STARS WORLD ENGLISH 8 - UNIT 10 - LESSON 1

My grandpa still has a __________ with a curly cord, letters and numbers on a physical dial ring.

• telephone

• radio

• smartwatch

• computer

When I make a __________ to my mother with my smartphone, I can see her on the phone screen.

• email

• video call

• instant message

• social media post

At the current time, humans do not have the __________ capacity to communicate by thought.

• visual communication

• telepathy

• written language

• mind-reading

While machine translation has improved significantly, it still can’t match the accuracy of a(n) __________ translator.

• human

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• computer

• robot

Kazuha’s parents are Japanese, so her __________ is Japanese.

• mother tongue

• native language

• second dialect

• primary language

Students can call or __________ the school for information about the academic year.

• email

• tweet

• text

• fax

A(n) __________ is one where all the participants are physically in the same place.

• conference call

• in-person seminar

• remote discussion

• face-to-face meeting

The __________ of a language refers to the way it is spoken or written.

• semantics

• accent

• dialect

• punctuation

In a __________, people can share their thoughts and ideas in real-time.

• social media

• text message

• website

• chat room

A __________ is a person who studies languages and their structure.

• linguist

• historian

• scientist

• philosopher