LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Now you’ll hear a conversation.
1) How do the children apologies and reply? Tick. You’ll hear the conversation twice.
A a Sorry! _
b I’m awfully sorry!
с I’m very sorry!
В a OK.
b That’s OK.
с That’s all right.
2) Choose a picture that matches the conversation. Circle the correct letter.
II READING COMPREHENSION
Read an article from a popular children’s magazine. Answer the questions after the article.
He’s about two metres tall, he doesn’t wear any clothes and he’s got red hair all over his body. People say, he lives in the Caucasus mountains, in Kazakhstan. Scientists1 call him the Alma. Russian scientists are looking for him now.
In fact, one of the scientists has already hunted the Alma for many years. The Alma is half-man and half-monkey. He is not sociable and friendly. He can be aggressive and angry. He only comes out at night, he loves horses and he can run very fast (60 km/hr).
There are a lot of stories about him, but no one really knows where he really lives.
1. Who is the article about? Tick the correct answer.
The article is about
a a scientist
b a monkey
с half-man and half-monkey
2. Fill in the ad with the necessary information.
Wanted
Name
Appearance
Characteristics
Address
Other information
III USE OF ENGLISH (GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY)
1. Bill is talking about his family and friends.
Fill in the gaps with suitable words. One word in each group is extra. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
— My sister is (0) sociable . But she is sometimes (1) shy. (shy, clever, sociable)
— My best friend is (2) honest and I can always (3) trust him. (boastful, honest, trust)
— My Mum is very (4) kind. She is always (5) kind. (helpful, lazy, kind)
— My pet is a (6) clever cat. He’s very (7) clever. (clever, funny, strict)
— My Dad never looks (8) sad. He is always (9) cheerful. (cheerful, polite, sad)
— Pete never (10) calls me names. He is (11) friendly. (gets on well, friendly, calls me names)
2. At weekends Paul and his family do different things.
What are Paul and his family doing now? What do they usually do? Choose the correct verb forms. Underline them.
Paul’s mother usually (0) goes shopping on Saturdays, but now she (1) is preparing vegetables for dinner. Paul’s sister often (2) helps her mother. Now she (3) is helping her, too. Paul (4) is playing computer games at the moment. He sometimes (5) plays computer games on Sundays. His cat (6) is sleeping on the sofa.
3. It is 7 am. Jane’s family is in the kitchen.
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the correct verb form.
Jane’s mother (0) is sitting (sit) at the breakfast table. She (1) is reading a morning newspaper. She(2) reads newspapers every morning. Jane’s father (3) is eating a salad.
He (4) likes fruit salads. There is a cartoon on TV. Jane and Kate (5) are not watching it. They (6) are putting textbooks in their school bags. They usually (7) watch cartoons in the evening. Bill (8) is watching TV. He (9) likes cartoons.
IV SPEAKING
1. You and your friend agreed to meet in the park.
— Pupil Card 1
You and your friend agreed to meet in the park. You didn’t go there. Now you are talking with your friend on the phone. You begin the conversation.
Apologies to your friend.
Explain why you didn’t go.
Promise to go tomorrow.
Pupil Card 2
You and your friend agreed to meet in the park. Your friend wasn’t there.
Listen to your friend.
Ask him/her why he/she wasn’t there.
Reply to your friend’s apology.
2.Tell your foreign friend about your classmates. Don’t forget to say:
what they are like;
what you like (don’t like) about them;
who you get on well with and why.