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L e t t h e m u s i c b e g i n ...
Lesson 1
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Moscow and Sl Petersburgoiler a loi ol places where you can
sten to some good music or see an Interestrngperlormance.
What are those places? Fill in the gaps with the articles where necessary.
hint
ltlt-
The article
Tchalkovsky'smuslc My3HKataiKoBcKoro
LlaiiKoacKoro
the Tcha kovsky Contest KoHKypcr4MeBL/
(rearp
forone),
the Taganka Theatre (tearp
MeH/
ihe Gogol Theatre
Ha TafaHKe),the SovremennikTheatre the Satire Theatre
the Bolshoi ConservatolrerHall, the TchaikovskyHall
the Bolshoi Theatre
The famous- Blsgiclt lomttqger P L Tchaikovsky was llorf n Votkinsk
Udmurlia.
P, . Tchaikovsky.a famous Fussian comooser, was born tn Votk nsk.
Lidmud a
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&{*sic",
i.if
Moscow theatres (even those who don't know
Toudsts mav be interested in (0)
Russian), there are a lot of different perfornlances. People ll'ho love anirnais carr go to
Kuklachev Cat Theatre. The first one
1)
Durov Animal Theatre and (2)
iras founded by (3)
iarrous animal trainer Durov who \l.rs one of the Durov
aconservatoireUi.n!r;v.1wd:
foEceplltop"
circus
crrcus drnasfg that was start€d in the late 19th centur]'. Kuklachev, (4)
clol{n, started his theatre to show what cats car do. You will enjoy an-\rperformance
for adults at (5)
Obraztsov Puppet Theatre. They still show performances creleader of the theatre from
ated b-v Sergei Obraztsov (1901 1992), who was (6) 1 9 3 1t o 1 9 9 2 .
(7) _
St Petersburg's ballet is fanous all over the world. Many tourists try not
Mariinsky Theatre. There are ballet perfor
to miss the chance of going to (8) __
RinsLy-Korsakov Conmances at (9) __
Nlussorgsky Opera House and (10)
servatoire. Wonderfui music performaDces are offered by (11)
October Concert
Hall. During the latest season orchestras conducted by Herbert Blomstedt (Sweden)
fanous foreign performers, played there.
and Seidji Ozawa (Japan), (12) . l,,t l/Dtir lruhl !r !- Thereare many€mous perrormers
A ,,:
anctcomposersin Russia.And
ihere are consetuato
re studentsand musicschoolpupis who may becomefamousin ihe futlre.
Which of them do you know? Use the underlined verbs to form the nouns and translate them.
Use a dictionaryto check.
hirr.t:-:;ilWord building: noun suffixes: -er, -or
presentrvl
npeacTaBngTb;noKa3HBaTb(cneKTaKtb)
Beayullai nporpaMMb
a presenter frl
conduct (v) - a conductor (r,
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0) Modest Mussorgsky
composed music known all over the world.
He l{as a great
Russian COmPOSef.
Ul'yana Lopatkina dances at the Mariinsky Theatre. But rnany world theatres ask
her to dance on their stages becauseshe is a bdlliant ballet --2 \ Igor Moiseev founded his famous FoIk Dancing Ensemble in 1937. And he was
known not only as the
of the Ensemble but also of new ways
r)
in choreographg.
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i
:cus
rom
3) Mikhail Glinka wrote the first Russian national opera in which he followed ethnic
musical traditions. As a
of the Russian folk tunes he showed
how dch the world of the ethnic music is,
{) Sergei Rachmaninoff pCdal4tcr! in the best world concert halls as a pianist with
great success.He was not only a brilliant _
but also a wonderful composer.
5) As the leader of the Virtuosos of Moscow Orchestra,l Vladimir Spivakov contributed
much to the development of the chamber2 music. He is also i
to
t h e \ i o li n p l s y i n g .
6) Pavel Kolesnikov is working hard as a pianist becausehe wants to ldu the Tchai"
kovsky Contest. He will be able to perform with the best orchestras as a
of the lamous compptjlion.
7) Alexandra Pakhmutova is very popular in Russia becauseshe has written hundreds
of sonss. She is known as a successful
8) Nikita Zverev who is a young l2,year-old pianist has just beeun his musical career.
He is not known to the public becausehe is just a
not
ior)erl
.en)
F E[ q. * your culture.
Shostakovich.
Hereis the storyaboutihe outstanding
RussiancomposerDmitri
Whal was his most famous work? Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.
appeared .
choral . composer .
conductor
continue .
firsi night
.
full houses .
influenced
masterpiece .
.
symphony
took place .
tuneless
"i€+k+ and complicated
rsk
Dmitri Shostakovich was born on 25 SeDtember.
1906 in Sl, Pelersburg. His lather was an engineei
and his mother was a (0) pidnist and gave him his
first piano lessons.When he was 13, he becamea pupil
of the famous (1)
Alexander Glazunov at
the Petrograd Conservatoire. Shostakovich was happy because he liked Glazunov's music a lot. Dmitri
rys
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eat
t b e \ i n u o s o s l , \ 1 : r . t d . ! " / r o r M o s c o wO r . h e s l r a
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Unit 2
LESSON1
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in 1925 and it was performed all over
Shostakovich wrote his first (2)
the world. Every year uniil he died, Shostakovich celebrated its (3) as the moment when his life changed forever. Shostakovich's Second Symphony
a
work with
in 1927. It was an experimental
(5) _
ending when the choir sang "To October" by Alexander
Bezvmenskv. In the years of the Great Terror (in the late 1930s), his music was
. I n D e c e m b e r1 9 4 1 ,
criticised, the critics said it was (6)
D. Shostakovich (who ]ived in besiegedr Leningrad) wrote his most famous "Leningrad
.lts l:r"t righr(8,
Symphony". It is a real (7)
in the besieged city in 1942.
were a great
success and played to
works
Shostakovich's
Though
in Russia and in the West, he suffered2 from criti(e)
3
cism of the official powers. Many specialists think that the conflict vrith the
powers ( 10)
his music very much. D. Shostakovich died in 1975
, helps to popuin Moscow. His son Maxim, a w e l l ' k n o w n( 1 1 )
Even now
orchestras.
larise his father's music by working with the best world
to perforn Shostakovich'smusic all over
many orchestras (12)
the world.
Lesson 2
t
voung people's mus c iastes
What music do the young people like? Complete the sentences using Ving lorms or infinitives.
More than one variant is possible.
hLnt
jill:
ving form and infiniiive after verbs
LrHQMHL,lTr,lB
nocfie rrarojroB
Hen!4lHbreOopMhrrrarona c oKoHqaHeM -rng
'1. Vlng
OopMa nocte can't help, feel like, laok forward to, can't give up,
can t sfand:
lcan't help listening to pop music.
2. VHQvHtnvB!a Ving OopMa nocne:
lj to begin, t'o staft, to continue, to hate, ta like, to love, to ga on:
I like playing the guitar. = | like to play the guitar.
2) | stopped listening io the music and got to work. fr npeKpar n cnyuarb
'rro6H nocnyu.larb
stoDDed to listen to the music q ocraHoB,'1trca,
.
remembered to turn off the TV sel q BcnoMHtln,9To HaAo BblKtlDqr4Tb
remember turning off the TV set before I left. q noMHlo lro B6lKrloqar ".
G S o D .I 8 4 - l 8 5
0 ) My sister continued
when she was a little
1 ) Helen started
i b€sieeed
6dl
' io suffer tbr'r
!11:i
r power
l'pr6rl
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t !a rttt,lLt nru"'c dl lha co -ervato:re,
ocaaaalEllii, oro(arEtn
crrrAnar!. rtcrepneBar!
eirl.
i all over
r) I
theatre performances on TV because
can't stand
\'-ph""v
with a
I like the atmosphere of a theatre.
(to Listen) to Iorrd.
3 ) My notrer hsd gonp to work and we
muslc.
Yesterday 1 met my old friend in the street. We hadr't seen es^h ot\er ior 3 Iong
talh ) \rLth hi.m.
time and I stopped
)er 1941,
,eningrad
5 ) I am looking forward to
John.
.ayed to
'om critiwith the
I i n 1 97 5
ro popu. all over
6) I feel like
I can,
; ) I like
(to hear) lhe new songs by Elton
(to bua) as many CDs of British rock groups as
(to go) to tl1e music school becauseI am learning so much
from it.
(to rcad,) abont the history of m-v favourite rock
groups becauseI can get to know how this or that song was written
(lo list?n t to any rp.oroingr. I p'cfar raa -nus c.
9 ) I hate
(to uatch) the last concert of
t t ) My grandfather remembers
The Beatles in Britain.
3 ) I can't stop
Young people write whai they lhink about modern music on d lJerentInlernet
J/hat do they think about modern music? Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.
infinitives.
aggressive
idols
rpeorded
enter the best dance music chart
entertain
albums
nadc hlt lYey tc thc st.Ac
lyrics
instruments
svnl hesisprs
rcleasFd
recordings
worll'
uriqup
. I like listening to classics in pop and
::ck. Take Sting,t for example. He is
*. a dirosaur in tha musi. 'ndustry: hc
I made his wsy to the stage in the ?os
:: d his music is stiU (1)
:-.iening to. He (2)
;r
:r-. He is a (5)
and
12 albums where most
and tunes are wondermuslcran.
. I think many young people listen to the
i:tiul noise they call music. There are mu.rrians who can't even play their musical
al
irtoire.
.
Though
their
they are
::-lsic is (7)
'r _
f o r some young people.
out
:rch music doesn't (9)
,::iroys. I don't like it!
. : am sorry that the music on CDs is
::iierent from the music at the concerts.
sound different because at the concerts they don't have
-..elr (10)
they have in the studios. I like
:: high-tech computers and (11)
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. I'd
today's dance music
month 20 groups and singers
(1 2 )
and each of them is great! I
can't help dancing to thetu music!
.I don't like that today most successful musithe world very
cians don't (13) _
lw
say that
d^^.1
I'..6r-
oftpn dnd p-efer ro sell r\eir al4)
l i L p + ^ d ^ f n concerts to see and listen to
T'd
Rolling
i,ess{}t} i:i
A ,
ls the eiter from your iofeign friend n which he talks about
h s ikes an.l dlsikes in musc
What would you write to your friend in response? Answer the questions from the letter. Write
120 140 words.
i
DearRoman,
You 6sked me about my favourite subjects.I enJoymusic classes
becauset like to sing. I have been learningto play the guitar for
3 yearsand I am in the schoolrock group.we peiorm at all the
schoolparties.we play the musicof popularpet'ormers.lt's great!
Ratheroften (3 or 4 times a year) we go to the classicalmusicconcerts.I c6n't say I like il very much but we haveto go becauseit's
part of our schoolmusicprogramme.we usuallywrite compositions
about what we like or dislikeabout the concertafter that. Do you
havemusicIessons
in your school?Haveyou got a rock group and
a schoolchoir in your school?what musicdo they sing or play?Do
go to classical
you and your classmates
what do you
musicconcerts?
think about them?
vourfriend,
Dan
(
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i realsingers
treatl I
I-gSSln
4
hint
rl.
cl very
Future meaning
tonight.
1. Presenl Progressive:We are visiting oLrrgrandparents
going
going
to
buy
tickets
for
the
concert
I
am
2. 1)to be
to:
2) to be going to: He is a great muslcianand i is his nativetown His
concertis going to be a success,
3, Future Simple: think we'll enjoy the concerttonight.
4. Present Simple: The concertstarts at 7 p.rn.
rten to
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music do these young people like? Complere the sentences using the correct verb forms
tes
for
:he
xt!
)n)J'ls
ou
nd
DO
ou
For me there's nothing like rap rnusic. Mv friellds and I have bought tickets and
r Satrlrclay we Afe qEllA-IB (ui.L!.go to / are going to, a rap concert.
Today's schedrle is verv busy.
gotng to
uill) l 2vq linrp to go
lai
Rerllw: BLtt I hop" n'e
r the dancing party. I can't c1owithout dance music.
erjo] jazz and my ldvourite big band is doing well this nonth: their new
.azz co[rpositions have been very popu]or and the public admires them. They
( (lre entering / are going ta etrter) the top jazz chart at the
:rd of the month.
music lestival. I don't know the programme
, anr looking lorward to
( LN|IIinclude / is going to include ) Iolk
:r1: I think that this r-ear ] l
-'-r',dcountry music,
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4) Rock music is really my favourite and I spent three hours queuing up for the con_
(am going /
cert tickets, But I got them! So next Sunday I
go)
uiLl
to a rock concert.
(uiu take
5) I like musicats. I hope the first night of A Chorus Linel
pLdce / is tahing place) soon,
6) we are lvaiting for a great concerti a famous orchestra
(comes / is comitug) lo our city on Friday.
7) I ]ike jazz programmes on TV, But I don't like one thing about them. They are
(is going to begin /
night programmes. And this evening it
begins) at about midnight,
:
/
I
1) Match the questions wilh the answers,
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1l
12
13
t4
Are there any tickets/seats available this week?
Can I buy some tickets, please?
How many tickets do you want?
How may/Can I help you?
Is John Roberts going to play/
perform tonight?
Is that all you can offer me?
Is there more than one perform
ance?
what can you offer me?
How much does the ticket cost?
May/Can I help you?
Th.p Nt'tcro..:h?r2"What's that?
What is special about the group?
Which performance? Which performance are you interested in?
Would you like the seats near the
stage or would you prefer to sit
further back?
3 tickets.
I am interested ln the performance at
Covent Garden.
c Only one performance. Sorry.
D I am sorry, but w€ have got only ten
tickets for Monday.
I can offer you tickets for the performance of the American Ballet Theatre.
F
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H
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I'd like to sit near the stage.
It costs 40 doliars.
Ir i. a ldmoub bal er by Trhaikovsly.
They are winners of the Grammy Award.
Yes, he is. He will play the role of Ham
1et.
I
I
I'd like tickets for tomorrow's concert.
Yes, you can,
Yes, there are. We've got tickets
available for Thursday and Friday.
Yes, please.
2) "i i.'i-l( 'r'.rrlL'. You are iatking io ihe box olice cerk.
Make up a dialogue using the phrases from ex. 2.1) and act it out.
El rh al. a1i.lrjtari'. Musicatstjy AndrewLtoydWebberare very popularn Britainand ihe USA.
What do these young people think about them? Complete the sentences using the correct
0) The musical Sunset BouleDard3is very popular and they have very good actors. So
(arc going to plalt / arc plaaing) to full houses,
they Are qBlnq,lLpw
1) Th; ;;;;;J-i;;t;
-;rist
Supe;*ari is emotronai and powerful. The actors
sing beautifully. A1l the ticketJ have been sold out. No doubt the performance
(wiIL / is goitug Jo, be a great successin our city.
' A chorus Ztze
'k.rrs larn]
aBopae1aner,('uut.t)
[.
Iip \,I.r/.k/r o"'r'.heU
"01"rrrd{P/ orr'n,
.5yr6B"p c"H.F- i.uo.,{.,/
Sunsct Boul?udrd . n.fl b^d.l
1 ,lesus Christ Superstar
1l{!cyc X!trcroc l,&,itz.s,knut tu:pisto:l
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CytreFBe3aa' arrcreE.r/
-i:
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tiLI tahe
'hey are
begin /
rnly ten
Theatre.
rvsky.
Award.
of Ham-
tickets
Friday.
theusa
tofs. so
-
Look. the American film tDila is on TV this week.
(anr Lratching / uill u)atch) rt.
Oh, it's great! I
(uill i is
The mrBical Cars has al$'ays been successful. Probably it
going to) be enjoyed by the public in Moscow.
Have vou lreard the main duet from The Phantom of the opera"l It's powerful
(are going to / uill) \*e it.
and romantic. Listen to it and you
Bombau
Dreams.
well, it is included into
I have heard so much about the ml1sical
parents
have
bought three tickets.
programme
15.
My
already
on June
our British
going
(are
rte
15
of
Jtne
So in the evening on
/ wil go) ro the
(do/begin /
the performance ol Bomhaa Dreams
does/begiL )'l
The yorrrrg singers who take part in Sunset BouleDaftl are at the start of the mu_
(are mahiLg / uill mahe) their way to
sical careeN. I think they
the stage soon,
The firm
lis releasing / rclPasn) the album 7,4c Phantom of
the Opera in 2 days.
Lesson o
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The Promenadeconcerts mav be called ihe most importantevent n the muscal ife of Britaln
' What musicians and orchestras take part in the Proms every year? There are 6 mistakes
. sentences1-1O. Find and correct them,
fhe
Phattotu
of the Opetd
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rv nt
'or..
(llpmpaN
otrepEl' froiarrl
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h
0) Though *h+ Henry Wood's idea was to popularise
classicaj composers in the 1920s, they started to
present the music of contemporary composers like
Claude Debussy and Richard Strauss.
1) When the BBC Symphony Orchestra was organising
in 1930, it became the main orchestra for the con2) At that time the season included nights based on
the music of one composer; Mondays were l /agner,
Fridays were Beethoven and there are no Sunday
performances.
3) During the Second World War, the Proms continue
to be organised until the Queen's Hall was destroyed
by a bomb in 1941.
4) From the 1950s, the nuinber of guest orchestras at
the concerts began to grow.
5) These concerts were performed by first international
conductors Leopold Stokowski, ceorg Solti and Cario
Maria Giulini.
6) The first foreign orchestra, Moscow Radio Orches,
tra, performed in 1966.
7) Sir Malcolm Sargent was the ChieJ Conductor of the
Promenade concerts between 1948 and 1966. The
charity that was founded in his rdlxe conrlnue ro
hold a special Promenadeconcert each year after the
main seasonends,
8) The Last Night of the Proms is a different concert
from the others.
9) It traditionally presents classics and some pieces of
patriotic music. The public is weadng fancy dresses;
flags and balloons are welcome.
10) Near the end of the concert, the conductor make e
speech thanking the musicians and the public. Finally, God SaDe the Queen and Auld Lang Sgtue are
sung.
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', |::-.'jt-l1'';:,
HenryWood's
idea
co
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Lesson 6
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Yourforesn frend is havinshis/herbirthdaysoon ano you want rc
::id a CD to him/her as a b rthday present.
,'/rite a letter to your friend with your best wishes on his/her birthday and don't forget io
//rite why you have chosen this CD.
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CONSOLIDATION
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Here aTe some newspaperand magazinenotes about diflerenl events n the
,'/hat are these events? Complete the sentences using the articles a or the where necessary.
:here is an example at the beginning(O).
4) \'lacntro Yuri Tpnirkarov
"oro'r.is
T sar's B ride (<Ilapcnan EeBecrar).
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Ihe
I
ft-
S. Rikhter
G, Vishnevskaya and
M. Rostropovich
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next
Sergei Prokofiev's war and Peace is colrlrtrg
1) -..'.. first night of -Bolshoi.
season at ''----t.iiti-unt
Tchaikovsky Svmphonv
vladimir Fedosevev has led
:r
-'Ot"ft""t."
orchestias
best
"o"ductor
Moscon's
19?4 and made it one of js
Europ"
"i"""
going
lo tour - npxl sprrrg'
3,
St Peiersbllrs Qllart"l
ostozhenka
in
in
Moscow
is
situated
op"tu
; i;j";;;;;k;ti'"-'r""""a"a
-'st,*"t.
-tv ce"ntre
brilliant opera singer Galina vishnevskavaand
iT'**
c
o
n
d u c t o r M b t i s l a v R o s t r o p o \i ' h '
o u l s t-iiil}li".,
sndinq.el lisl' and
head oJ
pianist, and Irina -Antonova' -ttitti""t
-;f s"v"t"J""
-'"- Fi'"1lkln Fine AiiJ Museum' itarted the musical DecemberNights held at
the famous museum.
Elvis Presley's lyrics and dancing were different and unusual.
6) Woodstock music lestival in
7) One of the most important rock ewents was
1969.
Iong-living rock star, thinks that rock is more than just music
A) Mi"k .f"gg"t, -
it is a whole lifestyle.
Notting Hill Carnival is famous for Caribbean music and dancing.
clasgov/ Jazz Festival will offer outdoor events this time.
10)
e )-
, r,"r': r ' .l:. :. Completethe sentencestranslatingthe words in brackis
an
exampleat the beginning(O)'
There
ets.
and the
0)'tu*oi"
Though the weather was bad and the rain started' the concert didn't stop
g.o..p continuedoeIormina I continuedto oeiorm ( npoaorrtcura
ucnorlHsmb) its most poptlar songs.
(He moea He Lcgnumb) tickets for the concert because I
1)r
promised my children to go with them.
(npeKpamumeuzpamb) Lt,e piano so loudly!
2) Please
(oveHb eAAo6tuoipocumt ) yoLt to help me but You are
3)r
the only person who can do it.
4, My sister
5) My brothei
l,rbtjum nemb). And she sings anywhere'
(mepnemb e MoJlcem t:ooumb) to the music
school, he thinks it's boring.
6)r
(c
emePneHueiL oJruaan no"LlJveHutt, a new aibum of Ma-
donna as a birthday Present
7) My friend
( Haaan nucamb) music when he rvas 5 He is going
to be a composer.
8) Though my parents hate hard rock, I
cryruamb) rock music every day.
9)r
( noittrto.
(He MozA 5pocumb
{mo
nPuzJLacuJLa) Helen and John to the
party when I met them at the shopping centre.
10)r
(ocm&HoauJrcfl,
imo6bl
nozosopumb) with mY friend
''
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f
Two friendsare discussngthelr plans
plans?
the dialogue and fili in gaps 1-8.using the coftect verb torms
Read
What are their
and written in capitalJto the risht trom each sentence- rhere
-"ini.g
ii; i't'r"
:;;;"-;;
besinning
is an exa;Dle at the
{O).
t a cenist
t'{eltstl
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next
.lphony
rring,
:ozhenka
head
held
OI
I have been to the concert ol The BroadwaA Boys.
fh, I really liked it! I strongly advise you going to their
:oncert and enjoying ii. I think you (0) Will like ii, too.
- I don't know if I want to see them. Mavbe I
1)
to listen to them.
Maybe? How can you miss this great event?
have wonderful songs, they use computer effects
: ! 1 a t make the concert more interestins. These con
:erls ( 2 )
a success. As for me, I
r)
concert once again. All
to the concerts tonight
:lv friends (4)
stival in
rnusic -
:ld tomorrow. I think they (5)
Do the concerts begin late?
No, on Saturday and Sunday they (6)
.: 9 p.m. and on Monday and Tuesday -
:rink! Just go!
Well, I think
3)
On Tuesday.
in brackand the
)ecause I
J
t t a
."
::r
,rl ,
(7)
sorry.
(0) LrKE
(1) GO
(2) BE
(3) SEE
(,1) GO
(5) NOT/FEEL
(6) BEGIN
at 8 p.m. Don't
you. When
(7) JOrN
{' (8) YOU/GO
H e r e s i h e n f o r m a i i o na b o u t T h e B e a t e s , i h e m o s i p o p u t a r B r i i i s h r o c k
.or questions'l-16,
choose the best answer (a, b or c) io fill in the gaps in the text. There
s an example at rhe beginning (O).
The Beatles (Paul McCartney, John Lenrn, George Harrison and Ringo Starr)
l) g to the stage in Liverpool, En;,and, in 1960. And in 1962 the group
1)
the Top Thirty chart with the song -Lote
'Ie _Do, they reached the 27th spot.1 The Beatles
!) _
a new kind of rock and many rock groups
'lJ
their example. They (4)
their
: -ccess in Amedca in 1964. The con:rts in America made them the (5) _
:i young people. There were no tickets
a)
two or three hours after the box olfices
'.:d been opened. They (7)
maDy countries
rring their careei but never visited the Soviet
-_nion.There is an interesting story about their
i | _.
In the UK they (9)
twelve al
:rms, and in the USA nineteen. It happened so
::cause they (10) _
14 songs for one album
,jrd in the USA only 12. Young fans knew the
:1) _
of their songs, sang along with The
Siatles duri[g the concerts and fo]lowed them everwyhere. From 1962 to 1970. thev
':2)
274 songs. Their last concert (lB) _
in the January of 1969. And a year
_
::er they (14) _
that tley would stop performing together. But TIe Bea es are
::ill considered to be a (1b)
group whose songs are real (16)
i
r of Ma15 golng
6pocumb
n to the
; friend.
rb forms
e. There
I
a spot
?d3?,
0
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
I
10
11
12
13
T1
15
16
a arrived
a entered
a created
a achieved
a continued
a musiclans
a bought
a arrived
a lnstfuments
a published
O made their wal
c performed for
b came
b started
c admired
c forgot
c followed
c idols
b inspired
Jollowed
appeared
composers
b available
b toured
b albums
c released
c dealt with
c lyrics
c needed
b
b included
a changes
a invented
a took place
a were tired
a choral
a idols
b
b recorded
c attracted
c announced
c complicated
c maslelpleces
b impressed
continued
unique
recofdings
Lessons 10-11
.PREPARATION FOR TESTING .
;ir .ii t-tSrerulNGCOMPREHENSION
Frank S natra is commonlythought of as the best Americanpop star oi the 20th century'
what was he famous for? Listen to the recording" For questions 1-1O, mark the statements
TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT STATED (N/s). You'll hear the recording twice'
True
1)When FrankSinatrawas a littleboy, he wanted
to oe an engrneer.
2) Frank Sinatra organsed The Hoboken Four, a
s nginggroup,when rrewas young.
3) lt was the radio that brought Sinava his irst
4) MLsicalfims made h rn the idol of m lions.
5) S naira never siopped p ay ng in flms
6) He goi a numberof Oscarsand a Goden Globe
ln the 1950s
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False
Not stated
npoAo
: their wal
rmed for
treque
Not stated
ired
loi
rlved
:rank Sinaira llnished hs film career wth the
:rank Sinatrahad his ast concen wrlen ne was
: n ihe mid 90s.
ased
ir with
:rank S natradied in Los AngeLes.
I
Slnatras n cknamescarne irom his appear:e and his wonderfulvo ce
led
'acted
ounced
:plicated
Yourscore
10
vour mark
5
9-8
7-6
5 and less
3
2
:!efpieces
READINGCOMPREHENSION
ii :'l.l country are poplrlar musca styles wth the long historlesof their own
events are the;e in their histories?Accordingto the text, mark statements 1-12 TRUE
"';t
- :r FALSE(F).
':zz
Not stated
is called the most trulv American musical form. New Orleans, Louisisna, is
: :- called the birthplace of American jazz. It appeared in the earlv 1900s. Nlost im'
: :.nt musicians in jazz history came from New Orleans includiDg Louis Annstrong
r'1-1971), one of the greatest jazz musicians. Louis Armstrong created a new jazz
. oy improvising solos and performing them in an unusual style. Improvising is
:iiportant for Gzz. Good jazz singers and soloists must improvise freely and skilLouis Armstrong is said to be the inventor of a new vocal st:rle when instead
:r:-ging words, Armstrong sang sounds tike "de-de-de" or "lat-dat da-da" to imitate
: r nusical instruments. Later Ella Fitzgerald (1918 1996) used this stvle with
' :: -ilrccess, brilliant EIta, who rvas called the First Lady of Song al1d who became
.a-t woran jazz srrger oI all time.
:: 1940s are known as the time of Big Bands. Their catchy music was everywhere
ieople danced to Big BaDd Music. The Big Band includes thirteen or eighteen
: ::aris. The Big Band period gave the world wonderful musicians as Glenn Miller'
.,. Ellington, C;unt Basie, Benny Goodman and others who played to frrll holrses
:::ce hatls and balhooms across America. Jazz itself includes different styles, the
:.. for example. The blues songs are slow and they are almost always about un. iove or different troubles.
a:.ta-y jazz is no less popular in the United States. Though it has changed, it pre:. old iazz traditions.
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Countrl' music is Anrerican, too. It comes fronl old ballads and cowboy songs. Coun'
trv rrusic sirlgers ahi'ays use g1li1,ars, banjos and fiddles, they don't usually have big
bands. The words ol co,-rnlry songs are usually about tursuccessful 1ove. In the 1920s.
Nashville, Tennessee, becarne a centre for writing and recordiDg of country music.
During the 1940s and 1950s, radio made country music more popular. It also begar
to change. It sounded n ofe like the commercirl music of the time. Still country musicians came to Nashvill€ to sing and to record their songs. In the 1970s, the "Ne\1
Nashville" souncl developed. I'hsicians started to rse electric grdtars. Country music
lras contirued to be poprlar todaJ. So]rle singers have gone back to the beginning oi
country rnusic, they have continued to perforn traditjonal country material. Mean_
while, new country styles are still de\'eloping and country ntusic record labels are still
situated in Nas1tvi1le.
L) Ja.zz appeared in thc USA, in the state oI Louisiana.
2) X'Iost famous jazz musician,q of lhe time came to New Orlealrs, Louisiana, to
sr[g Jazz,
,_ 3) Louis Arrnstrong lvas a veiry fanous rnrrsician who created improlising, a rre\\'
jazz st:ile.
4) Jazz singers and soloists are colsidered to be good il they improvise freely.
,_ 5) Louis Arnrstrong sang sounds in his songs instead of words, his "de-de-de''
sounded like mtsical instmrnents.
6) Ella Fitzgerald is considered to be one of the best jazz singers ever.
7) Big Bands of 13 or 18 musicians wefe ve{1 popular in the 1940s.
8) The blues is a jazz style Niih sad and slow songs.
9) Country rnusic was borrl in the 1920s in Nashville, Tennessee.
10) Country rnusic hasn't changed sirce it was born.
usic and new countlv st."_Ieswith electric gui
11) Nowadays traditional countrv
t"^ are developing.
12) Today musicians don't come to Nashville to record countrv music,
. .,
r0-9
8-6
5 and less
3
2
OF ENGLISH
is farnolsal overihe word
Eiof John (born 1947),an outstand
nq Britishmusician,
What made Elton John famous? For questions 1-21, choose the best answer {a, b or c) to
fill in the gaps in the text. There is an example at the beginning(O).
For rnore than fortv vears Elton John has been one of the most famous British
singers, composers and pianists. H(} is on the list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Elton John (0) b playing the piano when he was 3. In 1966, Elton John wrote mu
sic for the (1) _.-__ rvritten by Bemie Taupir and sent it to him. And their part'
nership (2)
his first album bul
to this day. In 1969, Elton John (3) _
the public (4)
it and didn't buy the album, When in a year or two he firsi
(5)
the US Top 100 chart, hc was in the 92nd spot. John's first American concer
(6)
iD Los Angeles and was a srtccess. In 19?3, John's alb.um Don't Sl]oot M'.
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ls. Counhave big
re 1920s,
__vmusic.
so began
nlry mu:he "New
ry music
Lnning of
tl. MeanI are still
:9, a new
in the USA becausesome songs from
- n Onla the Piano Player becar,lehi6 (7) ::,e album entered the best songs chads in America for the first time. In 1977, John
:)
that he had decided to stop performing. Taupin began working with others.
to work together again. In 1985, John was one of
r 19?9, John and Taupin (9) ::.e many (10) at Live Aid, the chadty maraihon concert ln the 1990s, Elton
l hn was already known as one oJ the most popular musicians. In 1997, John lost
:-ro close friends, (11)
world famous Italian designer Gianni Versace and Diana,
'-2)
Pdncess of Wales. His concerts in her memory and his song Candle in the
-:nd raised millions of pounds that went to (13) Diana Memorial Fund. Today
He has sold 250 million (15) -!
-:on John continues perJorming to (14) -.
London Symphony Orchestra and with many world-fa.--: performed with (16) Palace Square in St Petersburg and at
::rus musicians. His performances in (17) state Kremlin Palace in Moscow were very successful. Elton John continues
:3)
(19)
musicians today. In his interviews he said, "I want to work with Pharrel,
. But
l::rbaland and Eminem. Some people think that our work won't be a (20)
: .ould be fantastic! Today my musicians and I are working hard becauseat the end
a new album. I want my fans to enjoy it!"
:l this year l am (21) -
de-de-de"
:rfrc
:
a continued
a lyrics
a keeps up
I
a appeared
'-
:
a
-
gul
i
:
I
:t
2
-:
:l
-1
-:
li
'__-:
,:
l:
::
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
@ started
b songs
b contlnues
b released
b liked
b appreciated
b took place
a released
a appeared
a opportunity
a announced
b breakthrough
b agreed
b conducted
a connected
a conductors
c understood
c united
c idols
b Performers
b
b the
a the
a a the
a conceris
b a
b concertr halls
b instrlrments
a albums
a
decided
composilloDs
influences
invented
admired
entered
performed
c full houses
c songs
b the
c the
a a
a the
a follow
b
b a
a opportunity
a releasing
b chance
b conducting
conduct
thinking of
s British
A.l1Time.
rerr parlibum but
he first
21-20
5
19-15
14-11
10 and less
3
2
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r
.
SPEAKING
STUDENT CARD
Task 1
Tak about music yolrng people ike to lisien to today,
Rememberto say:
. whai mlrsicyou and your frends likei
. why you like this kind of musc
. whai your lavouritegrolp or singer isi
. why you lke this group or singer
You haveto talk for 1,5-2 minutes,The teacherwl lisiento you until you havennished.Then
he/she will ask yo! some questions.
Task 2
STUDENTCARD
Your friend and you are going to buy tickets for a muslcal performance.
Yo! are discussingwith your lrlend whai periormanceto choose.
. Tell your frlend about a popular musca that will be performedin yoLrrcity/town soon
. Inviteyour friend io watch the musical.
. Ask your friendaboui his/hermusicalpreferences.
. Asree io so to the concert oi a iamous group.
You begin the conversationThe teacher will play the part of your friend.
. menton all the four aspectsoi ihe taski
. take an activepart in the conversation
and be polie.
WRITING
Youve receiveda eiter lrom your Englishspeakingpen iriend, James
... My friends and I have Justreturned from a rock concert.
we reallyh6dfun'!Ithasbeena wondefuldayt
pe(ormed
d concert?who
intheconcert?
...whendidyouIdstvisit
abouttheconcert?
what didyou likeor dislike
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4&
' gi-aEcuLruRALAWARENESS
..tat do you know about British and American musicat traditions? Match the worcts in the teft
:.lumn with their definitions. One definition is extra.
George Gershwin
The Edinburgh Festival
WaleE
ished. Then
Benjamin Britten
Henry Purcell
Rock and roll
Elvis Presley
The Beatles
Elton John
Promenadeconcerts
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began in America in the 1950s.
is a brilliant rock composer and singer.
c is a famous British composer and pianist
who wrote symphony, choral music and
music for children.
is a famous British composer lvho wrote
the first British national opera.
is an American composer who wrote both
classical music and popular tunes.
is an annual holiday of music and drama.
G is famous for its choral music,
is an American composer rrho wrote rock
music.
are the most popular British rock group.
J was called the King of rock'n'roll.
rvere started to teach young people to listen to classical music.
B
9-8
3
)ncerc.
2
SELF-ASSESSMENT
ncert?
Description of achievement
Good
Excellent
I can reacl and understand:
t :iicles about classicaland rock musc, about
-: c ans and theirachevementsl
. :anions about musiciansand differentkind
D t canunoersuna:
. :: n onsaboutdifferentmusicand musicians;
' : siory about Promenadeconcerts
4L
npoAo,,$?Hu(
Descriotion of achievement
Fair
Good
Excellent
. ialk aboui my favouritemus c and musicans.
my tastes n musici
. .dlt €boJLmy iavour(e 'ock or poo rusicians,aboutlhe r careerand music;
. express my opinion aboui difierent types of
t
. lalk aboutthe best Russianmusicansi
. talk to a box oflice clerk
. a thank-you etter to a recordrnqcompany
. about my favouritemusicand musc ans
Grammar checklist
Can understand
. Fuiuremeaning:FuiureSmple, PresentProgressive,Pr€sentSimple io be goingto
. VinS fofm and nnnitiveafter some verbs
. Aruces with properard geographrca
names
Y.re6Hbre yMeHirc
. Haxoaurb rtsOopMaqxo B tlHrepFere |4 rc. PaccKa3brBarb
o poAHon crpaHe
. BbnonHerb 3aAaHLle B recroBoM OopMare
reKcre He cKa3aHo,
"BepHo/HeBepHo/B
. OqeH Barb rBop,recKre npoeKrhl
Exercises found the most interesting/boring/ditficuli:
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Can use
'.aorr{eHu€l
What's the nelr's?
Excellent
Lesson I
A
i
Heres the text ab'outthe Fuss/a loday ry network
{'at choices does the Fussia loday network ofter? Fill in the gaps with the words that fit in
-: correct torm from the word box.
audience
medium fr2,
transmit
on average
network
vrewer (e)
daily
onlLne
worldwide
programme
nelvs
,:re first Russia TodaA T\i
Cnqnnel was launched in De::er 2005. Noiv the Eussia ?oday
has three
(2)
(3)
Russian
and global
24 hours
r.r!. The news is presented in
: .- rsh, Spanish and Arabic. Every
: jours a d.ay on Russia TodaA
..: is a three-minute talk called
: Med.ia Mirrar"
which pre
.. neivs items from the Russian
From
pfo
the most remarkable stories that appear in this country's lead
ewspapers.(8)
, over 700 nlillion people in 100 coun'
(9)
riratch -Russia Tad.a! ta learn what other
likely to present. In creat Britain, the ,qLssla
is over 55 million people; in the USA, it is
(1 1 )
: 5 0 million people. The best of the Russi.aTada!'s (12)
watched
(1 3 )
at
the
Russia
Today's
YouTube
where the nunber of (15)
:.Lready increased to half a biIIioI.
Russi.a Toclaa employs over 2,000
professionalsaround the $'o11d.
,
Lesson 2
::r!ir a;;ilal!re. Beiow s the information
of Fussian
aboutTV viewingpfeferences
6
What do Russian TV viewers like watching? Fill in the gsps with the English equivalents of the
Russian words given after the text.
o n R u s s i a nT V . A c c o r d i n g t o l h e p u b l i . _
ll"-':t {l
prefer
opinion poII,'more than half (63%) of Russian(2)
to watch (3)
, However, 6? per cent of the people a8ked
say that the coverage' o{ events on different all-Russia (4)
does not differ much. Young people demonstrated a lower level of interest in this
rype of programmes. About 53 per cenr ol lhe (5)
(6)
A
less popular
are
bit
(48%) and (8)
(37%).
About 23 per cent of TV viewers like (9)
and about
(11)
20 per cent like (10)
and more or less (12)
. Men, more than women, pre.
fer to watch sport, (13)
and (1a)
. More
than half of TV viewers (55'/") are
that today's television cannot work with_
out (15)
However, sbout two-thirds of Russians
of today's TV
dislike both the content and (16)
(77\
, Only 11 ppr cpnt of tho"e asked say that they aclL'
ally watch (18)
like
g)
watching
L
!'
I
:':
'!!
ar
-l
a public.opinion poll lpaoll - onpoc o6qecrneEEoro MEeHre
coverase t'kN.n6l - ocBeqeEqe cooErrtrn
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Bbr6op rporpaMM
i![poKrii
Tere3pllteJrlI
!roBocTHBre nporpaMMr,r
Te.]1eBII3I{OIIHEIeRarla!'IbI
I 3pfiTer'rr,cKafi) ayarTop[s
ry4orfi ecTBenr{6re (b[Jrr'Mbr
pa3BJreRarer6rrBre Eroy
:ioHrIepTr,r (MysLrrta,{r,lrB1e
the publicpreter
eople asked
anAr.rqe
14qrql
1 0 TOK-IlIOy
1 1 BIiIcTOPfiIrI,I
1 2 TTHTeJIJIe$Tyantrl{bre rrrpr,r
1 3 .qORYMEHTAJII,IT6IE OI,'JILMbI
I 4 lorrr'rTrrqecKrreae6aTbr
1 5 peRraMa
OopMar
I'I rrepeAaq[ peri.laMr]oro,
rcoMMepqecRoroxapaI{Tepa
per{raMrrr,re por'1[Rtl
fest in this
)pular are
(37%).
_
and about
Lesson 3
hLnt
'omen, pre
. More
rork withi Russians
Reoorted statements
She says that she will come next week.
She said that she wolld come the next week.
He says,"l have seen t is show."
He said that he had seen frat show.
: they actu-
GS Do. 188 192
'
A lot of peoplehaveansweringmachineslor their phones.Hereare some messages
::cort these messages according to the example (O)
To: Clarence
From: Megan
:-. Clarence, this is Megan. I'm busv todav. I'll come to I'ou tomorow
'.Mn told clarencethat shewas busythat day.
Bl'e
-.. also said that shewould come the next dav.
From: Jennifer
- To: Clarence
r. Clarence, this is Jennifer. I'm EoinE awav for some davs. I'il call vou n€xt week
,
.:
:o: Mrs Davidson
From: Ciarence'sform teacher
tr afternoon, Mrs Davidson.
:::rlce was absent from the Science ]esson vesterdav.
::rre she was mi
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3) To: Clarence
From: Alex and Jane
Hi, Clare, we are eoing to watch Slar Acad€my* at Phil's place todav.
\Ye'll be happv if vou ioin us.
41)To: Clarence
From: Helen
Hi, Clarence, this is Helen. I've Eot two tickets for our schooi band concerr.
I'll be waitinE for vou neaf the hal1 at 5.30 p.m. Bye.
5) To: Clarence
From: Grandma
Hi, Clarence, this is your crandma. I'11 be in Lopdon next week.
I hope vou'll meet me at the station on Saturdav at 5.30 p.m. Love and kisses.
6) To: Clarelce
From: David
It's a pitv vou are out aEain. I've tried to talk to vou manv times.
Yesterdav I was waitins for vou in the Itlternet caf6 from 5 to 6 p.n. please call me.
7) To: David
From: Clarence
Hi, David, this is Clarence. Yesterdav I was waiting for vou for half an hour in thE
school band room!
8) Toi Helen
From: Clarence
IIi, Heien. this is Clarence.
I have sot vour message.I'm sorrv but I won't so with vou to the concell.
Mv Grannv is coming and I'm EoinE to meet her at the station. See vour
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a
Mo"l childer canl magire rl_etr
O
a:'.:::.:
:: r!thout TV
.:eort what some British children said about the role ot
-= evision in their lives,
''I think life will be boring without
TV."
kids said that Lheir lives vtgub j<
'"./.
borinawithout
- I h ave never thought of turning the TV off."
One g i r l r o m B : r n l i n g h a mt o l d l h p i n i e r v i e w A r
:hat
t,,$
I won't be able to live without my T V . "
,\nother girl from London said that
_We spend more time with TV than with our parents."
uost kids said that
\ly TV is always on even if no one is watching it."
one boy from Leeds said that
r call me.
''On average, we spend 2 hours and 35 minutes watching
.igiial' TV we spend another half an hour a day."
l.Iany children said that
TV every day. With
''Last year we didn't have digital TV and I spent two hours watching fV. Now
'.ith dieital TV I spend another half an hour a day."
ur in the
:iome
teens told the interviewer that
I watch TY whenever I like. But my parents do not permit me to watch TV after
I p.rn."
l:1e teenage girl from Manchester said that
:,i-1al t'di6,t:ll
qropoBon
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Lesson 4
I:J
ReDorted statemenis with modal verbs
He says that he can watch TV whiie doing his homework.
He said that he could watch TV while doing his homework.
' .
GS p. 190
:
1t
'
t-
Th s is what [,4oscowteenagersto d a TV Park guide about TV senr'icesin Russia.
Transfate what they said into English. Use the reporting verbs that fit (to say/to comptain/ta
suggest/to a.ld/to advise/to agree/to be sorry),
0)
Vadim: Ha,rereouAenrr
1) Angelina:
2)
3)
Ao,r;*ao 6rrtr, 6orsue
rrepeAa.r Arr.ErroApocrnoB.
vadimsaidthat thereshouldbe moreproerammes
for teenaQe$.
,
llr
CreAyer IIoIta3ErBarL 6oJrErnecepl{a-lloBrr nepeAarr o MoAe u crsrre.
Polina: Aorrnno 6r'rrb MexErre peKraMr,r r,r pearrnrrr-moy EeBbrcoKoro RaqecrBa.
Kostya: .f[ o.renr ruo6nro cMorperb rerreBfiBop. .f Aar{e peK,raMy cMorpro. He saAc
III7iIIE|O
MEIISTE.
i*"
4)
Olga: He Eaao y6rrparr pexraMy. MLr Aorri*Hbr Brrarb, rrro crreAyer rronynarr.
5) Dasha: Taft ,fie r{an per{rraMy crrraper rr arxororr.E, Hyi{rrro Batrper[Ts <]rJloxrel
cJIoBa. .Aar{{e B lloqlloe
BDeMg.
6) Volodyar Morrrr 6r,r repeAaBarr, 6o.lrt,rrierosxaBarerbnr,rx rporpaMM rr rrcropl:qec&rli
cep[aroB. Hy)KHo Banperr,rrr, cep[aJrbr r]a kprrM[r{aJrr,nyrc reMy B npariM-TaiiM.
7) Dima: CleAyer rror{aslrBarE 6or6llre xyAor*ecrBeHr.Brx Ol,rrEMoB o Boiille, a rardx€
AoityMesTar6Hr,rx (pII,rr,MoB06 l{cropllr-r IraIIIeii crpaEBr.
8)
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Katya: IIo re,leBu3opy cMorperL rreqero. t[ Br.irro.raroro,,TEKoMysBrRarBrrr,reIlalraJrbr
fl Mory He cMorper6, a rorlbrdo crryrrrarr, n Aerair6 ypoftfi.
I-, GI Z. or"orn is the organisation
that makessurethe ry is suitablefor viewers.Theythinkthat
:rogramrnes
ratings.
shouldbe givencinema-style
G|aI else does Ofcom slggesi? What do leenagersthink about cinema-styleratlngs tor Tv?
*port what they said.
;
Ofcom: TV shows with bad language, violence and scary moments can be categoised. as 15 or even 18.
'15
0r
Ben: It won't work, Parents can't check what their children are watchinE on TV
in their bedrooms.
Ben said that
He added that
:
Kate: It's a good idea, It may siop children from watching Jilms they are too
-voungfor.
Kate agreed thai
She added that
Brandonr Ii will be useful for children io know which film to choose. But at the
sarne time they don 't have io follow the rule.
Brandon said that
He HaAo
He also said that
Beniamin: Cinema-style ratings for TV won't siop children from watching what
:
B€njamin said that
Jason: It might be a good idea. But it may spoil some things for teenagers like
:l}e,
Jason agreed that
-
But he also said that
Linda: With ratings we'l1 have to be careJul too. Bad language and violence are
smelimes Iearnt from these 12 l5-r8ted'films.
f
Linda said ihat
p]{tIecKIrx
TaiM.
She added that
Joyce: Young people as well as their parents ought to know what ianguage is go:ag to be like in a TV programme.
Joyce suggested that
A TAKJKE
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l
-{nn: There should be both ratings and a password.z
\Dn suggested that
Tom: Film6 on TV must also be rated on bad language and violence.
Tom suggested that
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L E S S O N4
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are giventhe Natona TeleY
TV proqrarnmes
Eachvear in the uK the most popuLar
What was the young Tv viewers'
reaction to the latest results? Fill in the gaps with the cor
hint
Phil said that the srlow had laken irst p ace
8lrir Jane said that the show took first p l a c ei n 2 o 1 2 .
,:I
0) Simon was not happy to find out that Doctorwho+ had been ranked only four
arnorg the nost popular drarnas. (to b? rank?d)
the National Award. He adde
1 ) Don was not surprised that Ant and Dec the National Alvard, too. (to uin / ta .
thai in 2012 Ant and Dec
2 \ Donglas was happy that The X Factor*
shows. He remembered that in 2011 it also
first among the nlost Popul.
first place. (to be ranhed
3) Charlotte was glad that her favourite TV programme Britain's Got Talent*
the biggest audience. She was protld that in 2011 and in 2012 it
d5 one ol Lhe oFsrld,pr| .howb. l/u 8pr also to b' n"mina!'cl)
Catherine tolcl her classmatesthat her favourite show I'm a Celebritq . C'
the National Award. She added that in 2Ol2 t.
Me out of lIere'| place
among
the most popular reality shows (to be giDen
first
show ........-.
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SrEie found out that Slrlrll, Come Dancing* _
and complainedthat in 2011 her favourite show
not to get / not to get)
Laura said with regret that in 2012 EastEnd?rs*
rest serial dramas. She added that in 2011 the serial
'not ta tahe / not to be named)
the National TV Award
the Award, either.
first place among the
the lvinner. either.
ilazel was surprised that such a boring soaptt as Emmerd.ale:
so high.
Sile also said that the only soap she
for many years was Cor.rza-ion Street* and that in 2012 her favourite soap
first place arnong
:1e best serial dramas. (lo be rated / to watch /
- e s s o n5
a
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F/ist News is the ony nationalnewspaper
for al chldref aqecl
-' ::n 7 and 14 in the UK. t was started n Januarv.2006.
b':t is special about this newspaper?For questions1 16, use the words from the word box
: 'crm new words that fit in the same numberedgap in the texr.
::.s1 Neus is an educational an1,Q\ entert^ining
'
Fr
iaaper. 30,000 children read it at home every week.
a:rst N?I,s is a (1)
newspaper published
::'. Friday and available lor just 31. First Ne],Js
::oduced in a (2)
, full colour and tablevrspaper format. 'Ihe weekly caters for young
to ger Llre'n inre'FsrFd in the (4) _
: the world around them. In 24 pages, the news- oilFrs rhc
under (5,
orics
tnes: World " rand
UK News, 16)
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rll
... Puzzles and. (7)
9:':...:__
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nnr, ler
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with llluch gossip and many
wcpll\
_,
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fourt:
on
pho-
:::phs,
l . : r e a r e a tot of (13)
rn First
about what's new, lvhat's in and what's
is
!t popula:
Craz! Bu.t
'-: Srticles and others.
:: -rf Ne.os tells children about today's issues, it gives
.: a lot of (8)
and entertainsthem.
l: e weekly has fun design a n d a ( 9 ) _ r e p o r t i n g
.. It offers (1o)
reports and good home and
:::lational news (11)
(0.) ENTERTAIN
(1) WEEK
(2) TRADITION
(3) READ
(4) NE]M
(5) DIFFER
(6) ENTERTAIN
(7) COMPETE
(8) TNFORM
(9) LIVE
(10) DETAIL
( 11) COVER
(12) CELEBRATE
(13) ADVERTISE
(1,1)POWER
(15) INFLUENCE
(16) CONTRIBUTE
becoming
one
of
the
most
and(15)
media for
: Brits. Ijrsl Nerrs website has moie than 35,000
.- people registered. In 2011, FlJ"sl Neus TV was
. : -ed. In 2008, ttrs, Nel,s won a Save the Children
.r:r for Outstandinc (16) _
to Children, and
--11, -Fi,"stN?I,s won the Newspaper of the Year
ta ... G.
2012 tl1:
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T f c r e a r e a o t o f r e a s o n sw h y p e o p l e l k e t o l s t e n t o t h e r a d o .
Why are some British ieenagers fans of the radio? Complete the second sentence so that i'
has a similar meaning ro rhe first sentence. You must use between two and five words includ
ing the worcl given.
0)
This radio sdation inforrns you of modern tunes.
informatior
This radio station qivesvou inform6tionabou
r)
It is the onl-v radio station I carl rel,\' o1r to get info on new rock sirlgles,
reliable
info on nerv rock singles.
It is the only radio station where I
2) O
mv local radio station I can learn about a1I the latest nnlsic ancl gossip.
all the latest music and gossil
l\t\ lo.il ridio statiorL keeps
JAor6
Mv local radio
3) Sornetimes it is good to change T\r for radio.
change
watching TY.
The radio 4) My local radio programmes are quitc informative and tl:
music is very good.
informs
music performances and plays reolly goo
lot of advertisements and talks over the songs on Capifal.
advertising
There is so
songs on C.rPital.
and coolest songs are Plal'ed on mY local radio station.
6)
plays
My
all the newest and coolest tunes!
7.) It's great fun to listen to Heart FM!
entertaining
Listening to Ifeart FM
8)
I like scandsl stories abort celebritieso]r Radro 1.
gossip
It gil.es me great pleasure
I-e.qs*n7
-.
fa
Beow are some peces of iniormatonaboutJoost,an Internetry servce from
inventorsof SkypeeAO3),Nikas Zennstrom(Sweden)and Janus Fris (Denmark)Joosi began
veopment r 2006 In 2012, i was officialy stopped.
1) For questions 1 11, find the best answer {4, f, or c) to learn what Joosr was like.
people c:
Jo.rsl was a new way of watching 1y 16; ! tne Internet. \Iith./oosl,
get all the thjngs they loved about (1) -,
incltding a full screen picture and hL:
dreds of shows.
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. . . . J o o s i h a d e v e r y t h i n gf r o m m u s i c a n d s p o r t s t o t r a v 6
N
-. adveflture. science and cartoons from so'ne o.f the world s
Z-..r-.-.1
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O..\
FU_O
... (hey were (3)
more and more channels.shors and \;/\'\-.\>\7
--deos to Joosl.
*
_aE /4
your faYou had to click a channel you liked or (4) _
-:rrite show from the list.
Some of the shows on Joost were (5)
worldwide.
..., much of the (6)
on Joost was available only to users in North America.
.,, Jooet had. a full-screen picture, its (7) _
could be much better.
... on traditional TV, the Joos, service was also supported with (8)
, which
r:i sometimes very irritating. With /oosr, you got great (9) _
features too, such
gIes.
I. search and exchanging messages.
... Joost included a channel based chat room to let viewers (10)
to each other
rck singles.
-::eal time while watching the same channel.
..., Joost was a welcome addition to the digital home (11)
gossip.
ain
a. television
a channels
a watching
a search for
a possible
a content
) and gossip.
:TV.
tive and thr
b the media
b seis
b adding
b lock
i
c updating
c find
c remarkable
b available
b TV viewing
s really gooa
a
a
a
a
c b y
c the Internet
c preseniers
@o^
c audience
c qualrly
b cholce
b adYertising
b radio
advertisement
Internet
talk
T V
c a conmercial
c television
c tell
b say
b TV set
c video
Comoleie the text with the words below.
6
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As well as
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o
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.
Though
In brief
Lesson 8
I S : . l'l' tlt* ii righf,. what is your favouritery programme,
showor seriat?
He aboui one of your tavouritesto your foreign lriend. Use the questionsbelow.
. ;'.:'rat kind of programme is it?
. ir.llat channel is it broadcast on?
. iiho is the TV host?
' :',-hat is the aim of the programme?
as like.
.;i5at is the programmeabout?
l. people car . ;raat is the programme famous for?
' -',ao plays the main roles?
:re and hur
. :trat is the most exciting thing about the show?
i-inii l.r
LE:ISlr
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. What do vour family menlbers think about the show?
. Could the show be interesting for your foreign friend to see? Why?
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Na
vyrosi
caled
ieenagesLppement
1) wfiat is ihe supplement lixir? Use tle Fact file and write a letter about it to the reen
magazine.Exercise1 from Lesson 5 can also help you.
Category
teenage supp emenl ro
chlldren'snewspapef
Size
tabod iormat/16 Paqes
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city
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professionaljolrnalsts.teachers,teenagers
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rd. nep'ortqnocr!
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,,-ONSOLIDATION
!l I l',r-ri]lir,
Hereare some oi the questons you havecliscussed
or are goinqto d scussin
_ -i
:ssons on the media,Which cluestionsnterest vou most of al?
>cose the best vadant for the questions belour. In some cases. more than one variant is
Es:ible.
,'lhefe ao you get the most accurate and up-to-date news daily?
'ar lMhere
c When
b What
you get your news from ne$,spapers or TV?
c What
b Do
news do you read or watch per day?
a How many
c How else
b How much
oo
do you turn on the radio io get Yoi:
a How often
c Where
b How
your friend have a favourite radio st:
4
tion?
a Does
c Have
b Has
teen
rnagazines
a don't you
rather
b do You
informati\:
c are yoLl
teen magazines have an age limit?
b Can
a Should
cDo
you fond of the Internet?
c Have
b Do
better
a What is
the Internet or books?
c Is it
b Which is
much more information that can
found online than in books?
a I s
b Is there
10
classmates?
a What
11
a Havc
c How
is the most popular website with Yo:
b what kind of
c llrhich
used your mobile to get the news?
c Did
b D o
on the web ihere are a loi of sites for teenaqers
"
Make uD sentences with relative clauses to learn about the Tee, Atewsweekwebsile Put comas wnere necessary.
lioSl
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0) Teenagersare interested in the news Ne:asfor Teens is the olltc;al Newsweek website for such teenagers.
are interestedin the news.
1) Ncrus lor feen6 is a news website. Each week it covers irnportant international news itenls and provides interesting quizzes on news items
56
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jh[p//
:ite radio sta
]-
2) If some teenagers want to talk to the editor,l there is a chance for thenr.
c Have
informative
3 ) One of the sections is called "This week in history".
people about a lot of world events from the pasl.
age limit?
c D o
It teaches young
?
c Have
- books?
c Is it
1) Nel.;)sfor Teens is a well-organised site. It will help teenagers to keep up
with what is going on in the rrorld each week.
that can b,
c How
5) This is the website http://www.weeklyreader.com/teennewsweek/. you
can use it any time you like.
:ite with yor:
c Which
6) ln the lyeehlA Writer section, a popular writer offers the first paragraph
ol a story. You can write a follow-up paragraph to continue the ston.
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?nsweeK
l\{
:) There is also the ,4s,t a CelebritA section. You can ask a farrous Dersor
a u e s r i o n sa b o u l s n ) l h i n g y o l r l i k .
ol News-
?rswho
l
nt inter-
r
.rnor t'.drl.l
pera(ro!
Match the two columns and wriie down as many word combination
corporotion,
a broadcasting
nm
high qualdy
Poitica
realliy
Mewrng
' - . ' -.
Match the words lrom the two columns and use the w€'
combinations you've got to answer the questions below. Some words in the right column c.
be used more lhan once.
ro go
to be
to leave T\'
to turn TV
online
for
, of
off
a (r.ride) range
r)
I
Do you use the Internet regularly?
Is there a great choice of programmes on your local radio station?
3 ) Do vou trrrn ihe TV off when commercials come on?
Do you read rnagazines which are for adults?
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rd combin
IIow often do you look for info on the Internet to do your homework?
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Do you switch on the TV in the morning before going to school?
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Do you leave your computer working if you go out for a short period of time?
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Eow often do you buy TV guides to see what l,o walch?
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5- Grammar/Vocabulary.
nere are a lot of realityand talentshowson the BritishTV
:,
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.b British teenagers think ot these show6? Cross out th€ w'ong words in brackets that
-a tt.
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ln
and use the
right column
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l0l (cei4 / told, the reporter that she vras not a fan of reality TV. She
she hated all the reality shows (1) (by / on, British TV.
12, (replied / replied. that ) she didn't like reality TV shows. she (3) (cotutint continued) the winners of such shows as The X Factor* or Star Acad.enA*
rEal celebrities.
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CONSOLIDATION
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Andy said lhal I'm a Celebritu ... Get Me aut of lIere* \\ns really good, but the.
(4) (could be / can b?) more fights. He also said that in the show everyone got c
very w€I], (5) (that / uhich) wasn't really what people wanted to watch.
Catherine (6) (agreed / agreed thal) I'm a CelebritA ... Get Me out.
lJ.re was so funny that she didn't want to cha ge the channel when the shc
(7) (bas / uas otL).
william
tried to (8\ (conL,ince his clas$mc|tes / conuince) that all those reali:
shows were all the same. He (9) (adDised I adoised. lLis friends ) that they (10) (s,hou
nat I didtL't) waste their tirne on reality shows.
Susie said tl\at StrictLa Come Dancing'| lvas a fabulous shorv because the profe:
sional dancers that (11) (bere training / had been training) the celebrities we:
actually talented. She promised that she (12) (uould / shoulcJ) definitely be watc:
ing the final.
Lessoll 12
,,FR.EPABATION F0&, ?ESTING o
LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
Teenagers'
attt!des lowardsadve(s vary.
You will hear four teenagers talking about lheir attitude towards advertising. For questio
1-4, choose from the list (A-F) what each of tbem thinks about commercials and advertie
ments. There are two extra letters which you do not need to use. You will hear the recordi'
Speaker
Speaker
Speaker
Speaker
1
2
3
4
B
Advertisements are not realistic,
Commercial breaks stop you from wat:
ing TV too long.
Commercial breaks spoil family gatL.
1ngs.
Adverts with celebrities are the most
ritating ones.
A d - r h a r " ; r e r f o r s d u l t - a r p l o v e db y ! '
dren more than those for children.
Advedisements are more interesting tlfilms.
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but ther€
READINGCOMPREHENSION
le go! or
r
lead
se realitl
)) ( shoulc
o or'' dl .' o1 rhe Ncdsrorrnd Fostre
through Sheltey's answers to the questions
below.
Match the qu€stions
and lhe an-
'j)at subjects did you like
at schoolt
- ''rat were I'our hobbies?
:rd you write only schoolstuff? _
re profes - 'ren did you first think that you wanied to work in the media?
'''iat
was your first job, and how did you get it?
pl o t"" job- harc vou rad?
_
_:1at
is your advice to young people rvho want to get into jourla]is
'-1at
do you enjoy about journalism?
: . - r ' - l _ F w o - - r t h i n g a b o L r rw o " k ' r e i j o r - n a l i s n l
r?
:: s a great buzz; I like knowing strdf and then being able to pass it on to the
:rdience. I really enjoyed that on radio alld at NelL)sround. I really iike lraArxg
.:Llff eniovable and understandable for kids.
- only liked English and Art, that was it. I hated everything else
I realh' did_
fistory, Geography, Sciences
I hated them all. But I loved English.
: did hospital radio and I spent a lot of time going to see bands. I was hetr\.ilv
: recordin{
y gathel
? mostr r
ed by chj
rting tha:
: was trying to get into radio so I didn't write a ]ot. I got rny experience itl hos
::tal radio and then got work experience at the local BBC station and the local
: rlnmercial station. That's where I started writing for Le\,:s buLletins.
'. hen I was about ten, I'm not sure why but mainly I was really into
radio ancl lo1.e.l
:tening to it. I wanted to be one of the news broadcasters and I forrnd out that 1l]
a.t into radio news you had to be a journalist. My Dad wanted me to be a la\\ter.
: \vorked as a broadcast journalist on Red Rose Radio in Lancashire. I $,as do.::g some journalist work during the course. The editor I worked for tol( nLe rnar
.:e editor of Red Rose was looking for a journalist, so it was an exarnpl-. of how
:rportant networking is.
: rave been a researcher on the Guinness Book of Records and I also rvorked at
aBC locai radio stations and commercial stations. I worked as a corresDoDLrerlrror
: :re\{s service that puts bulletins on mobile phones. Now I ivork for the -\.el1rs
-,und website.
-:re worst bit about this work is the hours. It is shiftl work: and I don r think it
-:ll ever change.
':ru
have to be very keen and very confident because of all the co petition. Get
i,: much experience as you calr by working in the areas that vou are interested 1n.
-: :ou are not going to go to college, then you have to get a lot of e).perience.
: s harder to work your way up but I know a lot of people $.ho have done it, It's
3
. -rat
2
cNleqa, pa6oqun AeH!
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" 2) Bead through the following sentences, cross the wrong word(s) in each
tence and write the correct one(s) in the space provided. There is an example at
beginning (O).
"ili (
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0) Ai schoo Sheleyony llkedEngishand Nrstor/
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r{:
1) Sheleys hobbywas musicand she spenta ot of time qong to plav in bands
2) Shelleywas irying to gei lnto radio, so she didn't read a lot
3/ A s loo Sl elev qot 1er e pe'en(e i_ l'o^1e'ado
4) Then she got work experlenceat the regionalBBC staiion and the ocal commer-
5) Thal's where Shelleystarted writ ng for new bulletins
6 ) S h e l e y k n e w t h a i t o g e t i n t o r a d i o n e w s y o : h a d t o l L s i e nt o b e a m d o f a n
7) But her granddad wanted her to be a lasryer'
Shelleyworkedas a broadcastiournalist
8) On Bed Nose Fado ln Lancashire,
9) Amongoihers,Sheley has been a readerof the GuinnessBook of Records
f
10) She aso worked for a news servce that puts bu letins on websites
1 1 ) N o w S h e l e y works lor ihe Found the News webslte.
12) She ley thinks lhal the best thing aboui working ln ihe media is shift work
13) Sheleythinksihat if a personis not goingto go to colege then she or heshould
haveto do a ot of expefiments.
l 4 ) S h e l e y r € a l y i k e s r e a d j n g s t L r f fe n j o y a b l ea n d u n d e r s t a n d a b l ei o r k i d s
13-10
9-7
3
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6 and less
2
nple at th.
Art
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:rLr.. Here are some commentsBrtish adlrltsmade on the informationaboui iavourite
,-.:3s of Britishteenagers.
.c.ort their comments and make necessary changes. There is an exampte for you at the
-_:'nnins (o).
llrs Henderson: I anl not surpdsed that televisiolr is named oDe of the most Dopuar teenage activities.
\,4rsHend
sionwas named
]Ir Brooke: I anr surprised by the lact that British teenagers'favourite TV pro'
rarnmes call be a soap opera and a quiz.
vr Brooke
][r Peterson: I feel sorry that teenagers spend their pocket rnoney on games and
aoirg to the cinema rather than on books. I'm happy that my son does not play
'onrputer games very olten.
.t Mr Peterson
.l He
Urs Peierson: I suggest that teenagers should spend their pocket money on books
rather than on games. It will b€ a good nse of morey!
:) Mrs Peterson
:t Sheadded
)lr Braxtor: It is normal that three out of foru boys aged
llorts outside school. My 16-year-old son has been playing football for his school
lrotball team for two years.
:t Mr Braxton
.\ Heconttnued
Urs Holley: It's a pity that onlv lour out of teD girls take part in swinming and
.eep-fit. Last year nty daughter took part irl a school srvimming competition and
:rt secondplace.
rr Mrs Holley
t Sheadded
l[I Gordon: I'm sorry to say but participatiotr in sports activities fails off when
::enagers start to earn money and learn to drive, My daughter will never stop
.:]iing part in swimming. This year she is learnirg to drive and still going to
:ri imming practice.
it Mr Cordon
2
' But he wassure
He added
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Here are some opinionsoi Britishand AmericanInternetusers on the role ol
meda in people'slves,
Can we trusi the media? For questions 1-9, choose the best answer (a, b or c) There is I
example at the beginning(O).
El,ery day we read (0) b and magazines. Every day we watch television news broa
the radio. Every day we are influenc'
casts and h;ar short ne$'s reports (1)
The getting (3) information
be
a
wa-lr
ol
it
to
. People consicler
by (2)general
audier
people
are
we,
the
with
the
facts.
But
provided
h^" alwiys
til
all sides of issues? Are we, the US newspapers::
of the United States, (5) about both sides of the problem? Or does one s:
magazines readers, ahvays (6) g"i*o."
pr""" (?) and a more positive attitude from the medj.a? l think ti) should give all vi€r
--A.mericanjournalism (as well as any other journalism (8)
a chance to be understood
eqrrai coverage. All views should be (9) -
0
I
2
3
,1
5
6
?
8
9
c information
nelvspapeIs
a the press
a b y
a the media
a original
t l
L
IE
b
b people
c
c
c
c
c
b truthful
press
a Detwork
a watching
a told
a publication
readine
b
b
straight
pfogramme
seeing
talked
coverage
b in the countr-\r
a worldwicle
a giverr
c presented
provided
21 20
5
19-17
16 1l
l0 and less
3
2
I
ii6 SPEAKING
Task 1
STUDENTCARD
Give a talk about the type of the mass media vou ike best
Remember td say:
_ar
. wl_arrype of il_e. eot. voJ a e a
or'
. why you valuethis mediummorethan other mediai
. what vour parenis/frends lhnk about the medium vou like besi.
You'llhive to talk for 1"5-2 minutes.The teacherwill listento vou uniilvou havennished.Ti:
he/shewill ask you some quesUons
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vouenjoy
watchins
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and
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WRITING
h a v e r e c e v e d a L e i t e rf f o n r y o u r E n g l i s h _ s p e a k i npge n f r e n d , M e g a n
. a , . , , , i ,
... I liketo readnewssloriesaboutyoungpeopleof my age. But a
are negative l think they don't
lot of news storiesabout uslteenagers
askmyself,why they don't write
I somelimes
careabout our feelinqs.
Maybethey want more peopleto buy the paper?
happierstories.
... Wheredo you get your news?Do you like to read newsstorrcs?
why?
Write her a leiier and answer her 3 questions
Write'1oo-120 words. Remembefthe rues of letterwnung.
a .
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f'
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CULTURALAWARENESS
Do you knowanythinga b o l t t h e U K a n d U S m e d a ?
write out the words f r o m t h e w o r d b o x u n d e r r h e f o l l o w i n g h e a d l i n e s :
1) TV channels:
2)
T\r sho$,s:
3) llagazines:
4) Newspapersi
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?
Sunday supplements:
Serials, soap operas:
_
Radio stations:
c c
.But6
y don't
't write
NBC
The BBC World Service
The Daily Telegraph
The News of the World
Neighbours
Th€ Real World
The X Factor
0er?
stories?
The \.oice of America
ITV
. The Times
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Strictly Come Dancing
. Shout
: CBBC
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Russia Today
. The Daily Mirror
, The Observer
Emmerdale
,BBC6
Star Academy
Mizz
' Teen Ink
21 1A
10 and less
5
2
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Description of
J
Good
Excellent
I can read and understand:
:i . es on the UK/US/Buss
a s meda
::: illesand chads on ihe media;
.
I
.
.
.
!
o'ls 01 lia 'ole o'tha
-rFdid i'l peop e -
can understano:
:: _ ons about advedisng in the meclia;
:: _ ons on TV Proqrammesl
:::.ns why peopleare fans of the radio
:: - onson the ro e of the medla n people's
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Descriotion of achievement
Good
. lak aboutthe medialn Bussiai
. ask and answerquestionsaboutthe mediai
. tak about most popularRussia'sTV chan_
. ialk about favolrriieTV programrnes
. ialk aboutthe ro e ol the media n peope's
. a etter 10 a teenagernagazneabolt the
contentof the nragaznes readl
. a etteraboutgood and bad polnisof teenage magazines
. an advertisement
lor a channe a newsDaor
. a descripiion
of an lmaglnaryn€wspaper
a magazine
Grammar checklist
Can understand
. Feported statemenis reportinq verbs/modal
verbs/i me and place markers
. Differenttypes oi questions
. ving Jornrof the verbs
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. Co6noaarb
npaBrna tsanrlcats,1q n/cbMa
xYPHana
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B
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. hcFonbsoBarb cnpaBoLrHbe Mareprlanb pJrt
roro, qro6H paccKa3a-rbo poaNot crpaHe F.
aHrnui:icKoMr3H(e
. BbrnonHrrb 3aAaFfq B recroBblx QopMarax
.BepHo/HeBeptso/B reKcre He cKa3aHo'
" M F o x e c r B e N N hB
| [b r 6 o p '
| / e r c . s a , ' l o L r d r h e . r o \ ' i ' ] t e r F \ . i ' l qo o r , l g d r f = (r r :
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Excellen_
||r
What school do you go to?
Lesson 1
ll 1. The educationsvstem in Great Brtarn rs nor easy ro unoerstandbecauseit is different in dif=rent paris of the UK
Complete the tabte of the system ot education in Engtand €nd Wates.
Key stag€
Exams
]
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I
;".; I
Year I
Yeat 2
Year 3
5 6
f _ l
Y e a t7
a
Year 8
5)
6-7
r
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F
7-A
*t
-
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-
6)
11 12
3)
12-13
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7)
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Year
L ll!-*r'-l
t.,:!sarj;
.'.)
:
Bewriie the lollowing sentences using the passive.
- J a
E1
hint
Passive Voice
At the rneeting,two important decsofs have been taken.
The hometask must be clone in time by ail pup s.
GSpp. I81 182
0) A1l children must attend school between the ages
and 16.
Itaren
1.) They discussdifferent problemsat the lessons.
2 \ The builders built a new school.
3 ) Pupils must take exams at the end of each stage of education.
They will know the results of the tests in a few days.
5 ) Thev had finished the work before the exans started.
6) In the next ten years, rnore people will get education though
7) H d o a n y o n e I o l d A n n s b o | ' r r h e n e w " : '
8) I^/ho are they going to invite io play for the school teanl?
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Fil
the Intemet.
,
Tr
; i
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h
#
Kl e. Vocabulary.
that can rJeuseoro tak aboutschoor.
Hereare someexpressrons
1) Match the expression and its meaning.
i to go to school
) 1n l:qLp
3
1
5
i
:
to
to
to
to
to
awqmc
A to attend a school, not a college or a university or have a job
B to be in the school building for any other
reason than studying
C to be in the school building to study
D to have a good mark in examinations or
tests
E to attend school regularly
to do examinations
G to get a very bad mark in examinations
/tac+a
pass exams/tests
fail exams
be at school
be in school
be in the school
2) Fill in the gaps with the expressionor part ot the expressionlrom e x . 3 . 1 )
:)
l)
i)
!)
l)
,)
-t
Are you still
or at university?
Jason didn't work hard and _
the exams.
Everyone who wants to join an excursion should be
At the end of this year I _
three _.
This year you
in 4 subjects, won't you?
5-year-old children do a lot of interesting things
What
?
do you go
a! 4 p.m,
I got all good marks.
Lesson 2
lt I rirr in
the gaps with the correct prepositions and translate expressions with preposi-
nd 16.
- y,.
li:?.t
|,i, i_i.f-.1"]}:,',rlf'
T::-_jIJt
Prepositions ot lime (at/in/on/by/during/for/ti
/until)
We haveholidaysfour timesa year:in auturnn,winter,springand summer.
In tlvo weeks we are wriling an Englishtest.
I'm free till Tuesday.
G SD D 1
. 93 194
: I I'll stay in the library f,Q[1 fo.r. till si', c gemblpdx do wecmu
: I The book will be published _
:r Children stay at pdmary school
;r I left school
!r We'll meet
a month,
6 years.
2010.
5 o'clock near the school.
Sunday our class went to Edinburgh on an excursion.
my stay in London I visilad a lo1 or museums.
must finish my report in History _
Friday.
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| ;i:ii:,i..i ,r
-;l
8) I have io stay at school
e)
1q)The
h'
a^-ri.d
1e"
-.
-
home$ork was so di-tficult that he ii!1ishe.l rt
1 1 ) 'fomorro1l'we'1i be busy _-_ 5 o'cloc\.
r2) David's *'ork has improved
the lesr r:rorlth.
L-
b
He.e are sonretips tnat :an a. p to .lec Lle where ii is beiier to stlcly
F t l i n t h e g a p s i n t h e text with a correct worci or w o r d c o m b i n a t i o n f r o m t h e b o x . T h e r e a r e
courses
atmospirere
deal 1l'ith
oY nari 4n. a
loval
earnng
disabiliiies
+,,r11,..
a,l,'., ri^-
^nn^rtrrniiipq
Lir rl
clubs
. t r( . i n t i n P
leave
GCSXS
JoIm
vocntiorral
After ]-ouiravedo e:.uur (0) 6CSESyou l)ee.l to nrake important decisions. So wha:
ara Iour .hoicP-? Yo.r car e' Ler (l)
school. You also can eiNher enter a (2)
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school ancl go to work or stay a:
cDliege or a college of (3)
Leave school
If : olr itr'e srlre lhis is for -vou and you wan:
to starl (1)
lnoney, then do it. But dc
ro. 1- . I 1. -". 1 Iou li'ld I d 'r. lt o ep
'. 1ob
tJ .4" ol l6 \.'tl r,o(5)
Stay at school
llost
schools haYe sixth forms whicl:
thev (6)
their sNtdents to go ilrto.
You 1rill ha!c the same teachers arld friend.
and things arorurd -\iou.In addition, Vou do r1o:
have ro (;)
change and making ne\,
friends. Although the (8) _
will proba
blv be less plessured tharl at school, thc teach
-'" \\il . ||
,dkFIo,r do rrrFru-1.. ll )o
nee.l a "push" to do anything, then Vou n1aLeltpr
. ., i,uol slarp L A (9,
"r"..
Sixth-form
4
a/)
7
colleges
They are for students aeed 16-18, which
::nally offer a ]ot of A-(10)
subjects
,::d sometimes other courses. For students
-:ro study there, there are lots of (11)
r express oneself. Many sixth-form colleges
::1.e student unions which have various sports
ll) __.
s n n ' e te s a r d n E . o r g " , i s p
rreres!1ng evenls.
Further education college
ofler a great
(13) _,
from A levels to (14)
. o u r s e s l ' k p o a ,o r d l : r ' g d a r d " ' a p "
"r
-esigning. The students will be of different
:i.ucation levels ancl frorn different families. Many colleges of frrrth€r educariorl en:,rurage people with (15)
to go into education.
These are colleges which
Lcsson il
f,:
,
l r e s v s l e a no l e d u c a t i o ni n t h e U S A s d i f f e r e r t f r o m t h e s y s i e m o i e d u c a l i o f i n E n g l a n d .
-isten to the information a b o u t t h e U S s y s t e m o f e d u c a t i o n a n d c o m p l e t e t h e t a b l e ,
age
Grade
l
rl
I
whai
:ay ai
10
2)
lt
ut dc
:o gei
Combned
nsn
3)
12
13
14
rvhlcf
high schoo
lo
10
15
tl
16
12
17
o-_
:eachI yor
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A
Though systernsof educaiion are differeni in Britarnand the USA, the)
havesomethingln
Compare the US and the British systems ot education. Fitt in the words that fit.
Both in the US arrd England most children e) Altend schools where educatron ls
free. In the USA they are called (1) _
schools and in England they are called
(.2t _
schools. Secondary education is (3) _
in bothlountries but in the
USA children must (4)
school betlveen the (5)
of 6 and 18 and i
England between the ages 5 snd 16. The periocl ot primarv tOt
in England
_
is 6 years. In the USA primary education is ca11ed(7)
It can take froD
5 to 8 years in diflerent (8) _
of schoots. The na;es of sclools and the period
of (9) there are quite different in these two countries. In the USA students
do not take (10) _
exams but in Engiand they have narjonal exams at the end
o i e a c l L( 1 1 )
Less*;r 4
hint
Reported questions
Sebastian: "Do Britishchildrenwear uniforrn?
Sebastianasked lf Britishchildrenwore untforrn.
Alicewantedto knowwhereyou would spendyouTsummerholidays.
GSp. 192
Here is what the childrenwantedr o I n o w a b o l t s c h o o l i f e n B r i t a n
0.) A lot o{ children asked / took / British children
A I
ildren aske
1) The children wanted to know
would be
itish
Et secondar! school
o
ivhat exams
r
,' more honlework / therE
T
2) Rick asked '' cllildrerl ,/ what marks 1at
schools / got
Britis!
3) Liz wanted to know /,a1I British teens / what t:
do after school , had atread:r decided / if
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= I Steven was interested / at elementary school / all the
:]1ildren / if / had had good marks
toll
1S
called
nd ir
glancL
fronr
: I A boy
Prince
'.','illiam:\- asked / what school / had been to /
dents
e end
: I Some children wanted to know ,/ could work / teens /
-)
Joan was interested / what / not to fail the exan /
, rould do / you
L
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Here are some quesronsrhar childrenasked on the Internetsite aboui the education
:_oblemsin the Engish'speaking
countries.
llnlemetBrowser
+ -€ @ 8 . 6 '
j htlD//
0) Do British children go
school on Saturdays? (a boy lrom Russia)
childrenwent
ritish
1) When do children start school in Australia?
at to
(kids from differert
2) What school did the Queen stud], st? (a lot of Internet
courrtries)
Lrsers)
ID
+-€ a
i hflp1/
I-
3) Where will I live if I come to Britain ro srudy English? (pablo)
,1) ri/ill
I get a certificate?
(Pablo)
5) Has anyone studied at a language school in Canada? (Ralph)
6) What marks have British
dra)
7) If Russian chiidren
school? (Bertie)
8) Did Prince William
children got ir1 Literature
have an opportunit!,
exam this year? (San-
\l'ill they study at a boarding
study well at schoot? (a lot of children from differenr
9) When can Canadian children leave school and start .ivorking? (some kids
from France)
a
l 0 ) D i d ) o . r r p d - p n t s s r L d ) a r r r n : v e r s i r \ ?r \ I d r k l
t
- . ' . . ' - - . ' ' , )
Lesson 5
Alf4
i- D",ur-rn:.rlri Thereare dffereni oprnonsabourwhere t s betrerto siuoy.nere rs one
Complete the text with the correct torm of the words.
(many) adv€ntages than any other way o;
. I think studying at home has (D) fip!!
schooling. One of the (7\ _
(big) advantages of homeschooling is the timetable. Home
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I :,,
Il
r l
,::ti l
-chooline (at least for us) takes (2)
littLe) ti]Jre, and it also isn't limited to cer
:ain hours, When I was little, Mum or Dad
:ook (3) _
(we) to +,b'ezoo, the sci:lce centre, a park or wherever during the
ray while all the other kids (4)
,itf, in school. If you were sick or tired,
jou could sleep (5) _
(long), I did,
(muth) ol my high school
6)
:r the evenings while I (?) _
my bed. And finally, I think the
3)
(importarLt ) advantage of
:omeschooling is that
(close).
9) _
it
brings
families
Lesson 6
D I
H4 i, Voaabulax,.v. startinga new scnoorrnaybe srressrulrrut it qivesa pupirrnore
Readthe text. For questions 1-14, deciclewhich answer (ar b or c) best fits each space.
If you thought there were a lot of after.chool activities in middle school, just wait
0) b you eet to high school!
Because classes
grades
and
are
stressful in high school, you
]ay feel like you just don't ha1'e time or en
:rgy for activities. But it's important to Jind
:ime for (2) _
onel They're a great way
:o have (3)
fun, make new friends,
-earn about yourself and open the door to the
':rture.
Let's say you play a musical insr,runellr,,
-r are (4) _
in playing one. Your midrle school (5)
offer an orchestra and
: bsnd. lr high s.hool. you car join groups
jazz ensemble, rock ensemble,
6) _:
-assical
quartet, jazz quartet, stage band and
rarching band, That's a lot of choices!
In high school, you'll have (7) _
:lore variety
in which sports teams you
:an join. If your middle school only offered
3) _
teams, like basketball, baseball
:nd soccer, your high school (9)
let you
:hoose from sports (10)
gymnastics,
'"erleading, foorball. golf. bowling. s*im
:ring, field hockey, ice hockey, track and
:ield and softball.
BE
in a team
AE
on a team
r
i,.lni[:
LEggohr
6
t l
Often, places on a team are reserved for (11)
and more experienced athleies.
This main team is usually (12\ _
the varsity team. But most schools offer a second team, called junior varsity or JV, for (13) _
students. Keep in mind that at
some schools the first-year students (14) _
participate in certain sports, so find
out what you can and can't do.
0
I
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
I
10
ll
l2
13
14
a while
a much
a at least
a interested
a should
a like
a
a
a
a
a
such
oldest
ca1led
little
couldn't
@ until
c for
fi
b least
b the
b interesting
c good
b ma-v
b such
c has to
c a s
b man:'
b little
c a little
b should
b such as
b otd
b kno\l'n
b younger
b mustn't
:
c older
c named
c smaller
c shouldn't
Lesson 8
rria l. Sort out the senlences to support the tollowing ideas. There is more than one correct
answer. Add at least one senlence to support each idea.
1 The school gives a lot of opportunities to express oneself.
2 Our school has good educational facilities.
3 The teachers are good.
A Evdry year we go on school trips. We visit museums and places where our parents
B
c
D
E
F
G
H
7A
We have a school newspaper, which is rather popular.
There are different sports clubs in rny school.
We are awarded for good work.
There are big laboratories and good computer classes.
we are given support when necessary.
There is a school theatre where all pupils can take part in.
There is a large library in our school.
.l,1ii 4.
:
I
rletes.
a aecmt at
) find
We have a great choice of optional subjects.
J They encourageus lo work our best.
K I like drawing very much. And I am a member of an art studio in mv school.
L
JMe are treated like adults.
CONSOLIDATION
i9 l. Vocabulary. Findthe word that does not betong.Exptainwhy.
1) attend, go, visit, enter
2) comprehensive,primary, higher, compulsory
3) fail, pass, enter, take
{) optional, private, public, state
5) college, gymnasium, lyceum, kindergarten
6) university, college, academy, consetvatory
;) GCSE, A-level, entrance. further
lll 2, ln lOur culture. Hereis an articteaboutMoscowSlaLeUnrvFrsity.
Beadabout the history of the University,For questions1-11, fi in the gaps with the approp.iate form of the verb given.
The University (q was established by a decree of
Russian Empress Elizabeth'dated January 25, 1755Ihe initiative of opening a university (1) _
to
Ivan Shuvalov and Mikhail Lomonosov. The first lessons
t2\ _
on April 26. January 25 (3)
Students' Day in Russia.
In the 18ih century, the University had l}rree facul
ies: philosophy, medicine and law. The University press
r-l) _
ihe most popular newspaper in Imperial Russia
Moshovskie Vedamosti.
r' (0) ESTABLTSH
(1) BELONG
f (2) HOLD
(3) SrrLL/TO CELEBRATE
..,
(4) PUBLISH
,!
I
I
by a decree of Russian Empress Elizabeth
AekperoM pocc!ficson
trMqelarprrrd
EjEsarer6r
U$it4
CONSOLII]ATIO[!
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In 1919, education became free, and a preparatory fac
ulty (5) _
for children of the $'orking class so
that they would be able to pass the entrance exa inations.
In 1940, the University (6) _
in honour of
its founder Mikhail Lomonosov.
Since 1953, most of the faculties (7) _
on
Sperrow Hills (Vorobievy cory). The NISI- main buildiDg
was the tailest building in the rvorld onrside \e\
York
City at the time of its construction. Ii (8) _
to
contain 33 kilometres of corridors and 5,000 roonls.
Now the Universit-v (9)
39 faculties. 13 research
institlltes and 14 research centres. More than 10,000
students st[dy at the University. More than 10,000
professors and l€cturers and researchers (10) _
fof
the faculties and research institr.ltes. Ever:' \'ear. about
4,000 international
students from all ol-er the world
(11) _
Moscow University.
!
ja
(6) NAME
,-.
r7l slTrra
|I,tr'
(8) SAY
'. (9) HAVE
r. (10) woRK
... (11) ENTER
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t'
Here is an aricte aboutthe svsternol educaiionin Canada.
Choose the correct worcl la, b or c) to filt in the spaces in the sentences.
Most chitdren (0) b public schools, which are (1) _
by the government, thougl
some children attend (2) _
schools. There are some children who are (3)
ai
home by their parents. These children are (.1)
to be homeschooled. In genefsl.
Canadian children start their first grade $'herr rhe\. are six vears oldj some of then:
attend kindergarten for one to two years before crade 1, it is (5) _.
The schoo.
year runs from September each year (6)
June of the next vear.
Students in high school begin to decide l.rha:
they want to do after school, what profession tc
choose. In Grades 11 and 12, students in Ontaric
(7) _
to choose from workplace preparation.
universit,\' : col I ege preparation, college prepara.
a tion ancl universit-v preparation courses.
3
Students in almost all provinces and territo.
ries
must attend school (8) _
they are 16.
i
But most students stay (9) _
till they get diplona after their 11th, 12th or 13th grade depending on the province they are living in, Afte:
high school completion, strdents can choose tL
(10) _
their education in university, college o:
( 6 g q p . C 6 g e o i " f r o n r h " F r e n c \ , a n g u d g ps r .
stands for Coilege of General and Vocatioral Ed
i
ucation and it is between the first two years of university (11) _
years of vocational studies and high school.
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3
4
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a g o
,A attend
a set
a private
b recommended
a studied
a expected
a optional
b learnt
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b
b said
b compulsory
g
studies or thre€
c visit
c controlled
c elementary
c raugnt
c hoped
c extracurrtcular
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a
a
a
a
a
since
are able
until
furiher
start
general
b till
c t n
b can
b after
c must
c before
c more
c conllnue
c preparallon
b longer
b finish
b educational
I
4. tn gnrain. chrldrenofte'l dJscussthe p obten wn,Lh schootthev get inro.
lvhat arc their opinions about a new schoot? Fi in the gaps wtth t-he artictes la, the or _1.
i
rough
oeral,
them
chool
what
on to
tlton,
pararrtto-. 16.
get a
e deAfter
se to
ge or
and
I Edihree
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- I think it is important io go to (0) ,t school suitlble for you. I think the children should decide. If you are
'1) _
fantastic athlete and love PE, you should go to
'2) _
school with (3) _
big stadium and (4) _
good sports facilities. And if like me, you love to write.
f o u s h o u l db e a r { 5 , _
s . h o o lw i l h t 6 l
big librsry
and (7) _
good English department, It is impodant t;
:€ in (8) _
right schooi, so you can succeed.
- Last year I didn't get irto (9)
church school
I wanted to go to and my Mum started teaching me at
,10) _
home. My Mum didn'i like any of (11) _
to:al schools. I know other children who could not get into
,12) school they wanted.
- When I was in Year 8, I was upset becauseI didn,i
get to (13) _
same school as my best friend. But now
:-m in Year I and I have made (14) _
Iot of friends,
-:osometimes it can be good going to (15) _
school you
:idll'i really want to go to.
kind of educauon you gel
^. I really care what school I go to. Afier all, (16) _
:.aJluencesyour life. I want to be (1?)
biologist and i want to go io (18j
.:dversity.
gl o... Sor''e o{ the reporled quesL,onsbetow
are cor.ect a1d some are wronq.
underline the mistakes in the sentences and write them again correcfly.
a) The students asked if they l4!U have a test tomorrow.
1) The parents wanted to know if religious education was compulsory at that school.
2) Some students could['t remember what homeiask had they goi yesterday.
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3) The daughter asked his father if college of further education gave him good prepa
ration for the future profession.
4) The parents wanied to know il the price for studying at the boarding school was
high.
study r
to foll(
do Eng
subjec
Biologare th(
Stur
Friday,
Dractic
5) Pupils wanted to know how much time thet' {'ould spend on the excursion.
6) The girl wanted to know did her mother like going to school.
Less
7) The teacher asked had the students ahead-v read the te:{t.
D{
8) The mother asked what mark had her son got for the test last week.
Listen t
There is
9) The mother asked her son if he was ready with his homework.
Speake
,ipeake
10) Paul asked his friend what university he will enter next year.
-ipeake
-rpeake
-:peake
'
Find out abo{rtthe educationsystem in Australia.For questions 1-17, fill in th€
gaps with the word that fits.
The education in Australia takes 12 years. A lot of children start (1) _
schooat the age of 5 years (Year 1) and the child studies there (2)
they are arounc
12 years old (Year 7).
There are many types of (3)
for children up to 5 years, but the mairones are special centres or families who take care of the kids ir a system which is
called Family Day Care. Students go to (4) _
school when they are 12 13
years old (Year 8). The (5)
education is up to Year 10. The Years 11 and 12
are (6) _
but are necessaryif a student wants to get (7)
edtcation
Students who leave school in Year 10 can start working or take any (8)
course. The last two years of high school are where students begin to lead their
(9) _
towards their chosenprofessions. The students wiu (10)
what tc
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prepa-
sttdy depending on the career which they wa[t
io follow. For example, a student who wants to
do Engineedng in University should (11)
subjects such as Physics and high-level Mathematics instead of subjects such as Historv or
Biology. The (72) _
of the last two years
are the most important ones, good results are
lecessary to (13) _
a university.
Students have (14) _
from Monday to
Fdday, 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a (15)
:'or lunch. (16) _
activities such as soccer
practice, dance classes,etc. are done after school
lours or Saturday mornings. Australia is in ihe Southern hemispherel and so the academic year (17) _
at the end of January and finishes in December
Lesson 1O
.PREPARATION FOR TESTING
"
Do
LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
-est
results show that girls beat boys in nearly all of the subjects. Why are boys dojng worse at
rchool?You will hear five teenagersansweringthis question,
usten to th€ recording. For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-F) what each of the
speakers says. Write the corresponcling letter next to the speaker. Use the tetters only once.
There is one extra senience which you do noi need to use. You witt hear the recording twice.
Speaker 1
Boys care less about their rulure.
Boys with good marks are laughed at.
c Boys are less intelligent.
D Methods of teaching for boys should be
different,
E Boys do not take studying senously.
Boys pay attention only to few subjects.
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker4
Speaker 5
in the
rchool
round
2 and
main
ich is
2
ail0n.
their
hai to
a hemisphere -
doryrapre
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FREPABATION
FORTESTII\IG
83
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READINGCOMPREHENSION
, *fEf
You are going to read some articles about schoolsin Britain.For questions1-gr choose trom
the schools (A-D). The schools may be chosen more than once.
Which school:
1is a comprehensive school?
2 is a boarding school for bovs?
3 is a school where boys and girls study together?
4 is a college of further education?
5 offers free education?
6 prepares special food for pupils?
7 is for those who are good at sport?
8 concentrates on studying Maths and Information Technology?
9 was repaired and decorated not long ago?
A
If you're a Year 11 student, no matter rvheiher I'ou are a boy or a girl, thinking
about what direction to take after school. or a Year g or 10 student considering
your future aims, you'll be maknrg importanr decisions that will influelce rne resr
of your life. we offer a great range of corrrses for the Post Leaving Certlficate
and for adrlt students. Students who successlLlllv comDlete theb studies at the
College get the necessary rlualificatrcns to errrer therr ch;sen career or ro conunue
their studies at the third level. The education is free, however, there are sums ol
money that students have to pay to attend all corrses, for example, for registra
tion and for examination. Students are informed at the interview stage about the
specific prices of their chosen course.
B The School is situated in an attractive marker io.$'n almost in the centre of England. School House, the boarding residence. is ser in an attractive ceorgrar nouse.
The House is comfortably fumished and offers an attractive ,.family" atmosphere
to boys aged between 11 and 19 years. Entn ]rlto School House is bv interview.
not examination, and the impodant cdteria for selection are a willingness to live
happily ard study effectively in a societ,r of boys. $ie have very competitive prices
and, with a long and successful tradition of boarding, it is very often the case
that too many people want to study here. All special diets are catered for.
c Our school is unique. It is a school for bo1's and giits aged from T to 18 vears.
Our boarding price will be a little over 310,500 per year this year
that,s about
half what you would expect at a private school. This is a Specialist Sports College.
In addition to all the usual facilities for sport f,ie have an indoor swimming pool
and a riding school. Boarding houses are organised to meet the needs of each age
group. Younger children live in Rank Weston House. Boarders ased from 11 to 13
have a separate house for boys and for girls. Older boys snd gi;ls live in Gatton
H€11. A1I of the boarding houses have been completely repaired in recenr years.
There is always a vegetarian option and other diets can be catered for by special
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Our school is coeducational state secondar!' school, with almost 1,400 pupils and
students. About 1,100 pupils between the ages of 11 and 16 study for their GCSE
exams, with more than 300 students in our Sixth Form studying for A-level exams. The school's accommodation is set around three buitdings. pupils in years g
to 11 are based in the main building lD the town. The Sixth Form is based in the
old girls' high school buildings. Years 7 and 8 are based in a separate building.
We want our pupils to work with business to develop our Specialist School status
as a Maths and Computing College and develop the ikills to succeed in these and
other fields.
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TI
:o do
:o fil
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romp
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don't
a job,
prole
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2
s @ USE OF ENGLISH
rinking
idering
he rest
tificate
at the
)nu4ue
ums of
)grstrarut the
of Enhouse.
)sPhere
to Iive
I prices
years.
l about
)ollege.
rg pool
rch age
Ito13
Gatton
years.
specisl
ils and
. GCSE
vel exlears 9
in the
.ilding.
status
rse and
l Gramrnar/Vocabulary.
fory, a girl from Canada,is talking about the options she and her
;riends have after school.
For questlons l-lo,
read the t€xt below, Use the words given in capitats to form n€w words
that fit in the same numbered gap in th€ text. Ther6 is sn oxampte at the beginning (O),
This yearI haveto mekean important(O)decision:what
to do next. Our schoolgives us excellent(1) _
to find out what is better for us to do in the future.
There are a lot of (2)
subjects that help us
to understand it and express our (3) _.
When
compulsory education is over, studenis can either entei a
insJiiute or try to find a job. But if you
r4)
don't want to meet with (5) _
while trying to find
a job, our teachers advise us to get (6) _
training
first. Our school gives us a lot of (7) _
about the
professionsthat our community needs,But I think that ihe
b€st choice is to get (8) _
education, There are no
(9) _
examinations to universities but siudying
there needs very careful (10)
. I try to study
my best in order to get a place there,
e. (0) DECTDE
(1) OPPORTUNE
a (2) OPTTON
(3) PERSONAT
(4) TECHNIC
(5) DIFFICULT
(6) vocArroN
(7) TNFORM
(8) HIGH
(9) ENTER
(10) PREPARE
l. Ga'anruar, Bruce js going to enter Ashby School. He went to the intervjewand totd his parents
about the questionshe was asked there.
neport the question3 he w6s 66ked.
0) How old are you?
wInted to know how old I was.
L t tqs askedlThev
1) Why do you want to study at our school?
I was askedlrhev
wantedto know
2) What marks did you have at your school?
I was askedlThev
wantedto know
3) Did you have any problems with your classmates?
I was askedlThev
wInted to know
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FtlB Ti:STll\lC
85
4) What book are you reading now?
r'
I was askedlrhev
wantedlo know
What are your hobbies?
l \Nqsasked
lTheywanted to know
6 ) Do you need a special diet?
I was asked
t
wanted to know
?) Have you had any operations?
I was 6sked
I
wanted to know
a
8) Are there any special things that you \\'ant to tell us about yourself?
v
I was asked
lThevwantedto know
5
18 16
15-12
11 I
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100-
5
3
2
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STUDENTCAno
Task 1
Talk about ihe sclrool you would like to study at.
Remember to talk about:
. what kind of school it should bei
. what faciliiiesshould be therei
. what opportunitiesschools should give to their pLplts;
. what kind of teachersshould work there, why.
You will have to talk for 1,5-2 minutes. The teacherw![ tistento vou until vou have nnished,Then
helshe will ask you some questions.
STUDENTCARD
Task 2
You are talking with youf iriend James/crace about comlng examinations.
. Ask your friend questionsabout the exams he/she is goino io iake.
. Teli your friend that you worry about your tuture exams.
. Answeryour friend's questionabout examinationsin Russia,
. Calm or reassureyour friend about the coming examinations,
You begin lhe conversation.The teacher will play the part of your friend,
. rnentionall the four aspects of the iask;
. take an active part in the conversationand be polite.
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I :t l
.
vou have receiveda letter from your English-speaking
pen friend, Steve.
l d d d t * l { d l d d d f
... Nextyear I will go to the sixthform whereI will learn Maths,
- whichones,
lnformatton
Technology,
Englishand two moresubjects
I haven'tdecidedyet. I want to get into Oxford.lt is rather difficult
and you needto work hard. what opportunities
do you havewhen
you choose
your
plans
whereto study?what are
for the future?what
subiects6re you interested
in?
,Vritehim a letter and answer his 3 questions. Ask him 3 auestions about British schools.Write
100-120 words. Rememberthe rules of letter writino.
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PFIEPARATIOI.I
FORl L:Sllhl(,i
87
CULTURALAWARENESS
n l
Match the wofds an.l word combinations with their definitions. There is one extra sen-
9 I
10 1
F.u,
-F{;
;t ':,4 ,i
Elementary school
Primary
school
3 Comprehensive school
4 High school
5 College of Jurther education
6 GCSE
7 A-leve1 exans
88
an eranrilration that Anlerican high schooi
studenrs take belo.e they go to college
the oldest ard the lnost fanlous public
sclrools in Britairr
ar1 exatDination ill a range of srbjects.
which is done by studenljs in schools in
E,gl. ,1 ard \V.lo-. rrr rsl ) d 1h- dge of
15 or 16
examinations in differenr slrbjects, which
stlrdents il Englald and Wales take when
ther.' are 17 or 18
the oldest and the best ruiversities in the
LISA
a pri\':tte school in BritaiD for children oI
.liffereri ages
a scirool for cl ldren between 5 ard 11
years old in England and Wales
8 SAT
H
I Eion, Harrow, Winchester
I
l0 Yale, Princeton
J
K
10
a school in the US where basic subjects are
taught for the first six years of a child's
education
a school that provides education for people who have left school, not provided by
a university
a state school in Britain for children over
the age of 11 of different abilities
a school in the US and Canada for children of 14 or 15 to 18 years old; used in
the nanes of some schools in Britain for
children from 11 to 18 years old
9-8
7-5
3
2
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Descriotion ol achievement
L-
chool
ge
'ublic
ls tn
ge of
vhich
r the
-cn of
d 11
Fair
Good
Excellent
lent
H t can reao and understancl:
. informaiion about systems of ed!cation in
differentEnqlish-speakng
countries;
. adicles from the nternet/maqazines;
. opinlonsabout different types of schooting;
. advice about sludying at school and univer
srty
D I can unAerstano:
. informaUonaboui the US system of educationi
. opinionsabout differeni types of schootingl
. advice about studyingat schoo and univer
sity
. talk aboui the system oi edLrcationin the
USA, Britan and Russial
. talk about my schooi
. talk about my planslor ihe futurei
. Fxpress.nv op nror aboullvo.s of s(hooling
. carm ano reassuresomeone
j,.lytii
"d
F(lR TFSI-lN ;;
PREPA.F)^Tlnl\
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Ilpoaotxenue
Fe
E*
@ | can wiite about:
. the opportunitiesRussianpupils have to get
an educat,on
Le
ct
. Prepositionsof time
. Reportedquestions
. Linkingwords
E€rcises I found the most interesting/difficult/todng:
lit
w,W..,
v.i.'
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FORTESTING
PREPABATION
School - what's next?
Lesson 1
1. YoungBritishchildrenansweredthe question"\ hat job do you want to do when you're oLder?"
lllhat are their answers? Fill in th€ gaps wilh suitable coniunctions.
--:@
| ia{ hint w.
ti!"[,t"t:n]
Coniunctions
Both Layla and her friend want to work with children.
Jack would like to be either a coach or a teacher.
This job is neither easy nor highly paid.
t rvl ,., vnw
Hh ... HU
GS pp. 194-195
a scientist a vet. I would like to be a sci"I would like to be entisi becauseI want to discover new things ard do experiments. I would like to
be a vet becauseI love animals and I would love to save them!" (Eden)
an air hostess because they're really kind and
"I'd like to be a dancer becauseI love music, and I'In
have really nice uniforms, iilie
inE than ai si
far better ai
"The job I wani when l am older is to be a photographer to
to earn money
becomefamous." (Anna)
be able -
r a-O
"I want to be a model but I want to be
muscular. (Miranda)
undprweight
play my violin in the
I want to be en arRoyal Symphony Orchesira _
"I wani to work
becauseI \Mant to
a
in the police
others who are in need."
I am older I would like to be a lawyer becauseI love -
fighting
winning argumentsl" (Jaz)
U n i t5
LESSON1
ti '
Key skils are rie sl' 's .o- 'leed to do well in educarion
ano trarning and to succeed in work,
What are the six key skills? Use th€ worcls given in capitats to form new words that fit in the
gaps (1-12) in the text.
Q\ Communication skills. You should be abte to
use your speaking, vrriting, listening and reading skills
(1) _
for different taske, for example. to take
part in a (2) _,
to write documents or ro gi\'e a
short talk.
Skills in problem (3) _.
Using l''our initiarive
you should understand problems and find the anslrer.
Team working skills. Belonging to e group is necessary for (4) _
success, This skill is (5) _
not
only at work, but in school and at home tool
(6) to learn. We live in a world $_herenewe ways of doing things appear all the iime. (i) _
doesn't end when you leave school. People *ho can learn
new skills and get new (8) _
are valued.
IT* (ICT) skills, Computers are used almost everywhere. You should be able to write a letter, report or
presentation, use the Internet to find (9) _.
Time (10)
skills. Ii means scheduling
(11) _
from the mosi to least impodant. If vou
learn to do it (12)
you will be able to do
more things that you want to do.
Les
,iil
1) Wh
(0) coMMUNr"
CATE
(1) EFFECTM
(2) DTSCUSS
(3) SOLVE
r
(4) BUSY
(5) USE
(6) A3LE
(7) EDUCATE
(8) KNOW
a (9) INFORM
(10) MANAGE
(11)ACTTVE
. (12) SENSIBLE
0) Re
Ps
to
1) Do
dot
Th
;
A
what are Nicks care€rprans?
For questions 1-10, cross out any of the highlighted words that are not suitabte.
Ever since he can remember, Nick has wanted to becomea vet. "l've (O) ( aluaAs i
a!rcsdV) lo\rcd animals. When I was about six, I had to take my cat, Hector, to a vet
for a checkup and I think I made my (7t (career loD/ decision then,"
Getting a place on a veterinary science course is very competitive. It s ver).
important to find out what's (2) (required. i atailable ) in advance and to choose
the right subjects. Chemistry and biology will help you to get into veterinary
school, where you can do (3) (qualiftcations ,t qualities) that will (4, (let / at.
Lor.,) yon to work widely,
Nick is working wibh a (5) (vet / IT consultant ) at the moment and is planning to
get aome work (6) (achieuement / acperience) on a farm. lt wili help him to develop
necessa4' (7) (qualiti8 / cond.itions) and get key (8\ (opportunities / shills ) ttrat are
important for the future (9) ( enplovmefi / school).
It's a \,€ry interesting (10) (job / worh.). It's very satisfying working with animals, knowing that you've helped an animal to get better, knowing you've achieved
something every day.
2) Prr
suI
Th
l)
He
Th
:) Pr(
Th
i) Te
Te
i)
Do
ag(
Ps
he
Th,
g2
:
Lesson 2
i
lll l. nere are some recommendatrons
for parenls whose children mdke decrsions.
1) What are they? Report the recommendations using ditf€rent repoding verbs (to En,
recommencl, to aalvlse, to wefi),
] ,
-"
I
,t.
l
1ram{narh
i
i
Reported sp€ech (orders/recommendations)
your
Listen to
child.
They recommendedparents to li€ten to their child.
Do not ignore his problems.
They warn parents not to ignor€ the child's problems.
cs Do. 192 1gg
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I
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0) Really listen to your teenager.
i
to thetr teenaaer.
I
1) Do not give advice that your teenager
does not need.
i
They
I
'
2') Provide your teenager with respect and
a vet
hoose
'lnary
support while giving up some of your
control.
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They
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I
I
3) Help your child to develop decision-making and problem-solving skills.
I
/al
Lng io
)veIop
at are
r)
'l anideved
5) Teach him or her to cook end Lo manage a bud,get.
Prepare your teenager to take care of himself or hersel{ away from home.
They
Teachers
6) Don't be afraid io set limits on how much you can financially support your teenager.
Psychologists
;)
Try to be supporti e alr.denthusiastic, even if your teenager ofien changes his or
her mind.
They
Unit 5
LESSON
2
93
E
d
,t ,nn,.n of tho tlps above would tqr h
b tr'ardste tor your parents? write lhem
In ordeJ of lmportanc€ for you.
g
r)l
o :4
I
f i .
x
2 A
4
3 1
x
1 2
4
D
I
GI Z. G"t--tr.
You witt spend a tor of tirn€ takiu @ms over the ne)dfew years.
hints and tips will help you.
1) Add Do not wh6re necessary.
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gf:
awTi
aw:iii
lJffi{:.
aawr,;
asww
aim:n
aaffiu::
aawir;
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arwvi :
al,w?i
Lw;.|
ljftt+
anwil:.
2) Report these tips using difter€nl r€porting verh3.
o) tt is advised(advisqb!{tolnek e-plgn
r)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
Unit5
LESSON2
4
6 t
4
Lesson 3
l9l 1. Vorabulary.
Here is some Informationabout John who wanted to ser a job.
1) Which of the two sentences contains a phrasal verb? Choose the sentence, underline the
verb with the Darticle and translate the verbs.
0
l
a
He turned up Nooearly. nPluen
b
He usually turns up his trouser legs. nOoBOOAgUBAem
tu.ImaHuHhll
a
Put the applications tn the box.
o
a
He has pu, in an application for a visa.
I thought he was at home, b.ut found him out.
1 foutud out his secret.
He likes to go into Iong explanations.
b
He had to go ;nto hospital,
b
He loohed through the open door.
He looked through }].rsexam paper.
b
3
5
a
b
6
a
He is very quiet. What is he Ihinking ol1
Can he /ftink o/ somel,hing interesling l,o spend rhe time?
He put his best suit otl.
He put his best suit o/, the sofa,
2) What did John do to gei a iob? Rewrile the sentences b€low using pronouns Instead of
tie underlined ohrases.
-',-
frramnat hiatwlw
Phrasal verbs
Fill in the form. - Fill lt in.
Look through the documents. - Look through them.
GS pp. 195-196
J
0) He filled in ihe aoolication.
He filledit in.
1) He looked through the iob advertisements in newspapers.
2) He had to go into all his reasons for choosine this iob.
3) He put in his applications tosether with the letters.
{) He's been looking out for a new iob for six months.
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5) He put on his best clothes.
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6) He thought over his friend's suEEestion.
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7) He thought of his new imase.
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8) He made up a siorv about his childhood.
9) He found out soloejdol!08ligt
Stot
9toi
l0 to tj
1 1t o t
on the websit€-
Ill 2. Vocabular;1. tt is not easyro ger a lob.
Replacethe unde ined words (or word combinalions)w h fhe phrasalverbs lrom th6 box In
the corr6ct torm.
lEr
llrat 5h
& ln th{
e
to fill in
o
to come up with
to tind on\ (r2)
.
.
to look for
.
to get up
to go into
to look through
to make up
.
to put on
o
to think of
.
to read ibrou€h
to think over
Dol
compan
Plax
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(2) _
ro hav€
If Yi
Research the job
(0) Di€cover what skills and knowledge the employers are
lilely to be (l) lrylne_lo_fiad and (2) consider your skills.
Research yourself
(3) Discover how this job fits into your career plan.
(4) Examine your information and (5) sedouslv consider
possible answers to problem areas
have an explanation
for poor exam results, for example. But don't (6) explain
unnecessarydetails and don't (?) il]vc4luinformaiion. Make
sure you know what job applications are like and have all
the information you need to (8) write what is necessarv
!! these applications. (9) Stqdy your CV and think about
the questions an interviewer might ask and (10) have an
idea about some answers,
Go to bed early the night before in order (11) !g-Cc!
out of bed early nexi day. Try to look your besi at the
interview. (12) Get dressed in a smart suit.
(ot ftllL gut
(1)
(2't
(5)
litrow t
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(6) _
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LESSON3
E
Match ihe word6 f.om the first and the second columnsto torm
El 3. Vocabrrlalv,
meaninglul exprcssions, then find the correct translation and compleie it.
1to
2 to
3 to
4 to
get on
get on with
Iook for --:
look out fo\
5 t o m a k eu p
6 t o m a k eu p
7 to puton
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B
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10 to turn out
a nice flat
a very interesting story
as an old man
early
Jine
in the examination
smart clothes
the classmates
'
the computer and check the mail
J ihe cdminal
the lights when you leave
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E El a. Vo"^t otary. Thefrst day on a newjob is likethe rrst day or schoo.
Yrhatshoutdyou know on your fi.st day at work? Completethe sentenceswith the verbs that
frt ln the correct torm.
Do some resesrch to (ol fi!4 out all you can about your new employer and the
aompany.
on during the first week of work.
Plan what you're going to (1) going to sleep the night before,
you
your
Before
best.
Choosethe suit in which
look
your first day at work. Be sure
you
for
will
need
t2\ _
things
that
through
_-ohave a pen to (3)
necessary
Iorms.
in
those
If you (4) up on time, ii will make a good impression on your employer.
(5) 'o f c l e v e r q u e s t i o n sa b o u t t h e w o r k , e v e n w h e n y o u m a y a l r e a d y
snow ule answers.
Ai home write by name all the workers you can remember. You can continue
ro) in Your list on DaY Two.
out io be physically and emoThat first day of a neri/ job usually (7) get
easier and easier.
ionally tiring. But each day after will
Lesson 4
lf 1. Gramraar.
\ /hat was Reggie Love, the lawyer in the book The Client by
-ohn Grishamlike?
What did different people say about her? Fill in the gaps with the pronouns
anyone
_nothing
a
both
much
lots of
something
0) "Mgs! of her work is with children."
1 ) "Once she was in social organiBation in Memphis."
money, I don't think money
2) "She works hard, doesn't make is importaflt to Reggie."
who has dealt wiih her."
3) "You should find
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L E S S O N4
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97,-
"Her dress was straight and black arc .--.:
s)
"She will never tell
6 ) "She wrote
in her
7 ) ''Reegie and Clint began
the day and talked about the
"She had money once,
i-ess{}ll
. ir.] gold bracelets on
what fle..ii ::
: rr::.
morning \r:::- : . :r.: cup of coffee as they plannec
it, ard it hac :rr :ght _
but unhappiness."
:.1r The Client by John Grishaml
'3
"
Studynqabroadmay be dffereniirom study.! ' .:._ .,Jntry.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaningto the first sentence using
the word in bold and oiher words. You must use between two and five words, including the
0)
The
-
You can learn more about the country if :'ou
are staying there.
living
possibi
rvhefe
I t i
io spe
living
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i11)
The
rng a
Les
6,'l
You ca learn more about the country bv
living in tt.
1) Studying abroad seemsdifficult but interesl
challenging
Students understand how
2) Studying abroad is similar
one's home college.
different
Studying abroad is not
tr..l
is.
to studying
studying at home.
3) when you are abroad, you can miss your relllti\e! \Pr\ nruch.
depressed
While abroad you
becauseyou can't see par'
ents and relatives.
4) You are in charge of aLl your things.
responsible
everl'rnrng.
You
Conl
5) You can learn a lot about yourself and the $'orld rvhile studying abroad.
best
Studying abroad
expefrence you can nave.
A
"
Llany peop e I ke th€ idea of work nq and liv ng abroad.
Use the words given in capitals to form new words that fit in the gaps (1-14) in the text
The huse (O)growth n G)
businesshas
produced a world in which people travel lookiDg out for
It is no longer (2) _
to meet people who have
worked in all of the continents.
you have, you can
No matter what (3) _
thought, a
work abroad. It just needs some (4)
Iot of (5) _
_ and the right plan
98
(0) GROW
(1) NATION
(2) USUAL
In
( 3 ) ACHIEVE
CAR,E
(5) PATIENT
(4)
hev
nned
ham)
There are two ways to make it happen. The first is to
cnoosea career path or an t6)
tbaL olfars thc
_
possibility of moving (7) _.
The other is to decide
where and when you want to go.
Working abroad is stimulating for a trrmber of reasons.
Il is vFry {81 Lo work in a new environment, perhaps in another language. Those who are able
to speak the language get the most out of working and
living
abroad. You become more (9)
and
And you can become a more valuabie
_.
later.
The Internet has (12) _
made the process of finding a job abroad easier, Besides, there is (13) _
onlinc lhar helps lo make )our tl4) _.
(from The Guardian)
(10)
(11)
rsing
t the
r,.
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(6) ORGANISE
(7) SEA
(8) CHATLENGE
(9) CONFIDENT
(10) DE'PENDENT
(11) EMPLOY
(12) DEFINITE
(r3) TNFORM
(14) APPLY
Lesson 6
E Gl t. Vocatutary.
ts it a good idea Tor pupits to take pad{ime iobs white s rn schoot?
Peopleirom difierent countrieshave different opinions,
lvhat relations do these conjunctions and tinkng worcts show? First put them into the right
column, then fiU in the gaps in the opinions with the appropriate conjunction or tinking word
from the table. More than one answer may be possibte.
although o as long a6 e at the same time . because
besides . but .
for example c however .
moreover
on the other hand o so c such as .
what's more
Conclltion
Ycrlo3ne
Result
flpn'{nHs
contrast l
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BpeMc
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Ao6aE-
Giving
npHMep
In Malaysia, parents don't seem to have enough money to pay for their children,s
:ducation in the universities or college. (O) 59, bv working part-time, children can
ielp their parents. (1)
, by doing part-time jobs, students can earn their own
aoney. (2)
, they can learn to be independent. This will help them when
:hey grow up in the luturp. (Ahmad. N4alaysia,
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In Japaq, about 30% of teenagers rort part-tiEe. Some of them have to work tro
male money for college. (3) mct shdents Fho have jobs want to spend
money iust for fun. They work to buy thi4s (4) _
clothes, electronic products
and groceries. (Fumiyo, Japan)
In my country, it is not so cottrmott for teaaagerg to work. Some teenagers,
(5) _,
want to work to help their ynrcnls to pay for the education. Some take
part-time iobs aJter school (6) _
they r&t to b€come ecbnomically independent
from their parents. (7)
they
w.ant to €ar|! DoDey to buy some things they
,
want. (Mar:ia, Russia)
Teenagers are independent of their parents- (8) they will value what they
have now. (Andrew, Taiwan)
w}lat I want to say is (9)
eor.kilg part-time has sorne bad points for
students, it also givee them valuable expericDce fc rhatever they do latir in life,
(Fernando, Costa Rica)
TeenagerB car work (10) _
they bay" tiEe to pr€pare their homework well(Kurt, Germany)
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Lesson 7
w"it" it right. xereis a rctterof .rp*idr roi a summer
job.
E El r. gaps
Fill in the
with the 3uttabte phreses from t|e bq. There are extra 6ne3,
Best wishes
.
Dea+
r
deciiled
I look forward to hearing from you,
prep{re
.
$ould like
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want
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take
rdent
they
Lesson 8
D 1 4 L" PrinceWilliam*decidedto take a gap* year.
Listen about Prince William's gap year. How did he spend it? Fill in the t€ble.
What he did
they
r for
Iife.
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The probtemof choosinga profession
is very importantior Flusslan teenagers.
fvhat is necessary to consider? Choose the correct answer (a, b, c or d) to fill in the gaps.
There is sn example at the beginnhg (O).
ad
Before you decide on what education and (0) q you will do next year,
it is worth lookine {1t
lomorrow's job prospecrs.'wtratE tle tuture of ihe work you are interested
(2) --?
WiIl there always be a need
lor it? What iB happening in the fastgrowth industries? In (3) _
palt
of Russia, there are (4) _
in the
) areasof IT, finance. pharmacy,engineering and (5) _.
Knowing about
the changing world of (6) _
is an
important step in deciding on the ed,ucation and training you need.
jobs for unThere sr.e (7) _
skilled workers. People are expected to have a range of skills, rather
than specialising in just one or two.
(8) _
surveys show that people
with higher education (9)
usu-
a prcspeci
ally earn more than people who do
!
not siudy at university.
L
Employers look (10) _
workers
with higher level skills and qualifications. The specialists that are
needednow are lT specialists.man.
agers, engineers, accountants, law&
a
yers. Accordingto experts. (Il) _
a
15-years' time (12, _
will value
spF.ialisis lhaL combinehigh qualili- ,
cations with the necessaryskills and
qualities. The most (13) _
skillE are
communication skills, team-working !
skills. skills in problem (14)
. The
person should be co-operative.crea- i
l
tive, showing iniiiative.
(Based on the newspaper
AlgurnetutV i FahtA and. the
magazjlte ObucheniAe
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10
11
12
13
14
@ training
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a irL
a aII
a work
a qualification
a work
a less
a Although
a skills
aat
a after
a employers
a allowed
a reading
b tralnee
b o n
bat
b jobs
c trainer
cat
cof
b for
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
b for
c l n
b employees
c euployment
c employed
c managlng
b employment
b iob
b amaller
b Besides
b abilities
b found
b planning
emplo).nent
application
career
fewer
Because
qualities
like
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
retraining
out of
some
workers
managemeni
professior
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
Such as
qualificaiioDs
out
at
employing
required
solving
2. Grammaf.
Sue Townsendwas a famous Britishwriter. Here is an extractfrom ner oorumn
in Sainsbury'sThe Magazine.
1) Fill h the gaps wlth suitable pronouns. There is an exampte ai the begtnning (O).
i'
all
i
o
anybody .
every
somebody .
.
everything
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some
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2) Report these pieces of advice, putting them in order of importance for you.
Sue Townsend advised
!tions
i!& 3.
Gramrnar.
Mark had a job interview.What happenedbefore and during the interview?
1) Make sentences. There is an exampte at the beginning (O).
My parents
that
rl
I should talk about my achievements,
answer questionsabout politics.
be afraid to ask questions,
lcould work underpressure,
i didn't like aboutthe job.
I had been looking ior a new job for
long time.
I shouldnl talk about the salary.
rememDer
good manners.
tell him about myself.
I
0)
arentstold me that I shouldtalk about
achtevemen$.
1)
2)
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f
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6)
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f,l ,) ,urn the sentences into direct sDeech.
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'lt
, Theparentssaid,"Mark,vou shouldtalk aboutvourachievements."
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3)
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5)
6)
8)
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phra6al verbg,
the weba wift {|e wrL
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at sixo'dockin &e
in 1i46ffi
with my
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it right.
wirar is necessaryfor peopte in Russiato get job satisfaction?
table below shows the results ot the survey,
Comment on these re3ults, Wrlt6 a report.
Unit 5
CONSOLIDATION
Pa6ora AoJrrcna 6lrrb..,
:{opoEo otrfiaqraBaeMoE
r-rE"epecl1oi
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(AorJrcna 6ErrB Bo3MorrdrrocrB
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54%
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33%
2ao/"
20%
!
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$rrite 12O words,
Use the following plan:
' an opening statement;
. an analysis of the situation;
The aim of ihe survey was to sho.wwhat is necesBarylor people in Russia to get
job satisfaction.
In conclusion
Lesson1O
aPREPARA,TIONFOR TESTING.
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-..-_-. ..
7ouwill hear nve te€nagefswho want to get work in an office during their
summer ho oays.
For questions 1-5, choose trom the tist (A-F) what 6ach teenager says about his sti s and
qualities. There is one extra tettor which you do not need to use. you wi hear the recording
on? The
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Speaker 5
A
B
c
D
E
F
I
I
I
I
I
I
have team-working skills.
have had work experience.
can write without mistakes.
know the company well.
can concentrate on details.
have worked on projects.
Unit 5
PBEPARATION
FORTESTING
o5
2 and less
E
2
@ READINGCOMPREHENSION
Read the-story of John Carr, who changed his career, and decide in which gap (1_1O)
eacl
phrase (A-K) should go. There is one extra phrase thar you clo nor need
to-use,
In his own way, John Carr, 31, was a protester. Everything about him sugges!.
.
e d h p , w o u l dt l € c o m ea t e a c h e r .l 1 l . - .
A J t e r t w o y " u . " _ u " . l a w y e r ,h e r e E
llsed Jle woutct preler to be in the classroon, He now works as a trainee
teache:
(2) _
in Guildford, Surrey.
"I
to wake up each morning and rhrnk: ,Oh no; (3)
., And:
j.r . s t t l_used
- o u e h t . w e l i . m E V b pr h d { ' s w h a l l t t e i s t , k F I l i - s u . h a r E * f r o f i " O i t i s
I left law about 18 months ago. I was with a large firm in Brighton. I felt like
"", wasn't doing (4) _.
I suppose I could have moved to a different firm (i)
. But, to be hon
p . i . . T d . i d . nr r p a l r y w a r r r o s p F n d f i v p
or siy \Fdrs saili1g.
- I just neecled to finally go
I think I knew what (6) _
and do ir.
Both
parents
my
were
teachers,
I
was dra\rn to teachers u.rj p"opr"
__
(7)._.I
suppose I went against my parents, 1r-ishes.It didn,t surprise my frieni.
"ur.
and family when I finally accepted that.
I an really enjoying what I am doing. I am learning oD the job, teaching politics
P . o n o m i c s _ E n d . g p o g r d p hE)v. p r ) d a y i " d i , a r e r t . T
"r" is t8l
I ieFl T m doing sonplhing thar is good ior psepl". eui f a* t"r" fo.
m5s.tf a,
much as for the students.
In the future I'd tike to work (9)
I feel there is a wide choice.
I don't have any regrets. Not even giving up (10)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
anything constructive
at a pdvate secondary school
but he turned to law
difficult starting a new job
I don't want to go in today
I would be good at the job
I'd always wanted to do
in different types of schools and possibl:. reach overseas
so much variety, freedom and creativitv
t h F p r o s p p c lo f e a r n j n g a l l t h a r | - l o rp v € .
lduler
to see if that made a difference to nl-v job " satisfaction
(fron
The Guardiar
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15)
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4
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1 Granlra| ::r ,' i : :.,
Kern/ doesni know what career she wants and she wrote to a
Read
.the _answer she has got. use the words in capitats to torm new words ihat fit jn the
gaps (1-16)
in the rext. There is an exampteat the beginning{O).
)) each
Lggesteacher
And I
is not.
like I
e hondo it.
) saii
riends
_ For most of us it is not easy to make a (0) decision
elrout a career. The problem with that is you might miss a
-ot of (1) --becauseyou don,t know about them.
y
o
u
'
r
e
l
l
t
2
l
i r ' s a g o o di d e a r o f i n d o u r
_
_
. tot about (3) _
jobs. Therc are compurer_based
r r . i z z Fw
s h i c l -c a n h e l p j o r . S u e h q u i z z e sp u J h y o u i n t o
' n r n k | | gw f a t
w h e t h e yr o u
) o r t i k e E n d( 4 ) _
r r p a m b r l i o u so r n o t . w h c t h c r y o u a r F { 5 1 _
in
6) _technology or in (?)
, *h"th",
18)
:.ou.a.e
{gl _
or pra._
: r . a l . w h a t i s m o r ei m D o r . t a nl o
l you - s | 10)
laid job or iob (11)
2
There is a special (12)
which will help
.;ou to make the right (13)
about courses,
14)
and careers. Personal ad\isprs ran offer
r5)
:vith (16) _
r.
on a wide range of problems and help
forms.
(O) DECIDE
(1) OPPORTUNE
(2) CERTAIN
(3) DIFFER
(4) LIKE
(5) INTEREST
(6) TNFORM
(7) TEACH
(8) CREATE
(9) MOTIVATE
(10) HrGH
(11) SATISFy
(12) SERVE
(13) CHOOSE
(14) TRArN
(15) ADVISE
(16) APPLY
rlitics.
elf as
:. G1'amrjl[al:.,]iiliJ:r--:r.-riii.. When you are studying abroad, t is good to know
sotrre rps.
Complete the second senrence so tha{ir has a simitaimeaning to ihE-noir"ni"n""
u.tng $,.
w:rd in bold and oiher words. you must use beiweentwo ..j
given. There is an exampte at the beginhing lO).
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It is good to become friendly
friends
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other students.
1) Ask yourself if the programme will tet you achieve what you want,
allow
Ask yourself if the programme
achieve what you want.
2) Discover what documents are necessaryfor studying abroad.
out
documents are necessaryfor studying abroad.
3) It is necessaryto fill in an .,Application for passport,, form.
It is required to get a special form and
.r) You
may need a visa.
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8) Be careful with your passport.
with your passpori.
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9) Your study abroad may be useful if you decide to enter a university.
go
higher education.
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STUDENTCARD
Give a talk about your job choice.
Remember lo say:
. what job you would like to have;
. what skills and qualitiesyou have;
. how your parents, subJect teach€rs and friends ir sence lour job choicei
. why you have chosen this job.
You have to talk for 1.5-2 minutes. The teacher will [$en to you until you have finished.Then
he/she will ask you somo quostions.
STUDENTCARD
TasK 2
You play the part of an interview€e ln a foreign company. You lr€nt to get a job in the project that
deals with advertlsing,
. Tell the interviewerabout skills and qualitiesyou tlave. Give examples.
. Answerthe interviewer'squestions,
. Ask the interviewer about the project: working cofrditions and opportunltles.
. Say when you are ready to start working.
You begin the conve6ation. The teacher will play lhe part ot an interviewer.
Remember lo:
. mention all the asoects of the taski
. take an active part in the conversationand be polite.
Unit 5
4;--
PREPARATION
FORTESTING
@
For (
1 W
A A
2 A
a b
b b
c b
-
'en!.
GO
wRrnNG.
You have receiveda tetter from your Engtish_speakjng
friend, Mark.
v'
l
d d d t { t t d t d d * d d
... My
friendsthink I would becomea good tT specjalist.
But| 6m
not sure.I wouldliketo be a traveller.
rt,
ialron,
doyoulike?why?whatprofessions
arepopular
......whatprofessions
withyourfriendsz
Wrrrehtm a tettet ano answet hrs 3 qrrestions.
Write1OO-120 words. Bemenbert;e rute" or tefie,writino.
'low mLch do you (iow
about B tain and he USA?
For quesrions t-5, choose the correct answer
{a, b or c).
1 What should a person get before stading to work?
a A-levels
b a working card
c an application
gap
2 A
year is a period of time which a person takes
to pause
a betwFen kindergarlen and primary school.
o bFtween primarl and secondar\ school.
c between secondary school and college or universitv.
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PRFFAi?.^lD\ F[ !.irri'f]'.,, :,
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3 A CIl means
a a summary of your job experience and edlEtirnb your autobiography.
c an application for a job.
4 Apple is a name of a US company whe bcst-borD
a the typewriter,
b the personal c(EIEts5 A GNVQ is an examination in
a academic subjects.
b practical subietb-
product is
c the dictating machine,
c extracurricular subjects.
tt .
I re
t'
SELF.ASSESSMENT
uescrrpqon
E I can read and undersiand:
. articles about the world of work;
. storiesabout people ai work or getting higher education
D I can understand:
. opinionsaboul differentjobs;
. opinionsaboul studying/working
af'road
lE t .un,
. express my opinion about differentjobs;
. describethe job I'm interestedin;
. talk about skills and qualitiesnecessaryfor
differentjobs;
. ask questionsabout career plansi
. answer questionsabout career plans;
. discussthe choices after leavingschool;
. give counter-arguments
B I can write:
. a letter about my work experience;
. a letter of application
110
Unit 5
FORTESTING
PREPARATION
Can understand
. Reportedspeech (orders/recommendations)
. Indefinitepronouns
. Conjunctions
. BbrnonHel, 3aAaHue no ayAr,4poBaHro B
recroBoM OopMare (MHoxecrBeHHbtiBbt6op,
. Pa6oTaTbB rpynne
ExercisesI found the most interesting/diffcult/boring:
Unit 5
PREPARATION
FORTESTING
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My country in the world
t
c
Lesson 1
'/ lqt i. tr(irri
l".ri.ll:r!," The surveyamong yoLrngpeopleffom differentcountriesshowswh:loreionersthink about sonle aspects of Brit sh lle
whli.r"
tt* r;solts of the iurvev? Use the words given in capitals to form new words thal
fit in the same numbered space in the text.
(o) sEA
are generallv positil'e about
Young people (0) OVefSeOS
development
(1)
its
the UK, especially
per cent of
.
6
6
(2)
of
standard
and a high
(3)
in
the arts is
Britain's
believe
that
them
based more on the past than the present. The area of British culture where people have the most (4)
is pop music and film.81 per cent of the people consid. Britain
that Bdtain exports good (5)
recognised as a big (6)
76 per cent of the people consider that there is a high
standard which the English
(7t
associated with. 58 Per cent of the people believe
(1) ECONOMY
(2) LrVE
(3) REPUTE
(4) KNOW
'
Though
than the media in other countries suNeyed
62 per cent of those asked agree that Britain has a big
and techItological
reputation for (10)
(11)
, the UK is ranked ilell behind
the Lrnited States, Japan and Germany. 65 per cent of
people questioned agree that the UK is a good model of
government.
(12\
The sur"vey s h o $ e d L h a ! l h p y o u n g p e o o l p. o o r r r o n s
influenced by the
had been (13)
mass media.
(5) SERVE
(6) INDUSTRY
I (z) EDUCATIoN
tha i qualifications lrom the UK are respected by most
28 per cent of the young people con(8)
to be more (9) Bntish
meoid
sider the
(8) EMPLOY
(9) TRUTI{
(10) SCIENCE
(11) ACHTEVE
.. (12) DEMOCRACY
(13) ENORMOUS
A Gi lr. .t,,,:' ,. :, : Read some facts aboul Canada. Complete the second sentence si
that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the words in bold
0)
In 1989, Canada joined the Organisation of American States.
n a d ah
stdtes.
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c
(
=
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(
1) Canada is one of the world's richest countries with strong democratic tradit10ns.
recognised
Canada
2) Canada is one of the leadj.tg mineral producers in the world.
ranks
Canada
whal
that
3 ) A large proporlion of CEnada's minersl production gocs abroad.
exporta
Caaada
Its main trading partners are America, China and Japan.
trades
Canada
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5 ) Canada is also connected with the Europesn F.onomic Community and traditional
European trading nations.
links
7l
8)
Canada
s)
ro)
6) Canada joined the United Nations in 1945.
became
Canada
7) Canadian culture has been influenced b'*" British, French and American cultures
and traditions very much.
enormous
British,
French and American cultures and traditions
The country is highly developed in the aieas of health, education, social protectioD
8)
chd
h'rhan.idhta
fields
The country
Lesson 2
El 1. On O. 115, read the informationabout some ot the 1OOgreatest Britonswho British peopb
chose in the BBC phone and Internetsurvey.
1) For questlons 1-12, write down the missing words.
<{,Rroynffla"1
Noun suftrxes: -ist,
Adiective suffixes:
Word building
-ation, -ment, -ian,
-al, -fLrl
scientist
0)
1 ) develop u
2 \ muslc
l?'
3) explore u
4)
found u
lpercon)
5) discover u
6) research 1,
Unit 6
LESSON
2
hi4trclw
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GS pp. 197-i99
scientific
11)
t2\
itional
7) achieve u
8) design u
:
n
g) succeedu
10) physics n
(person)
rltures
11) contribute Ll
12) recognise u
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UnitO 11
o
LESSON
2
I
2) use the words lrom ex, '1.1) in the co.rEct k-
b fl in tho sam€ numbereogap,
Charles Darwin was a great British (O) Scietttist of the nineteenth century who
(1) _
the theory oI eL'olutitn.
John Lennon was a (2)
. a cortrp6er and a member of The Beatles.
the most successJulrock band of the 196{b.
Francis Drake was an English (3)
who was the first Englishman to
travel round the world in 1577 1580.
Robert Baden-Powell was a British soldier f,bo f4)
the Boy Scouts in
1908; and with his sisier Agnes - the Girl cuides in 1910.
Alexander Fleming was a British scieDtis! rho (5)
penic|Uirr 1r\ 1928.
for which he received the Nobel Prize in 19{5Alan Turing was an English mathematieian Eb.o (6\
the possibilitr
of computers.
Steve Redgrave is a Briiish sportsesn sbo yon gold nnd. blotuze medals at five
Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000, For his (D _,
he is widety considered to
be Britain's greatest Olgnpian.
John Harrison
was aII English clock (8)
the world's first (9)
who developed and buih
maritimer cl,ocl.
Michael Faraday was an English (10) _
and chemist w}rose experLnents
greaily to the und€rstanding ol clcctromagn?lism- He
(11)
(12)
ar one of the great€st scieDtists of the 19th centurv.
iE EL z. ro your culture.
Herearesonp gred Frussans.
Why are these people famous throughord th€ wtd? Bead the intormation about them. Mak
up one sentence using tte frst to, whose oa .lp- I-e
changes where nsc€ssary.
0) Yuri Gagarin $ras the first Russiarr co@oDAut. In 1961, he travelled into space
for the first time in history.
Yuri ca^arin w6s the flrst to
1) Galina Ulanova was a great ballet dancer of 1he 2oth century. Her performances
were a great guccesson many stages of the rorld.
2) Ivan Buni was a great poet and novelist. He was the first Russian Nobel priz€
winner in literature.
3) Zhores Alferov is an outstanding physicist. He received the Nobel prize for physics in 2000.
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is a famousgAnnast. lc.isgymnasticsachievements
brought many
11,"j":t-I:l::
goLo. s D?r and bronze medals as well as manv fans.
i
5) Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a writer and historian, He is known for
the series
of novels about Russia such as August 1914, The eULAe Archipelago,
The Red
Wheel and otherc.
i
I
Unit 6
LESSON
2
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ii
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6 ) Vladimir Dal was a writer and a drctionar!'Friter. I{e compiled the famous tr'
planatorA Dictionarq of the Liuing Russion languo.ge and some collections of prov'
erbs and fairv tales,
Ler
?) Kazimir Malevich was a painter. His Blaek Square made him famous throughout
the world.
8) Aleksey Leonov travelled into space in 1965. He made the first space walk in historv then.
Lesson 3
):
ff 6l f. VocaUutary. Hereis ihe inrormanon
at'od some of the most spokenlanguagesir
the wodd.
For questions1-9, choosethe best answer (a, D oi c) to fill in the gaps in the text.
As for (O) b spealers, Chinese is recogaised as the world's largest language.
The next four (1) _
Ianguages are Eaglish, Spanish, Hindi and Arabic. In th€
future, German will (2)
, end the trflueDce of Chinese and Arabic will groF
(3)
- Less and less people are learning (4)
Ianguages in the UK and the USA.
_
becausethey believe that everybody speaks or will speak English, which is one of th€
most (5) _
languages.
_ Though English is spoken in mant different ways in different parts
of the world. Slandard Englisb (6)
the language for iniernation&
(7)
- Every language (8) _
new words from other languages. Without new worG
languages can't grow and change. That's why many old, small languages are (9)
out now.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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118.
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
foreign
major
become
wide
foreign
widespread
remains
recognition
expands
dying
Ur';iu-6
Lr,SSON
3
@ native
b official
b die
b enormously
b international
b ma.lor
b ranks
b communication
b expons
b changing
c spoken
c expand
c highly
c official
c global
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c belongs
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t
c expanding
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Lesson 4
, , . , . , i i . i t J , r i . This s part oi Andrew,s
I|
etter to his
How would you answerAndre;,s questions?Wrire 1OO-120 words. freno
t d { {:t t l C { 8 d { r t
... we are
rghout
n hls-
r t{
doingresearch
at schoolabout langudgesthat our
study.
Here
questions
are
the
friends
that are includedin our survey.
couldyou answerthem,please?
when did you start leqrningEnglish?How lonq have vou been
Iearntngit.?
Tnqlishio xuayt
for choosing
.what wereyour reasons
Do you think Englishwil be usefulfor your futuie caieerz
Writesoon.t'll be gratefulfor your answeits.
Andrew
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Lges .
uage,
n thE
gfo\r
USA.
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Below are different opinionsabout rb. b €qr a €nguage better.
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Uthal is the best way to tearn a tanguage? eq
cr f
E.as in brackets that do not fit.
-"w"qr]
ts
mffat hint wwn
Adverbs dd adFc|iE
Do your work quickly ar|d d!
lf I get good marks, I led tr.Ff't.
itil.
llf
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i ;tf
It's a bad habit to study (O) (hard . @;
harder) just before an exam.
Some
siudents
(l)
(quicher
learn
most quichlA) in groups thaE
/ moft quicklg
.
l$,
t#
l$
. Students leatn a langrage (2\ (easier ttu carizsr easiLy) and (B\ (fast / faster
the fastest) in the country where it,s spokeDYou-should practise English (4> (less oftcrr often / more often) i! yolu wanL lo
epeak (5) ( fluent / fluentlg / more fluent)The-(6) (most effeetiDe / more effecticety effectit)e) way to learn a language is
to study it (7) (regular / legularly / more regularty ).
. You'll feel (8) (comforxabte / confoLlably the most comfortdblel speaking a for
eigr language if you are not afraid of maki.ng mi,stakes.
If you have no idea what a word means, Iook it up in a dictiona4r (g) (immediate
immedi&teLy).
(10) (more careful / carefutlT
most carefullg ) before you are going to
_Think
write an essay.
. If.you finish an activity (ll) ( earl! / earlicr more eartA) t:Irar:your partner, usr
ihe time to do some (12) ( additional / additionattg 1 exerciies.
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E
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fli
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lid Z ."""O-.o-e advice Engtishteacners (tye r'|eir students ro improve their Engtisl
F
languageskills.
Completethe sentenceswith tlE co.rect verb form.
- w/irAmfr0(
E.
hintwss
Firsl anal Second Conditionals
if you do your homeworkquickly, you will have time to watch a new film.
Ecff Tbt cAerraeub AoMauHoro pa6ory 6bJcrpo, y re6c 6ytrer BpeMg
nocMoTperbHoBbrt(brnbM,
lf you did your homework regularly,you wouldn,l have problems at the
exam.
Ecnh 6hr Tbt Aena, AoMaLIlH|oo
pa6ory peryncpHo,y re6i 6br He 6h|no
npooneMHa eroM gK3aMeHe
(cei,eacvtt^ B 6yAyuteM).
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i,
120*il:i_-*_
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-
t fit.
Lucy, if you (0) listened (tu listen) ro me more carefuily, your re€ults would
be better.
- If Pete checks his work, he (1)
(not to haue) many mistakes.
You don't take English seriously, Jane. If you (2)
(to d,o)
exercises regularly, you would pass the test.
- Fred, you'd do more creative projects if you (3)
(to attend.)
the lessons regularly,
regularlv,
-rfr(4)_
(to be) yon,I'd ask your teacher for help more often.
- If you (5)
(to studA) grammar harder, you won't be afraid of
exams.
- If you took English lessons seriously, you (6)
tesb beiter.
- If you (7)
speak English more fluently.
than
nt to
ge is
I for-
(catu) do
(to haue) mote iime to do all your homework, you,d
Lesson 6
fEt -r.You can improveyour
Englishnot only in the UK but atso in other Engtish-speaking
countries.
_H
Wrlt6 down questions you might want to ask about language schools.
1) about the school
Where
rd like
please.
2l aboul thp lpngth o[ thp languagc courae
rg ro
How long
3\ about the tuumber of students in the class
How many
4) about the number of lessonsper ueeh
rglish
Ho\t
Could you
5) about f&cilities
Is there
What kind of
6, about accommodation
Where can
What
7\ about extracurricular actiDittes
What
Do you
8) about the prLce of the course
How
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lf you tfave to East Slsse:
.:..r places whlch attract vslors c
Read the following ads. Listen to five announcemenrs of the East Sussex Information Centre
Compleie the ads wiih the missing information.
1. \'isi: :r:. - :::ie:r ater- Tunnel aDd experience
an ilrlpres::'.: . r:it .i (1)
. Expiore
perfect roai :
-..
Other (2|
: Sea L.abor:atorv,Ocean
Fihn TLeai:E. R.::.,.lranr and Gifi Shop.
Open o:.r'.
..'.er, da-vs a wcek, all year,
(3)
2. \.isit the Museuir
then". See ( 4 )
interesting ( 5 )
Orall (6,
ol Shops H.ru '.r. :-.."d
exhibits.' T!er: :. : :: rrJl
and Tea =r. ii ::=..r'b\.
Jror: i ...rr:. ro
5.30 p.rr.
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There is also a shop, a children's phr r.e. .:
fun and games ctur-
ine (7)
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:he secrel, of Garden Paradise. L.:-.r':: :::e \istory of the rvorld from
4,500 rr:r ll.':: redrs ago to the prescnt da\'.
Tra\'€i :l:: ig! iime and see how plants and
years ago.
aninre.: :-.r,at ttl
Here :: ;l:.: ore ol thc England's lellding
G " r ' 1 " ( . . ' . : . . . r e \ c e l l e r t r e s e r \i c e r e s
lartrir": .'-ri i.,r:tee shop.
Ope:- 9r
1st lla..l: :. 31st October 1 0 a.rn.
b p,m.,
ancl i:.r
1:i \ovember
28th February
10 a.r:.
1.30 p.m.
5. The rnuserun shows Alfristotl's hisior-! i|ojrL
the 15th cerltury to the present da!. lL.::r':cal
shops and hotels oI Al-lriston, plus be:i,ii.iul
rvalks oller a very interesting visit for .,-r. Olel
(10)
to (12)
irorrr
_.,..--from (11) __
Easter to the end of October.
'an exhibit
lrorLhtr
t22
C(
about Buckinghamperace,one of rhe most poputarattracrionsfor tourists
F^E
?. *"o
in London.
For quesfions1-17, fi in the gaps with one suita;te word)entre.
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Palace.rhF best-(O)hOWn royal palacein rhe wortd. is (t )
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rn
uentral London. The Dalace tales l2)._
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wre, queen
House. Johr Nash, the royal architect,
rl mto a pajacein the-]he_Queen's
1820s. Victoria was the {6) _
queenlo live therc
In,thepalsce.
there(?)
GAterv
_ theeucen.s
t8)_
l:".r1l3j?.
Art
"r,i"r**nirrti"
Colection.
drawings
_-=by Leonardoda'V]ii-E[e
lT^T
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rrrar rroor
"1i: oaJconyts theTlace ol Jormsl _appearences
by the Royal Family on important
. below ru tn the |orecourt. the colourful ceremonyof the Chang_
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lis^:L.lh:
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!o ea4y Augustr.
(tZ)
-
(eenerauy ;;;i"e l.romAprir
==
., , reeutarly
"""rv
Her Mqjesty rhc euecn is in residence,
you caJl see r,he
'piffiiTniI psrace'
rraditionsrrv
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mid-1990s. The State RoJms of the palace are used fo.
iifi
heads of
whereHer yaielty and otrer 1-[
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"" honours and (1?)
Royal
give official tifles,
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yearstaterit *i"- r""er,t ry xi,,g E"."g"
ly]l,^T
\-<rHnoEe' arxt ,s*W
becameknowll (1]
Vocabulary.
Read the folowhg opinion about
Russiantanguage.Who do you
think€xpressesit: t nativ€speak€ror a-roreisne,irli il the
[.'J,iJ i,iiri
-- iilvioros
-'- rromthe
box
in the correcr torm. Th€r; is an exampte ;r the begtnning
ioiavailable
o
borrow
o
dictiolary
fluent
*ieaeb€+
.
practise
native
.
rank
.
recognise
.
throughout
vocabulary
.
creat Rlssian, is a e) membq: of the Indo,Europeanlamity
Pl::.t:l: ""^.
of languages.
As "*11"d.
Russian is a (1)
language, it is considered to b;
one of the (2)
l.anC]rgees.Knowledge of the Russian language
yorlq
i:=_- of
; Russia,s
opens the. door:l-to _i:
the study
iich tradition of-tteralure, art and music.
Russian literature (3)
_ among the most beautiful and exciting national
literatures in the world. Rusei;; is the (4)
lanPhase of the
langlage
the greatore,test people known (5)
the world: L rolston e. f"frr-iL.?"ry, I. pavlov,
Unit 6
123l-,
CONSOLIDATION
J
I
as a very difficult
'
' . r ' l e o r r rR u s s ' a ' l( 7 )
Ianguage. If you speak ltalian, French o: G: ::::
_
pven more Fasi y as I a1I \vords (8)
r., nF 18rt s1d l9th cpntLr.
_ ro RI"s'a ror have a Ru"
ries from these languages. If you neiti:i: ::: :
sian pen friend, you shottkt (9)
. R .-. ar ir orhar wrvr. There .
at loca,
a lot of books and DVDS ivaiting lor !.::- :.::: :. . ..re (10) _
. . - :. :.
fegu1arly, you wiil probably bE
R L S s i a ns t o p s . l r ' t o U - 1 u ' l vR r s . , , r o
(11)
d na\\.p<rpPr drticle wil
i n r l , r e e) F . - - E
-
a (r2)
can be achieved l
'
For questions 1-1O, read about
Alex who v/on a anguage competition. Look carefully al
each sentence. Some of lhe sentences are correct, and
some have a so.d !/hich should not be there. lf a sentence is correct. !!t a tick (v/) on the line. lf a sentence
has a word f,: c^ shouldn't be there, write the word on
the line. There :.e examples at the beginning (O and O0)
(0) I had never spoke an.rr'of the larrg:..::.: I .,.a:
tested on before.
(00) First I had learnt ltalian - it *as I::
:r'. :r'c
Ergli"l
n6a
(00
F. -o
b e c a . l s cr t $ a s a b i r l i l p
things,
(1) Ir ua" djfli"rllt to lparr tl F RLs-i^
of words aren't like English.
( 2 , B u r Z u l . r u s - , I I I b . o u r ' t pb e - 4 . . . " '
sounded nice.
(3) My Mum was helped me to prepare Ic. :r. _r:I
pcl tion srll a :lop\dl.i, iu tima n j
'-'
(4) I lparnt Zul,r 'o- 'alf ar \our
"
.iirn
month, but when I was il], nry Mum nade ri..:
ir lor an l-or- rl-rrl ua- r"slli ur".r'.
(5) At the competition I $.as nervolls aboui rr-_: --.r:.fer..
r-:
ing qui.kl] pnoughar'o nakir g s l J
(6) They had asked lne questions like ho\r : ::
:he
time in each language.
(11
(2)
(3)
(5)
(6)
(7) The competitionwas difficult, but I sa: :.:e
ter than other thirty-six peoplein the fir-.-.
(7)
(8) As {rell as my awards, I also $'on n ::r!: :. ihe
South Africa where I will open a languag! :.r _:rl.
(9) I will have to keep olf practisirlg Z 1 -i. i: I can
speak to thc children I will meet thele rr: ::!:r' o\l'n
language.
( 1 0 , T h p r a x r l d , l g , D g a$ h a t I a ' r l F , . - and I hope to visit Japan soon too.
(8)
L zulu
124
(0)
'7ulu:l
3Y!v.crin!i
r3!m
(e)
(10
Cho(
fficult
!E^-3. ,n" ,""n"n"r" from differentcountriesare talkingabouttheir experience
of studyingEngtish
abroad.
centuI Rusere lg
; Iocal
lly be
, with
Choose the correct endlng (r, 6 or c) to comptete the sentences.
n8lrdmtt\Li{
lrintruE,
First, Second and Third Conditionals
you
lf
go to Engtandto study, you wlll improve your Engtish.
ll you went to Englandto study. you woulal improve your English.
lf you had gone to Engtandto study last summer, you wouti have
proved your Engtish.
about
ully at
t, and
GS p. 188
d oo).
. (0)
. (00)
. (1)
. (2)
(3)
4
(41
5
(5)
(6)
6
(7)
(E)
(s)
7
I'll go to study English in London next year if
a I pass the exam successfully.
b I will pass the exam successfully.
c I would paEs the exam successJullv.
lf I had a charce to go abroad to stjdy,
a I'll choose a London language school.
b I would choose a London language school.
c I choose a London lanEuaEeschool.
If he hadn't done well aithe exama he didn't get a certificate.
b he veouldn't get a certificate.
c he wouldn't have go! a certificate.
If I were vou,
a I sould study American English.
b I'U study American English.
c I study American English.
I sould have understood what they were talking about
a if I knew English better.
b if I had known English better,
c il I know English better.
I'd take a six-week English course in England if
a I would have more money.
b I had more money,
c I have more money,
If you stay with a family,
a you would have more lenguage practice.
b you hsd more language practicc.
c you will have more language practice.
(10)
lll 4. Crarnmar. Readteenagers.
opinronsabouttherrhomework_
rof questions 1-7, write the second sent.nce so that it has a simlar meaning
ro the trrst
"
sentence,using the word given. There is an exampteat the Ueginninj
1Of.-0) I regret that we get so much homework to do every day.
wish
l Wish We didn't Aet so much homeworkto do every day.
Unit 6
CONSOLIDATION
125,
1 ) I'll do my English homework regulsrly, I Fon't have problems writing tests.
I
do ny English homework regularly.
2) My Mum said. 'Don'l lorget about youi homerork.asked
My Mum
homework,
3) We were supposed to do five exercises belorre taday's lesson.
ought
five exercises before today's lesson.
4) I don't like doing written exercises and I'm Eot fond of looking up ne.wwords in
a dictionary.
neither
I
IooLing up new words in a dictionary.
5) I didn't translate the text yesterday, that's rhy I got a bad mark.
would
I
the text yesterday,
6) Let's do this grammar exercise first; it's very diJficult.
not
whv
grammar exercise first?
7) Doing homework i6 boring.
It
homework.
Lesson11
oPREPARATION FOR TESTING'
LISTENING COMPREHEITSION
You will hear an announcementof a cruise
Llsten to the rscording. For questions 1-5, cdn!'tete ti€ missing information. you witt hea.
the recording twice.
1) Name of the cruise
2) Services during the cruise
3) Length of trips
4) Working days
5) Price for adulis'and children's ticxers
Unit 6
PREPARATION
FORTESTING
E(
Read
FALS
s
and
This
Elizz
a
then
ple,
visit
ciell
man
tanr
She
rlv.
lrk.
lon,
lay.
ast?
)rk.
2
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the text about Elizabethll. Accordingto the text! mark statements 1-11 TRUE (T),
FALSE(F) or NOTSTATED(N/s).
Queen Elizabeth is the Queen of England, Scotland, Wales and Nodhern Ireland
and the Head of the Commonwealth. Elizabeth II is a modern, constitutional monarcb.
This means she isn't the head of Britain's government, but she is the Head of State.
Elizabeth II becamequeen in 1952. Her coronati.ontook place in 1953. It was the first
coronalion (o be bhown on lelevisiofi
Queen Elizabeih II has a wide range of duties to perform. Here are some of
them. The Queen takes part in many important government processes, for example, the State Opening of Parliament. Among her many royal duties are regular
visits abroad, which help to keep friendly links with foreign countries, and especially ihose of Commonwealth, and to encourage trade. The Queen also supports
many charities, using her name and influence to help them to raise money. In
January and June, the Queen presents medals or "honours" at Buckingham Palace.
She gives them to people who have done something special. "The honours list" in-
Unit 6
PREPARATION
FOR'I'ESTING
cludes,.-:t..nis leople such as top actors, musi
crarls. o-:::a:-.i1s.scientists as well as ordinar]
people Fi.:e actions have benefited their locai
\fl:€:- :::eign kings, queens and presidents
visit B.1:.::-=-.iile)- often stay at either Buckingharn Pr :--. o: \Vindsor Castle. But the Queen
does[:
.:::: ertertain Heads of State, Four
tines a '.:::. :here are also Royal Garden Par.
ties. T.: Or:€:i lnvites all kinds of people. Some
are lar-:: -s. trt otller people have just rr'rorked
hard ji: :.-.rr:ies for a long time. Nine thou
sand pe-': = ::E ]rf ited to the parties which take
place :.- :::: srounds of Buckingham Palace.
PriDce Prr:-:! :::id other "royals" often come too.
so the ..i:.1 :..rrlil\' can talk to as mary people
aS Posa:ia.
In 1969. :r:: Queen wanted to ,'open a win
doll" or : :rr: ro\al family. That year televisior:
cameras .c:::: :::o ihe royal home and filmed th€
family in private for the first tine. Forr: :::: :::: Jeople watched the programme.
They saw a different side of the royal in:t:: .. l:-e irogramme broughl the roya.
family closer to people, but it also helped :n ::.:--i: ::oblens for the future. No$, thE
public wanted to see more and more of rore :::..::e life. It was harder to keep the
reporters out. In the last fody years there..-.:
::rj a lot of documentaries. series
and interviews about the royal fanlil,v. Be:::.
ri dals of television they seenec
formal. Today they seem informal and Jrr€:::i' . -\. lrell as TV programmes, ther€
are also newspaper stories, books and ntag:-:-:::. aoout the eueen alld her famil].
Hundreds appear every year. Some are gooci
::-a..,. are bad, but almost all of therr
are DoDular.
1.) Elizabeth II is the Queen of the LK.
2) The Queen's job is to lead forna
:.::::rr:rres. tike the Opening of parlia.
ment.
3) The ro]Bl lan i y lava regLlsr !r._
4) The Queen is a nember of man! cjta:::-. :.s.risations.
5) Four times a year, the Queen gile: a'.r::cs :o people for their acluevement:
_
in different fields.
6) Royal Garden Parties are held eiiii:
.: B-irkirlgham Palace or at Windso:
Castle.
7) The Queen invites different peopie :. R-..-.- carden parties.
_
8) In 1969, the Queen was shovn on T.! :: :jre Jirst time,
9) Forty million people liked the progr:-:::::: .-rout the royal famity.
_
10) Since 1969, the royal famil-v's pr.r',e:. :j€ jlas been opened to the public.
_
11) The TV programme in 1969 calisec .. :.: .,i problems in the royal family.
_
_
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5
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5 and less
2
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con
my
f
abo
(4)
rica
coul
(7') I
a(8
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bits
dav,
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(r2)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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cal
nts
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:es
red
.lyem
.ia-
USE OF ENGLISH
Yocabulary.
Trevor Baylis,a famous British invento.,is talking about his inventions.
For questfons l-13, chooso the best answer la, b or cl.
I staried (1) _
when I wa€ about four or five.
My parents were very much (2) that I could take
everyday things and reproduce them in models using a
all
construction kit.r so I think I have been (3) my life.
Some years ago I was watching a TV proglamme
about a disease in A-frica. The only way the people could
(4) _
information was through radio. But there
was a problem, There was no electricity in AJrica b]Jl battcries were so (5) that people
couldn't buy them. And an old-fa-shioned €l,,amo
phone (tecot:d, player), (6) _
had a handle' on it,
(7) _
me to invent the Clockwork Radio.
Most of my invention€ are for fun but I also made
a (8) _
of products that are useful, for example,
Orange Aids for disabled people. Many of them need
bits of kit (9) _
they could use them during iheir
day. Such products were (10) to make it possible
they are in a wheelchair
for them to use, for example, a book or a camera, (11)
or a bed, or wherever,
Of all great inventions in ihe world, the jet engine is one thing I wish I
(12) _.
Frank Whitue.
But it was invented in 1930 (13) 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
searching
surpdsed
gifted
borrow
powerful
which
inspired
range
so
designed
while
used
with
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
inventing
suspenseful
intellectual
require
cheap
who
made
few
so that
discovered
though
had
bv
c developing
c successful
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
receive
expensrve
what
let
lots
that
researched
until
invented
for
a kit
Ea6op, EoMn'eer (npu.aaiex\ocmen)
'I o hddle
plrrka, pyBorrKa
I'handll
Unit 6
PREPARATION
FORTESTING
13-12
1t-9
5
8-6
5 and less
2
o:a@seq+51N_q..-,.
.
STUDENTCARD
Td
1
Give a tajk about vour oroqress in Enohsh
Remember to sai:
. how long you've been tearningEnglish;
. wnat you can do well in Enalish:
. what you do to improveyou; Engtjsh
You have to talk for 1.5-2 minutes. The teactE ria IsEn to you until you have linjshect.
Then
he/she will ask you some questions.
I
t
i
a
STUDENTCARO
Task 2
You pray the part of a student in an internationarrd€rEoe scttoor.you and your Engtish
friend are
lall';ngabout foteign idng.laqesyou stuoy ar schoc{.
. Ask your friend about foreign languageshelstE su.des
at school,
. Expressyour opinjon about his/her choice_
. Give your friend some advice tiow to tearn Rus*rn
.- Answeryou' .riends ouest,onsabout wny you na..eeffuctilrely.
O"<iieA io studv Enotish.
You begin lhe conversation.fhe Leacherwill pby $le p€ft ot your triend, '
. mentlon all the four aspects of the tatk;
. lake an active part in the conversationand be oo{ite.
r*
wBrytNG,
O
E
You have receiveda leter from your friend, Denis.
* d d d e c l t d f d t} * t
... I studyin a highschool
in Dr6den.t'm thinking
aboutgoingon
an exchange.trip
jo England.
My may'rs
in English
dregoof,anamy
teach.er
saysit willbee6syfor meto get intotheprogrdmme.
woulh
you,rKe
to,study6broad?
Why?what aregoodand bad pointsof
studytng
1brosdat a hiqhschool?
whatisyouropinion?
'- jrso- ugiffi
=-*-_
i
PREPAIIATIONIFi.rl-r :::.iiii!r._l
up
him a letter and answer his 3 ouestions,
100-120 words. Rememberthe rulesof letterwrltino.
e
@
AWARENEss
",,1ttuRAL
For questions1-11, markthe statementsTBUE(T) or FALSE(F).
1) The European Union is a political and economic organisation, which was set
_
up to encourage trade and friendly relations between its member countries.
2) Britain is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
3) E. Rutherford is known as the founder of nuclear ohvsics.
4) The Nobel Prize is an award given to people who have rlone high-quality work
_
ln science.
5) George Stephensonwas the first to build a public railwav.
_
6) The Pride oJ Britain Awards are a*ards gi.en to British people for their
achievementsin different fields.
U riri',ii3
ir FiililAiit I if.ll\!rr:rF T;:STlLlc
131
?) English is the most widespread langlage in terms of native speakers.
_
8)
Russian is an official language of the IJN.
_
9)
Comic Relief is a charity organisation that raises money for poor people in
_
Africa,
10) British people have received more Nobel Prizes than DeoDlefrom other coun_
I ries.
11) A native language is a language that a person learns in early childhood in
_
the country where he or she is living.
1t
SELF-ASSESSMENT
F I can read and understand:
. articles about some aspects of British lifei
. articles about famous people of Britain and
Bussia;
. articles about charity organisations;
. articles about different languages
U I can understand:
. opinions about the role of dafferent languages;
. announcementsof variousattractions;
. the BTA argumentsfor visiting Britain
. express my opinion about the role of the
Englishand Russianlanguages;
. express my opinion about the
learn a language;
. describe some aspects of Russianlife;
. talk about famous people of Russia;
. ask ior informationaboui languagecourses
i
g! I can write:
. a compositionabout Russiai
i . a compositionwith my reasons for visiting
the {JKj
. my opinion why I learn Englishi
. ry opinionabouLstudyingabroadin a high
i
t32
L! i' ri
:': i-i ':iiiTi{:hi FORTESTING
10
9-8
7 and less
3
2
i
L
i
Grammar checkllst
Can understand
tn
First Condittonal
Second Conditional
Third Conditional
Adverbsand adjectives
uliD
He yMe|o
.
BbrnonHgTb3aAaHhs no qTeHto B TecTotsoM
OopMare"ycraHosneHe coorBercrBr4e,
ExercisesI found the most interestjng/djfficutt/boringi
Unit 5
FREFARATiON
F']RTESTING
133
.Be
('r)
. Nll
Sur schs:elEyeai:rr,i<
fyba
f-esson X
b
Rep
'
S o m e p L r p i l sa r e i a l k n g a b o l t t h e f s c r : ,
:
Complete what they say with the correct refexiv€ ...-.!n
Transtate the verb with a reftexive
0)
hint
r)
Reflexive pronouns
I
ne
she
it
myself
yoursell
himsei
herself
itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
GS pp 1Tl
2l
118
3)
. I am a menber of the Girl Guides proqr.tr!'::::..- ,'... school. It helps rre to learr:
more about the world arorrnd me and (O) fi.VS: f.
. At the beginning of the lessona ne$, tearl::r':r::r-:,(iir.ecl
(1)
and ther
asked us to tell her about (2) _
. What I really like about n1y ne{. teacl:"- ri ihl1t she teaches lrs to trea:
(3)
and other people with resper'!.
.1)
;)
6)
i)
8)
-
. Being involved in all the school activities helped
me not only to enjoy
(4) -,
but also to becomemore successful at ichool.
. My friends Hailey and Melissa work at the School
Craft Corner, helpmg others to
learn what rhpt .an do (5)
Ml_klbrought a .od"l ot a spa.eshiptor l,heschoorexhioilion, evp_
: yl*
ir lr]gnd
him. "Did you really make it (6) _-?"
Mike was rea[y pleased
ll::dl-,asked
wlln t/l
._.at the.eginning
of this school year, our class went on a coach trip
w e e n l e r t a t n e d{ 6 ) _
verv much.
E El z. c"u-*ur.
to London.
Herearesomescnoorannouncements.
Report the announcements. Make au necessary cnanges,
The writing
contest will be held in the librarf/ comDuter lab.
o) our teacherrotdus that the wrjtinq contestwould be held in the libraN
comDuterlab.
A new issue of the School Newspaper which was a."ign"d-rral..t
has been released.
1) They informed us
ti"n.a Uy p,rpit"
The .wiDners of the drawing contest can receive their prize if they haven,t
alreadv
done
They said
All senior pupils shoutd attend tbe photographA sessioz for the next school yearbook, so that it wili be published by the end of the term.
3) It was announced
Today is the School Book Club meeting in the library at 2:80. We will continue
Lo discrrss The Booh Thief, which we started discussing at the last meetinq.
4 ) Jane said
5) Jane also added
The Helping Hands Club is coilecting old mobile phones to donate to charities.
Please bring old mobile phones that are no longer needed.
6) The members of the Helping Hands Club announced
7) They asked the pupils
who ha\e atrpadychosenrheir coursesfor rhe next school year should
lLo;. Ouoit_"
Illt
rn the torms_
8) The headmaster said
U n i t7
L.ESSONi
",.135
o
Lesson 2
EI
lgl l. HeatherB own rs one ot the .nost pop(s E[*
rleport the questions the interviewe. asked ]t€.th.,
'<:
a rE schoot.
lEr.
Make a necessary cnanges.
9rO6fnA1 l2;int=nz:w
Cor
tr
il
Reported q.Esti(rE
"The concert was wondedul, wasn,t it?' tEy a-sked.
They asked me if the concert had been Exrerfiil.
"Have you done your homeworkor not?. rny Mum asked.
My N4umasked me whether I had dorE my horDelvorkor not.
cS p. 1S2
0) How can you explain your popularity?
rhe interviewer
askedHeatherhow shecouldexolainher popularity.
1) What will you remember about your school?
.s
aft
at
(7)
pic
(8)
2) You enjoyed your schooldays, didn't you?
(e
3) What is your idea of a great teacher?
4) Sciencewasn't your favourite subject, was it?
5) Did you study Spanishor French?
6) You always had a good report card, didn't you?
7) What music will take you back into your schooldavs?
8) Hsve you passed all lhc cxams or not?
9) Are you going to university or will you take a gap year?
L,
gl
Rel
U Gl 2. G"u--ur.
Thereare a tot ot tamouspeoptewho haveachievedmuch.tsutnot a oi
lhemgoLon wellal the beginning
of iherrcarrier.
Completethe informationabout some ot these peoptewith the correct verb forms.
. Winston Churchill (0) \!!95 (to be) never a good student and some teachers believed that he (1)
l n o t t o a c h i ? D ? )a n y i h i n g . T h o u g h C h u r c h i l l i s c o n
sidered by historians to be one of the greatest politicians of all time, he (2)
(not to become)
Prime Minister until he (3)
(to be) 62. He
(4)
(to award ) the Nobel Prize for literature when he was 79.
. Samuel Morse (5)
(to become) an invenior
_
aJter he (6)
(to t,.y, unsuccessfully to be
a professional painter. Returning from Britain, where he
(7)
(to stud.g), he understood that his
pictures would not sell. It seems surprising ihatr Morse
(8) _
(to consider) to be a painter .when he
(9) -.............'.
(to
inDent ) a new way of sending messages.
. Richard Hooker (10)
(to uork) lor seven years on his humorous war novel, M/,sIl.
And it
(11)
(to refuse) by 21 publishers before Mor(L2) _
(to d.ectde
) to publish it. The novel
(13)
(to become) a bestseller and a highly successful television scries.
Lesson 3
lll -1. Vocabulary. JohannaMartrnwritesanictesand reportsfor her schootnewspaper.
Replacethe words in bracketsin Johanna,sarticle with the appropriat6words from the box.
achieve
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aitend . consider .
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finish
improve
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Unit 7
LESSON3
I just (0) entefed (started. to learn at) hig!' school and noticed that many of my
(encourageal) to learn at all. I am one
fellow students were not (1)
(g"l) A's in my clssses.but I am sometimes
of a few who try to (2)
(3)
(thought to be) boastful. My messageto ihese students is thisi grow
(giuen) tree education and you are lucky to get it. Since
up. You are (4)
you are not taking the (5)
( chttnce) ol this, you don't really earn it.
(doing) yovr homework and arguing with
Still, you ignore it by not (6)
teachers. You aren't going to achieve an'4hing tith your life when you (7)
(inspired) for be a successbut you do not
(leaL)e) echool. You are (8)
use yoUr chance. I'm sure it is possible to (9)
(make better) your learning results and have fun too, For a lot of teenagers all over the world education is not
available and they can't (10)
fgo ,o, school. Not everyone can become
(excellent) sportsman or a film star, the rest of us have to
an (11)
work to (12)
(succeed.)i^ bfe. So, I (13) _
(ad.Dise) yon +,o
(thitLh about ) yo.ur
stop wasting people's money and time and (14)
attitude before it's too late.
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@ 2, Vocabulary.
Teenagers
ofienwriteto maqazines
aboutthe probtemstheywony
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For each gap in the paEsage,choose the appropriateword la, b or clFor all five years of high school I had to (0) _L certain courses. Only in grade
12 I was (1) _
to choose the courses myself. In my last year, which is most difficult time at school, I've done better than in any other school years. It's becauseI'm
(2\
what I'm being taught and it males learning fun and a lot easier. I don't
think that English, History and Geography are easy courses. But because they are
my favourite subjects, school (3)
a much nicer place. English is an important
subject, so five years of learning this difiicult langlage i6 (4)
. But another language should not be (5)
. It should be the pupil's choice. Most people will never
(6) _
to speak it. And if you don't want to learrr it, why (7)
so many years
for something like that? I think, that the pupils should be (8) _
to choosesubjects
(9) _
they know what's important for them to get (10) _
in the fuiure.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
a enter
a allowed
a attending
a looks
a available
b pass
a compulsory
a able
a attend
a encouraged
b extracurricular
b ought
b study
b improved
a ourselves
aon
b themselves
b out
b recommended
b enjoying
b makes
b honoured
@ take
c inspired
c improving
c necessary
c secondary
c need
c influenced
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CONSOLIDATION
9! l. Gramnra;'. -nF'e is a rrista.e in edul.reported(e1tenue.
Cross out the mistake and write the correct variant, There is an example at the beginning(O).
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before
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cheerleading squad some time egs.
1 ) Jennifer said that they had practised a lot and they
would have s perlormsn.e tomorro$.
2 ) Julie said that she had been taking classes in Idsh
,or
(1)
(2)
dancing for the last two years.
3) Julie was glad that she will be competing in the
Schools Championships of Irish dancing the next
month.
4) David said that senior pupils at his school had had
some special activities yesterday.
5) David added that there would be a picnic and they
would go down the river on a boat the day after
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
6) Brian said that he had been working hard on the
school play which they were going to have follow_
ing week.
7) Mark was very sorry that their school team had
been playing in the Schools Basketball Championships the week before but it didn't \irin.
8) Deborah said trhat she couldn't come today because
she and her classmateshad gone fot a coach trip
after school.
(7')
(8)
y' 91 2, Gr: = ,': r'" Mark rs writino a letter io his pen fr end about what happensat his school
b'eforesummer break.
Put the verbs in capitals (1-15) in the correct form to fill in the same numbered space in
Mark's letter.
Hi, Denis!
How are you?
School exams start
week - yuck: I hate exams.
I always feel nervous. This year we have (1) 1 1 subjects this school year. If
GCSE.* I (2)
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(2) LEARN
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the GCSE successfully, I ca.D study
for the A-level exam. A-levels are necessarjr if a pupil
(4) _
to go to university. I (5) _
IT at
university, becauseI (6)
comput€r8 since lt1y
childhood.
Of course our teachers want us (7) _
our
best. That's why we (8)
again wbat we
(e)
beJore we take our final exa.Ds.
There is also s graduation ceremony for the pupils who
(10)
school this year. It is an s-ntrualevenr,
which (11)
outdoors on the footbal tield,
The pupils (12)
a diploma sayiDg tiat they
(13)
all the courses. All the preparatioDs
(14)
already. We (15)
soEe interesting activities and (16)
oul teachers
the invitations.
F' (3) PASS
(4) WANT
(5) STUDY
a(6) BE TNTERESTED IN
(7) DO
.(8) GO THROUGH
(9) LEARN
(10) LEAI'E
e ( 11) TAKE PT,ACE
(12) GIVE
(13) COMPIJTE
e (14) FTNTSH
(15) PREPARE
(16) GrvE
Sl 3. Grarnmar.
Comptete the second 3oni€nc€ so tfiat it has a simitar meantng to the
frrst sent€nc6 end contalns the words given. Tlr€re b efl example at the beginning (O).
0) I started doing my school project two weeks ago.
foa two weeks
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Do you need any help with your school project?
should
2) Is this your first visit to Britain?
before
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3) I plen to study engineering when I finish school.
going to
4)
They will announce the results of the exams tomorrow.
The results
5) It is necessaryfor you to work regularly to pass the exams,
ought
Unit 7
CONSOLIDATION
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6) Mark is one of the besi pupils at our school.
ranks
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[A El 4. \'ocabuiarr.
Here rs an article from a teen maoazineqiving some advce how to
soend summer holidavs,
Use the wor.ls in capitals to torm new words that fit in lhe gaps (1-14) in the iext. There is
an example ai the beginning (0).
the
Organise summer activities
Summer holidays provide you with the (0) OpDOftunitv of playing computer games or watching telmight be also a
evision. Bui a liitle (1)
good idea, because it is not always about schooling. It
might be fun to get a part-time job and run a window. It's absocleaning business in the (2)
lutely fun to learn to skateboard or to design a T shirt
(3)
.In
the process of having fun, you
wilI read (4)
that wiu help you and use
your
(5)
Find something you
rn and consider what
are (6)
(7)
are available in the local area.
'what you plan
Each morning, ask (8)
to do that day and each night think about your
(e)
. Many teenagers are keen to start
when they
something, but are less (10)
find out that hard work is always necessary to achieve
success. It is wonderful if your parents and friends are
(11)
and (12)
encouragement from them will be necessary. Anj'way, if
you spend an hour or two a day doing something that
inspires you, improves your skills and helps you to feel
(13)
, then you are learning something that will
be (14) _
to you in the future.
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(10) EXCITE
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(11) SUPPORT
(12) CONSTDER
(13) CONFTDENCE
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