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8.2.8.1 8.4.2.1
Listen to and read the text. For questions 1-3,
choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Then, explain the words
in bold.
1 Scrooge thinks he 'is treated badly' because
A he doesn't get paid enough.
B he has to pay his employees when they take a day off.
C his employees are always asking for higher wages.
D his employees don't work hard enough.
2 What is Scrooge's opinion of Christmas?
A He thinks that it's at an inconvenient time of year.
B He wants it to take place more than once a year.
C He suspects people steal money from him on Christmas Day.
D He believes people should still go to work on Christmas Day.
3 What does the last paragraph tell us about the clerk?
A He is afraid of Scrooge.
D He is a young man.
B He is excited about Christmas.
C He is late for an appointment with his family.

The school is in a big and modern building and it's very colourful. It has got big windows. It isn't dirty or ugly, really modern and well equipped.

The school should have a swimming pool and sports grounds. Children need to constantly develop and try themselves in different directions.

Students themselves should choose a sport for physical education. Sports grounds are essential for sports. After all, sport is our life. Children are very active, they want to run and jump, unlike older children.

The dining room is where my friends and I gather, eat, and discuss school. The building should have a small cozy cafe, and also beautiful white tables with chairs. The student, after visiting it, will be able to choose any dish they like. You can choose your own food in the dining room. For example, if today there is no mood to eat potatoes, children can take pasta. And if there is an opportunity to take dessert or fruit-in general, great.

Students would be able to attend various sports sections that would be organized on the basis of the school. Children would not have to pass the established standards, but could be engaged in their own pleasure. The school would also have vocal and music clubs. I would also like children to choose their own favorite subjects.

I would like the classroom of my dream to be large and light.The classroom of my dream would have computers on each desk.The classroom would have good comfortable new furniture. In winter the classroom would be warm.There would be plenty of plants in the classroom.There would be a smart board on the wall. The children and teachers would be kind and polite. They would be intelligent and would respect each other.

This is what the perfect school I dream of looks like.

1. The ...BOILING kettle filled the kitchen with steam.

2.She`s a very..WELL BROUGHT-UP. child: she always behaves herself well.

3. I think he may have died of a ...BROKEN heart.

4. The increase in divorce reflect a ...CHANGING attitude to marriage and relationships.

5. She`s a very good person to have in meetings as she`s very CLEAR-THINKING

6. Shortage of money is a CONTINUING problem for them: it probably always will be.

7.It was BADLY-PLANNED escape and so it inevitably failed.

8. Badgers are a ...FAST-DECLINING species in this country as more of them are killed every year.

9. That`s a ...BEAUTIFULLY-TAILORED suit he`s wearing.

10 I need some ...DRIED fruit to put in the cake.

11.This is a BEAUTIFULLY-KEPT... garden: someone must send a lot of time working on it.

12. The police may charge you with receiving STOLEN... goods.