UNIT 1 TEST
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Narrator: A2+ Unit Tests: Unit 1
Part 1.
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct
answer, A, B or C. You will hear the conversation twice.
DJ Rabbie: Welcome to School-scoop FM,
Edinburgh’s school radio station. I’m DJ Rabbie Burns
and today I’m in Edinburgh Downs Secondary for the
first time to meet IT Teacher Apple Aylmer. Hello
Apple.
Apple: Hi Rabbie.
Rabbie: Now, we’re here to talk about the Arduino. So,
tell me … what is the Arduino, Apple?
Apple: Well, it’s a sort of very simple computer, but it
can do things a bigger computer can’t.
Rabbie: Really?
Apple: Yes, let me explain … Your laptop or PC is very
good at communicating with other computers or users
(people), but it can’t really communicate with the world
around it.
Rabbie: And the Arduino can?
Apple: Right – that’s what’s great about it. It’s a
microcontroller really. That means it’s good at
controlling things. It can turn on and off your lights or
your coffee machine, for example.
Rabbie: Interesting. Is it a British invention?
Apple: No. Actually, the Arduino’s Italian. And it’s still
made in Italy today, but it’s also produced in the USA
now, I think.
Narrator: Now listen again.
Narrator: Part 2.
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct
answer, A, B or C. You will hear the conversation twice.
Rabbie: And what has the Arduino got to do with
Edinburgh Downs Secondary, Apple?
Apple: Well, I use it to teach my students to write code.
Code-writing is hard but when students learn in a fun
way, it’s a little easier. We do Arduino projects, where
we make robots, for example. The students love that.
Rabbie: Isn’t it expensive to do all that?
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Apple: That’s the best part. Arduinos are actually quite
cheap, so the school can buy lots of them for students
to use in their projects – and the students get to keep
the things they make.
Rabbie: And is your school the first to use Arduinos in
class?
Apple: Well, I think so. But we want schools all around
the UK to use them. It’s important for young people to
know a lot about computers today and using Arduinos
is a fun way to learn proper computer skills − and I
don’t mean social networking and browsing the web!
Rabbie: No!
Narrator: Now listen again.
Narrator: Part 3.
Listen to the conversation. Write True (T) or False (F).
You will hear the conversation twice.
Rabbie: Are there any other devices like the Arduino
available, Apple?
Apple: Yes. Probably the best-known is Raspberry Pi.
Rabbie: And is it basically the same?
Apple: Not at all. Raspberry Pi is more like an actual
computer – it’s good at maths and running applications,
and it has lots of connection ports, so you can connect
it to a TV, computer, the internet and so on. The
Arduino’s not good at those things – but it’s better at
what it’s made to do; controlling other machines and
devices.
Rabbie: And Raspberry Pi is made in America, isn’t it?
Apple: Oh, no – it’s made here in the UK. There’s
another device like the Raspberry Pi made there – the
Beaglebone. Maybe that’s what you mean. It’s also
very good.
Rabbie: Well, thank you, Apple.
Apple: No problem. Before we go, I just want to say
one thing … I really want schools and students to use
these devices – any of them. It’s so important to learn
about computers. They’re the future.
Narrator: Now listen again.