Part 2 Describe your favourite gadget. You should say: What is it
When did you get it
How often do you use it
and say why is it so important to you
Variant 6. SECTION 1. Listening (15 minutes) Listen to five people talking about social media. Answer to the questions. 1. How does Amy primarily use social media?
A) To do homework
B) To communicate with friends
C) To watch sports events
D) To explore new technologies
2. What does Brian find unnecessary about social media posts?
A) Chatting with friends
B) Uploading too many pictures
C) Communicating online
D) Checking for updates
3. According to Carol, what might replace social media in the future?
A) Traditional communication methods
B) New technological developments
C) Face-to-face interactions
D) Social networking industry growth
4. How does David use social media in relation to his career aspirations?
A) To watch concerts online
B) To read reviews of theatre shows
C) To communicate with friends
D) To post his own reviews
5. Why does Emma use social media?
A) To avoid school work
B) To communicate with cousins
abroad
C) To watch sports events live
D) To focus on farm life
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SECTION 2. Reading (30 minutes) Part 1. Read the blog. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Lara’s blog: Recycled art competition
A group of us in my class recently entered an art competition for teenagers. We had
to create a sculpture, but the thing that made it unusual was that we could only use
recycled materials to create our artwork. The organisers said we mustn’t buy
anything new, or use anything in our design that we had at home but still needed,
like plates, books, or stuff like that. They also said we ought to check with our
parents whether we were taking something broken that they planned to fix. We
couldn’t stick things together with glue or new tape, either, just old bits of ribbon or
string that had already been used for something else. They said that we mustn’t use
anything sharp, like glass or nails, in case we hurt ourselves, and that we should be
sensible and avoid taking anything we found in bins in public places.
We spent several days collecting lots of bits, without knowing what our sculpture
would actually be or look like. Finally, we decided to make a horse pulling a cart –
it was a photograph on the internet that gave us the idea. We followed all the
competition instructions carefully, in case the organisers sent back our sculpture
saying we’d broken the rules! We used cardboard from cereal packets and some old
pieces of wood, all tied together with old bits of string, balloons and old (clean)
socks.
We decorated the cart with sweet wrappers and coloured paper from old magazines.
Though you could only just about see it was a horse and cart, we thought it was the
best thing ever. We didn’t win a prize, but we had a lot of fun doing it!
1. Maria says that celebrities’ lives are often boring. T / F
2. Ben says that people can get to know celebrities online. T / F
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3. Maria thinks that people are more likely to try new things because
of celebrities. T / F
4. Ben says that celebrities behave badly. T / F
5. Maria says she’d like to be famous. T / F
