Situations for discussion 7 Form

1. Nobody knows you better than you yourself. Introduce yourself.

a) Are you a friendly person?

b) Do you have many friends?

c) What are your positive |negative qualities?

2. Tell about hobbies which are typical of the people of your age. Speak about your hobby.

a) Have you ever collected anything in your life?

b) What do you usually do in your free time?

c) Do you think hobbies make your life more interesting? Why ?

3. Imagine that you are showing your family album to an English- speaking friend. Speak about your family, introduce your family members.

a) Can you call your family “ideal”?

b) Do you spend most of your free time at home or with your friends?

c) What do you do to help your mother about the house?

4. The word “friend” means a lot for every person. What does it mean for you?

a) Do you have any close friends?

b) Do you trust your friends?

c) What qualities do you like in your close friend?

5. Give a short review of the book you’ve just read and liked very much.

a) What books do you read when you have free time?

b) Who is your favourite writer?

c) How often do you read books?

6. Write a letter to your friend in Britain, telling him about your country.

a) Are you proud of Belarus?

b) Is Belarusian history rich?

c) Are there any old castles in Belarus?

7. Our health depends on our life. What do you usually do to keep fit? Does sport help you to be healthy?

a) What are the most popular kinds of sport in your country?

b) Do you do your morning exercises?

c) Does healthy food help you to keep fit?

8. Imagine that you are making a speech at the conference about your school. What would you tell about?

a) Is the school far away from your home?

b) Do you have any problems with studying?

c) How much time do you spend on homework?

9. Imagine that you are writing an article about Great Britain for the book “Countries of the World”. Give the most important facts about this country.

a) What parts does the country consist of?

b) What are the symbols of each part?

c) What is the name of the British flag?

10. Speak about the ways you usually spend your summer holidays. Is travelling among them?

a) Do you travel much?

b) Did you travel during your summer holidays?

c) What countries would you like to visit?

11. Everyone wants to live in a warm and cosy flat. Tell what you usually do to make your flat lovelier and cosier. What do you do to help your parents about the house?

a) Do you help your mom about the house?

b) What are your household chores?

c) What do you like(dislike) doing about the house?

12. Shopping has become the favourite pastime of many teenagers. Why? What do you think?

a) Does your mother ask you to go shopping from time to time?

b) Who goes shopping in your family?

c) Is shopping like a hobby for you?

Listening-Comprehension Test (8th form) One Story

Shortly after the war my friend returned to England after working abroad most of his life as a doctor. He decided to retire to the country, where he bought himself a small cottage. The cottage was in quite good condition, except for the roof, which leaked rather badly when it rained hard. But my friend, who had led an adventurous life, did not seem to mind that.

Not so long after he had moved in, one of his nephews came down to visit him, without even sending a letter to warn him that he was coming. As his nephews car drew up outside his gate, my friend saw it from the kitchen window, and for a moment he wondered if he should pretend to be out. He had a good idea what his nephew wanted: he was going to try to borrow some money.

In spite of the fact that the cottage was not very comfortable, my friend’s nephew decided to stay for two or three weeks. As they sat round the fire after supper, my friend told his nephew about some of the exciting adventures he had had abroad. He was just in the middle of one of his stories when there was a tremendous crash upstairs. They both rushed up to the bedroom, where a strange sight met their eyes: part of the ceiling had collapsed on to the bed where the young man was going to sleep.

After that the nephew did not want to stay the night, but his uncle said that it was quite safe stay downstairs. The young man went back to London in the morning saying that he had to visit a sick relative.

KEYS

Lexical-Grammar Test (8^th form)

(Total: 45 points)

Task1

1 -b, 2- а, 3- d, 4- d, 5- с, 6-b, 7-b, 8 - b, 9-b, 10 - b.

(10 points)

Task 2

1. famous 2. desirable 3. beautiful 4. careless 5. identity 6. helpless 7. painful 8. exactly

(8 points)

Task 3

1. is 2. ate 3. wrote 4. put 5. are you going 6.am studying 7. am meeting 8.are going 9. is coming 10. are going to revise 11.am not going 12. am going to be ill/ am ill.

(12 points)

Task 4

1. where the book was 2. that he could do it 3. is below the attic 4. I didn’t have 5. will be translated

(5 points)

Task 5

1. the, the, a 2. -, a,- 3. the, the 4. – 5. -

(10 points)

KEYS

Listening-Comprehension Test (8^th form)

One Story