READING (UNIT 1)
A. Read the Ricardo’s email and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or
False (F).
Dear Stella,
Thanks for letting me know about your hometown.
Let me tell you about my hometown, Burano. Burano is an island in the north of Italy,
about 7 km from Venice. You can take a 40-minute waterbus ride from Venice. It is
famous for its colorful houses. You can take great photos wherever you are on the
island. Burano is also famous for its seafood. A lot of restaurants serve great, fresh
seafood at cheap prices. Burano is very quiet and peaceful. About three thousand
people live here.
It is better to visit Burano in summer because it is very cold in winter.
Please write back soon. I want to know about your family.
Your friend,
Ricardo
36. Stella lives in Burano. ________________.
37. Ricardo lives on an island in Italy. ________________.
38. It takes 40 minutes to get to Burano from Venice by bus. ________________.
39. Many restaurants in Burano serve cheap fresh seafood. ________________.
40. Burano is crowded and noisy. ________________.
READING (2 points)
A. Read the Ricardo’s email and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
Dear Stella,
Thanks for letting me know about your hometown.
Let me tell you about my hometown, Burano. Burano is an island in the north of Italy, about 7 km from Venice. You can take a 40-minute waterbus ride from Venice. It is famous for its colorful houses. You can take great photos wherever you are on the island. Burano is also famous for its seafood. A lot of restaurants serve great, fresh seafood at cheap prices. Burano is very quiet and peaceful. About three thousand people live here.
It is better to visit Burano in summer because it is very cold in winter.
Please write back soon. I want to know about your family.
Your friend,
Ricardo
36. Stella lives in Burano. ________________.
37. Ricardo lives on an island in Italy. ________________.
38. It takes 40 minutes to get to Burano from Venice by bus. ________________.
39. Many restaurants in Burano serve cheap fresh seafood. ________________.
40. Burano is crowded and noisy. ________________.
Exercise 2: read the passage and choose the best answer.
Los Angeles, California is the most exciting city in the USA. It’s got Hollywood, Disneyland, fantastic beaches and the LA Dodgers baseball team.But LA wasn’t always exciting. In 1900 it was smaller and quieter, and Hollywood was a small village. Then film studios arrived, and the village of Hollywood changed. Today it is part of LA, and Hollywood’s ‘Walk of Fame’ is the most famous place in the city. It’s got more than 2,000 stars on it! It’s always sunny in LA and there are lots of different attractions. You can go shopping on Sunset Boulevard (It’s too expensive for me!), or you can surf on Venice Beach. There are theatres, museums, the biggest theme parks in the USA and the noisiest sports stadiums. LA is the best city in the world!
A.Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). ( note: A for True , B for False)
26.LA is the world’s most exciting city. 27.Hollywood used to be a small village
28.There are a lot of tourist attractions in LA.
29.The weather is good in LA.
30.The shops on Sunset Boulevard are cheap.
III. Write a short passage of about 40-60 words about your house. Answer these questions, then write a text.
1. Where is it? (a city, a town, a country or a village)
2.Who do you live with?
3. How many rooms are there in your house?
4.What are they?
5. Is there a garden?
6. Do you like your house?
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1. in the town/Do/live/you/in the big city?/or
à ________________________________________________________________
2.A village/ doesn’t have/ and it/ is/ in the countryside/a lot of houses.
à _______________________________________________________________
3. My brother/ sometimes play video games/ his friends/ with/ after school.
à _______________________________________________________________
4. wearing/ She/ a T-shirt/ is/ jeans/ and blue/.
à She __________________________________________________________
5. sometimes/ My mother/ with/ helps me/ my homework/.
à My mother _____________________________________________________
6. We/ Sunday morning /. / on / a picnic / in the park / are having/
à We ___________________________________________________
7. there / in/ a/ is/ festival/ city/ When/ your/?
à When __________________________________________________?
8.Maria / Is / watching TV / her sister / with / tonight / ?
à_________________________________________________________
9. always / go / swimming / They / on Sundays.
à_______________________________________________________________
10. he/ glasses/ white/ Is/ wearing /? /
àIs _________________________________________________________?
11. to read books/ We/ the library/ and study/ often/ go to /. /
àWe ________________________________________________________.
12. often/ with/ on/ play/ I/ weekends/ hopscotch/ my/ the/ friends/./
à ___________________________________________________________
13. children/ on/ costumes/ trick-or-treating/ Halloween/ wear/ go/ and/./
à____________________________________________________________
14.Housework / does / What / your mother / do ?
à________________________________________________________________
15. Sometimes / My / me / with / father / helps / homework / my /.
WORD FORMATION (1 points)
Write the correct form of the words in the brackets.
There are many __________ (beauty) landscapes in this village, so it is extremely attractive to tourists.
Living in a town is _____________ (differ) from living in a big city.
My grandfather speaks English and Russian very ___________ (fluent).
His brother is ____________ (interest) in going to the gym every morning.
Mai’s father really likes ___________ (prepare) breakfast for members of her family because he can cook well.
Write the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1. There are many __________ landscapes in this village, so it is extremely attractive to tourists. (beauty)
Living in a town is _____________ from living in a big city. (differ)
My grandfather speaks English and Russian very ___________. (fluent)
His brother is ____________ in going to the gym every morning. (interest)
Mai’s father really likes ___________ breakfast for members of her family because he can cook well. (prepare
III. WORD FORMATION
Write the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1.There are many __________ (beauty) landscapes in this village, so it is extremely attractive to tourists.
2.Living in a town is _____________ (differ) from living in a big city.
3.My grandfather speaks English and Russian very ___________ (fluent).
4.His brother is ____________ (interest) in going to the gym every morning.
5.Mai’s father really likes ___________ (prepare) breakfast for members of her family because he can cook well.
6. Is that blue bag yours, Mike? – No, it isn’t. __________ is brown. (I)
7. What do you do in ___________ P.E. class? (you)
8. The story of the movie isn’t very interesting, but the __________ perform really well. (act)
9. I want to join the Drama Club because I like __________ . (act)
10. Would you like to go to the __________ of our drama group this evening? (perform)
1. There are many __________ (beauty) landscapes in this village, so it is extremely attractive to tourists.
2. Living in a town is______ (differ) from living in a big city.
3. My grandfather speaks English and Russian very ______(fluent).
4. His brother is ____________ (interest) in going to the gym every morning.
5. Mai’s father really likes ___________ (prepare) breakfast for members of her family because he can cook well.
6. Is that blue bag yours, Mike? – No, it isn’t. __________ is brown. (I)
7. What do you do in ___________ P.E. class? (you)
8. The story of the movie isn’t very interesting, but the __________ perform really well. (act)
9. I want to join the Drama Club because I like __________ . (act)
10. Would you like to go to the __________ of our drama group this evening? (perform)
11. Janina and Kim can’t go shopping now because it’s _______________ hard. (RAIN)
12. Thank you for _______________ me to your birthday party. (INVITE)
13. Today is a _______________ day. We can play badminton in the garden. (LOVE)
14. She is pretty, with long hair and a _______________ smile. (FRIEND)
15. Simon is very _______________ when his friends have problems with their homework. (HELP)
16. Our English teacher is _______________ She tells great jokes and makes us laugh. (FUN)
17. Hurry up! The train _______________ in ten minutes. (LEAVE)
18. I am really _______________ about the talent show tomorrow. (EXCITE)
19. Turkey and mashed potatoes are _______________ food on Thanksgiving Day. (TRADITION)
20. I think fashion shows are _______________. I don’t like them at all. (BORE)
VI/ READING
A. CANADA DAY
Canada Day is on 1 July. Every year on this day, Canadian people celebrate the start of their country (1)______ 1867. There are (2) ___________ in every town and city in Canada. It’s a holiday, so people don’t work on Canada Day, and students don’t go to (3) ________. A lot of people call it ‘Canada’s birthday’.
The day usually starts with a big breakfast. Later there are parades and dancing in the streets. A lot of people (4) __________ sports in the parks on this day, too. In the evening, people don’t usually have dinner in their houses – they have a barbecue in (5) ________ gardens. At night a lot of people go out to city squares to watch fireworks or listen to (6)_______.
1. A. in B. on C. at D. by
2. A. celebration B. celebrations C. celebrate D. celebrating
3. A. work B. park C. school D. sports centre
4. A. plays B. playing C. to play D. play
5. A. my B. their C. his D. your
6. A. Music B. TV C. video games D. film