1. LISTENING. Listen and match the speakers to the statements.
A. The speaker explains what stops him/her from skiing.
B. The speaker talks about his/her first skiing experience.
C. The speaker explains why he/she prefers skiing to other sports.
D.. The speaker describes professional skiing equipment.
E. The speaker describes a ski resort facilities.
F. The speaker talks about a ski racing competition.
| Speaker 1 | Speaker 2 | Speaker 3 | Speaker 4 | Speaker 5 |
2. READING. Match the text with the heading. There is one extra heading you don’t need to use.
| A. Who supports the runners? | D.What to wear for a marathon | G.Who runs just for fun? |
| B. How it started | E.What it is like to run a marathon | H.Can the landscape help? |
| C. How to be sure of the winners | F.How to get ready for a marathon |
| 6. Many cities in the United States hold marathons. The city of Chicago, Illinois, has its marathon once a year. The running area in Chicago is almost absolutely flat. The scenery is amazingly beautiful. This fact has helped some runners set some of the world’s fastest times there. Many of them hope to go back again. 7. Some people know that they have no chance of winning but they participate anyway. They are not officially registered for the race - they just start running with the crowd. These runners are called “bandits.” Many of them finish the race hours after the serious runners but they are happy to cross the finish line anyway. 8. An important battle took place in Marathon in Greece more than two thousand years ago. Greece’s army won the battle. A Greek runner was sent to Athens to announce the victory. The man ran for about 40 km at top speed. He announced his message. Then he fell to the ground and died. In memory of the great runner a marathon was included in the Olympic Games. 9. Recently, a British writer and journalist, Mario Roter, ran in a marathon. He thought it would be fun to write an article about what people felt during the race. Later he said that running forty-two kilometers was no fun. Many people agree that there is no pleasure in running a marathon, but afterwards it feels great to know that you have done it. 10. People usually start training for a marathon in early spring. They run often and gradually increase the length of their runs from eight to twelve and even to twenty kilometers. At this point it is necessary to build up the needed strength. In the months before the race, the average participant runs a total of more than eight hundred kilometers. 11. Usually there are lots of runners. The line of people stretches back hundreds of meters. As the winners are awarded prize money it is important to avoid cheating. In order to track all the participants, special chips are used. When the participants register for the marathon, they get their identification number and computer chips. The chips are activated at the start of the race and keep time. 12. A marathon is usually a big public event. In the city where the marathon is held hundreds of people give their time and effort to make the race possible. The city police block traffic on the main roads. Some runners thank the officers as they run by. Every few kilometers there are volunteers who offer water to the runners. Lots of people cheer. |
| 3. USE OF ENGLISH Task 1. Fill in: politician, bored, different, championship, environmental, famous Lana switched off the TV. So many channels and nothing interesting on! There were several talk shows on 13) _____ channels but she liked none of them. The talk on 14) ____ problems was boring, and she wasn't in the mood to listen to a 15) ______ talking about the government's social programme. She didn't like the film on the next channel either. The plot seemed to be weak and confusing and even the 16) _____ actors were not able to save it. The women's figure skating 17) _____ held Lana's attention for a few minutes. However, it didn't last long — she wasn't a fan and it made her feel 18) _____ too. She was glad to hear the phone ringing and hurried to answer it. Task 2. Fill in the gaps with the correct form verb (Conditionals) 1. If you 19) _____ (to heat) iron, it 20) _____ (to start) to get red hot and then white hot. 2. I 21) _____ (go) to the police if I 22) _____ (be) you. (Я бы обратился в полицию на твоем месте.) 3. He wishes he 23) _____ (to know) something about cars. 4. Nick 24) _____ (not be) so tired this morning if he 25) _____ (go) to bed early last night. (Ник не был бы таким уставшим этим утром, если бы рано лег спать прошлой ночью.) 5. If Rita 26) _____ (open) a boutique in the High Street, she’ll make lots of money. 6. Tom 27) _____ (not eat) much “fast food” if his wife 28) _____ (cook) at home. (Том не ел бы много «фастфуда», если бы его жена готовила дома.) 7. Some people wish they 29) _____ (can) appear on a TV game show and become famous. 8. If people 30) _____ (not buy) guns, the world 31) _____ (become) safer. (Если бы люди не покупали оружие, мир стал бы безопаснее.) 9. She wishes she 32) _____ (to live) in the Crimea. 10. If the employees of a company 33) _____ (be) happy, they work harder. 4. WRITING. Answer the following questions in writing. Write no more 2 sentences per each question. 34. What do you like most about your school? 35. Have you got a lot of friends at school? 36. What do you usually do with your school friends in your free time? 37. What’s your favourite activity? 38. What’s your favourite kind of sport and why? |