Module 4

Reading

1. 1. – f; 2. – i; 3. – g; 4. – e; 5. – h; 6. – a; 7. – d; 8. – c; 9 – b.

2.

My Family

My family is big: Dad, Mum, me, my brother and sister and our cat. My name is Masha Dmitrieva. My Mum’s name is Lisa. She’s forty-one, and she is a teacher of French at the University. She is very clever, she can speak English too. My Dad is forty-two, his name is Paul. He is a professional painter. He is cool, and he works for a design company.

My elder sister Natasha is nineteen, she goes to the Uni­versity, and she wants to be a teacher of history. She is fond of reading books and playing the guitar.

My younger brother Igor is only six years old. He is very funny and noisy. I like to spend my free time with him. Igor likes playing with our cat.

My grandparents are sixty. They like gardening. They spend a lot of their time in the garden.

Our cat’s name is Fabio. He is red and white with green eyes. He is clever, sometimes he’s naughty.

I love my family very much. We always help each other. Everyone in my family is my best friend.

3. 1. – T; 2. – F; 3. – F; 4. – F; 5. – F; 6. – F; 7. – T; 8. – F; 9. – NS; 10. – NS.

4.

Sally: The film is wonderful!

Kate: Yes, it is fantastic.

Sally: There were so many people at the cinema. Look at the girl over there. She’s looking at us. Who is she?

Kate: The one with dark long hair and big blue eyes?

Sally: Yes.

Kate: She’s my sister’s friend.

Sally: What’s her name?

Kate: Natasha.

Sally: She’s beautiful. What is she like?

Kate: She’s friendly and kind, a good friend.

Sally: She looks cool. How old is she?

Kate: She’s fifteen like my sister.

5. 1. – T; 2. – T; 3. – F; 4. – T; 5. – F; 6. – T; 7. – NS; 8. – F.

6. Meet the Flintstones. The Flintstones is a very popular cartoon about a modern stone-age family. They lived in prehistoric times. Fred and Wilma Flintstones and their friends, Barney and Betty Rubble, live in Bedrock.

Fred Flintstone is the father of the family. He can quickly get angry but he is a very loving and caring husband and father. Fred can play golf, poker and likes bowling. Fred’s catchphrase is “Yabba-Dabba-Doo! ” His hobbies are singing and playing different games. Fred always shouts but he is a friendly person/man, ready to help people.

Wilma Flintstone is Fred’s wife. She is tall, slim with red hair. She is more intelligent and level-headed than her husband, sometimes she’s skeptical, and she has got a habit of spending money.

7. 1 – a; 2. – b; 3. – c; 4. – c; 5 – c; 6. – b.

8. 1. – E; 2. – D; 3. – A; 4. – B.

9. 1. – d; 2 – g; 3 – e; 4 – f; 5 – h; 6 – a; 7 – b; 8 – c.

10. 1. – c; 2. – b; 3. – a; 4. – b; 5. – c; 6. – b; 7. – a; 8. – c; 9. – b; 10. – c.

11. 1. – f; 2. – a; 3. – e; 4. – h; 5. – g; 6. – b; 7. – d; 8. – c.

12. Jane is twelve years old. She is short and slim, even thin. She has got red hair and green eyes. Her eyes are big and beautiful. She has got a small nose and a small mouth. Jane is pretty. She is clever, kind and friendly. Her friends like her very much.

13. Short – tall; big – small; dark – fair; fat – thin; short – long;

14. Dima Bilan is a pop SINGER and ACTOR. Bilan represented

Country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. He FINISHED second with “Never Let You Go”. In 2008 the RUSSIAN singer won the contest in Belgrade, with the SONG “Believe”. He has had several no.1 hits.

15. 1. – h; 2. – e; 3. – f; 4. – g; 5. – a; 6. – d; 7. – b; 8. – c.