1Find words from the passage "Mobile Phones: Uses and Abuses" which mean the same as: (a) having many uses (b) very big (c) very important (d) that cannot be seen.
2Complete these sentences with the correct words from the text. (a) A mobile phone is like a world in our pockets as ... (b) The mobile phone can be used for many different purposes. So, it's a ... piece of equipment. (c) Using mobile phones during driving can cause ... (d) The price of a call is more expensive than sending a ... (e) The invention of mobile phones has brought us ... to a single point.
3Complete the table showing the benefits and the negative effects of mobile phones.
4Use the present simple or the present continuous to complete the sentences. (a) ... (you/come) tonight? (b) ... (he/eat) rice every day? (c) I ... (work) at the moment. (d) ... (he/come) to Kathmandu often? (e) He ... (play) tennis now. (f) They ... (not/come) to the party tomorrow. (g) He ... (not/play) golf now. (h) They ... (go) to a restaurant every Saturday.
5Match the dates with the events in Plato's story: (a) 427 BC (b) 385 BC (c) 347 BC (d) 529 CE, with the events: Closing of Academy, Plato's birth, Establishment of Academy, Plato's death.
6Complete the sentences about Plato. (a) Plato was once sold as a ... (b) Plato opened a ... in Athens. (c) The academy was the place of ... (d) Before his death, Plato passed the responsibility of the Academy to his sister's ...
7Rewrite the sentences using is, am or are and -ing. (a) She is busy. She ... (talk) on the phone. (b) I ... (work) on a computer now. (c) The man ... (play) the Madal and the girls are dancing. (d) They ... (run) fast to win the race. (e) The boy ... (stand) in a queue to pay the bill. (f) All the students ... (do) their classwork. (g) The green light is on now. Many people ... (cross) the road. (h) The man seems strong. He ... (carry) a heavy load. (i) My daughter is busy now. She ... (draw) a picture.
8Complete the sentences with a, an or the. (a) I have got ... cap. It's beautiful. (b) My little sister eats ... banana everyday. (c) Would you give me ... orange please? (d) Mt. Everest is ... highest mountain in the world. (e) ... Prime Minister is addressing the nation today. (f) There is ... tall tree near my house. (g) I need ... bottle of water. (h) ... Karnali River is in Nepal. (i) How far is ... Sun from the Earth? (j) Look! There is ... cat on top of your house. (k) I saw ... accident on the way to my school yesterday. (l) I only drank ... cup of tea this morning.
9Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box: official, keyboard, signal, powerful, suffer. (a) Public opinion is a ... force. (b) Her cell phone had no ... so she couldn't call you yesterday. (c) Farmers ... when they do not have reliable markets for their goods. (d) My ... is not working. I can't type on the computer. (e) The Nepali prime minister's ... residence lies in Baluwatar, Kathmandu.
10Answer the following questions. (a) What was the price of the first smartphone 'SIMON'? (b) When was the first phone call made? (c) Which are lighter: smartphones or old phones? (d) What interesting technology have the scientists developed to charge mobile phones? (e) When was the first camera phone released in Japan? (f) What is the average weight of smartphones?
11Rewrite the given paragraph about Alfred correcting the errors: "in 1862 he built a small factory to manufacture Nitroglycerin in 1863 he invented a practical detonator later he invented an improved detonator called blasting cap in 1865 he became very famous for this invention similarly in the year 1870-80 alfred built a network of factories throughout europe to manufacture dynamite called blasting gelatin which he patented"
12Look at the picture of the park and write what is happening.
13Write a short description of your mobile phone, radio or television.
14Draw a picture of your village or town and describe it to your friends.
15What is nomophobia, and what is ringxiety?
16Why may the radiations of mobile phones be dangerous to health?
17Name the five word classes taught in this unit and give one example of each.
18When do we use the present simple and when do we use the present continuous? Give one example of each.