1 Read the Study Skills box, then read the email. Complete the gaps (1-2) with the topic sentences (A-C)….

b In small groups, ask and answer the questions.

1 Which of the three paintings in this lesson do you

prefer? Why?

2 What pictures or posters do you have on the wall in

your bedroom or living room?

3 Do you have a favourite painting? What? Can you

describe it?

4 Do you have a favourite painter? Who?

5 Do you (or did you) paint or draw? What kind of things

Write an email (5 — 6n) sentences to your friend. Use the information below.

— subjects you are good at

-subjects you are bad at

— hobbies

-a club you visit

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of do, be,

or have.

Example Has she found a new job yet?

1 What sort of music __________ you like?

2 __________ she work in the centre of London?

3 When __________ you born?

4 I __________ been waiting for hours.

5 English __________ spoken all over the world.

6 We were tired so we __________ go out last night.

7 I __________ going on holiday next month.

8 __________ he ever been to China?

9 I saw your brother this morning. Where

__________ he going?

10 We want to buy a car but we __________ saved

enough yet.

(1 point for each correct answer) н(т(10 points)

321Circle the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

Example I’m not liking/ I don’t like tennis very

much.

1 We have/We’re having a house near the beach.

2 Do you know/Are you knowing what’s happening?

3 I used to love basketball but I think I’m preferring/

I prefer volleyball now.

4 I don’t enjoy/I’m not enjoying cooking very much.

5 They paid for the car so it is belonging/it belongs to

them now.

6 He’s thinking/He thinks that school is boring.

7 Do you see/Are you seeing my problem?

8 She thinks/She’s thinking of going to university.

9 I’m feeling tired so I think I’m deserving/I deserve a

holiday.

10 Those clothes are looking/look great on you!

(1 point for each correct answer)011(10 points)

3.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the

Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

Example While I was listening (listen) to the

radio, the telephone rang (ring).

1 He __________ (break) his leg when he

__________ (ski) in the Alps.

2 We __________ (see) an accident while we

__________ (wait) for the bus.

3 While she __________ (prepare) lunch, she

__________ (cut) herself.

4 Which countries _______ they _______ (visit)

when they __________ (travel) round the world?

5 _______ you _______ (work) in the garden when I

__________ (come) to the house?

6 They __________ (live) in Canada when they

__________ (meet) each 24((25 points)

4. Write the statements (a) in the negative, (b) as

questions, and (c) in the past.

Example We can take photos in the church.

a We can’t take photos in the church.

b Can we take photos in the church?

c We could take photos in the church.

1 We have to leave early.

a _______________________________________ .

b _______________________________________ ?

c _______________________________________ .

2 He has to work at weekends.

a _______________________________________ .

b _______________________________________ ?

c _______________________________________ .

3 She can stay out after midnight.

a _______________________________________ .

b _______________________________________ ?

c _______________________________________ .

4 They’re allowed to get up late on Saturdays.

a _______________________________________ .

b _______________________________________ ?

c _______________________________________ .

(3 points for each correct answer) (15 points)

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of must or

have to.

Example We must have a party soon.

1 It’s my Dad’s birthday next week. I __________

buy him a present.

2 All my clothes are too small for me. I __________

lose some weight.

3 My doctor is worried about my weight. She says I

__________ go on a diet.

4 _______ you _______ travel abroad in your job?

5 I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your party. I

__________ work late.

6 We need to save some money. We __________ have

any more expensive meals in restaurants.

(2 points for each correct answer) (12 points)

6. Write the nouns.

Example behave behaviour

1 admire _______

Task 3. Write an email to a friend. Tell him / her about something that happened to you recently.

Plan of the essay:

1.write 110-120 words

2.use Present Perfect, Past Simple

3.include introduction in your letter

4.include main news

5. include conclusion

6. arrange the work correctly grammatically

Exercise 7 Read the text. Fill in each gap with ONE word. You must use a word which is somewhere in the rest of the text. What do you do with your free time? I’m almost 19 years old and I am a (1)______. I finished my first year of university. I’m currently on holiday, and I have a lot of free time. Having free time is nice, but the problem is that when you are a student, you never have (2)_______ And when you have a lot of (3)_______________ time, but you don’t have much money, it can get boring. Every morning I go to the gym, and I read in the afternoons. But I still have a lot of free time. The first activity is going to the (4). which takes me about two hours, including the road time and the post-gym shower. And I usually (5)_______________ for one hour. Another activity I do is watching documentaries. I study history, and I love historical documen- taries. I learn a lot from them. I watch (6). for one and a half hours four or five times a week.​

1. What is that? [A — They / B — It / C — There] is my computer.

2. My brother is (A — one /B — a/C~ an] officer.

3. [A — This/ B — — These/C— That) flowers are very beautiful.

4. Are [A — those / B — that / C — there] books interesting?

5. [A — It has/B — It is/C — There is) a dog in the garden.

6. Kate is here, but her parents [A — isn’t/ B wasn’t/ C — aren’t).

7. There aren’t [A — a lot/ B — many /C- much] people here today.

8. [A — Is/B — Has/ C — Does] she get up early every day?

9.The boys [A

play / B is playing /C are playing]

football at the moment.

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10. She [A — caught/B — catches /C- will catch] the 7.30 train yesterday.

11. Kate [A — loses/B 3 — has lost/ C — lost] her pencils very often.

12.[A — Did you do/ B Do you do/C Have you done] much work

yesterday?

13.Our holidays are [A — in/B — at/ C-on] August.

14. This book is [A — my/B me /C- mine)

15.Don’t help him. He will do everything [A

myself B

— himself/ C C- yourself]-

16. We are playing [A — ours / B — our/C — us] favourite game.

17.It is much (A — warm/B warmer/C

more warm] here.

18. Ann is [A — very/B — more/C — much] intelligent than Max.

19. Yesterday was the [A — shortest/ B most short/ C — very short] day this

year.

20. He is the [A ~very good/ B — best/C — better] student in the group.

С

21.[A— Where/B– Why/Q- Who] wrote that letter?

22. [A — Who/ B — Where/C- When) did you put my book?

-What free time activities do you know?
-Do you like model making? Why?
-What is your favourite hobby or sport?
-Why do you like it? -How often do you do it?
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2 Read the text and for each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

My name is Bill. I’m 14 years old. I’s a student at

Royston Secondary School. I live with my mum, sy dad

and my brother, Todd. My mum’s name is Diane. She’s

a doctor. My dad’s name is Richard. He’s a teacher.

My brother Todd is nine years old. He plays computer

games. He’s a great little brother!

I play football in a sports club at school. I also play

the guitar in a music club. I like clubs a lot. I read

books in my free time and I also read things online.

I don’t watch TV, and I don’t chat online.

My friends are Paul and Tony. We play football in the

sports club together and we go to the cinema at the

weekend. They’re great friends. I have some pictures

of us from last weekend. They’re really funny! We

always have a great time together.

That’s all for now. Thanks for reading about me!

1 Where can you read a piece of writing like this?

A in a book

B in a blog

C in a newspaper

2 What does the writer describe?

A things happening right now

B general situations

C things the writer does with his family

250 Read and underline. Then listen and check. Let’s all 1) do/play a jigsaw puzzle Or 2) go/do bowling with some friends! Let’s 3) collect/go some video games Or 4) go do camping at weekends! Happy, happy, happy hobbies, Hobbies make you smile! It’s great to have some hobbies, They’re never out of style! Juggling is a super challenge And the same for 5) playing/doing chess. But the good thing about hobbies Is you always 6) try/have your best!​

5 Complete the sentences with the correct words. My family and I 0 have got a lot of different gadgets, which we all enjoy using – apart from my grandma! She 1______ work any more, so it’s important for her to stay in touch through technology. So I 2______ mind going to her house to help her, because she always helps me with other things. She still prefers 3______ write letters to her friends, or make phone calls, but she 4______ getting quite good 5______ using email now. Yesterday, while I 6 ______ doing my homework in my room, she 7______ me an email – and she said she 8______ ask anyone for help to do it! That’s brilliant! Now I 9______ thinking I could become a teacher! What 10 ______ you like to do when you leave school?