IX. Complete the sentences using a word from the box. There are six extra words.

candles     chargers     DVDs     electric      electricity     engine     inventions     machine     motors     plastic     satellite     sold     technology     thought     wrote

0     People first started using plastic bottles about 60 years ago.

1     Apple _____________ its first personal computer in 1976.

2     Some people still watch films on _____________.

3     You wash your clothes in a washing _____________.

4        Hundreds of years ago, everyone _______ thought  ______ that the Earth was flat!

5        Before electricity, people used _____ candles ________ to light their homes.

6     Lots of people use _____________ toothbrushes to keep their teeth clean.

7     Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer are all examples of a search _________.

8     There are new _____________ every year and some of them are really exciting.

IX. Complete the sentences using a word from the box. There are six extra words.

candles     chargers     DVDs     electric      electricity     engine     inventions     machine     motors     plastic     satellite     sold     technology     thought     wrote

0     People first started using plastic bottles about 60 years ago.

1     Apple _____________ its first personal computer in 1976.

2     Some people still watch films on _____________.

3     You wash your clothes in a washing _____________.

4     Hundreds of years ago, everyone _____________ that the Earth was flat!

5     Before electricity, people used _____________ to light their homes.

6     Lots of people use _____________ toothbrushes to keep their teeth clean.

7     Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer are all examples of a search _________.

8     There are new _____________ every year and some of them are really exciting.

VIII. Use will, won’t and the verbs in the box to complete the text. There are three extra verbs.

In the future, everyone ⁰ will  still ¹                work to make money. People ^{2                3}                more time to relax because the number of hours people spend doing their jobs ⁴                . increase, not go down! People ⁵                .⁶                more creative jobs because robots ^{7                 8}                 to do them.

VII.  Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets. They can be positive (+), negative (-) or questions (?). Use contractions where you can.

0     Vicky is starting (start) at a new school next Monday. (+)

1     I ________________ (take) the train to work tomorrow for a change. (+)

2     Beatrice and Camille _____________ (sing) in the school concert this year. (–)

3     ________________ (Wesley come) to the party on Saturday? (?)

4     My brothers ____________ (give) me a lift to the football match tomorrow. (–)

5     ________________ (we stay) at home tonight or going out? (?)

6     Vanda ________________ (travel) to France next month for her job. (+)

7     My grandparents _________ (spend) the summer holiday with us this year. (–)

VI. Put a, an or the into the gaps to complete this dialogue.

Helen:         Have you got ⁰ a pen or a pencil please, Mum? I’ve got ¹ ____ homework project and I need to start doing it.

Mum: Oh, what’s ² ____ project about?

Helen:         Different countries.

Mum: Hmm ... interesting! I’ve got ³ ____ black pen in my bag, orthere’s ⁴ ____ box of coloured pencils here.

Helen:         Oh, ⁵ ____ pencils are perfect, thanks! There’s ⁶ ____ ocean around New Zealand so I need ⁷ ____ blue pencil to colour that.

Mum: Here’s one!

Helen: Thanks, Mum.

V. Rearrange these words to make Past Simple questions.

0     they / When / arrive / did / ?
When did they arrive?

1     weekend / meet / did / last / Who / you / ?
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2     party / drink / the / did / at / What / you / ?
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3     big / they / a / Did / eat / breakfast / ?
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4     did / last / Why / house / you / year / move / ?
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5     yesterday / drive / he / morning / work / did / to / ?
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6     long / it / did / learn / how / to / take / English / ?
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7     night / did / bed / so / to / last / why / you / go / late / ?
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8     you / little / near / were / grandparents / you / did / your / live / when / ?
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