Imagine you work for a mobile phone company.
Work in a group to design a mobile phone of the future.
Think about the features it has and what it can do.
When you have decided, try to draw the phone and label all the features.
Then you can present your idea to the group
Mobile phone quiz
How much do you know about mobile phones? Try this quiz and find out. 1) What is the average number of mobile phones owned by each British person?
a) 0.8 b) 1.8 c) 2.8
2) When was the first mobile phone created? a) 1973 b) 1983 c) 1993
3) What were the first words spoken on a mobile? a) “Can you hear me?” b) “I’m on the train” c) “Guess where I’m calling from?”
4) How many phone numbers could the first mobile phones hold in their memory?
a)10 b)30 c)100
5) How much money was spent last year in Britain on ring tones? a) ₤ 26 million b) ₤ 56 million c) ₤ 76 million
6) Which country has the most mobile phones in use? a) The United States b) India c) In China
7) How many people in the whole world own a mobile phone?
a) 4 million b) 4 billion c) 4 trillion
8) What percentage of drivers use their mobile phone while driving in the UK? a) 0.8 b) 1.8 c) 2.8
9) How many texts are sent every second in Britain? a) 1000 b) 5000 c) 10 000
10) What is the universal emergency number for all mobile phones in the EU? a) 112 b) 999 c) 911
T
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YOURSELF
1 Kate ________ in London.
A to live |
C live |
B is living |
D lives |
2. She ________English.
-
A is
C are
B is being
D am
3. She ________English now.
A speak |
C speaks |
B is speaking |
D are speaking |
4. Do you ________Russian?
A speak |
C is speaking |
B speaks |
D are speaking |
5. You ________ to speak English now.
A learning |
C is learning |
B are learning |
D learn |
6. Water ________ at 100 degrees celcius.
A boiling |
C boil |
B is boiling |
D boils |
7. I ________ in Moscow with my friend (only for a couple of weeks).
A am living |
C lives |
B live |
D are living |
8. The water ________. Can you turn it off?
A boil |
C is boiling |
B to boil |
D boils |
9. I ________English now.
A am speaking |
C am saying |
B speak |
D is telling |
10. My parents ___ in a detached house.
A lives |
C is living |
B live |
D living |
11. The Sun ___ in the East.
A rise |
C are rising |
B rises |
D rising |
12. Red traffic lights ___ “Stop”.
A points |
C means |
B reads |
D speaks |
13. He ___ to any parties.
A not to belong |
C doesn’t belong |
B don’t believe |
D believes |
14. Do you ___ where the post office is?
A knowing |
C realize |
B know |
D speak |
15. My mother usually ___ lots of money on clothes.
A spends |
C is asking |
B is wasting |
D rejects |
16. Martin never ___ me text messages.
A sends |
C receives |
B doesn’t send |
D obtains |
17. I ___ too much coffee.
A drinking |
C drink |
B drinks |
D is drinking |
18. The bank always ___ on time.
A close |
C opens |
B serve |
D open |
19. I ___ I’ll show you the city.
A promise |
C am promise |
B promising |
D promises |
You ___ your things. You shold be more attentive.
A always lose
C are always losing
B are losing always
D lose
A solar eclipse ___ when the moon ___ in front of the sun.
A happen, passe
C happens, passes
B happens, is passing
D is happening, is passing
What ___ of my hair?
A do you think
C are you thinking
B think
D you are thinking
What ___ about now?
A do you think
C are you thinking
B think
D you are thinking
My term in university course ___ until next month.
A is starting
C start
B start
D doesn’t start
He always ___ a blak hat.
A wears
C bring
B clothes
D sell
When ___ ?
A is the plane arriving
C the plane is arriving
B does the plane arrive
D the plane arrives
Why ___ now?
A does she cry
C is she crying
B she cries
D she is crying
What time ___ in the morning?
A are you getting up
C do you get up
B you are getting up
D you get up
This weekend I ___ my friends in Brighton.
A visit
C are visiting
B am visiting
D visits
___ in the pool at the moment?
A Do they swim |
C Are they swimming |
B They swim |
D They are swimming |
UNIT 2
GRAMMAR: PAST INDEFINITE; PAST CONTINUOUS
TEXTS: GALILEO’S EXPERIMENTS; ALBERT EINSTEIN