islcollective worksheets preintermediate a2 adults high school reading verb tenses technology picture description readin 99300579544403783a5998 30062652

READING: a quiz A new invention is advertised on TV a You want to buy it now b You wait until a friend recommends it c You’re not interested How much of your pocket money is spent on computer and electronic games? a more than 50% b less than 50% c 0% You were given a new computer game for your last birthday a You understood the game immediately b You read the instructions carefully before you played the game c You didn’t play the game because you don’t like computer games You are invited to join a chat room a You think of a cool user name and password b You find out more about the chat room c You don’t join Which hi-tech items you want to buy? a a computer, an MP4, a mobile phone and everything else in the shops b a computer and a mobile phone c a mobile phone – that’s all you need KEY: Add up your points: a= points; b= points; c= point 20-25 Points: Hi-tech: You love hi-tech items and computers You are always ready to try something new 10-19 Points: Medium-tech: You enjoy new technology but you don’t use it all the time You won’t buy a hi-tech item just because it’s the latest thing 5-9 Points: No-tech: You think technology is boring You rarely use the computer because you don’t enjoy it COMPLETE THE SENTENCES A no-tech person doesn’t like A medium-tech person doesn’t _ A hi-tech person will always try Computers are important to _ WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IS IN? Jay saves his pocket money and his birthday money to buy the latest computer games _ Martin was given a new iPod for his birthday He doesn’t use it because he doesn’t understand the instructions An MP4 player and a digital camera are included on Mark’s mobile phone, but it hasn’t got GPS Mark wants a new phone _ Scott believes computers make people lazy He doesn’t use the computer for anything _ Tina enjoys using the Internet but she thinks computer games and chat rooms are boring _ hi-tech toilet