Exercise 1. Read the text and complete the sentences choosing the correct answers.
Each college at Oxford has several clubs of its own. Most of the students belong to one or more clubs. There is a debating club in every college as well as athletic and football clubs, and so on. At the clubs the students may read a book, a newspaper or play billiards with a friend. There are many University clubs which bring together students who are interested in literature, art, music, drama, traveling. There is hardly any form of sport in which students do not engage. Of all the sports, rowing plays a leading role. Then comes cricket, a national English game, and then football. The University Boat-Race is the oldest of the sporting competitions between such old British universities as Oxford and Cambridge. The most interesting of the rowing races at the two universities are bumping races. They take place two times a year. These strange races were invented at Oxford and Cambridge. The rivers are not wide there, they are too narrow for boats to race side by side, and so somebody thought of a bumping race. No prizes are won in such races, but the winners are given the oars with which they rowed. Their names are written on each oar in gold letters. The most interesting time to visit Cambridge is during May Week. This is neither in May nor a week. For some reasons which nobody remembers, May Week is the name given to the first two weeks in June, the very end of the University year. May Week denotes not a particular period of time but the general atmosphere of relaxation at the end of the year's work.
Exercise 2. Choose the right variant according the information from the text:
1. At Oxford University...
a) a student can be a member of different clubs;
b) a student can be a member of just one club;
c) to become a member of a club a student must be good at debating.
2. The most popular sport at Oxford University is...
a) football;
b) rowing;
c) cricket.
3. Bumping races were invented because...
a) it was possible for boats to race side by side;
b) the width of the river was quite enough for such races;
c) it was the most exciting kind of races.
4. The winners are given...
a) gold oars;
b) new oars;
c) oars with their names engraved in gold.
5. May Week is...
a) a fortnight in June;
b) a week in May;
c) a week in June.
Text 3
Exercise 1. Read the text and complete the sentences choosing the correct answers.
Every year adults from all over the United Kingdom spend a weekend at the Avoncroft Further Education College in Birmingham. While there, they're taught Spanish by native speakers in an informal environment. All the students have a basic grounding in the language, gleaned from regularly attending evening classes; nevertheless, it's an intensive course requiring thorough concentration. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in Spanish and students are expected to speak the language all the time. The emphasis on speaking Spanish isn't confined to the classroom and students are even encouraged to speak it during their lunch break. Many of the students have chosen to learn Spanish because they believe a second language will improve their career prospects; others simply want to make themselves understood while on holiday. The course includes a great deal of conversation, focusing on practical situations like going to a restaurant, traveling on a bus or train and other things that such students need. In the 10 years since it started, the Spanish weekend has been attracting an increasing number of students and its organizers believe that more people are enrolling because they find its approach both useful and relaxing. Students become less embarrassed, they say, and they then become more and more used to hearing themselves speaking the language and less anxious about making mistakes. They become self-motivated and continue their learning after they leave the center. Many students claim that by completing the course, they develop a greater appreciation of Spanish traditions and culture. They gain confidence in the use of Spanish and this is a tremendous help to holiday makers or anyone else going to Spain for any purpose.
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1. Students learn Spanish...
a) to appreciate Spanish traditions and culture;
b) to improve grammar and vocabulary;
c) to communicate in the language both for business and pleasure.
2. The Avoncroft weekend course is for...
a) children;
b) grown-ups;
c) people of all ages.
3. The atmosphere at the lessons is...
a) easy-going;
b) embarrassing;
c) formal.
4. In class students...
a) speak their native language;
b) speak Spanish;
c) speak both languages.
5. Those who sign up for the course...
a) are beginners;
b) have some basic knowledge of Spanish;
c) speak fluent Spanish.
PART 3. PRACTICE YOUR VOCABULARY
AND USE OF LANGUAGE SKILLS
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