10 UV Review 1 Module 2

1.1 Read the text. Find evidence for the following.

1 Cell phones are wonderful objects.

2 You can use it for different purposes.

3 Recent models offer modern software.

4 Get all the information before buying it.

Millions of people in the United States and around the world use cellular phones. They are such great gadgets – with a cell phone, you can talk to anyone on the planet from just about anywhere. These days cell phones provide an incredible array of functions and new ones are being added at a breakneck pace. But have you ever wondered how a cell phone works? What makes it different from a regular phone? If you are thinking about buying a cell phone, be sure to learn about everything you should know before making a purchase.

1.2 Find synonyms in the text for the following:

1 objects

2 give

3 set

4 buying a product

1.3 Complete the sentences according to the text.

1 A great advantage of a cell phone is that ____.

2 A question you may ask _________________.

3 Before buying a cell phone, you ___________.

2.1 Fill in the gaps with the right verb tenses.

In the 19^th century Alexander Bell _1_ (invent) the telephone. For some years cellular phones _2_ (connect) people all over the world. They _3_ (send) messages and _4_ (take) photos. Since the arrival of this great gadget people _5_ (ask) the same question: what other functions _6_ it (perform)?

2.2 Complete with comparatives or superlatives.

1 A mobile phone can store ___ (much) information.

2 It’s the ___ (easy) gadget on the market.

3 You can receive ___ (long) e-mails.

4 The ___ (quick) way to contact someone.

2.3 Rephrase the sentences using a gradual increase.

1 An array of functions are now available.

2 Cell phones have amazing technology.

3 They are getting fast.

4 Cell phone displays are impressive.

3.1 Write this paragraph in English.

Os jogos de computadores caseiros têm estado por aí há mais vinte anos. Os jogos e as máquinas mudaram desde então mas também as pessoas que os jogam. Hoje os jogos de vídeo não são mais para jovens; os adultos também os querem. Quando A guerra das estrelas era o filme que todos queriam ver, os computadores tinham monitores a preto e branco. Não havia muito que se pudesse fazer com um computador nesse tempo. No entanto, logo as pessoas descobriram um uso para eles – jogar jogos.

Answer Key:

1.1

1 “They are such great gadgets”

2 “These days cell phones provide an incredible array of functions”

3 “new ones are being added at a breakneck pace”

4 “be sure to learn about everything you should know before making a purchase”

1.2

1 gadgets

2 provide

3 array

4 purchase

1.3

1 you can talk to anyone on the planet from just about anywhere.

2 is how a cell phone works.

3 you should learn everything about it.

2.1

1 invented

2 have connected

3 send

4 take

5 have asked

6 will it perform

2.2

1 more

2 easiest

3 longer

4 quickest

2.3

1 An array of functions are now more and more available.

2 Cell phones have more and more amazing technology.

3 They are getting faster and faster.

4 Cell phone displays are more and more impressive.

3.1

Home computer games have been around for more than twenty years. Games and machines have changed since then but so have the people who play them. Today video games aren’t for young people any longer; adults also want them. When Star Wars was the film which everyone wanted to see, computers had black and white monitors. There was not much to do with a computer by that time. However, people have soon found a use for them – playing games.