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Technology. Vocabulary, grammar and exercises

The document covers technology and media vocabulary, providing definitions for terms such as 'selfie', 'digital camera', and 'laptop'. It also explains the present continuous tense, including its formation, usage, and examples. Additionally, there are exercises for practicing the present continuous form and constructing questions and negatives.

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Technology. Vocabulary, grammar and exercises

The document covers technology and media vocabulary, providing definitions for terms such as 'selfie', 'digital camera', and 'laptop'. It also explains the present continuous tense, including its formation, usage, and examples. Additionally, there are exercises for practicing the present continuous form and constructing questions and negatives.

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English 2.

Technology
1) Technology and media. Select the words from the chart to
complete the blank spaces.

Selfie – phone – online – picture – headphones


computer – digital camera – laptop – photo -

1._____phone_____________A device people use to call others.


2. ____headphones_______________a pair of electronic instruments
held over a person’s ears by a band over the head.
3. _____Digital Camera______________a camera that produces
digital images that can be stored in a computer.
4.______Photo____________ a picture taken with a camera.
5._____Selfie_____________a photo of yourself that you take.
6. ______Laptop____________a notebook computer.
7. ______Computer____________a machine that can keep and work
with large amounts of information.
8.______Picture____________an ítem that shows what something
looks like.
9. _______Online____________connected to the internet.

2) Grammar. Present Continuous Forms


The present continuous is formed using am/is/are + present
participle. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject
and am/is/are. Negatives are made with not.

• Statement: You are watching TV.


• Question: Are you watching TV?
• Negative: You are not watching TV.

Use the present continuous with normal verbs to express the idea
that something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also
be used to show that something is not happening now.
Examples:
• You are learning English Spelling.
now. 1. Most verbs add- ing: waking,
talking.
• You are not 2. Verbs that end with e: drop the e
swimming now. and add- ing: writing, making.
3. One syllable words that end with a
• Are you sleeping? consonant, vowel, consonant:
• I am sitting. double the final consonant (except
x,y, or z): sitting, shopping, paying.
• I am not standing.
• Is he sitting or standing?
• They are reading their books.
• They are not watching television.
• What are you doing?
• Why aren't you doing your homework?

In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this month, this year,
this century, and so on. Sometimes, we use the present continuous
to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in
progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.

Examples: (All of these sentences can be said while eating dinner in


a restaurant.)

• I am studying to become a doctor.


• I am not studying to become a dentist.
• I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.
• I am not reading any books right now.
• Are you working on any special projects at work?
• Aren't you teaching at the university

Exercises

1) Complete the sentences with the present continuous


form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I (try) ____am trying_______________to find a Good récipe for banana


bread on the internet.

2. Hannah (sit) ____is sitting_____________at her computer.


3. Marcos (surf/not) ___is not surfing________________on the internet.

4. Lynn (buy) _____is buying _______________a digital camera online.

5. John (pay) ____is paying________________the bills online.

6. Linda (check) ____ is checking_______________her e-mail now.

7. My wifi (work/ not) ___is not working_______________very well, right


now.

2) Complete the questions in the present continuous.

1. What ___are you looking


for?________________________________________
I’m looking for a new vacuum cleaner.

2. Which site _____are you


using?___________________________________
I’m using a home improvement website.

3. Which movie ________is he


ordering?______________________________
He’s ordering the new superhero movie.

4. How ____is she getting to the


airport?______________________________to the airport?
She’s getting to the airport by taxi.

5. Why _____ is the store


closing?______________________________________
The store is closing because too many people are shopping online.

3) Complete the sentences. Use in negative the present


continuous form of the verbs.

1. Eva and George (plan- negative) aren’t planning a trip to


Boston.
2. They (ask-negative)____ aren’t asking___________________ a
travel agent for help.
3. They (make-negative) _____aren’t
making____________________all of the plans by themselves.
4. They (search-negative) _____aren’t
searching______________________the internet for information.
5. Patrick (use-negative) ____ isn’t using
_______________________his new digital camera.
6. He (set-negative) _____isn’t
setting_________________________the camera on Auto.
7. He (learn – negative)____ isn’t
learning________________________how to use all of the features.
8. She (talk-negative) _____isn’t
talking_______________________on her cell phone.

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