Listening 

Form 8

“Take Me Back to Prison”

There was a king who thought that he could paint very well. His pictures were bad. But the people to whom he showed them were afraid of the king. They all said that they liked his pictures very much.

One day the king showed his pictures to a great painter who lived in his country and said:

“I want to know what you think of my pictures. Do you like them? Am I a good painter or not?”

The painter looked at the king’s pictures and said:

“My king, I think that your pictures are bad and that you will never be a good painter”.

The king got very angry and sent the painter to prison.

After two years the king wanted to see the painter again.

“I was very angry with you,” he said, “because you didn’t like my pictures. Now I forget all about it. You are a free man again, I’m your friend”. For many hours the king talked with the painter, and even asked him to dine. After the dinner the king showed his pictures to the painter and asked:

“Well, how do you like them now?”

The painter did not answer anything. He turned to the soldier who was standing near him and said:

“Take me back to prison.”

True / False

1. The king was a great painter.

2. The people loved their king.

3. The painter said to the king true.

4. The king wasn’t angry.

5. The king was sent to prison.

6. Few years later the painter wanted to see the king.

7. The king was painter’s friend.

8. The king wanted to show his picture again.

9. The painter answered nothing.

10. The painter changed his opinion.

11. Pictures were great.

12. There are two main characters.

Listening test  (Form 7)

New Year’s night

The New Year is here. Mum, Dad, Grandma and my aunt are sitting at the table. They are eating meat, potatoes, carrots and peas. I and my cousins don’t want any vegetables or meat. We are at the New Year tree in the living room and we want to open our presents. There are lots of nice boxes. What’s inside?

Look! There is a pretty little bird. It is singing loudly. And in the big box?Oh, it’s a funny panda! I love pandas. They live in China. Let’s open that small red box. There are lovely earrings. They are not ours. It’s a present for Mum. We like the presents.

Look! It’s snowing behind the window. There are some people outside. They are happy. They are playing snowballs. Let’s go and make a snowman. 

  

Name ____________________________________

1.     True (+) or false (-)?

a)     __ The family is in the shop.

b)    __ The children are next to the New Year tree.

c)     __ They don’t want any vegetables or meat.

d)    __ The children like the presents.

2.     Choose the right variant.

a)It’s Mum’s birthday/New Year.

b) The family is eating/cooking vegetables and meat.

c)Pandas live in Australia/China.

d)It’s snowing outside and some people are playing snowballs/football.

3.     Correct the wrong word.

a)     Mum, Dad, Grandma and my uncle are at the table.

b)    The children want to open a box of sweets.

c)     The bird sings quietly.

d)    The earrings in the red box are for Grandma.

Writing test 

Form 7

I. Put much or many  with nouns.

_____ bread, _____ spaghetti, ____ tomato, _____ potato, _____ sugar, _____ loaf  of  bread, _____ salt, ____ milk, _____ bottle of  lemonade, ____ meat, ____ carrot, ____ ice  cream, _____ kilo of flour, _____oil.

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the  Present Indefinite Passive Voice.

1. The postbox ___(to empty) every day. 2. The stamps ___(to postmark) at the post office. 3. The letters ___(to sort) into different towns. 4. The mail___ (to load) into the train. 5. The mailbags ___ (to unload) after their journey. 6. The bags ____(to take) the post office. 7. The letters ___ (to sort) into the different streets. 8. The letters ___(to deliver).

III. Write what food you usually prefer and why.

Give some information about:

- food you like/dislike

- your favourite dish

- what can you cook yourself

- where you prefer to buy food