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2020 - 2021 ACADEMIC YEAR
WORKSHEETS
FOCUS 2 - UNIT 2 / WORKSHEET 3
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TECHNOLOGY AND THE ABILITY TO USE A PENCIL

1 When you go out to a restaurant or spend some time in a shopping centre, you will definitely
see young children playing with their parents’ mobile phones or tablets. Parents seem to be
happy about this situation as they can comfortably eat or shop.
2 A new study, however, showed that the latest technology is affecting children’s ability to use
a pencil or pen negatively. Researchers say that, these days, children spend so much time
on tablets or mobile phone screens that they cannot hold a pencil correctly. Children are
rarely using pencils nowadays, so they don’t have enough muscle strength in their hands to
be able to write words or sentences properly when they start school.
3 Researcher Dr Sally Payne said: “Children who are not coming into primary school with the
hand strength suffer a lot in the following years. Each of these children is given a pencil at
school, but regrettably not all are able to hold it because these kids don’t have the essential
movement skills.”
4 The researchers also said: “We wish families would use technology more carefully and
efficiently. Unfortunately, they don’t, and this is the reason why such problems are occurring
in primary school.”
5 Some specialists say technology may be causing even bigger problems. One expert said: “If
a child isn’t physically strong enough to hold a pencil, that means their whole body is weak.”
She said: “It is better for children’s physical development to climb trees and play in the mud
than to watch YouTube videos.”.
A. Read the text above and decide whether the following statements are true (T),
false (F) or not given (NG).
1. Parents are worried about their children’s use of technology. _____

2. The reason why young children have difficulty in using a pencil is the school system.
_____
3. Young learners don’t want to hold a pencil because they prefer pens. _____
4. The researchers blame the parents for the situation. _____
5. If a child cannot hold a pencil properly, it might be the sign of a more serious
problem. _____
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VOCABULARY
A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.
1. I think _______________________ and understanding of the world are more important

than anything else. EXPLORE
2. Many people fight for the _______________________ of the environment. PROTECT
3. Doctors should _______________________ their patients carefully. OBSERVATION
4. Our teacher asked us to _______________________ a world without hunger and wars.

IMAGINATION
5. Recent _______________________ developments will change the way people live.

TECHNOLOGY
6. Developments in biology have a growing influence on the theory of

_______________________. EVOLVE
7. David is finally looking for a _______________________ job. PERMANENCE
B. Search the following words in the puzzle below. Words can go in any direction
and share letters as they cross over each other.
CHILLY JIGSAW PUBLISH CONSERVATIONIST

LINGUIST TECHNOLOGICAL EVIDENCE PSYCHOLOGY
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WORKSHEETS FOCUS 2 - UNIT 2 / WORKSHEET 3
GRAMMAR
A. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. _________ it a good movie?
a Was b Were c Did
2. _________ your grandparents use to write letters to their family and friends?
a Was b Were c Did
3. Were you _________ to the office when you _________ Trevor?
a drove / see b driving / saw c drive / were seeing
4. Last summer, I _________ on a small island in Greece.
a stay b stayed c used to stay
5. We _________ by bus. Now, we only fly.
a used to travel b travel c was travelling
B. Complete the text below with ONE word in each gap.

I 1_________________ to drive to work every day in the past.
It took almost an hour, daily, for me to get to the office
and come back home. I spent so much time on the road
and so much money on travel expenses. I felt frustrated
while I 2_________________ driving during rush hour. Because
of the heavy traffic, I was sometimes late to work. So,

3
_________________ I found an office closer to home, I was
extremely happy. I can ride my bike to work, or I could walk or take the subway. Now
I 4_________________ never late to work.
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C. Complete the sentences below.

1. When I was a child, I used to _____________________________________________________.
2. 50 years ago, people used to _____________________________________________________.
3. When my parents were younger, they used to ____________________________________.
4. When they had no smart phones, people used to _________________________________.
5. Before the Internet, people didn’t use to __________________________________________.
D. Underline the words or phrases which tell you when the actions happen?
Last month, my parents went on a holiday for 5 days. I was alone at home, and I did
not want to do any household chores, so the house was a complete mess. There were
dirty dishes in the kitchen sink, dirty clothes on the bathroom floor, I did not even
throw out the rubbish. I thought I could clean everything before they come back, so
there would not be any problem. 2 days later, I saw my father’s car in the driveway.
As soon as I realized they were back, I started to clean the house. However it was too
late. The moment my mother entered the house, she started to scream. I apologised
and tried to calm her down. When I cleaned everything, she was comforted. She said
she will never leave me alone at home again until I learned how to take care of myself.

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2020 - 2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

TECHNOLOGY AND THE ABILITY TO USE A PENCIL

1. Parents are worried about their children’s use of technology. _____

1. I think _______________________ and understanding of the world are more important

2. Many people fight for the _______________________ of the environment. PROTECT

3. Doctors should _______________________ their patients carefully. OBSERVATION

4. Our teacher asked us to _______________________ a world without hunger and wars.

5. Recent _______________________ developments will change the way people live.

6. Developments in biology have a growing influence on the theory of

7. David is finally looking for a _______________________ job. PERMANENCE

CHILLY JIGSAW PUBLISH CONSERVATIONIST

1. _________ it a good movie?

a Was b Were c Did

a Was b Were c Did

3. Were you _________ to the office when you _________ Trevor?

a drove / see b driving / saw c drive / were seeing

4. Last summer, I _________ on a small island in Greece.

a stay b stayed c used to stay

5. We _________ by bus. Now, we only fly.

a used to travel b travel c was travelling

B. Complete the text below with ONE word in each gap.

It took almost an hour, daily, for me to get to the office

and come back home. I spent so much time on the road

and so much money on travel expenses. I felt frustrated

while I 2_________________ driving during rush hour. Because

of the heavy traffic, I was sometimes late to work. So,

I 4_________________ never late to work.

C. Complete the sentences below.

2. 50 years ago, people used to _____________________________________________________.

3. When my parents were younger, they used to ____________________________________.

4. When they had no smart phones, people used to _________________________________.

5. Before the Internet, people didn’t use to __________________________________________.

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3. Were you _ to the office when you _ Trevor?