REVISION FOR UNIT 10- ENGLISH 8

I/ LISTENING
Task 1: Listen and choose the correct answer for each question below.
1. What can the computer glassess do?
A. play games B. translate C. find information, get directions
2. What will you be able to do with a 3D browser?
A. smell, touch and interact with web pages.
B. touch, eat, and interact physically with web pages.
C. see, touch and interact physically with web pages.
3. Where will you see the holograms?
A. in front of you B. through the internet C. through webcams
4. How will we make a phone call in 20 or 30 years?
A. by singing B. by thinking C. by dancing
Task 2: Listen and fill in the missing words.
How do young people communicate today?
Nowadays, teenagers seem to communicate with their peers more on electronic devices than in (1)
__________. They chat with their friends using messaging applications and (2) _______networking sites.
They chat about almost everything, from homework and games to music trends. Their conversations tend to
be short but can last for (3) __________. Many teenagers prefer this way of (4) _____________to talking
face to face. They say that it is more convenient and they can do many things while chatting. They may be
exchanging instant (5) _______________ with several friends and playing their favorite games at the same
time.
II/ PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. adjust B. advanced C. via D. tablet
2. A. future B. text C. translate D. chat
3. A. called B. interacted C. carried D. contained
4. A. machine B. technology C. school D. chemistry
5. A. connect B. computer C. conference D. communication
B. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose main stress is different from the others in the group.
1. A. interupt B. internet C. telephone D. conference
2. A. expression B. instantly C. translation D. effective
3. A. interact B. adjustment C. transmission D. regardless
4. A. language B. webcame C. account D. carrier
5. A. Chinese B. agree C. device D. private
III/ MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.________ 2040, teachers might be using telepathy to ‘teach’ their students. They won’t have to speak.
A. Until B. On C. By D. During
2. A(n) __________ is one where all the participants are physically in the same place.

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A. video conference B. online discussion
C. social media D. face-to-face meeting
3. When I make a __________ to my mother with my smartphone, I can see her on the phone screen.
A. text message B. phone call C. video call D. voice message
4. She bought that laptop from me. It’s not __________ anymore.
A. my B. mine C. her D. hers
5. You should wait here. They’ll be back __________ five minutes.
A. in B. at C. on D. from
6. The post office is _____________ to the open-air market.
A. front B. next C. opposite D. between
7. Choose the SYNONYM with the underlined word in the following sentence.
The 4G standard is designed to offer high-speed access.
A. slow B. fast C. weak D. strong
8. Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence.
How can you keep in contact with your friends?
A. reach B. talk C. lose touch D. stay
9. Do you think people __________telepathy in the future?
A. will use B. use C. have used D. used
10. Which means of __________do you like best?
A. communicate B. communicative C. communicated D. communication
11. In the future, people will probably communicate brain-to-brain, using ________
A. messenger B. holography C. blog D. telepathy
12. Peter: “ I dropped my phone and it broke.”
Jack: “________”
A. It did. C. Phones are convenient
B. That’s awful. D. Awesome!
13. We can ________not only through words but also through facial expressions.
A. talk B. transfer C. interpret D. communicate
14. It is not difficult ________ a video call.
A. make B. to make C. made D. making
15. John ________ some text messages from his friends last month.
A. receives B. was receiving C. received D. is going to receive
IV/ COMMUNICATION
Rearrange the following sentences to make a meaningful conversation.
A. I suppose you are right. Still, it's cheap and effective. We can know straight away how many people have
seen our post and if they like it.
B. Well, I suppose the key is you shouldn't use social media as your only means of communication.
C. it is great, isn't it? One benefit is that it helps us share news quickly. Posts on social media can be read by
all your friends and family.
D. You've got a point. One drawback is that people are losing their face-to-face communication skills.
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E. That's true but it makes us lazy. Lots of people post on social media instead of calling or messaging
people directly.
F. What do you think of social media?
1._ F________ 2. ___C______ 3. ___E______ 4. ____D____ 5. ____A_____ 6. ___B______

V. READING
Task 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the passage.
Have you ever wondered (1) ____________ the first humans communicated? Scientists do not know exactly
when the first language was developed, (2) ____________ they do know that humans have always had the
ability to communicate.
The first written types of communication were drawings, recorded on animal skins, cave walls, pottery or
wood. These drawings recorded details about daily life, such as hunting, religion and food. The earliest
known cave paintings are (3) ____________ 40,000 years ago. Even before that, though, people used
jewellery, paint colours or beads to express meaning.
The first written (4) ____________ was in the form of marks and symbols - recorded more than 9,000 years
ago. Ancient Egyptians used symbols called hieroglyphs over 5,200 years ago. They recorded their writing
on stone or metal tablets, or papyrus, which is a paper made from plant fibres. The written Chinese language
contains over 80,000 different symbols, although most people use about 5,000.
Today, there are over 6,000 languages (5) ____________ in the world. In Papua New Guinea alone, over
800 languages are spoken.
1. A. how B. why C. who D. where
2. A. so B. although C. and D. but
3. A. to B. from C. in D. at
4. A. communication B. communicate C.communicating D. communicated
5. A. told B. said C. spoken D. talked

Task 2: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer .
Email and chat rooms let children communicate with friends and family members. They can also allow
children to connect with people that they have never met in person. 1 Knowing a little about each of these
communication services can help parents keep children safer while online.
2 Through email, users can easily send and receive messages. These messages may also have text,
audio, and picture files attached. 3 Signing up for an email account is simple because most services offer
them for free. Sometimes these messages contain viruses, or other inappropriate content, 4 so parents should
warn children to be wary of emails from unknown people.
5 Chat rooms are online hang-out spots where anyone can talk about anything - current events, books,
and other common interests. Users often do not know each other in real life, so it is important that parents
keep a close eye on the content of any conversations.
1. Children will be safer while online if __________.
A. they know how to use email and chat rooms
B. they don’t know how to use email and chat rooms
C. their parents know a little about email and chat rooms
D. their parents don’t know anything about email and chat rooms

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2. Users can easily send and receive messages __________.
A. through email
B. through phone
C. through video call
D. Through face- to- face conversation
3. Signing up for an email account is __________.
A. simple because it is offered for free by most services
B. simple because it has text, audio, and picture files attached
C. complex because it contains viruses
D. complex because it has inappropriate content
4. Parents should warn children __________.
A. to be cautious about emails from known people
B. to be cautious about emails from unknown people
C. not to be wary of emails from known people
D. not to be wary of emails from unknown people
5. For chat rooms, users __________.
A. often go shopping together
B. often talk to each other in real life
C. often do not know each other in real life
D. often know each other in real life
VI/ WRITING
A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the first meaning, using the word in bracket.
1. John is one of their classmates. (a)
→__ John is a classmate of theirs_____.
2. Can I borrow one of your tablets? (yours)
→ _ Can I borrow a tablet of yours____?
3. There is a webcam behind the computer screen. (front)
→__ The computer screen is in front of the webcam__.
4. This mail account belongs to him. (is)
→__ This mail account is his__.
5. Sending voice messages is very convenient. (It)
→ It is very convenient to send voice messages_.
B. Paragraph writing
Write a paragraph (80 -100 words) to describe a way of modern communication.
Use the following questions as cues:
1. What is it?
2. What are its advantages?
3. What are its disadvantages?
4. Will people use it in the future?