Let's have a rest! 

Let's have fun!  😀

New Year's holiday is a good fairy tale for all adults and children. 💫

It is winter, it is Christmas!
Look at our Christmas tree!
There are big balls and there are nice dolls,
Many candies you can see. 💝

Holidays

Let`s play! 

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♫♫♫ READING +                 SPEAKING 

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS 

      Christmas season is the most festive time of the year in Britain and in the United States. Students at schools and colleges usually have a 2-week vacation, beginning before Christmas and ending soon after the New Year. There are a lot of parties to celebrate the birth of Christ and the arrival of the New Year.

Ø  ЧИТАННЯ            Body Art        Tattooing can be found the world over, though its style and its meaning vary dramatically. Tattooing has long featured in the cultures of the Japanese, Polynesians and Native Americans. The practices of the Maoris of  New Zealand provide a striking example of tattooing. They are well known for the elaborate patterns with which they. Integration with white settlers led to a decline in the custom, but it is now regaining popularity amongst young Maoris.

 

     

READING TEST 

THE ANGRY FAN

This happened in Australia during a water polo game that was one of the main sports events of the season. There was nothing ex­citing at the beginning of the game, but suddenly, one of the players jumped out of the water and ran to the referee. He said that one of the forwards of the other team had bitten him in the leg while he was swimming under the water.

At first, the referee thought it was some kind of joke, but when the player pointed to blood on his leg, he had to believe that it was serious. He called the forward and asked him why he had done such a strange thing; though the forward insisted that he had not bitten anybody, the referee made him leave the game.

They began again, but a few minutes later, two players, one from each team, climbed out of the water, shouting that somebody had bitten them. There was blood on both players' legs. The game was stopped, and they began to let the water out of the pool. When almost all the water was let out, everybody saw a young crocodile at the bottom of the pool. Somebody had put the crocodile into the pool, but why? The truth became known when the players returned to their dressing room after the game and found a letter there.

"I have been a water polo fan for many years", the author of the letter wrote, "and I am not satisfied with the way the players seem to act. They have allowed the game to become slow and uninteresting, and I have decided that I must do something to make them move faster. I don't think I can do this well myself, and I have decided that my crocodile will do it better".

I. Put "+" next to the true sentences and "-" next to the false ones.

a) Water polo is very popular in Australia.

b)       The players were very excited at the beginning of the game.

c)        One of the players was bitten in the leg.

d)      d) It was a joke.

e)   There was a crocodile at the bottom.

f)    The crocodile was put in the pool in order to kill the best player of the opposite team.

II. Choose the correct answer.

1. How many water polo players were bitten by the crocodile?

a)       one

b)      two

c)       three

2. How was the crocodile found?

a)      the water was let out of the pool

b)      the players put the net into the pool

c)      the water was let into the pool

3. Who put the crocodile into the swimming pool?

a)      the referee

b)      the player

c)      the water polo fan

4. What did he do it for?

a)      to play a joke

b)      to make them move faster

c)      to frighten them

5. When did they know the truth?

a)      in the afternoon

b)      when they returned to their dressing room

c)      when they returned to the living room

6. Who could make them move faster?

a)      a coach

b)      a shark

c)      a crocodile

 

III. Fill in the suitable words

At fast the 1._____ thought that it was some kind of a joke? But when the player pointed to 2._____ on his leg? He had to 3._____ that it was serious. He called the 4._____ and asked him why he had done such a strange thing; and though the forward insisted that he had not 5._____ anybody, the referee made him 6._____ the game.

A)    Leave                                                 D) referee

B)     forward                                             E) believe

C)     bitten                                                 F) blood

 

IV. Ask 6 questions to the text

 

       

READING

THE LADY OR THE TIGER?

In the very old times, there lived a king, and he was a man of great fancy.

One day an idea came to his mind, and the king decided to modernize the system of court trial in his kingdom.

For this purpose, there was built a big arena with galleries around it. In that arena the most important criminals were to be put on trial in public. But neither the king nor anybody of his court was to decide the fate of the accused person. It was the criminal himself who did it. On an appointed day when all the people had gathered at the galleries, and the king and his court had taken their places, the accused person stepped into the arena. On the other side of the arena, there were two doors. The doors were side by side and identical. The accused person was to walk to those doors and open one of them. If he opened the one, there came out of it a hungry tiger and tore him to pieces, as a punishment for his crime. At the same time, the sad bells began to clang, and the people with heavy hearts went to their homes. But if the accused opened the other door, there came out of it a beautiful lady. And to that lady, he was immediately married, as a reward for his innocence. It did not matter that the accused might already have a wife and children, or a bride; the king took no notice of such trifles.

Such was the king's method of showing justice.

The king had a daughter whom he loved greatly. She was very beautiful and, at the same time, she was very conceited. It happened so that she fell in love with a young man whose social position was not as high as hers. But they were happy.

One day the king learned about their love. The young man was immediately put into prison, and a day was appointed for his trial in the king's arena.

On this occasion, the most savage tiger was caught and caged behind one of the doors, and a very beautiful girl was found to stand behind the other door.

The appointed day came. A lot of people gathered at the galleries. The king and his court were in their places. Then the signal was given, and the lover of the princess walked into the arena. He bowed to the king and looked at the princess who was sitting to the right of her father. The princess had learned the secret of the doors. She knew not only in which room there was the lady, but also who that lady was. It was one of the most beautiful girls of the court, and the princess hated her. The princess was very jealous.

When the lover looked at her, he understood that she knew behind which door was the tiger, and behind which stood the lady. His eyes asked: "Which?"

The question was clear to her, and she had to answer. She raised her hand and made a slight movement towards the right door. Her lover turned and, without the slightest hesitation, went to the door on the right.

And now it is for you, dear reader, to decide: did the princess lie or didn't?

Make your decision. But remember, that, on the one hand, the princess loved the young man greatly; but on the other hand, she was hot-tempered and jealous.

 I Read the text and put “+” if the sentence is right and “-” if one is false

1 The king decided to modernize the system of court trials in his kingdom.

2 For this purpose there was built a stadium.

3 The accused person stepped into the gallery.

4 The king’s daughter was conceited, hot-tempered and jealous.

5 The princess didn’t know the secret of the doors.

6 The princess’ lover turned and, without the slightest hesitation, went to the door on the right.

II Find the correct answer

1 What kind of man was a king?

a)                  a man of great courage

b)                  a man of great fancy

c)            a man of great mind

d)                 a man of great wit

2 What did the king decide to modernize one day?

       a)       a political system               b)       a system of education

       c)       a system of court trial        d)       a system of social assistance

3 What was built for this purpose?

      a)      a big arena with galleries around it          b)        a beautiful palace

     c)         a new market                                             d)         a new highway

4 Who was to decide the fate of the accused person?

   a)    the trial                                                   b)   the government

   c)    neither the king nor anybody in his court     d)  the court

5 Where did the accused person step?

     a)           into the garden                          b)                  into the palace

   c)       into the arena                         d)       into the prison

6 What did the accused person have to open?

    a)       a box on the table                  b)       a letter in the envelope

    c)      a door of the arena                d)        a window in the palace

III Write synonyms from the text

1 an imaginative man

2 a pretty lady

3 ambitious

4 ill-tempered

5 envious

IV Write 10 – 15 sentences about your attitude to the story “The Lady or the Tiger?”

#LISTENING 

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Запитання 1  

The guest in the studio is a teacher.

 True   False

Запитання 2

Some people can sleep well with a television on.

 True    False

Запитання 3

It is bad to think a lot before going to bed.

 True    False

Запитання 4

It is good to play video games before bed.

 True    False

Запитання 5

It is good to turn your mobile off when you go to sleep.

 True   False

Запитання 6

It is bad to play loud music while you sleep.

 True   False

 

     

    READING TEST

THE FIRE ON THE HILL

     Long, long ago there was a lake of cold water in Kenya.  Many animals came at night to the lake to drink some water. But people never came to the lake at night: the animals could kill and eat them.                              

Now, a rich man who had a beautiful daughter once said: „The young man, who will go to the lake in the evening and stay in the cold water till morning, will have my daughter for his wife."

There lived a poor young man who loved the rich man's daughter very much. He said to his mother, „I shall try to stay all night in the lake and then marry my dear girl".

„No, no", the mother said, „you are my only son!". The water in the lake is very cold, and the animals will eat you up. Don't go there!" She cried and cried, but her son said: „Mother, don't cry, I must try. I love her so much!"

So the young man went to the girl's father. He told him that he wanted to go to the lake and stay in the cold water all night. The rich man sent his servants to the place where they could watch the young man.

When night came, the young man went to the lake and his mother followed him, but he didn't see her. There was a hill forty paces away from the place where the young man went into the water. The woman climbed up the hill and made up a fire there. The wild animals saw the fire and were afraid to go near that place.

The young man saw the fire too. He understood that his mother was there. He thought of his mother's love, and it was easier for him to stay all night in the cold water.

Morning came. The young man went to the rich man's house. The rich man saw him and said, „My servants say that there was a fire on the hill forty paces from the lake. It warmed you and that is why you could stay all night in the water. So you can't marry my daughter. Good-bye".

     The young man was angry. He went to the judge. “Well”,  the judge said, „this is a simple case".

The next morning the young man with his mother and the rich man with his servants came before the judge. There were many people there who wanted to hear the case.

The judge asked for a pot of cold water. Then he walked forty paces from the pot and made a fire. „Now", he said, „we shall wait a little until the water is warm". The people cried: „But the fire is so far away, it can't warm the water in the pot". Then the judge said: „How could that young man warm himself at a fire forty paces away?"

So the case was over, and the young man married the rich man's daughter. They lived happily for many years.

I  Read the text and put “+” if the sentence is right and “-“if one is  false.

1.     There was a river of cold water in Kenya.

2.     A rich man had a beautiful daughter.

3.     A poor young man loved his daughter very much.

4.     Mother wanted that her son married the rich man’s daughter.

5.     The rich man sent his servants to the lake.

6.     There was a hill thirty paces away from the lake.

II  Find the correct answer.

1.  What was the lake famous for?

a) for its good clear water; b) for its animals living close to it; c) for the fact that people were afraid to go there at night; d) for the fact that the lake was very old.

2. What did a rich man want the young man to do?

a) to go to the lake; b) to stay in the cold water; c) to stay in the river all night; d) to marry his daughter

3.  Why did the mother cry?       

a) because she worried about her son; b) because she was afraid of animals;  c) because the water was too cold. d) because she wanted her son to marry.

4. Where did the mother go?

a) to the lake; b) to the forest; c) to the rich man; d) to the hill

5. What helped the young man to stay in the lake all night?

a) wild animals; b) the servants; c) his mother's great love; d) his love to the girl

6. Who came before the judge?

a) the young man, his mother, servants and the rich man; b) the rich man and his daughter; c) people who wanted to hear the case; d) the young man and the servants who watched him

III Complete the sentences with the correct words

1.     Many animals came at night to the lake to...

2.     The young man said: “I’ll try to stay all night in the lake and then ...

3.     His mother followed him but at first he ...

4.     The wild animals saw the fire and ...

5.     They lived happily for ...

IV In several sentences prove that mother really loved her son.