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Sitcom: Can you help me with something? SCENE 1
A. Check each statement True or False. True 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Everybody is asking Bob computer questions. Bob doesnt know how to solve Pauls computer problems. Bob never complains about troubleshooting his colleagues computer problems. Bob tells Cheryl to open the e-mail attachment she got. Bob says he is working on something important. Bob is sending instant messages to a friend. False

B. Complete each sentence with the words you hear. Then write the number of the statement next to the person who said it.

a.
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b. , but the

c. wont work.

1. Im trying to 2. My laptop and nothing happens. 3. Somebody sent me an

. I cant get it to do anything. I type on the , but I think it has a in it.

C. Answer each question with an infinitive of purpose. 1. Why does Bob tell Marie to push the green button on the printer? To .

2. Why does Bob tell Paul to stick a paper clip on the side of the computer? To .

3. Why does Bob tell Cheryl to click on the No-Virus icon on the toolbar? To .

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Sitcom: Can you help me with something? SCENE 2
A. Check the items Bob asks Mr. Evans for. scanner monitor keyboard laptop DVD drive headphones B. Check each statement True or False. True 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mr. Evans asked Bob to build a website for the company. Bob asks Mr. Evans for some new technology. The company already has a digital camera. At first, Mr. Evans says OK to Bobs request for a new scanner. In the end Bob gets everything he asks for. False

speakers printer joystick

digital camera mouse software

C. Complete Bobs statements with the words you hear in the video episode. 1. Its a 2. Its not a this one.
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, sir, but its not , sir. It wont take pictures . Its not

this one.

3. And also a new D. Write an answer for each question. 1. To which two items does Mr. Evans say OK?

this one.

2. What technology does Bob say they can do without?

3. Who is happy in the end? Why?

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Interview: Are you a computer addict?
A. Check the different uses of computers you hear in the video segment. e-mail coworkers listen to music play games scan pictures make schedules shop online do research projects send attachments surf the Internet B. Check each statement True or False. True 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Lisa uses e-mail to communicate with her coworkers. James says communication is a disadvantage of the Internet. James says that you can ask your computer any question. James says your computer always gives you only one answer to a question. Lisa feels that there are dangers for children on the Internet. Lisa feels like she is an adult. False

download files chat create a web page

C. Complete each statement with the correct answer. 1. Lisa on her computer at work. b. makes schedules c. listens to music

a. downloads pictures 2. Angelique thinks that

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is easy and fast on a computer. b. shopping c. writing homework

a. researching projects

3. Deepti thinks children need a. practice

to use the Internet. c. guidance . c. slow .

b. knowledge

4. James says communication on the Internet is a. inexpensive b. difficult

5. Angelique says spending too much time on a computer is a. expensive b. not safe . c. hacker

c. not a good idea

6. Deepti says she is a computer a. programmer

b. addict

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