Listening:

Listen and answer the questions.

a.   Heba         b.Polly      c.Jeanna     d.Phoebe         e.Ben                                                                                                                                                                  

Heba ………….. .

2. Polly went out for dinner on ………. .

3. Jeanna likes her kitchen because …………… .

5. Yesterday evening, Ben ………….. .

2. Listen to a radio program. Write T (True) or F (False).
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5. Great Expectations was made in 1956. 
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2. The movie critic is going to talk about two movies. 

4. The main character in Great Expectations is a girl.

5. The movie is more frightening than the book. 

6. The host has read the book The English Patient. 

7. The author of The English patient isn’t American. 

8. The main character in The English Patient had a car crash.

9. The critic says that the best thing about the movie is the love story. 

10. Both the book and the movie have won important prizes.

Grammar:

3.Choose the correct form.

?Who did you ……… at the party

2. He ………… late for meeting.

3. I ………… him a watch for his last birthday.

4. …………. see you at 6:00.

5. She finished her homework, …………. she watched TV.

6. His mother is a person ………… is never too busy to talk to you.

7. I don’t think …………. tomorrow.

8. Who ……….. you those chocolates?

9. I …………. in the park when it started to rain.

10. What …………. last weekend?

11. My room is………… than my sister’s.

12. That’s the …………… difficult question you’ve ever asked me.

13. Katya didn’t run …………. to win the race.

14. We haven’t had ………… to eat today – we’re really hungry.

4. Complete the sentence. Choose the correct word.
5. There were a lot of people here. It was very ………

2. How do you ……. this word?

3. Don’t eat those fries! They’re ………..

4. He ……….. $10 from me yesterday.

5. Her birthday is ……….. June.

6. I’m looking …………. going to Singapore.

7. I can never remember what I dream …….

9. The hotels are too expensive, so we’re …….. at the campsite.

10. My university classes start …………. October.

12. I ………….. Victor more money last month, and he hasn’t paid me back.

12. Who’s paying …………. The car parking fee?

13. Don’t worry ………… washing the dishes. I’ll do it later.

Reading:

5. Read the text and check A, B, or C.

6. Couchsurfing – a different kind of travel experience

    I love traveling abroad, but two years ago I didn’t have much cash to spend on my vacation. At first, I was planning to go camping again, but then a friend suggested an alternative: CouchSurfing. I had no idea what that was, so she explained. “CouchSurfers” are people who stay as guests in other people’s homes for free, and visit the sights in the local area. You can do the things that most tourists do, like sunbathe on the beach or go sightseeing downtown. Or your host could give you a language lesson, teach you how to cook local delicacies, or take you to places that visitors never find. It sounded much more fun than my other vacations, so I joined the website and sent emails to about twenty hosts in France and Spain right away.

    A few days later, I already had ten replies. After a week or two, I made arrangements with four hosts in three different cities. I’m really talkative and they seemed very friendly, so I wasn’t concerned about spending time with strangers. Two weeks later, I was arriving in Paris, and meeting my first host, Claudette.

    Over the next ten days, I stayed in four very different homes, improved my foreign languages, and made some great new friends. Sometimes the places where I stayed were basic –a sofa to sleep on, or even just a floor, but sometimes they were luxurious – much nicer than the hostels that I usually go to. I think it was probably the cheapest and most interesting vacation I’ve ever had!

   I’ve done CouchSurfing again twice since then: in Italy, and here in the US. I’ll definitely do it again. In fact, I’m going on a trip to South America next year. And I’ve had five visitors at my place, including Claudette. I’ve discovered that hosting is as much fun as exploring a new place. Couchsurfing is a fantastic experience. Try it sometime!

   1.It was her first vacation in another country.

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2. Emma’s friend was a regular “couch surfer”.

3. “CouchSurfers” can spend time with the homeowners.

4. Half of the people who Emma emailed didn’t reply.

5. Two of the people she visited lived in the same city.

6. Emma went on vacation about a month after joining the website.

7. Emma is very shy.

8. Emma had a nice bed to sleep in at all the places where she stayed.

9. Emma has now had three CouchSurfing vacations.

10. Claudette was Emma’s favorite host.

My sister …….. really hard right now.