Unit 2: Communication
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Ex 1: Complete the sentences with the word given below
Download Online Posted Engines
games
Email Website Blog message
1. Have you received a(n) __________ from your brother?
2. Can you help me _____________ this music?
3. Do you __________ people or send emails?
4. I’ve created a __________ and friends can leave comments on it.
5. My sister plays __________ a message on my blog.
6. A friend ___________ a message on my blog.
7. What search __________ do you use?
8. I posted photos of my dogs on my personal __________?
Ex 2: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space
in each sentence.
1. I often _______ music from the internet.
A. upload B. type C. download D. post
2. I ________ a really good site for sharing photos.
A. go B. understand C. know D. take
3. I __________ the internet to find new games.
A. surf B. play C. go D. do
4. My mobile phone helps me to _______ my time.
A. take B. organize C. group D. fashion
5. My friends __________ me text messages every day.
A. use B. speak C. call D. send
6. Where do you _______ messages?
A. post B. play C. do D. speak
7. Have you ever ________ files?
A. shared B. posted C. reached D. written
8. My mum never used a(n) ______ when she chats with someone online.
A. webcam B. online games C. text box D. comments
9. I have face-to-face _______ with people all the time.
A. talk B. speech C. conversations D. speak
10. I never play ________.
A. online games B. books C. yoga D. dancing
11. You can change your favorite songs into your mobile _______.
A. ringtone B. sound C. in-tone D. ring-in
12. She ______ his home phone and leaves a short message on his answering
machine.
A. call B. dials C. turns D. texts
13. When he gets home, he always checks his ______.
A. voicemail B. speechmail C. soundmail D. answering
machine
14. Could you ______? My room is a bit noisy, and I can’t hear you on the
phone.
A. speak down B. hang up C. hand on D. speak up
15. How often do you _______ a text message?
A. give B. send C. call D. meet
16. Anna _____ Lucy an instant message.
A. is sending B. is using C. are using D. are sending
17. He usually uses __________ like emoticons and emojis in messages.
A. letters B. messages C. symbols D. cards
18. A man and a woman _____ on a bench.
A. is sitting B. are sitting C. sits D. doesn’t sit
19. _______ TV?
A. Are the boys B. The boys are C. Is the boys D. The boys is
20. The man _____ a conversation on the phone now.
A. have B. has C. is having D. are having
21. My dad often has face-to-face ______ with his friends.
A. conversations B. phones C. landlines D. emojis
22. What ________ about?
A. are talking they B. are they talking C. they are talking D. talking they
are
23. She often posts messages on _______.
A. videos B. social media C. conversation D. letters
24. What ______ with his dad right now?
A. is he doing B. he is doing C. are he doing D. he are doing
25. Dolphins usually ______ different songs.
A. make B. to make C. are making D. is making
26. At the moment, she _____ to a great song.
A. listens B. are listening C. is listening D. listen
27. Young people like to communicate with small, colorful pictures - ______.
A. videos B. emojis C. posters D. songs
28. He often ______ to music on his phone.
A. listen B. is listening C. listens D. are listening
29. I’m ______ you’ve got the wrong number.
A. busy B. engaged C. silly D. afraid
30. Be quiet! The baby ______ in the room.
A. sleep B. sleeps C. are sleeping D. is sleeping
31. My sister often _____ TV in her room.
A. watch B. watches C. is watching D. are watching
32. Emojis can show our _____.
A. feelings B. faces C. pictures D. letters
33. What _____ you _____? It smells nice!
A. do/eat B. is/eating C. are/eating D. does/eating
34. I can’t _____ life without Internet.
A. play B. imagine C. dial D. communicate
Ex 3: Complete the questions with the words given below
use play log email create
join download post send share
1. Do you _______________ people in another country?
2. Do you _______________ music or films from the internet?
3. Do you _______________ music or film files with people on the internet?
4. Do you _______________ a social networking site like Facebook or Twitter?
5. Do you _______________ a message on a message board?
6. Do you _______________ a blog or a personal webpage?
7. Do you _______________ games with people online?
8. Do you _______________ an email attachment?
9. Do you _______________ a search engine to help you search answers to your
homework?
10. Do you _______________ onto a chat room recently?
Ex 4: Complete the sentences with the words given below
blog email search use
send download create post
1. I ______________________ my friends all the time.
2. Did he ___________________ his personal webpage?
3. Let’s ______________________ a message about this game.
4. I can ____________________ it as an email attachment.
5. When do you __________________ your webcam?
6. Let’s _______________ for that information on Wikipedia.
7. I ___________________ every day. I’ve written 270 pages.
8. I forgot ____________________ the new version of this game.
Ex 5: Choose the correct words
1. Where’s Mai? – She is making/ makes breakfast in the kitchen.
2. Paul isn’t playing/ doesn’t play football every day.
3. They are cleaning/ clean the house on Saturday mornings.
4. I’m busy at the moment. I am doing/ do the ironing.
5. My teacher is going/goes to Ha Noi every summer.
6. Come in and sit down. We are watching/ watch a great film.
Ex 6: Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. We ____________________ the washing-up now. (do)
2. Rita ________________________ the floor at the moment. (not
clean)
3. My brother ______________________ his bedroom. (tidy)
4. Paul ____________________ on a chair next to the window. (sit)
5. Mai and Lan __________________ dinner now. (not
make)
6. My family is in the kitchen. They _____________________ breakfast. (have)
7. I’m at my desk. I _____________________ for my exam tomorrow. (study)
8. My grandmother is in bed. She ___________________________. (sleep)
9. My grandfather is in the bedroom. He _________________ a newspaper.
(read)
10. Danny is in the living room. He ___________________ TV.
(watch)
11. My sister is in the bathroom. She _________________ her hands and face.
(wash)
12. Phong and Mai are on the computer. They __________________ the internet.
(surf)
Ex: 7: Complete the sentences using the present simple or present continuous form of
the verbs.
1. They always _______________ to school at 6.30. (walk)
2. Are you ______________________ lunch now. (have)
3. Anna and Tom ________________________ the table now. (clear)
4. Tom _______________________ his bed every morning. (make)
5. When ______________ Kate usually _____________ her room? (tidy)
6. Susan ________________ her homework at the moment, so she can’t go out.
(do)
7. We ___________________ our cousins next weekend. (visit)
8. My brother ___________ the computer at the moment. (not use)
9. Jane _______________ making her bed. (not like)
10. ____________________ for the exam now?
(you/study)
11. They ______________ late tomorrow morning because it’s Sunday.
(get up)
12. _____________________ to the gym every day?
(Alice/go)
13. You ___________________ Arabic from right to left on a page.
(write)
14. He ______________________ to his friends on the internet.
(chat)
15. I _____________________ to school on Sundays.
(not go)
16. They always _____________________ at home at 6 o ‘clock.
(arrive)
17. She _____________________ her homework at the moment.
(do)
18. What time ___________________ dinner on Mondays?
(they/have)
19. It’s very hot. We ___________________ jackets today.
(wear)
20. You’re on the phone again! __________________ to David?
(you/talk)
Ex 8: Use the correct form of the words given in the parentheses.
1. This is a dictionary for ___________________ speakers of English. (native)
2. We have to ____________________ a new strategy to deal with the problem
(development)
3. She had a strange ___________________ with the man who moved in upstairs.
(converse)
4. How much does it cost to _______________ a child privately.
(education)
5. The Davis Cup is an important ____________ tennis championship.
(national)
6. Television is an increasingly important means of ________________.
(communicate)
7. She is a very ___________________ artist. (create)
8. The world changed rapidly after the __________________ of the phone.
(invent)
9. We haven’t yet been able to find a house that meets our __________________.
(require)
10. Do you know any _________________ jokes? (funny)
SPEAKING
Ex 1: Complete the dialogue with the phrases below. There is one extra that you do
not need.
A. I’m waiting to chat with
B. It’s OK
C. I can’t right now
D. Text me
E. if you’re free
F. I can make it at four
G. Nothing special
Phong: Hello, Nick.
Nick: Hi, Phong. It’s me, Nick.
Phong: I phone you to see (1) _____________________ this afternoon.
Nick: What are you going to do this afternoon?
Phong: We’re thinking of a football match with the next class, Class 7B. We
think you’re a good goalkeeper.
Nick: Sorry, (2) ________________________.
Phong: Why? What are you doing now?
Nick: (3)_____________________________ I’m doing my homework, and (4)
___________________ my grandparents in the US on Viber. What time is the match?
Phong: It’s at three o’clock. (5) _________________________________ next time,
perhaps.
Nick: Right. (6) ____________________ when you finish the match – to win or lose
is not important.
Phong: Sure. See you later.
Nick: Bye.
READING
Ex 1: Read the text, and mark the sentences T (True), or F (False), or NG (Not Given)
Texting Teens
Recent surveys show a dramatic increase in the amount of texting by teenagers. One
survey says that more than 66% of teenagers own a mobile, and they send about 190
texts per week! Some teenagers send hundreds of texts a day. In fact, many
teenagers spend so much time texting, they can’t imagine life without their mobile.
So why do teenagers like texting? What makes it better than phone calls? Many teens
say that texting is easier, faster and more fun. Texts are private – they can send texts
during class time and no one can hear what they’re saying. Texts are cheaper – on a
lot of phones, and you can have unlimited texts: it makes no difference if you send
one text or a hundred texts, the cost is the same.
Teenagers also say that texting is the best way to stay in touch with friends. They
don’t feel lonely or sad because they can talk to their friends any time. It’s nice to get
texts from friends, and it helps them feel relaxed if they are nervous and depressed.
But texting has a negative side too. Too much texting can make your thumbs hurt!
1. Teenagers are texting more than before.
2. Some teenagers send a hundred texts per hour.
3. Many teenagers have problems with their phone.
4. Teenagers often send texts to their parents.
5. Teenagers have very high phone bills.
6. Texting makes teenagers feel happy.
Exercise 2. Read the text, and then answer the questions.
Emojis, smiley faces, hearts, winking eyes, were created in 1998 by Shigetaka Kurita,
an engineer at the Japanese phone company, NTT Docomo. His job was to create a
way for customers to communicate using icons. His efforts resulted in the creation of
176 icons, which he called “emojis” coming from two Japanese Words “e” (picture)
and “mojis” (character).
Today there are more than 1,800 emojis. Emojis usually don’t have any labels, so
their meaning is up to those who use them. Emojis can serve as a social media status
marker. Scientific studies reveal that when people look at a smiley face online, they
have the same feeling when they look at a real human face.
People can remember what they read more easily thanks to emojis. People in offices
say that if negative feedback from a boss goes with positive emojis, employees don’t
feel bad about the message.
Questions:
1.When were the first emojis?
➔ ________________________________________
2. What was Kurita’s job?
➔ ________________________________________
3.What does the word “emoji” come from?
➔ ________________________________________
4.What do people feel when they look at a smiley face online?
➔ ________________________________________
5.Are emojis good for our memory? Why?
➔ ________________________________________
6.How can emojis make our office more friendly?
➔ ________________________________________
PRONUNCIATION
Ex 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. clear B. hear C. near D. pear
2. A. count B. house C. shoulder D. sound
3. A. chair B. hair C. stairs D. nail
4. A. choice B. noise C. oil D. choir
5. A. break B. great C. head D. steak
6. A. amount B. country C. counter D. around
7. A. create B. creature C. easy D. near
8. A. contain B. entertain C. certain D. campaign
9. A. neigh B. height C. weigh D. vein
10. A. media B. emoji C. index D. research
11. A. aspect B. hang C. instant D. rank
12. A. heavy B. head C. weather D. easy
13. A. dream B. wear C. treat D. mean
14. A. dressed B. dropped C. matched D. joined
15. A. attacks B. medals C. concerns D. fingers
16. A. learn B. each C. flea D. eagle
17. A. global B. flag C. basketball D.
athlete
18. A. produced B. believed C. stopped D. laughed
19. A. peace B. great C. meat D. treat
20. A. searched B. practiced C. subscribed D. increased
Ex 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from others.
1. A. picture B. letter C. Japan D. culture
2. A. engaged B. funny C. happy D. useful
3. A. surprised B. instant C. busy D. useful
4. A. colorful B. Japanese C. interesting D. different
5. A. busy B. afraid C. Japan D. tonight
6. A. communicate B. education C. emoticon D.
development
7. A. idea B. poster C. story D. T-shirt
8. A. popular B. creative C. different D. colorful
9. A. message B. mobile C. landline D. Japan
10. A. emoji B. inventor C. colorful D. creative
11. A. credit B. explain C. pretend D. continue
12. A. education B. conversation C. development D. information
13. A. language B. company C. proficiency D. index
14. A. aspect B. edition C. parents D. Asian
15. A. hopefully B. recently C. especially D. instantly
16. A. international B. colorful C. useful D. interested
17. A. special B. foreign C. second D. ignoring
18. A. response B. scientist C. animal D. consonant
19. A. communication B. culture C. message D. picture
20. A. silly B. instant C. popular D. compared
WRITING
Exercise 1. Use the words below to write the questions with “How often” and
answers.
Example: your computer / crash / not often
• How often does your computer crash? - It doesn’t often crash.
1. you / chat online / not often
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
2. she / write / her blog / sometimes
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
3. they / check their emails / usually
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
4. Leo and Vicky / post photos online / often
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
5. your parents / send you text messages / every day
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 2. Write affirmative and negative sentences using the present continuous.
1. Anna / not work / on the computer / play a game
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
2. you / not listen to the teacher / talk
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
3. I / send a text on my mobile phone / not make a call
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
4. Mai / not sit in her chair / run to the door
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
5. we / read a magazine / not do our homework
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
6. Nick and Mary / eat some biscuits / not study
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 3. Write questions using the present continuous. Then complete the short
answers.
1. your brother / sit / under the tree
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
2. we / write / in French
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
3. they / buy / a new bookcase?
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
4. you / use / the washing machine
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
5. she / play badminton / near the house
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 4. Rearrange the words in the right order to make a meaningful sentence.
1. learning / why / you / English / at / are
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
2. are / working / your parents
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
3. talking / your teacher / who / to / is
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
4. the lesson / enjoying / are / you/?
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
5. doing / your parents / are / what/?
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
6. is / The phone box / of / two university students / in / the work
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
7. emoticons/ I like / symbols called / using funny
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
8. do / you / social media / everyday / go on
➔ ______________________________________________________________________________
9. call his dad / back in / Sam will / a few minutes.
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
10. bored with / the ringtone? You / on your phone / are.
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
11. Sitting on / Anna is / the sofa / sending Lucy an instant message.
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
12. visit websites / Half of / the people / in the group / which are in other
languages.
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
13. In the survey, / is studying for the school exams / almost everyone / next
year.
➔ _______________________________________________________________________________
