Mark the sentences True or False. 1. Sam usually has a relaxing timetable in summer.
2. Sam prefers not to remember about school during vacation time.
3. Sam wants to spend his holiday with his friends than with his parents.
4. Lying in the sun is Sam’s favourite activity during holiday.
5. He dislikes weather in Yorkshire.
6. The most exciting experience was a trip to Somerset.
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Choose the correct form.Pete’s been learning a lot recently. I’m sure he’s going to pass / he’ll pass his exam.
Look at that boy hanging on that tree! He’s going to fall off / will fall off the tree.
‘Why are you putting on your clothes?’ ‘Because I’m going to take / I will take the dog for a walk.
I hope everything is going to be / will be all right.
The post man has just knocked on the door. Are you going to open / will you open it?
I promise I’m not going to tell / won’t tell it to anyone!
Jane: I`m glad you like it. It is always a pleasure to sit here and read magazines and newspapers after a long day in the office. And where do you live in St. Petersburg, Mary?
Mary: We live in a four-room flat in a new district of St. Petersburg.
Jane: Is your flat comfortable?
Mary: Yes, it is very comfortable. There is very much built-in furniture in our hall and in the kitchen. Our windows are large and the rooms are light.
Jane: In which room do you like to spend evening hours?
Mary: I like to spend my evening hours in the sitting-room. We usually watch television there or listen to music on the records.
Jane: Yes, it is always nice to spend a quiet evening with the family.
Mary: I think so too.
If you go to school or university, you are faced with a number of exams. Basically, these exams are supposed to test your knowledge and skills. Also, they may motivate you to study harder.
In my opinion, it is really the case that exams motivate students to study harder. Firstly, exams are often a pass to a higher level of education. If you get good marks in examinations, you are admitted to further education. If you fail, you do not get the admittion. So, you make every effort to keep the right to study further. Secondly, exams are a good way to assess your learning efficiency and detect possible gaps in your knowledge. Bad marks mean that your knowledge is flawed and you need to be more disciplined and work harder to do away with the flaws.
But there are people who believe that examinations do not give real motivation to a student. They say that being a good student with excellent marks does not guarantee future prosperity.
Nevertheless, I cannot assent to the foregoing opinion, because being a good student is the beginning of being a good employee or worker who can earn a good living. Highly qualified professionals are always in great demand in any business sector.
In conclusion, exams play an important part in our life, although any exam is a kind of pain. But the saying is: no pain, no gain!