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Task 2

• Read the text. Then read the statements below and decide whether they are True (T) or
False (F). Circle the right answer. One example is given.

Childhood in ancient Japan

In ancient Japan life was very hard. The severe climate and complete lack of hygiene caused a lot of
deaths of newly-born children. In every family, although they tried not to show it, a birth of a child was
always considered a happy event. In the rich families, however, girls were wanted more than boys as
they always hoped to find richer husbands for them.

People in old Japan believed that for thirty days after the birth of a child, the child should be kept away
from people’s eyes. On the thirty-first day for boys and thirty-third for girls, the mother and the baby
accompanied by a few relatives, went out for the first time to public. They were presented to a priest and
only after this ceremony the child was considered to be officially part of the family.

When the child began to talk properly, the hair cutting ceremony took place. The hair-style of young
boys and girls of ‘a good family’ was different. Boys’ hair was generally cut to shoulder length, then
gathered into a bunch on the head and tied up with a cord, while girls’ hair was gathered into heavy
curls held back off the face by ribbons. At the age of seven for boys and six for girls, a family ceremony
took place to celebrate the fact that the childhood had ended. At the ceremony children were first
dressed in traditional Japanese dresses and wore traditional Japanese hairstyle.

Noble families paid big attention to the education of their children and sent them to school at a very
early age. There were no schools for the children of poor people. Boys and girls from these families
worked with their parents on the field or at home. They were gradually learning a lot of practical things
about country life such as how to recognize plants, animals, seasons and crops.

The children of nobles received less practical education. It was essential for them to learn calligraphy,
poetry, Japanese classics, music, painting and the rules of etiquette. Japanese children from rich families
also learnt the art of distinguishing between the different kinds of plant perfumes, shellfish, tea, etc.
Young girls learnt how to dress with taste and spend their time playing music, composing poems, or
dancing. Boys took part in hunting, horse-racing and played kamari, a kind of football.

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Ex.:Life in old Japan was not easy. _____________________________ T F

1. The text is about how children were educated in Japan. _______________ T F

2. For different reasons a lot of babies did not live long.________________ T F

3. The birth of a child was a happy event only in rich families. ___________ T F

4. Families felt especially happy when a boy was born. ________________ T F

5. It was necessary for a Japanese child to have a certain hairstyle. ________ T F

6. Families celebrated the end of childhood for both boys and girls. _______ T F

T F
7. In ancient Japan every family used to send their children to school.______
T F
8. Children from poor families knew a lot about plants and animals. _______
T F
9. Children from rich families learned a lot of practical things. ___________
T F
10. Girls of rich families were mainly trained in arts. __________________
11. 11.Boys from the rich families learned how to ride a horse __________T F
12. The text gives information about the music traditions in Japan ________T F
 Task 3

• Read the text. Then match the headings (A-I) with the paragraphs (1-6). There are t wo
extra headings which you do not need to use. One example is given.

A Gandhi returns to India F British teenagers’ hero

B Not a popular personality G Nothing changes
C How it started H Marching for salt
D The light of truth I A divided country
E Marriage laws change

Mahatma Gandhi – British teenagers’ hero

0. F__
Who do you think British teenage boys see as their hero? John Lennon? Britney Spears? No! According
to an online poll* of British teenage boys, it's Mahatma Gandhi – a fighter for India's independence.
How did this small, quiet man become one of the most important figures in the world history?

1.___
Gandhi was born in the west of India in 1869. At that time the British ruled India. Gandhi’s first job as a
lawyer in 1893 was in South Africa, which was also under British rule. There were different rules for
Indians and black Africans in South Africa. Once a white policeman threw Gandhi off a train because of
his colour. This made Gandhi very angry. He started to fight for the rights of Indians in South Africa.

2. __
In 1913 Gandhi and his followers marched without shoes to protest because Hindus and Muslims
couldn’t get married in South Africa. The police hit the protesters but the protesters didn’t hit the police
back. As a result, South Africa changed its laws so that everyone could marry. Gandhi’s peaceful, non-
violent way of protesting became famous all over the world.

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3. ___
Gandhi came back to India in 1915 and started to campaign for India’s independence from Britain. He
showed Indians a simple, holy way of life. Gandhi started to organize lots of peaceful, non-violent
protests and he went to prison many times. The struggle for independence took more than 30 years.

4. ___
One of Gandhi’s most famous protests was“The Salt March” in 1930. At that time Indian people had to
pay money to the British when they took salt from the beaches. Gandhi and his followers walked twenty
kilometers a day for three weeks to reach the sea. They took salt from the beaches and sold it, but they
didn’t pay any money to the British. For this, the police put thousands of protesters in prison.

5.____
In 1947, after ninety years of the British Empire, India won independence. But Gandhi wasn’t happy. By
then many Muslims lived in India. Jinnah - the Muslim leader - wanted to separate India into two parts.
Gandhi and Jinnah argued for many hours. “You will have to cut me in two before you cut my country
in two”, Gandhi said. But, unfortunately, Gandhi was not able to change Jinnah’s plans. Many Hindus
disliked Gandhi for this.

6.____
On January 30, 1948, a Hindu shot Gandhi when he was walking to a prayer meeting. Nehru, who was
the Indian Prime Minister then, spoke to the Indian people on the radio. He said: “Our leader, the Father
of our country, is dead. We will not see him again. But always remember: A light shines in our country.
It isn’t ordinary light….it is the light of truth.”

*online poll – sazogadoebriviazrisgamokiTxvainternetissaSualebiT

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Task 5

• Read the text and fill the gaps with the words from the box. Each word can be used only
once. Two words are extra. In each gap insert only one word.There is one example given.

airport(A) basketball(B) brightly(C) chosen(D)

cried(E) flight(F)fly(G) heard(H) make(I)

members(J) nobody(K) passengers(L) situation(M)

speed(N) terrible(O)

My first flight

I was so excited when I was (D)chosen to play basketball for my country. We were going to ____(1) to
the USA. It was my first flight. As I drove to the _____________________ (2), I kept thinking how
lucky I was. The weather was excellent. The sun was shining _____________________ (3), promising
a good day for the flight. I met the other _______________________ (4) of my basketball team at the
airport. There were thirteen of us on the _______________________ (5). We were all in a good mood -
laughing and joking, and ________________________ (6) was interested in the video they were
showing. We had hardly been in the air for five minutes when we ______________________ (7) a
sudden loud banging noise! This was followed by a _______________________ (8) silence. Then a
whisper of panic went round the plane. Suddenly the plane started to go down at a high
_______________________ (9). This didn’t last more than a few minutes, but to me it was a lifetime.
People around me shouted and____(10. Then the plane levelled out. Everyone looked happier. The pilot
announced that he had the
_______________________ (11) under control and his voice seemed soft and quiet. But a few minutes
later we had to _______________________ (12) an unplanned landing.

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Task 6
 Task 7 A

O PRACTICE 4. Verb tense review. (Chapters I -Y 5)

Directions: Use any appropriate tense for the verbs in parentheses.

l. My grandfather (fly, never) in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
2. Jane isn't here yet. I (wait) for her since noon, but she still (arrive, not)

3. In all the world, there (be) only 14 mountains that (reach) above 8,000 meters
(26,247 feet).
4, I have a long trip ahead of me tomorrow, so I think I'd better go to bed. But let me say good-bye now because I won't
see you in the morning. I (leave, already) _______by the time you (get) up.

Task 7 B

• Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. There is one example given

One of the most unpleasant incidents in my early career as a doctor h a p p e n e d (0) when I
was working in the Accident Department of a hospital. I used to cycle to work as I
(1)___________________________ (try) to lose weight. I would get up early and get on my bike. That
particular morning, I looked out of the window and saw that it (2)_____________________________
(already, start) to rain. I had no wish to get wet so I left the house thinking that I
(3)_____________________________ (not, get) wet if I took a taxi to the hospital.
There was no taxi in sight and it (4)____________________________(become) wetter and wetter. “I
(5)____________________________ (run) down the hill,” I thought. As I did so, I slipped on the wet
road, fell down and everything around me (6) ____________________________ (go) black. I don’t
know how long I stayed there or who called for the ambulance. But when I came to myself the
ambulance arrived and the doctors were trying to somehow help me. Soon afterwards I
(7)__________________________ (take) into the accident department of the hospital on a stretcher. I
will never forget astonished faces of my colleagues.

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 Task 8

• Write one of the topics given below. Write between 120-150 words.

A. Some people think that people should be allowed to study at the university without taking any
exams. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? State your opinion and support it with
reasons and examples.

B. Some people think that young people of the age of 16 should be at home before 10 o’clock in
the evening. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? State your opinion and support it with
reasons and examples.

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