III. Writing

Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronouns or write ‘-‘ if you can leave out the pronoun.

1. He complained about the windows ___________they fitted in his summer house.

2. Look, that’s the man _______________son boasts about how beautiful their house is.

3. She lives in the district________________you can buy an ‘intelligent’ house.

4. It’s the plumber______________repaired the sink in our flat.

5. Let’s go to the room_______________is close to the stairs.

6. That’s the statue _________________my aunt wants to buy for her garden .an e-mail to your pen friend. Include this information:

- an appropriate greeting;

- an apology for not writing sooner;

- the news about yourself;

- an appropriate closing

Write 35-45 words on your answer sheet.

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I. Reading

Read the text and match the headings (A-l) to the paragraphs (1-8). There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.

A Actions after Getting on a Ship

B Job

C Discipline on Ships D Use of Stolen Money E Appearance F Pirates' Private Life G Chances to Find a Treasure H Pirate Symbols

I Hiding a Treasure

PIRATES

1._______________________________

When you hear the word 'pirate', you probably see a man with a wooden leg, a piece of black cloth over one eye, dressed in seventeenth-century clothes. On his shoulder, there is a parrot. Most likely, you can picture him standing next to a box full of treasure under a palm tree somewhere on a desert island.

2

A pirate was a bandit who sailed on the seas in search of ships carrying valuable things.

3._______________________________

Almost all of the pirates' ships flew the famous Jolly Roger which was a black flag with a skull and two white bones on it.

4.

When a pirate got on a ship, he stole everything and killed the sailors.

5.

Then he sold the stolen goods in the nearest port and spent all the money on various forms of entertainment, usually on drinking beer and rum.

6.

However, the pirates were very disciplined. There was order and discipline on their ships because they wanted their actions to be successful. Some pirates did not obey the rules and they were punished in a cruel way.

7.

Pirates did not spend all the money they stole. Often, they buried a treasure in some distant place so that it was very difficult to find for many years. Many treasure boxes were never found.

8.________________________________________

Watch out! Maybe the next time you walk along the beach you will step on something big and heavy?

II. Writing

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.

1. It's so good to meet you here! We_____________(not / to see) each other for months.

2. You lied to me yesterday so now I (not / to believe) you any more!

3. We (to redecorate) our house now, so we won't have enough money to go on holiday abroad.

4. I (to be) interested in Roman architecture since the 1970s.

5. Shakira is a very popular Colombian singer. She (to re­cord) many interesting songs.

6. Anthony has a real gift for languages. He (to speak) Ita­lian, Swedish and Hebrew.

7. Could you call me back later? I (to watch) a very inte­resting documentary.

8. We regularly (to meet) to play the guitar together.

III. You are on holiday at the seaside and you've just met a film star. Write a postcard to your friend. Include this information:

- write a few words about the weather;

- write about who you met and where you met him/her;

- ask about your friend's holiday.

Write 35-45 words on your answer sheet.

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