Spotlight 11 Module 6, II Variant

Progress check 6 II Variant _________________

1. Fill in: establish, extraterrestrial, waves, signals, technologically, race

1) ___________ race

2) ________ communication

3) send communication _________

4) human __________

5) ________ advanced

6) radio ____________

2. Use the phrases from ex. 1 to complete the sentences

1) My job at the Aeronautical Agency is to __________ through radar.

2) Some people believe that aliens have tried to _______________.

3) Are other planets inhabited by ______________?

4) Some of the most __________ companies are located in the US.

5) ___________ transmit information over millions miles.

6) A major part of the science biology is the study of the ________.

3. Rewrite the following sentences in Reported Speech

1) “I am watching a documentary on the SETI programme,” Andrew said.

2) “I may get a job with the local TV station,” Helen said.

3) “Peter won’t like the news at all,” he told her.

4) “John thinks his neighbor is an alien!” she said to Betty.

5) “Peter lent me a book about UFO’s,” Sammy said.

6) “The scandal will be all over the press tomorrow”, she told me.

7) “Did he visit the Science Museum?” Mark asked.

8) “You must inform the police about your problem”, my friend told me.

9) “Tabloid journalists are calling my house,” he said.

10) “I did not say anything to those reporters!” she said.

4. Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct particle.

1.                    I never talk _______ to anyone – it’s not nice.

2.                    Jack managed to talk Tim _____ and they are friends again.

3.                    Talking ______ to your teacher is rude.

4.                    My friend talked me ______ buying a new mobile although I didn’t need one.

5.                    I always talk _____ my problems with my mum.

5 Write about space technology and the media influence (8 sentences)