Exam E4

Email Express

Complete the email with the words from the box. There are two extra words. 

1.

Hi Sarah,

It was nice to hear from you. I’m sorry you’re not having a good time at the moment.

In my (a) _______, you should start a (b) ______ so you have something interesting to do. Your phone has a good camera, so why don’t you take some nice (c) _______? Then you could (d) ________ your pictures to a website like Instagram so Mom, Dad, and I could see them.

Perhaps you could (e) _______ a language exchange club. Then you can (f)  _______ with people from other countries and make new friends. You can easily (g) _______ about these clubs online or at the library.

Anyway, Mom and Dad are trying to (h) ______ you. Please give them a call.

Take care,

Steve

Complete each conversation with a word from the box. Not all words are needed. 

2. Andy: Wow! Is that a ______ picture of you with the President?

Brian: Yes, it is. She visited my university last year.

3. Carol: You look really happy, Diane.

Diane: I am! I entered an essay competition and I won first_______.

4. Earl: Excuse me. Which _______ is the river from here?

Fred: You need to go north of here. It’s not far.

5. Ginny: Who painted this picture? It’s beautiful!

Helen: I’m not sure. I’m going to ______ and say my classmate Ansel. He’s really good at art.

6. Ida: Oh no! The newspaper says snow for tomorrow.

Jane: Really? That’s hard to ______. It’s so warm today.

7. Ken: Look at that beautiful sunset! Can you take a photo of it?

Len: Sorry, my camera is _____, I have no idea where it is.

8. Mona: When is the best time to see animals in the forest?

Neil: They usually ______ early in the morning or in the evening.

SHARING SUCCESS 

From a young age, photography was more than just a hobby for Chris Burkard. His amazing photos of surfers in wild locations helped him start a successful career. In 2013, however, something happened that took his career to new heights.

While on a photography trip in Iceland, a surfer introduced Burkard to a photo-sharing app called Instagram. Burkard decided to join, and started posting images. Four years later, he had over 2 million Instagram followers.

Photo-sharing sites like Instagram, Imgur, and Flickr are getting more and more popular. In 2011, Instagram had 5 million users. By 2016, that number was 500 million. Sites like these are helping photographers like Burkard connect with a large number of people.

So how do you make a successful photo-sharing account? Here are some tips that might help you become the next Chris Burkard.

1. Be yourself. Be different. Don’t try to be like anyone else. Create your own unique style.

2. Get connected. Share posts from your photo-sharing account on other social media sites. When people see your posts, they might click on them and go to your photo-sharing account.

3. Choose hashtags carefully. Look at other accounts to find out which hashtags are popular, and use them. For example, many people use the hashtag #getoutside for photos of the outdoors. There are about 6 million Instagram photos with that hashtag. So if you use it, people who like these 6 million photos will be more likely to find you.

4. Contact other people. Follow and comment on other users’ posts. When you do this, they are more likely to post comments on yours.

5. Communicate with your followers. Make them feel like they are part of a community. For example, ask questions in your captions, and share your own ideas and opinions.

Read the passage before. Then complete each sentence with ONE WORD from the passage. 

9. Burkard first discovered ________________ on a photography trip in Iceland.

10. To become a great photographer, be different and create a special ________________.

11. It’s a good idea to use the hashtag #getoutside when you post photos of the ________________.

12. Write captions that include ________________ when you communicate with your followers.

IS IT REAL? 

In 2016, a dramatic photo of a great white shark jumping out of the water appeared on Twitter and went viral. The person who posted the photo called himself Bob Burton. He said he was National Geographic’s top photographer, and that the picture was National Geographic’s photo of the year.

But none of this was true. There is no one called Bob Burton at National Geographic. There isn’t even a National Geographic prize for photo of the year. And, most importantly, the photo itself wasn’t real – it was made on a computer by joining together several other photos.

With computer technology and social media, it is much easier now to make and share fake images. So how is it possible to tell if a photo is real? First, look for a source. Where does the photo come from? Is there a photographer’s name? Can you find any information about them on the Internet? Second, look for clues in the photo. Sometimes the direction of light and shadows is wrong. Is anything in the photo too big or too small, or is anything missing?

New technology is changing how we create and share images. But don’t believe everything you see!

Read the passage before and answer the questions. 

13. What is true about the person who called himself Bob Burton?

14. What is NOT true about the shark photo?

15. According to the passage, how can you recognize fake images? Choose two answers.

16. What concluding point does the author make about new technology?

A

Look around you when you’re outside – for example, on a city street or in a park. You’ll probably see people taking selfies (photos of themselves) with their cell phones to share with their friends. Taking selfies actually has a long history. A photographer from the United States called Robert Cornelius took the first self-photograph in 1839. In the twentieth century, people used different methods to take selfies, such as photographing themselves in a mirror. The name “selfie” is relatively new, however. The first time somebody used this name was probably around the year 2000.

B

Taking selfies is usually just a fun activity, but sometimes it can be a problem. A growing number of people are taking selfies with animals and posting them online. On sites like Instagram, the number of selfies with animals has increased around 300 percent in recent years. People take and post selfies with tigers, snakes, bears, monkeys, and even with sea creatures such as turtles or dolphins. This might sound cute or fun, but it’s not always good for the animals or the photographer.

C

One problem, for instance, is that people might touch and injure an animal when they take their selfie. Or the animal may get nervous and attack. Also, some tourists will pay for a selfie with a wild animal. People catch wild animals for this business, and they don’t always care for the animals well. They might hurt them, for example, or not give them enough food or water.

D

How can we end this problem? Firstly, we should just stop this practice. And we shouldn’t say yes if somebody offers to help us take a selfie with a wild animal. Instead, we should say it’s a bad idea. If we know that wild animals are being mistreated, we should tell the police.

Read the passage before and answer the questions. 

17. What does the author do in the paragraph A? Choose two answers. 

18. We use relatively (paragraph A) to

19. What does the author say in paragraph B?

20. Which type of animal does the author NOT mention in paragraph B?

21. What problems does the author mention in paragraph C? Choose two answers. 

22. What does the author do in paragraph D?

A

Look around you when you’re outside – for example, on a city street or in a park. You’ll probably see people taking selfies (photos of themselves) with their cell phones to share with their friends. Taking selfies actually has a long history. A photographer from the United States called Robert Cornelius took the first self-photograph in 1839. In the twentieth century, people used different methods to take selfies, such as photographing themselves in a mirror. The name “selfie” is relatively new, however. The first time somebody used this name was probably around the year 2000.

B

Taking selfies is usually just a fun activity, but sometimes it can be a problem. A growing number of people are taking selfies with animals and posting them online. On sites like Instagram, the number of selfies with animals has increased around 300 percent in recent years. People take and post selfies with tigers, snakes, bears, monkeys, and even with sea creatures such as turtles or dolphins. This might sound cute or fun, but it’s not always good for the animals or the photographer.

C

One problem, for instance, is that people might touch and injure an animal when they take their selfie. Or the animal may get nervous and attack. Also, some tourists will pay for a selfie with a wild animal. People catch wild animals for this business, and they don’t always care for the animals well. They might hurt them, for example, or not give them enough food or water.

D

How can we end this problem? Firstly, we should just stop this practice. And we shouldn’t say yes if somebody offers to help us take a selfie with a wild animal. Instead, we should say it’s a bad idea. If we know that wild animals are being mistreated, we should tell the police.

Read the passage before and answer the questions. Write the word or words that introduce an example. 

23. What word(s) does the author use to introduce an example in paragraph A, sentence 1?

24. What word(s) does the author use to introduce an example in paragraph A, sentence 5?

25. What word(s) does the author use to introduce an example in paragraph B, sentence 3?

26. What word(s) does the author use to introduce an example in paragraph B, sentence 4?

27. What word(s) does the author use to introduce an example in paragraph C, sentence 1?

28. What word(s) does the author use to introduce an example in paragraph C, sentence 5?

Complete each conversation with an infinitive of purpose verb. There is one extra verb. 

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

 33. Last year, I visited New York, Chicago, ________ Los Angeles.

34. Do you prefer to take photos of people ________ places?

35. Last night I watched TV ________ then played some video games.

36. I call my sister every week, ________ I don’t talk to my brother very often.

37. What should we watch: an action movie, a comedy, ________ a drama?

Correct the sentences. If a word is underlined, there is mistake with that word. If you see a caret (^), you need to add a word or punctuation mark. Use the example as a guide. 

Example My hobbies are reading books, watching TV ^ or taking photos.

My hobbies are reading books, watching TV, and taking photos.

38. To keeping my body healthy ^ I go for a walk every day.

39. I often take photos of lakes or rivers, and not cities ^ 

40. I’m going shopping ^ buy three things – food, clothes, or books.

41. I don’t use Facebook to posting photos, ^ I do use it to read news.

42. Some people use WhatsApp for text friends ^ but I prefer to call them.

Complete the sentences in your own words. Use the example as a guide. 

1. I mainly use my phone to … and … 

2. To communicate with my friends, I … or … 

3. I mostly go shopping to … or to … 

4. I like watching … on TV, but I … 

5. To relax, I often … and sometimes … 

Example I mainly use my phone to … and …

 I mainly use my phone to take photos and to play games.

43. Write your five sentences. Make sure each sentence has a capital letter, subject, verb, and punctuation.