III. Writing

Some parents don’t think that schoolchildren should enter TV talent shows. Do you agree with them or not? What are the advantages and disadvantages of entering talent contests while still at school? Give reasons for your answer. Write 50–60 words.

Examination card # 6

I. Reading

Read the text and answer the questions.

Interesting facts about harrods

1. Harrods covers 4,5 acres, and boasts over 1 million square feet of selling space.

2. On a busy day over 100,000 people visit the store.

3. It takes over 12,000 light bulbs to illuminate the famous façade of the store.

4. Famous English playwright Noel Coward once bought an alligator for Christmas at the Harrods Pet Shop.

5. The Harrods motto is: “Omnia Omnibus Ubique”- “All things for all people, everywhere”

6. In 1927, the Managing Directors of Harrods and Selfridges made a bet as to which would make more profits that year. Gordon Selfridge lost. His gift of a silver replica of Harrods still has pride of place in the Lower Ground Floor of the store.

7. On Wednesday, 16 November 1898, Harrods debuted England’s first “moving staircase” (escalator).

8. Harrods was established in 1834 in London’s East End as a tea merchant and grocery store.

9. Author A.A. Milne found the original Winnie-the-Pooh for his son Christopher Robin in the Toy Department.

10. Harrods once hired a live Egyptian cobra to guard a £62,000 pair of haute couture ruby-sapphire-and-diamond-encrusted sandals

Bet- парі, заклад

Replica – копія, дублікат

Haute couture – дорогий модний одяг

1. How many people can visit Harrods on a busy day?

2. Where can you buy an alligator?

3. Who won the bet made in 1927?

4. Where can you find a replica of this store?

5. When was Harrods set up?

6. Why did Harrods hire a cobra?

II. Use of language

Fill in the correct prepositions to complete the sentences.

at • before • by(2) • among • to • on(2) • from(2) • until • like • in

1. The shop is open ..... 9 a.m. ..... 9 p.m. ..... weekdays.

2. Mary is very punctual. She is always ..... time for her appointments.

3. This scarf was given to me ..... John. He said that he had bought it .... Lviv. 4. This book is one ..... the few that I really enjoyed reading. I stayed up ..... twelve o’clock last night to finish it.

5. My parents still treat me ..... a ten-year-old child even though I am already seventeen. They won’t let me go anywhere on my own ..... bus.

6. The committee members discussed the problem ..... they brought it up ..... the meeting.

III. Writing

You’ve got an email from your English-speaking friend in which he / she ask you about your favourite school subject. Write a reply of 50–60 words including the following information:

• What is your favourite subject? Why?

• How will the knowledge of this subject influence your future?

Examination card # 7