LISTENING COMPREHENSION (AB-I)
You’ll hear a conversation between Clare and Katie about Katie’s summer holidays.
Mark the following statements with “T” if they are true and with “F” if they are false. You’ll hear the conversation twice.
1. Katie spent her summer holidays in France.
2. Katie enjoyed the trip very much.
3. Her father fished in the river every day.
4. Katie was on holiday with her dad, mum and brother.
5. Katie is happy because she can swim now.
6. Katie’s sister liked riding a horse.
7. Katie didn’t like the weather.
Текст для аудирования:
Where were you during your summer holidays, Katie?
We went on a trip to France.
Did you enjoy the trip?
Yes, I did. Very much. We spent all days near the river. I am happy because I learnt to swim. My brother often went horse-riding. It’s his hobby. Dad was happy too because he could fish every day.
How long did you stay there?
Two weeks.
What was the weather like?
Very nice.
I see you really had a great time.
READING COMPREHENSION
Read some facts about schools in the UK and the USA. Are there answers to the following questions in the texts? If yes, tick (v’) in the correct column.
Questions
1 How long is a school year?
2 How many terms are there in a school year?
3 How long are summer holidays?
4 How long is a lesson?
5 How many subjects do pupils study?
6 Do pupils get homework?
7 How do pupils get to school?
8 Do pupils have tests?
Schools and school life in the UK
Children at secondary school study ten subjects. The main subjects are English, maths and science. Children get homework every day. They often have homework for four different subjects.
There are three school terms in Britain: autumn, spring and summer terms. Holidays can be at different times in different regions. The schools usually have ten days in the first term, ten days in the second term and six weeks in summer.
Schools and school life in the USA
In high school, American children study four or five main subjects and choose other subjects. The lessons are about an hour. The American school year isn’t very long, it’s about nine months, from early September to the first of June. American students are happy because there are many vacations in the school year. They have two weeks for spring vacation, two weeks for Christmas vacation and three months for summer vacation. There are two semesters. In the USA many children like to travel to and from school on yellow school buses, because buses are fun and children can meet with their friends there. In the first two years of high school, children write tests. They are not difficult but there are a lot of them.
1. Vocabulary. Match the verbs in the first column with the words in the second column. You can use the words in the second column more than once. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
1 do
2 go
3 perform
4 ride
5 take
6 compete
7 spend
a homework
b a bike
с on trips
d spare time
e in swimming
f photos
g a show
h puzzles
i a play
Fill in the gaps with the correct verb forms. There is an example (0) at the beginning
Usually we (0) take (take) trips on our holidays. We often (1) spend holidays in Spain. Last summer we (2) were in Spain. We (3) had a great time there. I (4) swam a lot, (5) fished in the river and (6) rode a bike. The weather (7) was very nice. I think we (8) will go to Spain next summer, too.
SPEAKING
1. You are in an international friendship camp.
Pupil Card 1
You are talking with a boy/girl in the camp.
You begin the conversation.
Ask questions about:
• his/her name;
• his/her favourite subjects at school;
• his/her age;
• his/her favourite spare time activities.
• what city he/she is from;
Answer the boy’s/girl’s questions.
Pupil Card 2
You are Bill/Sally. You are talking with a Russian boy/girl. Answer his/her questions. Use the following information:
Bill, 11
London science, English horse-riding, watching TV
Ask questions about:
• his/her name;
• what country he/she is from;
• his/her favourite spare time activities.