Test yourself e
Period: 78
Test your self E
Listening
Listen to the text and write down the missing word or number. The first one has been done as an example.
Today we think of a book as a volume of many (0) sheets of paper containing text, (1)……………………, photographs, etc. Because of their durability and portability, the main uses of books are to (2)………. …..and distribute information. In ancient times, people wrote on clay tablets, wood or (3)………… tablets tied with cord, or book rolls to store information. Later, with the invention of paper, the Chinese had the first book called Jingangjing (the Diamond Sutra) printed in AD (4)………….. In the 20th century, despite the challenge from other media such as radio or television and computer, books continued to be a primary means for dissemination of (5)………... for instruction and pleasure in skills and arts, and for the storage of human’s experience.
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Reading
Read the text and match type of sport (A-E) with each description. You may use any match more than once.
AQUATIC SPORTS
Aquatic sports - sports involving playing in or upon the water - take various forms. The main activities include swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo. By swimming, we mean the sport in which players perform the act of moving through the water by using the arms, legs, and body in motion. Swimming is an integral part of almost all water-based activities. Closely related to swimming is synchronized swimming where the players perform beautiful maneuvers to music and diving. Water polo, on the other hand, is a game where two opposing teams play against each other, attempting to score points by throwing a buoyant ball into the opponent’s goal.
Underwater activities are less varied, the most popular of which are snorkelling and scuba diving. Snorkelling involves swimming face down just below the water surface while breathing through a slender plastic tube called a snorkel. Scuba divers, on the other hand, carry a big tank of air that allows them to breathe while deep underwater.
Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical exercise. Furthermore, practising them is known to produce both psychological and physical benefits which help to improve mood states and reduce the risk of many serious diseases.
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Grammar
In each pair of sentences below one sentence has a transitive verb and the other an intransitive verb. Mark the sentences T (transitive) or I (intransitive). The first one has been done as an example.
2. - You are not allowed to drive a car until you are 17.
- She learned to drive when she was 18.
3. - I`ve never deliberately hurt anyone.
My leg was beginning to hurt quite a lot.
4. - You look just the same. You haven`t changed a bit.
- You can`t change human nature.
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5. - We are running a course for English teachers.
- I can`t run as fast as I used to.
6. - She is studying for a law degree.
- He had studied chemistry at university.
7. - He turned to Joan and began to explain.
- He turned the handle and pushed the door open.
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8. - I don`t think we`ve met before, have we?
- Dan came to the airport to meet me.
9. - He`s only young, but he`s learning fast.
- What did you learn at school today?
10. - Could you stop the bus, please? I want to get off.
- Do you think you could stop in front of the post office?
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Writing
In about 120 words, write about a book you have read recently. The report should have the following information.
• Name(s) of the author(s)
• Year of publication
• The title of the book
• The length of the book
• The main theme of the story
• The setting of the story
• The main characters
• Your opinion of the book
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Writing
Sample writing
A few weeks ago, I read the novel "The Old Man and The Sea”, by Ernest Hemingway published in 1946.
The whole book ties together a story about an old fisherman trying to catch a fish and a deeper story about a man templing to prove to society that he is not useless. This novel is an example of Man’s struggle to maintain dignity on face of adversity - difficulties and risks - the image of an old fisherman, Santiago, in the immense sea.
Throughout the story, Santiago, the main character, struggled persistently and unyieldingly in the fact of various risks. Santiago could not give up his struggle to maintain his "man” - when sharks attacked and tore his fish bit by bit, which he got after restless days and nights in the open sea - it is as if they were tearing apart his dignity bit by bit.
To Hemingway the human dignity should be so important that he is willing to die for it. If a man will not risk his life for his dignity, then what is in this life to live for? Hemingway’s book deciphers man`s constant battle with maintaining the right to keep his head up high.
In conclusion, this book is worth reading and it offers us a precious lesson in life: always maintain one`s dignity.
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Unit 12
Home-work
- Learn by heart all new words.
- Do exercises again.
- Prepare for the next lesson
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