Unit 1: You’ve Got Mail!

A. Ahmed has a problem and needs help from his friend Mohammed. Read the emails.
Write a sentence to complete each email. Use the word in parentheses.

Hi Mohammed,
Ok. Here is my situation. I sent my boss an email
last Thursday. He hasn’t answered me yet, and it’s
been four days! (1) (wonder)

I wonder if he mad at me.

Hello Ahmed,
Don’t worry so much. Do you remember that time
I thought you weren’t answering my emails? You
were, of course! Although you sent emails, I didn’t
get them. It was a technical problem. My computer
was not sending your emails to my in-box. (2) (spam)

It thought they were spam.

Mohammed,
Oh, no! What do I do now? Just before I read
your email, I sent my boss another email. I was
impolite in it because I thought he was not paying
attention to my previous email.
I thought he was mad at me. (3) (apologize)

I need to call him and apologize for my last E-mail.

B. Match each expression with its definition.

1. c be on the road
2. e import
3. b take advantage of
4. d urgent
5. a look forward to

D. Complete the sentences. Use the prepositions about, against, for, of, on, in, and to.

1. My brother is dreaming of/ about buying a motorcycle.
2. I’d like to apologize for not answering your email sooner.
3. I look forward to having dinner with you next week.
4. I’m thinking of having a dinner get together this weekend. Can you come?
5. She’s tired of going to school every day.
6. We succeeded in saving the big tree in the park across the street.
7. My grandmother asked about learning to use email.
8. They’re insisting on having new computers in school next year.
9. When are you going to apologize to Abdullah for forgetting his graduation day?
10. We look forward to meeting your new friend.
11. He decided against getting a job for the summer.
12. Ibrahim asked about taking you to the desert.

E. Complete the sentences. Use the prepositions about, of, or to.

1. My cat is used to sleeping in its basket.
2. I’m tired of studying for my biology test.
3. My whole family is excited about going to visit my aunt in Abha.
4. You are capable of doing a lot better in math.

G. Complete the sentences. Use although or in spite of.

1. Although he works very hard, he doesn’t make much money.
2. Edson still has problems with Russian in spite of studying every night.
3. Teresa walked to school in spite of the rain.
4. Although he bought his ticket early, he still didn’t get a good seat on the plane.
5. Christine loved the new Seth Anderson novel, although she didn’t like the DVD.
6. In spite of his broken leg, he still went on the ski vacation.
7. He wasn’t ready when the taxi arrived, although he got up early.
8. Although he emailed his résumé to the company, he still had to fill out an application.

H. Complete the sentences. Use the verb in parentheses.

1. I’ll send you an email as soon as I hear from him. (hear)
2. Kim will call her parents when she arrives at her hotel. (arrive)
3. My computer tells me when I get spam. (get)
4. As soon as you take a right at the light, you’ll see my house on the left. (take)
5. Will you clean your room when you get home this afternoon? (get)
6. My neighbours turn on the TV loud as soon as I go to sleep (go).
7. Will you cheer tomorrow night when the football players start to play? (start)
8. Todd will be tired tomorrow when he finishes work. (finish)
9. The teacher will tell us our test scores as soon as they are ready. (be)
10. He is going to get a job as soon as he graduates from college. (graduate)

I. Match the sentence parts.

1. He was so sick g
2. The food was so good f
3. There were so few people d
4. We had so little time c
5. They were so busy a
6. The noise was so loud e
7. She was so tired h
8. I was so happy b

J. READING

Write T for True or F for False.

1. F Morse Code is faster than email.
2. T Morse Code is a system of dots and dashes that are transmitted electronically.
3. FThe telephone is older than the telegraph.
4. FMorse Code has been around since the 1740s.
5. T You can still learn Morse Code today.
6. T Morse Code is used during some emergency situations today.

M. Look at the picture and write as many words as you can about what is probably happening.
Use the words to write sentences that are joined by so … that.

1. Weather changes are monitored closely so that damage by storms can be prevented.
2. The controller watches the screen very carefully so that accidents can be avoided.
3. Large screens are used so that conditions can be shown clearly over a broad area.

O. Read the information. Complete the conversation. Use used to and didn’t use to.

Omar: Did you know that on special holiday days people used to send (1. send) cards through the mail and not over the Internet?
Yahya: Yes, I did. And a lot of families used to have (2. have) a whole drawer full of envelopes and stamps so that they didn’t have to keep going to the post office.
Omar: I know. Before the 90s, most people didn't use to have (3. not/have) cell phones.
Yahya: Right. People used to use (4. use) pay phones on the streets!
Omar: They probably used to carry (5. carry) a lot of change in their pockets to make those calls.
Yahya: Can you believe that students used to write (6. write) notes to each other on small pieces of paper and pass them during break time at school?
Yahya: Isn’t that crazy? I can’t imagine being out and about without my smartphone!
Omar: Me, too. I’m glad I didn’t live back then!

P. Read the answers. Write questions.

1. Q: Did Fahd use ti check his email all the time?
A: Fahd used to check his email all the time; even when he was on vacation.

2. Q: Did people use to leave messages on telephone answering machines?
A: Yes, people use to leave messages on telephone answering machines.

3. Q: Did students use to write on paper/ in books / on tablets.
A: No, they didn’t. Students used to write on chalkboards.

4. Q: Did you use to go to bed early?
A: No, I didn’t. I used to stay up really late every night.

Q. Complete the sentences with: There is or There are. Write the number of each sentence in the correct place on the picture to show where the objects are.

1. There are some letters on the coffee table.
2. There is a magazine on the floor.
3. There is a newspaper on the kitchen table.
4. There is a tablet computer on the sofa.
5. There is a cell phone on the kitchen chair.
6. There are six books on the armchair.
7. There is a pen and some paper on the kitchen table.
8. There is a telephone on the shelf next to the books.

R. Complete the paragraph with a, an, the or no article (-).

(1.) The cell phone has completely changed the way we communicate and interact with the digital world today.
(2.) The modern cell phone, or smartphone, is all you need to be informed about what is happening in (3.) the world around you.
From (4.) .... cell phones you can not only make (5.) .... calls and send (6.) .... text messages, but you can send (7.) .... emails, go on (8.) the Internet, buy things, bank online, listen to (9.) the news in real time and much more.
Nowadays, there is no longer a need to own more than one device: (10.) a/the cell phone covers it all.