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Roadshow. l'm Jim Cairns and this is my co-host,
Harper Wilson. We hope you're siüing comfortably
because we have got something amazing to show
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l.i;l,ir:i'i:¡ this gadget hasn't appeared in st0res yet, s0
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you're seeing it before anyone else! ,il[:]; :. Let's get the headset on you.

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. This is the very latest virtual reality headset*it's li".iiiilr¡ Cool, thanks! You're right, it is very comfortable.
called Virtuo 2 and it's awesome!
.i:i',j¡ . And here are your controllers. Are you ready?
li.::,i-:!:i: ": So how does it work, Jim? l'm going to switch it onl Here goes!

l!irii" Well, you have a very comfortable headset and two iir:.ii!¡Ii 0oooooh! Wow! 0h wow. Wow. Just ... wow.
hand controllers. The headset and the controllers Seriously, there hasn't been anything this good
all connect to your computer through Bluetooth, so since Virtuo 1 came out!
there's no need to plug anything in. You just put your
game in your computer, download the information
.ilirl"'. So, there you have it. The amazing, the fantastic,
the brilliant ... aaaaggghhh!
onto your headset, and that's it!
;'!,iii:i:a:ari What's happened? Jim? What did you do that for?
li¡:,riri Looks good so far! What are these things?
Everything's just gone black!
..ii,li..r These are your sensors. They follow your movements
JiM>:'" l'm sorry! I tripped and fell.
and turn them into virtual reali§ for you. So, when
you move, you see your surroundings from a H&mpññ I think you've just broken the sensors.
different angle!
ilffia+: 0h no! Have I broken the headset, too?
:ir:1,::::ii,i 0h wow! Have you played any games on it yet?
F!&§p§ffi Yes, you have.
.j:l,l - Yes, I have! l've just played Watchtower, and it was
so good! Jlf**.- Well, I hope you've enjoyed our presentation,
everyone. That's it for now. Umm ... whose job is it
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.:i¡::;. Sure! lt's all yours! iI§ffiP§ft Yours!

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Jim and Harper are presenting a new virtual reality headset to their their meaning.
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audience. Who is trying the headset for the first time?
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o Are these changes good or bad?
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Write I (true) or F (false) next to Get imqrolved!


the statements.
You can buy the headset in stores. F 5 Complete the questionnaire.
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1 You must plug the headset in. _
2 You need a computer to play the game. _
3 The sensors can tell when you're moving. _
4 Jim has never played Watchtower before. _
5 Harper has broken the headset.

Key language
(ffii facn of the key sentences from the Hi-Tech
Roadshow is missing a word: just or yef. Rewrite the
sentences and add the missing word. Then Iisten
I and check.
l've played Watchtower.
l' ve iuet olaved Watchtowe r, What gadgets do you have?
1 This gadget hasn't appeared in stores.
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! 2 Have you played any games on it? I nres ptayer I oisit"t camera

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3 Everything's gone black.
[-]tetevision I oisit"t watch

4 I think you've broken the sensors. I taptop I other

2 What's your favorite gadget?


041 Now listen again and repeat.

042 Listen to three conversations and choose


the correct alternatives.
1 a Abigail has / hasn't switched on her tablet. 4 What do you use it for?
b Abigail has / hasn't connected her tablet to
the lnternet.
2 a Newton has / hasn't downloaded the 5 How often do you use it?
HearMusic app.
b Newton has / hasn't used the HearMusic app. !

3 a Olivia has / hasn't downloaded the new


Fantasy Finalgame.
b Olivia has / hasn't completed ten levels of Take turns asking and answering the
the game. questions from the questionnaire in exercise 5.
I Wnat gadgets do you have?
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I have a... I

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Hi-Tech Roadshow. Use your answers from +
exercises 5 and 6 to help you. +I

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" : - '.' :::¡ ihe verbs in the box with the icons. Vocabulary flashcards
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- :" :- r€ ete attach print log in upload Make f lashcards for the words in exercise 1.
)-a'e plug in save switch on / off . Cut a piece of paper into fifteen small rectangles.
Draw a picture on one side of each rectangle and

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the pictures and try to remember the correct verb.
Use the flashcards whenever you have a few
minutes free (for example on the bus or in the car).

conrlect lil¡o) 1 2 2 Complete the sentences with verbs from exerc¡se 1.

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1 How do I a picture to this email?
2 You can the app to your phone.
3 You must your phone. The battery
icon is red.
_4 4 We don't need these files now. We can
them.

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We don't have any paper. I can't
the tickets!
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to the computer.
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remember the most verbs?
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I think you've just broken the sensors. l've wanted to play this for a Iong time.
There hasn't been anything this good since
Virtuo l came out!
Choose the correct alternative.
o We usejustto talk about events that have
happened in the recent past. Complete the rules with for or since.
o Just goes before / after the auxiliary verb have or has. We use far and since with present perf ect actions
l. that started in the past and continue now.
before a noun phrase to express
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a period of time.
Complete the sentences with the present perfect
o We use '_ to say when an action started.
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form of the verbs in parentheses and fusf.
We can use a noun phrase or a clause in the
Can I callyou back in a minute? l'yeJAofgoffen
(get) home. simple past.
'l We can take the car this weekend because
I (repair) it.
2 Lola (buy) a new phone.
3 Complete the sentences with the present perfect
form of the verbs in the box and for or since.
3 l'm not tired.
I (wake up).
4 "Would you like something to drink?" "No, thanks. I be want live play have not visit know be

t_ (have) a soda."
l'ye known Amy since I was Iittle.
5 They (download) a new song. That banana hasbeen underyour bed for
three weeks!
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Have you played any games on it yet? 2 She .. -'s s:'::-
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Choose the correct alternative.
4He - 7- ! _ : a week.
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last year.
. We use yef in questions and negative sentences.
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Yef goes at the beginning / end of the sentence.
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Use the prompts to write questions and sentences Use the prompts in the box to make sentences
,vith the present perfect and yet. that are true for you.
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