C o mple t e t he mini-dialo gu e s wit h t he wo rds

and e x pre ssio ns be lo w.

 d e vic e  de le t e  up-t o -dat e  o ut -o f -dat e 
 do wnlo ade d  go o nline  do a se arc h 
 use r-f rie ndly  st o re inf o rmat io n  apps

1. A : Wh a t ’s t h is lit t le _______________________________?
B: It ’s a me mo r y st ic k f o r t h e c o mpu t e r . I u se it t o __________________________________.

2. A : I’m a f r a id t h a t t h e in f o r ma t io n in t h is b o o k a b o u t Fin la n d is ______________________________.

B: T h a t ’s O K. L e t ’s __________________________ a nd _________________________ t o lo o k u p t h e la t e st
in f o r ma t io n .

3. A : O h , n o ! I ________________________ t h e wr o n g ____________________. I d o n ’t wa n t t h e se ga me s.
B: N o pr o b le m. It ’s e a sy t o ______________________________ t h e m.

4. A : I r e a lly wa n t a n e w mp 4 pla ye r . I go t min e t h r e e ye a r s a go . It ’s n o t ____________________________.

B: Bu t it st ill wo r ks ve r y we ll. A n ywa y, I t h in k t h e o ld e r o n e s a r e mo r e __________________ t h a n t h e
n e we r mo d e ls.

M at c h e ac h quo t e in A t o
t he ac t ivit y in B.

A
C ho o se t he se nt e nc e t hat be st f o llo ws e ac h f irst
se nt e nc e . Pay at t e nt io n t o t he wo rds in bo ld. 1. “I’ll se e if M ic h e lle c a lle d
wh ile I wa s h a vin g a sh o we r ”.

1. T h is ke yb o a r d u se s wire le ss t e c hno lo gy. 2. “I wa n t my f r ie n d s t o se e my

a . It h a s t o b e c o n n e c t e d t o my c o mpu t e r . h o lid a y p h o t o s”.
b . I d o n ’t h a ve t o sit a t my c o mpu t e r d e sk. 3. “T o d a y’s my b ir t h d a y!”
2. H e h e lp e d d e ve lo p t h e c o mpa n y’s la t e st mo b ile p h o n e s. 4. “I t h in k yo u ’r e r igh t . T e e n s
a . H e wa s pa r t o f t h e t e a m t h a t c r e a t e d t h e m. spe n d t o o mu c h t ime o n
b . H e so ld ma n y o f t h e m in t h e c o mpa n y’s sh o p. Fa c e b o o k”.
3. M y mu m b o u gh t a n e w gadge t t o d a y. 5. “J o h n a n d I se n d e -ma ils t o
a . We c a n ma ke f r e sh o r a n ge ju ic e wit h it . e a c h o t h e r a f e w t ime s a
b . I’m gla d we f in a lly h a ve a n H D t e le visio n . we e k”.
4. H is b lo g po st we nt viral.
a . It ma d e pe o ple ’s c o mpu t e r s c r a sh . B
b . It b e c a me p o pu la r ve r y q u ic kly.
_____ a . po st in g a c o mme n t
5. I so lve d a pro ble m u sin g t h e In t e r n e t .
_____ b . ke e pin g in t o u c h
a . I f o u n d t h e so lu t io n o n lin e .
b . T h e In t e r n e t d o e sn ’t wo r k n o w. _____ c . c h e c kin g me ssa ge s
6. P le a se save t h is e -ma il. _____ d . po st in g a n u pd a t e
a . I n e ve r wa n t t o se e it a ga in .
b . It ’s ve r y impo r t a n t . _____ e . u plo a d in g pic s
 C o mple t e t he t e xt wit h t he wo rds and e xpre ssio ns be lo w.
 po st updat e s  so lve a pro ble m  po st c o mme nt s 
 c aught o n  u plo ade d pho t o s  we nt o nline  ac c o unt s 
 c he c k me ssage s  so c ial ne t wo rking sit e s  ke pt in t o uc h 

In 200 6, Fa c e b o o k b e c a me a va ila b le t o a n yo n e 13 ye a r s o ld a n d u p. It 1. _____________________________

ve r y q u ic kly a ll o ve r t h e wo r ld , e spe c ia lly a mo n g t e e na ge r s. Wh e n e ve r t h e y 2. _________________________,

t h e y t o o k t h e t ime t o 3. _____________________________ o n t h e ir live s a n d t o 4. _________________________

f r o m f r ie n d s. T h e y a lso 5. ______________________________ a n d visit e d t h e ir f r ie n d s’ Fa c e b o o k pa ge s in

ord er t o 6. _________________________. H o we ve r , Fa c e b o o k a n d simila r 7. _______________________________

ma y b e lo sin g po pu la r it y a mo n g t e e n s. O n ly 25% o f t e e ns in a 20 13 st u d y in t he US

8. ________________________ d a ily wit h o t h e r s t h r o u gh t h e se sit e s. A n d in a sma ll st u d y in A u st r a lia ,

n e a r ly o n e -t h ir d o f t e e n s q u e st io n e d d id n o t h a ve 9. ____________________________ o n a ny so c ia l

n e t wo r kin g sit e s. Eve n Fa c e b o o k’s o wn 20 14 b u sin e ss r e po r t c o nt a in s inf o r ma t io n a b o u t le ss t e e n

in t e r e st in t he sit e . It lo o ks like Fa c e b o o k a nd ot her so c ia l n e t wo r kin g sit e s h a ve to

10 . ____________________________: h o w t o ke e p t e e n s in t e r e st e d !

C o mple t e t he passage wit h t he wo rds and phrase s be lo w. T he re are mo re wo rds and phrase s
t han yo u ne e d.
ke e p up wit h • st o re inf o rmat io n • d e ve lo p • so lve t he pro ble m c at c h o n 
t e rrif ie d • de vic e s • go ing o n • he lple ss • use f ul • ke e p in t o uc h sc ro ll 

N o mo pho bia
M o b ile p h o ne s a r e su c h wo n d e r f u l 1. ____________________ . We u se t h e m t o 2. __________________ wit h
o u r f r ie n d s a nd f a mily, a n d o u r ph o n e c a le n d a r s h e lp u s 3. __________________ o u r so c ia l o b liga t io ns. In
a d d it io n, t h o se o f u s wit h sma r t p h o n e s u se t h e m t o f in d o u t wh a t ’s 4. ___________________ in t h e wo r ld .
U nf o r t u n a t e ly, so me p e o ple f in d mo b ile ph o n e s so 5. ________________________ t h a t t h e y b e c o me
a d d ic t e d t o t h e m. Wh e n t h e y’r e n o t sle e pin g, t h e se p e o ple ma y u se p h o n e s t o c h e c k e -ma ils and
d if f e r e n t f o r ms o f so c ia l me d ia a b o u t a h u n d r e d t ime s a d a y! P e o ple wh o u se t h e ir p h o n e s so o f t e n
ma y 6. ___________________ so me t h in g c a lle d “no mo ph o b ia ” – a f e a r t h a t t h e y will b e 7. _________________
wit h o u t t h e ir ph o n e s. T h is ph o b ia is mo r e c o mmo n t h a n yo u migh t ima gine . In a r e c e n t U K su r ve y, 66%
o f t h e 1,00 0 p e o p le in t h e su r ve y sa id t h e y we r e 8. _____________________ o f lo sing t h e ir p h o ne s. D o yo u
t h ink yo u ’ve go t no mo ph o b ia ? Find o u t mo r e a b o u t t h e c o n d it io n a n d wa ys t o 9. ______________________
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 C o mple t e t he mini-dialo gu e s wit h t he wo rds
and e x pre ssio ns be lo w.
 d e vic e  de le t e  up-t o -dat e  o ut -o f -dat e 
 do wnlo ade d  go o nline  do a se arc h 
 use r-f rie ndly  st o re inf o rmat io n  apps

1. A : Wh a t ’s t h is lit t le ____de vic e ____________________?

B: It ’s a me mo r y st ic k f o r t h e c o mpu t e r . I u se it t o ____st o re inf o rmat io n____________.

2. A : I’m a f r a id t h a t t h e in f o r ma t io n in t h is b o o k a b o u t Fin la n d is ____o ut -o f -dat e ___________.

B: T h a t ’s O K . L e t ’s ___go o nline __________ a nd ____do a se arc h_____________ t o lo o k u p t h e la t e st
in f o r ma t io n .

3. A : O h , n o ! I ____do wnlo ade d __________ t h e wr o n g ____apps____________. I d o n ’t wa n t t h e se ga me s.

B: N o pr o b le m. It ’s e a sy t o ____de le t e ___________ t h e m.

4. A : I r e a lly wa n t a n e w mp 4 pla ye r . I go t min e t h r e e ye a r s a go . It ’s n o t ___u p-t o -dat e ______.

B: Bu t it st ill wo r ks ve r y we ll. A n ywa y, I t h in k t h e o ld e r o n e s a r e mo r e __use r-f rie ndly____ t h a n t h e
n e we r mo d e ls.

M at c h e ac h quo t e in A t o
t he ac t ivit y in B.

A
C ho o se t he se nt e nc e t hat be st f o llo ws e ac h f irst
se nt e nc e . Pay at t e nt io n t o t he wo rds in bo ld. 1. “I’ll se e if M ic h e lle c a lle d
wh ile I wa s h a vin g a sh o we r ”.

1. T h is ke yb o a r d u se s wire le ss t e c hno lo gy. 2. “I wa n t my f r ie n d s t o se e my

a . It h a s t o b e c o n n e c t e d t o my c o mpu t e r . h o lid a y p h o t o s”.
b. I do n’t have t o sit at my c o mput e r de sk. 3. “T o d a y’s my b ir t h d a y!”
2. H e h e lp e d d e ve lo p t h e c o mpa n y’s la t e st mo b ile p h o n e s. 4. “I t h in k yo u ’r e r igh t . T e e n s
a. He was part o f t he t e am t hat c re at e d t he m. spe n d t o o mu c h t ime o n
b . H e so ld ma n y o f t h e m in t h e c o mpa n y’s sh o p. Fa c e b o o k”.
3. M y mu m b o u gh t a n e w gadge t t o d a y. 5. “J o h n a n d I se n d e -ma ils t o
a . We c a n ma ke f r e sh o r a n ge ju ic e wit h it . e a c h o t h e r a f e w t ime s a
b. I’m glad we f inally have an HD t e le visio n. we e k”.
4. H is b lo g po st we nt viral.
a . It ma d e pe o ple ’s c o mpu t e r s c r a sh . B
b. It be c ame po pular ve ry quic kly.
__4__ a . po st in g a c o mme n t
5. I so lve d a pro ble m u sin g t h e In t e r n e t .
__5__ b . ke e pin g in t o u c h
a. I f o und t he so lut io n o nline .
b . T h e In t e r n e t d o e sn ’t wo r k n o w. __1__ c . c h e c kin g me ssa ge s
6. P le a se save t h is e -ma il. __3__ d . po st in g a n u pd a t e
a . I n e ve r wa n t t o se e it a ga in .
b. It ’s ve ry impo rt ant . __2__ e . u plo a d in g pic s
 C o mple t e t he t e xt wit h t he wo rds and e xpre ssio ns be lo w.
 po st updat e s  so lve a pro ble m  po st c o mme nt s 
 c aught o n  u plo ade d pho t o s  we nt o nline  ac c o unt s 
 c he c k me ssage s  so c ial ne t wo rking sit e s  ke pt in t o uc h 

In 20 06, Fa c e b o o k b e c a me a va ila b le t o a nyo n e 13 ye a r s o ld a n d u p. It 1. ___c aught o n_________________

ve r y q u ic kly a ll o ve r t h e wo r ld , e spe c ia lly a mo ng t e e n a ge r s. Wh e n e ve r t h e y 2. __we nt o nline ____________,

t h e y t o o k t h e t ime t o 3. ___po st c o mme nt s____________ o n t h e ir live s a nd t o 4. ___c he c k me ssage s_____

f r o m f r ie n d s. T h e y a lso 5. __uplo ade d pho t o s_____________ a nd visit e d t h e ir f r ie nd s’ Fa c e b o o k pa ge s in

ord er t o 6. __po st updat e s_________. H o we ve r , Fa c e b o o k a n d simila r 7. __so c ial ne t wo rking sit e s ______

ma y b e lo sin g po pu la r it y a mo n g t e e n s. O n ly 25% o f t e e ns in a 20 13 st u d y in t he US

8. ____ke pt in t o uc h___________ d a ily wit h o t h e r s t h r o u gh t h e se sit e s. A nd in a sma ll st u d y in A u st r a lia ,

n e a r ly o n e -t h ir d o f t e e ns q u e st io n e d d id no t h a ve 9. ____ac c o unt s____________________ o n a ny so c ia l

n e t wo r kin g sit e s. Eve n Fa c e b o o k’s o wn 2014 b u sin e ss r e po r t c o n t a in s in f o r ma t io n a b o u t le ss t e e n

in t e r e st in t he sit e . It lo o ks like Fa c e b o o k and ot her so c ia l ne t wo r king sit e s h a ve to

10 . _____so lve a pro ble m_____: h o w t o ke e p t e e ns in t e r e st e d !

C o mple t e t he passage wit h t he wo rds and phrase s be lo w. T he re are mo re wo rds and phrase s
t han yo u ne e d.
ke e p up wit h • st o re inf o rmat io n • d e ve lo p • so lve t he pro ble m c at c h o n 
t e rrif ie d • de vic e s • go ing o n • he lple ss • use f ul • ke e p in t o uc h sc ro ll 

N o mo pho bia
M o b ile ph o n e s a r e su c h wo nd e r f u l 1. ____de vic e s_________ . We u se t h e m t o 2. __ke e p in t o uc h____ wit h
o u r f r ie nd s a nd f a mily, a nd o u r ph o n e c a le n d a r s h e lp u s 3. _ke e p u p wit h_____ o u r so c ia l o b liga t io ns. In
a d d it io n, t h o se o f u s wit h sma r t p h o ne s u se t h e m t o f in d o u t wh a t ’s 4. __go ing o n_________ in t h e wo r ld .
U nf o r t u n a t e ly, so me p e o ple f in d mo b ile ph o n e s so 5. ___use f ul_______________ t h a t t h e y b e c o me
a d d ic t e d t o t h e m. Wh e n t h e y’r e n o t sle e pin g, t h e se p e o ple ma y u se p h o n e s t o c h e c k e -ma ils and
d if f e r e n t f o r ms o f so c ia l me d ia a b o u t a h u n d r e d t ime s a d a y! P e o ple wh o u se t h e ir p h o ne s so o f t e n
ma y 6. __de ve lo p__________ so me t h in g c a lle d “n o mo ph o b ia ” – a f e a r t h a t t h e y will b e 7. ___he lple ss______
wit h o u t t h e ir ph o n e s. T h is ph o b ia is mo r e c o mmo n t h a n yo u migh t ima gine . In a r e c e n t U K su r ve y, 66%
o f t h e 1,0 0 0 pe o p le in t h e su r ve y sa id t h e y we r e 8. ___t e rrif ie d_________ o f lo sin g t h e ir ph o n e s. D o yo u
t h ink yo u ’ve go t n o mo ph o b ia ? Fin d o u t mo r e a b ou t t h e c o nd it io n a n d ways t o 9. __so lve t he pro ble m___
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