One way to break the ice with a group of people is to have a small party with a theme at your house. Invite your date as one of the people at the party. As a teenager you will probably have to get your parents involved —if that is comfortable for you it can be fun for your parents too. Most of these ideas work well for parties with 6 to 10 people:
Pick a place an hour or two away and make a day of it. The place might be another city, a historic site, or a nice beach. Be sure you get home on time! Planning the trip can be as much fun as the trip itself.
Let's say you are looking for a gift for someone like your mother or father. Take your date along with you to the mall and look for the gift together.
Plan a picnic at a local park or wood. Invite some friends along if you want a little less intimacy.
Lots of municipal lakes have boat rentals. Take a picnic lunch, rent a boat and see where you end up.
Get a book on constellations and watch the stars.
Get a couple of cameras and go some place to take pictures. Then once the pictures are developed compare how different they are!
You can go to a disco or have your own dance. Get a group of friends together, pick the music and dance.
Look up special events in the paper. The Saturday or Sunday paper in your area will have a list of special events for the weekend. You can find some really interesting things to try that way.
Task 1 Выберите правильный вариант из предложенных
1. If you are ready to ask that person out on a date you will immediately have the question, ….
a) 'What are we going to wear on our date?'
b) 'What are we going to do on our date?'
c) 'What are we going to eat on our date?'
2. Inviting someone to a movie is definitely …
a) safe.
b) difficult
c) embarrassing
3. Going to a café sometimes can be hard, especially on the first date. Besides, it can be a little …
a) inconvenient.
b) dangerous.
c) expensive.
4. If you like flowers and trees, a … can be a great place to visit, especially in the spring.
a) wood
b) park
c) botanical garden
5. As a teenager you will probably have to get your … involved —if that is comfortable for you it can be fun for your… too.
a) parents, parents
b) kinsfolk, friends
c) teachers, parents
6. If you and your friends live close together, then a … can be lots of fun.
a) pot luck dinner
b) progressive dinner
c) pizza dinner
7. If you want to have a day trip the place might be …
a) another city, a historic site, or a nice beach.
b) another country, a historic site, or a nice beach.
c) another city, a historic site, or a nice hotel.
Task 2 (grammar)
1. The first date help you … a good first impression if you know how to plan it.
a) to make
b) make
c) making
2. The idea of going to a café will force you … of something to talk about for an hour or two.
a) to think
b) think
c) thought
3. Visiting a museum let you and your partner … your date if you like this sort of thing.
a) enjoyed
b) to enjoy
c) enjoy
4. One way to break the ice with a group of people is to permit your friends … a small party with a theme at your house.
a) have
b) to have
c) had
5. The idea behind a pot luck dinner is to allow everyone … something.
a) brining
b) bring
c) to bring
Ключи:
Task 1 1-b 2-a 3-c 4-c 5-a 6-b 7-a
Task 2 1-b 2-a 3-c 4-b 5-c
When I was a teen.
Westlife’s Mark Feehily shares his words of wisdom on being a teen…
The “cool” crowd’s not so cool.
“I remember feeling shy around the popular kids at school because they made anyone not in their clique feel really small. But now I realize they're the ones in dead-end jobs, going nowhere, and I'm doing exactly what I dreamed of.”
Be confident!
“I was one of the quiet ones at school and used to let others do the talking. But I realized that I had nothing to lose in speaking up. The more you put your opinions across, the more your confidence grows and the more people respect you.”
Don’t put up with bullies.
“Bullies called me Fatso because I was chubby. I tried to ignore it but it hurt. I wish I'd told a teacher or told the bullies to shut up because as soon as you stick up for yourself, bullies often back off.”
Be grateful for what you’ve got.
“When my mates got new tennis rackets, I nagged my parents for one, too. They couldn’t afford it but bought me one. Thing is soon realized I could play better with my old one - I was just being greedy”
Respect your parents!
“At 14, I felt really grown up. I wanted to go clubbing but they said I was too young. I wish I'd shown them more respect because I was such a spoilt brat sometimes!”
Know who your friends are.
“I put up with a lot of stick from kids at school who I thought were friends. When I was being bullied they'd join in, but then later on, act like nothing had happened. I wish I had told them where to go and spent more time with my real friends.”
Your first kiss isn’t a big deal!
“I was terribly frightened about my first kiss. I even panicked about how to breathe…But it was all OK in the end”
Be different!
“I used to feel left out because I lived in the country, but when some mates came to stay and told me how jealous they were of where I lived, I felt proud to be different.”
Control your temper.
Once Mum and Dad wouldn't give me any money to go bowling. I was angry, got every penny I could fine to prove I did have enough. When they still said I couldn't go, I chucked the coins and they smashed the cooker door! I felt pretty stupid after that."
Vocabulary:
shy - застенчивый
clique - клика, группировка
dead-end job - бесперспективная работа
confident - уверенный
to speak up - высказаться
to put across - выражать, передавать (идею, смысл и т. п.)
to respect - уважать
to put up мириться, терпеть
bully - хулиган, задира, человек, который издевается над другими
Fatso - толстяк, жирный
chubby - круглолицый, полнощекий
to ignore - не обращать внимания
but it hurt - но было обидно
I wish I'd told a teacher -Жаль, что я не рассказал об этом кому-нибудь из учителей
to shut up - замолчать, заткнуться
to stick up for oneself - постоять за себя
to back off - отступать
grateful - благодарный
mate - приятель
to nag - ныть
They couldn't afford it-Они не могли себе этого позволить
greedy - жадный
to go clubbing -ходить по клубам (преимущественно ночным)
spoilt - испорченный, избалованный
brat - плохо воспитанный ребенок
jealous - ревнивый
not a big deal - ничего особенного
to breathe - дышать
to control one's temper - сдерживать свой гнев
wouldn’t give me any money - никак не хотели мне давать деньги
bowling - боулинг
to chuck - бросать, кидать, швырять
cooker - плита
stick - жестокое или несправедливое
обращение
Task 1 Выберите правильный вариант из предложенных
1. He remembers feeling shy around the popular kids at school because they made anyone not in their clique feel really….
a) unhappy
b) small
c) naive
2. The more you put your opinions across, the more your confidence grows and the more people … you.
a) respect
b) like
c) dislike
3. As soon as you stick up for yourself, bullies often …
a) run away
b) back off.
c) appear
4. Thing is soon realized he could play better with his old tennis rackets - he was just ….
a) being greedy.
b) being angry.
c) being naive.
5. He wishes he'd shown his parents more respect because he was such a … sometimes!
a) well-mannered child
b) spoilt brat
c) capricious brat
6. When he was being … his “friends” would join in, but then later on, act like nothing had happened.
a) humbled
b) offended
c) bullied
7. He used to feel left out because he lived in the country, but when some mates came to stay and told him how … they were of where he lived, he felt proud to be different.
a) jealous
b) happy
c) interested
Task 2 (grammar)
1. His friends didn’t like Mark … quiet.
a) being
b) to be
c) been
2. He wanted his parents … new tennis rackets.
a) to buy
b) buying
c) bought
3. The popular kids at school made Mark … really small because he was not in their clique.
a) to feel
b) feeling
c) feel
4. His Mum and Dad didn’t let Mark … bowling.
a) to go
b) go
c) going
5. Mark was one of the quiet ones at school and used to let others … the talking.
a) do
b) to do
c) doing
Ключи:
Task 1 1-b 2-a 3-b 4-a 5-b 6-c 7- a
Task 2 1-b 2-a 3-c 4-b 5-a
Упражнения по типу ЕГЭ к 4 разделу учебника
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A. Violence and teens
B. Being a teenager is great fun
C. Humorous and serious things
D. Do what you want
John McCarthy, 17
1. Teenagers today have a lot more to worry about than their parents ever did. The world is becoming a very scary place. Violence, teen pregnancy, and AIDS cases are increasing. More and more teens are turning to drugs and alcohol. I'm sure that almost every teenager will at one time or another have an experience with drugs, alcohol or sex. These things combined with personal problems and mates' influence make being a teenager very difficult. I don't have a single friend who has never had a drink of alcohol. Some of them don't drink at all now, but some do. It seems to me that adults are generally quite indifferent to what their children do. Once you reach the age of sixteen or seventeen, your parents think you are old enough to decide for yourself and let you do what you want.
Estelle Hammersley, 16
2. It's true that there are so many problems facing teens today. I go to an all-girls private school which makes my school life easier. I focus more attention on doing my work than on impressing a cute guy. But when I go out on weekends there is a lot of pressure to drink and smoke. There are no teen clubs close to where I live so weekend activities are limited. My friends and I don't do anything exciting, but we usually have fun just being around each other. We usually talk v about humorous things. On the other hand, we also talk about serious things like abortion, sex, and politics. My friends and I try to help each other if we can, because a lot of the time, being a teenager isn't fun. It's a chore (duty). You have to go to school and your parents want you to get good grades, which are hard enough in itself, and you have to deal with your own problems too.
Bart Naik, 16
3. Where I live teenagers have few dangers, but even in my town kids can get alcohol easily. I personally do not drink alcohol. I don't think drinking is exciting. But I know some guys who do. My view is that if they want to, then they can-it's their life, they are free to decide and nobody can forbid them to do what they want.
The people I hang about with don't really put any pressure on me or anyone else.
Dating is not a big deal .We usually go out with a bunch of friends, both girls and boys.
Social events such as discos and parties are a very popular conversation topic among teenagers. At school, politics are discussed quite a lot but along with this there are conversations about boyfriends, girlfriends, and plans for the weekend ahead. I feel also that the majority of boys are football-mad and the girls are very conscious of their appearance and clothes. Being a teenager is great fun. Take it easy.
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John McCarthy, 17
1. Teenagers today have a lot more to worry about than their parents ever did. The world is becoming a very scary place. Violence, teen pregnancy, and AIDS cases are increasing. More and more teens are turning 1 …………….. I'm sure that almost every teenager will at one time or another have an experience with drugs, alcohol or sex. These things combined with personal problems and mates' influence make being a teenager very difficult. I don't have a single friend who has never had a drink of alcohol. Some of them don't drink at all now, but some do. It seems to me that adults are generally quite indifferent to what their children do. Once you reach the age of sixteen or seventeen, your parents think you are old enough 2 ……………
Estelle Hammersley, 16
2. It's true that there are so many problems facing teens today. I go to an all-girls private school which makes my school life easier. I focus more attention on doing my work than on impressing a cute guy. But when I go out on weekends there is a lot of pressure 3 ………………There are no teen clubs close to where I live so weekend activities are limited. My friends and I don't do anything exciting, but we usually have fun just being around each other. We usually talk v about humorous things. On the other hand, we also talk about serious things like abortion, sex, and politics. My friends and I try to help each other if we can, because a lot of the time, being a teenager isn't fun. It's a chore (duty). You have to go to school and your parents want you to get good grades, which are hard enough in itself, and you have 4 ………………….
Bart Naik, 16
3. Where I live teenagers have few dangers, but even in my town kids can get alcohol easily. I personally do not drink alcohol. I don't think drinking is exciting. But I know some guys who do. My view is that if they want to, then they can-it's their life, they are free 5 …………………..
The people I hang about with don't really put any pressure on me or anyone else.
Dating is not a big deal .We usually go out with a bunch of friends, both girls and boys.
Social events such as discos and parties are 6 ………............... At school, politics are discussed quite a lot but along with this there are conversations about boyfriends, girlfriends, and plans for the weekend ahead. I feel also that the majority of boys are football-mad and the girls are very conscious of their appearance and clothes. Being a teenager is great fun. Take it easy.
A to drink and smoke
B to get alcohol easily
C to drugs and alcohol
D to decide for yourself and let you do what you want
E a very popular conversation topic among teenagers
F to decide and nobody can forbid them to do what they want
G to deal with your own problems too
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John McCarthy, 17
Teenagers today have a lot more to worry about than their parents ever did. The world is becoming a very scary place. Violence, teen pregnancy, and AIDS cases are increasing. More and more teens are turning to drugs and alcohol. I'm sure that almost every teenager will at one time or another have an experience with drugs, alcohol or sex. These things combined with personal problems and mates' influence make being a teenager very difficult. I don't have a single friend who has never had a drink of alcohol. Some of them don't drink at all now, but some do. It seems to me that adults are generally quite indifferent to what their children do. Once you reach the age of sixteen or seventeen, your parents think you are old enough to decide for yourself and let you do what you want.
Estelle Hammersley, 16
It's true that there are so many problems facing teens today. I go to an all-girls private school which makes my school life easier. I focus more attention on doing my work than on impressing a cute guy. But when I go out on weekends there is a lot of pressure to drink and smoke. There are no teen clubs close to where I live so weekend activities are limited. My friends and I don't do anything exciting, but we usually have fun just being around each other. We usually talk about humorous things. On the other hand, we also talk about serious things like abortion, sex, and politics. My friends and I try to help each other if we can, because a lot of the time, being a teenager isn't fun. It's a chore (duty). You have to go to school and your parents want you to get good grades, which are hard enough in itself, and you have to deal with your own problems too.
Bart Naik, 16
Where I live teenagers have few dangers, but even in my town kids can get alcohol easily. I personally do not drink alcohol. I don't think drinking is exciting. But I know some guys who do. My view is that if they want to, then they can-it's their life, they are free to decide and nobody can forbid them to do what they want.
The people I hang about with don't really put any pressure on me or anyone else.
Dating is not a big deal .We usually go out with a bunch of friends, both girls and boys.
Social events such as discos and parties are a very popular conversation topic among teenagers. At school, politics are discussed quite a lot but along with this there are conversations about boyfriends, girlfriends, and plans for the weekend ahead. I feel also that the majority of boys are football-mad and the girls are very conscious of their appearance and clothes. Being a teenager is great fun. Take it easy.
A1. Every teenager will have an experience with drugs, alcohol or sex because
1. violence is increasing
2. the world is terrible
3. adults are quite indifferent to them
4. they have their own problems
A2. Being a teenager isn't fun because
1. there are no teen clubs
2. we have duties and our own problems
3. there are many serious problems
4. schools make our lives difficult
A3. Very popular conversation topics among teenagers are about
1.
their appearance and clothes
2. football
3. violence, teen pregnancy, and AIDS cases
4. social events, politics, conversations about boyfriends, girlfriends, and plans for the weekend
Ключи: A1- 3 A2 – 2 A3- 4
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A Sex problem
B. History of sex
C Solutions
D. Being a teenage mother is difficult
E Pregnant teenage girls
F Intimate details
G. Personal story
1. When people think about Britain of today, very few imagine puritan Victorian Britain where any discussion of sex and sexuality were strictly prohibited and considered immoral. Since then, Britain has seen the crazy sixties with their new ideas of 'free love' and 'sexual revolution'. It has also seen the seventies, when British women finally began to see themselves as career-makers as well as mothers and wives. In the eighties, it became normal to see nude images on TV and in the nineties, nobody was any longer surprised at the increasing number of sexual images in the media.
So have all these social changes forever changed the British attitude to sex and given Victorian Puritanism a well-deserved place in long-forgotten history?
2. It appears that Britons are still uneasy about discussing sex. The UK has the highest proportion of teenage pregnancies in Western Europe. Each year in England 90000 girls get pregnant. 2200 of these are under 14, and 7700 are under 16 years old. The British figure for the first, younger group is 10 times higher than in Japan, and eight times higher than in Sweden and the Netherlands, where attitudes to sex are more open.
According to the United Nations, the dramatic situation with teenage pregnancies in the UK is largely due to the lack of sex education. Another factor is lack of general education and appropriate family support, as most teenage mothers come from poorly educated and deprived families. Unfortunately, Britain is still very class-oriented and the difference between life opportunities given to different classes is still significant.
3. Being a teenage mother is not easy. Some pregnant teenage girls decide to have an abortion or give their babies up for adoption. However, some decide to go all the way. Quite often, keeping the baby means never continuing education and ending up unemployed, living on scarce benefits from the state. Also, recent research conducted by Essex University has shown that British women who had their first child before 20, were twice as likely to be without a partner in their 30s than women who had their first baby in their 20s.
4. It seems obvious that prevention of teenage pregnancies lies in better and more open sex education, as demonstrated by Sweden and the Netherlands, and easy availability and awareness of contraception. Although contraceptive advice and services are available in Britain, teenagers are still scared of seeking help and advice in fear of blame for their sexual behaviour.
There have also been steps to improve the life of existing teenage mothers through creating support schools with a creche, where school-age mothers can combine school education with looking after their babies. This gives the young mothers a chance to make their way in the world and not depend on state benefits.
5.'Before I got pregnant I hated school and did not do much work there, concentrating on my social life instead. Every night I would go out drinking and clubbing. Since the birth of my son, Tom, my life has changed. I have realised that having a baby means a lot of responsibility and I now want to do well at school and maybe go to college or university afterwards. However, it is not easy to do with a baby, so I am lucky to have a local support school where I can attend lessons, get medical help and discuss baby problems in the company of other girls in my situation'.
6. In Florida, USA, single mothers are obliged by law to give the newspapers the most intimate details of their past if they want to give the baby up for adoption. The young women must give their name, height, weight and eye colour, the names of their sexual partners and the estimated date of conception. This is done to give the baby's father, who may or may not know about the baby, a chance to claim responsibility for the child before it can be adopted.
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A Tom Sawyer days
B Pupils set up own school
C. Teen superstition
D Being a British teenager is cool
E Got a problem? Sleep on it
F Brave teacher
G Teenagers and their problems
1. A Romanian schoolteacher has shaven her head to - warn her pupils about the dangers of dyeing their hair. "I consider these kids as my own children and this is why I wanted to give them an example they would remember," she says. "I don't want them to say they didn't know about the risks of hair dyeing." She says that when she entered the classroom and took off her hat, the pupils were speechless.
2. It has been scientifically proved that sleep helps to solve problems. When somebody's got a problem and can't find a solution, British people often say: 'sleep on it'. Remember the Russian saying 'Утро вечера мудренее? According to new research, if you have a problem, you should think about it just before going to sleep. Your brain will then continue working on the solution while you are asleep. And, hopefully, when you wake up in the morning you will know the solution to your problem! It is believed that that was how Mendeleev discovered his periodic table of chemical elements.
3. According to a survey of 20,000 British school children, the most popular words amongst
British youngsters are 'cool' and 'wicked'. 'Other popular words used by schoolchildren differ from region to region. For example, in northern England favourite words for boys include 'football' and 'class' (meaning 'cool'),
while the favourite word for girls is Beckham. Some new words have also appeared: 'nang'
(great) and 'wagwaan' (rap-term for greetings). Did you know that in England in the 16th cen
tury the word 'nice' meant stupid or foolish?
4. Do you believe in ghosts? According to a survey, British teens do. Here are some figures:
40 % are convinced that ghosts exist;
35 % say they believe in horoscopes;
30 % believe it possible to contact the spirits of the dead;
22% believe that fortune tellers can see into the future;
20% believe in black magic.
5. A group of German pupils have opened their own school, employing teachers and setting up their own timetables. They were unhappy about their teachers and the way they were taught. The young 18-year-old men have rented rooms, employed ten teachers, founded a society and set up a budget. Their parents have agreed to chip in. 'Our school is not for slackers,' said one of the pupils. 'We will study in small groups of four or five from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., six days a week.'
6. Every year, during the long weekend on or around the Fourth of July, Mark Twain's hometown Hannibal celebrates the National Tom Sawyer Days. Among many events there are fence-painting competitions for kids and adults. Tom Sawyers are judged on costume, their painting speed and their painting accuracy.
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Child labour — a blessing or a curse?
When does childhood fun become an abuse
of human rights?
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Ten-year-old Lita Matundan sells flowers to motorists stuck at traffic lights. 'We are poor, so if I do not work we will not eat,' says Lita, who has six siblings. She was a victim of polio during her infant years and has never seen the inside of a classroom. Her father have no money for her education and her father cannot
1 …………..
Gerry Gueverra is another 'early learner' in the labour market. He wakes at 4 a.m. 2 ………….. He then goes to school at 10 am and after that returns to the market till 8 pm. 'I dream of having my own restaurant or food chain one day,' he says.
Ronald Acudo, aged 12, 3 ………………. He mans the family market stall both before school and after classes have finished for the day, when he should be doing his homework. 'I have no choice but to work so the family can eat,' says Ronald, who has five older brothers and sisters.
Many of these children work under 'exploitative conditions', but they go on working because of 'inadequate survival resources' within their families: parents are so poor the children have to work. If they do not 4 ………………………..
There are other reasons, which force the children to work, such as natural disasters or the geographical location of the home, or the simple fact that education is too expensive. Employers also like to hire children, seeing them as easy to manage and unlikely to complain.
Meanwhile, in another part of the world, Tejan, aged 9, who sings for money on commuter trains and picks rags off rubbish dumps, is taking part in a rally and shouting slogans demanding that youngsters like her be given the right to work. She was one of 200 children 5 ……………… I'm not working, how can I survive?' ran one of her slogans. 'End poverty, provide employment for our parents, do something in the villages so we don't have to run to the cities. But don’t stop us
6 ……………………… , said Deepak Shukla, 15, another street child who helped organise the rally.
The organisers said that unless basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing were fulfilled, children should not be denied the right to work.
A to take goods to market
B work because he’s sick
C work, there will be no food on the table
D works longer days than most adults
E this work is hard, dirty and dangerous
F who took part in the rally
G from working
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A Blind Date
D.White
Pam was sitting in Jenny's bedroom. Jenny was getting ready for a date. She was going out with a boy called Thomas. It was their first date, but now she had a bit of a problem. She had already arranged to meet another boy called Stephen, a pen pal who was coming to Petersfield to see her. Now she wanted Pam to help her sort this out.
'No, I just can't do it,' Pam said.
'Of course you can,' Jenny said. 'It won't be difficult. I've shown you the photo of him. Just walk up to him and tell him...'
'That you can't make it, that you're ill or something. Yes, I know,' Pam said gloomily. 'I'll say that you're so sorry. You don't look very sorry, though.'
Jenny laughed. 'Well, it's not my fault, is it? How was I to know that Thomas was going to ask me out on the very day that I'd arranged to meet Stephen?'
'Well, what am I going to do with him? Suppose he gets mad or something?' Pam said.
'Don't be silly!' Jenny laughed again. 'He's just a pen pal. I've only been writing to him for a couple of months.'
'Oh, all right.' Pam gave in. 'Off you go and have a great time. I'll do my best.'
'Pam, you're an angel! See you later then.' And off she went.
At ten minutes past seven — a bit later than the arranged time just to make sure he was there — Pam arrived at the local cafe. There was only one boy on his own in there so Pam walked up to him. When she got to where she could see him properly, she stopped. He was really smashing! Much better than his photograph, with black hair and deep, dark brown eyes.
'Er... Are you Stephen —Jenny's friend?' Pam asked politely.
'Er... yeah... That's right.'
'I'm afraid she's sent me to tell you that she can't make it. She's not well,' Pam lied and sat down.
'Oh, no!'
'She's really sorry. She said she'd get in touch with you as soon as she could.'
'I see,' his voice was low, but he didn't look too upset.
'She was really looking forward to it,' Pam added.
'Oh, well,' he shrugged his shoulders, 'that's life!'
'I'm glad you've taken it like that,' Pam said. At least he wasn't desperately in love with Jenny.
The boy looked at Pam. Yoihand I,' he said seriously, 'have got a lot in common. Twin souls, you might say.'
'Do you really think so?' Pam looked at him, amazed. She knew he was only kidding her along really, but she was enjoying it.
'Sure!' he said. 'And to celebrate our meeting, I'm going to buy you a coffee!' He got her a cup of coffee and Pam wondered what Jenny would do to her.
Pam and the boy talked some more and after some time Pam realised that she didn't want to go home.
'Would you like to go to the cinema?' he said just as Pam was wondering what to do. 'There's a horror film on at the Odeon.'
'How do you know what's on here?' she asked. 'Jenny said you lived a hundred miles away.'
'Who?' he muttered, standing up and putting his arm round her shoulders.
'Jenny,' Pam repeated. 'The girl you were supposed to meet here.'
'Never heard of her!' he said.
Pam just looked at him.
'When a pretty girl sits opposite you and starts chatting, you just go along with it,' he smiled. 'By the way, my name's Chris. Do you mind?'
But Pam just looked at him, and said: 'No, I don't mind. Not at all.'
A1. Jenny was ready for a date with
1. Tom
2. Stephen
3. Thomas
4. Chris
A2. Stephen had been writing to her for
1. a month
2. for a couple of days
3. a week
4. a couple of months
A3. Pam arrived at the local café a bit later because she
1. didn’t want to be the first
2. wanted to be sure he was there
3. was afraid of this meeting
4. was a very polite girl
A4. The boy told her that she
1. has a lot in common with her friend
2. was the image of his sister
3. and he were twin souls
4. was like his mother
A5. Some minutes later Pam realized that
1. she wanted to return home
2. it was boring to be there
3. she didn’t want to go home
4. she was rather upset
A6. The boy offered to go
1. to the theatre
2. to the cinema
3. to the restaurant
4. to the park
A7. The boy’s name was
1. Chris
2. Jack
3. Jefferson
4. Donald
Ключи: A1-3 A2 – 4 A3 – 2 A4 – 3 A5 – 3 A6 – 2 A7 - 1
Говорение
Student Cards
Task 1 (3-4 min)
Give a talk on the topic “Is it easy to be young?”
Remember to speak about:
what right is right for you;
what the law allows or forbids you to do;
what problems young people of your age have;
if you have enough freedom;
what you think about relations with parents and adults;
if you have problems.
Task 2 (1, 5 -2 min)
You would like to make a project “Teenage years- do they bring luck?”
You are discussing the most important points of your work with your friend. You want to know:
how she/he feels about the life of today’s teenagers;
what problems teens face at school and at home;
if he/she finds all problems serious;
if friends influence teens’ lives much;
if parents or adults influence young people lives
You will start the conversation
Remember to:
be active and polite;
ask all the questions to get the necessary information.
Task 3 (4-5 min)
You and your friend are discussing different ways of escaping the stress and difficulties of school life.
There are some options to choose from. You have to decide on
one of them and explain why:
to go dancing;
to stay at home and watch TV;
to listen to music;
to some exercise.
You begin the conversation. Use specific details and examples in your answer.
Remember to:
discuss all the points;
take an active part in the conversation and be polite;
come up with suggestions;
give reasons;
invite your partner to come up with suggestions;
find out your partner’s attitudes and take them into account;
come to an agreement.
Раздел 3. Грамматика и лексика
Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B4 – B10 так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы B4 – B10.
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What is the Point?
B4
Everywhere you look these days, you can see people that have got rings – _____________ from ears and pushed through noses, lips, and eyebrows.
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HANG
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B5
Mick Shannon, who is a _____________ body piercer, took me to his salon.
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QUALIFY
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B6
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Some people give our profession a bad name,” he said. “They _____________ their equipment even, which shows they don’t know what they are doing.
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CLEAN
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B7
I _____________ people who have got diseases like hepatitis from cheap ear-piercing guns.
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KNOW
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B8
I watched Mike pierce a girl’s naval. First he marked the area where he _____________ the skin, then he pushed a needle through.
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DISINFECT
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B9
He finished by _____________ the girl advice on how to help the skin to get better, which was a nice professional touch.
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GIVE
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B10
I asked the girl why she had wanted her naval pierced. “I don’t know. I just like the idea. It will be my secret. But I don’t suppose my mother will like it if she ever _____________.”
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FIND OUT
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Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами после номеров B11– B16 так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы B11 – B16.
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