AFTER YOU READ ‘© VOCABULARY Match the words in bold with their meanings. G1, we access the Internet to contact Friends a. seethings clearly F_ 2. should we limit our exposure to the digital world? b. disidvantages BL 5. There are a few downsides to living digically. . live without _H_ 4. There are advantages asseciated with frequent communication . clesly AA 5. we need to put things in perspective. . stating point —D_ 6. Itcan have undeniably negative effects £. exgerience of —E_ 7. Doyou know the origin of the word “blog”? & use © 5, irseems that he just can'tdo without his cell phone h. comected to Present Time § © COMPREHENSION Read the statements. Check (7) True or False. Most people today want to be in frequent communication with others 2, The author thinks digital living is positive overall 3. Facebook and Twitter are computer search engines. 4. People have been using Twitter longer than Facebook 5. The author's daughter is not having a good time tonight. 6. The author's son has had his cell phone for over a year 7. The author and his wife think that digital living is sometimes stressful. BROOOCOOmMMe oOoOgmeeooF 8. The author seems to think it’s good to spend quiet time alone.EP3 FOCUSED PRACTICE EXERCISE 1 DISCOVER THE GRAMMAR @ GRAMMAR NOTES 1-2 Look at the underlined verbs in the sentences based on the reading. Check (/) Habitual Action, Action in Progress, or Action in Progress, But Not Happening Right Now. 2 3. 4. 5. a Most of us hardly go anywhere today without an electronic device. We're trying to stay in touch with people all the time. ‘We access the Internet to contact friends. Allison is sitting in front of the computer. At the moment, she’s laughing. . Nick's teachers say he isn’t doing well at school, Elena is having trouble staying on top of her email. I'm working at home these days. . L write a blog ‘Through the Internet, I stay in touch with friends. Action in Progress, Habitual Action in But Not Happening Action Progress Right Now a Qa oO a Qo w a oO o a o a a o Oo Qo o Qo a Qo a a Oo o oO o Present Time© GRAMMAR NOTES 4-5 Read the sentences based on the reading. Circle the verbs that describe actions. Underline the verbs that describe states. 1. People@@their electronic devices constantly these days. 2, Atleast, iGeeingxhar way. 3. We want te(be)connected 24/7. 4. We(@x2people on our cell phones. 5. Nick (Qpeard}0 be addicted to his ell phone. 6. On Facebook, youGeveloByour ‘own page. 7. Do youow)he origin of the word “blog”? 8. ElenaGoved)her email. 9. IGelecommur®two days a week. 10. Weeedyo put things in perspective EXERCISE 2 SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE GRAMMAR NOTES 1-2 Complete the account of a day in the life of James Marx, magazine writer and Internet blogger. Circle the correct answers. Today is Monday, one of the two days a week that(telecommute)/ I'm telecommuting. On these dayS{[ walk I'm walking about 50 steps to my home office (are on)! am turning on i. the computer, and con am starting writing. For some reason, my computer printer 7. gives KS gving ma)problems today, so at the moment{{ trp) I'm trying to fix it. Ah, here we go. : ttworks C's working agai 7 This week, | write Ki'm writingyon my blog about the dangess of text messaging. Currently, our state legislature considers /& considering} law that would prohibit texting while driving or > operating machiner\({ think) I'm thinking it would be a good idea to pass the law. 70. It’s now 12:30 p.m., time for iunch. On these day spend) I'm spending at home, Cimake)'m making my own lunch. On the other three days (have) I'm having lunch in the 12 — BB. company cafeteria. It's 3:30 p.m. | finished my blog an hour ago, and now 1 do (Gn doing ome Internet research for an article I'm going to write in a few days. love (Tm lovingyhese quiet days at home.EXERCISE 3 PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE GRAMMAR NOTE 3 Complete the paragraph with present perfect or present perfect progressive forms of the verbs in parentheses. Use the progressive form where possible. Do not use contractions. James and Elena Marx _____have known __ each other for twenty years, and they 1. (now) hove been married for eighteen years. They ave ling in their 2, we) 3 One) current house for three years, James_WA>_lo@-e a writer for ten years. He 1S Wnovicing __ for In Touch Magazine toe @ past eight years, and he 5. (Work) —is_waleing __an Internet blog for the past six years, He 15 Abo. writting 7 also wl) four books on popular culture. Elena een a high school English teacher for the last twelve years. During that time, she has taugit at six different schools. She 9. (ach) feachin: at her current school for five years now. 70, teach) The Marxes are a “wired” family. They leas at least one desktop ra) computer for fifteen years. Over the years, they shove owned six different computers. James, Elena, Allison, and Nick nave communicated with friends and relatives a) online for almost as long as they can remember.EXERCISE 4 VERBS AND ADJECTIVES OR ADVERBS GRAMMAR NOTES 4-6 Complete each statement with the correct forms of the words in parentheses. Change the adjective to an adverb if necessary. 1 2 3. vowing yagid|' , i } Cell phone use grouing_vapidl —_; today, more people are using cell phones than |. I think that new proposal Sev; . Usually, Molly Kind __ ro her classmates. a) |. Today, however, she £) Obnoxious ___ Your new iPhone ____looks similar_to mine. Took 7 similar) My old computer crashed, but my new one Works well. : work 7 90007 If your day a sping badly you are having a bad day. land lines. . People who teh sad ____ should do something fun to cheer themselves up. (lee! saa Twas fine yesterday, but today I fol sick Weal sm {nines clea ly When a person s densl4 . that person is using his or her brain ‘Sound /teribley he / obnoxious) Present TimeEXERCISE 5 EDITING GRAMMAR NOTES 1-6 Read this student essay. There are eleven mistakes in the use of present time verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. The first mistake is already corrected. Find and correct ten more. No Cell Phone Restrictions! It seems #ts-seeming that | constantly hear the same thing: “Cell phones are dangerous, We're we need i think —— Needing to restrict them. People are dying because of cell phones” Well, im thinking cell phones themselves aren't the problem. 'm completely opposed to restrictions on them, and here's why: First, people say cell phones are being dangerous to health. Supporters of this idea say that cell phones produce harmful radiation, and they can even cause cancer. They say that many studies Qvoven, have been proving this | think this is nonsense. There hasn't been any real proof. All those studies dovit mean. aren't meaning anything, Second, teachers don't allow cell phones in classes because they're a distraction. | tee! pretty angry about this. Cell phones can save lives. Here's an example: Two weeks ago in my sory lass, a student had his cell phone on. He always keeps it on because his mother isn't. eee crgteh and sometimes she needs his help. His mother did call that day, and she had an emergency. He had to call someone to help her. What if the phone hadn't been on? Third, people argue that using a cell phone while driving is dangerous. This idea ee crazy to me, It isn’t more dangerous than turning on the car radio or eating a sandwich. People are allowed to de those things when they drive. The law says you have to have one hand on the steering wheel at all times. It's possible to use a cell phone correctly with one hand. If you know how to drive 00d, you can do this easily, This has always been being a free country. | hope it stays that way. Got MyEnglshLab for more focused practice.