Use the verbs in the appropriate form
| Mike became interested in politics when he was at school. When his schoolmates were partying or camping or just watching TV, he ___ (1) about different political systems and movements. It was a weird hobby for a teenager, but he obviously ___ (2) it. When I entered his room for the very first time, my attention ___ (3) to a little bookcase in the corner. The collection of books there was quite unusual – biographies of famous politicians, political reviews, textbooks on politics and international relations and no feature books at all! Mike proudly said that the unique collection ___ (4) in just two years. He also ___ (5) me several files with articles and printed internet materials that related to different political parties and political events. Now Mike works as a political analyst. Ha can easily forecast which party will win the elections, whether the unemployment rate will rise or fall, and whether our economy will grow or whether we’ll have to survive through a recession period. His articles ___ (6) in serious newspapers and now it’s me who ___ (7) his articles to make a collection. | read enjoy attract gather show often/publish cut out |
IV. Writing.
Comment on the following.
In some countries there are Animal Police that protect the rights of animals and defend them from cruelty and neglect. The environmentalists think that Animal Police should be established in every country.
Use the guidelines:
· write to what extent you approve or disapproveof the idea
· present your arguments “for”
· present your arguments “against”
· write your conclusion. Write 200-250 words.
V. Speaking.
Work in pairs. Study the information in your card and act out the conversation.
| Student 1 | Student 2 |
| You are a member of the Youth Association “Alcohol-free generation”. You want to invite your friend to a meeting as you want him/her to join your movement. The mission of the Association is to promote the idea of healthy lifestyle and alcohol-free traditions. The members of the Association work with kids and educate them about healthy lifestyle, arrange sports activities and arts events for them. Give your partner all the necessary information about: · the time and the place of the meeting; · how long it’s going to take. You start the conversation. | You enjoy meeting new people and don’t mind participating in different youth movements and organizations if you find them useful and/or interesting. Find out the essential information about your friend’s organization. Before you agree or refuse to go to the meeting, find out: · what the aims of the organization are and what members of the organization do; · when and where the meeting is going to take place. If you are interested, ask your partner to pick you up. If you don’t feel like going to the meeting, invent some reasonable excuse. |
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I. Listening.
Listen to a telephone conversation and choose the correct answer.
8. Jeff has a full-time job.
b) True b) False c) Not stated
9. Jeff earns about ?50 per week.
a) True b) False c) Not stated
10. Jeff works as a member of a team.
a) True b) False c) Not stated
11. Jeff sometimes goes out with his workmates from the petrol station.
a) True b) False c) Not stated
12. Jeff plans to work at the petrol station full-time when he finishes school.
a) True b) False c) Not stated
13. Jeff considers his job as a valuable experience.
b) True b) False c) Not stated
II. Reading.
Read the text and choose the correct answer.
The Association for Improving the Standards in Education (AICE) is a profit-free, non-governmental organization whose aim, as its name suggests, is to promote new innovative educational technologies and creative ideas that can stimulate school and university education. The organization unites people of different ages and different backgrounds who want to attract society’s attention to problematic and controversial issues in education. Recently it has conducted a survey of university students in order to find out their opinion about part-time jobs for full-time students.
The Association doe not claim that the results of the survey are fully reliable as the data nay vary from university to university and may depend on its type, on the economic situation in the region and other factors. However, the information displayed on the Association page gives food for thought. According to it, about forty per cent of students attending universities have jobs during term-time. “If you live in a big city, a job is not an option but a necessity for any student,” Andrew Kaminsky, a fourth year student, says. “I’m very lucky as I don’t have to pay for my education, it’s free for me, but I still have to pay rent and transportation expenses, buy books, food and other things. I enjoy going out, but clubbing and outings cost a fortune. It would be unfair if my parents had to pay for all that.”
Another student Julia Kennan has a different opinion. “I think that job commitments on top of the studies is too much for me. And this is not because I’m lazy. I just can’t do two things at a time. Working students miss lectures. If I were working, it might affect my studies, and I wouldn’t get the expected results. My parents think the same and, fortunately, they can afford to support me now. I think that when I graduate and get a good job, I’ll be able to do something for them too – to pay for their travelling for instance or cover other expenses if necessary.”
Anna Glenn, a twenty-year-old working student, presents a moderate viewpoint on the issue. “I know that some teachers do not approve of students who combine job and studies. But I don’t think that a job is necessarily bad for students. On the contrary, if you do a simple but career related job, it’s very beneficial. It helps you understand how everything works and academic information stops being purely theoretical. You understand how to apply your theoretical knowledge to practice. It is motivating and it often inspires you to study harder.”
Opinions differ but education costs together with young people’s desire to succeed in a competitive world will inevitably increase the number of working students. Universities should consider the tendency and help their students find part-time jobs in related industries.
AISE wants to
a) help adult people to get higher education.
b) make university education cheaper and affordable everyone.
c) unite people of different ages and backgrounds.
d) raise standards in education.