Hobbies and Qualities Task 1. Read the text. One of the statements below expresses the main idea of…

II. Match the sentences with the words from the box: Gospel, Rock and Roll, Heavy Metal, Reggae, Rap, the Blues 1. A style based on rhythm and blues, but with the electric instruments amplified so they are very loud. 2. A traditional Black American music. 3. Elvis Presley was the one of the first singers who perform songs in this style. 4. Half singing and half talking over instrumental records. 5. Started in Jamaica; Bob Marley made it popular. 6. The happy, emotional songs, which are still heard in churches in the southern USA.​

Read the paragraph and choose the correct
heading.
The origin of her talent
The first literary work of J. K. Rowling
One book that can bring you fame.​

Reading

Sport in Britain The British have a reputation for being mad about sports. In fact they like watching sports more than playing them. The British are spectators and the most popular spectator sports are cricket and football. Football is the most popular game. Football, or soccer, is an example of a professional game. The game of football was first played in Britain, and later people began to play football in other countries. There are many amateur soccer players in Britain who play the game on Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Amateur clubs often play against professionals. Almost every school has its football team and every boy in Britain knows a lot about the game. He can tell you the names of the players in the most important teams, he has pictures of them and knows the results of many matches. Rugby is another popular British sport which is played in other countries. It is also called rugby football. The story is told that in 1823 boys at Rugby school in England were playing football in the normal way, when suddenly one boy picked the ball up and ran with it. That was how a new game was born. There are two forms of rugby football: the amateur game and the professional game. The two games have different rules. Football is the favourite winter game in Britain and cricket is the favourite summer sport. Amateur cricket has the same rules as the professional game. A typical amateur cricket match takes place on a green village, an open space in the centre of the village. It is played between two teams — the «home» team and the «visitors» who come from another village.

Task 1. Read the text. Write True or False next to the sentences:
1. The British like watching sports more than playing them. ____
2. The most popular spectator sports are rugby and football.____
3. The game of football was first played in the USA. ____
4. A typical amateur cricket match takes place on a green village. ____

Task 2. According to the story complete these sentences.

5. Football, or soccer, is an example of a .
A) amateur game
B) professional sport
C) professional game

6. There are many amateur soccer players in Britain who play the game on.
A) Thursday or Sunday afternoon
B) Saturday or Sunday afternoon
C) Saturday or Sunday evening

7.is another popular British sport which is played in other countries.
A) Cricket
B) Rugby
C) Football

8. is the favourite summer sport.
A) Cricket
B) Rugby
C) Football

WRITING

Task 3. Write a biography of a famous singer/band using the fact file below. Write the true information you know about him/her/them. Follow the plan and structure:

• The name of the singer/band

• Where they are from

• When they formed / split up

• When and where they are successful

• Famous songs/albums

• Type of music

• Style of clothes/hair

• Record sales.

• Personal facts about them

• Unusual facts

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Do you like music or art? Why? what kind of music/art are you interested in? have you got a favourite singer/artist? who?​

2 Listen again and answer the questions. 1 Why is Josie famous? 2 Where did she work in the past? 3 What does her boyfriend do? 4 What did she win in the competition? 5 What is she going to do first? 6 What does she think is the most important thing a good cook needs to do? WRITING A text about a talent show

Составьте пожалуйста 3 вопроса к тексту:

Shakira Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977, in Colombia. She was the only daughter of a well-respected jeweller and his wife. In naming the newborn daughter, her mother chose from several names, containing the letter «K». She thought about Karime and Katiuska but finally chose Shakira. It’s an Arabic name which comes from the word «Shukram» meaning «Grace». So Shakira’s full name is translated as «a woman of Grace». When Shakira was a child, her mother discovered that the girl had a gift for learning. Shakira knew the alphabet by the age of eighteen months and at three she knew how to read. By the time she was four, she was ready for school. School was not just a place where little Shakira learnt her arithmetic and geography. There she began to understand such great things as kindness, love, trust, and other human ideals. She realized what real friendship was and how much her family meant to her. Later it helped her to decide what to do with the big money she earned. Shakira loved attention and wished to find a way to get it. She sang a lot for her schoolmates and teachers. However, the music teacher told her that she sounded «like a goat». Shakira wasn’t too upset about it and soon found a more original way to become the centre of attention. It was dancing. It helped her to express herself and become famous in school. What is interesting is that no one had ever taught her to dance.

In school Shakira was disciplined, but absent-minded. She was usually writing lyrics for her songs on the back of her notebooks. However, Shakira was a good student because she was a quick learner and could understand her teachers’ explanations faster than others. As soon as the bell rang after class, Shakira was the first one to run and get in line for the cafeteria. She usually bought a pepsi, a hamburger and something sweet, like a muffin or a piece of cake. She seldom took a packed lunch from home. Though Shakira was a lover of fast food, she had no weight problems, as she loved dancing. When she was eight, Shakira’s father lost all his money because his business went bankrupt. For a while Shakira had to stay with her relatives in Los Angeles. When the girl returned, she was shocked to see almost everything that her family had, had been sold. She later said: «In my childish head, this was the end of the world.» To show her that things could be worse, her father took her to a local park to see the homeless children. What she saw shocked her deeply and she said to herself: «One day I’m going to help these poor kids when I become a famous singer or dancer». Between the ages of ten and thirteen Shakira was invited to various dance events and became very popular in the area. It was at this time that Shakira met a local theatre producer, who was impressed with her performance and as a result tried to help her career. This woman organized a meeting with the managers of the Sony company. After Shakira sang, they decided to sign a contract for three albums with the talented girl.

3. Arrange the dialogue in the correct order. 3. Зазначте правильну послідовність реплік у діалозі. 1.A. — As for me, I listen to all kinds of music, even to music my parent listen to. For example, the Beatles, a British pop group.2. B. — Yes, you are right. It was the birth of the new pop culture. It influenced the musical culture of most countries of the western world. By the way do you remember their name? 3.C. — What kind of music do you prefer? 4.D. Sorry for interrupting you. I also like Beatles. Their music is based on rock-and- roll exported from the USA by singers like Elvis Presley, but it is very different from anything, which has come from the American side of the Atlantic. 5.E. Of course, I do. George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.6.F. It depends on my mood. Mostly I like rock and pop music. But sometimes I am in the mood to listen to the classical or country music. And what about you? ​

Please help me.Write 8-10 sentences about your favorite singer. Use non-defining relative clauses.

Read the text and answer the questions. 1 Which paragraph describes Elizaber family? 2 Where did she study? 3 What was her big break? 4 What problerns did she have in 20147 5 What happened in 2017?​

• Read the blog again and answer the questions.
or a model.
1.Which were Gemma’s favourite photos?
_________________________
2.Were granny’s dad’s clothes casual or smart
in the first photo?
__________________________
3. How old were granny and grandad in the
second photo?
__________________________
4.What was granny wearing on her feet in the
second photo?
__________________________
4.Did granny’s mum like rock and roll?
__________________________​