Reading Practice
abc . defghi . jklm . nopqrs . tu . vwxyz .
abc ? def ? ghijkl ? mnop ? qrstuvwxyz ?
abc , def , ghijklm , nopq , rstuvwx , yz
abc ! def ! ghijklmn ! o ! pqrstu ! vwxyz !
ab ? cdef . ghijklm , nopqr ? stuv , w ? xyz !
I love watching TV! Most of all I enjoy chat shows , local news and documentaries . I hate advertisemen t and weather reports .
Yesterday I watched an interview with a famous inventor . He was diagnosed a hard illness, but he recovered and eventually became a famous scientist . He broke a record of writing best sellers against all odds.
Match the words to their synonyms
1)Nursery rhyme a)leave quickly
2)Porridge b)finally
3)Eventually c)a place that is safe
4)Run off d)a wild animal
5)Bravely e)do something better than it was
6)Beast f)hot cereal
7)Safety g)child’s poem
8)Recover h)get better(recover, feel better)
9)Break a record i)without fear
DO THESE WORDS REFER TO MASS MEDIA?MATCH THEM TO THE IMAGES
D)FASHION AND
BEAUTY ADVICE
A) MUSIC
C) HOROSCOPE
B)INTERVIEWS
E)LOCAL/NATIONAL/
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
F)DOCUMENTARIES
1
2
3
1 – F
2 – C
3 – A
4 – B
5 – E
6 - D
4
6
5
G)TV GUIDE
H)WEATHER REPORTS
I) CARTOON STRIPS
K) CELERITY GOSSIP/
INTERESTING ARTICLES
J) ADVERTISEMENTS
L)CHAT SHOW
8
7
9
7 – L
8 – G
9 – K
10 – H
11 – J
12 - I
11
12
10
What’s your media diet?
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What’s
your favourite type of media?
Answer the question
Hands up, clap, clap! Hands down, clap, clap! Turn yourself around and then you clap, clap! Bend left, clap, clap! Bend right, clap, clap! Turn yourself around and then you clap, clap!
ing
They play football
were
at 8 p.m. yesterday
At … o’clock yesterday
when mother came home
the whole evening yesterday
the whole morning yesterday
from 2 till 4 yesterday
Was/were + Ving
ing
They play football
were
at 8 p.m. yesterday
Мы не знаем когда действие
началось или закончилось
ing
They play football
were
ed
their mother
when call them
Действие было прервано другим, более коротким действием
ing
They play football
were
ing
While cook .
their mother
was
Оба действия происходили одновременно
- I was reading a book at 2 o’clock yesterday. (read)
- He was looking for the remote control when his mother came in. (look for)
- The girl was cleaning the room the whole evening.(clean)
- His parents were talking about future when he rang.(talk)
- The astronauts were using a computer from 3 till 5 o’clock yesterday.(use)
- Tim was speaking English when I came.(speak)
- His mobile rang when he … to the office.
a) driving b) drove c) was driving
2. I met Nelly last weekend while I … at IKEA.
a) were shopping b) shop c) was shopping
3. When we … out, it was snowing heavily.
a) go b) were going c) went
4. They …in Miami when a storm started.
a) were resting b) resting c) rested
5. I was reading a book while you … .
- slept b) sleeped c) were sleeping
6. At that period of time he …for a big international
company.
a) worked b) was working c) works
7. I looked at the guests. Everyone … and no one … .
a) was shouting, was listenning
b) shouts, listens
c) is shouting, is listenning
Say what were you doing at the following times?
At 5 p.m yesterday
Two hours ago
At 11 p.m. last Sunday
At 9 p.m the day before yesterday
An hour ago
WB, p. 27, ex. 1
(in the copybook)