A. PHONETICS
I/
Ooo |
digital, different, personal, general, practical, horrible, critical, excellent, operate, implement, calculate, stimulate, benefit, criticize. |
oOo |
expensive, astonished, effective, expensive, creative, consider, remember, encourage, encounter, imagine. |
ooO |
impolite, overjoyed, overwrite, disappear, interfere, interact. |
II/
1. e'ffective 2. con'sider 3. de'liver; 'critical 4. 'digital; cre'ative
5. 'integrate; 'implement; 'relevant; e'ffective 6. en'courage; 'benefit
B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I/ 1. B, E, H 2. A, C, F 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. G 8. E
II/ 1. applications 2. electronically 3. possibilities 4. Education
5. distraction 6. efficiency - accessibility - friendliness
III/ 1. access 2. devices 3. educate 4. educational 5. fingertips
6. portable 7. software 8. improve 9. apps 10. screen
IV/ 1. which 2. which/that 3. whose 4. who 5. which/that
6. which/that 7. who 8. which/that 9. which 10. who
V/ 1. which/that 2. which/that 3. where 4. which/that 5. whose
6. who/that 7. which/that 8. where 9. whose 10. when
C. READING
I/ 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. E 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. F 12. D
II/ 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. E 5. C
6. You can download the lessons from an English translation Internet site, and listen learn anywhere.
7. The advantage is that you can learn in many locations including your car.
8. They include hundreds of thousands of words, definitions, and thesaurus entries, and you can view the word on the screen and hear it spoken.
9. Yes. They are the Talking Electronic Dictionary and the Audio Phrasebook.
10. They have made learning and speaking English easier, faster, and more enjoyable.
III/ 1.NG 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. NG 6. NG 7. F 8. F
IV/
1. They enable participants or an audience to answer questions or vote from their seats and have their responses collected instantly on the whiteboard.
2. They allow students to tap to perform calculations on the screen, reveal layers of information, or move information around with the tip of a finger.
3. Whatever you do on the whiteboard can be recorded directly to a hard drive and even transported on portable storage so that you can recall and reuse it.
4. We can do that by using presentations with a variety of visuals which can be uploaded onto an interactive whiteboard.
5. The use of an interactive whiteboard can be a great way to introduce students to electronic devices and a variety of software.
D. SPEAKING
1. F 2. D 3. B 4. G 5. C
E. WRITING
I/
1. iPads allow smoother and faster communication and transmission of materials between teachers and students.
2. Students can create documents and immediately upload them to a teacher’s electronic folder.
3. Applications can help teachers score multiple-choice quizzes immediately and post results.
4. It is likely that there is an educational application designed to satisfy any specific need in the classroom.
5. Electronic files last forever, and this feature is helpful during the research process.
6. Many e-books in all subjects are available for free download.
II/
1. iPads are not the ideal solution to teaching because performing various tasks requires the use of different devices.
2. The use of iPads in the classroom depends heavily on the quality of Wi-Fi at the school, and a slow or disconnected Wi-Fi server can spoil an entire lesson.
3. Students are easy to get access to a game, a chat or a social network with iPads.
4. When a student doesn’t have a charged iPad, charging will become an issue.
5. Publishers cannot satisfy ali demands for e-books, so students get information from textbooks.
6. There are so many applications for iPads, and students sometimes have difficulty in finding appropriate applications for the lessons.
TEST 1 (Unit 8)
I+II/ 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. B
III/ 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. C
IV/ 16. tools 17. benefits 18. information 19. homework 20. software
21.purposes 22. dictionaries 23. backpack 24.games 25. effort
V/ 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C
VI/ 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D
VII/ 41. C 42. F 43. B 44. E 45. D
VIII/
46. Students will have wider access to information so that they can learn many skills for foreign languages.
47. Electronic devices in the classroom can improve the learning experience by providing instant video access or a wide range of music.
48. Social learning is a great way for students to share information, thoughts, and ideas on a subject.
49. Students may focus only on the social network instead of the lesson due to the temptation of social media.
50. Students may find links to websites with inappropriate materials or become victims of cyber bullying.
TEST 2 (Unit 8)
I+II/ 1.B 2. D 3.C 4. A 5.D
III/ 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D 11.B 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. C
IV/ 16. displayed 17. support 18. watch 19. come 20. offers
21. touching 22. access 23. presenting 24. eliminate 25. Simplify
V/ 26. B 21. A 28. D 29. C 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. D
VI/ 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. C
VII/ 41. F 42. D 43. G 44. A 45. C
VIII/ Benefits of using smartphones in school
46. Smartphones provide students the ability to get the answers quickly and even the explanation.
47. Students can download many audio and video files, and even connect with other students from around the world.
48. There are many educational applications available in a wide range of subjects for all kinds of learners.
49. These game-like exercises encourage playful competition among the students, and improve the way they learn new ideas.
50. Smartphones can also allow students to work in groups on projects, share information and discoveries.