1. ACTIVITIES MAY
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
VOCABULARY
Technology
A. Complete the definitions with the correct word.
1. Google: To look for a piece of information using a well-known search engine.
2. Blogger: A person who writes kind of diary on the internet.
3. Tweet: To send a message on Twitter.
4. Gamer: A person who plays online games.
5. Like: To give a favourable opinion of something on Facebook.
6. Webased: An episode of an internet-based drama.
7. Text: To send someone an SMS.
8. Cyberbully: An internet user who uses aggressive behaviour to intimidate other
internet users.
9. Trending: A subject which everyone is talking about on social networking sites.
10. Unfriend: To remove someone from your list of friends on Facebook.
11. Webinar: A seminar given using the internet.
12. Tag: To put someone’s name on a photo on Facebook.
13. Cyberoom: A virtual room where internet users talk to each other.
New words in English
A. 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 it on a social media site.
5. Mobot: A characteristic gesture as performed by the British long-distance
runner Mo Farah on winning the5000 and 10000metres 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 behaviour.
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
travellers.
2. 4. Phone me from the airport after you’ve checked out.
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 neighbourhoods that are mentioned.
1. Covent Garden
2. Brick Lane
3. Whitechapel
4. Oxford street
5. London DocklandsX
6. Hyde Park
7. Canary Wharf X
8. Notting Hill
9. Stratford X
B. Watch and listen again. Match the neighbourhood with what it is famous for.
1. Brick Lane C) Bangladesh community
2. Whitechapel D) Jack the ripper
3. London Docklands A) Bombed during WW II
4. Canary Wharf E) London city airport
5. Stratford B) 2012 Olympics
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 travellers.
5. The Excel Centre is an important conference and exhibition centre.
6. Next door to the 2012 Olympic site there is a huge Stretford center
