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The 7-th form                                  Reading                                          I semester

                                                          I variant

A new report says that students do not learn very well when they use their mobile phones at their classes. The London School of Economics did a study in England and found that test scores increased by six per cent after mobile phones were banned in class. Researchers looked at 145 students in the classroom. Some of the students could use their mobile phones during classes, while the others had their phones switched off. As a result, the students who did not use their mobile phones while the teacher was talking got higher scores on tests they took at the end of the class. The researchers say it is very common for students to be physically present in class, but mentally absent because students are more interested in social media than learning. So, the non-stop battle of keeping students working is one of the biggest challenges for modern teachers.

Test scores-  тестові результати                                 while --поки

To increase- збільшуватись                                          as a result –в результаті

Were banned- були заборонені                                  non-stop battle- безкінечна битва

Researchers – дослідники                                            challenge – виклик, проблема

1. Read the text and circle the correct answer

 1) The text is... a) a report. b) a letter. c) a story. d) a dialogue.

2) According to the text... a) nowadays students don’t study very well. b) mobile phones can influence students’ performance. c) students study better when their phones are with them. d) mobile phones are banned in class.

3) All the students who took part in the experiment... a) switched off their mobile phones. b) used their phones during the lesson. c) took a test at the end of the class. d) had excellent test results.

4) Researchers believe that... a) students are more interested in learning than social media. b) it’s not difficult for a teacher to keep students working. c)  even if a student is in the classroom, he or she may think about other things. d) teachers should use social media at their lessons.

II.Read the text and complete it with the sentences from the box.

a) He decided he didn’t want to eat his lunch.

b) That is how he learned how important a healthy lunch is for our bodies.

c) I want to be full of energy after school!

d) It was a school day for the explorers when all the class was going to the chocolate factory.

That day Tyler’s class was going to the dinosaur exhibition. «What shall I put into your lunch box?» mum asked. Tyler said, «Put some apples and carrots for lunch, please!  …..  (1)» Tyler still remembered what happened last year.  ….. (2) And everyone got up early to eat their breakfast before going to school. Tyler’s mum packed him a great lunch with apple slices and peanut butter, a slice of bread and cheese. As lunch started, Tyler walked by the cafeteria and saw hot dogs and French fries. …… (3) Instead he bought some candy, French fries, hot dog and soda. At first he felt fine. He ran around and played with everyone until the bell rang. Soon Tyler was having trouble staying awake in class. He just wanted to put his head down and take a nap. After school, Tyler felt he didn’t have his usual energy! The teacher asked: «Did you eat your lunch?» That is when Tyler said that he had skipped his lunch and bought some candy and fatty foods instead. The teacher said that it was okay to eat these foods once in a while but not often. «Wow,» Tyler said, «I didn’t know that eating all this high-fat and high-sugar foods together and skipping my fruits and vegetables would make me feel so sleepy!» ….. (4) Now, he always makes sure to have a healthy lunch that gives him all the energy he needs to learn and play and have lots of fun!

 III. Read the text of  task II and answer the questions.

1) Where was Tyler’s class going?  

2) What did he ask his mum to pack for his lunch?

 3) What happened last year?

 4) Why is a healthy lunch important?

Dinosaur exhibition- виставка динозаврів

Take a nap- подрімати

Instead – замість

Once in a while-зрідка

The 7-th form                           I semester                     Reading

                                                   II variant

Many parents in Britain try to get their kids to study more by giving them money. However it does not help students to get better marks for their exams. Surprisingly, but the promise of a trip to a nice and interesting place could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Researchers from the University of Bristol in England looked at how promises of cash and tickets to events affected students’ studying and learning. Over 10,000 pupils took part in the research. There was an improvement in classwork and homework, but this did not result in better test scores. Education expert Dr Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of rewards to get children to study, especially for children from lowincome families. He added that some pupils have a lot of goals and believe that education is a way of getting what they want out of life, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn’t make a difference. He wrote: «What really makes the difference is how students are taught».

however – проте                                reward - винагорода      

Surprisingly – дивно                           lowincome – з низькими прибутками

Encourage – заохочувати                 goals -    цілі    

Researcher –дослідник                    doesn’t make a difference-нічого не змінює

Improvement-  покращення

I.Read the text and circle the correct answer. 

1) The text is... а) an article.  b) a letter. c) a story. d) a dialogue.

2) According to the text... a) money can’t improve students’ exam results. b) students show better exam results when they are paid for it. c) all the students who study well are taken to nice trips. d) parents always pay their children if they get good marks.

3) All the students who took part in the experiment... a) showed better results in tests. b) were from the University of Bristol. c) had some improvement in classwork and homework. d) went on a trip.

4) Dr Kevan Collins... a) is a teacher. b) believes that good teachers are more important than promises of rewards. c) says that most children are determined. d) doesn’t think a method of teaching makes a difference.

II. Read the text and complete it with the sentences from the box.

a) Before that happened, I tried all the usual methods.

b) She’s already old enough to help out.

c) I’d sigh and say, «In a minute»

d) Isn’t that what we all want?

My children are wonderful - smart and cute and generally delightful. However it took me years to work out how to encourage them to help with the household chores. … (1) I wrote out lists of chores and let my children choose. I tried to make chores to be games. I showed my children what happened if nobody did chores. And yes, the chores got done and we lived in a clean and tidy house. But my children worked only because I asked them to do it. I knew there must be a better way, but for a long time, I was too busy and tired to discover it. Then one day I thought about how I reacted when my children asked me for help. «Can you help me with this please, mum?» one of them would say. …..(2) Quite often that minute turned into hours. One day I decided to try something new. «Can you help me with this please, mum?» asked Charlotte. «Of course I can,» I replied, putting down my own work immediately. I remembered to smile at the same time. It wasn’t easy at first. But it’s a pleasure doing things for those we love. Regularly throughout the day, Gemma-Rose comes to me and asks, «Can I do anything for you, mum?»  …. (3) She makes me a cup of coffee. She arranges some flowers in a vase and places them in my bedroom. «We like helping you, mum». Children who like to help?  …. (4) And I have discovered I like to help them, too, especially when it’s not expected.

 III. Read the text of task II and answer the questions.

1) How long did it take the mother to work out how to encourage children to help with the household chores?

 2) Why did the mother sometimes forget to do what her children asked her ? 

3) Did the mother manage to change her behaviour?

 4) Which of her children makes her a cup of coffee?

However- проте                                  immediately – одразу ж

Delightful- милий                               throughout - упродовж

React- реагувати                                 to discover- виявити

Turned into hours- перетворювались на години