Q3 LESSON 6 Student’s name: ................................................... Class: 8A ............

Corrector’s name: ................................................

LISTENING
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
GROUP PRESENTATION ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC INFORMATION SOURCE

(21) ................................................................ Check at the (22) ..........................................

Views on (23) ................................................ Interview the manager of (24) .......................

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Practice of (25) .............................................. Find relevant information from the (26) .........
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How to deliver the plan: as an (27) ………………………………………………………

Date of giving the presentation: on (28) ………………………………………………………….
Schedule of items due: First Phase: (29) ………………………………………………………….
Final Phase: Group (30) …………………………………………………

A. GRAMMAR
I. Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
1. When you passed the town hall clock, did you notice / were you noticing what time it was?
2. Last night my neighbors were shouting / would shout for hours and I couldn’t get to sleep.
3. When you lived in London, did you use to travel / were you travelling by bus?
4. Everyone was having a good time, although not many people danced / were dancing.
5. Jill was really hungry because she didn’t eat / hadn’t eaten all day.
6. Before we went to the theatre, we called in / had called in at George’s café for a pizza.
7. It took a while for me to notice, but then I did. Everyone stared / was staring at me. What had I
done wrong?
8. Nobody bothered to tell me that the school decided / had decided to have a special holiday on
Friday.
9. I was trying / tried to get in touch with you all day yesterday. Where were you?
10. A: Excuse me, but this seat is mine.
B: I’m sorry, I didn’t realize / hadn’t realized that you were sitting here.

II. Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.

11. Once / Afterwards I’d read the manual, I found I could use the computer easily.
12. It was more than a month before / until I realized what had happened.

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 13. I managed to talk to Carol just as / while she was leaving.
14. It wasn’t until / up to 1983 that Nigel could afford to take holidays abroad.
15. George always let me know by the time / whenever he was going to be late.
16. I was having a bath at the time / that time, so I didn’t hear the doorbell.
17. We bought our tickets and five minutes after / later the train arrived.
18. According to Grandpa, people used to dress formally those days / in his day.
19. Everyone was talking but stopped at that time / the moment Mr. Smith arrived.
20. The letter still hadn’t arrived by / until the end of the week.

III. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form.
This time last year I (21) …………………………………………… (cycle) in the rain along a country
road in France with a friend of mine. We (22) …………………………………………… (decide) to go on a
cycling holiday in Normandy. Neither of us (23) …………………………………………… (be) to France
before, but we (24) …………………………………………… (know) some French from our time at school
and we (25) …………………………………………… (manage) to brush up on the basics. Now we (26)
…………………………………………… (wonder) if we (27) ……………………………………………
(make) the right decision. We (28) …………………………………………… (plan) our route carefully in
advance, but we (29) …………………………………………… (forget) one important thing, the weather.
It (30) …………………………………………… (rain) solidly since our arrival and that night we (31)
…………………………………………… (end up) sleeping in the waiting room at a railway station. Then
the next morning as we (32) …………………………………………… (ride) down a steep hill my bike (33)
…………………………………………… (skid) on the wet road and I (34)
…………………………………………… (fall off). I (35) ……………………………………… (realize)
immediately that I (36) …………………………………… (break) my arm, and after a visit to the local
hospital I (37) …………………………………………… (catch) the next train to Calais for the ferry home.
Unfortunately, my parents (38) …………………………………………… (not / expect) me home for a
fortnight, and (39) …………………………………………… (go) away on holiday. So I (40)
………………………………………… (spend) a miserable couple of weeks alone, reading ‘Teach
Yourself French’.

B. VOCABULARY
I. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
drop go join knock live make stand turn

41. Lenny ‘The Fist’ Smith, the boxer, said he would ……………………………. out his opponent.
42. Carol won the match because the other player failed to ……………………………. up.
43. The singer asked the audience to ……………………………. in and all sing together.
44. It was a reasonable film, but it didn't really ……………………………. up to my expectations.
45. Tom and Sue used to ……………………………. out together.
46. From my seat, I couldn't ……………………………. out what was happening on the stage.
47. The referee made it clear that he would not ……………………………. for bad behavior.
48. Peter had to ……………………………. out of the race after his car broke down.

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II. Choose the words in the box to complete the text.
provisions funding hazardous jeopardising survivors determination
foolhardy endurance hardships casualties intrepid sponsors

The small team of scientists who have recently been exploring the Brazilian rainforest endured many
(49) ……………………………. before they reached home. Some commentators felt that it was (50)
……………………………. of them to set out without proper (51) ………………………………….. from
government or commercial (52) ………………………………….. They had very little equipment, and ran
short of (53) ………………………………….. after six weeks, so that extra food and supplies had to be
airlifted to them. At one point, the team admitted later, they all began to think that there would be no (54)
………………………………….. from this extremely (55) ………………………………….. and poorly
planned expedition. Their leader, Professor Ralph Blackwood, has since been criticised for (56)
………………………………….. his colleagues’ lives in the name of science. Fortunately, however, they
were clearly (57) ………………………………….. and resourceful men, with the necessary grit and (58)
………………………………….. to succeed in their undertaking. ‘We needed all our stamina and (59)
…………………………………..,’ one of them told our reporter, ‘to get out of that jungle alive.’ They
returned home last week, with no (60) …………………………………..

III. Make a sentence.

61. worn / must be / while / riding / Helmets / are / a motorcycle / you / at all times.
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62. I / under / parking / allowed / the impression / here / was / that / was.
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63. Tom / would / he / arrived / be / playing / when / tennis / said / I / that.
Tom ................................................................................................................................
64. he / continued / until / to cry / His / out of sight / daughter / was.
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65. take / new staff / experience / when / into consideration / should / The manager / hiring.
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66. the sofa / mind / you / a hand / giving / to move / Would / me?
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67. stolen / is / the / John / to have / believed / money.
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68. down / the storm / blown / strong / by / were / winds / the / during / The two ancient trees.
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69. I / passed / have / if / that exam / me / could / you / never / hadn’t help.
I .......................................................................................................................................

70. of / put / foreign /me / They / sales / in charge.

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C. READING
I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each
gap.
KEEP ON LEARNING!
It doesn’t matter (71) ………………………………. you are still at school or in full-time employment,
making the effort to learn new things is very important. Most of us have a few subjects on (72)
………………………………. we focus. These may be associated (73) ………………………………. our
study or job, or sometimes a hobby. (74) ………………………………. it is obviously important to develop
a deep understanding of (75) ………………………………. matters to us most, it is equally worthwhile to
extend our range of knowledge beyond what we are familiar with, and that is true at (76)
………………………………. age.
So the best advice is to find the time to (77) ………………………………. on new challenges and
learn new skills outside the areas where we feel most comfortable. People often choose subjects (78)
………………………………. as new languages, computer skills, or painting. If you can’t get to a class,
then you can go online. Online courses can easily (79) ………………………………. found, and learning
online means you put in as much time as you want each day.

II. You are going to read an article about some amazing jobs. Choose the answer which you think
best fits according to the text.
DREAM JOBS
During our teens, all the pupils at my school had to have a meeting with a ‘careers advisor’ who only
seemed to know about jobs at the local ship-building works. That was fine for some, but many of us
would have liked to hear about a wider range of opportunities at that time. If only she had known about
the jobs I’ve been researching for this article! It seems there are positions out there that are almost too
good to be true.
Take, for example, the job with the title ‘Ice cream flavor advisor’ for ice cream manufacturer
Frederick’s. Imagine making and tasting ice cream for a living! From the Fredrick’s website I learned that
the people who do this job are all chefs and food scientists, and often go on what they call ‘taste hunts’
where they travel to other countries, trying new foods to get inspiration for new products. The website’s
home page also states that ‘every ingredient deserves consideration’, meaning anything from peanuts
to potatoes could make it into the next flavor advisor’s invention. I guess the one downside of this job
could be tasting failed creations.
For those worried about the health implications of eating so much ice cream, then how about
something more active? The perfect job for water sports lovers was advertised in 2015 by holiday
company Travel Now. They needed a water slide tester! This involved getting into swimming gear and
speeding down slides at various holiday centers around the world to check for any issues. The company
was seeking applicants with strong written and verbal skills, experience in social media and a willingness
to travel.
Another job that seems impossibly wonderful is one for those who dream of living on a remote island.
As the caretaker of a private island in the Maldives, Simon Grainger gets to enjoy fabulous weather,
fishing and boating as part of his job. However, he says that while it may sound more like an extended
holiday than work, the responsibilities of the job can be very demanding. These include maintaining and
repairing the island owners’ property and cleaning up after storms. On top of that, being by yourself on
an island means that your social life suffers. Seeing friends involves an hour’s boat ride, which is never
easy and sometimes impossible. Grainger warns anyone considering a job like his to be realistic about
it. He explains you’ve got be very practical with good physical fitness, and happy in your own company.
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If you are this type of person, you’ll do the job well and never want to go back to life on the mainland.
A fortune cookie is a moon-shaped biscuit given away in Chinese restaurants that contains a little
piece of paper with a message on it. Millions of these are read every day, but few realize that people
actually get paid to write the words of wisdom you find when you crack your cookie open. Daisy Cheng,
president of New Asian Food in Los Angeles, used to be one such person. It wasn’t exactly her chosen
career path, it was more of a role she fell into. When the company expanded and realized they needed
to update their cookie messages, she was asked to do it because her English language skills were
stronger than other employees’. She found it difficult to start with, but soon she was finding inspiration
everywhere, from subway signs to newspapers.
As a writer myself, I would love to create messages for fortune cookies, but I would be delighted to
do any one of these amazing jobs. Listen up careers advisors!
80. How does the writer feel about the careers advisor he met when he was younger?
A. He regrets that she was unable to help any of the teenagers.
B. He found her guidance quite useful at the time.
C. He thought it was unnecessary to see her.
D. He wishes she had been aware of a greater variety of job options.
81. What is claimed on the website for Frederick’s ice cream?
A. There is no food type that they will refuse to experiment with.
B. They are able to make most ingredients taste good in ice cream.
C. They trial every new flavor creation internationally before it goes on sale.
D. No other ice cream producer has greater expertise.
82. Applicants for the job of water slide tester were required by Travel Now to
A. be good at communicating with people. B. have plenty of travel experience.
C. have good IT qualifications. D. be very physically fit.
83. What does Grainger say about his role as caretaker on a private island?
A. He is considering giving it up so he can move back to the mainland.
B. The only thing that is hard about it is being alone on the island.
C. It might not be the right job for everyone.
D. The holiday lifestyle involved is not always enjoyable.
84. What does the fifth paragraph say about Daisy Cheng getting her job as fortune cookie writer?
A. She did not deliberately choose to do the job.
B. She got the job because none of her colleagues spoke any English.
C. She applied for it when the company grew and needed more people to do the job.
D. She tried to avoid doing the job at first.
85. What does ‘one such person’ refer to in the fifth paragraph?
A. someone who is a company vice president
B. someone from New York
C. someone who didn't know fortune cookie message writers existed
D. someone who writes the messages in fortune cookies

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