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Unit
1 Media and technology Test A

School:
Name: Class: No.:
Date: / / Mark:
Enc. Educação: Teacher:

15 Minutes

A. You will hear a news item on the radio about the person who created Facebook.
For items 1 to 5, fill in the missing information.

NAME MARK ELLIOT ZUCKERBERG

Nationality 1.
Year he was born 2.
He is famous for creating 3.
He studied at… University 4.
Year he became a billionaire in 5.

B. You will hear a conversation between a mother and her daughter. Choose the
correct option.

1. The girl wants to buy a .

(a) mobile phone (b) tablet (c) smartphone

2. To purchase the phone she has to pay .

(a) 15€ (b) 50€ (c) nothing because it’s free

3. The phone is .
(a) of a good quality (b) cheap (c) unique

4. What reason does the girl give for needing the phone?
(a) She can use it to keep in touch with her friends.
(b) She can call her family in case of an emergency.
(c) She can make cheaper long-distance calls with it.

5. In the end, her mother .

(a) decides to buy her the phone
(b) is still thinking of what to do
(c) doesn’t buy her the phone
Read the text carefully.

TECHNOLOGY
ADDICTION IN TEENS
Many of today’s teens spend a lot of their time with their faces buried
in a computer monitor or smartphone. Mums and dads who would
prefer that their teens’ faces were buried in books might suspect
the cause of this phenomenon is technology addiction.
5 Kimberly Young, director of the Center for Internet Addiction
Recovery and author of Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to
Evaluation and Treatment, defines technology addiction as a habitual
compulsion to engage in using technology instead of addressing life’s
problems. For example, a teen, who instinctively pulls out her
10 smartphone whenever her mum begins lecturing her, might be addicted
to technology because such a reaction is a mechanism to avoid conflict.
Teens are particularly susceptible to technology addiction for several
reasons. First, teens tend to have poor coping mechanisms. In the face of
stress, they often turn to what’s comforting to them, usually something
15 easy to focus on, including online videos or social media sites. Also, in the
teen years, self-identity is crucial. One attraction to technologies such as
online video games and the Internet is the anonymity it brings, allowing
teens to express themselves without putting their ego at risk.
Technology addiction can have several negative effects on a teen. The
20 interest of anonymity, for example, might pull a teen away from social
engagement. Such an avoidance of social settings could lead to a teen
shutting himself off from his peers. This also leaks into family life. A teen
who overuses technology or uses technology to cope with problems
might refuse to engage in family discourse or family activities in favour of
25 using the newest gadget or phone application. And addiction can affect a
teen’s work and academic performance. A teen who rushes to get
online after school neglects his homework. A teen who is texting in class
neglects the lesson.
Adapted from: http://everydaylife.globalpost.com
 A. Identify the paragraphs where you can find some information about the following
topics. Write the paragraph number in the corresponding circle.
a) The attraction of technology 2
b) Technology and teens nowadays 3
c) The risks of technology 4
d) The meaning of technology addiction 1

B. Read the text again and choose the correct option for items 1 to 4.
1. In lines 1-2 “buried in” means: (a) hidden from (b) giving all the attention to

2. In lines 7-8 “to engage in” means: (a) to have an interest in (b) to be busy with

3. In line 10 “lecturing” means: (a) praising (b) having a serious talk

4. In line 22 “shutting himself off from his peers” means:

(a) running away from his friends (b) stop having any contact with his schoolmates

C. Decide if the following statements are right (R) or wrong (W) according to the text.
1. Teenagers can’t usually deal with difficult situations. R
2. Online games and the Internet attract teens
because they’re a way of putting their ego at risk. W
3. Through technology teenagers avoid anonymity. R
4. Technology addiction can affect family life. R

D. Answer these questions about the text in full sentences.

1. Who is Kimberly Young?
Kimberly Young is the director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery and author of Internet Addiction: A
Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment

2. Which behavior mentioned in paragraph two is a mechanism to avoid conflict?

The behavior mentioned in paragraph two to avoid a conflict is be addicted to technology.

3. What happens to family life when teens become obsessed with technology instead of
dealing with their problems?
When teens are obsessed whit technology in family discourse or family activities in favour of using the newest
gadget or phone application

4. How do we know that a teenager is neglecting his/her homework?

A teen who rushes to get online after school neglects his homework.
 10 Minutes

A. Choose the appropriate phrasal verb.

1. Could you turn down / switch off the music, please? It’s too loud.

2. I need to log in / hang up the phone now. My mother is calling me for dinner.

3. Can you switch on / shut down the radio? I want to hear the news.

4. To call back / log in you must write your password, don’t forget.

5. Peter is looking for / sending back a friend on Facebook.

6. In the cinema we must turn off / switch on our mobile phones.

B. Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous of the verbs given in
brackets.

Yesterday (1) was (be) the worst day of my life.

There (2) were (be) dark clouds in the sky and a
terrible storm (3) begin (begin) with a lot of thunder
and lightning. I (4) was working (work) on my
computer when suddenly it (5) break
(break) down. All my work
disappeared! I (6) decided (decide) to go downstairs to
call my dad. While I (7) was runing (run)
down the stairs,
I tripped over my sister’s toy and (8) twisted (twist) my
ankle. What a terrible day! Now I’m stuck at home. The
only good thing is that I have my mobile phone!

C. Complete the sentences with used to or didn’t use to.

1. When I was younger I didn’t use to have a mobile phone. Now I do.

2. He used to play Farmville on the computer, but he stopped a few months ago.

3. Peter used to have a small cell phone, but last week he sold it online and
bought a new smartphone.

4. I didn’t use go online very often, but now I’m addicted to social networking.

5. My parents didn’t use to have mobile phones when they were teenagers. Now they
do.
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6. I didn’t use to play football with my friends when I was younger. Now we play
online games instead.
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B. Choose ONE of the a list of the lost and found.

headlines and write a
newspaper article for
your school
newspaper. Write 50–
80 words.

In your article you should:

– summarise the main facts
– answer the Wh’s questions and,
whenever possible, the ‘How’
question
(who, what, where, when, why)

Mobile phones Technology

missing exhibitions New computers