Extra Tasks (Fast finishers) Unit 8

Vocabulary and Use your English

1 Complete the texts with these words.

 chat room  google   helpline  offline  search engine  web chat

If you want to find out information, do you ask a friend or do you 1 it? The answer is clear. The most
powerful 2 in the world has a lot more information than any human can store in their brain.

I went to the 3 because I wanted to ask a guy about a problem with my laptop, but he was
4
. The next day, my computer crashed completely. I couldn’t even start it up. So, I decided to call
the manufacturer’s 5 to get them to fix it. When I rang, there was just a recorded voice message
telling me to go online and use their 6 to contact customer services!

2 Complete the sentences with these words.

 headline   homepage  like  review  selfie  voicemail

1 The on the front page of the newspaper read ‘PRESIDENT GOES OVERBOARD’.
2 I took a at the top of the mountain with the stunning view behind me.
3 The product was terrible, so I wrote them a one-star .
4 He didn’t answer his phone when I called, so I left him a .
5 My last post on Facebook only got one and that was from my mum!
6 You can usually find a link to the company’s contact details on their .

3 Read the clues and complete the crossword.

1 Across
2 3 4 
I’m a food , so I spend a lot of time trying new
recipes and writing about them.
5 
She’s the who reported that government
4 contracts were going to their friends.
6 
The of Getting Closer always asks the guests
about their family history.
5
Down
1 
I don’t have a camera to help me make my
videos. I do it all myself.
2 
His videos are really popular. He’s got more than 300,000
on YouTube.
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3 
If you want to be a software , you need good
qualifications in mathematics.
4 Complete the sentences with prepositions.
1 I asked Marie to bring some snacks, but she forgot.
2 I asked Marie to bring the subject at dinner, but she forgot.
3 Please call on this number at five to speak to the doctor.
4 Please call at the pharmacy later today to pick up your prescription.
5 I think that those coloured jeans will catch .
6 I can’t wait to see you on Sunday, when we will be able to catch properly.
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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verb.

1 The files (copy) by the time you need them.

2 The photographs (print) last night.
3 At this moment, the text for the website (write) by a professional writer.
4 I think the new designs (show) at London Fashion week next year.
5 Social media platforms (not design) for children; they’re meant for adults.
6 I (never photograph) by a professional photographer. Have you?

2 Complete the sentences with the correct active or passive form of the verb.

1 
(present simple, present simple) Do you know where your devices (make), or who
(make) them?
2 
(past continuous, past continuous) The second book (write) while the first book
(print).
3 
(present perfect, future simple) The new law (pass) by the government, but tech bosses say it
(damage) their businesses.
4 
(future simple, future simple) A decision (make) this evening and you (tell)
as soon as we know.
5 
(future perfect, future simple) The pizza (deliver) by the time you get here, but we
(not eat) it until you arrive.
6 
(past simple, past simple) Luckily, the email (arrive) before the information
(need).
7 
(present continuous, present continuous) The links (update) by Liam and the homepage
(design) by Sophie.
8 
(past simple, past simple) The facts in the article (check) before it (post) online.

3  omplete the sentences with the correct passive form of these verbs. Sometimes, more than one option
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is possible.

 change  complete  give  hack  judge  see  take  write

1 I don’t want my private photographs by thousands of people.

2 I avoid by protecting my information online.
3 Where would you rather the photographs ? Inside or outside?
4 I am not afraid of for my opinions online.
5 The actress said that her photographs shouldn’t to make her look more beautiful.
6 The article needs by the six o’clock deadline or it won’t be printed.
7 I’m happy about if the journalists are honest and stick to the facts.
8 It’s no good a promotion if I don’t get a pay rise too.

4 Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1 Influencers enjoy to be looked at.

2 Your phones must be turn off when you are in the cinema.
3 I don’t want be photographed today, please.
4 The photographs had been posting online by the time we got home.
5 The DJ doesn’t like for being asked to play pop songs.
6 I’d like to be read my blog by as many people as possible.
7 That picture was for me painted by a close friend.

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