❖ Unit 9 ❖ Science and Technology ❖ Language Quiz ❖

Language Quiz 9

Technology vocabulary, conditionals & wish, and certainty/uncertainty.

Exercise 1 — Vocabulary

Fill with: breakthrough · password · drawbacks · networks · computer · addicts

A lot of youths have become Facebook addicts. They can't imagine their life without it.
Finding a cure for cancer is a very important scientific breakthrough.
The father changed the password so that his son couldn't have access to the internet.
I think the illiterate today is someone who can't use a computer.
The mobile has many advantages as well as drawbacks.
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter have grown rapidly.

Correct form

Rewrite as suggested

I can't travel to Canada because I don't have a visa. → If I had a visa, I would travel to Canada.
Jane wants to apply for a driving license, but she isn't 18. → Jane would apply for a driving license if she were 18.
It's a pity I don't know my uncle's phone number to visit him. → I wish I knew my uncle's phone number to visit him.
Nassima didn't understand the lesson because she was absent. → If Nassima hadn't been absent, she would have understood the lesson.
Adil got up late, so he missed the bus. → Adil wouldn't have missed the bus if he hadn't got up late.
It's a pity I forgot to call my friend yesterday. → If only I hadn't forgotten to call my friend yesterday.

Identify each function

"There is no doubt that technology has changed our life." → Expressing certainty
"I'm glad to hear that you got your Bac." → Responding to good news
"I'm not sure people could live without a mobile phone." → Expressing uncertainty
"That's too bad." → Responding to bad news