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ESL Diagnostic Test

1 Choose the correct words.
I went / goed shopping yesterday.
1 Are you watching / Do you watch TV at the moment?
2 They not saw / didn’t see the match.
3 We sleeped / slept really badly.
4 Do you want to / Want you to go to the cinema?
5 What was / were they talking about?
6 You hardly ever phone / phone hardly ever me.
7 Was he watching / Did he watching a comedy?
8 How often are you speaking / do you speak to him?
3 Write sentences from the prompts using the present
simple, present continuous, past simple or past
continuous tense.
1 you / watch TV / at the moment / ?
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2 They / not see / the match / yesterday
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3 We / sleep / badly / last night
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9 Do you must / Do you have to drive on the right in 4 What / they / talk about / when I called / ?
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your country?
5 How often / you / see / your grandparents / ?
10 You must / should take an umbrella – it’s going to ____________________________________________
rain.
4 Complete the sentences with the words below. Use too
2 Look at the online catalogue for sports equipment. Then … or (not) … enough.
circle the correct answers.
busy • big • old • far • loud • warm
* ** *** **** *****
good very good 1. too loud
I can’t hear you. The radio is ………………………
2. You can’t put all your clothes in that bag. It’s
Ball (small) €20 ****
……………………………… .
Ball (big) €30 **** 3. I can’t come to your house today. I’m
Water bottle (small) €8 ***** ……………………………… .
Water bottle (big) €10 ***** 4. We can’t go swimming today. It’s
……………………………… .
Table tennis table €200 *****
5. Bill is eighteen. He is ……………………………… to drive a
Tennis racket €35 ***** car.

1. The small water bottle is cheaper than / more

expensive than / the most expensive the big 5 Circle the correct answers.
water bottle.
Eleven-year-old Keith is one of the 1 better / best / good
2. The big ball is not as expensive as / not as cheap
enough young surfers in Britain. Keith lives in Scotland.
as / as expensive as the tennis racket.
The Scottish sea is 2 coldest / cold enough / colder than
3. The table tennis table is cheaper than / more
the sea in the rest of Britain. But it isn’t 3 too cold /
expensive than / the most expensive item in the colder / coldest for Keith. He loves the sea and he thinks
catalogue. surfing is 4 more exciting than / the most exciting / too
4. The cheap ball is bigger than / smaller than / as exciting sport in the world. Now, Keith is 5 old enough /
big as the other ball. as old as / older to enter competitions. He wants to be a
5. The balls are as good as / better than / not as champion
good as the table tennis tables.
6. The small water bottle is cheaper than / as cheap
as / the cheapest item in the catalogue.

6 Complete the conditional sentences using the verb in

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If it rains tomorrow, we’ll stay (stay) at home. child.
1 If I pass the exam, I ____________ (have) a party.
2 If they were hungry, they _____________________ 9 Complete the questions and answers.

(eat) the food. 1 What ______________________________________?

3 They wouldn’t call me if there I’m watching TV.
____________________ (not be) a problem. 2 Did they see the match yesterday?
4 What would you do if time _____________ (stop)? Yes, ________________________________________.
5 If we had seen your brother, we _________________ 3 How _______________________________________?
(give) him the money. I slept really badly last night.
6 You won’t be able to sleep if you ________________ 4 What ______________________________________?
(go) to bed very early. We were talking about football when you called.
7 If we sell the car, you __________________ (have) to 5 How _______________________________________?
walk to school. I see my grandparents about once a week.
8 If I had known your email, I __________________ 6 Did you go to the museum?
(contact) you. Yes, ________________________________________.

7 Rewrite the sentences using the going to or will form of 10 Look at the table and write rules and advice.
the verb in brackets.
1 I ____________________ (go) shopping tomorrow, NOT
PROHIBITION OBLIGATION ADVICE
NECESSARY
so I _____________ (be) poorer when I get home.
take an
2 I ____________________________ (attend) the umbrella 
school meeting tonight, so I __________________ wear a
uniform 
(know) all the school’s plans.
park there 
3 They ___________________ (build) on the park, so
pay £5 
we ________________ (lose) our green space.
tell her 
4 We _____________ (not see) you tonight because we
1 ____________________________________________
____________________ (get) home late.
2 ____________________________________________
8 Complete the sentences using the present or past 3 ____________________________________________
passive.
4 ____________________________________________
Present passive
1 _______________ the plates _______________ 11 Complete the conditional sentences using the verbs in
brackets.
(make) from recycled paper?
If it rains (rain) tomorrow, we’ll stay (stay) at home.
2 The date __________________ (announce) today.
1 If I _______________ (get) a good mark tomorrow,
3 Shampoo _______________ (not sell) at the bank.
I _____________________ (invite) you to dinner.
4 The news ___________________ (read) by a man.
2 If I _______________ (see) him later, I __________
Past passive __________ (give) him the book.
5 The article ____________________ (write) yesterday. 3 They __________________ (not tease) me if I
6 The parents ____________________ (not invite). __________________ (not be) so shy.
7 My house ____________________ (build) last year.

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you ______________ (win) the lottery?
5 If we ______________ (find) your umbrella,
we ____________________ (call) you.
6 You _______________ (not be) able to work if you
______________ (listen) to music at the same time.
7 If we ______________ (sell) the car, you ________
____________ (have) to walk to school.
8 If I ______________ (know) your sister, I ________
____________ (meet) her at the station.
12 Complete the dialogue with a suitable word or the
correct form of the verb in brackets.
Roy (1) ______________ you ______________
(come) to the school concert tonight?
Julia I don’t know yet. I (2) ___________________
come. But I (3) ______________ definitely
______________ (miss) the first half because
Mum’s friend Mary, (4) ______________
went to university with her, is coming for dinner
tonight.
Roy You can bring your mum and Mary. The school
hasn’t sold (5) _______________ tickets, so
they’ll be pleased to have more people.
Julia I think Mum and Mary will
(6) ______________ many things to talk
about. They haven’t seen each
(7) ______________ twenty years.
(8) ______________ like to come – I don’t want
to spend the evening listening to their university
memories!
13 Choose the correct words.
I went / goed shopping yesterday.
1 You must / should wear a coat – it’s cold.
2 We not write / didn’t write the essay.
3 He occasionally sends / sends occasionally me an
email.
4 Do you like / Like you watching TV?
5 Where was / were they going?
6 Are they having / Do they have dinner at the
moment?
7 Was he making / Did he making a sculpture?
8 I feeled / felt a bit stupid.
9 Do you must / Do you have to take an exam to go to
university?
10 How often are you visiting / do you visit your
cousins?
14 Complete the sentences with the words.
were chosen is managed is made
isn’t spoken was painted was written
was opened were awarded weren’t paid
The gallery was opened by the Queen.
1 The shop _____________________ by my brother.
2 The house _____________________ last month.
3 Spanish _____________________ in Brazil.
4 The children _____________________ first prize.
5 The birthday card _____________________ from
recycled paper.
6 The actors _____________________ for their work.
7 The winners _____________________ last night.
8 The book _____________________ last year.
15 Rewrite the sentences using the future form in
have brackets.
She plays tennis. (going to)
other She’s going to play tennis.
I 1 She doesn’t know the answer. (will)
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2 They go on holiday. (going to)
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3 I organize a meeting. (will)
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4 We set up an email campaign. (going to)
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16 Complete the conditional sentences with the pairs of
verbs.
not be / listen do / win find / call 
get / invite know / meet not tease / not be
see / give sell / have
1 What ______________ you ______________ if you
______________ the lottery?
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____________________ so shy.
3 If I ______________ a good mark tomorrow,
I ____________________ you to dinner.
4 If I _______________ him later, I _______________
him the book.
5 If I ______________ your sister, I ______________
her at the station.
6 You ____________________ able to work if you
______________ to music at the same time.
7 If we ______________ the car, you ______________ to
walk to school.
8 If we ______________ your umbrella,
we ____________________ you.
17 Make passive sentences.
1 The local residents set up the market in 2005.
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2 Plastic poisons the earth.
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3 They publish the newspaper once a week.
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4 My friend didn’t paint the picture.
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5 They grow oranges in Valencia.
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6 The Ice Age wiped out some animals.
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7 My local shop doesn’t sell newspapers.
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8 The council recycles paper and glass.
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18 Write present perfect sentences from the prompts.
Include the word in brackets.
1 He / tell me (already)
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2 I / not see / my cousin / three years (for)
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3 They / hear / the news (just)
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4 She / work / for that company / 1999 (since)
I ____________________________________________
5 We / not do / the shopping (still)
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6 you / send the email / ? (yet)
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7 They / know / my parents / a long time (for)
____________________________________________
8 I / not take / the dog for a walk (still)
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19 Complete the sentences with should (n’t), must (n’t) or
(don’t) have to.
1 You ___________________ talk to her – she’ll
understand.
2 You ___________________ pay to get in – it’s free
until 10 p.m.
3 You ___________________ leave without saying
goodbye – I’ll never forgive you!
4 They ___________________ go to bed so late –
they’re always tired.
5 You ___________________ ring this number – it’s the
only way to contact them.
20 Rewrite the sentences using the going to or will form
of the verb in brackets.
1 I ____________________________ (appear) on TV, so
I ___________________ (be) famous.
2 My brother _____________________________
(attend) a single-sex school, so he
____________________ (not know) any girls.
3 They ____________________ (go) on holiday to
Greece, so they _______________ (get) brown.
21 Complete the questions and answers.
1 What ______________________________________?
I went shopping yesterday.
2 Where _____________________________________?
They were going to the supermarket when you saw
them.
3 How _______________________________________?
He emails me twice a day!
4 Are you having dinner at the moment?
Yes, ________________________________________.
5 Did he take the bus to school yesterday?
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6 What ______________________________________?
He was painting a landscape when the boy arrived.
22 Rewrite these sentences using the reported speech.
1 ‘I live with my parents,’ Liam said.
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2 ‘Will you marry me?’ Tim asked Samantha.
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3 ‘Why were you crying?’ my mum asked me.
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4 ‘Leave me alone!’ Alan told me.
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5 ‘Let’s go to the gym,’ Leila suggested.
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23 Write rules and advice using the prompts.
1 you / talk to her (advice)
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2 you / buy / me a present (not necessary)
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3 they / not smoke in front of their children (advice)
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4 they / wear a jacket and tie (obligation)
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5 you / enter your password (obligation)
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24 Make passive sentences.
1 The art teacher copied the masterpiece.
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2 They didn’t sell the house at auction.
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3 The exhibition didn’t impress the visitors.
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4 Does plastic poison the atmosphere?
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25 Write present perfect sentences using the prompts.
Include the word in brackets.
1 He / have dinner (already)
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2 I / not visit / Cantabria / six years (for)
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3 They / appear / on TV (just)
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4 She / not study French / she was a child (since)
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5 We / not paint / my bedroom (still)
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6 you / sign the petition / ? (yet)
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7 They / not eat / burgers / a long time (for)
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26 Complete the dialogue using a future form (going to,
will, present continuous) of the verb in brackets.
Rose My brother’s band (1) ___________________
(release) their first single tomorrow.
He thinks it (2) ___________________ (go)
straight to number one.
Simon Great! I (3) ____________________________
(download) it straight away. (4) ___________
they _________________ (shoot) a video too?
Rose Yes, their manager (5) __________________
(meet) a film director tomorrow afternoon to
talk about it.
Simon (6) ________________ you ________________
______________ (appear) in it?
Rose I hope so. I (7) ___________________ (try)
to persuade my brother!
27 Complete the sentences using the present or past
passive.
Present passive
1 ______________ the sculpture ______________
(make) from bronze?
2 The exhibition ____________________ (review) in
today’s newspaper.
3 Tickets _____________________ (not sell) online.
4 The exhibition _____________________ (hold) in the
new gallery.
Past passive
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 5 ______________ the painting ______________ (buy)
at auction?
6 The visitors ____________________________ (not
impress).
7 The painting ____________________ (copy) by a
young artist.
8 The landscape ____________________ (paint) in
Galicia.
28 Complete the present perfect sentences with a suitable
word.
I know! He’s already told me.
1 She _____________ complained yet.
2 I’ve been interested in horoscopes _____________ I
read that magazine.
3 He _____________ hasn’t passed his exam.
4 He’s _____________ shot a video.
5 They _____________ just come back from holiday.
6 I still _____________ done my homework.
7 We haven’t eaten meat ____________six months.
29 Complete the following sentences using relative
pronouns or adverbs. If they can be omitted, write
brackets.
The book (which) I was reading was very interesting.
1 The man ................ I saw yesterday is 99.
2 I know someone ................ sister is a nurse.
3 People ................ eat too much tend to have poor
health.
4 My new job, ................ I started last week, is very
stressful.
5 I never met someone ................ didn’t like music.
6 That is the girl ................ parents got divorced last
year.
7 The school................ I teach is very famous.
8 November was the month................ I met my
husband.
9 The man................ I am dating is an engineer.
10 I wrote the poem ................ you were talking
about.
30 Complete the sentences with the words.
are announced are given is made
isn’t sold was built was published
were sent weren’t informed
1 The table _______________ from wood.
2 The church _______________ last century.
3 Toothpaste _______________ at the baker’s.
4 The children _______________ home from school.
5 The book _______________ yesterday.
6 The parents _______________ until Tuesday.
7 The winners _______________ today.
8 The prizes _______________ by the President.
31 Complete the present perfect sentences with the
words.
already for hasn’t haven’t just
since still ’ve yet
I know! He’s already told me.
1 I haven’t seen him ______________ he was five.
2 Have you downloaded the software ______________?
3 He _________ hasn’t given me a birthday present.
4 She ______________ visited the Prado because she’s
never been to Madrid.
5 They’ve been together ________________ a long time.
6 They _______________ invited us three times to
their party, but we’re always busy.
7 He’s _______________ left.
8 We still _______________ read that book.
32 Join the two sentences using relatives.
1 I met an old man. He was an astronaut.
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2 March was the month. I met Jane then.
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3 That’s the shop. I bought these shoes there.
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4 This is the boy. His mother is an architect
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5 I bought a house. It’s far from the city.
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6 Felipe VI is very intelligent. He is the king of Spain.
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33 Write these sentences into reported speech.
1 ‘I am going to visit my family next summer,’ Ian said.
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2 ‘We have studied a lot,’ they said.
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3 ‘She goes to school every day,’ Ed said.
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4 ‘He wanted a new car,’ Louis told.
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5 ‘Monique will come soon,’ he said.
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6 ‘Do you work in this factory?’ she asked.
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7 ‘When did Sam learn French last year?’ he asked.
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8 ‘Stop that noise now!’ the teacher ordered.
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9 ‘We can get up at 8’ he told Sarah.
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10 ‘Don’t shout at me!’ Alan said.
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34 Complete the dialogue using a future form (going to,
will, present continuous) of the verb in brackets.
Denise What are you (1) ___________________ (do)
for your birthday?
Andy I (2) ___________________ (have) a party.
Denise Oh great. Everyone (3) _________________
(be) really pleased. Who (4) _____________
you ___________________ (invite)?
Andy Everyone in our class. We’ve planned
the whole event. My parents (5) _________
___________________ (organize) the food. We
(6) ___________________ (hold) it at home in
the garden. We haven’t planned the weather,
but it (7) ___________________ (not rain) in
July – I hope!
35 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 tidy / really / bedroom / have / I / to / my
2 have / school / to / take / bus / Derek / Does / the / ?
3 yesterday / Why / go / you / cousin’s / have / to / to /
did / your / house / ?
4 you / study / Do / we’ll / year / to / think / hard /
next / have / ?
5 secret / our / anyone / mustn’t / so / you / It’s / tell
6 museum / Do / into / you / the / to / pay / to / get /
have / ?
7 take / You / forget / to / keys / go / mustn’t / your /
out / you / before
8 me / don’t / to / tell / have / You / now, / tell / later /
can / you / me
9 wouldn’t / you / train / us, / came / with / the / take /
you / have / If / to
10 had / early / My / every / get / to / sister / up /
week / morning / last
Reading
STUDENTS AND TECHNOLOGY
When my dad was at school, there weren’t any computers and
the internet didn’t exist. He didn’t communicate with his friends
by email and he didn’t make new friends in chat rooms online.
These days the answer to almost every question is on your
computer. How has this influenced the way we study? Firstly,
we can find information much more easily than we could in the
past. You don’t need to search through books and
encyclopaedias. You can enter your key words in a search
engine and then choose from the many websites which can give
you the information you need.
Secondly, there are also websites which give advice and
practical help with essays and other homework. Sometimes you
have to pay for this, but there are a lot which are free. Some
people think this is cheating, but if you write the essay yourself,
you won’t just copy text. You will also learn.
All in all, I think we’re lucky today. Studying is a lot more
fun!
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 1 Read the text. Then read the sentences and write true
or false.
The writer’s dad had a computer at school. False
1 The writer’s dad used email a lot. __________
2 Today it’s harder to find information. __________
3 Some homework websites are free. __________
4 The writer thinks homework websites can help you
learn. __________
5 The writer thinks studying was more fun when her
dad was at school. __________
2 Read the text. Then answer the questions using your
own words.
1 Where is the answer to almost every question?
____________________________________________
2 What do you enter in a search engine?
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3 Where can you find advice and practical help?
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4 Are all the homework websites free?
____________________________________________
5 How does the writer describe studying today?
____________________________________________
3 Read the text. Then find words in the text for the
definitions.
1 An area on the Internet or other
computer network where users can communicate,
typically one dedicated to a particular topic.
____________________________
2 Try to find something by looking or otherwise
seeking carefully and thoroughly
____________________________
3 Books containing factual information
Option: ________
Title of the essay: ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________
4 Act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an
advantage
____________________________
5 Fortunate ____________________________
4 Tick () the true sentences and correct the false
sentences.
1 The writer’s dad didn’t make new friends.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
2 We can get a lot of information through our
computers.
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3 The writer thinks homework websites are cheating.
____________________________________________
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4 Students today are luckier than before.
____________________________________________
5 You will also learn using the information from the
Internet.
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Writing
Choose one option (100 words)
1Write an opinion essay with this title: Are you in favour of
using mobile phone into the classroom?
2Write an email to a friend telling him or her what you
would like to study in the future and why.
3Write the advantages and disadvantages of social
networks.
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