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4A UNIT TEST
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Listening
1 04 Listen to a conversation between Tom and
Stacey. Answer the questions.
1 What subjects does Tom concentrate on while
studying?
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2 How does he revise for his tests?
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3 What used to happen when Tom studied with
friends?
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4 Where does he usually study?
_____________________________________________
5 Are Tom and Stacey friends?
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Reading
2 Read the text and match headings a‒f with paragraphs
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1‒4. There are two extra headings.
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a Knowledge … or just rubbish?
b Concentration difficulties
c Going for the details
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d Opposing views
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e Modern solutions at schools
f Being too dependent on technology
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THE UGLY SIDE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS
1 ______
The modern world surrounds us with all kinds of
technology. It is present in practically all areas of
human life, including education. Some enthusiasts like
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Dr Sugata Mitra even suggest that students should be
allowed to use modern gadgets to go online during
tests and exams. A number of experts, however,
are beginning to think that technology, especially
the Internet, has had a negative effect on the ability of
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young people to study and learn.
2 ______
Their most important argument is that technology
is making students lazy. They argue that easy
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access to almost all kinds of information online kills
the students’ motivation to learn, not only by heart,
but also through problem-solving strategies. ‘Why
should I try to remember this or that if I can easily find
the information with a few clicks?’ a student might ask.
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Imię i nazwisko: ____________________________
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However, the huge amount of information available
nowadays is causing another problem. Some secondary
school teachers in the UK say that a lot of students
do not critically reflect on the information they find
online. ‘They believe almost anything they find on
the Internet.’ says one of the teachers. ‘Then their
homework is full of wrong information, simply because
they don’t think it is necessary to check the details in
a few other sources.’
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Because students depend on technology for their
studies, most of them always keep their computers,
tablets or smartphones at hand while doing homework.
They text people, start using social media or listen
to music. Some psychologists argue that this can
negatively affect the students’ ability to pay attention
to one task for a long time. According to Clifford Nass,
who was a professor at Stanford University, doing
several things at once kills creativity and makes you feel
bored with a task much more quickly.
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Language functions
3 Complete the sentences with appropriate words.
1 In my ____________, students should be allowed
to use modern technology in class.
2 Could you ____________ me some information about
your project?
3 I would like to ____________ if there is a computer
lab at the school.
4 I don’t think so, ____________ you?
5 You may be ____________, but I still think that
students should read more.
6 I ____________ to know how much the course costs.
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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with appropriate words.
1 Children aged 6‒12 go to ____________ school.
2 Maths is an example of a school ____________.
3 You learn about substances and do experiments
during a ____________ lesson.
4 My ____________ is very bad so sometimes
my teachers can’t read the answers in my tests.
5 Polish children study some ____________ languages
like English or German.
6 Some of the exam ____________ were really difficult,
so I couldn’t answer them.
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5 Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1 I can’t make any sense with / of / in this text. There
are a lot of difficult words.
2 I don’t think students should have access for / in / to
the Internet during tests.
3 For me, it’s difficult to concentrate to / on / at one
English in use
9 Choose the answer a, b or c which means the same
as the Polish parts of the sentences in brackets.
1 ______ (On nie może być) a very experienced teacher.
He’s just too young.
a He wouldn’t be

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subject for a long time. b He shouldn’t be
4 Our teacher told us to learn the irregular verbs in c He can’t be
English by / for / with heart. 2 Next time, I want you to ______ (zwracać uwagę)
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a concentrate
6 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs. b pay attention
c have access
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1 I often ____________ spelling mistakes in my English
essays.
2 Did you ____________ good notes from our last
geography lesson?
3 Last month, I ______ (nie chodziłem) to school for
two weeks.
a don’t go
b haven’t gone

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3 I’m sure I’ve failed the last maths test because I didn’t c didn’t go
____________ for it at all. 4 Tom’s in trouble with the Polish teacher because he
4 My friend tried to ____________ my answers during has ______ (opuścił) two tests already.
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a test and the teacher caught her. a done
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c left
5 Are you looking for Tom and Steve? ______
Grammar (Być może są) in the playground.
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7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of b They can be
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the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or past c They must be
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perfect.
1 Mark __________________ (get) depressed because
he __________________ (fail) his end-of-term exam.
2 I __________________ (just start) my guitar lesson
when you __________________ (call) so I couldn’t
get it.
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3 Pete and Jenny __________________ (not revise)
before the test but they __________________ (pass) it
with flying colours!
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Writing
10 Read the instructions and do the writing task.
Podczas najbliższych ferii zimowych zamierzasz wziąć
udział w intensywnym kursie języka angielskiego
(crash course) w Anglii. Napisz list do szkoły językowej
organizującej takie kursy (100–150 słów) i:
• przedstaw się i wyjaśnij w jakim celu piszesz list;
• poinformuj, jaki poziom kursu Cię interesuje;

• poproś o informacje dotyczące planu i rodzaju zajęć

8 Complete the second sentence so that it means na kursie;
the same as the first one. Use no more than three • zapytaj o rodzaj zakwaterowania i koszt kursu.
words.
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1 I’m sure she isn’t over forty. ________________________________________________

She __________________ over forty.
2 It’s possible that they’re still at school. ________________________________________________
They __________________ still __________________
at school.
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3 I’m sure he’s good at IT.
He __________________ good at IT.
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4 Maybe the meeting is in a different room.
The meeting __________________ in a different __ / 10
room.
5 It’s possible that my sister is in London right now.
My sister __________________ in London right now.
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