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Name ___________________ Surname ___________________Form 8__   (V-I) 

Date  _____________                  

І. Reading                                   The Fire on the Hill

     Long, long ago there was a lake of cold water in Kenya.  Many animals came at night to the lake to drink some water. But people never came to the lake at night: the animals could kill and eat them.

Now, a rich man who had a beautiful daughter once said: „The young man, who will go to the lake in the evening and stay in the cold water till morning, will have my daughter for his wife.”

    There lived a poor young man who loved the rich man’s daughter very much. He said to his mother, „I shall try to stay all night in the lake and then marry my dear girl”.

„No, no”, the mother said, „you are my only son!”. The water in the lake is very cold, and the animals will eat you up. Don’t go there!” She cried and cried, but her son said: „Mother, don’t cry, I must try. I love her so much!”

    So the young man went to the girl’s father. He told him that he wanted to go to the lake and stay in the cold water all night. The rich man sent his servants to the place where they could watch the young man.

    When night carne, the young man went to the lake and his mother followed him, but he didn’t see her. There was a hill forty paces away from the place where the young man went into the water. The woman climbed up the hill and made up a fire there. The wild animals saw the fire and were afraid to go near that place.

    The young man saw the fire too. He understood that his mother was there. He thought of his mother’s love, and it was easier for him to stay all night in the very cold water.

    Morning came. The young man went to the rich man’s house. The rich man saw him and said, „My servants say that there was a fire on the hill forty paces from the lake. It warmed you and that is why you could stay all night in the water. So you can’t marry my daughter. Good-bye”.

    The   young   man   was    very    angry.   He went to the judge.  “Well”,  the judge said, „this is a very simple case”.

    The next morning the young man with his mother and the rich man with his servants came before the judge. There were many people there who wanted to hear the case.

The judge asked for a pot of cold water. Then he walked forty paces from the pot and made a fire. „Now”, he said, „we shall wait a little until the water is warm”. The people cried: „But the fire is so far away, it can’t warm the water in the pot”. Then the judge said: „How could that young man warm himself at a fire forty paces away?”

     So the case was over, and the young man married the rich man’s daughter. They lived happily for many years.

    Read the text and put “+” if the sentence is right and “-“if one is  false.

1. There was a river of cold water in Kenya.
2. A rich man had a beautiful daughter.
3. A poor young man loved his daughter very much.
4. Mother wanted that her son married the rich man’s daughter.
5. The rich man sent his servants to the lake.
6. There was a hill thirty paces away from the lake.

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2. Vocabulary

 Complete the dialogue. Use the words in the box. 

bracelet        complexion        jewellery        pullover        punctual        recycling        

A:  Hi, Alice. Are you going to the ⁰ recycling exhibition in town?  

B:  Yes, I am. And, as it’s in the library, I‘m going to ask the librarian if I could gain some work ¹ _____________________ over the summer holiday. 

A:  Good idea. But wait a minute. Are you really going to wear that   old ² _____________________?
The colour doesn’t suit your ³____________  , you’re too pale,  and it’s doesn’t look very smart, either.

B:  I think it’ll look okay if I add some ⁴ __________________.  I was going to wear that large necklace you gave me last birthday. 

A:  That’ll look great. What about the ⁵ ___________________ I gave you? You could wear that too.  

B:  Yeah, that looks good.

B:  By the way, I told Mo to join us here before ten o’clock. 

B:  She’ll be late. She’s never ⁶ _____________________, you know that.
Let’s text her and say we’ll meet her at the library. 

A:  Okay.

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Grammar

              Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Write one verb in the past simple and one in the past continuous.

     1.   While I ________________(walk) along the beach, I ____________________ (find) some money.

2. Rick ________________(see) the helicopter as he _________________ (swim) back to the shore.
3. We __________________ (talk) to the doctor when we ____________________(hear) gunshots.
4. As the police _______________(help) the man, they _______________(see) blood on the floor.
5. As Mike _____________(get dressed), he ________________(remember) something important.

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IV. .   Look at the photo and describe it.

• What are the people doing? 
• What are they wearing?

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Name ___________________ Surname ___________________Form 8__   (V-II) 

Date  _____________                  

 I. Reading

TYPICAL ENGLISHMAN

     Like any other country Britain has its manners and customs as well as reputation.  Foreigners often say that in English trains people never speak to each other. But it  of course is not true.

    Not long ago I was travelling to London.  In my compartment there were many pas-

 sengers and they talked to each other most  all the time.  They told each other   where  they lived, where they were going and, of course, were talking about the weather. As soon as the train started, a little girl sitting by the window, called out:  «We're off!» I found out that she was going to her aunt's in Cheswick. «It's somewhere near the Thames, but I don't know exactly where», the girl said. «Shall we be passing anywhere near it?»  «Cheswick? It's easy to find. You can get to it on  the Tube. I'll show you  where to go when we arrive», I told her. «Goodness! How fast  the train is going!» said  an old lady. «Do  they go so fast in snowy weather and at night?» Her neighbour smiled,  took out a book  and began to  read. Here was a typical Englishman: during the whole  journey he didn't say a single word. But as we arrived in London, he got up and turning to the lady said with the strong accent: «Excuse me, I do not understand English.  I'm from Poland».

              Read  the text and mark the following statements as «True» or «False».

1) Foreigners often say that English people never speak to each other. ____

2) The passengers in the author's compartment didn't talk to each other.____ 

3) The little girl called out: «We're off!» as soon as the train started.____ 

4) The girl was going to visit her aunt.____ 

5) The old lady's neighbour was a typical Englishman.____ 

6) The man who didn't say a word was from Portugal.____ 

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II.Vocabulary

Complete the dialogue. Use words from the box. There are more words than you need.

bracelet     complexion     experience     jewellery   pollution     pullover     punctual     recycling        style     

A:  Hi, Alice. Are you going to the ⁰ recycling exhibition in town?  

B:  Yes, I am. And, as it’s in the library, I‘m going to ask the librarian if I could gain some work
¹ ______________ over the summer holiday. 

A:  Good idea. But wait a minute. Are you really going to wear that old ² ______________? The colour doesn’t suit your ³______________, you’re too pale, and it’s doesn’t look very smart, either.

B:  I think it’ll look okay if I add some ⁴ ______________. I was going to wear that large necklace you gave me last birthday. 

A:  That’ll look great. What about the
⁵ ______________ I gave you? You could wear that too.  

B:  Yeah, that looks good.

B:  By the way, I told Mo to join us here before ten o’clock. 

B:  She’ll be late. She’s never ⁶ ______________, you know that. Let’s text her and say we’ll meet her at the library. 

A:  Okay.

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III. Grammar

            Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Write one verb in the past simple and one in the past continuous.

1. While I __________________ (search) for my keys, I _______________________ (find) the note.

2. Helen and Rob __________________(watch) TV when they ______________ (hear) a loud scream.

3. While we _____________________ (go) into town, Max _________________ (begin) to feel ill.

4. The volcano _______________(erupt) as people _______________________ (climb) it.

5. Dan ______________(ask) the teacher for help while he _______________(do) the maths exercises.

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 IV.  Look at the photo and describe it.

• What are the women doing?
• What are they wearing? 

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