It. But in America, a dog is man’s best friend.

(From «The New Dog’s Life» by Barbara Koh)

3 Comment on the following issues.

Many spare-time activities are a valuable use of time outside of school.

• Describe what your favourite spare-time activity is and how long

you have done it.

• Explain why you enjoy doing it.

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Variant 11

1 Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».

Darkness falls over a small village in Kenya. Kenya is a country in

Africa. The people who live here are herders, and their cows are resting

In a nearby wooden cattle-pen. All is quiet. Suddenly the cows raise their

heads. They feel something is outside their pen. It’s a female lion ready

to break in and attack. Her sharp claws rip at the walls of the pen. The

frightened cows run in different directions. The lioness tears through the

fence and races toward the nearest cow. All the noise wakens the herders.

They run to the pen, but they’re too late. One cow is dead, and the

lioness is gone. Scared off by the herders, she left her prey behind. The

lioness returns to her two hungry cubs without a fresh kill. They greet

her and rub their faces against hers, but she cannot stay long. She has

to hunt again so her cubs won’t go hungry.

The herders wait for the lioness to return. Losing livestock to lions

is a big deal for these herders, as cows, sheep and goats are like money

for them. They use the animals to pay for what they need. If one is

killed, life becomes harder for the herders.

True False

1 The author sets his piece in an African

country.

2 In this context the word pen means shed for

cattle.

3 Lions hunt only in the daytime.

4 The lioness successfully captured her prey.

5 The cubs depend only on the male lion.

6 The lioness feeds the cow to her hungry

cubs.

7 The lioness cannot stay long with her cubs.

8 Herders kill lions for sport.

9 Livestock means farm animals.

10 Livestock is used as currency among the

Kenian people.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

doing wearing than easier many their

through majority what whether

We tend to magnify celebrities’ places in our lives (1) we

love them or hate them.

The fact is, feeling closer (2) we are to the stars is not

unhealthy, at least for a (3) of us. It’s (4) than

ever to keep up with celebs in real time (5) the media, reality

shows and social networking. The direct access that (6) celebs

provide makes us privy to many details of (7) lives.

And many stars aren’t exactly shy about sharing what clothes they’re

(8) , (9) food they are eating or what they are

(10) . We no longer have to rely solely on information from

a star’s publicist, but are given a virtual front-row seat to their fears,

heartbreaks, successes and failures.

(From «Is Your Obsession With Celebrities Unhealthy?»)

3 Comment on the following issues.

Holidays are significant in almost every culture.

• Mention about your favourite holiday.

• Describe some special traditions you share with your family and the

way you celebrate your favourite holiday.

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