1. FUTURE TECHNOLOGY VOCABULARY
Technology
A. Complete the definitions with the correct word.
1. G o o g l e: To look for a piece of information using a well-known search engine.
2. B l o g g e r: A person who writes kind of diary on the Internet.
3. T w e e t : To send a message on Twitter
.4. G a m e r : A person who plays online games.
5. L i k e : To give a favorable opinion of something on Facebook.
6. W e b i s o d e : An episode of an Internet-based drama.
7. T e x t : To send someone an SMS.
8. C i b e rb u l l y : An Internet user who uses aggressive behavior to intimidate other Internet
users.
9. T r e n d i n g : A subject which everyone is talking about on social networking sites.
10. U n f r i e n d : To remove someone from your list of friends on Facebook.
11. W e b i n a r : A seminar given using the Internet.
12. T a g : To put someone’s name on a photo on Facebook.
13. C i b e r o o m : A virtual room where Internet users talk to each other.
New words in English.
Every year new words enter the English dictionary. Below are some new words from 2012.
Write the words next to their definitions.
1- Omnishambles: A situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged,
characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations.
2- Games maker: A volunteer responsible for helping the public at an Olympic
venue during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
3- Medal: To win a medal in a sporting event or competition by finishing first,
second, or third.
4- Second screening: the practice or activity of watching television while
simultaneously using a smartphone, tablet computer, laptop, or other screen
device, typically in order to read about the programme being watched or post
about it on a social media site.

2. 5- Mobot: A characteristic gesture as performed by the British long-distance
runner Mo Farah on winning the 5,000 and 10,000 metres events at the 2012
Olympics, in which both arms are arched above the head with the hands
pointing down to the top of the head to form a distinctive ’M’ shape.
6- YOLO: ‘You only live once’, typically used as a rationale or endorsement for
impulsive or irresponsible behavior.
VOCABULARY
Phrasal verbs
A) Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
1. We hired a car when we arrived at the airport but it broke after on the way to the
hotel.
2. My mum always feels nervous just as the plane is taking down and landing.
3. I set out at six o’clock so that I would arrive at the hostel before the other travelers.
4. Phone me from the airport after you’ve checked back.
5. I hate sleeping in a tent because I can’t put up with the mosquitoes and other
insects.
6. The taxi had to turn back when it reached the mountain road because a tree had
fallen and was blocking the way.
7. Would you mind looking after my cat while I’m on holiday next week?
8. We are planning to travel for six months but if we run out of money, we’ll be back
sooner!
LISTENING
A) You are going to watch and listen to a guide to an area of London.
Listen carefully and tick the London neighbor hoods that are:
mentioned.http://www.sightseer.tv/london/eastlondonoverview
1. Covent Garden
2. Brick Lane
3. Whitechapel
4. Oxford Street
5. London Docklands
6. Hyde Park
7. Canary Wharf
8. Notting Hill
9. Stratford

3. B) Watch and listen again. Match the neighbor hood with what it is famous for.
1. Brick Lane c . Bangladesh community
2. White chapel d. Jack the Ripper
3. London Docklands a. Bombed during WW II
4. Canary Wharf e. London City Airport
5. Stratford b. 2012 Olympics Stadium
C) Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap.
1. Brick lane is famous for curry restaurants.
2. You can go on a touristic tour to see where Jack the Ripper carried out his attacks.
3. In the 1980s the docklands transformed into a ‘mini Manhattan’.
4. East London has its own airport which is popular with business travelers.
5. The Excel Centre is an important conference and exhibition centre.
6. Next door to the 2012 Olympic Site there is a huge Stratford centre.