Match the sentence halves.
1. __ I can’t hear the music. Let’s turn
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a. out your memory stick.
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3. __ It’s very dark in here. Can you switch
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c. the music down?
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5. __ Where’s Messi from? Let’s look
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e. the volume up.
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8. __ I can’t concentrate with that noise. Can you turn
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h. it up on the internet.
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GRAMMAR
Complete the text with the present simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.
Like Facebook, Twitter is an online social network. On Facebook, your posts (1) __________________________ (read) by your friends but on Twitter, short messages or ‘Tweets’ (2) __________________________ (write) for your friends to read. More than 347,000 Tweets (3) __________________________ (send) every minute. Twitter (4) __________________________ (not own) by a big company like Microsoft or Google. Twitter (5) __________________________ (use) by millions to follow news, events or even famous people. For example, Katie Perry (6) __________________________ (follow) by more than 85 million people. However, ‘Tweets’ (7) __________________________ (not delete) from the system. American Tweets (8) __________________________ (save) by the Library of Congress in Washington DC.
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use two or three words.
1. Most people check their smartphone around 110 times a day.
Smartphones ____________________ around 110 times a day.
2. Apple sells more iPhones than anything else.
More iPhones ____________________ by Apple than anything else.
3. They don’t allow the app Google Maps in China.
The app Google Maps ____________________ in China.
4. Do they make Samsung phones in South Korea?
____________________ Samsung phones ____________________ in South Korea?
5. They create 6,000 new viruses every month.
6,000 new viruses ____________________ every month.
6. Do students use tablets in your school?
____________________ tablets ____________________ in your school?
7. Students in my school do their homework online.
Homework ____________________ online in my school.
8. Teachers don’t send us emails.
We ____________________ emails by teachers.
Number of correct answers: _________ Mark: _______
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