Writing I (8)

Writing I (8)

Form 8

Writing

V-I

I Match the two halves of the word combinations

1) the front	a) knowledge
2) a news	b) school certificate
3) to enrich	c) page
4) the basic	d) story
5) an adventure	e) school
6) a nursery	f) agency

II Fill in the gaps in the text with the words from the table bellow

A newspaper is a (1) containing news and information. They keep us (2) about what is going on in the world. Newspapers usually (3) daily or weekly. Some newspaper have a lot of (4) – people who pay to have each (5) delivered to their house. Newspapers provide the readers with the information about (6) in the world.

	a	b	c
1)	book	publication	editorial
2)	informed	smiling	provide
3)	come in	come away	come out
4)	subscribers	describers	deliverers
5)	composition	number	edition
6)	freelance journalists	current events	news agencies

III Complete the text bellow with the words from the box

a) strict	c) uniform	e) test
b) subject	d) grade	f) rules

School was very different when I was young. We all had to wear a school (1). There were lots of (2) and the teachers were very (3). Once a week we had a (4) . Anybody who got a (5) D or E had to do extra work. My favourite (6) was Art, but we only had that for only one hour a week.

IV Match the books you would buy in the following situations

1) You are going to the Dominican Republic. You have never been there before.	a) an autobiography
2) I don’t like fiction. I prefer reading life stories written by the people themselves.	b) a children’s book
3) I’m a student and I share a flat with my friend. I’ve never cooked for myself before.	c) a travel guide
4) I don’t know what to buy my eight-year-old niece for her birthday.	d) a cookery book

V Choose the right sentences

1) The librarian says, “Return the books in ten days, Mike”.

a) The librarian asks Mike return the books in ten days.

b) The librarian says Mike to return the books in ten days.

c) The librarian asks Mike to return the books in ten days.

d) The librarian says to return the books in ten days Mike.

2) Mrs Alison said: “Don’t make much noise, children”.

a) Mrs Alison said the children to not make much noise.

b) Mrs Alison asked the children not to make much noise.

c) Mrs Alison asked the children don’t make much noise.

d) Mrs Alison said the children don’t make much noise.

Form 8

Writing

V-II

I Match the two halves of the word combinations

1) current	a) media
2) mass	b) assessment test
3) life	c) book
4) a standard	d) skills
5) a reference	e) school
6) a secondary	f) events

II Fill in the gaps in the text with the words from the table bellow

A newspaper is a (1) containing news and information. Newspapers may be of general or specific (2). They (3), educate and examine the events of the day. Newspapers provide a service to the community by giving (4) at little cost. The reporters and (5) tell us about local and world news. The (6) page of the newspaper give a lot of information.

	a	b	c
1)	essay	story	publication
2)	headline	interest	index
3)	amuse	rule	entertain
4)	information	composition	sections
5)	freelance editors	freelance journalists	freelance writers
6)	first	front	last

III Complete the text bellow with the words from the box

a) coeducational	c) public	e) private
b) state	d) “students”	f) boarding

Most people go to (1) schools but some parents pay to send their children to (2) schools. In England the best known private schools are called (3) schools. Sometimes students live for the whole term at their (4) school. The most traditional are still for boys and girls only but most are new (5) (co-ed). “Pupils” is used until children leave primary school, after that they are called (6)

IV Match the books you would buy in the following situations

1) I like to read fictional stories invented by writers or based on true stories.	a) a classic
2) I read famous books which will last: “Three Musketeers”, “Pride and Prejudice”.	b) a children’s book
3) You are going to Italy, but you have never been there before.	c) novels
4) I have to buy something for my six-year-old nephew.	d) a travel guide

V Choose the right sentences

1) The librarian says:”Don’t write anything in the book, children”.

a) The librarian says not write anything in the book children.

b) The librarian says the children don’t write anything in the book.

c) The librarian asks the children to not write anything in the book.

d) The librarian asks the children not to write anything in the book.

2) Mr Brown said:“Helen, please give me your copybook”.

a) Mr Brown said Helen to give me your copybook.

b) Mr Brown asked Helen to give him her copybook.

c) Mr Brown asked Helen to give her his copybook.

d) Mr Brown said Helen give him her copybook.