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Read the text again.Answer the questions. ​

Read the text and answer the questions(do not forget full stops!):

It’s 7:30 pm at Lisa’s house and she’s in her room doing her homework. However, homework is just one of the things she’s doing while her eyes are fixed on the computer screen. As well as studying for her Biology exam, Lisa is also listening to music, chatting with her best friend online, downloading songs and occasionally texting people on her mobile phone. «My parents keep telling me off for multi-tasking while studying, but they don’t understand that it helps me concentrate,» she says.
It’s not unusual for human beings to do several things at the same time but in our fast-paced technological society, the situation has come to a head. Young people today spend nearly 6 1/2 hours a day using various types of media, doing different things at the same time. This is the reason why they are called the multi-tasking generation, or Generation M. But how do their brains deal with multitasking? Automatic actions like walking and chatting on the phone can be done at the same time, but when it comes to learning new information, multi-tasking has a bad impact
«Multi-tasking affects how you learn in a negative way,» says Russell Poldrack, Associate Professor of Psychology at UCLA. Dividing your attention between too many activities makes the knowledge you gain harder to use later on The researchers are not saying you shouldn’t multi-task, just don’t multi-task while you are trying to 25 learn something new.
According to specialists, it is also essential to take time away from electronic media. «At the sound of the bell, all my students reach into their bags and grab their mobile phones to text message their friends. It is as if they’re 30 afraid of silence,» says Casey Roberts, a secondary school teacher. «Their MP3 players, laptops and games consoles have become extensions of themselves. I really think that Generation M should take time to relax and reflect. There’s life beyond the screen and the pleasure of face-to- 35 face communication can be neither denied nor replaced».

What is Lisa doing at 7.30 pm?

What things is Lisa doing while she is doing her homework?

What does multi-tasking help Lisa in?

How much time a day do young people spend using different types of media?

When does multi-tasking have a bad impact ?

What is the result of dividing the attention between too many activities?

What do the students do at the sound of the bell?

What has become extensions of young people nowadays?

What can be neither denied or replaced?

Task1. You will get better marks in writing exams if you think about how you put the text together so it’s clear and easy for the reader to understand. Here are some tips. •Keep sentences short and clear. Sometimes very long sentences can be difficult to understand. •Use linking words and phrases to organize and connect your ideas. Linking words show you know how to write a text, not just sentences. •Use reference pronouns to refer back to things in earlier sentences. This shows you know how to write a text, not just sentences. Write a paragraph about the effects of cheating at exams •Who is responsible for cheating in exam? •Why is cheating in exams not good? •Complete your answers an explanation. Task 2. After you have chosen a topic and written a topic sentence, you develop your main idea by adding more information to explain what you mean. There are three common ways to develop a paragraph: giving details, giving an explanation, and giving an example. ​

4. Read the text again. Match the subheadings with the paragraphs. 1) His future plans 2) His accomplishments 3) His hobbies 4) His invention
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I. For questions 1 to 10, read the text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) fills the blank.

Although doctors have been warning about the dangers of cigarettes (1)_____ over fifty years, the number of people who smoke is still disturbingly high. These people are not (2) _____; they do worry (3) _____ their health; they know the risks they are (4) _____ with their lives. They also realise how much money they are (5)_____ on cigarettes, yet they still find it almost impossible to give them (6) _____.

Smoking is also much more socially unacceptable now. A lot of people (7) _____ to others smoking in public places – I personally can’t (8)_____ sitting next to a smoker in a restaurant, and I just don’t go into (9) _____ bars anymore because I know what the air will be like. But we have to remember that most smokers do want to stop. Instead of criticising them, perhaps we should give them a (10) ____.

1)a)from b) for c) since d) during

2) a) ridiculous b) silly c) senseless d) childish

3) a) about b) over c) with d) around

4) a) doing b) making c) having d) taking

5) a) earning b) making c) wasting d) saving

6) a) in b) up c) out d) to

7) a) oppose b) protest c) object d) disagree

a) let b) stand c) allow d) like

9) a) crowded b) blocked c) filled d) solid

10) a) help b) support c) hold d) hand

5. Read the text in exercise 3 and answer the questions below.

Read the text looking carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (✔) at the end of the line. If a line has a word which should not be there, underline it and write the word at the end of the line. There are two examples at the beginning for you.
0 I am not sure what I’m going to do with myself 00 when I leave from school. Next week, our class are
1 having a meeting with the school careers officer from
2 who they say is he going to tell us all about the different
3 jobs available. We’ll also have be able to ask questions.
4 lam thinking of taking up evening classes to improve
5 my marks in Maths because of my dream is to become
6 a doctor. Although my parents don’t disagree with my
7 ambition they doubt whether I’m going for to get good
8 enough marks to get into university to do medicine. But
9 they don’t want to discourage me from so I think they’ll
10 agree with to the extra lessons. By the time I finish school
11 I will have been formed a much better idea of what I’d like
12 to do, but the problem is we are going to be have to
13 decide which subjects to study for university two years
14 before we will finish school. Anyway, whatever happens
15 I’m going to have to get on down to some hard work if
16 I want to achieve my aims​

C. Write answers to the questions. 1) Are newspapers popular in Britain? Yes, they are. 2) What British «quality»> newspapers can you name? 3) What do «quality» newspapers focus on? 4) Why are «tabloids»> called so? 5) What British tabloids can you name? 6) What do they concentrate on?​

Read the text p.154 number 1 again and answer:1.What clothers are in fashion nowdays?2.What time the hippie style was popular?3.Tell about fashion of 1960s.4.Are shoulder-padded jackets are in fashion nowdays?5.What people did to look trendy?

check the meaning of the words in blue in the text.Then look at the photos.What kind of animals are these?What do you think happened to them?
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