Соч 8 класс Task 1. Mark the following sentences TRUE or FALSE
Trent Simons
People think identical twins have the same tastes and personalities, but my brother and I are very different: I’m keen on sport and I’m really fit and active; he hardly ever does anything. I’m confident, I go out, I’m captain of the football team, but he’s really quiet. He has friends, but they’re a bit strange and they always play video games together. We’re probably different because we go to different schools and my parents don’t treat us as ‘the twins’, you know, as one person. Apart from our appearance, I think the only thing that is genetic is having poor sight. But then he wears thick glasses and I wear contact lenses!
1. John has the same tastes and personalities as his brother.
2. John is active while his brother does nothing in sport.
3. John is a captain of the football team and his brother is a captain of volleyball team.
4. John and his brother usually play computer games together.
5. John’s parents see him and his brother as two individual people.
6. Both brothers have poor sight.
Points 3
Vocabulary
Task 2. Use the verbs in the right form to complete the sentences.
• spend • stay • chat • play • take
1 Pat always in bed late at the weekend.
2 My friend and I time together.
3 Suzie the violin in the city orchestra.
4 Many teens love with their friends online.
5 My baby sister usually a short nap in the afternoon.
Points 5
Use of English
Task 3.
A) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive or -ing form.
1. You could …………………… (leave) your glasses at the restaurant. Why don’t you call them and ask?
2. I can’t believe you waste so much time …… ……………… (play) computer games.
3. He really wants …………………… (choose) for the job of assistant manager.
4. Jamie wanted to hang out with his friends but he was made …..……… (tidy) his bedroom.
B) Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple/Continuous or Present Perfect /Perfect Continuous.
1. A: You (look) exhausted.
B: That’s because I (tidy) the house all afternoon.
2. A: Someone (leave) the light on all night again. This is the fourth time this week.
B: I suppose it was Madeline. She (study) for exams all week.
3. A: Why (you/be) so upset?
B: Because my sister (always/take) my clothes without asking.
4. A: (you/enjoy) your birthday so far?
B: Oh, yes! People
Points 4
Writing
Task 4.
Write a letter to your friend inviting him to your country/city and describe how you would spend one day.
Pay attention to the grammar. Spell words correctly.
Use the following plan:
Dear ………………………,
(Paragraph 1) - write a salutation to your friend
(Paragraph 2) - offer your friend to come
(Paragraph 3) - describe a day
Your friend, …………………………………….
Points 3
Total 15
2. Fill in the articles where necessary.
Example: What do you think of New Zealand? ->
What do you think of - New Zealand?
1. New Zealand became an official British colony in 1840.
2. The old image of life in NZ as a cultural desert no longer applies.
3. The beach is the only place to be on a hot summer's day.
4. South Island was known as the Canoe of Maui.
5. Robert Scott led two journeys to the South Pole.
6. The Kiwi fruit takes pride of place on top of the eggwhite and sugar dessert known as the Pavlova.
7. Fortunately, we were able to take a day trip to a mountain - Mt Cook.
8. There are thousands of kilometres of tracks leading to . Lake Waikaremoana or the Tasman Sea coast.
3. Read the legend "The Story of Aoraki" and put in the where necessary.
The Story of Aoraki
Mt Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain, is called Aoraki by the Maori.
According to a legend, which explains how the mountain's name came about, Aoraki and his three brothers were the sons of Rakinui, Sky Father. They were on a
voyage around Papatuanuku, Earth Mother, when their canoe was stranded after striking a reef in the ocean. Aoraki and his brothers climbed on the top side of their
canoe. Cold south wind hit them, froze them, and turned them into stone. The legend says their canoe became New Zealand's South Island which was then called Te Waka o Aoraki. Aoraki, the tallest of the brothers, gave his name to the highest peak. His brothers and members of his crew became the mountains of the Southern Alps.