GATEWAY B1 Unit 5

1. Listen to an interview about a school project. Are these statements True or False?1) Annie’s school organised the project. true false 2) The children reported on news stories from where they live. true false 3) The project was open to all teenagers. true false 4) The children had help with the filming. true false 5) The children thought the project was educational. true false 2. Listen again and complete the notes with one word in each gap. School Report DayProject organised by a TV company. Students have to prepare a short news report for television. Annie is the presenter for her group’s report. Students chose the stories for the report. Report will be on television this afternoon . 3. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of these adjectives.bad • big • funny • important • intelligent 1) A: Which actor has the biggest house in Hollywood?B: I don’t know. Maybe it’s Ashton Kutcher.2) My sister, Bea, is the most intelligent member of our family. She can speak five languages and she’s really good at maths.3) I love the new cartoon series. It’s much funnier than the last one.4) A: Is it more important to do my maths homework or my English?B: Your maths homework. We’ve got a test tomorrow.5) My handwriting is a lot worse than it was in the past. It’s because I text all the time. 4. Correct the mistakes in the sentences. 1) The film last night was the more interesting than I was expecting.was more interesting2) For me, maths is less interesting as science.less interesting than3) My English essay is a lot worst than yours!worse than4) Some people say that Chinese Mandarin is the more difficult language to learn in the world!the most difficult5) Monica Cruz is not as famous than her sister Penelope.as famous as 5. Complete the text with too or enough. My dad has just bought a new TV. He said the old one was too small and he couldn’t see the screen. But the TV he has bought now is too big! My mum’s really angry and she says we haven’t got enough space in the living room! She thinks it was too expensive and she doesn’t think the programmes are good enough to buy a giant TV. 6. Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences. I usually watch the TV for an hour or two every day. I only [switch on off] switch on the TV when I know there is something I want to watch. I try to watch the news [news because I think it’s important to know what’s happening in the world. I also like watching documentaries [cookery programmes especially ones about space and the natural world. However, I don’t like many other programmes, especially reality shows [reality shows news]. There are too many of them and nothing interesting ever happens. When they come on, I get the remote control [remote control and switch it off! 7. Complete the descriptions of films with these words.informative • popular • moving • boring • funny 1) It’s about a girl and she dies at the end. I cried and cried. It was really moving2) It’s about the longest train journey in the world. I fell asleep it was so boring3) It’s a documentary about the language of monkeys. It's really intersting and informative4) It’s got Angelina Jolie in it. Everyone wants to see it. It's very popular5) It’s about a group of dogs. I laughed all the way through – it was so funny 8. Complete the sentences with the correct adjective form of these words.confuse • disappoint • relax • surprise • tire 1) I’m disappointed that you don’t want to join the drama group. I think we’d have a great time.2) The directions you gave me were confusing . I couldn’t understand them and I got completely lost.3) I’m going to have a nice relaxing bath and read my book.4) I’m surprised that you didn’t recognise her. You’ve met her before, haven’t you?5) I find English lessons very tiring . They’re late in the evening and I’ve usually been at school all day. 9. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. 1) My new laptop was more expensive than my PC!My PC wasn’t as expensive as my new laptop.2) No one in our family is as tall as Leanne.Leanne is the tallest person in our family.3) The exam was easier than I expected.The exam was less difficult than I expected.4) Gary’s car isn’t as new as yours.Gary’s car is older than yours.5) Everyone is older than me in this class.I’m the youngest in this class. 10. Read the article about children and television. The headings are missing from the article.Choose from the headings A–E the one which fits each gap.A) Children and TV todayB) How can parents control what children watch?C) How TV watching habits have changedD) The solution: limit how much they watchE) Children and TV in the past 1) C (only letter)We all know that most children watch too much TV. Many years ago, there was usually only one television in each house and parents could control when their children watched TV. But in the last 30 years, this has changed. Now many children have televisions in their bedrooms and others can watch TV on their phones and computers. It’s difficult for parents to control how much they watch and the problem is getting worse.2) EWhen there was only one television in the house, it was easier for parents to control what and how much their children watched. The parents could switch off the TV when they wanted to. In most countries, the TV companies were also responsible for what sort of programmes they broadcast when children were watching. For example, they didn’t put on shows which were frightening and they often put on programmes for children that were educational or informative.3) AHowever, children often watch TV and their parents don’t know that the TV is on. A survey in the USA found that the majority of children (in some age groups this increases to 70%) have a TV in their bedrooms. Many of these children do less exercise and have more health problems compared to children who don’t. They also get lower marks in their school tests. As well as this, children are spending more time alone in their rooms instead of interacting with family and friends.4) BIt’s very difficult to take TV away from a child, but it is possible to control the time spent watching. Parents can take action with computers by using parental controls on websites like YouTube. There is also a gadget you can buy and programme to limit the number of hours a week a child can watch TV. This applies to all TVs in the house. When a child starts watching, he has to type in a special number. When they reach the limit, the TV won’t switch on!5) DTelevision can be a good thing which can help children learn a lot. However, it’s important that parents know when a child is watching too much and it’s their responsibility to make sure that doesn’t happen.