Control of Listening 2 (7th form)

Control of Listening (7th form)

TV Interview

Reporter: «Hello everybody. It’s one o’clock and we begin our afternoon programme ‘Meeting with Famous People’. Here is Mr. Frank Davis, a famous children’s writer. He will tell you some interesting facts about his hobbies. Welcome to the programme, Mr. Davis.

Mr. Davis. Now, I would like to begin by remembering those times when I was a little boy. I had so many hobbies then. First, I think, I was a great collector of different things. I collected stamps, coins, badges, pocket books, pictures, pencils and what not. Whatever I collected I always tried to get as many things as I could. I did try to have thematic collections. I had large collections and was always proud of them.

When I was older, at the age of twelve, I think, I became fond of sports. I spent a lot of time outdoors. I was playing different sport games in the yard. In summer I swam a lot and became a school champion. In the 5th form I became a theatre-goer and spent all my free time in the theatre and sometimes I also went to the cinema.

When I finished school my parents bought me a computer. So I forgot about going to the theatre, to the cinema or visiting museums. Working on computers became my hobby. However soon I became tired of this hobby too, and decided to change it. I tried to paint pictures in my free time but I wasn’t very good. I tried dancing and acting but soon I realized I could never be a success on the stage.

Then one day I had an idea to write a story about my dog. The story was rather short. It was not very clever or interesting but it was my story and I liked it very much. This is how I began to write stories about birds and animals. My little daughter liked to listen to them before she went to bed. She said that she was fond my new hobby.

Now it’s difficult to say if it is my hobby or not as it my work now. I like this and I have already written five books for children.

Control of Listening (7th form)

TV Interview

I variant

1. Mark True or False.

1. Reporter: “It’s one o’clock and we begin our afternoon programme”.

2. This programme is called ‘Meeting with Interesting People’.

3. Mr. Frank Davis is a famous children’s singer.

4. He was a great collector of different things.

5. At the age of twelve, he became fond of music.

1. Choose the correct variant.

1. When he was a little boy he had many ________.

1. hobbies; b) interesting ideas; c) games.

1. At the age of twelve, he spent a lot of time_______.

1. in the house; b) in his room; c) outdoors.

1. In the 5th form he spent all his free time in the_______.

1. park; b) theatre; c) garden.

1. One day he had an idea to write a­­­­ story about his______.

1. cat; b) dog; c) rabbit.

1. This story was rather _______.

1. short; b) long; c) not big.

1. Answer the questions.

1. What this text is about? 2. What hobbies did he have?

II variant

1. Mark True or False.

1. Mr. Frank Davis is a famous children’s writer.

2. He was playing different sport games in the yard.

3. In the 5th form he became a writer.

4. When he finished school his parents bought him TV.

5. He tried dancing and acting but soon he realized he could never be a success on the stage.

1. Choose the correct variant.

1. He collected ______, badges, pocket books, pictures, pencils and what not.

1. pens and coins; b) stamps and coins; c) pens and newspapers.

1. In summer he______ a lot and became a school champion.

1. read; b) played games; c) swam.

1. His story was _______.

1. very clever or interesting; b) not very clever or interesting;

c) not very clever but interesting.

1. Than began to write stories about ______.

1. birds and animals; b) dogs and cats; c) birds and dogs.

1. He has already written______ books for children.

1. five; b) six; c) seven.

1. Answer the questions.

1. What this text is about? 2. What hobbies did he have?