friends and
6. Make sure that you are getting enough family.
sleep, ____ f. instead of passively (like scrolling through a
celebrity’s account).
https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2020.00076 (abridged and adapted)

B. Some teenagers were asked about social media. Complete their opinions using the
words in the box. (7 x 2 = 14 points)

connect interacting friends distraction fake opinions different

“It enables people to connect with 1._______________ friends easily and be able to make new
friends as well, and people my age feel less lonely.” 

“It has given many kids my age an outlet to express their 2._______________ opinions and
emotions and 3._______________ connect with people who feel the same way.” 

“We can connect easier with people from 4._______________ different places and we are more
likely to ask for help through social media which can save people.” 

“It makes it harder for people to socialize in real life, because they become accustomed to not
5._______________ interacting with people in person.” 

“It provides a 6._______________ fake image of someone’s life. It sometimes makes me feel that
their life is perfect when it is not.” 

“Teens would rather go scrolling on their phones instead of doing their homework, and it’s so
easy to do so. It’s just a huge 7._______________ distraction.” 
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/(abridged and adapted)

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TEST 2 UNIT 3 Technology is great!

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

READING

Time Kid of the Year Gitanjali Rao aims to ‘solve world’s

problems’
Gitanjali Rao is a teenage scientist and inventor. She’s 15, and she
is from the US state of Colorado.
She is Time magazine's first-ever Kid of the Year - she was chosen
from more than 5,000 US nominees.
She has invented technologies including a device that can identify
lead in drinking water. She has also developed an app named
“Kindly” that uses artificial intelligence that can detect cyberbullying.
"If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it," she said. "My
goal has really shifted not only from creating my own devices to solve
the world's problems, but inspiring others to do the same as well.
Because, from personal experience, it's not easy when you don't see
anyone else like you."
Gitanjali said there are many issues that need to be solved. "Our generation is facing so many
problems that we've never seen before. But then at the same Time we're facing old problems that
still exist," she told Time. "There are problems that we did not create but that we now have to
solve, like climate change and cyberbullying with the introduction of technology."
Gitanjali is a great pianist, too, and she likes dancing and cooking. She is currently a member of
Scouts.
Time said the new Kid of the Year title was a "barometer for the rising leaders of America's
youngest generation".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55185390 (abridged and adapted)

A. Answer the following questions on the text. (5 x 3 = 15 points)

1. Who is Gitanjali Rao?
____________________________________________________________________________

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2. Where is she from?
____________________________________________________________________________

3. Why is the app Kindly important?

____________________________________________________________________________
4. What is Gitanjali’s goal?
____________________________________________________________________________
5. What does she like doing in her free time?
____________________________________________________________________________

B. Find in the text the words that match these definitions. (5 x 1 = 5 points)
1. people who have been formally suggested for a job, a prize, etc. (2nd paragraph)
___________
2. a heavy, soft grey metal (3rd paragraph) ___________
3. a piece of software that you can download to a device such as a smartphone or tablet (3rd
paragraph) ___________
4. changed (4th paragraph) ___________
5. the activity of using messages on social media, emails, text messages, etc. to frighten or
upset somebody (5th paragraph) ___________

GRAMMAR

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

1. Gitanjali has decided organise / to organise / organising online sessions to promote
scientific and technological innovation.
2. Gitanjali thinks it’s important to inspire other teenagers to create / creating / create devices
that can be used to solve the world’s problems.
3. The idea of invent / to invent / inventing a device to identify lead in water is very important.
4. The app Kindly can to help / help / helping detect cyberbullying.
5. Gitanjali is very good at play / to play / playing the piano.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (5 x 1 = 5 points)
1. The students Gitanjali works with just don’t know where to start, but if she
____________________ (be) able to motivate them, that changes everything.

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2. Gitanjali feels very excited when students who have attended her workshops
____________________ (send) her emails saying they are developing new projects.
3. If Portuguese students attended Gitanjali’s online sessions, they ____________________
(learn) more about science and technology and English, too!

4. Unless Gitanjali has Internet connection, she ____________________ (not be able) to have
her online session today.
5. If you ____________________ (interview) Gitanjali, what questions would you like to ask
her?

C. The underlined parts of the sentences are wrong. Rewrite them correctly. (5 x 2 = 10
points)
1. When Gitanjaly is in second or third year, she started thinking about how we could use
science and technology to create social change.
__________________________________________________________________________
2. If Gitanjali has some time next week, she would go to the Denver Water quality research lab.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Gitanjali will buy a new piano if she had enough money.
__________________________________________________________________________
4. If Gitanjali had a blog, it will be about science and technology.
__________________________________________________________________________
5. Gitanjali will develop more partnerships with rural schools and museums if there were more
funds available.
__________________________________________________________________________

WRITING

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A. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages 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 some 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 favourite app? Why?
4. Do you think social networks are positive? Why?
5. What are the disadvantages of excessive Internet use?

PART 2
2-3 minutes
Talk together about the advantages and disadvantages of social media. Here are some tips
to help you.

STUDENT A STUDENT B
(advantages) (disadvantages)
Connection with friends and family Depression and isolation
Interaction with people across the world Cyberbullying
Communication in foreign languages Dependency
Promotion of noble causes and solidarity Physical problems
Latest information Sleeping problems
Fun without leaving your house Fake news

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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.

STUDENT A STUDENT B

PART 4
3 minutes
Your photographs show the use of computers at school. Talk together about the
advantages and disadvantages of using technological devices in the classroom. Here are
some tips to help you.

STUDENT A STUDENT B
Creative ways of learning Distraction and disconnection from the rest
Students’ motivation levels of the class
Online research Fake information
Access to data from a single location Cheating
IT skills Dependency
Communication in foreign languages Physical problems
Preparation for the future Limited Internet access
Interaction between teachers and parents Cost