We've all heard someone say, 'there's an app for that', and with milions of apps to choose from, it seems they're right. Every day even more apps are being added to app stores by developers everywhere. A lot of us enjoy using apps for entertainment such as playing games, watching videos or catching up with our friends on social media. However, there are plenty more things that an app can do. From monitoring the weather and keeping us updated with breaking news to helping us leam a new language or explore the galaxy, there's an app for almost everything! Apps that make learning fun Starting from basic skills like learning the alphabet, and going smartphone to take a photograph and within moments an right up to university physics, there are apps for all subjects and levels. Apps grab students attention and help them fauna without speaking to a biologist. It's almost like become independent learners who perform even better in exams. Revising algebra, practisirg a language or dangerous chemistry experiments can tapping the touchscreen. Educational apps come in so many forms with apps offering 3D models of the human body. interactive textbooks or educational games and quizzes. Studying for exams has never been so much fun and can be done at home, on the go or even in the school break, exploring the world around you? There's A guided tour through the living world With over 8 million species of animals and around 300,000 specios of plants on the planet, apps that can guide you through the living world are extremely useful. No longer do have to search online to find what insect we saw in the garden or what plant is growing in the park. Just use your app can tell you all you need to know about the flora and spending a day at the library. all be done just by Apps that are out of this world Why stop whole universe out there. Now, you can explore space and browse maps of the night sky. Space map apps allow you to track the movements in the night sky in real time by simply holding your phone up in the air and tapping the screen. NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has its own app that lets you track the International Space Station. You can even stream a high-definition live feed of the opace station's view of Earth from cameras mounted on the outside. EX3
Read the text again and, for questions 1-5, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
1 In the first paragraph, the writer says that
A the number of apps available is increasing.
B only young people play games on their phones.
C you can only download apps made in your country.
D it is difficult to do everyday tasks without an app.
2 The writer thinks that educational apps
A can replace schools and universities.
B help students to learn on their own.
C are only useful for university students.
D can take the place of school teachers.
3 The writer suggests people often identify living things by
A asking an expert.
B taking photos.
C checking reference books.
D using Internet search engines. 4 The writer says that NASA
A is tracking people using apps. B allows you to follow a space station.
C has apps that send you photographs.
D lets you chat with its astronauts.
5 What is the writer's opinion of apps?
A We need to be careful when we use them.
B They are best used for entertainment.
C We should try not to use them too much.
D They can helb in many aspects of our lives.

Ex4
Fill in: real, grab, live, keep, basic, go, tap, independent, living, breaking. Use the phrases to make sentences based on the text.
1) theworld
2 feed
3news
4learners
5skills
6 intime
7 sb's attention
8 the touchscreen
9 sb updated
10 on the ​

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