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When was it?
Where did you see it?
What did you see?
And explain why you think it was interesting?
Variant 8.
SECTION 1. Listening (15 minutes)
Listen to five people talking about social media. Complete the sentences with
one word.
1. Amy spends quite a lot of time every day on social networking sites, checking
what all her friends are doing, _________, and looking at their photos – they take a
lot when they’re bored!
2. Brian uses two social networking sites for about three hours a day in total. It’s
normal and even __________ to communicate online, and he's
always up to date
with what’s going on.
3. Carol believes that because there are so many new developments in technology
all the time, it won’t be ______ before people move on to another way of
communicating with each other.
4. David likes to write reviews of things he’s
seen at the theatre, cinema, or
concerts and post them on different sites. He also enjoys reading what his friends
say about them _______.
5. Emma uses social media as a good way to keep in touch with her cousins who
live abroad. She also ________ looking at photos and videos of sports events that
her friends have filmed and uploaded.
ANSWERS FOR THE LISTENING
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SECTION 2. Reading (30 minutes)
Part 1.
Read the article from a school magazine about holidays.
What I did during the summer holidays
A Harry
I spent two weeks on a cruise ship with my family last year. We landed at lots of
different places and were given a few hours to visit shops, markets and all the
touristy places on foot. I wanted to buy presents
for my friends back home, but I
didn’t have enough money! We always had to make sure we were back at the ship
on time! But of course most of the time we were at sea. It was fun exploring the
cruise ship, and there were some other teenagers I met on board. We had a good time
together and it would be great if I could see them again one day.
B Maya
I did a tennis course for a week during the summer holidays. The teacher was really
good and showed me how to stand in the right position when I hit the ball. I think
I’ve really improved my technique. I’ll never be an amazing player – if I wanted to
be, I’d have to play a lot more often than I do! But I’ve already had
better results
when I’ve played matches for fun with my friends. I enjoyed doing the course, but I
also like spending time relaxing during the holidays – without having to use up too
much energy!
C Tim
My main interest is cooking, so
during my last summer holidays, that’s what I did
nearly every day! My aunt’s a very good cook, so she helped me choose recipes that
I could manage. She also went shopping with me to buy all the ingredients for the
dishes I wanted to prepare. We had a lot of fun going to local
markets and choosing
from all the lovely vegetables on display. A lot of the things we needed were also
on sale at the supermarket. I even made a special meal for my friend’s birthday.
D Louise
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I went on a science course last summer with some friends. It wasn’t at all like our
science classes
at school, because we had a lot more time to do experiments. They
gave us a list of all the ones we could try every day, and we decided which ones we
each wanted to do. We also learned about new inventions, and a bit about satellites.
If I can, I’d like to be a scientist in the future. I’d like to
work on cars which use
electricity as fuel, and developing ways of charging all sorts of devices using the
sun.
