Bài tập thực hành Unit 10: Communication in the future Tiếng Anh 8 Global success - Mai Lan Hương

UNIT 10. COMMUNICATION IN THE FUTURE A. PHONETICS
I. Fill in the blanks with ese or ee to complete the sentences.
1. The Malt___ lira is the currency of Malta.
2. Attending such meetings as an invit___ is a waste of time.
3. Solar power could rapidly improve the daily lives of the Senegal___.
4. This message is intended solely for the named address___.
5. A good advisor asks good questions to know the goals of the ad vis___.
6. They appointed a trust___ to take control of the company.
7. We would like to study this scheme further with the Sudan___ government.
8. Sunday is the most important day in a week for the Congol___.
9. His brother lived with him and was his principal legat___.
10. What questions will an interviewer usually ask an interview___?
II. Mark the stress in the words. 1. Bhutanese 2. agree 3. degree 4. Vietnamese 5. trainee 6. Chinese 7. guarantee 8. Portuguese 9. referee 10. awardee 11. Japanese 12. Nepalese 13. devotee 14. disagree 15. absentee 16. refugee 17. Taiwanese 18. adoptee 19. Lebanese 20. attendee B. VOCABULARY
I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. video conference tablets emojis webcam internet connection telepathy machine translation face-to-face social media holography


1. I have a laptop and it comes with an 8-megapixel ______________ and microphone built-in.
2. I can quickly and easily translate my content using a ______________ tool.
3. With ______________, people communicate entirely in the mind without saying anything.
4. When a(n) ______________ is held for informal purposes, it is called a video call or video chat.
5. Is your ______________ strong enough for you to be able to attend online classes?
6. Most ______________ are smaller and lighter than laptop computers, making them easy to manage and carry around.
7. Today, ______________ and emoticons are used to convey tone and other emotions through
texting, online chat, and social media apps.
8. Facebook is the biggest ______________ site, with some billion people using it every month.
9. ______________ learning methods usually only involve traditional learning materials such as textbooks and lecture notes.
10. ______________ is the science and technology of making a three-dimensional image of an object
using the special light from a laser.
II. Choose the better option to complete the sentences.
1. Today, there are a few ways to read (voice / text) messages without the phone.
2. The days of sending a hand-written (email / letter) with a stamp affixed to it are gone.
3. If you want to make a (group / private) call with this app, you need to invite at least three participants.
4. People are relying on the Internet to get news rather than buying traditional (social network / printed newspaper).
5. His (smartphone / telephone) is equipped with a 200MP camera that can capture videos in 8K resolution.
6. Does your phone camera (zoom / hold) in when you switch from photo to video mode?
7. YouTube Shorts will be available and watched on smart (television / radio) models, game consoles, and streaming devices.
8. With training, (pigeons / holography) can carry up to 75g on their backs, and they have been used
for communication for a long time in China.


9. An alternative to a regular keyboard, a (real / virtual) keyboard is a software-based keyboard used with touch screen devices.
10. A (video conference / face-to-face meeting) gives you real activities such as entering the room,
shaking hands, etc. that electronic communication can’t provide.
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. My grandpa still have a __________ with a curly cord, letters and numbers on physical dial ring. A. smartphone B. tablet C. webcam D. telephone
2. When I make a __________ to my mother with my smartphone, I can see her on the phone screen. A. text message B. phone call C. video call D. voice call
3. At the current time, humans do not have the __________ capacity to communicate by thought. A. telepathy B. holography C. telephone D. face-to-face
4. While machine translation has improved significantly, it stil can’t match the accuracy of a(n) __________ translator. A. human B. computer C. robot
D. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
5. Kazuha’s parents are Japanese, so her __________ is Japanese.
A. second language B. mother tongue
C. foreign language D. multimedia
6. Students can call or __________ the school for information about the academic year. A. blog B. post C. email D. code
7. A(n) __________ is one where all the participants are physically in the same place. A. video conference B. online discussion C. social media D. face-to-face meeting
8. __________ is small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc. A. Voice B. Text C. Word D. Emoji
9. The school has a variety of internal __________ such as message boards, blogs and newsletters. A. social network B. communication channels C. modern devices D. technologies
10. A __________ refers to an obstacle in communications between different languages or dialects. A. language barrier B. body language C. communication failure D. cultural difference


IV. Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. Social media is an important means of __________ in many countries nowadays. (communicate)
2. My friend sent me all the __________ in her address book by mistake. (contact)
3. This application’s features include video __________ and live streaming that’s secure and easy to use. (conference)
4. Students should learn to engage with others in an international school even if they experience cultural __________. (differ)
5. Today, the Internet __________ people from all over the world. (connection)
6. Information technologies have been applied to produce __________ educational programs. (interact)
7. When communicating, a __________ transmits information through a communication channel to a receiver. (send)
8. __________ advances in computing and telecommunications make our life more convenient. (technology)
9. The secretary said that she would email the report to her director as an __________. (attach)
10. They had contacted by __________ each other for six months before they actually met. (email) C. GRAMMAR
I. Fill in the blanks with mine, yours, his, hers, ours, or theirs.
1. We paid for this computer together, so it’s __________.
2. She bought that laptop from me. It’s not __________ anymore.
3. The kids didn’t break that window. The fault wasn’t __________.
4. That man is annoying everyone! Both him and that girlfriend of __________.
5. My mother accidentally took my father’s seat, so he took __________.
6. You can’t just take my tablet whenever you want to. It’s __________!
7. These aren’t Minh and Kim’s siblings. __________have black hair.
8. My brother found his clothes but my sister couldn’t find __________.
9. We love to collect coins whenever we travel abroad. It’s a hobby of __________.
10. You can use Skype or you can install another app. The choice is __________.