V. READING 

 A. Read the Jo’s message and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Hello everyone, my name’s Jo. I am reading an interesting series of fantasy novels, Harry Potter, by the famous British author J. K. Rowling. In this series, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are my most favorite characters. They study at Hogwarts – a magic school, and they use their magic to help their friends. All the teachers and students in the school have magic, too. They can fly to school, but they cannot use their magic outside school. One day, there is a war between Hogwarts’ students and some dark magic teachers. Harry and his friends save everyone from danger. I learn a lot of good lessons about friendship from this book series. This is why I love it the most. I think you should read it too, and I hope you will share your favorite books with me.

It will be great! 

36.  Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels.           ______ 

37.  Not many people know about the author of this series.               ______ 

38.  Ron Weasley is a teacher at Hogwarts.  ______ 

39.  Only teachers at Hogwarts can use magic to fly to school.         ______ 

40. Jo loves this series because she learns about good friendship from it.            _____

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V. READING (2 points)

A. Read the Jo’s message and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Hello everyone, my name’s Jo. I am reading an interesting series of fantasy novels, Harry Potter, by the famous British author J. K. Rowling. In this series, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are my most favorite characters. They study at Hogwarts – a magic school, and they use their magic to help their friends. All the teachers and students in the school have magic, too. They can fly to school, but they cannot use their magic outside school. One day, there is a war between Hogwarts’ students and some dark magic teachers. Harry and his friends save everyone from danger. I learn a lot of good lessons about friendship from this book series. This is why I love it the most. I think you should read it too, and I hope you will share your favorite books with me. It will be great!

36. Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels.                                                                           

37. Not many people know about the author of this series.                                                         

38. Ron Weasley is a teacher at Hogwarts.                                                                                 

39. Only teachers at Hogwarts can use magic to fly to school.                                                   

40. Jo loves this series because she learns about good friendship from it.                                  

A. Read the Jo’s message and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Hello everyone, my name’s Jo. I am reading an interesting series of fantasy novels, Harry Potter, by the famous British author J. K. Rowling. In this series, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are my most favorite characters. They study at Hogwarts – a magic school, and they use their magic to help their friends. All the teachers and students in the school have magic, too. They can fly to school, but they cannot use their magic outside school. One day, there is a war between Hogwarts’ students and some dark magic teachers. Harry and his friends save everyone from danger. I learn a lot of good lessons about friendship from this book series. This is why I love it the most. I think you should read it too, and I hope you will share your favorite books with me. It will be great!

36. Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels.                                                                         

37. Not many people know about the author of this series.                                                    

38. Ron Weasley is a teacher at Hogwarts.                                                                            

39. Only teachers at Hogwarts can use magic to fly to school.                                              

40. Jo loves this series because she learns about good friendship from it.               

A. Read the Jo’s message and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Hello everyone, my name’s Jo. I am reading an interesting series of fantasy novels, Harry Potter, by the famous British author J. K. Rowling. In this series, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are my most favorite characters. They study at Hogwarts – a magic school, and they use their magic to help their friends. All the teachers and students in the school have magic, too. They can fly to school, but they cannot use their magic outside school. One day, there is a war between Hogwarts’ students and some dark magic teachers. Harry and his friends save everyone from danger. I learn a lot of good lessons about friendship from this book series. This is why I love it the most. I think you should read it too, and I hope you will share your favorite books with me. It will be great!

36. Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels.                                                                         

37. Not many people know about the author of this series.                                                    

38. Ron Weasley is a teacher at Hogwarts.                                                                            

39. Only teachers at Hogwarts can use magic to fly to school.                                              

40. Jo loves this series because she learns about good friendship from it.                            

A. Read the Jo’s message and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Hello everyone, my name’s Jo. I am reading an interesting series of fantasy novels, Harry Potter, by the famous British author J. K. Rowling. In this series, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are my most favorite characters. They study at Hogwarts – a magic school, and they use

their magic to help their friends. All the teachers and students in the school have magic, too. They can fly to school, but they cannot use their magic outside school. One day, there is a war between Hogwarts’ students and some dark magic teachers. Harry and his friends save everyone from danger. I learn a lot of good lessons about friendship from this book series. This is why I love it the most. I think you should read it too, and I hope you will share your favorite books with me. It will be great!

36. Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels. ______

37. Not many people know about the author of this series. ______

38. Ron Weasley is a teacher at Hogwarts. ______

39. Only teachers at Hogwarts can use magic to fly to school. ______

40. Jo loves this series because she learns about good friendship from it. ______

A. Read the Jo’s message and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Hello everyone, my name’s Jo. I am reading an interesting series of fantasy novels, Harry Potter, by the famous British author J. K. Rowling. In this series, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are my most favorite characters. They study at Hogwarts – a magic school, and they use their magic to help their friends. All the teachers and students in the school have magic, too. They can fly to school, but they cannot use their magic outside school. One day, there is a war between Hogwarts’ students and some dark magic teachers. Harry and his friends save everyone from danger. I learn a lot of good lessons about friendship from this book series. This is why I love it the most. I think you should read it too, and I hope you will share your favorite books with me. It will be great!

36. Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels.                                                                         

37. Not many people know about the author of this series.                                                     

38. Ron Weasley is a teacher at Hogwarts.                                                                             

39. Only teachers at Hogwarts can use magic to fly to school.                                               

40. Jo loves this series because she learns about good friendship from it.                              

READING (2 points)

A. Read the Ricardo’s email and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Dear Stella,

Thanks for letting me know about your hometown.

Let me tell you about my hometown, Burano. Burano is an island in the north of Italy, about 7 km from Venice. You can take a 40-minute waterbus ride from Venice. It is famous for its colorful houses. You can take great photos wherever you are on the island. Burano is also famous for its seafood. A lot of restaurants serve great, fresh seafood at cheap prices. Burano is very quiet and peaceful. About three thousand people live here.

It is better to visit Burano in summer because it is very cold in winter.

Please write back soon. I want to know about your family.

Your friend,

Ricardo

36. Stella lives in Burano.                        ________________.

37. Ricardo lives on an island in Italy.                ________________.    

38. It takes 40 minutes to get to Burano from Venice by bus.    ________________.

39.  Many restaurants in Burano serve cheap fresh seafood.    ________________.    

40.  Burano is crowded and noisy.                ________________.    

I.    Read the text and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Symbolic Meaning of Matryoshka

      Everyone knows that a Matryoshka is a nesting doll. It is a set of typically seven wooden dolls of decreasing sizes that all fit inside of each other, one by one. Each stacking doll splits in half at the midsection and opens to reveal another smaller doll nested within. Each Matryoshka is handmade, for this reason, it is unique: you cannot find two Matryoshka identical.

      Matryoshka is made by different dolls. The biggest doll is called “mother”, the smallest one is called seed. Originally, the biggest doll represents a strong female matriarch who is the main symbol of the Russian family. In itself, the doll fits inside little dolls which represent daughters and sons. For this reason, Matryoshka represents fertility and motherhood.

      The Matryoshka is also the symbol of Russia: the big doll represents Russia mother, and in itself she hosts children, women, men, but also feelings like pain, happiness, joy. It is a mother who can host all these things. Matryoshka can represent also our life: we are like a big doll with other dolls inside which represent our stories, relationships, experiences. We are one person with different experiences. The seed represents our soul which is innocent and it is the real essence of ourselves.

1.   Russian doll matryoshka is composed of dolls of different sizes fitting into each other.

2.   It is true that you can find two Matryoshka identical.

3.   Matryoshka is a symbol of motherhood and fertility of nature.

4.   The biggest doll represents a powerful woman in a family.

5.   Matryoshka shows the role of members in a family.

6.   Dolls inside the Matryoshka depict different aspects of human life, such as our stories, relationships and experience.

7.   The seed, the smallest doll, represents the purity of childhood and our nature.

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.