1. Write TWO predictions about other technological developments in the future. 2. Look at the text about a modern school. Complete the gaps.

Use: classroom , digital, educational, interactive, lessons, participation, subjects, students, textbooks, trips

Hawthorn school

There are no schoolbags full of 1textbook at Hawthorn school. In this school, teachers and 2students all use laptops or tablets. Inside the 3subjects this emphasis on technology continues. All 4lessons take place using 5interactive whiteboards. The 6classroom at the school are the same as at the same as at any other secondary school, but teaching staff try to take advantage of the 7trips revolution in the curriculum as much as possible. This can mean anything from 8digital apps and multimedia presentations to online projects and homework and marks via email! There’s still room for traditional activities like school 9educational to museums, but the philosophy at Hawthorn is that technology encourages student. 10participation and prepares them for the world they will graduate into.

Task 4.

A. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple.

1. I started (start) school when I was 4.

2. I (work) until 8.00, and then (meet) some friends and we (go) to the cinema.

3. She (sell) her old car and (buy) a new one.

4. I (played) tennis in the morning, but it (rain) in the afternoon so I (study) for my exams.

5. Last week we (drive) to Edinburgh and (visit) our grandparents.

6. I (lose) my umbrella last week. I (leave) it in the bank and someone (steal) it.

7. He (retire) and ( move) to the country.

B. Make the verbs negative.

1. We went to Thailand. We did not go to Thailand.

2. They won a holiday in the Caribbean.

3. We were at home yesterday.

4. Dickens wrote sixteen novels.

5. Columbus was born in Genoa.

6. She spent a week in the Alps.

7. I brought you a present.

Task 5: Read the text and answer the questions:

The Hobbit

The best-selling novel, The Hobbit, was completed by the British author J.R.R. Tolkien in 1932 and was later published in 1937. It is a fascinating adventure-fantasy novel and the prequel to the popular The Lord of the Rings series. The story is set in the fictional land of Middle Earth and follows the adventures of a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins.

At the beginning of the story, readers are introduced to Bilbo, a hobbit who likes the comforts of his home. Gandalf, the wizard, asks him to go on an adventure with him, but Bilbo declines. However, the wizard tricks him into it. Even through Bilbo is terrified by the idea of leaving his quiet life behind, he reluctantly joins a group of thirteen dwarves who want to claim back their treasure from an evil dragon, Smaug. And so, Bilbo finally embarks on a life-changing adventure. Will they make it in the end?

1. Read the text and decide which answer is correct.

-The Hobbit narrates what happens

a. before The Lords of the Rings.

b. after The Lord of the Rings

c. during The Lord of the Rings.

-The author believes readers will like Bilbo because

a. he is the main character.

b. he is friendly.

c. they can connect with him.

2. Read the text again and mark the sentences T(true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say)

a. The Hobbit is a popular book.__

b. It took the author 5 years to write the book

c. It is a book for both children and adults___

d. The film based on the book was a blockbuster___​