April 2013

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. Webside : An episode of an Internet-based drama.7. Text : To send someone an SMS.8. Cyber bully : 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. Web _ _ a _ : A seminar given using the Internet.12. Tag : To put someone’s name on a photo on Facebook.13. Ciberoom : 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. Then check your answers at:

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/press-releases/uk-word-of-the-year-2012/

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. second screening: To win a medal in a sporting event or competition by finishing first, second, or third.

4. medal: 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.

5. second screening: 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 behaviour.

medal (verb) YOLO Games Maker

Mobot omnishambles second screening

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.

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 tree had fallen and was blocking the way.7. Would you mind looking 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!

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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.

http://www.sightseer.tv/london/eastlondonoverview

1. Covent Garden ____2. Brick Lane ____yes3. Whitechapel ____yes4. Oxford Street ____5. London Docklands ____yes6. Hyde Park ____7. Canary Wharf ____yes8. Notting Hill ____9. Stratford ____yes

B. Watch and listen again. Match the neighbourhood with what it is famous for.

1.Brick Lane – d - a. Bombed during WW II

2.Whitechapel – a - b. 2012 Olympics Stadium

3.London Docklands – c -

c. Bangladesh community

4.Canary Wharf –e - d. Jack the Ripper5.Stratford – b - e. London City Airport

C. Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap.1. Brick lane is famous for __________ restaurants.

2. You can go on a __________ tour to see where Jack the Ripper carried out his attacks.

3. In the 1980s the docklands transformed into a ‘mini __________’.4. East London has its own airport which is popular with __________

travellers.5. The Excel Centre is an important conference and __________

centre.6. Next door to the 2012 Olympic Site there is a huge __________

centre.

SPEAKING

Talk about your last holiday. Think about these questions.

1. Where did you go and why? Describe the place.2. Who did you go with?3. When did you go and how long did you stay?4. What was the weather like?5. Did you have any special food?6. Did you visit any monuments?7. Did you do any kind of sightseeing?8. Did you do any sunbathing?9. Did you take many photos?10. Did you buy any souvenirs?11. How did you travel? Was it a long trip?12. Did you take a rucksack or a suitcase? What things did you

take?13. What is your best memory of the holiday?14. Were you glad to get home?15. Would you recommend the place you went for a holiday?16. Would you consider going there again?