ENTRY TEST

A Laconic Answer

The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. Those people were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow the laws of their country and never spoke long. "The shorter, the better," was their rule. "Never use more words than you need," was another rule. Nowadays, as you probably know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually gave such short answers.

In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become the king of all Greece. One day, he gathered a great army and soon he became the master of Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the courageous Lacons. The letter said: "If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city. If I become your ruler, I will make your people slaves".

 A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one word in it. The word was very short, and that was "If".

1. Where was Laconia situated?

A Laconic Answer

The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. Those people were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow the laws of their country and never spoke long. "The shorter, the better," was their rule. "Never use more words than you need," was another rule. Nowadays, as you probably know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually gave such short answers.

In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become the king of all Greece. One day, he gathered a great army and soon he became the master of Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the courageous Lacons. The letter said: "If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city. If I become your ruler, I will make your people slaves".

 A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one word in it. The word was very short, and that was "If".

2. What kind of the people lived there?

A Laconic Answer

The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. Those people were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow the laws of their country and never spoke long. "The shorter, the better," was their rule. "Never use more words than you need," was another rule. Nowadays, as you probably know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually gave such short answers.

In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become the king of all Greece. One day, he gathered a great army and soon he became the master of Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the courageous Lacons. The letter said: "If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city. If I become your ruler, I will make your people slaves".

 A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one word in it. The word was very short, and that was "If".

3. What were the rules of the people who lived in Laconia?

A Laconic Answer

The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. Those people were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow the laws of their country and never spoke long. "The shorter, the better," was their rule. "Never use more words than you need," was another rule. Nowadays, as you probably know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually gave such short answers.

In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become the king of all Greece. One day, he gathered a great army and soon he became the master of Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the courageous Lacons. The letter said: "If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city. If I become your ruler, I will make your people slaves".

 A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one word in it. The word was very short, and that was "If".

4. What kind of life did the Lacons have?

A Laconic Answer

The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. Those people were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow the laws of their country and never spoke long. "The shorter, the better," was their rule. "Never use more words than you need," was another rule. Nowadays, as you probably know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually gave such short answers.

In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become the king of all Greece. One day, he gathered a great army and soon he became the master of Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the courageous Lacons. The letter said: "If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city. If I become your ruler, I will make your people slaves".

 A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one word in it. The word was very short, and that was "If".

 5. Who ruled Macedonia at that time?

A Laconic Answer

The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. Those people were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow the laws of their country and never spoke long. "The shorter, the better," was their rule. "Never use more words than you need," was another rule. Nowadays, as you probably know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually gave such short answers.

In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become the king of all Greece. One day, he gathered a great army and soon he became the master of Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the courageous Lacons. The letter said: "If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city. If I become your ruler, I will make your people slaves".

 A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one word in it. The word was very short, and that was "If".

 6. King Philip wanted …

A Laconic Answer

The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. Those people were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow the laws of their country and never spoke long. "The shorter, the better," was their rule. "Never use more words than you need," was another rule. Nowadays, as you probably know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually gave such short answers.

In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become the king of all Greece. One day, he gathered a great army and soon he became the master of Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the courageous Lacons. The letter said: "If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city. If I become your ruler, I will make your people slaves".

 A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one word in it. The word was very short, and that was "If".

7.  His letter said: “If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and…

A Laconic Answer

The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. Those people were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow the laws of their country and never spoke long. "The shorter, the better," was their rule. "Never use more words than you need," was another rule. Nowadays, as you probably know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually gave such short answers.

In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become the king of all Greece. One day, he gathered a great army and soon he became the master of Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the courageous Lacons. The letter said: "If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city. If I become your ruler, I will make your people slaves".

 A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one word in it. The word was very short, and that was "If".

8. What answer did he get?

Steve isn't very... in boxing. He doesn't like aggressive sport.

All my life I've been really...of spiders.

I love watching this athlete. She is never...about losing a competition.

Ants are ... insects that live in large groups.

Shakespeare's plays are funny and interesting. They are ... .

Dinosaurs were ... animals.

My friend’s lucky. She works in a bank and …a lot of money.

She wore a lovely, long dress and…shoes to the party.

 We live in the city centre and our house…have a big garden.

Cathy…a game on her computer at the moment.

How…time have we got to do this exercise?

 Tom got the…marks in the class for his homework.

Which train…for when I saw you on the platform on Sunday?

My father has been a pilot…twenty years and he still loves his job.

 I really enjoy…new languages and I’d like to learn Italian soon.

That’s the office…my dad works.