1. Listen and complete the conversation between the man and woman with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

(Nghe và hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại giữa người đàn ông và phụ nữ với dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.)

W; (1) Have you ever consulted (ever / consult) an online video for help with (2) _____ (fix) something? You know, one of these 'how-to' videos? I'm a bit wary of them - I'm not sure I trust the advice fully.

M: Yeah, I (3) _____ (use) them. When I (4) _____ (have) issues with software, anything like that, I go on these specialist sites or forums. They've got detailed advice and videos there. Like the other day I had a problem (5) _____ (install) an update for my computer and I went online immediately, and this guy sorted out the whole problem for me in no time!

W: So it's professionals sponsored by tech companies? Otherwise, it seems odd to me.

M: Not always. It's often ordinary people who (6) _____ (have) similar problems ... or people who are technical geniuses and want to share their expertise. First you type in your problem, and then loads of videos pop up with people who are a lot more technical than you or me. What they say is really easy (7) _____ (follow) because they're like tutorials that show you how to fix problems step by step. You (8) _____ (think) that the videos posted by experts might be too complicated or too difficult for the average person to follow, but they're not.

W: Right. And I guess it doesn't really matter if the videos are a bit amateurish – I mean they're free- and you can always re-watch them if you (9) _____ (not / get) it the first time. When real experts choose (10) _____ (share) their knowledge with everyone for free, it's really helpful.

M: Absolutely - it's good (11) _____ (know) help is just a few clicks away.

2. Match definitions 1 – 6 to the underlined phrases in the text.

(Nối các định nghĩa 1-6 với các cụm từ được gạch chân trong bài.)

1. to do something very quickly

2. to encounter problems with somebody / something

3. to do something methodically by going from one stage to the next

4. to be quickly accessible via a computer program

5. to have greater knowledge regarding technology than somebody else

6. to understand something without needing it to be repeated

3.  Complete the sentences using the correct form of the underlined phrases from Exercise 1.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau dùng dạng đúng của các cụm từ gạch dưới từ bài tập 1.)

1. Minh, can you help Thanh install this new application? You know that you are a lot more technical than he is and his whinging is driving me up the wall.

2. This homework is doing my head in. I've never been good at maths, but I'm _____ this Algebra problem like you wouldn't believe.

3. Wow! You finished that assignment _____. Nobody else has even started it yet and you've already handed it in!

4. Don't you just love the Internet? Everything you ever need to know is only _____. Take Wikipedia®, for example. An absolute fount of knowledge.

5. Linh admits to not being very good at DIY but when he takes it slowly and does things _____, he can do a decent enough job.

6. Trang tends to be _____ doing or saying something wrong when she meets new people. First impressions are really important to her.

7. Alright, alright! You don't have to keep going on about it- I _____.

4. Choose a video blogger that you know. Describe his or her job in a paragraph. Answer the questions.

(Chọn một blogger video mà bạn biết. Mô tả công việc của người đó trong một đoạn văn. Trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. What types of videos does he / she make? (Người đó làm những loại video nào?)

2. What do you learn from these videos? (Bạn học được gì từ những video này?)

3. What do you think about his job? (Bạn nghĩ gì về công việc của anh ấy?)

4. Are you going to be a video blogger? Why (not)? (Bạn có định trở thành một blogger video không? Tại sao (không)?)