EF INTER UN 4

GRAMMAR

1. TICK (✓) A, B, OR C TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

Example: I _____ answer my phone because I was in a concert.
A can’t  B couldn’t  ✓ C wasn’t able 
1 I’d love to _____ ride a horse.
A be able to  B can  C be possible to 
2 You _____ use your mobile phone when you’re in a ‘quiet zone’.
A haven’t to  B mustn’t  C don’t have to 
3 I’ve never _____ to dance salsa very well.
A could  B be able  C been able 
4 Hurry up! We _____ be late.
A should  B mustn’t  C don’t have to 
5 You _____ start eating before everyone else – it’s bad manners.
A are able  B don’t have to  C shouldn’t 
6 I have a problem with my mobile phone. What _____ do?
A should I to  B I should  C should I 
7 My sister _____ play the violin very well when she was young.
A can  B could  C is able to 
8 Will you _____ pick me up at the airport tonight?
A be able to  B can  C be able 
9 You _____ pay to go in museums in Britain. They’re usually free.
A shouldn’t  B don’t have to  C mustn’t 
10 What time _____ we have to leave?
A do  B are  C shall 
11 I _____ able to read when I was four.
A could be  B am  C was 
12 You _____ touch that! It’s dangerous.
A have to  B don’t have to  C mustn’t 
13 I hate not _____ able to say what I want in English.
A being  B to be  C be 
14 He couldn’t find a taxi so he _____ walk.
A had to  B must  C should 
15 I’ve never _____ able to ice-skate well, but I keep practising.
A be  B been  C to be 
16 Why _____ work last weekend?
A must they  B did they have to  C had they to 
17 We’re not allowed _____ in the office.
A eating  B eat  C to eat 
18 You _____ have to eat it if you don’t like it.
A mustn’t  B can’t  C don’t 
19 We _____ answer your call right now. Please try again later.
A couldn’t  B don’t  C ’re not able to 
20 If you really _____ smoke, do it outside.
A must  B don’t have to  C should 
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of can, could, or be able to.
Example: We were so hungry we couldn’t wait for dinner, so we ordered pizza.
1 I ________ swim when I was five. My dad taught me.
2 We’re very sorry but we ________ come to the wedding. We’ll be on holiday.
3 Would you like ________ play a musical instrument?
4 He opened his present before his birthday because he ________ wait!
5 After living here for four months, I ________ understand a lot of Greek now.
6 ________ you lend me a pen, please? I’ve forgotten mine.
7 I’ve never ________ sing well, but my brother has a beautiful voice.
8 I ________ read this menu without my glasses. Can you read it to me, please?
9 We’re free tonight, so we’ll ________ come and help you if you like.
10 My sister ________ ride a horse since she was four!

3 Complete the sentences with have to, don’t have to, must, mustn’t, should, or
shouldn’t.
Example: We’ll have to leave early tomorrow morning.
1 I always ________ stand up on the train because there are no seats.
2 You really ________ eat in class, but I’ll let you do it this time.
3 Where do you think we ________ stay in London? In a hotel or a B&B?
4 There’s a lot of rubbish in that lake. You ________ swim in it!
5 You ________ pay to get into that museum – it’s free.
6 We’ll ________ leave early in the morning if we want to get home before dark.
7 It’s a great film. You really ________ go and see it.
8 Great! It’s a holiday tomorrow – we ________ go to work.
9 You ________ drive on the right in Europe (except in the UK).
10 Do we ________ get up early tomorrow?

VOCABULARY
4 a Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences with adjectives.
Example: This exercise is very _____.
A tire  B tiring  ✓ C tired 
1 When was the last time you felt _____ watching a film?
A boring  B bore  C bored 
2 I get very _____ in winter when it’s cold and dark.
A depressed  B depress  C depressing 
3 What’s the most _____ film you’ve seen?
A frightening  B frightened  C frighten 
4 Marta was _____ by the modern art in the town hall.
A exciting  B excited  C excite 
5 I feel _____ if I can’t do something.
A frustrate  B frustrating  C frustrated 
6 It’s so _____ when you fall over in public!
A embarrassed  B embarrassing  C embarass 
7 That was a _____ film. I didn’t like it at all.
A disappointing  B disappointed  C disappoint 
8 Swimming with dolphins was the most _____ experience I’ve ever had.
A amazed  B amazing  C amaze 
b Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences with phone words.
Example: Please stop _____ and pay attention.
A text  B texting  ✓ C dial 
9 The IT helpline put me _____ for 40 minutes.
A engaged  B on hold  C hold on 
10 He didn’t answer the phone so I _____.
A hung in  B hung out  C hung up 
11 Do you like my new _____? It’s from my favourite song.
A ringtone  B ring sound  C ringing tone 
12 Can you _____ the number for me? I can’t find my glasses.
A push  B dial  C do 
13 Please _____ a message and I’ll call you back.
A give  B say  C leave 
14 The line’s been _____ for ages. He must be talking to his mother!
A engaged  B off  C up 
15 Can I call you _____ in ten minutes? I’m in a meeting.
A before  B back  C through 

c Tick (✓) the correct word(s) for the definitions, A, B, or C.

Example: thinking or feeling positive
A depressed  B pessimistic  ✓
C optimistic 
16 playing music on the streets to earn money from the public
A performing  B beginner  C busking 
17 describes something that is not suitable
A annoying  B inappropriate  C unhappy 
18 a song or piece of music
A note  B instrument  C tune 
19 not caring about other people
A selfish  B disappointed  C popular 
20 not polite
A vain  B rude  C ridiculous 

5 Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.

embarrassed / embarrassing bored / boring

frightened / frightening tired / tiring
depressed / depressing

Example: The match was really boring. There weren’t any goals.
1 It was so ________ when my mobile rang during the play.
2 That’s possibly the most ________ film I’ve ever seen. Nothing happened.
3 I was very ________ when the door suddenly opened on its own.
4 It rained every day on my holiday. I couldn’t do anything and was so _______.
5 Why is travelling so ________ when most of the time you’re just sitting down?
6 I find most horror films too ________ so I keep my eyes closed half the time.
7 I’m not surprised Ian’s ________. He’s just lost his job, and his dog’s just died.
8 She was so ________ when she called him by the wrong name!
9 We’re incredibly _______. We’ve spent all day sightseeing in Stockholm.
10 I find it ________ that most people don’t really care about climate change.
6 Complete the missing word in each sentence.
Example: I’m busy right now. Please can I call you back in 10 minutes?
1 I don’t use v____________ for messages. I normally send a text instead.
2 The r____________ on Zek’s phone is really annoying. He should change it.
3 Hello. Yes, I left a m____________ on this number last week but I haven’t heard back.
4 I’m trying to call my piano teacher but the line’s en_____________.
5 I don’t think she h_______ up. I think her train went into a tunnel and she lost reception.
6 I’m t____________ Fahad about tonight. What time can we meet him?
7 I’m trying to speak to my phone company but they’ve put me on h_______.
8 Hi Mark. Sorry, we were c_______ off. The reception is better here — please carry on.
9 Keziah’s phone w_______ off in the cinema and the woman next to us was upset.
10 I’m just sw____________ through my photos to find a video I want to show you.

READING

1 Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C.

It really annoys me when people claim smartphones are a bad thing. Can’t they remember what
life was like without them? Did we live in a ‘golden age’ where families had polite conversations
and played prettily in green fields? No! We did the exact same things as we do now. l loved an
old board game called Hero Quest, now I love World of Warcraft — it’s the same fun! We talked
to our friends on landlines for hours and filled our heads with information from magazines, TV and
newspapers. The behaviour is the same, but today we do it with fewer devices and much much
less paper. And don’t get me started on photos. Not so very long ago, people had to take photos
using analogue cameras. You couldn’t even see the pictures for days because you had to pay
someone to develop them for you. And then we stored them in photo albums that were so big
most people couldn’t lift them.

So, I am a fan of the smartphone. But the biggest fans of all are the people of India. The Indian
smartphone market grew by 18% in 2016 — that’s a faster increase than anywhere else in the
world. Internet access using mobile phones is 80% in India, again the world’s highest, with
Indonesia in second place at 73%. Compare that to the UK where more than half of internet
connection is via desktop computers.

Interestingly, many people in India choose to buy simpler 4G phones instead of smartphones. In
part, that’s because of poor reception in rural areas. But this has led to a very competitive market,
with Indian companies going head to head with larger Chinese phone producers. Data charges
actually went down by 20% last year! Phone companies are opening new stores all over India,
because (unlike Chinese shoppers), most Indians choose to buy their phones using cash in stores
rather than online.

So smartphones can keep us connected, but could they also keep us healthy? A recent report
found that mHealth could save $1billion dollars each year in India alone. The idea of ‘mHealth’ is
simple — it means the use of mobile phone initiatives in healthcare. And it’s easy to see the
possibilities. An app could tell people in cities if the pollution in the air is good or bad. Patients
who live outside towns and cities won’t have to travel miles to find expert medical advice. Instead,
doctors will be able to see many more patients by using mobile health data and video chats.
People already carry their music, photos and bank details on their phone. It makes sense that all
our health data should be there too.

So the next time someone tells you mobiles are dangerous, or rude, or turning young people into
zombies, tell them they should think again.
 Example: The author finds some people’s attitude to smartphones annoying.
A True ✓ B False  C Doesn’t say 
1 The author thinks smartphones have changed people’s behaviour.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
2 The author didn’t spend much time talking on the phone to friends.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
3 The author can’t remember the last time he or she read a newspaper.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
4 In India, internet access using desktop computers is lower than in the UK.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
5 India and Indonesia have similar levels of mobile phone use.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
6 Simpler phones are popular in India because of cheap data charges.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
7 It’s expensive for countries to set up mHealth initiatives.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
8 The ideas behind mHealth are easy to understand, even if you’re not a doctor.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
9 One benefit is that mHealth could increase the number of patients each doctor sees.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 

2 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

Example: Some people say life before smartphones was a ‘golden age’. T
1 The author thinks old board games are better than smartphone games. ____
2 The author thinks old photo albums are better than smartphone albums. ____
3 India’s smartphone market is growing faster than in the rest of the world. ____
4 Most Indian shoppers buy their phones online. ____
5 mHealth could save countries billions of dollars. ____
6 The author thinks people should store health data on their phones. ____

WRITING

Write an email to a friend explaining the social rules in your country (110–120
words). Answer the questions.
• When must you say ‘thank you’ / ‘sorry’ / ‘please’, etc.
• What should I take for the host if I am invited for dinner?
• What else should I know about what to do / not to do in your country?