Test 9( Intermediate level)

I. Reading. Read and compare the two compositions written by two students on the topic

« My First Day at School». Then do the exercises.

Composition 1,

My First Day at School

I don't like going to school. I prefer reading books and playing computer games at home. I'm fond of reading detectives. My favourite author is Agatha Christie who is a master of detectives. Her stories are very exciting and keep the reader in suspense.

Two days ago I visited the theatre and saw a play by Agatha Christie . It was called The Mousetrap. I enjoyed it greatly. The actors played very well and no-one in the audience guessed who was really the murderer. Since that time I've become a theatre- goer.

Composition 2.

My First Day at School

My first day at secondary school was dreadful. I was new in the class and didn't know other children. Nobody spoke to me.

The first lesson was French. All the children spoke and read in French , but I could not understand the teacher. The teacher gave us a lot of homework. We never had homework in my old school. That day was the longest day in my life.

But the next day school was right because I met a boy who lived in the same street as I lived. So we decided to go to school together and I had a new friend.

Exercise1. Answer the questions.

1) The first student won't get a good mark for his composition 1. Why?

2) If you were asked to write an essay about your first days at school, what points would you mention?

3) Some people say that school is your second home. Do you agree? (Give your reasons)

2. English Usage.

Exercise 2. Spot the right word:

Learning How to Learn

There is usually one important......(1- mark/subject) missing from most time-tables. Very few students are........(2- taught / learnt) how to organise their learning, and how to make the best use of their time. Let's take some simple......(3- results / examples) . Do you know how to...........( 4- get/ look) up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the.........( 5- advices / information) the dictionary contains? Can you.........( 6- do / make) notes, quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reason, many schools give learners no help with these matters. Teachers ask students to............( 7- memorise / forget) pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don't explain............( 8- how/ what) to do it. Learning by .........( 9- law / heart) can be useful, but it is more important to have a genuine understanding of a subject. You can.........(10- waste / pass ) a lot of time memorising books, without understanding anything about the subject!

Exercise 3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first

sentence.

11) «When does our Biology lesson start?» said Tom. - Tom asked...........

12) «Are you coming to the school meeting tonight, Ann?» said Nelly. -Nelly asked........

13) Catherine asked me what time the meeting would end.-Catherine said «...........?»

14) George will have received the test-papers by tomorrow. -The test-papers.......

15) Our pupils speak only English at the lesson. -Only English......

16) I know that he is the best student in the class. -I know........

17) It happened that I had missed that lecture before. - I happened.......

18) I'm sure she has left her record -book at home. - She must.......

19) There is no doubt you are wrong. You must......

20) I don't think he did it all by himself. -He can’t......

21) Do you mind my coming later tomorrow? -May/Can.......

22) I expect her to come by the first train - She is......

23) My advice to you is to stop gossiping -You should.....

24) Please, don't drive so fast - I wish......

25) I'm so shy. 1 don't like it. –I wish….

Exercise 4. Write a composition «My first day at school» (200-250 words).

KEY: Ex.1: 1)It has nothing to do with the title 2)3)-open exercises

Ex.2: 1)subject 2)taught 3)examples 4)look up 5) information 6) make 7) memorise

8)how 9)heart 10)waste

Ex.3:

11. ….when the biology lesson started

12. ..... If she was coming to the school meeting that night

13. …..What time will the meeting end?

14. The test paper will have been received

15. Only English is spoken at the lesson

16. I know him to be the best student in the class

17. I happened to have missed that lecture before

18. She must have left her record book at home

19. You must be wrong

20. He can’t have done it all by himself

21. May/Can I come late

22. She is to come by the first train

23. You should stop gossiping

24. I wish you wouldn’t drive so fast

25. I wish I weren’t so shy