Ultimate B1+ Workbook

English B1+ WORKBOOK

Contents Unit 1 pages 4-13 Unit 2 pages 14-23 Progress check 1 (Units 1–2) pages 24-25 Unit 3 pages 26-35 Unit 4 pages 36-45 Progress check 2 (Units 3–4) pages 46-47 Unit 5 pages 48-57 Unit 6 pages 58-67 Progress check 3 (Units 5–6) pages 68-69 Unit 7 pages 70-79 Unit 8 pages 80-89 Progress check 4 (Units 7–8) pages 90-91 Unit 9 pages 92-101 Unit 10 pages 102-111 Progress check 5 (Units 9–10) pages 112-113

Reading The digital age 1 Read the text and answer the questions. 1 Why do the elderly prefer using tablets? 2 Who is Baddie Winkle? Granny on social media Social media are not just for young people anymore. that it can be as complicated for them to learn as it A growing number of people between the ages of 65 is for you to teach them! Stick to the basics to keep and 74 are becoming active social media users. In it fun and easy. It may even make sense to cover the 2019, 76% of the participants in a survey in this age information over several conversations. Be prepared! category said they had used social media, compared Once they have learnt how to use social media, they to 40% five years earlier. An increase in social media may never get off their device again! Take Baddie use was also seen among people aged 75 and over. Winkle, for example. This 92-year-old granny has Exchanging text messages using apps like WhatsApp over three million followers on Instagram, including is the most popular use of the Internet among the Rihanna and Miley Cyrus! elderly. A growing number of elderly people are active on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, You should be happy your grandparents are keen to Instagram or Snapchat and are using the Internet to join the digital world. Social media use can have a make calls. The top two social media platforms for number of health benefits for the elderly. Nowadays people aged 65+ are the same as those for younger families are more geographically distant than ever age groups. before, and social media are an easy way to connect with faraway relatives. While nothing replaces face- But how will you react when you find out your to-face communication, social media are a great grandparents are using social media? The two most way to keep in touch with family members. Another common reactions seem to be, ‘Oh no! They’re going benefit is that elderly people can make new friends to screenshot everything I post and start writing who have similar interests, or find long lost friends comments,’ or ‘I’m going to have to spend hours from childhood. Finally, social media use can be very teaching them how to work this.’ It’s only reasonable educational. Scrolling through Facebook news is a that your grandparents should need help to create great way to stay informed and keep up to date with a profile on Instagram or an account on Facebook. local and global events. They’re a great news source. And who’s a better expert than you to teach them the basics of social media? You can either bravely Whether it’s laughing at a meme, catching up with offer your help or regret it later. The training old friends, reliving the past, playing games, or starts after you help them choose the right device. reading articles, social media are a great way to Today over one third of elderly people own a tablet. laugh, learn and share. Do your grandparents have Tablets are small and light, with screens larger than a social media account yet? Have they asked you to smartphones, and they are more affordable than help them create one, but you didn’t bother? Perhaps other devices. Most importantly, tablets are simpler you should make the effort because it may affect to learn to use. It may still take some time before their quality of life. And who knows? Your grandma or the elderly can become confident users. Remember grandpa could be the next Instagram celebrity. But not without your help! 4

2 Read the text again and choose the correct answers. 1 What is the writer’s purpose in the first paragraph? A to encourage the elderly to use social media B to describe the growing interest of the elderly in social media C to explain why the elderly use social media D to present the benefits of social media use 2 How do young people react when their grandparents become active on social media? A They think it will affect them negatively. B They are not concerned about it. C They think it’s very positive. D They believe they will regret it. 3 The writer says that young people should ‘cover the 3 Circle the correct words. information over several conversations’ to show that 1 Can increased screen time A it’s interesting to talk to the elderly. interact / affect sleep quality? B it takes time to train the elderly. C it’s not advisable to talk to the elderly. 2 Are you aware / exposed of the D they have nothing to talk about with the elderly. dangers of online gaming? 4 What do we learn about Baddie Winkle? 3 The article provides effective / A Celebrities don’t follow her on social media. valuable information on Internet B She can’t increase the number of her followers. safety. C Learning how to use social media was complicated for her. D She’s famous on social media despite her age. 4 Social media platforms give people immediate access / 5 What does the writer say about face-to-face communication? benefit to information. A It’s the best form of communication. B It’s less important than online communication. 5 What are the values / benefits C It’s not always beneficial. of a healthy lifestyle? D It’s not important for elderly people. 6 They complained about the 6 What are the benefits of social media use for the elderly? interactive / excessive noise A It’s good that they share videos with their friends. coming from the flat next door. B The only benefit is keeping in touch with their family. C Using social media can help them enjoy life more. 7 It’s difficult to keep up with D It’s educational, but not entertaining. fashion because it’s excessively / constantly changing. 8 Stress is one of the negative affects / effects of using social media. 4 Answer the questions about you. 1 How much time do you spend online every day? 2 What do you usually use the Internet for? 3 What do your friends use the Internet for? 4 What is your favourite social media app? Why? Reading 5

Vocabulary Social media 1 Choose the correct answers. 1 How many does Billie Eilish have on Instagram? # A followers B influencers C peers 2 The football match will be on most sports sites. A followed B subscribed C video-streamed 3 He’s a YouTuber and he’s well known in the online . A influence B community C exposure 4 Please leave a if you enjoyed this video. A subscription B view C comment 5 Teenagers are always trying to impress their . A viewers B peers C subscribers 6 His show went viral and had over five million on YouTube in a year. A communities B idols C views 7 Businesses often hire media to help advertise their products. A idols B influencers C YouTubers 8 Ariana Grande is the of thousands of teenagers. A idol B follower C peer 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs. the words given. block follow go log in post subscribe 1 Iam hopeful (hope) that they will agree to our proposal. 1 A video goes viral when it gets 2 It was very (thought) of more than five million views in a seven-day them to remember my birthday. period. 3 We get awfully bored with his 2 How do I to my email account? (end) stories. 3 More than two hundred million people 4 You’ve been very (help). footballer Cristiano Thank you! Ronaldo on Instagram. 5 Unfortunately, most of the information on this 4 If I someone on Instagram, website is (use). I need to will they know that I’ve done this? keep looking. 5 You should never information 6 This project requires very (care) planning. about your travel plans or location. 6 What happens when someone 7 Do you believe that stress and anxiety can be to a YouTube channel? (harm) to your health? 4 Complete the text with the correct form of the words given. An influencer for you! Is your business not doing well? Are you feeling 1 hopeless (hope)? Do you want help to increase online sales? Why don’t you hire an influencer? Social media influencers can have up to 20,000 2 (follow), and they can be 3 (use) when you want to promote your products. But you need to be 4 (care) how to choose one. Make sure they have influence over the audience you are trying to reach because that’s how they can be 5 (help). You can start by looking at their posting habits and the profile of their 6 (subscribe) if they own a channel. Hiring the right influencer can be a 7 (value) marketing tool, especially since younger audiences prefer social media over television. Adidas is one of the most famous brands using influencer marketing to promote their products with amazing results. 6

5 Circle the correct words. 1 If you are fed up with / for social media, why don’t you delete your accounts? 2 You must limit yourself in / to two cups of coffee a day. 3 Does the quality of teaching depend on / from class size? 4 Can a person be addicted from / to chocolate? 5 Idon’t feel I can comment for / on his decision to retire. 6 Research has shown that happy people interact more with / about others. 7 Don’t be afraid to stand up from / for yourself when you’re bullied. 8 Product prices may vary from / by store to store. mini Practice 6 Read and choose the correct answers. Why do teens quit social media? It’s true that teens today are more 1 on social media than any other age group. It’s also true that more and more teens are 2 a break from social media. Eighteen-year-old Ann is one of them. ‘When I check my Instagram 3 , I see posts about parties I wasn’t invited to and I feel left out.’ According to British researchers, apps like Instagram 4 young people negatively. ‘Instagram makes me anxious. Whenever, I hear about how many 5 my friends have or how many likes they get, it stresses me out,’ Ann says. ‘I feel that social media take away time that I could spend chatting with my friends in person. I don’t 6 or unfollow my friends, but I have stopped checking for messages every five minutes,’ she adds. ‘I have 7 my time on social media a lot and I may eventually decide to delete all my accounts. I am surprised by how much more free time I have now that I’m not 8 on my phone. Social media may be part of our lives, but we shouldn’t allow them to run our lives.’ 1 A concerned B active C present D positive TIPS 2 A taking B making C creating D planning 3 A view B account C comment D channel Read question 4. 4 A interact B follow C affect D create Which of the four 5 A viewers B subscribers C idols D followers verbs can be used to 6 A limit B block C comment D expose describe a negative 7 A followed B connected C limited D viewed change? 8 A constantly B thoughtfully C excessively D harmfully Vocabulary 7

Grammar 1 Read and circle the correct answers. Do the verbs describe actions or states? Write A (action) or S (stative) next to each verb. This is Zac’s profile on Instagram. He 1 likes / is liking ( S ) outdoor activities and he obviously 2 prefers / is preferring ( ) adventure sports. He 3 goes / is going ( ) kayaking every weekend and 4 plays / is playing ( ) ice hockey twice a week. Take a look at some of the pictures he has posted. He definitely 5 looks / is looking ( ) like he 6 has / is having ( ) a great time. 2 Complete. Use the present simple or the present continuous. Follow me! A vlogger, or video blogger, is someone who makes videos and then uploads them to the Internet on a regular basis. A YouTuber is anyone who 1 uploads (upload) videos on YouTube specifically. A vlogger like Jennifer Owen is essentially a YouTuber. Jennifer 2 (own) a YouTube channel where she 3 (share) videos of social events like festivals, campaigns, concerts, etc. Today she 4 (work) on a video about the local youth festival. ‘I 5 (not prepare) the content of my vlogs, like other YouTubers,’ she says. Jennifer’s vlogs 6 (usually / be) 10 minutes long, and her followers 7 (love) them because they are like short films for the cinema! ‘I show my emotions and tell my viewers how I’m feeling at a particular moment,’ she says. Jennifer’s channel 8 (gain) more and more subscribers every day. Subscribe to her YouTube channel and find out why her vlogs are so popular! 3 Circle the correct answers. 1 They ’re posting / post a lot of selfies every day. 2 Be quiet! Zoe is making / makes a video for her blog. 3 Are they having / Do they have lunch at the same time every day? 4 Hurry up! I ’m running out / run out of patience. 5 Alex is always checking / always checks his messages at the dinner table, which is very annoying! 6 The webinar is starting / starts in ten minutes. Is everything ready? 7 I can’t eat this soup. It is tasting / tastes a bit funny. 8 Jenny ’s thinking / think about setting up her own YouTube channel. 9 Older people are rarely changing / rarely change their sleeping habits. 10 She is preferring / prefers detective stories to science fiction. 8

4 Write. Are the words in bold adjectives or adverbs? adverb 1 The restaurant is not far from here. 2 Angela has long curly hair. 3 ‘This isn’t fair!’ she shouted angrily. 4 My best friend Peter is a warm and friendly person. 5 I’ve worked very hard all my life. 6 How fast can you finish the report? 7 He’s an intelligent young man with a lively personality. 5 Complete. Use the comparative or superlative form of the words in brackets. 1 I think this is the most interesting (interesting) post on the site. 2 Watch this video about (cleverly) designed house in the world. 3 I’m too tired to walk any (far). 4 Yesterday was one of (hot) days of the summer. 5 Kate knows how to use this app much (well) than I do. 6 Could you talk (quietly) please? I can’t concentrate. 7 This is (good) selfie she’s posted so far. 8 Things might get (bad) than they are now. mini Practice 6 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the word given. Do not change the word. Use between two and five words. 1 She may move to New York. THINKING She is thinking about moving to New York. 2 I think he is upset about something. APPEARS something. He 3 I work a lot and I don’t spend much time with my family. LESS with my family. The more I work, 4 They won’t arrive as late as we expected. THAN we expected. They will 5 Are there any video games that are cheaper than this? THE Is this game? 6 We have another ten minutes before the beginning of the Skype meeting. IN The Skype meeting ten minutes. TIPS Look at question 5. Do you need to use the comparative or the superlative? In which case do you need to use the definite article the? Grammar 9

Listening  You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about social media apps. For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker says about them. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. A I admit that I use social media excessively. S peaker 1 G B My school performance improved after deleting my account. S peaker 2 C It took me a year to get over my social media addiction. S peaker 3 D I use Instagram stories to build my audience. S peaker 4 E My friends were not surprised when I quit social media. Speaker 5 F You can use social media to get a job. G Being active on social media made me feel anxious. H I don’t want social media to control my life. 10

Writing 1 Read the writing task. Underline the key words. You have received an email from your English-speaking friend. You are thinking about deleting your Instagram account. What are the reasons? What do you believe is the best way to communicate with your friends? Finally, do you know if any of your friends are also planning to delete their accounts? Write your email. (140-190 words) 2 Read the ideas for the email in Exercise 1. Then decide which ideas to include in Paragraph 2 and which in Paragraph 3. Paragraph 2: Reasons why I want to delete my account • causes stress [✓ 1 causes stress • hang out with 2 friends 3 ••••scsmhoeaannrksdeetsaeemnxmtpaleeyilrsfcieehoenelrccuetknsexhptaospsptsy Paragraph 3: The best way to communicate with friends 1 2 3 Writing 3 Write your email response using the paragraph plan and the notes in Exercise 2. Greeting Paragraph 1: Introduce the reason for writing and refer back to your friend’s email. Paragraph 2: Explain why you want to delete your account. Paragraph 3: Talk about the best way to communicate with friends. Paragraph 4: Mention friends that may delete their accounts too. Closing 11

Practice 1 1 Read the text and choose the correct answers. Why do we love memes? Memes are everywhere, and they are addictive. Grumpy Cat, Batman slapping Robin, and the Ice Bucket Challenge are some of the memes that have flooded the Internet. An Internet meme, more commonly known simply as meme, is a digital file that is spread through the Internet. It is usually a combination of image and a concept or catchphrase, but it can also be a photo, a video or a hashtag. They’re a worldwide social phenomenon. They’re a way of connecting with people across the Internet. There are natural disaster memes, animal memes, celebrity memes, etc. They represent the thoughts and feelings of a specific audience and they’re ideal for the digital age. Meme lovers have formed an enormous fan club on the Internet. However, not any image with a text can qualify as a meme. For something to become a meme, it must be copied and recreated multiple times. It has to be shared on the Internet massively and probably get creatively changed on the way. The most successful memes spread quickly, and last a long time. You can share a meme by uploading it on your social media page. But what makes them so funny? And are they truly funny or do we just try to make ourselves laugh to fit into our peer group? Nowadays, people love to laugh together about something, which is why these memes are popular. Memes are very appealing because they take seconds to read, they’re funny and easily shared, and they’re a familiar part of social media. The Ice Bucket Challenge, which went viral on social media in 2014, is an example of a popular meme that could be easily reproduced without specific instructions to follow. Most people can download apps on their smartphones or computers and then copy, share, and adapt their favourite meme countless times. This allows a meme to evolve and stay popular even longer. Since the average person reportedly spends nearly two hours on social media every day, it makes sense for businesses to use memes in their marketing strategy. Memes are definitely age-specific. If you use a meme to advertise your business, you must be careful not to target the wrong audience. The success will depend on how carefully you match the message of the meme with the interests of the specific age groups. People’s sense of humour changes as they age. Studies show that memes take up a lot of Internet users’ time. A research team from Indiana University has designed a tool which tracks memes while they are spreading and being adapted online. Findings show that memes’ journeys are often considerably long. Reports also note that memes have a distinct social character. It’s an interesting way for people to comment on things that concern them. Through sharing memes, people share experiences and interact with each other. In a way, people reproduce what matters to them at a given moment, even if what matters may sometimes be a silly joke. 12

1 What is the writer’s purpose in the first 4 How has technology affected the popularity of memes? paragraph? A You can download memes from websites. A to explain why memes are funny B It is easier to create and distribute memes. B to suggest that not all people like memes C Apps that make memes are difficult to use. C to describe the most popular memes D There are online instructions about how to D to explain what memes are make memes. 2 The most successful memes 5 What does the writer think about memes used in A are copied and sent to social media users. advertising? B spread fast and stay popular a long time. A The same memes appeal to all age groups. C have images of natural disasters. B Only younger people can appreciate memes. D are videos of celebrities. C Different memes appeal to different age groups. D Memes appeal only to those with a sense of 3 The Ice Bucket Challenge is an example of humour. a meme that A wasn’t difficult to recreate. 6 Why do people share memes? B couldn’t be changed without instructions. A to make their friends laugh C went viral but wasn’t very funny. B to reproduce what others have done D people downloaded on their C to find new friends on social media smartphones. D to share ideas about popular trends 2 Read and complete the text. Write one word in each gap. Negative comments on social media How (1) people usually respond to the negative comments they receive on their social media accounts? Do they ignore them or do they argue with the person who posted them? Responses usually depend (2) the nature of the comments and the specific situation. But the answer to the question ‘Should you reply to criticism?’ is definitely ‘Yes’. It’s impossible to avoid criticism nowadays. But you should always stand up (3) yourself. Leaving criticism without a reply gives more power to the negative statement (4) it may deserve. If you do (5) want to respond publicly, you can send a private message, which is indeed a brilliant tool. On the other hand, for (6) important issues, replying publicly is a great way to present and justify your point of view. Be humorous and show the lighter side of yourself. Use your judgment to work out which method would work (7) for you. You shouldn’t have to delete (8) comments. It’s unlikely to make the person go away, and it may even motivate them to post more. Practice 1 13

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