All American C1/C2 Workbook

AMERICAN Sarah Yu WORKBOOK Phillip McElmuray C1/C2

CONTENTS pages 4–11 pages 12–19 Unit 1 pages 20–27 Unit 2 pages 28–35 Unit 3 pages 36–43 Unit 4 pages 44–51 Unit 5 pages 52–59 Unit 6 pages 60–67 Unit 7 pages 68–75 Unit 8 pages 76–83 Unit 9 Unit 10 3

THE DIGITAL WORLD Vocabulary 1 1 Complete the sentences with these words. bombarded detrimental cyberbullying excessive innovative interaction plagued repercussions 1 Leaving your devices on while you sleep has proven to be to your sleep patterns. 2 The Mac series is popular not only for its capabilities but also for its design. 3 The long-term of allowing toddlers screen time is not yet known. 4 Real social does not take place in the virtual world; it is preferable to see the other person face-to-face. 5 Many experts worry about the long-term effects of Internet use. 6 This app is free, but I dislike it because I’m constantly being with ads! 7 Psychologists say that could seriously damage someone’s self-esteem. 8 Society is with problems and difficulties caused by Internet addiction. 2 Circle the correct words. 5 When teens are addicted to social platforms, their sleep network / pattern 1 Social media platforms appeal to many is negatively impacted. young users because of their exciting visual content / context. 6 The student was asked to proceed / process with his presentation, despite 2 Parents need to activate / mitigate any the power blackout. negative effects that the overuse of technology may have on their children. 7 Many parents do not realize that some video games place / pose a threat to 3 When things go wrong in your life, learn young people’s psychological wellbeing. to stay calm instead of immediately pushing / tapping the panic button. 8 Jane is so obsessed with Fortnite that she neglects / deprives her schoolwork. 4 This antivirus software must be upgrade d / updated daily in order to work properly. 3 Complete the sentences with one word to form expressions. 1 I’m sorry but I thought our meeting was tomorrow. We must have gotten our wires crossed! 2 Uploading a file is not science! Just press “upload” and select the file. 3 I love shopping online and buying whatever I want at the of a button! 4 The younger and older generations are simply not on the same , mostly because of their different aptitudes with technology. 5 The research project was too ambitious, so the government pulled the on it. 6 In terms of pure vision, Elon Musk is years ahead of other businessmen. 7 My youngest son always the right buttons with me; I always end up giving him whatever he wants. Digital native 4 Read and complete the phrasal verbs with a preposition. or immigrant? Apparently, being born in the era when the Internet became ubiquitous (after 2001) confers the title of “digital native” upon you. So, what are the features of this new creature? Well, you spend most of your time online and rarely (1) log off your favorite platforms. For you, making purchases always involves (2) clicking a button rather than walking into a store. You were still in pre-school when you started (3) keying search words and phrases to find the video you wanted to see, and from an unusually young age, you’ve always made sure that chargers and devices are (4) plugged . Well, thank goodness I’m a digital immigrant (born in the 1980s). I don’t set any of my accounts to (5) log automatically, and I actually prefer to see my friends face-to-face. And if there’s a power outage and all the systems (6) go , I’m actually happy to go tech-free, as long as I’ve managed to (7) back all my files, of course. Perhaps as a digital immigrant, I’ll never be digitally fluent, but I manage just fine and to be frank, I prefer the Internet to be my adopted culture, and humanity to be my native culture. 4

1 5 Choose the correct answers. 1 Instead of their equipment, the company has 11 Although some claim that the Internet has made us chosen to lease brand new computers. an advanced society, I do not . A calculating A concur B upgrading B exchange C degrading C process D uplifting D occur 2 Negative stereotypes about other countries can be 12 If you work hard at your job now, you will certainly very once they take root. the benefits in the future. A perceptible A lead B pertinent B assure C perpetual C grant D pervasive D reap 3 Respect is a vital of any healthy relationship. 13 Most social media users do not read content A component closely; they simply through pages. B assignment C environment A pose D segment B clog C scroll 4 “If you do not shut the Xbox off now, there will be D plug . serious , young man!” 14 During the power outage, the entire network A repercussions A backed up B benefits B logged off C disadvantages C went down D limits D cut off 5 What I find disturbing with free apps is how ads are 15 My colleague and I are so with each other that always . I’ve asked to transfer to another department. A backing up A irregular B logging off B improbable C popping up C unfamiliar D breaking down D incompatible 6 Everyone on the team plays hard for the coach; he 16 The research team is on the of a major seems to know how to . discovery. A push the panic button A brink B pull the plug B gap C be on the same wavelength C edge D press the right buttons D grip 7 It is hoped that this new government program will 17 Due to being the victim of cyberbullying, Sean many new jobs in the technology sector. decided to his Twitter account. A estimate A uplift B mitigate B deactivate C deactivate C miscalculate D generate D disapprove 8 It is vital to teach students how to use the 18 Young and old people alike are on social media Internet . platforms. A actually A compatible B wisely B imposed C extremely C hooked D hardly D clicked 9 Some older people find basic Internet principles 19 How many are there in this history course? It difficult to comprehend. looks intensive. A inordinately A modals B innovatively B modes C invaluably C modules D intermittently D methods 10 Ifail to the reason why you and Tania are 20 Many people feel that social media lead to the constantly arguing about which video game is of meaningful social connections. superior! A incompatibility A scroll B disintegration B grasp C miscalculation C flog D disapproval D track 5

GRAMMAR Present and future tenses, time clauses   1 In each sentence, cross out the word that does not fit. 1 Once all of the files have been backed up / will be backed up / are backed up, you can safely delete them from your computer. 2 Cara has been watching / is watching / has watched TikTok videos for over two hours straight! 3 Guess what? John will come / is coming / is going to come over tomorrow to set up my Nintendo Switch console for me! 4 The IT department will have presented / will be presenting / is presenting the new system updates to the entire staff tomorrow. 5 Why will Jake be bombarding / is Jake always bombarding / does Jake bombard you with messages in the middle of the night? 6 At this pace, 20,000 new users will have been registering / will have registered / will be registered by next month. 7 I’m seeing / I will be seeing / I see your teacher tomorrow to discuss your computer science grades – they’re surprisingly low! 8 Why are the children being / will the children be / are the children so secretive? What are they up to? 2 Circle the correct answers. 1 Tara feels / is feeling that the accountant should be held responsible for the mistakes made in the payroll program. 2 My new laptop weighs / is weighing half as much as my old one! 3 I think / am thinking about designing a new app to help people lose weight. 4 Why is Josh / is Josh being so silly today? He doesn’t usually fool around like that. 5 That fish soup smells / is smelling awful; I think the fish might have been off. 6 Dana and I have / have been having discussions lately about some interesting tweets. 3 Compete the sentences using one word. 1 I was just about to comment on her post when she deleted it. 2 Steve will have left the party the time we get there. 3 Just imagine, time next month we’ll be sailing across the Pacific Ocean! 4 Ever I learned how to use Excel, my accounting has been a piece of cake! 5 It seems that my father has been monitoring my Instagram activity a very long time! 6 I’ve sent your brother a friend request but he hasn’t responded. 4 Complete. Use the present or future tense of the verbs in brackets. Getting my daughter I recently decided that it was time I limited my daughter’s use of unhooked social media. For the past two months, she (1) has been surfing (surf) the Internet for over three hours a day and believe me, her whole personality (2) (change) because of it. The truth is, she (3) (not / get) enough sleep recently, and she (4) (always / have) dark circles under her eyes. And let’s not forget her moods! She has no patience at all and can be so annoying: it seems she (5) (constantly / fight) with her younger sister! So here’s what I (6) (decide) to do. First of all, I (7) (give) her more chores to do around the house, and reward her with an allowance for them. Once she (8) (save) up enough money, she can buy that new phone she’s been wanting. I (9) (also / turn off) the Wi-Fi router every night as soon as everyone (10) (go) to bed. That’s the only way to be sure that she’ll get some sleep at night! 6

1 5 Choose the correct answers. 1 It is expected that by this time next month, all of the 11 At the moment, Rick in his mom’s garage; he’s students a voucher to buy their own tablets. lost his job and can’t afford to pay rent. A will be giving A has lived B will have been given B is living C are given C lives D have been given D will be living 2 By the time she the embarrassing post, her friends 12 I can’t pay back the money I owe you on Tuesday will have already seen it. because I by then. A deleted A won’t be paid B is deleting B won’t be paying C deletes C am not paid D will delete D won’t have been paid 3 Ihave no idea why Tim having a social media 13 Why at me like that? Did I say something wrong? account. He’s such a secretive person. A everyone looks A is lying about B has everyone looked B lies of C is everyone looking C has lied that D does everyone look D will be lying about 14  you save up the money to buy this iPhone, 4 Many young people the real dangers of Internet a brand new model will have come out! addiction, but they eventually will. A While A have discovered yet B For the time B having yet to discover C By the time C have yet discovered D Until D have yet to discover 15 MrBeast’s latest video any second now; I can’t 5 It isn’t until the repercussions of cyberbullying that wait to see it! you will take it seriously. A has come out A you will have understood B will have come out B you understand C will be coming out C you are understanding D comes out D you have been understood 16 It’s hard to believe that in some countries, 6 Brian hasn’t posted any pictures of his party , but 98 percent of the population does not have I’m sure he will. Internet connectivity . A as yet A previously B for long B already C last week C once D already D yet 7 I’m certain that this new fitness app ; it’s so 17  Cindy how to create a PowerPoint presentation? cleverly designed! I don’t have the time to do it. A is catching on A Did you show B will catch on B Will you show C will have been catching on C Are you showing D catches on D Do you show 8 This is the second time Maurice with a stranger on 18 Do you know how many components this computer Messenger. His parents need to have a talk with him. system ? Over twenty! A will chat A consists of B chats B is consisting of C has chatted C has consisted of D is chatting D will be consisting of 9 Brant is an Instagram influencer who travels all over 19 Bridget is always making sarcastic comments on the world. He 75 countries! my posts. I her. A has been to A block B goes to B will have blocked C has gone to C will block D has been going to D am going to block 10 I War and Peace this morning; it’s more interesting 20 You only start making money on YouTube after you than I expected it to be! at least 1000 subscribers. A will have read A will get B have read B get C will have been reading C can get D have been reading D are getting 7

CLOZE Read the passages and select the word or phrase that best completes each blank. This passage is about fake news. A very real problem in today’s digital age is the prevalence 1 A perpetual C pervasive of misleading information online. Proof of this can be seen B potential D probable in a recent UK study which reported that 45% of British 2 A induced C positioned citizens believe they encounter untrue stories every day. B processed D generated But just how (1) is this issue? In America, another study 3 A imposed C hooked concluded that out of all Internet news (2) by American B plagued D violated media, only 0.15% of the content is purposefully fake. 4 A get their wires crossed C pull the plug Somehow, the perception that our society is deeply (3) by B be light years ahead D push the button fictionalized news stories has little grounding in reality. 5 A disintegrated C disconnected Some governments are keen to (4) on this type of news B deactivated D degraded before society’s faith in media is further (5). Finland has introduced educational programs (6) students learn how 6 A through which C which through B that require D require that to discern between fact and fiction. According to Finnish 7 A method C system educators, while students typically don’t seek out news, B mode D module they often stumble across it when using popular social 8 A select C press media apps—their main (7) of communication. The B point D click programs encourage pupils to ask questions about a news 9 A is depending C has depended story when they (8) on it. Who produced it? Does it contain B depends D will have depended valid evidence? Is it just someone’s opinion? Educators 10 A are going to learn C will be learning are laying the groundwork; what happens next (9) on how B will have learned D will learn well students apply it. The hope is that by the time they become adults, they (10) how to spot fake news. This passage is about social media censorship. To what extent should social media networks monitor the 11 A segment C component (11) on their sites? It goes without saying that when (12) B content D knowledge try to incite violence (some sign up for the sole purpose of causing trouble) or post racially insensitive remarks, they 12 A operators C consumers should be punished. But what about (13) posts? Should B customers D users a person’s account be suspended for simply expressing their beliefs? Is this a violation of free speech? Some 13 A nonviolent C illiterate people (14) to believe so, but they tend to be the very B irregular D unfamiliar people who are (15) posting inflammatory comments! 14 A will prefer C are preferring In recent years, networks (16) their efforts to monitor B are preferred D prefer traffic due to the rise in controversial posts. If the platforms don’t stop it, governments (17) to act, angering 15 A forever C until now citizens and media rights groups in the process. However, B once D about to when it comes to free speech, it is important to make a (18) between social media bans and government 16 A are intensifying C will be intensifying censorship. Western governments do not arrest B intensify D have been intensifying individuals for expressing their beliefs. But whether individuals realize it or not, they agree to a platform’s 17 A are forced C have been forced terms and conditions, and those rules apply every time B will be forced D will force they (19) to post comments. The truth is, it is not against the law for a platform to ban individuals. (20), they can 18 A connection C distinction suspend accounts without justification, although they B comprehension D calculation generally only do this over blatant rule violations. 19 A pop up C plug in B log on D key in 20 A However C In fact B Yet D Nowadays 8

Listening Short conversations 1 You will hear sixteen short conversations. After 11 What will the boy do? each conversation, you will hear a question about it. A ask for an extension You will hear each conversation and question once. B prepare visual material Choose the best answer, A, B, C, or D. C come late to a meeting D cancel a dentist appointment 1 What is the woman’s opinion of social media? A It is a good place to exchange views. 12 What is the woman worried about? B It allows you to make friends. A the difficulty of setting up the app C It needs to have more rules. B the price of purchasing the app D It does not encourage politeness. C the reaction her children will have to the app D the efficiency of the app 2 What does the man want to do? A take a break 13 What is the woman facing tomorrow? B have a cup of coffee A a college entrance interview C go home B a client meeting D finish up quickly C an examination D a job interview 3 What does the man still have to do? A laundry 14 Where is this conversation probably taking place? B sweep A at a bank C cook B at a post office D order food C at a café D at the city hall 4 What will the man do for the woman? A drive her to the airport 15 How does the man feel? B water her office plants A annoyed that the woman did not do something C make sure she gets her calls B angry that the woman called someone D clean her office C disappointed that he forgot to remind the 5 What are the speakers preparing for? woman A a test D curious about why the woman did something B a lesson C a meeting 16 What does the girl want to do? D a presentation A find out where an exam room is B retrieve a possession 6 What is the woman’s opinion of the new professor? C get her examination results A He is worse than the previous professor. D make a telephone call B He does not know his subject matter well. C He should be teaching younger students. 9 D He is not easy to understand. 7 What does the girl want? A to move back to Boston B to take a family trip C to attend an out-of-town party D to avoid taking school exams 8 What does the woman say about the package? A She did not expect to have to pay for it. B She does not want it in the end. C She was not home to receive it today. D She would like to have it redelivered. 9 What will the woman probably do? A buy a new laptop B get an external hard drive C sign up for a cloud service D delete any unnecessary files 10 Who are the speakers talking about? A a professor B a friend C a boss D a relative

Speaking 1 Work with a partner. Read the task and study the information sheets. Take notes beside each point, then present your options to your partner. Selecting a brand influencer You and your partner work for an athletic shoe company. You are on the committee to select a brand influencer who will promote your company’s products on social media. Student 1 Information sheet Selecting a brand influencer Brady Blue Jonathan Dove • 22-year-old rapper • 1 9-year-old tennis star • signature style: athletic • c lean-cut style • 16 million followers • 1 0.4 million followers • known for outspoken political views • r ising fast in the sports world • 9 hit singles • h as won two youth tournaments • friends with famous singers • p opular internationally • some people find her too extreme • u nknown to people who don’t follow tennis Student 2 Information sheet Selecting a brand influencer Christie Townes Mario Silva • 23-year-old YouTube star • 2 8-year-old soccer star • eccentric unique personality • h as celebrity status • 8.5 million followers • 1 3.9 million followers • discusses fashion trends • d isciplined and respected athlete • designs sportswear • involved in charity work for children • followers are mostly women, aged 16-30 • followed by soccer fans in the US and • not popular with men Europe • m ay not agree to wear our shoes exclusively 2 Compare and contrast the options you have each chosen. Which is the best option? You must reach a consensus about a single option. 10

Writing Article (1) 1 1 Study the three sources. Then read the task and underline the key words. A B C 11% 96% “If teens know they are being monitored, Annual increase of American teens in cybercrimes own or have access to they will make safer, – a 2020 police report smarter choices.” a smartphone. – Dexter Townes, – an Internet news report, 2021 child psychologist Article Your school has released an announcement advising parents to monitor their children’s social media accounts. Many students are upset about this announcement. Write an article for a local news website about the effects of parents checking their children’s accounts and your opinion about it. Include at least one piece of information given above to support your response. 2 Complete the writing plan. Then write your article using the LANGUAGE BANK and your own ideas. Paragraph 1 Write a general lead-in statement and rephrase Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Briefly reiterate the topic and summarize the main points. Language bank Referring to the sources According to a 2020 police report, … A 2021 Internet article states that … As child psychologist Dexter Townes puts it, … Expressing opinion I strongly object to the school announcement … For me, this is an issue of the right to privacy. What parents should be doing instead is … It is my strong belief that parents … All in all, I find the suggestion made by the school to be … After all, isn’t … the most important duty that parents have? 11

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