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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 What subjects does Tom concentrate on while do not critically reflect on the information they find
studying? online. ‘They believe almost anything they find on
_____________________________________________ the Internet.’ says one of the teachers. ‘Then their

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2 How does he revise for his tests? homework is full of wrong information, simply because
_____________________________________________ they don’t think it is necessary to check the details in
3 What used to happen when Tom studied with a few other sources.’
friends? 4 ______
_____________________________________________ Because students depend on technology for their
4 Where does he usually study? studies, most of them always keep their computers,
_____________________________________________ tablets or smartphones at hand while doing homework.
5 Are Tom and Stacey friends?
8m1 They text people, start using social media or listen
_____________________________________________ to music. Some psychologists argue that this can
__ / 5 negatively affect the students’ ability to pay attention
to one task for a long time. According to Clifford Nass,

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who was a professor at Stanford University, doing
Reading several things at once kills creativity and makes you feel
bored with a task much more quickly.
2 Read the text and match headings a‒f with paragraphs
a4c
1‒4. There are two extra headings. __ / 5

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a Knowledge … or just rubbish?
b Concentration difficulties Language functions
c Going for the details 3 Complete the sentences with appropriate words.
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d Opposing views
1 In my ____________, students should be allowed
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e Modern solutions at schools to use modern technology in class.

f Being too dependent on technology
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2 Could you ____________ me some information about

your project?
THE UGLY SIDE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS
3 I would like to ____________ if there is a computer
1 ______ lab at the school.
The modern world surrounds us with all kinds of 4 I don’t think so, ____________ you?
technology. It is present in practically all areas of
5 You may be ____________, but I still think that
human life, including education. Some enthusiasts like
students should read more.
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Dr Sugata Mitra even suggest that students should be
allowed to use modern gadgets to go online during 6 I ____________ to know how much the course costs.
tests and exams. A number of experts, however,
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are beginning to think that technology, especially
the Internet, has had a negative effect on the ability of
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young people to study and learn. Vocabulary

2 ______ 4 Complete the sentences with appropriate words.
Their most important argument is that technology
is making students lazy. They argue that easy 1 Children aged 6‒12 go to ____________ school.
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access to almost all kinds of information online kills 2 Maths is an example of a school ____________.
the students’ motivation to learn, not only by heart, 3 You learn about substances and do experiments
but also through problem-solving strategies. ‘Why during a ____________ lesson.
should I try to remember this or that if I can easily find
the information with a few clicks?’ a student might ask. 4 My ____________ is very bad so sometimes
my teachers can’t read the answers in my tests.
5 Polish children study some ____________ languages
like English or German.
6 Some of the exam ____________ were really difficult,
so I couldn’t answer them.
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5 Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. English in use
1 I can’t make any sense with / of / in this text. There 9 Choose the answer a, b or c which means the same
are a lot of difficult words. as the Polish parts of the sentences in brackets.
2 I don’t think students should have access for / in / to 1 ______ (On nie może być) a very experienced teacher.
the Internet during tests. He’s just too young.
3 For me, it’s difficult to concentrate to / on / at one a He wouldn’t be

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subject for a long time. b He shouldn’t be
4 Our teacher told us to learn the irregular verbs in c He can’t be
English by / for / with heart. 2 Next time, I want you to ______ (zwracać uwagę)
__ / 4 to what I say in class!
a concentrate
6 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs. b pay attention
c have access
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1 I often ____________ spelling mistakes in my English
essays.
2 Did you ____________ good notes from our last
geography lesson?
3 Last month, I ______ (nie chodziłem) to school for
two weeks.
a don’t go
b haven’t gone

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3 I’m sure I’ve failed the last maths test because I didn’t c didn’t go
____________ for it at all. 4 Tom’s in trouble with the Polish teacher because he
4 My friend tried to ____________ my answers during has ______ (opuścił) two tests already.
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a test and the teacher caught her. a done
b missed

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c left
5 Are you looking for Tom and Steve? ______
Grammar (Być może są) in the playground.
8m1 a They might be
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of b They can be
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the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or past c They must be
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perfect. __ / 5
1 Mark __________________ (get) depressed because
he __________________ (fail) his end-of-term exam.
Writing
2 I __________________ (just start) my guitar lesson
when you __________________ (call) so I couldn’t 10 Read the instructions and do the writing task.
get it. Podczas najbliższych ferii zimowych zamierzasz wziąć
a4c
3 Pete and Jenny __________________ (not revise) udział w intensywnym kursie języka angielskiego
before the test but they __________________ (pass) it (crash course) w Anglii. Napisz list do szkoły językowej
with flying colours! organizującej takie kursy (100–150 słów) i:
__ / 6 • przedstaw się i wyjaśnij w jakim celu piszesz list;
• poinformuj, jaki poziom kursu Cię interesuje;
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• poproś o informacje dotyczące planu i rodzaju zajęć

8 Complete the second sentence so that it means na kursie;
the same as the first one. Use no more than three • zapytaj o rodzaj zakwaterowania i koszt kursu.
words.
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1 I’m sure she isn’t over forty. ________________________________________________

She __________________ over forty.
2 It’s possible that they’re still at school. ________________________________________________
They __________________ still __________________
at school.
________________________________________________
3 I’m sure he’s good at IT.
He __________________ good at IT.
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4 Maybe the meeting is in a different room.
The meeting __________________ in a different __ / 10
room.
5 It’s possible that my sister is in London right now.
My sister __________________ in London right now.
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