They want to know more about their ancestors
4.We should interview all our members, make a basic family tree of our close family & step by step make it bigger. We should check everything what our relatives say.
II.
1. How many runners are going to take part in the race?
2. Where would they like to organize the starting line?
3. Why do they need to have first aid points?
- 200 runners are going to take part in the race.
- They would like to organize the starting line at the Town hall.
- They need to have first aid points in case the runners have problems.
III.
Belarusian national cuisine
Delicious and warming, modern – day Belarusian cuisine is a mix of two key factors: the people’s relationship with the land and local produce influences from neighbouring countries and migrant settlers.
A traditional dinner consists of two dishes: soup and a main course. Fresh white cheese and various kinds of cold meat ( usually smoked) at least on holidays.
The main vegetables are cabbage and beets, carrots both stewed and boiled ( with the addition of a small amount of milk). The Belarusian khaladnik, a cold borscht made of beets, beet leaves or sorrel and served with sour cream, hard- boiled eggs and boiled potatoes, has been a popular dish.
The main diary products include a kind of fresh white cheese and sour cream which is widely used both in cooking and as a garnish.
Билет № 12 ( 36 )
I. BULLYING AGAIN?
Опять дразнилки ?
1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.
2. Mary was cruelly bullied. Read aloud the extract which says about it.
3. How did she react to bullying?
4. What advice does she give to other children?
This text is about bullying in high school. Some students suffer from their classmates.We should know how to behave in such situations.
2. 2-ой абзац) Audra Mari: One Sunday, I came home and there was a big picture on the door. It was basically making fun of me because I'm tall. Once the girls prepared a slogan to support a football team. The slogan wishing good luck faced the team, but the back of the slogan read "Go Home Mari". And the whole student section saw it. One time during lunch, I was sitting with all my friends, and a girl came up to me and threw a paper lunch bag at me. She said, "You can eat this for lunch, it is for horses."
3. At first, she tried to keep it in & not tell anyone except for her friends. But then she told everything to her mum. She thinks that it’s very important to bring it to the attention of adults.
4. She is sure that it’s very important to ignore bullying & have confidence in yourself. We need to focus on what we want to achieve & not let people get in our way or upset us. We should tell a trusted adult, tell all our friends. If we keep it inside , it’s just going to eat us.
II.
1. What are Maggy’s favourite places in London?
2. What are they going to do in the evening?
3. Why does Alex want to go to a café?
Maggy’s favourite places in London are Buckingham Palace and St’ James’s park.
They are going to visit an entertainment area of Piccadilly Circus in the evening.
3. Alex wants to go to a café because he is starving.
III.
National cuisine of England
There are four meals a day in an English home: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.
Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is at about 8 o’clock in the morning, and consists of porridge with milk and salt or sugar, eggs – boiled or fried, bread and butter with marmalade or jam. Some people like to drink tea, but others prefer coffee. Instead of porridge they may have fruit juice or biscuits.
The usual time for lunch is 1 o’clock. This meal starts with soup or fruit juice. Then follows some meat or poultry with potatoes – boiled or fried, carrots and beans. Then a pudding comes. Last of all coffee – black or white.
Tea is the third meal of the day. It is between 4 or 5 o’clock, the so-called 5 o’clock tea. On the table there is tea, milk or cream, sugar, bread and butter, cakes and jam.
Dinner is the fourth meal of the day. The usual time is about 7 o’clock. It usually consists of soup, fish or meat with vegetables – potatoes, green beans, carrot and cabbage, sweet pudding, fruit salad, ice – cream or cheese and biscuits.
Билет № 13( 44 )
I. SHAKESPEARE'S PORTRAIT?
Портрет Шекспира
1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.
2. The author gives some facts about Shakespeare's life. Find this extract and read it aloud.
3. What facts prove that the painting can be a portrait of William Shakespeare?
4. Why do some people doubt that this is a portrait of Shakespeare?
This text is about one of the world’s best-known writers W.Sh. Little is known about his life, the way he worked, what he looked like. Several portraits exist that are supposed to be those of Shakespeare’s. Yet many experts think these paintings are probably pictures of someone else.
Второй абзац. ) Shakespeare was born in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in England in 1564. He left the town when he was about 20, leaving behind a wife and three children. After this period he worked as an actor and writer of plays in London. In 1594 he helped form a new theatre company and wrote plays for the next 20 years. After this he retired to Stratford-upon-Avon where he died in 1616. He is buried in a local church.