Part 2. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Mark the statements as true, false or not stated.
1. Pete usually spends summer with his grandparents.
2. Amy thinks the student exchange program was expensive.
3. Amy stayed at one place on her trip.
4. Amy was upset that the other students on the trip were from different countries.
5. At first, Amy’s parents didn’t want her to go on the trip.
6. Both Pete and Amy enjoy Indian food.
7. Pete isn’t interested in visiting India.
Part 3. UNIVERSITY LIFE
Choose the best answer.
1. The speaker’s new lifestyle involved
a) getting up earlier b) making his own decisions c) cooking his own meals
2. His father wanted him to “follow in his footsteps”, which means his father hoped his son
a) would be ambitious b) would have the same job he had c) would work for him
3. When choosing his course of study, he wanted to
a) make the decision by himself b) please his parents c) choose the subject he really enjoyed
4. The speaker grew up in
a) New York b) Cromwell c) London
5. He compares the people he saw in the city streets with ants because
a) they all looked the same b) they seemed very busy c) they seemed unpleasant
6. The speaker was happy to meet someone who
a) came from the similar background b) was from the same country c) was a suitable flatmate
7. After the first year at university, the speaker
a) changed for the better b) missed England a lot c) didn’t get on well with his parents
UNIT 32
THE LONELY CYBORGS
Listen to the extract from the BBC radio programme and answer the questions.
1. What problem does this programme focus on?
2. Why do mass media call modern teens the lonely cyborgs?
3. How do people get online friends?
4. How do you understand such phenomena as public display and impression management?
5. Modern young people are digital vanguards. What problems can it lead to?
6. What kind of people do modern teens prefer to interact with online?
7. Is it true that face-to-face relationship is disappearing now and giving way to virtual relations?
TOPIC 4. HOLIDAYS
UNIT 33
CHRISTMAS IS COMING
Text 1. Bedtime Story
Mark the sentences as true, false or not given.
1. The story is called A Lost Coin.
2. It happened on Christmas Day.
3. The boy was crying because he had lost his parents.
4. The old man gave him a handful of coins.
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5. On his way back the old man saw the same boy crying bitterly.
6. The old man didn’t have any children.
7. The boy said, “If I could find my own coin, I would have twenty-five pence now”
Text 2. Christmas Preparations
Answer the questions.
1. What has the man done to say that he is almost ready for Christmas?
2. Why does his wife ask him to take a look at the list of guests?
3. Why haven’t they invited the Jones family?
4. Why are they sorry that Pad Adoubt wouldn’t come?
5. Why is the man irritated?
UNIT 34
THE BRITISH YEAR
Number the names of events and festivals according the order in which they are described.
Halloween New Year
Easter
Christmas
St. Valentine Day
Guy Fawkes’ Night
Wimbledon
UNIT 35
AMERICAN HOLIDAYS
Text 1. Public Holidays
Correct the mistakes.
Americans usually have one to two weeks’ paid vacation a year, so they make the most of public holidays. Often public holidays fall on a Monday so people have only a minimum of extra time off. Public holidays are not the same throughout the country, although some states like Massachusetts and Maine have fewer holidays. They don’t celebrate Patriot’s Day on the first Monday in August to remember the last battle of the American Revolution.
Text 2. Here Comes Summer
Fill in the blanks.
Memorial Day and Labor Day mark the ……………………….. and end of the …………………
Many people take ………….. vacations over the long holiday weekends. Others enjoy ………… or barbecues.
The first holiday, Memorial Day, honors …………………………….. who have died in the wars.
Labor Day is a holiday to honor ………………………………. all over America.
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Independence Day, also known as ………………………………. , comes in the middle of summer. It is another time ………………….. with barbecues and picnics, and many towns and cities across the nation have …………………………………fireworks displays in the evening. The Fourth of July is the day in …………when the Declaration of Independence was signed and Americans started to fight for …………………………………………………………………
Text 3. Autumn and Winter
Answer the questions.
1. What do the children shout at the houses they visit on Halloween?
2. Why do the people give children candy?
3. What kind of meal do the families share on Thanksgiving Day?
4. What do families and friends exchange at Christmas?
5. Where do children find presents from Santa Claus?
6. How long is Hanukkah? What does it celebrate?
7. Whose holiday is Kwanza?
UNIT 36
MULTICULTURAL FESTIVALS
A Country of Many Religions
Match the religion to the festival.
1. Christianity a) Hanukka
2. Hinduism b) Christmas
3. Judaism c) Diwali
4. Islam d) Bidul-Fitr
5. Sikhism e) Guru Nanak’s birthday
REVISION LISTENING TEST
PART 1
You will hear six people talking about their career prospects. For questions 1- 6, choose from the list A-G which statement applies to which speaker.
A. I am determined to achieve my ambition.
B. I’d like to have my own successful business.
C. I haven’t decided what I want to do yet.
D. I believe there’s more to life than work.
E. Being successful is all I care about.
F. I’d like to make a difference to people’s lives.
G. I want to make my own decisions about my future.
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PART 2
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You will hear two friends talking about a party.
Answer questions 1- 7 by writing T (for True), F (for False) or N (not stated).
- Mary’s dad is a pilot.
- Mary’s grandparents don’t have a lot of money.
- Pete thinks Mary and her brother should arrange a party in a restaurant.
- Pete offers to make a cake for the party.
- Mary doesn’t want to have a DJ at the party.
- Mary believes that her brother will agree to the idea of organizing a party.
- Mary will send the invitations for the party by email.
PART 3
You will hear a man talking about his hobby. For questions 1- 7, decide which of the choices A, B or C is the correct answer.
1. The man says his interest in butterflies began
A. after a visit to the country.
B. after he got a butterfly net.
C. after he saw a rare butterfly.
2. The man says that his friends
A. didn’t know about his hobby.
B. teased him about his hobby.
C. weren’t interested in his hobby
3. The man says that he prefers to take photos that
A. are unusual
B. are very creative.
C. show how butterflies live.
4. There are fewer butterflies now because
A. the weather has changed.
B. there are fewer flowers.
C. areas of countryside have disappeared.
5. The man says that Stratford-upon-Avon butterfly farm
A. is trying to save butterfly species.
B. sells butterflies to other farms.
C. gets its butterflies from abroad.
6. When the man says ‘it wouldn’t be my cup of tea’ he means
A. he wouldn’t release butterflies at his wedding.
B. he doesn’t like the idea of making business out of butterflies.
C. he has no plans to get married any time soon.
7. The man is
A. the owner of a garden centre.
B. a professional gardener.
C. a writer for gardening magazines.
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