Test
Name/Surname_______________________________________
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Listen to the recording. Which genres do the British teens prefer? Choose the right answers:
Speaker 1:
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Romance
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Historical novel
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Detective story
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Non-fiction
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(Auto-)biography
Speaker 2:
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Romance
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Historical novel
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Detective story
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Non-fiction
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(Auto-)biography
Speaker 3:
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Romance
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Historical novel
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Detective story
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Non-fiction
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(Auto-)biography
Speaker 4:
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Romance
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Historical novel
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Detective story
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Non-fiction
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(Auto-)biography
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Fill in the table with the missing words using the suffixes below:
Verb
Noun
Noun (person)
Adjective
1 remark
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interest
1)
2)
3 inform
4 succeed
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5 -
power
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6 describe
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7 -
suspense
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8 imagine
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Fill in the gaps with words in the correct form:
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Philip Pullman is a ____________ (1) writer. His novels are so ____________ (2) and _______________ (3) to read. He achieved ______________ (4) with the fantasy trilogy “His Dark Materials”. Also, Philip wrote ______________ (5) short stories where he gave realistic _______________ (6) of the fantasy world.
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Use the verbs in brackets in the right tense and voice: the Present/ Past Simple Active; the Past Progressive/ Perfect Active; the Past Simple Passive:
William Shakespeare was born in April 1564. His father ___________ (to make) and sold leather gloves. His mother ___________ (to be) a daughter of an important farmer.
By the time, Shakespeare ______________ (to leave) Stratford-on-Avon, he ___________ (to marry) a farmer’s daughter, Anne, and _________ (to become) a father of three children. Shakespeare _________ (to leave) them in 1587 to work in London. He __________ (to take) by a company of actors to the capital where he acted and wrote 37 plays. After the playwright and his friends _____________ (to spare) enough money, they _ (to build) their own theatre, the Globe, at the end of the 16th century.
In England and other countries, Shakespeare’s plays ________ (to put) on the stage in our days, too. Actors who __________(to invite) to play in his comedy or tragedy consider it the highest honour.
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Read the text and choose the right answer (True, False, Not stated):
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You are going to give a talk about reading books. Answer the questions:
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What is your attitude to reading?
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what kind of books do you like to read?
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Who is your favourite author? Why?
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What book have you read recently, and what was it about?
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What do you prefer: reading a book or watching a film? Why?