Question

Task 1 Open the brackets Most adults miss their childhood. “Your school years are the __________________(GOOD) years of your life,” — have you ever heard that phrase? Just recently, while I was on my way to work, I started thinking back to my own school years. They probably were not troublefree but there __________________(BE) many reasons for us to feel happy at school. One of them was spending every single day with friends. We __________________(NOT/GET) tired of being together. The __________________(TWO) one was uniform. Yes, in my opinion, the school uniform had more advantages than disadvantages. __________________(MY) was dark green. It was unfashionable but comfortable. It __________________(MAKE) of natural materials. Besides, the uniform saved a lot of time in the mornings. Now it __________________(TAKE) me hours to decide what to wear. Another thing is that I don’t really like sport. But at school we __________________(PLAY) football, netball, hockey and so on. Sport was compulsory. Now I realise that this was a good thing! And of course there were… holidays! Christmas, Easter, halfterm, and the jackpot — the summer holidays. I wish I __________________(HAVE) as much free time now. Task 2 Open the brackets Bella was a good student. She ____________(ENJOY) learning but she always started to feel very nervous when she had to write tests. That Monday ______________(NOT BE) a lucky day for her and she realised it as soon as she came into the classroom. “Oh, no! I ____________(LEAVE) all my pens at home.” She turned to Jenny: “Have you got a spare pen?” “Let me see,” Jenny opened ____________(SHE) bag and pulled out a pen. “I've got this one. But it's green.” “Give it to me anyway,” Bella said. “If I don't find a proper pen, I _____________(WRITE) in green ink. I hope it won't affect my grades.” When the teacher handed out the tests, Bella felt even ____________(BAD) than she felt before. The test was really long — the tasks _________________(PRINT) on both sides of the page! Bella did PRINT the first task quickly, but the _____________(TWO) one was a real problem. Bella got panicky. Time ticked on but she __________(NOT CAN) concentrate on the tasks. Task 3 What is your personal opinion about new technologies in education. Write about 5 sentences.   Task 4 Read the text. Mark the statements TRUE/ FALSE according to the text 1. There are different opinions about school uniform 2. .A school uniform can improve students' marks. 3. Grey is the best colour for a school uniform. 4. A uniform makes students aggressive. 5. Fashion designers create collections of school uniforms. 6. Uniforms can be expensive for parents. 7. Students in uniforms try to find ways to look different. Task 5 Вы услышите пять высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A–E и утверждениями, данными в списке 1–6. Используйте каждое утверждение из списка 1–6 только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. вы услышите запись дважды. 1. The speaker explains why he/she was late for school. 2. The speaker explains why he/she had to change school. 3. The speaker talks about his/her favourite school subject. 4. The speaker describes the school sports facilities. 5. The speaker describes his/her schoolmates. 6. The speaker describes his/her school library. Говорящий A B C D E Утверждение

Answer 1

Task 1) 1. best 2. had been 3. didn’t get 4. second 5. mine 6. was made 7. takes 8. were playing 9. had
Task 2) 1. enjoyed 2. wasn’t 3. have left 4. her 5. will write 6. worse 7. were printed 8. second 9. could not

Answer 2

Task 1:

1. Most adults miss their childhood. “Your school years are the best (GOOD) years of your life,” — have you ever heard that phrase?
2. Just recently, while I was on my way to work, I started thinking back to my own school years. They probably were not troublefree but there were (BE) many reasons for us to feel happy at school.
3. One of them was spending every single day with friends. We didn't get (NOT/GET) tired of being together.
4. The other (TWO) one was uniform. Yes, in my opinion, the school uniform had more advantages than disadvantages. Mine (MY) was dark green. It was unfashionable but comfortable.
5. It was made (MAKE) of natural materials. Besides, the uniform saved a lot of time in the mornings. Now it takes (TAKE) me hours to decide what to wear.
6. Another thing is that I don’t really like sport. But at school we played (PLAY) football, netball, hockey and so on. Sport was compulsory. Now I realise that this was a good thing!
7. And of course there were… holidays! Christmas, Easter, halfterm, and the jackpot — the summer holidays. I wish I had (HAVE) as much free time now.

Task 2:

1. Bella was a good student. She enjoyed (ENJOY) learning but she always started to feel very nervous when she had to write tests.
2. That Monday was not (NOT BE) a lucky day for her and she realised it as soon as she came into the classroom.
3. “Oh, no! I left (LEAVE) all my pens at home.” She turned to Jenny: “Have you got a spare pen?”
4. “Let me see,” Jenny opened her (SHE) bag and pulled out a pen. “I've got this one. But it's green.”
5. “Give it to me anyway,” Bella said. “If I don't find a proper pen, I will write (WRITE) in green ink. I hope it won't affect my grades.”
6. When the teacher handed out the tests, Bella felt even worse (BAD) than she felt before. The test was really long — the tasks were printed (PRINT) on both sides of the page!
7. Bella did the first (TWO) task quickly, but the second (TWO) one was a real problem. Bella got panicky. Time ticked on but she couldn't (NOT CAN) concentrate on the tasks.

Task 3: Your personal opinion about new technologies in education is not provided, so you would need to write your own opinion on this topic.

Task 4: Based on the information given, here are the statements:

1. TRUE - There are different opinions about school uniform.
2. FALSE - The text does not mention that a school uniform can improve students' marks.
3. FALSE - The text does not specify that grey is the best color for a school uniform.
4. FALSE - The text does not suggest that a uniform makes students aggressive.
5. FALSE - The text does not mention fashion designers creating collections of school uniforms.
6. TRUE - The text implies that uniforms can be expensive for parents.
7. TRUE - The text suggests that students in uniforms try to find ways to look different.

Task 5: Since the audio content is missing, I cannot match the statements with the speaker's responses. If you provide the content of the audio or specific statements and responses, I can assist with matching them.