Listen to the radio programme and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

Question 1. Wing-suits allow people to fly or glide.

Question 2. Wing-suits are getting cheaper.

Question 3. Gabriele Diamanti's water distiller is powered by the sun.

Question 4. The "enable talk gloves" help people to use sign language in really cold conditions.

Question 5. James Cameron invented a new underwater camera.

Question 6. MIT students have invented a new type of ketchup.

Question 7. The last invention is a way of producing clouds indoors.

Question 8. The science correspondent thinks the clouds are ugly.

Why have the viewers had more selections of programs from the Internet?

Read the follow passage then answer the questions:

Television is one of the greatest inventions in the world. It is a means of communication. The first television was demonstrated in 1927 in San Francisco. At that time, its images were black and white. Since then, it hasn’t stopped developing. Modern televisions are flat and attached to the wall. Since 2010, the viewers have had more selections of programs from the Internet because of the invention of smart TV. In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set.

  When and where was the first television demonstrated?

   ___________________________________________________________

Rewrite sentences:

I find this book interesting.

I am________________________________________________________________________

Give the correct form of verb in the brackets.

1) I__________(wait) for you since 2 pm.

2) While we___________(talk), the teacher___________________(come) in.

3) She_________(not use) the Internet for a long time.

4) My sister wants_______________________(become) a lecturer.

What is the percentage of the world’s households owning a television set?

____________________________________________________________________________________

This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful sunset.

I have never_____________________________________________

My mother forced me to stop playing computer games.

My mother made_________________________________________

Give the correct form of words in the brackets.

1)  ABC is a________________organization. It is set up to help handicapped people have a better life. (PROFIT)

2)  Smartphone is a great__________________. (INVENT)

3)  Are you_________________about our upcoming trip to London? (EXCITE)

4) Doing volunteer is a__________________work. It makes you feel happy and makes community better. (MEAN)

Fill in each gap with one suitable word:

competition                        generations                   habit

versatile                             community                    smash                            hit

1) Havana is a____________. Everyone loves it.

2) The Voice is a popular singing_______________. It is held in many countries.

3) Smoking is a bad_______________. You should give it up.

4) Young people should do volunteering for a better______________.