In days to come
1. Fill in the chart with the words:
Mathematics, French, Biology, how to drive, languages, Physics, to dance, Arabic
Add three more words to each category:
| Study | |
| Learn |
Write down the sentences of your own.
2. Fill in the chart with the words:
research, a suggestion, homework, a task, a mistake, an experiment, a decision, a test, an exam
Add 3 more words to each category:
| Do | |
| Make |
Write down the sentences of your own.
3. Match the columns to get the sentences. Write them down.
| 1) I passed all my exams with flying colour! | A) I have just learnt that I have to take it |
| 2) I bearly scraped through my Biology exam. | B) I just can’t imagine my life without books. |
| 3) I wish I hadn’t played truant from my English classes. | C) I am pretty sure I will get a place at any University of my choice. |
| 4) My friends say I am a real bookworm. | D) I was disqualified from the exam. |
| 5) I have been swotting for my English exam for weeks. | E) Now not only the teacher is really angry with me, but I also find it hard to catch up with my classmates. |
| 6) I need to pull an all nighter and cram for my Literature test. | F) The minimum point required for passing was 30 and I got 31. |
| 7) They caught me cheating in the exam because I accidentally dropped my cheat sheets on the floor. | G) I am absolutely sure that I have learnt everything and will sail through the exam. |
4. Write your answers down as if you were doing task 37 (an email to a friend)
1) What’s the most difficult part of your study? What do you like most about your school? What is your favourite subject and why?
2) Which exams do you usually find difficult? How do you prepare for your exams? Do you prefer to take an oral or a written test?
3) In your experience, what are the best revising strategies? Which do you prefer: to swot for an exam or to cram for an exam? Why?
4) What are your future study plans?
5. You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen-friend Hugh:
… Next summer I’m going to a language camp for the first time. It’s located in the south of France. The thing is it’s my first time going away somewhere on my own. Are there any languages camps in Russia? What educational activities do they usually offer? Would you like to go to a language camp and why?
By the way, I went to this new exhibition at the Science Museum ...
Write an email to Hugh.
In your message:
- answer his questions;
- ask 3 questions about the exhibition.
Write 100-140 word
Remember the rules of email writing.
6. Collect information using the Internet about the most prestigious university in your country. Write a short article about it. Include: where students live, academic life, social life, etc.
Relationships
1 a) Put the words in the right column.
aunt, wife, sister-in law, mother, grandfather, foster sister, spouse, grandson, father-in law, husband, nephew, grandchild, niece, mother-in-law, brother, grandmother, uncle, sister, father, stepmother, relative, cousin, stepfather, brother-in-law, foster brother, parent, granddaughter, twin, sibling
| nuclear/immediate family | extended family |
b) Write a short paragraph about a few people in your family.
2. Write as many collocations with the words in the box as you can.
a friend, family, a relative, relationship, a child, parents, to share, to argue, to live, to spend
Write sentences with them.
3. Write a short text about your family for “Teens” magazine using the following questions as a plan. (60-80 words)
1) Who’s in your immediate/extended family?
2) How do you get on with your family members?
3) What family cultural traditions are there in your country?
4) What is important in your family?
5) What does family mean to you?
4. You have read the following in a popular magazine:
Send us a description of the teacher you remember most from primary school.
Explain why you remember him/her so well.
The winning entry wins a brand-new iPod!
Write your description for the competition (120-180 words). You may use the plan below to help you.
Para 1 - name and where/when/how you met
Para 2 - physical appearance
Para 3 - personality/interests/achievements
Para 4 - why you still remember this teacher
5. Collect information using the Internet and statistics about different ethnic groups in your country. Who are they? When did they come to your country? Why? Write a sort article for an international school magazine.
Travel
1. Check you understand the phrases below and complete in the chart. Add 2 more phrases to each category.
to stop at a service station / drive on a motorway / get stuck in a traffic jam / find the right platform / have a flat tyre / miss the flight / buy tickets in advance / show the tickets to the ticket inspector / run out of petrol / go through passport control
| Plane | Car | Train |
2. Write as many collocations with the words in the box as you can. Then make up sentences with them.
a trip, to travel, a journey, a hotel, a traveller
3. Complete the story with the missing words and phrases
collect
connecting
stopover
two-legged
direct
connection
Once I was flying from Irkutsk to Dubai, and I found it cheaper to fly with a …. in Delhi. When I bought the tickets, though, I found out I needed a visa to be in Delhi even for 3 hours! I know that having a ….. flight can be cheaper than a ….. flight, but sometimes it's because your …. is up to 23 hours, which means you need to book a hotel or spend time and money at the airport. I don't like that sometimes you can have an aisle seat on a …. flight, because after you ….. your luggage, you check in last.
4. Look at the pictures and write 8-10 sentences about the advantages and disadvantages of using each type of transport.
5. Write a short text about travelling using a mind-map.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way
1. Write your answers to the questions as if you were doing task 37.
1) Do you have many friends? Why/why not? How do you spend time with your friends? In what ways are your friends important to you?
2) What do you prefer: going out with your friends or spending your spare time staying at home? Is it important to have many friends? Are friends as important to you as your family?
3) Do you think friendships change as we get older? How? Do you think that social media is changing the way that we relate to our friends and family? Do you think that it is easier to find friends online?
4) Do you agree that family values have changed? In what way? Do you think that parents should be strict? Do you think it is important to follow any family traditions?
2. You have just received an email from a friend you haven’t heard from for a long time. Write a reply to your friend, giving him/her your news and asking him/her to visit you for the summer. (100-140 words). You may use the plan below to help you write your email.
Para 1 - opening remarks
Para 2 - give your news
Para 3 - invite your friend/tell him/her what things you can do during his/her visit
Para 4 - closing remarks
3. You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend, Fiona, who writes:
... We had an anti-bulling week at our school, like your school did last year. How did yours go? What did it involve? Do you think events like that are effective?
I’d better go now. I’m going to a party tonight to celebrate the end of exams!
Write a letter to Fiona. In your letter:
- answer her questions;
- ask 3 questions about the party
Write 100-140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
4. You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen-friend Ralph:
… I’ve just had an argument with my mom about the mess in my room. She doesn’t even want to listen how busy I am with my exams. I’m thinking of moving out when I enter my college. Do you often have arguments with your family members and why? Do they support you when you have problems? Where can teenagers in Russia learn about ways of maintaining healthy relationships with their family members?
By the way, I have a new classmate, it’ a girl and I asked her out …
Write an email to Ralph.
In your message:
- answer his questions;
- ask 3 questions about the girl.
Write 100-140 words.
Remember the rules of email writing.