Test. Reading. II semester

II semester. Reading. Tasks for the 6^th form (Full Blast 6)

Task 1. Read the text “The Oscars” on page 98 and find true and false sentences.

1. The Oscars is The Academy Awards Ceremony.  ____

2. The Oscars is not very popular event. ____

3. The Oscars are presented by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences. ____

4. The Oscars takes place in London every year. ____

5. This ceremony takes place in Hollywood every year. ___

6. The  Oscars  were held for the first time in nineteen twenty-nine. ____

7. People can’t watch this ceremony on TV. ____

8. Oscar is a gold-plated statuette. ____

9. Oscar is thirty-five cm tall. ____

10. The film Titanic won eleven Oscars. ____

11. Patty Duke was the best actress but she said only one word during the film. ____

12. Marlon Brando won   the Oscar but he didn’t come to the ceremony. _____

 

Task 2. Read the text on page 98 and answer the questions.

1. What  are the Oscars? _____________________________________________________

2. Where can people see the Oscars?____________________________________________

3. When was the first ceremony held? __________________________________________

4. What categories are in the Oscars?___________________________________________

5. How tall is an Oscar award?________________________________________________

6. What is the weight of this statuette? __________________________________________

7. What fantasy film was made in 2003? ________________________________________

8. What award did  Patty Duke get ? __________________________________________

9. What role did Judi Dench play in the film Shakespeare in Love? ________________________________________________________

10.  What actor did not want to get the Oscar? _____________________________________

Task 3. Read the text on page 100 and complete the table.

Title of the film
Year
Director of the film
Genre of the film
The name of the first part of the film
Leading actor
Leading actress
Where the events in the film took place
Special effects
How you can describe the plot of the film

 

Task 4. Read the text and fill in the gaps with proper words.

1. In Ukraine people  like eating … at home.

a) alone           b) together            c) traditional

2. Ukrainian people prefer … food.

a) fast                 b) foreign               c) home-made

3. … is eaten  Ukrainian people  very often.

a) salad               b) soap                 c) soup

4. The most delicious Ukrainian  dish  is …

a) borscht            b) holubtsi     c) deruny

5. Borscht  is cooked with …other vegetables.

a) pasta                       b) red beet                  c) radish

6. A traditional Japanese breakfast is soup, rice,  …, vegetables.

a) bacon                       b) fish                  c) meat

7. If you don’t eat everything on your plate, Japanese people may think that you are a … person.

a) rude                    b) active                         c) healthy

8. The people in Great Britain drink … million cups of tea every day.

a)  one thousand             b)   one           c) one hundred

9. English people usually have  a “tea break”  at … .

a) 11.00                b) 11 a.m.                      c) 11 p.m.

10. Mexican people prefer meat, rice, salad, … and something sweet for lunch.

a) beans                         b) bread               c) taco

 

Keys:

Task 1.

1. The Oscars is The Academy Awards Ceremony. +

2. The Oscars is not very popular event. -

3. The Oscars are presented by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences. +

4. The Oscars takes place in London every year. -

5. This ceremony takes place in Hollywood every year. +

6. The Oscars were held for the first time in nineteen twenty-nine. +

7. People can’t watch this ceremony on TV. -

8. Oscar is a gold-plated statuette. +

9. Oscar is thirty-five cm tall. -

10. The film Titanic won eleven Oscars. +

11. Patty Duke was the best actress but she said only one word during the film. -

12. Marlon Brando won the Oscar but he didn’t come to the ceremony. -

Task 2.

1. What are the Oscars? It’s the Academy Awards Ceremony.

2. Where  can people see the Oscars? In Hollywood and on TV.

3. When was the first ceremony held? In 1929.

4. What categories are in the Oscars? Best actor, Best actress, Best director, Best Picture etc.

5. How tall is an Oscar award? 34,5 cm

6. What is the weight of this statuette? 4 kilos

7. What fantasy film was made in 2003? The Lord of the Rings

8. What award did Patty Duke get? The Oscar for the best Actress

9. What role did Judi Dench play in the film Shakespeare in Love? Queen Elizabeth I

10.  What actor did not want to get the Oscar? Marlon Brando

Task 3.

Title of the film	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Year	2009
Director of the film	Shawn Levy
Genre of the film	adventure
The name of the first part	Night at the Museum/2006
Leading actor	Ben Stiller
The name of the main hero	Larry Daley
Leading actress	Amy Adams
Where the events in the film took place	museum
Special effects	dinosaurs, ancient Egyptians, famous people from the past
How you can describe the plot of the film	funny, action-packed, excellent, incredible

 

Task 4.

1. b (together)

2. c (home-made)

3. c (soup)

4. a (borshct)

5. b (red beet)

6. b (fish)

7. a (rude)

8. c (one hundred)

9. b (11 a.m.)

10. a (beans)