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4B UNIT TEST Imię i nazwisko: ____________________________
Listening 3 ______
1 04 Listen to a conversation between Tom and However, the huge amount of information available
Stacey. Answer the questions. nowadays is causing another problem. Some secondary
school teachers in the UK say that a lot of students
1 Why does Tom want to get top marks from some do not critically reflect on the information they find
subjects? online. ‘They believe almost anything they find on
_____________________________________________ the Internet.’ says one of the teachers. ‘Then their
2 What does he do to revise for his tests? homework is full of wrong information, simply because
_____________________________________________ they don’t think it is necessary to check the details in
a few other sources.’
4 ______
3 Why did Tom stop studying with friends?
_____________________________________________ Because students depend on technology for their
studies, most of them always keep their computers,
tablets or smartphones at hand while doing homework.
4 Why does Tom switch off his laptop when he wants They text people, start using social media or listen
to study? to music. Some psychologists argue that this can
_____________________________________________ negatively affect the students’ ability to pay attention
to one task for a long time. According to Clifford Nass,
5 Do Tom and Stacey sound like good friends? who was a professor at Stanford University, doing
_____________________________________________ several things at once kills creativity and makes you feel
bored with a task much more quickly.
__ / 5
__ / 5
Reading
Language functions
2 Read the text and match headings a‒f with paragraphs
1‒4. There are two extra headings. 3 Complete the sentences with appropriate words.
a Concentration problems 1 What’s your opinion? Don’t you ____________ with
me?
b Modern solutions at schools
2 I ____________ if you could give me some more
c Going for the details information about the course.
d Being too dependent on technology 3 I don’t think ____________, do you?
e Knowledge … or just rubbish? 4 You may be right, but I ____________ think that this
f Different opinions is not the only solution.
5 I ____________ like to ask about the cost of
THE UGLY SIDE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS the course.
1 ______ 6 Could you ____________ me some information about
The modern world surrounds us with all kinds of the cost of the course?
technology. It is present in practically all areas of __ / 6
human life, including education. Some enthusiasts like
Dr Sugata Mitra even suggest that students should be
allowed to use modern gadgets to go online during Vocabulary
tests and exams. A number of experts, however,
are beginning to think that technology, especially 4 Complete the sentences with appropriate words.
the Internet, has had a negative effect on the ability of
young people to study and learn. 1 The opposite of a private school is a ____________
school, which is free for everybody.
2 ______
2 You learn to draw and paint during ____________
Their most important argument is that technology classes.
is making students lazy. They argue that easy
access to almost all kinds of information online kills 3 When you write a word with a wrong letter, you
the students’ motivation to learn, not only by heart, make a ____________ mistake.
but also through problem-solving strategies. ‘Why 4 Learning the ____________ table is a basic maths skill
should I try to remember this or that if I can easily find for children.
the information with a few clicks?’ a student might ask. 5 I’m already learning English but I’d like to start
another foreign ____________, e.g. French.
6 Nowadays, teaching ____________ are very different
from those used 50 years ago. For example, there is
much more interaction in the classroom.
__ / 6
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5 Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. English in use
1 I think I need to pay more attention for / to / on 9 Choose the answer a, b or c which means the same
the details. as the Polish parts of the sentences in brackets.
2 Next year, I’m only going to concentrate with / on / 1 If you’re looking for Joan, ______ (ona może być)
for a few subjects. in the school playground.
3 At the moment, the students at our school don’t a she could be
have access by / with / to the Internet. b she would be
4 It’s a difficult part of the text and I can’t make any c she must be
sense from / at / of it. 2 I didn’t know some words in the text, so I ______
__ / 4 (sprawdziłem) them up in a dictionary.
a looked
6 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs. b found
c saw
1 I hardly ever ____________ top marks in history. It’s 3 I’m sorry, but I ______ (nie zrobiłem) my homework
just not my cup of tea. last night.
2 He was sick but still came to school because he didn’t a haven’t done
want to ____________ any of the lessons. b didn’t do
3 Our chemistry teacher is going to ____________ us c wasn’t doing
a test next week. 4 ______ (Czy kiedykolwiek byłeś) to Europe before you
4 I didn’t ____________ the physics test last week, came to Warsaw last week?
because the questions were too difficult for me. a Did you ever go
b Were you
__ / 4 c Had you ever been
5 The biology test which we ______ (zdawaliśmy)
Grammar yesterday was quite easy.
a failed
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of b passed
the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or past c took
perfect. __ / 5
1 Before I __________________ (leave) the house my
mum __________________ (call) me to remind me
about feeding the dog. Writing
2 Samantha __________________ (not finish) writing 10 Read the instructions and do the writing task.
the test when the bell __________________ (ring). Zamierzasz wziąć udział w internetowym kursie
3 My cousins __________________ (already start) their programowania (online programming course). Napisz
Spanish lesson when I __________________ (call) so list (100–150 słów) do organizatora kursu i:
they couldn’t get it. • przedstaw się i wyjaśnij w jakim celu piszesz list;
__ / 6 • poinformuj, jaki poziom kursu Cię interesuje;
• napisz, jaki rodzaj programów komputerowych
8 Complete the second sentence so that it means szczególnie Cię interesuje;
the same as the first one. Use no more than three • poproś o dodatkowe informacje dotyczące kursu.
words.
1 Maybe she is the new maths teacher. ________________________________________________
She __________________ the new maths teacher.
2 It’s impossible that they’re still at school. ________________________________________________
They __________________ still __________________
at school.
________________________________________________
3 I’m sure she is in the school library now.
She __________________ in the school library now.
________________________________________________
4 It’s possible that he’s Spanish or Italian.
He __________________ Spanish or Italian. __ / 10
5 I’m sure she is not on holidays right now.
My sister __________________ on holidays right now.
__ / 5
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