Students' Book Activities

4 Do the quiz.

1 In the nineteenth century, an English engineer designed a machine that could do maths. People call him ‘the father of the computer’. His name was Charles .

2 Today’s computers are small enough to fit in our hands, but the first computer in 1945 was as big as .

3 In 1992, IBM invented Simon – the world’s first . It had a screen, a keyboard and an address book, but the battery life was only one hour!

4 In 1964, Douglas Engelbart made the first computer mouse. He made it out of

5 Fifty years ago, Steve Jobs built the first Apple computer in . Now, Apple is one of the biggest companies in the world!

6 In 1993, Aleksandr Serebrov became the first person to play on a games console .

7 The first laptop, the Osborne 1, appeared in the . It had a very small screen (just 12 cm) and it was very heavy (11 kg), but a lot of people bought it!

8 In 1969, the astronauts on Apollo 11 used a computer to land on the moon. Today’s smartphones are times faster than that computer.

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5 Find the Past Simple forms of these verbs in the quiz and put them in the correct group.

Regular verbs

Irregular verbs

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6Study the Vocabulary B box. Order the phrases from the oldest to the most recent. Listen and check.

1. fifty years ago
2. in 1993
3. in the 1960s
4. in 2004
5. in the nineteenth century

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7 Read the article. Complete the time expressions and write the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

THE HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES

• In¹ 1970s, computer programmers ² (invent) the first electronic games. People played on special machines in shopping centres and restaurants.
• ³ 1975, an American company ⁴ (make) the first games console for the home. There was only one game!
• About forty years ⁵, Nintendo® ⁶ (build) Super Mario Bros. Millions of people bought the games.
• At the end of the twentieth ⁷, more people ⁸ (have) computers at home. Games were more exciting and realistic.
• The first smartphones with an internet connection ⁹ (appear) about twenty ¹⁰ ago. Mobile games became very popular.
• Today, people play games on consoles, tablets and smartphones at home, outside – everywhere! What’s the future of games? Who knows?

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3 Study the Grammar box. Find more examples of Past Simple negatives in the posts.

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4 Rewrite the Past Simple affirmative sentences in the negative.

1 They ate burgers in the fourteenth century.

2 Children played games on their tablets in the Middle Ages.

3 You saw cars on roads in the 1830s.

4 People used the internet in the 1920s.

5 They had computers and laptops in the eighteenth century.

6 Children went to secondary school in the Middle Ages.

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6 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I (walk) to the shops, but I (not buy) anything.
2 Lily (have) a shower this morning, but she (not wash) her hair.
3 Last night, Oliver (go) to bed early, but he (not sleep) well.
4 We (work) hard yesterday, but we (not feel) tired.
5 They (come) to the party on Saturday, but they (not stay) long.
6 Chloe (tell) me what to do, but I (not understand).

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2Study and listen to the Vocabulary box. Match the everyday technology items with the rooms where you usually find them. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

bathroom

bedroom

kitchen

living room/study

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4 WORD FRIENDS Put these items of technology in the correct group. Some items can go in both groups. Listen and check.

turn on/turn off

charge

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5Read and listen to the article and choose the best title.

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6 Complete the sentences with information from the text.

1 The author thinks technology is bad for .
2 At Lottie’s school they had .
3 At home, Lottie didn’t .
4 Sam’s event was .
5 Sam says factories .
6 Sam thinks we need to .

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1 Watch. What is Lena looking for? Who has got it and why?

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Lena is looking for .
has it. He dropped a and he them.

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2 Study the Past Simple questions and short answers a–e f. Find:

1 a Past Simple question starting with a question word.

2 a short answer in the affirmative.

3 two Past Simple questions.

4 a short answer in the negative.

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3 Study and complete the Grammar box with the words in blue.

GRAMMAR

Past Simple
(questions and answers)

?

¹ you look in your room?
³ Adam take Lena’s hairdryer?
⁵ did you last see it?

Answers

Yes, I ²./No, I didn't.
Yes, he did./No, he ⁴.

I saw it yesterday.

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4 Answer the questions about the dialogue. Use short answers.

1 Did Lena see her hairdryer yesterday morning?
2 Did Lena look under her bed?
3 Did her mum take the hairdryer?
4 Did Alex take the hairdryers?
5 Did Adam drop some tea on his trousers?

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5 Order the words to make questions about your morning.

1 get up early / you / did / ?
2 you / have / a shower / did / ?
3 your hair / you / wash / did / ?
4 did / you / for breakfast / have / what / ?
5 walk / you / did / to school / ?
6 arrive / what time / you / at school / did / ?

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7 Complete the questions with the Past Simple form of these verbs.

1 Which primary school (you) to?
2 (you) nice teachers there?
3 (you) French at primary school?
4 When (you) secondary school?
5 (your family) in a different house/flat when you were little?
6 (you/often) your grandparents when you were little?

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8 Match questions 1–6 with answers a–f.

1 Which primary school did you go to?

2 Did you have nice teachers there?

3 Did you learn French at primary school?

4 When did you start secondary school?

5 Did your family live in a different house/flat when you were little?

6 Did you often see your grandparents when you were little?

a Yes, we did. We lived in London.

b No, we didn’t. We learned English.

c No, I didn’t. They lived a long way from our house.

d I started a year and a half ago.

e I went to Aston Primary School.

f Yes, I did. They were very friendly.

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2Listen and match the speakers 1–3 with the questions they answer a–f. There are two questions for each speaker.

a Who was your idol when you were seven or eight?

b Did you have a favourite singer or group when you were little?

c Which cartoons did you like?

d What was your first phone like? What did you do with it?

e What toys did you like best?

f Do you remember any fashion from when you were younger?

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3Listen again and write down the speakers’ answers to the questions.

Speaker 1:
Who was your idol when you were seven or eight?
What toys did you like best?

Speaker 2:
Did you have a favourite singer or group when you were little?
Do you remember any fashion from when you were younger?

Speaker 3:
Which cartoons did you like?
What was your first phone like?
What did you do with it? I played , made and friends with it.

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4 WORD FRIENDS Complete the collocations with these verbs. Listen and check.

count

use

look up

take

text

get

make

download

1 information
2 directions
3 a friend
4 steps

5 a call
6 games
7 the internet
8 a selfie/a photo

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5 Complete the questions with these words.

download

get

look up

take

count

text

What do you use your phone for?

1 How often do you photos on your phone? What of?
2 What kind of games do you on your phone? What’s your favourite game?
3 Do you often information online? Which websites do you use?
4 How often do you your friends?
5 Do you your steps? How many steps do you take a day?
6 Do you sometimes directions on your phone? Where to?

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Watch five people answering some questions. Match the speakers with the people they mention.

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Lazar
Seosamh
Annika

Mr Spock from Star Trek
David Beckham
Spice Girls

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2 Watch and answer the questions.

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1 Who is Noah texting? Why? Noah is texting because they had an and he wants to say .
2 What is Mateo’s suggestion? Mateo’s suggestion is to .
3 Is Mia angry at the end of the story? .

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4 Study the Speaking box. Find examples of some of the phrases in the dialogue.

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5Complete the dialogue with one word in each gap. Listen and check.

Mum: Teenagers spend too much time on their smartphones these days.
Dad: I think ¹ too. They don’t hang out with friends anymore!
Girl: Sorry, but I ² agree. Smartphones are really useful.
Mum: Maybe you’re ³, but people don’t go out. They prefer to stay inside and look at their phones.
Girl: Perhaps that’s ⁴. Come on then, let’s go for a walk.
Mum: OK. I just need to check my phone first!

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1 Read Matt’s email. Which things does he write about?

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2 Study the Writing box. Find examples of the phrases in Matt’s email.

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3 Find examples of the Past Simple in Matt’s email.

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4 Study the Language box. Complete the sentences with one missing word and the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1 What (you/do) ?
2 Saturday afternoon, I (see) my cousins.
3 I (have) a party a week .
4 the weekend, we (go) for a walk.
5 (you/have) a good time on your holiday week?

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1 Use the wordlist to find these things.

1 five items of technology you can play games on: , , , ,
2 three items of technology you usually find in a kitchen: , ,
3 two things you can use with a smartphone to listen to music: ,
4 one item of technology you usually find in a bathroom:

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2 What can you do with these smartphone apps? Match them with phrases from the wordlist.

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3 Match 1–6 with a–f to make words. Check your answers in the wordlist.

1 head

2 key

3 lap

4 smart

5 tooth

6 hair

a top

b brush

c phones

d dryer

e board

f phone

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5 CHALLENGE Match words and phrases from the Extra words list with the definitions.

1 A commercial business.
2 A period of history.
3 A material that lasts a long time.
4 A place where people make things.
5 It is in the air and bad for the planet.
6 An object for children to play with.

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1 Choose the correct answers.

The history of the smartphone

The first smartphone appeared many years ¹, near the end of the ² century. You could use it to ³ a call or send an email, but you couldn’t look ⁴ information on the internet. ⁵ 2007, Apple designed the iPhone. Suddenly, people could use their phone to play music, ⁶ photos, watch movies, ⁷ directions and much more by simply touching the ⁸ with their finger! It was amazing!

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct technology words.

1 You wash your clothes in a .
2 You use an to clean your teeth.
3 You put food in a to keep it cold.
4 You use a to make dinner.
5 To play loud music at a party, you need a .
6 You dry your hair with a .
7 You use a to make paper copies of documents.

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3 Choose the correct option.

1 I got my first smartphone .

2 Emma started primary school 2014.

3 I’m not sure, but I think we moved to our house .

4 Alan MacMasters invented the electric toaster in the century.

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5 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

When I was eight years old:

1 I (have) a tablet, but I (not have) a phone.
2 I (listen) to a lot of music, but I (not listen) to rap.
3 I (not go) to school by bus. My mum (take) me in her car.
4 I (eat) most food, but I (not like) green vegetables.
5 I (play) video games, but I (not play) online with friends.

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6 Complete the questions. Use the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1 (you/have) a good night’s sleep?
2 What time (you/get up) this morning?
3 What (you/have) for breakfast?
4 (you/leave) home before your parents?
5 How (you/come) to school?
6 Where (you/go) after school yesterday?

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8Listen. Then listen again and write down what you hear during each pause.

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3Read the article and match headings a–d with paragraphs 1–3. There is one extra heading.

a Going digital

b Museums then and now

c Museums in crisis

d Getting close to history

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6 Watch the video and answer.

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1 What sort of museum do you think this is? It’s an museum, with buildings.
2 When did people live in houses like this? in the Age
3 What do you think is inside? There’s a inside.

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8 Watch the video again. Match the museums with the descriptions.

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HMS Caroline
London Motorcycle Museum
Pitt Rivers Museum
St Fagans

an outdoor museum in Wales
a ship from the First World War
a museum in London that closed
a traditional museum in Oxford

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