Read and complete.

My name is Tony. I often read science books and do sports in gym. I want to be strong and good at science because I would like to be a pilot. I want to fly planes. My friends Mai and Linda like different things. Mai often read books. She would like to be a writer because she would like to write stories for children. Linda often draws pictures in her free time. She would like to be an architect because she would like to design building.

Read and complete.

My name is Tony. I often read science books and do sports in gym. I want to be strong and good at science because I would like to be a pilot. I want to fly planes. My friends Mai and Linda like different things. Mai often read books. She would like to be a writer because she would like to write stories for children. Linda often draws pictures in her free time. She would like to be an architect because she would like to design building.

Ex5. Read the following passage and choose the best answer.

Do you like seasons?

    The four seasons in Britain are very different. Read about what Daniel and Fiona think about winter, spring, summer and autumn.

Daniel

   Autumn is very beautiful time of the year. The leaves on the trees go brown, red and yellow and they go down. I love to watch it! We play in the parks a lot but we wear warm clothes, because the days get cold. School starts again in autumn, at the beginning of September. I don’t like school!

   Summer is the time for me! School finishes in July and we can play in the parks all the time. Sometimes it is very hot. People are happier and they talk with their friends and go for a walk more. The days are very long. In July, for example, it gets dark only about 10 o’clock. It’s very difficult to go to sleep at night! Fiona

   It’s very cold in winter! Sometimes, we have a lot of snow and we can make snowmen. I don’t like winter because we can’t go for a walk very much. We wear thick clothes and in our house it sometimes gets cold. When we come home from school at 4 o’clock, it is already dark. I don’t like it at all! But there is one good thing about winter - Christmas!

   After the long winter, spring is great! There are new leaves on the trees and the birds start to sing.

We can go for long walks again and play in the park. The days are longer and it doesn’t get dark until about six o’clock. It’s much warmer but it rains a lot and the days are very windy.

1.            A. Daniel likes autumn because the trees are beautiful.

B.  Daniel likes autumn because school starts in September.

C.  Daniel doesn’t play in the park in autumn because the days are cold.

D.  Daniel goes to school with great pleasure.

2.            A. School in Britain finishes in May.

B.  Daniel doesn’t like to meet his friends in the park in summer.

C.  People in Great Britain sometimes have hot summers.

D.  In July it is dark at nine.

3.            A. Daniel always goes to sleep at eight in summer because the days are shorter than in winter. B. It is always very hot in Britain in summer.

C.  Daniel doesn’t like autumn at all!

D.  In summer Daniel is happier than in autumn because he doesn’t go to school.

4.            A. Fiona makes snowmen every day in winter.

B.  Fiona likes to go for a walk with her friends.

C.  Fiona doesn’t like winter because it is cold in winter.

D.  It never gets cold in Fiona’s house.

5.            A. Winters are short in Britain.

B.  Fiona comes home in the afternoon.

C.  Fiona doesn’t like winter at all!

D.  It never snows in Great Britain.

6.            A. Fiona likes spring very much. B. Fiona likes dark winter days.

C.  It gets dark at 5 in the afternoon in spring.

D.  In Great Britain it doesn’t rain much in spring.

IV. Read the film review, and decide whether the statements are true (T), or false (F), and tick the correct box. (A)

      Have you ever read Alice In Wonderland, by Lewis Carol? I did and I really like it. It’s an adventure story full of magic and danger. Yesterday I saw Tim Burton’s version of the film at the cinema.

      This story is about Alice, who is now a teenager. A man wants to marry her, but she runs away and falls down a rabbit hole. She travels to Wonderland, which she has visited before as a child, and meets a lot of amazing characters on her adventures.

      There are a lot of good special effects in the film. The Red Queen, played by Helena Bonham Carter, is very scary, and Johnny Depp is brilliant as the Mad Hatter. He has acted in a lot of films before but this is my favourite one. Mia Waslkowska is good as Alice; this is her first big film and I think she’s going to become a big star!

      Overall, I think this is a good film for teenagers, but it’s a bit long. You should see it if you like fantasy and adventure, but don’t go if you like romances: it’s not a love story.

Charlie, Manchester, UK

40. The film is both an adventure story and a love story.                                        

41. Alice is still in her    childhood.                                                                                  

42. Alice has never been to Wonderland before.                                                                   

43. The Red Queen is very friendly.                                                                             

44. Johnny Depp played his first role in this film.

Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word.

Reading

Who read ? All kind of people : the old, the ...(1)........................, everyone. And why do people read? For (2).................................. variey of reasons. Some for pleasure, (3) .....................................because they have to. And when do people

(4) .......................? Well sometimes not often, (5) ...............................other people read all the time, day and (6).............................. But the most important question is what do (7)................................read? Adverts ? Stories ? Science books ? Maps ? It could (8) ................................anything ! Ask your family and friends all these (9).................................Then make your own answers (10)…………………........who read, what , why , and where.

1. Put the words given into the right forms to complete the passage.

… We can compose email message (1) ………….. and slowly, making sure that we choose our words with care and we can read and re-read them just as (2) ……………… before responding. In these ways, sending an email message is just like sending a letter but even (3) …………… because we can use much less formal language and we don’t have to buy a stamp or leave the house to post it. However, unlike old-fashioned letters, email message are usually (4) ………… virtually instantly, just like using the telephone.

Emails also have advantages over the use of telephones as well. When you send an email there is no need to check your make small talk to apologise for (5) …………. people and no need to respond immediately to awkward questions. The best of both worlds!