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openMind 2, Unit 1 Grammar A 1. Write the correct verb forms. A: Hi, Sam. I (1) ____________ (see) you last night at the library. What (2) ____________ you ____________ (do)? B: I (3) ____________ (look) for some information for our history report. I (4) ____________ (not find) anything. A: I (5) ____________ (find) some great information on the Internet. 2. Write the correct verb forms. A: What (1) ____________ Johnny Depp ____________ (do) when he was discovered? B: He (2) ____________ (play) in a rock band and he (3) ____________ (make) a TV series when Tim Burton (4) ____________ (start) using him in his movies. He soon (5) ____________ (become) a star. Grammar B 3. Write the correct verb forms. A: What (1) ____________ you ____________ (do) around 10 o'clock yesterday morning? You weren't at the computer center. B: I (2) ____________ (want) to play tennis, but it (3) ____________ (rain) so I (4) ____________ (stay) home. And you? A: I (5) ____________ (study) for my exam. 4. Write the correct verb forms. A: Where (1) ____________ (be) John and Betty last night? B: They (2) ____________ (study) for the exam. I (3) ____________ (try) to call you, but you (4) ____________ (not answer). A: I (5) ____________ (watch) a movie at Bob's house. Vocabulary A 5. Complete the sentences with the following words. checking, e-mail, read, shocked, worried I was (1) ____________ my (2) ____________ this morning and I was (3) ____________ by a message Will sent me. He said he (4) ____________ your blog and he's (5) ____________ about you. You seem depressed.

6. Complete the sentences with the following words. amazed, download, excited, files, online I use the Internet to play (1) ____________ games and to (2) ____________ music. Last week I was (3) ____________ at a new Web site. It has thousands of free songs and movie (4) ____________. I'm very (5) ____________ about it. Vocabulary B 7. Circle the correct words. Mary is amazed (1) about / at / by all the information on the Internet. She just learned how to use (2) an online game / a movie file / a search engine. Now she doesn't have to (3) download / send / surf the Internet to find old movies. She can now find sites that have old movie (4) blogs / files / games that she can download and watch at home. She's very excited (5) about / by / in it. 8. Circle the correct words. I'm very happy (1) about / by / in a new Web site I found. I can (2) download / read / use music and it has a great (3) online game / movie file / search engine to find new music. I'm interested (4) about / by / in finding old popular songs. I (5) read / shop / write a blog. It's very popular. Over 500,000 people read my thoughts every day. Reading 9. Read the text and identify the pronoun. What happened in 1994? (1) It was an amazing year. Nelson Mandela was elected President in the South African elections. (2) They were the first multi-racial elections in (3) that country. In (4) his inaugural speech, Mandela called for national unity. That year the Channel Tunnel opened. It was now possible to use (5) it to drive between France and England. Also, in 1994, Brazil won the World Cup. Write the number of the pronoun which refers to each of these things. Channel Tunnel: ________ Presidential elections: ________ Nelson Mandela: ________ South Africa: ________ 1994: ________ 10. Read the text and identify the pronoun. It was a tragic year. In January, the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded. (1) It killed seven astronauts. Later in (2) this year, the nuclear disaster happened in Chernobyl in the Soviet Union. Thousands of people died (3) there. In the fall, the Argentinians won the World Cup. (4) They also won (5) it in 1978. (1) It: ____________________ (2) this: ____________________ (3) there: ____________________ (4) They: ____________________ (5) it: ____________________ Writing

11. Write a paragraph. Write a response to this question posted on a Web site. You can use your imagination. What were you doing last summer? 12. Write a paragraph. Write a response to this question posted on a Web site. You can use your imagination. What were you doing at this time last year? 13. Write a paragraph. Write a response to this question posted on a Web site. You can use your imagination. What were you doing in December, 2009? Listening 14. Listen and answer the questions. [CD Track 13, oM2_1.mp3] (1) What people does the “Net” generation refer to? ____________________ (2) When did they discover the Internet? ____________________ (3) What can they do with files on the Internet? ____________________ (4) How do they feel when they use the Internet? ____________________ (5) What generation do people who were young adults in the 1990s belong to? ____________________ 15. Listen and answer the questions. [CD Track 13, oM2_1.mp3] Download audio (right-click and save) (1) When did the events the speaker is talking about happen? ____________________ (2) What are people born then called? ____________________ (3) What do they probably have on the Internet? ____________________ (4) What are their personalities like? ____________________ (5) What generation do the people who were teenagers then belong to? ____________________

openMind 2, Unit 1 Grammar A 1. Write the correct verb forms. A: Hi, Sam. I (1) saw (see) you last night at the library. What (2) were you doing (do)? B: I (3) was looking (look) for some information for our history report. I (4) didn't find (not find) anything. A: I (5) found (find) some great information on the Internet.

2. Write the correct verb forms. A: What (1) was Johnny Depp doing (do) when he was discovered? B: He (2) was playing (play) in a rock band and he (3) was making (make) a TV series when Tim Burton (4) started (start) using him in his movies. He soon (5) became (become) a star. Grammar B 3. Write the correct verb forms. A: What (1) were you doing (do) around 10 o'clock yesterday morning? You weren't at the computer center. B: I (2) wanted (want) to play tennis, but it (3) was raining (rain) so I (4) stayed (stay) home. And you? A: I (5) was studying (study) for my exam. 4. Write the correct verb forms. A: Where (1) were (be) John and Betty last night? B: They (2) were studying (study) for the exam. I (3) tried (try) to call you, but you (4) didn't answer (not answer). A: I (5) was watching (watch) a movie at Bob's house. Vocabulary A 5. Complete the sentences with the following words. checking, e-mail, read, shocked, worried I was (1) checking my (2) e-mail this morning and I was (3) shocked by a message Will sent me. He said he (4) read your blog and he's (5) worried about you. You seem depressed. 6. Complete the sentences with the following words. amazed, download, excited, files, online I use the Internet to play (1) online games and to (2) download music. Last week I was (3) amazed at a new Web site. It has thousands of free songs and movie (4) files. I'm very (5) excited about it. Vocabulary B 7. Circle the correct words. Mary is amazed (1) about / at / by all the information on the Internet. She just learned how to use (2) an online game / a movie file / a search engine. Now she doesn't have to (3) download / send / surf the Internet to find old movies. She can now find sites that have old movie (4) blogs / files / games that she can download and watch at home. She's very excited (5) about / by / in it. 8. Circle the correct words. I'm very happy (1) about / by / in a new Web site I found. I can (2) download / read / use music and it has a great (3) online game / movie file / search engine to find new music. I'm interested (4) about / by / in finding old popular songs. I (5) read / shop / write a blog. It's very popular. Over 500,000 people read my thoughts every day. Reading

9. Read the text and identify the pronoun. What happened in 1994? (1) It was an amazing year. Nelson Mandela was elected President in the South African elections. (2) They were the first multi-racial elections in (3) that country. In (4) his inaugural speech, Mandela called for national unity. That year the Channel Tunnel opened. It was now possible to use (5) it to drive between France and England. Also, in 1994, Brazil won the World Cup. Write the number of the pronoun which refers to each of these things. Channel Tunnel: 5 Presidential elections: 2 Nelson Mandela: 4 South Africa: 3 1994: 1 10. Read the text and identify the pronoun. It was a tragic year. In January, the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded. (1) It killed seven astronauts. Later in (2) this year, the nuclear disaster happened in Chernobyl in the Soviet Union. Thousands of people died (3) there. In the fall, the Argentinians won the World Cup. (4) They also won (5) it in 1978. (1) It: Challenger Space Shuttle (2) this: 1986 (3) there: Chernobyl, Soviet Union (4) They: the Argentinians (5) it: World Cup Writing 11. Write a paragraph. Write a response to this question posted on a Web site. You can use your imagination. What were you doing last summer? 12. Write a paragraph. Write a response to this question posted on a Web site. You can use your imagination. What were you doing at this time last year? 13. Write a paragraph. Write a response to this question posted on a Web site. You can use your imagination. What were you doing in December, 2009? Listening 14. Listen and answer the questions. [CD Track 13, oM2_1.mp3] Download audio (right-click and save) (1) What people does the “Net” generation refer to? People born in the 1990s. (2) When did they discover the Internet? When they were young. (3) What can they do with files on the Internet? Download them (4) How do they feel when they use the Internet? Confident

(5) What generation do people who were young adults in the 1990s belong to? Generation X 15. Listen and answer the questions. [CD Track 13, oM2_1.mp3] Download audio (right-click and save) (1) When did the events the speaker is talking about happen? The 1990s (2) What are people born then called? “Net” generation or Generation Y (3) What do they probably have on the Internet? Facebook or MySpace pages (4) What are their personalities like? They're confident. (5) What generation do the people who were teenagers then belong to? Generation X