LISTENING COMPREHENSION (AB-I)
Listen to the children’s talk about their favourite activities. For questions 1—6, write down how long the children have done their favourite activities. You will hear the talk twice.
Katie has sung in the choir
Molly has played tennis
3 Laura has painted pictures
Timothy has done pantomime
Andy has played the violin
6 Shannon and John have danced ballet dances
Текст для аудирования:
1. Katie loves singing. She has sung since she was 3. She often sings in school concerts. She has already sung in the choir for 5 years.
2. Molly plays tennis. She has played tennis since she was 6. She has won two tennis competitions.
3. Laura paints really well. She likes presenting her friends with her paintings. She has painted for 5 years. But she hasn’t had an exhibition yet.
4. Timothy wants to be an actor. He has performed in concerts since he was 6. But now he is fond of pantomime. He has done pantomime for 2 years.
5. Andy likes music. He can play different musical instruments. He can play the violin and the piano. He has played the piano since he was 7 and he has played the violin for 3 years.
6. Shannon and John are fond of dancing. They can perform diffe¬rent dances. They have performed folk dances for 9 years. But they have performed ballet dances since they were 8.
READING COMPREHENSION (AB-II)
Read the story about Toni Bently. Fill in the gaps (1-6) with the correct sentences (a-f).
Toni Bently began her ballet lessons when she was three. When she was ten, she went to a New York school. (1) Now there were ballet lessons every day, and in her old school there was only one lesson a week. The pupils often went to the theatre. “I saw Swan Lake*. It was wonderful. I wanted to become a great dancer.” One day at the end of the school year in New York, her mother heard about the School of American Ballet. Toni went to that school. With five other girls she did some exercises. (2) She was the best girl. When Toni was eleven, her life changed. She got the role in a New York City Ballet’s performance. Toni and eight other young girls danced there. (3) It was very exciting.” When Toni
was thirteen, she had ballet dancing two or three times a day. She stayed at the School of American Ballet for seven years. When Toni was eighteen she joined the New York City Ballet. “It was fantastic. But my first year was very difficult. (5) Toni visited London, Paris, Copenhagen and other cities. But soon she decided to leave the ballet and started travel¬ling. She went to Europe. (6) Now Toni Bently has be¬ come the author of several books about the famous ballerinas. Toni says now “Ballet has changed my life. I’m happy that I was a bal¬let dancer of the New York City Ballet.”
A There she decided to write a book,
B “I danced that role for four winters,
С I learnt thirty ballets that year.”
D There she studied the usual subjects plus music, drama and dance.
E Dance became the most important part of her life,
F Toni did all the exercises really well.
USE OF ENGLISH (VOCABULARY/GRAMMAR) (AB-III)
The children from Green Road School take part in different after-school activities.
What did the children do last year? Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the words
from the box.
2. For questions 1—8, fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs from the box. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
clean
collect
pick
rake
sew
sweep
visit
practise
(0) Have you done your homework, John?
1 I have visited Moscow this year.
2 My brother has practised football for 3 years.
3 We have sewn many soft toys for children.
4 I don’t like raking leaves. But I all the leaves in my grandmother’s garden today.
5 Our class have up the litter in the local park this week.
6 We have collected secondhand toys for children this month.
7 Our class helped to clean up our neighbourhood.
8 I usually help my dad to sweep the paths.
3. For questions 1—7, fill in the gaps with the verb in the correct form and a word in brackets. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
1 We haven’t finished the test yet.
2 Has your friend watched a new film yet?
3 I have just washed all the dishes.
4 My friend has done pantomime since he was ten.
5 I have done this exercise for 5 minutes.
6 We have performed folk dances for five years.
7 I have already finished the test.
SPEAKING
1. It will be the New Year soon. It is time to discuss what you have done this year. What have you done this year that people can thank you for?
2. Role play. Children from a British school have come to your school.
Pupil Card 1
You are talking with your friend from Britain about school activities. You begin the conversation.
Don’t forget to talk about:
• concerts and fairs you have had;
• what you have done to help people;
• what useful things you have done for your school.
Ask your friend questions about what they have done for their school this year.
Pupil Card 2
You are a pupil from Britain.
Answer your friend’s questions about your school life.
This year:
• you have had a concert for elderly people;
• you have helped people a lot;
• you have cleaned up the schoolyard.
Ask your friend questions about what his/her classmates have done this year.