1. Fill in: edit, memory, digital, store, consider, freak, hooked, laptop, move.
1. Do you really ______ this important information on your
2. _____?
3. Ask Steve to help you _____ your letter of application.
4. Young people are crazy about gadgets nowadays. They are really techno ____.
5. This rock band is very popular, it has a lot of concerts, that's why it is on the __ all the time.
6. I need to change the _______ card for my camera.
7. The family of my friend ________ the opportunity of buying a cottage in Greece.
8. ____ cameras replaced their forerunners long time ago.
9. She is really _____ on using social networks.
2. Fill in: considering, jammed, admit, saying, charge, missing
1. I have to … that I have a lot of problems.
2. I think it`s time to … the battery in my mobile phone.
3. My headphones are…, I can't listen to music.
4. James is … a career as an architect.
5. It goes without … that we can't do without different devices.
6. Have a look at the printer; the paper is … again.
3. Choose the correct word
1. They told / said / asked on TV that the price of computers would go down soon.
2. He told / said / asked me to ask the teacher.
3. The shop which / where / when I bought the DVD is closed now.
4. 2005 was the year which / where / when I bought my first mobile phone.
5. This is my friend, Mary, who / which / whose father is a doctor.
6. My camera, which / whose / who costs 200$, takes brilliant pictures.
4. Form verbs from the words in brackets.
1. We need to (computer) all records.
2. Computer technologies (broad) the range of options available to photographers.
3. A technical manager should (wide) a customer portfolio.
4. They (sure) that the images will last forever.
5. Her aim is to (large) the collection of coins up to 10000 units.
5. Turn the sentences into the reported speech.
1. John said: "I'm writing an essay at the moment".
2. Mary said: "I bought a new printer yesterday."
3. Paula asked: "Can you change the password?"
4. Carry said: "I think the batteries are flat".
5. Tony asked: "What colour headphones did you choose?"
6. My parents told me: "Don't buy useless gadgets."
7. The policeman said: "You must wear a crash helmet".
8. My mother told me: "Turn off the stove".
6. Fill in: at, in, under, out of, on
1. The microwave oven is _____ order for a month.
2. Our football team can't play well ____ pressure.
3. They have been thinking for a long time, and ____ the end they've made up the decision.
4. Fiona wasn't sure ____ first, but now she uses her new device all the time.
5. He is always ____ the phone these days.
7. Reading
Установите соответствие тем 1-8 текстам A-G. Занесите свои ответы в соответствующее поле справа. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании одна тема лишняя.
1. Not for children
2. Benefits for poor countries
3. Illegal and unsafe
4. Small size - great role
5. One is not enough
6. Don't speak - text
7. Spreading wider - weighing lighter
8. One device - many functions
A. A mobile phone (also known as a cell phone) is a device that can make and receive telephone calls while moving around. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile phone operator, allowing access to the public telephone network. In addition to telephony, modem mobile phones also support a wide variety of other services such as text messaging, MMS, email, Internet access, Bluetooth, business applications, gaming and photography.
B. The first hand-held mobile phone was demonstrated by Dr. Martin Cooper ol Motorola in 1973, using a handset weighing around 1 kg. In 1983, the first commercial cell phone was released. In the twenty years from 1990 to 2010, worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew from 12.4 million to over 4.6 billion. It got to the developing countries and reached the poorest citizens. The devices themselves have also become smaller and much lighter.
C. The most commonly used data application on mobile phones is SMS text messaging. The first SMS text message was sent from a computer to a mobile phone in 1992 in the UK, while the first person-to-person SMS from phone to phone was sent in Finland in 1993.The first mobile news service, delivered via SMS, was launched in Finland in 2000. Mobile news services are expanding with many organizations providing «оп-demand» news services by SMS.
D. Mobile phones need a small microchip called a Subscriber Identity Module, or SIM card, to function. The SIM card is approximately the size of a small postage stamp and is usually placed underneath the battery in the rear of the unit. The SIM card does not only store data like telephone numbers but also allows users to change phones by simply removing the SIM card from one mobile phone and inserting it into another mobile phone or broadband telephony device.
E. Mobile phones are used for keeping in touch with family members, conducting business, and having access to a telephone in an emergency. Some people carry more than one cell phone for different purposes, such as for business and personal use. Multiple SIM cards may also be used to take advantage of the benefits of different calling plans - a particular plan might provide cheaper local calls, long-distance calls, international calls, or roaming.
F. Mobile phones have spread more quickly than any other technology and can improve the life of the poorest people in developing countries. They provide access to information in places where landlines or the Internet are not available. In Africa, people travel from village to village to let friends and relatives know about weddings and births. They need not do this if the villages are within coverage. Mobile phones are recharged using a solar panel or motorcycle battery.
G. Mobile phone use while driving is common but dangerous, as it increases the risk of accident. Many countries prohibit it. Some schools also limit or restrict the use of mobile phones because cell phones are used for cheating on tests, harassment and bullying, causing threats to the school's security. Many mobile phones are banned in school locker room facilities, public restrooms and swimming pools due to the built-in cameras that most phones now have.