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Comprehension Questions. The test work on Monday!

Participles

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1. 12.30 Marat Mirzabalajev 15 and all together 68.5
2. 12..40 Elina Serõseva 15 and 67.5
3. 12.50 Igor Konstantinov 15 and 69.5
4. 13.00 Valentin Zigalkin 15 and 69.5
5. 13.10 Katarina Koroljova 15 and 74.5
6. 13.20 Darja Aleksejeva 15 and 68
7. 13.30 Nikita Steklov 14 and 67
8. 13.40 Maksim Nagornõi 14 and 60
9 13.50 Daniil Kuznetsov 15 and 58.5
10. 14.00 Artur Kozlov 14 and 70.5
11. 14.10 Diana Knjazeva 15 1nd 71.5
12. 14.20 Alina Kallas 15 and 68
13. 14.30 Oleg Zintsenko 14 and 64.5

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Britain

Reading again

Task 2 Questions 7-15
Read the text about an ice hotel and decide whether the statements about the text are
true (T), false (F), or there is no information (NI). Tick (√) the right box. An example
(0) has been done for you.
Arctic Ice Hotel
Located 125 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, Jukkasjärvi is a window
into Europe’s last great wilderness area. The vast northern land has crystal blue lakes,
mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, fast rivers, and extensive forests. Lapland is a vast
region of land that extends across the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland,
and Russia. Swedish Lapland occupies about half the entire landmass of Sweden.
Swedes know the area as Norrland.
The famous Ice Hotel is rebuilt every year and is open from December till
April. The peak season is mid-January to April. The hotel is demolished in May.
Everything in the hotel is made from ice, including coffee tables, chandeliers,
glasses, and even the beds. Guests are provided with cold weather suits and sleeping
bags. Beds are draped with reindeer skins to keep you warm at night.
Ice is cut using a special ice saw. It normally takes 6-8 weeks to complete the
construction. Some 30,000 tonnes of packed snow and 1,200 tonnes of ice are used.
Once built the hotel maintains a constant interior temperature of –5 to –7C.
There is no heating in the hotel. Warmth is maintained by burning candles and
through the body heat of guests and staff. Clothing is important. You will need robust
outdoor clothes that can cope with snow and cold weather. Thermal underwear, jeans,
pants, winter jackets, hats, socks, and hiking boots are all essential.
The single storey hotel can accommodate 100 people. Most rooms are of
standard design and can sleep between four and eight people. The floor plan normally
includes a bar, sauna, restaurant, and a chapel – popular for weddings and
christenings.
The only thing lacking is bathroom facilities. These are located in an adjoining
building. Despite what would appear to be physical privations, the Ice Hotel last year
attracted 3,000 guests and over 20,000 visitors.
But if you’re not up to sleeping on an ice bed you can stay at the nearby
Wardshuset Inn, a traditional guesthouse which operates all year round. And don’t
worry about the Ice Hotel collapsing around your ears. The construction has been
approved by the Swedish military – their rocket-propelled grenades had little impact
on the wall.
The hotel can arrange plenty of daytime activities, including snowmobiling,
dog sledging, and skiing.
6
PART TWO Time: 25 minutes
READING Points: 15
T F NI
(0) Lapland is one of Europe’s biggest wild areas. √
(7) Lapland is an area that covers one third of Sweden.
(8) The Ice Hotel is newly constructed every year.
(9) Animal furs keep you warm in bed at night.
(10) Some furniture is made of ice.
(11) Hotel is heated by fireplaces.
(12) A hundred different nations have visited the hotel.
(13) There are only single rooms at the hotel.
(14) All bedrooms have adjoining bathrooms.
(15) The Swedish Army has tested the security of the building.
(7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) No of points:
For the
teacher
+/-

Reading exs-s

Read the true stories and find them suitable headings (A-J).
An example (0) has been done for you.
A. Go home and wait
B. Huge criminal record
C. Unexpected guests in the car
D. Hotel’s loud snorers
E. Wrong place, wrong time
F. Call us for assistance
G. Protection from burglars
H. Closing down Denny’s
I. Pets in the trunk
J. Knowledge helps to escape
For the
teacher
(0) E Darnell Madison was shot and killed in March in Homewood
when he burst into a motel room intending to rob the seven men
he had seen with a large amount of money. He was unaware they
were armed police officers working on another case.
0.*
(7)
……
When Al Asbaty returned to his car after shopping, he was
startled to find out that thousands of bees were building a hive
inside his Mercedes. Due to the sunny weather he had left the
windows rolled down allowing a queen bee to fly in, followed
by about 20,000 of her faithful servants. At last a bee expert
Tom Fuscalo managed to drive the insects into an artificial hive.
7…….
(8)
…….
Denny’s restaurants are always open 24 hours a day. When they
decided to close last Christmas (first time ever), they realized
that a lot of doors did not have locks. Most of those that did have
locks, no one knew where to find the keys!
8……..
(9)
……
Shortly after the 911 emergency number became available, an
elderly and quite ill lady appeared in a Rochester hospital
emergency room, having driven herself to the hospital and
barely managing to stagger in from the parking lot. The horrified
nurse said,” Why didn’t you call the 911 number and get an
ambulance?” The lady said,” My phone doesn’t have an eleven”.
9……..
(10)
…….
FBI and Florida authorities arrested Paul Flasher who
had been sentenced to five years in prison in 1990 for grand theft
but who had never been jailed.
Flasher said he had gone home from the sentencing
hearing and “sat tight”, just as his lawyer had instructed, waiting
for notification to report to prison. Authorities forgot him for 12
years.
10…….
(11)
………
A 71-year old man fell off a dock into the jaws of an alligator
and escaped. “I wasn’t a bit afraid. I knew what they usually
do,” said George Blinn who got away from the alligator by
jabbing his thumb in its eye. Blinn said he has long been a fan of
such programmes as Wild Kingdom and knew about alligators’
general behaviour. Now he got the chance to use that
knowledge. Blinn said the alligator bit him on the left hand and
then flopped him over in the water three times before Blinn
could escape.
11…….
(12)
……..
Dennis Payne was arrested as a pickpocket at a Jersey City train
station, his 135th arrest in New Jersey and New York City since
1978. Police said it took a computer more than a half-hour to
print out Payne’s arrest record.
12…….
(13)
………
After police pulled over Kevin Temple in a routine traffic stop, a
police dog sniffing the trunk became agitated. In the trunk and
back seat officers found the following live animals: 48
rattlesnakes, 45 non-poisonous snakes, 67 scorpions, several
small lizards and a parrot. Temple said they were just pets.
13……
(14)
………
In October, the Swallows Hotel in Gateshead, England, offered
11 chronic snorers a free night’s stay so they could test how well
soundproofed the rooms are. The hotel staff tape-recorded the
sounds coming from the rooms and promised the loudest snorer
a prize.
14……
(15)
………
Michael J. Schmidt set up a hidden camera at his home because
he had been burglarized several times and thought he could
catch the culprits in the act.
The burglars came back and were captured on tape which
Schmidt turned over to the sheriff. Among the items the burglars
took from Schmidt’s house was a box containing eight marijuana
plants. Schmidt was charged with illegal drug possession.
15…….
No of points:

29.04

Task 1 6 points
Write the sentences in reported speech.
An example (0) has been done for you.
For the
teacher
0,5 / 1
(0) ‘Are your friends playing ball in the yard?’
Thomas asked me …… if my friends were playing ball in the yard. ………….
(1) ‘Why do you want the job?’
The interviewer asked me ………………………………………………………….
(2) ‘Will Jim go to work tomorrow?’
Susan wanted to know …………………………………………………………….
(3) ‘Don’t clean the blackboard, children.’
The teacher asked …………………………………………………………………..
(4) ‘We have eaten five apples.’
The children said …………………………………………………………………..
(5) ‘Turn off the radio, please.’
Mother asked Carol …………………………………………………………………..
(6) ‘Nancy bought the tickets.’
Peter said …………………………………………………………………………..

Australia

28.04 New Hometask(2)

Read the text about the ostrich and decide whether the statements are true (T), false
(F) or there is no information (NI). Tick (√) the right box. An example (0) has been
done for you.
The Biggest Bird
The biggest bird of all is the ostrich. It can weigh 300 pounds or more. It
grows to be about eight feet tall.
The ostrich is incapable of flying. There are other birds that cannot fly – emus
of Australia, rheas of South America, and kiwis of New Zealand. Scientists think the
ancestors of these birds millions of years ago were smaller and flew like other birds.
But most of the giant nonflying birds today live on islands where they have few
enemies. Because no danger threatened them, they had no need to fly. Over millions
of years, these kinds of birds grew bigger and heavier and their wings became weaker.
The ostrich, which lives on the African plains, does have hungry enemies such
as lions and cheetahs. But the ostrich can run fifty miles an hour, faster than most of
its enemies. Besides, the ostrich is so tall and has such sharp eyesight that it can see
danger from far off. In fact, zebras often stay near an ostrich and use it as a lookout.
When it runs, they run.
The ostrich lays the biggest egg in the world today. Its egg measures six to
nine inches long and weighs about three pounds. If it were empty, it could hold the
insides of about eighteen chicken eggs. The shell of a bird’s egg must be strong
enough to hold the developing baby bird. It must also be thin enough so that the chick
growing inside can breathe.
T F NI For the
teacher
(0) The biggest bird always grows taller than a grown
person.
√ 0. *
(1) Scientists think that their ancestors were larger than
they are today.
1……
(2) Their ancestors could probably fly. 2……
(3) The biggest bird can run faster than most of its
enemies.
3……
(4) Zebras stay near an ostrich because it will fight off
their enemies.
4……
(5) The eggs of the ostrich are widely used for cooking. 5……
(6) The egg of the biggest bird is six to nine inches long. 6……
No of points:
Task 2 Questions 7-15
Read the true stories and find them suitable headings (A-J).
An example (0) has been done for you.
A. Go home and wait
B. Huge criminal record
C. Unexpected guests in the car
D. Hotel’s loud snorers
E. Wrong place, wrong time
F. Call us for assistance
G. Protection from burglars
H. Closing down Denny’s
I. Pets in the trunk
J. Knowledge helps to escape
For the
teacher
(0) E Darnell Madison was shot and killed in March in Homewood
when he burst into a motel room intending to rob the seven men
he had seen with a large amount of money. He was unaware they
were armed police officers working on another case.
0.*
(7)
……
When Al Asbaty returned to his car after shopping, he was
startled to find out that thousands of bees were building a hive
inside his Mercedes. Due to the sunny weather he had left the
windows rolled down allowing a queen bee to fly in, followed
by about 20,000 of her faithful servants. At last a bee expert
Tom Fuscalo managed to drive the insects into an artificial hive.
7…….
(8)
…….
Denny’s restaurants are always open 24 hours a day. When they
decided to close last Christmas (first time ever), they realized
that a lot of doors did not have locks. Most of those that did have
locks, no one knew where to find the keys!
8……..
(9)
……
Shortly after the 911 emergency number became available, an
elderly and quite ill lady appeared in a Rochester hospital
emergency room, having driven herself to the hospital and
barely managing to stagger in from the parking lot. The horrified
nurse said,” Why didn’t you call the 911 number and get an
ambulance?” The lady said,” My phone doesn’t have an eleven”.
9……..

28.04 New Hometask

READING
Time: 30 minutes
Points: 15
Task 1 Questions 1-9
Read the article about panda babies and answer the questions that follow the text. An example (0)
has been done for you.
Panda Babies Offer Hope
It’s been a great summer for panda fans.
Eight baby pandas were born in China in
early August—hopeful news for a species
threatened with extinction.
In the first two weeks of August
2000, four panda mothers at China's
Wolong Panda Reserve produced a total
of six tiny panda babies. During the same
time, a panda named Lele at the Beijing
Zoo had twins. No one knows how many
pandas might have been born in the wild.
Baby pandas are amazingly small.
Each cub weighs only about 3½ ounces
(100 grams) at birth. No other mammal
gives birth to a baby so much smaller than
the adult of its species.
A panda mother must carry her baby
around very gently and take care of it until
it is big enough to move around on its
own. Pandas are known for being very
careful and protective mothers. With such
tiny babies, they have to be!
Newborn pandas cry for milk about
every two hours. Between feedings, a
panda mother will rarely put her baby
down. When sitting, the mother holds the
tiny creature in her paw. When she is on
the move, she carries the baby gently in
her mouth. Panda cubs can walk on their
own when they are about three months
old.
Between the ages of 12 months and
18 months, a panda cub will gain nearly
100 pounds and grow the strong teeth it
needs to eat bamboo. When a panda is
about 18 months old, it is ready to be on
its own. At this time it will leave its
mother to make a home for itself alone.
Pandas spend most of their time
alone. They really don't have much time to
socialise, because in the wild these slowmoving
animals spend about 14 hours a
day eating bamboo.
5
For the
teacher
0. Why was the summer of 2000 good
news for panda fans?
0.
) "!$# %& ' ("% "*
0. *
1. When were the panda babies born? 1. 1…..
2. How large are panda babies when
born?
2. 2…..
3. What are panda mothers like? 3. 3…..
4. How often do newborn pandas eat? 4. 4….
5. How does the panda mother carry her
baby?
5. 5….
6. When do panda babies start to walk? 6. 6….
7. Why do pandas need strong teeth? 7. 7….
8. When do pandas start to live on their
own?
8. 8….
9. Why have pandas little time to
socialise?
9. 9….
No of points:

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The theme of the lesson

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14 question

Jack and the choir boys turned hunters, become less "civilized" after slaying a pig and putting it's head on a stick. What activities, behaviors or actions in your life seem to make you or other people less "civilized"?

A Violent video games
B Violent movies
C Possesing Guns & Knifes
D Participating in or watching certain sports or sporting events
E Associating with the wrong people
F Sports like airsoft and paintball
G Some of the above
H All of the above
I None of the above

13 question

Consider what happened to Simon. Could this kind of behavior happen at our school? The mob mentality where you could get caught up in doing something wrong because everyone around you was doing it?

12 question

The lord of the Flies novel is listed on the ALA list of books that are or have been banned. Why do you think that this book would be on this list?

A Because the book contains racist wording
B Because there are people that don't want you to read certain books just because they say so
C It is demoralizing as it implies that man is little more than an animal.
D Because literature can incite you to do things you would NOT do if you had not read this book

11 question

Ralph was certain Simon was murdered. Why do you think that Piggy was trying to convince Ralph he was wrong?

A Piggy wanted to believe that Simon's death was accidental, because the alternative was too disgusting
B Piggy wanted Ralph to agree with him, because he was right
C Piggy did not want it to be a murder because if it was their society was falling apart
D Piggy wanted Ralph to believe that Simon's death was an accident and that he asked to die

10 question

Do you believe Simon was murdered on the beach? Or was he in the wrong place at the wrong time and the boys mistook him from the beast?

A Simon was murdered
B The boys mistook him from the beast
C The boys did not know what they were doing, it was an accident that Simon was killed
D Simon was in the wrong place at the wrong time

9 question

Percival is a "littleun". What does it mean when he cannot remember his telephone number?

A He did not learn it well enough
B He was afraid
C He was injured
D He was beginning to lose parts of his "civilized" life

8 question

Do you believe the boys began to enjoy their "savage" side?

A Yes, they liked it.
B No, they hated it.
C They had no choice. It was the only way to survive on the island.

7 question

This book shows a group of young men, many of whom don't know each other, brought together in a stressful and unusual situation. It is immediately apparent that status and reputation are important and a hierarchy of relationship develops.

How important are status and reputation in this school.

A Not important at all.
B A little important.
C Important.
D Very important.
E It means everything!

6 question

Watch the video. Originally the "Conch Shell" brought all the boys together. It symbolized the keeper of the rules, law and order, civilization. What do you think happened to this belief after "Piggy" was hit by the rock?

A The Conch Shell loses its power.
B Jack loses his power.
C Ralph is an outcast.
D It does not mean anything.

5 question

In the novel, there is a progression the characters go through that ranges from ordinary school boys to savage murderous heathens... Is this realistics?

4 question

Do you think the "beast"

A is real?
B was made up just a joke?
C is truly fear within the boys themselfs?

3 question

After reading the novel do you believe the boys would have been better off with an adult on the island?

2 question

Each of the characters in "Lord of the Files" symbolizes different sides of man. Match these characteristics to characters from the book to the by putting the numbers of the characters in order of the characterics.
- common sense, realistic, responsible, self-confident, becomse disheartened. Is appointed leader right away.
- clumsy, asthmatic boy who is friends with and advises Ralph.
- older boy who seems to enjoy harming others.
- aggressive, irresponsible, hates authority excepts for his own, plots to overthrowthe leader, leads the hunters
- religious, understands the difference between good and evil but does not share his belief. Timid, extremely sensitive, respects everyone
- he arrives at the end of the novel to rescue the boys
- loss of independent identity, supportive of Ralph inspite of Jack.

1.Jack, 2.Simon, 3.Naval officer, 4.Roger, 5.Ralph, 6.Piggy, 7.Sam & Eric

1 question

1.Do you believe that the theme of the book that man is inherently evel and needs civilizatsion,laws and structure to control him

to 13/04

Task 2 Questions 11-20 (5 points)
Complete the sentences with suitable articles a, an or the where necessary.
Two examples (0) and (00) have been done for you.
– Tell me about (0)…the… country which is called (00) …─… Great Britain.
– It is (11) ………….. island in (12) ………….. Atlantic Ocean next to
(13) ………….. Ireland.
– What do you know about (14) ………….. London?
– It’s (15) ………….. capital city of (16) ………….. United Kingdom. It is situated in
(17) ………….. southern part of (18) ………….. England on (19) ………….. river
Thames. It’s (20) ………….. very old town.

to 13/04

Task 1 Questions 1-10 (5 points)
Complete the sentences with suitable prepositions.
An example (0) has been done for you.
A. I am looking (0) ………………. a flat near the beach.
B. We arrived (1) ………………. the airport in time.
C. What can you see (2) ………………. the picture?
D. She spends all her money (3) ………………. clothes.
E. We went (4) …………….. car and the children went (5) ………………. foot.
F. I live (6) ………………. the seventh floor (7) ………………. 21 Oxford Street.
G. Her birthday is (8) ………………. the 20th November.
H. Have you ever been (9) ………………. Australia?
I. Do you know anybody who might be interested (10) ………………. buying an old car?

SMART - English Homophones, 1 (SMART-created)

SMART - English Homophones, 1 (SMART-created)

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PART TWO Time: 25 minutes
READING Points: 15
Task 1 Questions 1-6
Read the answers about William Shakespeare. Choose an appropriate question for
each answer. Write the letter of the question in the box. An example (0) has been
done for you. There is one extra question that you do not need.
A. Who was he?/ Why was he so famous?
B. Are his plays long?
C. What was life like then?
D. What was the Globe like?
E. What are his most famous works?
F. Was Shakespeare a highly-educated man?
G. What happened to the Globe?
H. What were theatres like in Elizabethan times?
For the
teacher
+/-
(0) …E….. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado
About Nothing - he wrote a lot.
(1) ………. It was built on the Thames Bankside where there was a lot of gambling
and low-life. The theatre was built from wood that used to be in the Shoreditch
Theatre but after an argument Shakespeare and friends dismantled the theatre
beam by beam and built the Globe where most of his plays were performed.
(2) ………. Most of them were germ-ridden flea-pits. Due to the fleas there were
often outbreaks of the plague that started in theatres. If more than 40 people died
the theatres would be temporarily shut. They were also full of vice and crime.
Many employers disapproved of them because people went to the theatre instead
of work.
(3) ……….. Some last up to three hours but there is a company called the Reduced
Shakespeare Company that has shortened his plays and they perform all 36 of his
plays in an hour. It’s very amusing!
(4) ……….. A sequence of good things followed by bad things; the roof caught fire
and the whole theatre burned down. Luckily it was rebuilt. Unluckily it was then
closed down by puritans and subsequently demolished. The entire theatre was
then rebuilt in the 1990s and audiences can once again watch Shakespeare’s plays
in a similar theatre to the one they were written for.
(5) ……… In Elizabethan times people enjoyed quite blood-thirsty entertainment –
they attended public executions, bear-baiting, and cock-fighting. However, unlike
today in Britain, a large percentage of the population went to the theatre very
frequently. It was a major place to congregate. Where you were allowed to sit
depended on your social status. Also, there were no actresses, the parts of females
were played by men. All actors were paid next to nothing.
(6) ………. Actually not much is known about him. His parents weren’t hugely
wealthy and young William Shakespeare did not receive much of an education. In
fact, some people say it is almost impossible that he wrote the plays because they
use such a wide vocabulary. People can’t work out how Shakespeare’s
vocabulary got so large. This is why it has been said someone else wrote them.

Task 2

Task 2 Questions 7-15
Read the true stories and find them suitable headings (A-J).
An example (0) has been done for you.
A. Go home and wait
B. Huge criminal record
C. Unexpected guests in the car
D. Hotel’s loud snorers
E. Wrong place, wrong time
F. Call us for assistance
G. Protection from burglars
H. Closing down Denny’s
I. Pets in the trunk
J. Knowledge helps to escape
For the
teacher
(0) E Darnell Madison was shot and killed in March in Homewood
when he burst into a motel room intending to rob the seven men
he had seen with a large amount of money. He was unaware they
were armed police officers working on another case.
0.*
(7)
……
When Al Asbaty returned to his car after shopping, he was
startled to find out that thousands of bees were building a hive
inside his Mercedes. Due to the sunny weather he had left the
windows rolled down allowing a queen bee to fly in, followed
by about 20,000 of her faithful servants. At last a bee expert
Tom Fuscalo managed to drive the insects into an artificial hive.
7…….
(8)
…….
Denny’s restaurants are always open 24 hours a day. When they
decided to close last Christmas (first time ever), they realized
that a lot of doors did not have locks. Most of those that did have
locks, no one knew where to find the keys!
8……..
(9)
……
Shortly after the 911 emergency number became available, an
elderly and quite ill lady appeared in a Rochester hospital
emergency room, having driven herself to the hospital and
barely managing to stagger in from the parking lot. The horrified
nurse said,” Why didn’t you call the 911 number and get an
ambulance?” The lady said,” My phone doesn’t have an eleven”.
9……..
(10)
…….
FBI and Florida authorities arrested Paul Flasher who
had been sentenced to five years in prison in 1990 for grand theft
but who had never been jailed.
Flasher said he had gone home from the sentencing
hearing and “sat tight”, just as his lawyer had instructed, waiting
for notification to report to prison. Authorities forgot him for 12
years.
10…….
(11)
………
A 71-year old man fell off a dock into the jaws of an alligator
and escaped. “I wasn’t a bit afraid. I knew what they usually
do,” said George Blinn who got away from the alligator by
jabbing his thumb in its eye. Blinn said he has long been a fan of
such programmes as Wild Kingdom and knew about alligators’
general behaviour. Now he got the chance to use that
knowledge. Blinn said the alligator bit him on the left hand and
then flopped him over in the water three times before Blinn
could escape.
11…….
(12)
……..
Dennis Payne was arrested as a pickpocket at a Jersey City train
station, his 135th arrest in New Jersey and New York City since
1978. Police said it took a computer more than a half-hour to
print out Payne’s arrest record.
12…….
(13)
………
After police pulled over Kevin Temple in a routine traffic stop, a
police dog sniffing the trunk became agitated. In the trunk and
back seat officers found the following live animals: 48
rattlesnakes, 45 non-poisonous snakes, 67 scorpions, several
small lizards and a parrot. Temple said they were just pets.
13……
(14)
………
In October, the Swallows Hotel in Gateshead, England, offered
11 chronic snorers a free night’s stay so they could test how well
soundproofed the rooms are. The hotel staff tape-recorded the
sounds coming from the rooms and promised the loudest snorer
a prize.
14……
(15)
………
Michael J. Schmidt set up a hidden camera at his home because
he had been burglarized several times and thought he could
catch the culprits in the act.
The burglars came back and were captured on tape which
Schmidt turned over to the sheriff. Among the items the burglars
took from Schmidt’s house was a box containing eight marijuana
plants. Schmidt was charged with illegal drug possession.
15…….
No of points:

Task 1

Task 1 Questions 1-6
Read the text about the ostrich and decide whether the statements are true (T), false
(F) or there is no information (NI). Tick (√) the right box. An example (0) has been
done for you.
The Biggest Bird
The biggest bird of all is the ostrich. It can weigh 300 pounds or more. It
grows to be about eight feet tall.
The ostrich is incapable of flying. There are other birds that cannot fly – emus
of Australia, rheas of South America, and kiwis of New Zealand. Scientists think the
ancestors of these birds millions of years ago were smaller and flew like other birds.
But most of the giant nonflying birds today live on islands where they have few
enemies. Because no danger threatened them, they had no need to fly. Over millions
of years, these kinds of birds grew bigger and heavier and their wings became weaker.
The ostrich, which lives on the African plains, does have hungry enemies such
as lions and cheetahs. But the ostrich can run fifty miles an hour, faster than most of
its enemies. Besides, the ostrich is so tall and has such sharp eyesight that it can see
danger from far off. In fact, zebras often stay near an ostrich and use it as a lookout.
When it runs, they run.
The ostrich lays the biggest egg in the world today. Its egg measures six to
nine inches long and weighs about three pounds. If it were empty, it could hold the
insides of about eighteen chicken eggs. The shell of a bird’s egg must be strong
enough to hold the developing baby bird. It must also be thin enough so that the chick
growing inside can breathe.
T F NI
For the
teacher
(0) The biggest bird always grows taller than a grown
person.
√ 0. *
(1) Scientists think that their ancestors were larger than
they are today.
1……
(2) Their ancestors could probably fly. 2……
(3) The biggest bird can run faster than most of its
enemies.
3……
(4) Zebras stay near an ostrich because it will fight off
their enemies.
4……
(5) The eggs of the ostrich are widely used for cooking. 5……
(6) The egg of the biggest bird is six to nine inches long. 6……

Your new hometsk

PART THREE
WRITING
Time: 35 minutes
Points: 15
Task 1 3 points
You have spent three weeks in England visiting your uncle. You are back at
home now. Write a note to your uncle
• thanking him for having you there;
• inviting your uncle’s family to your place next summer.
Be polite. (About 30 words)

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Task 2 12 points
Your English pen-friend is a real film-fan. She/he asked you to tell her/him about
your film experience. Write her/him a letter (120-150 words)
• giving your opinion about films and cinema/TV;
• describing the best film you have seen;
• telling your film plans for the coming summer.
Write at least FOUR sentences about each aspect.
Do NOT write any addresses.

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Shakespeare

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Part 3(the final for 12/03)

Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) and write the letter in the blanks.
An example (0) has been done for you.
For the
teacher
+/-
(0) He’s exercising a lot ………A……………… than he used to.
A less B fewer C least D littler
(1) …………… maths lesson we had yesterday was really useful.
A The B A C An D –
(2) Susan ……………… hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.
A can’t B couldn’t C might not D could
(3) My teacher lives ………………… 25 Line Road.
A in B on C under D at
(4) They never do ……………… homework.
A they’re B there C their D they
(5) It was so late that I ……………….. take a taxi.
A have to B was to C must D had to
(6) I’m not good ……………… mathematics.
A by B for C on D at

Part 2. Reported Speech

(0) ‘Are your friends playing ball in the yard?’
Thomas asked me …… if my friends were playing ball in the yard. ………….
(1) ‘Why do you want the job?’
The interviewer asked me ………………………………………………………….
(2) ‘Will Jim go to work tomorrow?’
Susan wanted to know …………………………………………………………….
(3) ‘Don’t clean the blackboard, children.’
The teacher asked …………………………………………………………………..
(4) ‘We have eaten five apples.’
The children said …………………………………………………………………..
(5) ‘Turn off the radio, please.’
Mother asked Carol …………………………………………………………………..
(6) ‘Nancy bought the tickets.’
Peter said …………………………………………………………………………..

The homework 12/03 Part 1 Find the right answer

(21) Were you working when I came in? Yes, ……… . 21…
A. I was B. was I
C. I did D. did I
(22) At 10 o’clock yesterday …………… hundreds 22…
of people outside.
A. there was being B. there was
C. there were being D. there were
(23) Where …………. Mary standing? 23...
A. do B. does
C. is D. are
(24) James ………….. to play football tomorrow. 24…
A. is going B. can
C. are going D. will
(25) Where …………… 25…
A. Mary works? B. works Mary?
C. does Mary works? D. does Mary work?
(26) Have you been to the United States? 26...
Yes, I …………. in 1996.
A. went here B. went there
C. came there D. came here
(27) I feel fine today because I ………… . 27…
A. have gone to bed early tonight B. have gone to bed early last night
C. went to bed early last night D. went to bed early tonight
(28) Next month ………….. seventeen. 28…
A. will I be B. I will be
C. I’m being D. I have
(29) When did you last ………….. Mr. Brown? 29…
A. meat B. met
C. meeting D. meet
(30) Yesterday Sally ………… to me with a problem. 30…
A. came B. goes
C. went D. come
No of points:
YEAR

Your new hometask to 16/02/10

Using prefixes
Form the new words

unable, inability, inaccurate, inactive, disagree, unbutton,uncomfortable, inconvinient,incredible,indirect(misdirect),inexperienced,unfair,unfold,informal,unfortunate,mishear,unlike,dislike (verb),unnecessary,unpack,impatient,unplesant,impossible,mispronounce,misspell,intolerant,unusual,unwilling,unjust,unkind,
unsatisfactory,inappropriate,insincere,illegible,illegal,illiterate,irregular,irrelevant,irresponsible,
immature,improbable,immoral,unscrew,undo,untie,disappear,disquality,misunderstand,misread

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Modal verb MUST/have to

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Modal verb Should

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Modal verb MAY/MAIGHT

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Modal verb COULD

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Modal verb CAN

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Ireland by Anissimov and Zintsinko

Ireland

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Hometask to 28.01.10

People

You have to write a composition and you could choose

1.How would I like to spend my free time
or
2. How do I spend my free time

I do not want here more than 120 words

Good luck

AI

Saving water

Haveand get sometyhing done.The Homework

Hi, People
Wa are right at school now-))). And here is you new homework to 12 January

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Best Regards,

Alina Siht