Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Software, Coding & AI

Exercises:   1234

Reading 1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1   Which person wants to make an app that writes text for websites?

     (A) Liam   (B) Elena   (C) Chloe

2   Which person will need to ask a relative for money to build their app?

     (A) Liam   (B) Elena   (C) Chloe

3   Which person plans to let people use their app without paying?

     (A) Liam   (B) Elena   (C) Chloe

4   Which person made an app to help with a difficult school subject?

     (A) Liam   (B) Elena   (C) Chloe

5   Which person’s app automatically improves online videos?

     (A) Liam   (B) Elena   (C) Chloe

6   Which person says that their app is not complicated to use?

     (A) Liam   (B) Elena   (C) Chloe

7   Which person hopes their app will be ready in a few weeks?

     (A) Liam   (B) Elena   (C) Chloe

New AI Applications

Liam

I am creating an app for people who love sharing short movies online. The software automatically edits your clips and adds beautiful background effects so they look professional. It is quite a big project, and I need a new laptop to complete it, so I plan to ask my father for some cash tomorrow. I will sell the app for two dollars when it is finished in less than a month. It takes a long time to learn how to program it, but I know it will be a useful tool for popular social websites.

Elena

My app uses artificial intelligence to help people with writing. It automatically creates blogs and articles for online shops, which saves a lot of time. The idea came to me because I had trouble writing long essays for my history lessons last term. Some people think computer programming is simple, but this app was actually very difficult to make. I am still working on the code, so it will not be ready until next winter. Users will have to pay five pounds every month to use it to write text or plan videos.

Chloe

I love music, so my app is designed for people who make songs. It listens to your music and automatically creates words and descriptions for it. Using the app is simple for anyone, even if you are not good with technology. You just press one big button on your phone. I am using my own savings to build it, so I do not need help from my family. I want to give it away for free to everyone when it launches in the summer. I think it will help young musicians write text for their web pages.

Reading 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1   Which person paid a lot of money to buy their software?

     (A) Toby   (B) Elena   (C) Ryan

2   Which person learned how to use the program by watching videos?

     (A) Toby   (B) Elena   (C) Ryan

3   Which person uses the software on a computer that is not new?

     (A) Toby   (B) Elena   (C) Ryan

4   Which person says that the program has problems and stops working sometimes?

     (A) Toby   (B) Elena   (C) Ryan

5   Which person changes the colors of their videos?

     (A) Toby   (B) Elena   (C) Ryan

6   Which person makes videos about their holidays?

     (A) Toby   (B) Elena   (C) Ryan

7   Which person shares their completed work with people at school?

     (A) Toby   (B) Elena   (C) Ryan

Using Video Software

Toby

I love making films for my media class at college. I always show the finished projects to my classmates and teacher, and they give me good advice. To edit them, I use a famous program on my PC. It cost a large amount of cash, so I had to save up for months to buy it! The software is excellent, but it shuts down suddenly when I try to add big audio tracks. That can be annoying, but it usually works well.

Elena

My hobby is travelling, and I enjoy recording my trips to different countries. When I come home, I use my computer to edit the films into long stories. At first, the professional software looked very difficult because there are many buttons. But I followed online guides on the internet and watched many short tutorials to understand it. Now, it is quite simple! I didn’t pay anything for the program because it was a birthday present from my brother, and it always runs fast without any errors.

Ryan

I use my video software to make fun movies for my family. My laptop is from five years ago, so it is quite slow when I save a file, but the program still works well on it. My favourite part of editing is fixing the pictures. I like to make the dark scenes look brighter and change the blues and greens to look beautiful. A friend from my school told me about this software, but I don’t use it for my lessons. I just downloaded a free version from the internet.

Reading 3

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1   Who says their tool does the work much quicker than a person?

     (A) Sam   (B) Nina   (C) Toby

2   Who built the program to help with their studies?

     (A) Sam   (B) Nina   (C) Toby

3   Who plans to make their tool do something new soon?

     (A) Sam   (B) Nina   (C) Toby

4   Who uses the tool to see what things people are buying?

     (A) Sam   (B) Nina   (C) Toby

5   Who needed some help to build the software?

     (A) Sam   (B) Nina   (C) Toby

6   Who lost their internet connection when testing the program?

     (A) Sam   (B) Nina   (C) Toby

7   Who works on this project as a hobby in their free time?

     (A) Sam   (B) Nina   (C) Toby

Developing a Video Tool

Sam

I love writing computer code. Last month, I decided to build a program that watches online videos and reads the text on the screen. It was quite difficult, so I asked my friend for some advice to finish the software. Next week, I plan to make the program understand spoken words too, not just text. It is a really fun project, and I only work on it at the weekends because I want to learn more about programming.

Nina

I am studying business at university, and my teachers asked me to do a big project. I made a clever tool that collects information from popular video sites. I use it to look at thousands of videos and see which clothes and shoes are famous right now. It helps me understand what teenagers want to spend their money on. My teachers were very happy with my work and gave me a top grade!

Toby

My new software looks at videos every day to find interesting facts for my company. It is so much faster than a human doing the same job! When I first started collecting the data, I couldn’t believe how many facts I had. The only bad thing was that my Wi-Fi stopped working a few times while I was trying out the tool. But now, it works perfectly and saves our team a lot of hours.

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