MY DEAR FRIENDS!
1.
Put the passive sentences in order.
1.
in a lot of schools / are / used / Computers
2. of plastic / made / are / CDs
3.
seen / The information / on a screen/can be
4.
are / very quickly / The answers / calculated
5.
played / The game / is / on a computer
6.
with a modem / are / sent / E-mails
7.
is / on a disk / Information / stored
8.
sent / Text messages / are / using mobile phones
9.
to get information / used / is / The Internet
2. Change the verbs from
Active into Passive.
1.
I take books at the library.
2. Boys play football.
3.
We clean our classroom after the lessons.
4.
The postman brings newspapers every day.
5.
They show American films every Sunday on TV.
6.
We keep the dog in the yard. .
7.
We give milk to our cat every day.
8.
We usually pick apples in September.
9.
They use disks for storing information.
10.They discover new planets
every day.
11.People give presents at
Christmas.
3. Rewrite the following
sentences into the Passive Voice.
1.
We sent for the police.
2.
They speak much about this book.
3.
They often laugh at him.
4.
They listened to our conversation very attentively.
5.
I think they will wait for us only in a week.
6.
Nobody took notice of his late arrival.
7.
We looked through all the advertisements very attentively.
8.
He was a brilliant speaker, and whenever he spoke, the audience listened to him
with great attention.
9.
They will look after him in hospital much better.
10.
Everybody looked at her new dress with interest.
MY DEAR FRIENDS!
and have much spare time!
Don't waste your precious time
and use it properly, I mean,
for learning English.
Check your skills
І. Reading
Read the text and decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False).
If graffiti is the art of today’s streetwise teenagers, then skateboarding is their sport. Skateboarding has never bееn more popular. There are аn estimated 200,000 skaters in the UK. Most cities and towns have official skate parks. Маnу are provided bу the local council and these are often free. Others are owned bу private companies and skaters usually have to рау to use the facilities. Some of these parks, such as the Epic Skate Park in Birmingham and Bones Skate Park in Manchester, are famous throughout the skating world.
Skating has also become big business and there are many companies selling skateboards, skating accessories and fashion items.
Part of the rise of the popularity of skating is because of its inclusion in the extreme sport scene and competitions like the X-games and the urban games offer large money prizes for the winners. Competitors in the events саn become very famous in the skating world. Professional skaters like Raphael Brunis from France and Dannу Cerezini from Brazil are often sponsored bу companies to use their products.
1. Skateboarding was more popular in the past.
2. All skate parks in the UK аге free.
3. There’s а lot of money involved in skateboarding.
4. Competitions like the X-games have encouraged new skaters.
5. Competitors in the skating events are famous sportsmen.
6. Professional skaters аrе often given money bу companies if they use their products.
ІІ. Writing
a) Put the verbs into the correct tense form (Past Simple or Present Perfect).
1. My friends (visit) the British Museum last year.
2. I (be / never) to the National Gallery.
3. But I (see) lots of wonderful pictures.
4. And yesterday I (buy) a book about the British Museum and its collections.
5. I (read) 30 pages already. It’s really interesting.
6. I (just / finish) my homework.
7. Mary (already / write) five letters.
8. Tom (move) to this town in 1994.
b) Your friend is fond of fast food restaurants.
Write an email (35–45 words) to him / her.
• persuade him / her that home food is better and healthier;
• give your advice on healthy eating habits.
III. Speaking
You are asked to talk about your free time activities.
Include the following information:
• Talk what your favourite free time activity is.
• Talk about how often and for how long you do it.
• Explain why you enjoy doing it.
Conditional Sentences
Choose А, В, С or D to fill in the blanks
in the sentences below.
1 If you ______ the beginning of the film, you would have enjoyed it better.
A didn’t miss
В weren’t missing
C hadn’t missed
D hadn’t been missing
2 If you didn’t believe rumours you _______ much happier.
A were
В would be
C will be
D would have been
3 I _______ my mind if you had told me about everything honestly.
A won’t change
В won’t have changed
C wouldn’t change
D wouldn’t have changed
4 If the expedition ______ with everything necessary, it would have failed.
A didn’t provide
В wasn’t provided
C hadn’t been provided
D wouldn’t be provided
5 My brother wouldn’t have joined the army if he ________ the university.
A entered
В were entering
C had entered
D had been entering
6 You wouldn’t have crashed the car if you _________ the rules.
A followed
В was following
C had followed
D would have followed
7 If I were as clever as Francis I _________ a millionaire already.
A will be
В were
C would be
D would have been
In this Test you will read texts. You
should do the tasks following a text on the basis of what is stated or implied
in that text. For each task you will choose the best possible answer and mark
your choice on the Answer Sheet.
TEXT 1
Read the article and choose
the best answer (a, b or c) according to the text.
The
Hard Rock Cafe Story
"No matter where you are or what time it is,
there's something going on at a Hard Rock Cafe. All over the world our cafes
not only serve great food, but they serve up great music."
Hard Rock Cafes around the world symbolize the
timeless energy, originality and unifying spirit that have helped to shape rock
music over the last century.
The first Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) opened its doors to the
public on June 14, 1971, in
London.
Founded by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, two
enterprising and music-loving Americans, HRC was a classic at once, attracting
crowds of customers with its first-rate, but moderately priced American bill of
fare, warm service and ever present rock'n' roll music and sensibility.
With more than 108 Hard Rock Cafes in 41 countries
Hard Rock Cafe has become a truly global phenomenon. From its launch in London,
England, to New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo, and on to such exotic
locales as Kuala Lumpur and Taipei, Hard Rock offers a special experience to
its devoted, ever-expanding clientele.
HRC has also become the world's leading collector and
exhibitor of rock 'n' roll memorabilia.*
It all started when Eric Clapton, a regular at the
first Hard Rock Cafe in London, asked the staff if he could hang his guitar on
the wall to mark his favourite bar stool as "his spot".
They did and one week later, a package from "The
Who's" Pete Townshend arrived by messenger with a guitar and a note with
the message, "Mine's as good as his! Love, Pete."
Ever since then, Hard Rock Cafes have been collecting
pieces of rock memorabilia and covering their walls with them. Their
unparalleled collection consists of more than 60,000 pieces. It is rotated from
restaurant to restaurant and provides the world's most comprehensive
"visual history" of rock 'n' roll.
These treasures include an awe-inspiring collection of
classic guitars and other instruments, posters, costumes, music and lyric
sheets, album art, platinum and gold LPs, photos and much more.
Throughout its history, HRC has been governed by a
special service philosophy: "Love All - Serve All." HRC is a place
where all people have always been welcome, regardless of age, sex or class.
Since it was established Hard Rock Cafe has taken part
in a wide variety of human activities around the world. Following its idea of
being more than just a restaurant, Hard Rock tries to connect its business and
its passion to make the earth a safer, healthier and a better place to live.
For example, HRC cafes take an active role in organizing parties to raise funds
for different local charities.
They have also founded special initiatives like 'Save
the Planet' or 'Ambassador Program'.
All in all, today Hard Rock Cafe International is an
entertainment and leisure company that continues to successfully expand the
Hard Rock brand through countless music-related activities.
1. The first Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) was opened by
A London Hard Rock fans.
B two Americans.
C Eric Clapton.
2. Lots of people like these cafes because there you can hear
A rock 'n' roll music.
B all kinds of music.
C your favourite heavy metal
music.
3. The big collection of rock memorabilia
A is shown in a museum in the USA.
B can be seen in the London HRC.
C is passed from restaurant to
restaurant all over the world.
4. Pete Townshend sent his guitar to the first HRC in London because
A he wanted to do the same as Eric Clapton before him.
B it was a present to the staff.
C he wanted to pay his bill with
it.
5. Hard Rock Cafes also organize
A instrument sales for musicians.
B school concerts.
C activities to help people or the
environment.
TEXT 2
Read the following
article from a newspaper. Six paragraphs have been removed. You must choose
which of the paragraphs A-G match the numbered gaps 1-6. There is one extra
paragraph which does not fit in any of the gaps.
The Pressure point Stressed out?
Don't fret, enjoy it!
I recently gave a course on stress, which had nothing to do with stress
management. It said that stress is magical and needful to our inner lives. This
is a very unfashionable idea. Everyone knows that stress at work is the disease
of our time. That it can kill. That it should be avoided at all cost by stress
management techniques such as visualisation of calm scenes, aromatherapy and
yoga.
1
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In peace and war, stress has turned ordinary people into heroes and
heroines. It can galvanise and inspire. Those who actively seek stress know the
value of it, so why does current thinking suggest that we should avoid it?
2
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Yet the word 'stress' is used to refer to both cause and effect, to what
makes people feel stressed and to how they feel when they are stressed. Because
of this conflation of stimulus and response, arousal has come to be blamed for
the harm caused by threats and dangers.
3
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This isn't necessarily so, although it may happen. Animals, for
instance, subjected to long-term, uncontrollable pain and threat eventually
resign themselves to their fate and then succumb to disease. This behaviour has
been labelled 'learned helplessness' and human research supports this theory.
Helplessness causes changes which affect the immune system and make the body
more susceptible to disease.
4
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The unsatisfactory scientific research into stress has had two
consequences. First, it has led to the medicalisation of the normal stress
response, turning a survival mechanism into a disease. Second, it has led to a
lucrative, underqualified and largely unregulated industry of stress
counsellors, offering to 'manage' and manipulate stress arousal and make it go
away. An industry that says both overwork and underwork can be “stressful”. An
industry whose techniques have been questioned by a number of scientific investigators
as to their effectiveness and their purpose. An industry that encourages people
to be calm about real threats they face at home and at work, when they should
be getting off their backsides and doing something to help themselves.
5
|
There is one pattern to them all. Arousal, increasing tension and
exhilaration leading to a resolution of the experience. By these activities we
learn to survive. They toughen us up and help us to cope.
Yet nowadays, while every emphasis is placed on stressing the body to
achieve physical fitness, stressing the brain is avoided. We are into
mind flab in a big way.
6
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A The problem here is not stress arousal, but failure to act on it. Doing nothing about a threat is clearly linked in the research literature to disease. Despair can be an anaesthetic but it is also a killer.
B In my course we look at society's training exercises for dealing with
danger and actually go through with the
arousal experience. Spectator sport, fairground rides, quizzes, thrillers and
chillers of every kind, childhood dares and daredevil pursuits.
C Recently, I have been looking at the research on stress. Disturbingly,
I found no agreed definition of the term. Stress arousal is a response to
threat or challenge.
D My course was rather different. It featured clips from the climaxes of
horror films, interviews with sports stars, creepy-crawlies (I have a giant
metal spider named Esmerelda) and lots of evidence from the arts and sciences
on stress arousal as the key to peak experiences.
E Lamentably, if we see somebody working flat out on a project, the
fashion is to say 'they'll kill themselves', How sad and strange. In reality,
triumphing over adversity can give people a
tremendous sense of achievement.
F The experimental literature on stress and disease is also prone to
another serious error. It says 'disease often follows stressful experience, so
stress must cause disease.' In logic, this is a flaw known as post hoc, ergo
propter hoc - which means that 'it followed it, therefore it was caused
by it'.
G Third, it is my view that in the triumph over terror we find our
greatest rewards. Such experiences help us to become mature and independent.
TEXT 3
Read the
text below and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
THE HAWKING STORY
Jane Hawking met the man who was to become her husband in 1963, shortly
before the beginning of his illness. They married two years later and, as
Hawking got down to work, the disease progressed tandem with his fame.
A string of academic positions and awards came his way did an increasing
dependence on his wife and those around him. For Mrs Hawking, life became
paradoxically easier. An American philanthropic organization provided the for
24-hour nursing. For the first time in their marriage, she was no wholly for
keeping him alive, and could devote more time concentrating on her work and
their three children.
Mrs Hawking has a neat, organised air, and at that is high-pitched and
genteel of which conceal the fact that she regards the world’s belief that her
husband is about to come up with an explanation for the universe the deepest
suspicion. It is ironic that his work threatens to undermine the foundations of
her strongly religious convictions, which have sustained
1 Hawking’s illness prevented him from working.
2 The Hawkings were initially unable to afford full-time
professional nursing.
3 Jane Hawking gave up working when she had children.
4 Jane Hawking is dubious about her husband’s work.
5 Jane Hawking and her husband share the fundamental
beliefs.
6 There are certain beliefs that Hawking does not
discuss with his wife.
1. Read the text and choose the correct item for each statement below.
Selfishness
It can be a
difficult truth to come to terms with, but people are selfish. ‘Logical
selfishness’, however, is not nearly as bad as it sounds, really! Selfishness,
in this sense, simply means improving your own status (and not, necessarily, to
anyone else’s detriment). Looking at the underlying motivation behind nearly
all actions reveals this to be true, in nearly all circumstances, and there’s
nothing wrong with that.
Even great acts
of charity, such as those exhibited by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, are more
than likely driven by their desire to leave a legacy, with the added benefit of
helping people. If they are religious, they may be motivated by their religious
views to give the vast majority of their wealth away, if that is what their
religion requests of them.
However, as
mentioned, there is the occasional ‘true altruist’, who feels compelled to help
others, even if it is to his or her own detriment.
They do not seek
fame, religious favour, happiness, or even the natural joy that comes from
helping others. Selflessness, as explained here, is very, very rare, however,
and may not even actually exist. Unfortunately, only they can know why they
really sacrifice everything for others, but, as we are not them, we will never
know their true motivation.
Ignoring these
outliers, however, reveals an overall, global society that is not primarily
concerned with others, but, in the process of selfishness, great things can be
done, and great relationships can be formed.
1. According to the text, why is selfishness not necessarily a bad thing?
A Because true altruism probably doesn’t exist.
B Acting in one’s own self-interest can lead to
positive results for others, too.
C Selfishness is about helping yourself to the
detriment to everyone else.
D Those who are selfish don’t have to sacrifice
anything.
2. What would be a good alternative title for this text?
A The Charity of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.
B A Comparative Analysis of the Effects of
Selfishness.
C A Study of the Causes of Altruism.
D The Unexpected Benefits of Selfishness.
3. According to the text, why are people fundamentally selfish?
A Helping others isn’t advantageous.
B Acts of altruism are impossible.
C People want to do what makes them feel good
and/or improves their status.
D People are not fundamentally selfish.
4. Why would the author say altruism happens?
A It is nearly impossible to say.
B Such people are mentally imbalanced.
C True acts of altruism never occur.
D People are inspired by their religion.
5. What is the author’s primary purpose in this text?
A To explain the benefits rich people get when
they give to charity.
B To inform that selfishness can be positive.
C To persuade the audience to become more
charitable.
D To report on various personality types and their
effect on society.
6. What does helping others result in, according to the text?
A Underlying motivation.
B Appreciation and happiness.
C Logical selfishness.
D Great relationships.
2. Present Perfect or Present Perfect
Continuous.
1. Robin: I think
the waiter (forget) us. We (wait) here for over half an hour and nobody (take) our order yet.
2. Michele: I
think you’re right. He (walk) by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we (order, already) .
3. Robin: Look at
that couple over there, they (be, only) here for five or ten minutes and they
already have their food.
4. Michele: He
must realize we (order, not) yet! We (sit) here for over half an hour staring at him.
5. Robin: I don’t
know if he (notice, even) us. He (run) from table to table taking orders and serving food.
6. Michele: That’s
true, and he (look, not) in our direction once.
3.Write a letter to your friend.
Comment on the
following issues. The debate on smoking is very prominent across the globe.
§
What is your opinion on this topic?
§
Should smoking cigarettes be made illegal everywhere?
§
Is it the government’s role to tell people how to live?
1. Read the text below.
For question (23–32) choose the correct answer (A, B,
C or D).
Jeans
Jeans, (23) ______ called
blue jeans, were first made in the US. They are now worn all over the world.
Jeans were created during the Gold Rush in the 1840s and 1850s, when many
people went to the western US to (24) ______gold.
Miners often lived in tents made out of а strong material
and, because they (25) ________strong clothes, they
began to wear trousers made of the same material. Many jeans were sold by Levi
Strauss, who had a store in California, and today Levi’s are (26) ______ the
most famous jeans.
Traditionally, jeans are blue, but the fabric they are
made of, denim (a firm cotton cloth), comes in many colors. Once it was
fashionable to have bell-bottoms or flares, but nowadays people (27) _____straight-legs.
Designer jeans made by (28) ____fashion designers
are sometimes worn by the rich.
For a long time jeans were worn only for physical
work, but in the 1960s US society changed and young people (29) ______traditional
attitudes to dress. Jeans were a symbol of these changes and became very
popular. Now, people of any age wear jeans because they are comfortable,
practical and cheap. In the US they can be appropriate for all but the most
formal (30) _____. Many people wear jeans to work, church
or to (31) _____ in the evening. In Britain, some
restaurants and wine bars do not allow in people who are wearing jeans, and
some companies do not like their (32) _______to wear jeans
for work.
23
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A besides
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B also
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C moreover
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D too
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24
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A find out
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B look after
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C search for
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D take in
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25
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A wore
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B asked
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C needed
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D missed
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26
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A between
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B as well as
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C among
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D together with
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27
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A dress
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B prefer
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C put
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D elect
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28
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A chief
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B top
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C head
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D peak
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29
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A questioned
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B learned
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C recognized
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D accepted
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30
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A reasons
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B styles
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C occasions
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D aims
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31
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A go on
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B go away
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C go out
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D go off
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32
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A customers
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B staff
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C employers
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D group
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2. Read the text below.
Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
Mark Twain
From the start of his
career as a writer, Mark Twain was fascinated with inventions. As a result, he
chose to spend much of his available income on various types of inventions, generally without
much success. By 1887, the 49-year-old author had invested most of his money in one project,
the Paige typesetting machine.
Twain
expected the Paige machine to be completed in 1889. Unfortunately, the machine was never completely
finished, and by the early 1890s Twain knew he was in a serious financial situation. He worked
hard to take care of his problems by producing a number of books in a row. He wrote “A
Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court” (1892), “An American Claimant” (1892), “Tom Sawyer Abroad” (1893), and “Pudd'nhead Wilson” (1894). However,
all of this work did not solve his financial problems, and he was forced to
declare bankruptcy.
1. This passage mainly discusses how
an author...
a) invested poorly in inventions; b) wrote so
many books;
c) created his famous works; d) created
a successful invention.
2. It can be inferred from the passage that the Paige
machine was ...
a)
created by Twain; b) ready in
the 1890s;
c) close to being completed; d) great
success.
3. According to the passage, what interested
Mark Twain?
a) Giving investment advice; b) work as a typesetter;
c) the world of banking; d) new
ideas and products.
4. Where was the majority of Twain's money in 1887?
a) In a bank account; b) invested in various inventions;
c) invested in one invention; d) invested in his
writings.
5. Look
at the expression "in a row" in paragraph 2. This expression could
best be replaced by …
a) one after another; b) very quickly;
c) on time; d)
in a straight line.
6. According to the passage, how many
books did Twain write in the two-year period starting in 1892?
a) One; b) two; c) three; d) four.
3. Write a letter on the
the topic.
You've got a letter from your
English pen-friend in which he/she wrote you about his/her future plans. He/she
wants to become an actor. And your friend is sure that this profession will
give him/her the opportunity to become famous and make a lot of money. Write a
letter to your pen-friend in which say:
• about your thoughts
regarding his/her career plans;
• what you are going to
do after leaving the 9th form;
• how you prepare
yourself for your future profession.
Доброго дня, шановні дев`ятикласники!
Пропоную під час карантину самостійно попрацювати з наступними завданнями.
Будь ласка, виконайте завдання в робочих зошитах.
Для учнів 9-Б класу
1. Read the text below. Choose the best variant.
Television
Television may be part of everyday life for most children, (1)________? In our dynamic lives parents are so busy with their professional life and relationships, that they allow their children to spend a huge percentage of their three time (2)_______. Sometimes parents are so busy, in fact, that most of them don’t stop to consider the hidden dangers of unlimited viewing.
The heals risks which attend excessive television viewing are great in number and should not be underestimated. It contributed to growing problems (3)_______; it prevents regular exercise, which could cause heart problems in late life. It leads to psychological problems if children are exposed to inappropriate materials and it can (4)________.
However, the most worrying problem is the negative effect that too much television can have on the early stage (5)_________. Playing games, listening to stories and interacting with other children are all essential to a child`s emotional, physical and communication development. When television takes the place of these activities, we allow untold damage to be done.
Of course, many would be quick to defend the educational value of television and there`s no doubt that properly managed television viewing (6)_________. However, the dangers far outweigh the benefits. Until parents make time to exercise proper control over their children`s viewing habits, children`s heals will continue to suffer.
A but is it safe
B unimportant or useless information
C watching television
E of a child`s development
F is a very effective marketing tool
G can be beneficial
H of teenage fatness
2. Write a letter to your friend.
Last month
you took an active part in the TV quiz show “Around the World”. And you’ve won
a prize – two tickets for a tour of Ukraine.
Write a letter to your friend in
which you
• invite
him/her to join you and describe the means of travel and accommodations
• describe
two special places you are going to visit
• give suggestions what he/she will need to
take with him/her
Write a
letter of at least 100 words.
Do not use
any personal information (e.g., names, dates, addresses, etc).
Start your letter in an appropriate way.
