1. Reading. Part 2 Gapped text.

Part Task type Tests ability to Questions

2. Gapped text

A text with missing sentences; candidates choose the sentence order from a jumbled list.

understand text organisation (how language achieves cohesion and coherence)

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Exercise 1.

You are going to read a magazine article about food and agriculture. Eight sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from

the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-8).

The Low Emissions Diet

We were sold the idea that modern farming techniques, such as agrochemicals, genetic engineering and factory farming, would end hunger in the world (1)…… That’s more than 14% of the planet’s population and the figure is rising. At the same time, we now produce every year enough food to feed 12 billion, which is double the world’s current population. We have been told a terrible lie and the truth is that modern farming is all about the unsustainable use of limited resources for just one reason. That reason is profit. What's more, the consequences of modern farming techniques on human health and on the environment are serious.

(2)…… The world produces 70 million tonnes of beef a year and people in Britain now eat 50% more meat than they did in the 1960s, which is just about double the daily intake recommended by The World Health Organisation. Middle-aged men who eat meat have a 300% greater risk of heart disease than those who don’t. Furthermore, the World Cancer Research Fund recently announced that red meat causes intestinal cancers (3)……

According to The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, the production of red meat releases 18% of all the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, more than for any other type of food. We are talking about 14% of global methane emissions and a carbon footprint of 16 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of beef and lamb. Factory farming concentrates enormous numbers of animals in a small space. This has resulted in the outbreak of serious global diseases or pandemics such as Mad Cow Disease. This year saw the outbreak of swine flu at a Smithfield Meats factory farm in Perote, Mexico (4)……

Another consequence of concentrating animals in a small area is the need to grow feed crops (5)…… Pesticides and fertilizers enter into the food chain along with sedatives, growth hormones and antibiotics which are used on the animals. As a result, animal waste sends phosphates, nitrates, ammonia and copper into surrounding water systems, killing fish populations and threatening public health (6)…… The U.S. Department of Agriculture says nearly half of America’s water supply and 80% of its agricultural land is used to grow animal feed. This feed then typically travels large distances to reach the animals, massively increasing carbon footprints for food.

So, what can we do to reduce the environmental impact of what we eat? Use consumer power to lower your carbon footprint and improve your health at the same time. Cut down on red meat and cut out processed meat (7)…… Apply the same principal to dairy products. If you don’t live in the tropics, don’t buy tropical fruit. Buy in season from your region. President Obama and his family follow the ideas of Michael Pollan (8)…… This means checking ingredients. Real bread contains flour, salt, yeast and water and nothing else. Food additives are all about increasing profit. Also, try to eat at the lower end of the food chain. Following these guidelines will reduce your personal carbon footprint by 20%, which isn't bad at all.

A So, who is eating all this excess food?

B The disease spread around the planet very quickly.

C These actions will give you budget to buy locally produce organic meat.

D Processes meat is even more dangerous, they say.

E Eat food, not too much. Mostly plants.

F In autumn 2009, one in seven people are hungry.

G The antibiotics used make dangerous diseases more resistant to treatment.

H Farms stop producing food for humans and in Brazil it results in deforestation.

Exercise 2.

You are going to read a magazine article. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the

one which fits each gap (1-7).

TQM or When the Boss Steals Your Ideas

By the end of World War Two, the industry of Japan had been completely destroyed. Less than twenty years later, Japan had become the second biggest economy in the world. How did they do it? (1)…… The Japanese took the same manufacturing philosophy which had been used to destroy them so completely during the war.

In the Second World War, the Americans needed to manufacture arms on a massive scale quickly and safely. And they had to achieve zero defects because one faulty bomb could kill hundreds of Americans by mistake. The US government turned to a mathematician called William Edwards Deming, to develop the manufacturing model necessary. However, as soon as the war was over, US industries replaced quality as their top priority with maximizing profit (2)…… But not for long. The phone rang. It was Japan and Deming became the man behind of the Japanese Miracle. In Japan, Demings ideas turned into Total Quality Management and this is why the five principles behind the business model are Japanese words.

According to Total Quality Management or TQM, a company has three enemies, called muda, mura and muri. Muda means waste, such as overproduction and unnecessary processing. Mura refers to uneven levels of production and muri is about overworking your people and your machines. Total Quality Management has 6 principles or tenets. First is quality itself or Jidoka (3)…… I think my Spanish internet service provider has never heard of Jidoka.

The second principle is Hansei, which means ‘relentless reflection’. Sadly, most employees have no time to stop and think, al l the way from board members to trainees. This, according to TQM, is bad business.

The most famous principle is that of ‘continuous improvement’. Its name is kaizen and obviously is the direct result of hanse i or relentless reflection. Kaizen focuses on eliminating waste. Waste is one of the previously mentioned enemies of companies, and is called, in case you don’t remember, muda. Let’s consider a real example of kaizen at work (4)…… In other words, they discontinued products with low sales which had been wasting company resources.

When it comes to problem-solving, genchi genbutsu is the answer. Genchi genbutsu means ‘go and see’(5)…… Get off your nice office chair, go and see what’s happening with your own eyes and get involved directly with the problem. Now, when you’ve reached a decision about how to solve a problem or how to make an improvement, nemawashi. Implement your decision rapidly.

And now for the most forgotten principle or tenet. Heijunka – level out the workload. If not, mura and muri will damage your business (6)…… Don’t overload your production line on Friday and turn off your machines on Monday afternoons. Level out workloads, level out production, level out logistics.

Perhaps the greatest danger to companies is the boss who steals ideas from members of staff (7)…… You suggest an idea to your boss and your boss tells you it is unviable but appreciates your input. Three months later your boss uses your idea but doesn ’t mention you. This is the class of person that destroys employee creativity and stops company kaizen, the principle that rebuilt Japan.

A During the global recession of 2009, companies were eliminating excess inventory.

B The answer is very strange.

C It is customer satisfaction that makes a company triumph

D Give your staff longer holidays and your company will perform better.

E We have all been victims of this.

F As a result, Mr Deming was out of a job.

G Don’t waste energy shouting into the telephone.

2. Vocabulary. 2.1. Films.

Types of film.

A Action: film with lots of chases, violence and strong heroes. Action film is a genre wherein physical action takes precedence in the storytelling. The film will often have continuous motion and action including physical stunts, chases, fights, battles, and races. The story usually revolves around a hero that has a goal, but is facing incredible odds to obtain it.

Action Film Examples:

Die Hard - A New York cop gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building.

Raiders of the Lost Ark - An adventuring archeologist races around the world to single-handedly prevent the Nazis from turning the Ark of the Covenant into a weapon of world

conquest.

Sub-Genres: Action-Comedy: Beverly Hills Cop, Rush Hour, and Hot Fuzz. Disaster Film: Go to letter f Girls with Guns: Kill Bill, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and Nikita. Action-War: Apocalypse Now, All Quiet on the Western Front, Platoon.

B Adventure: Adventure film is a genre that revolves around the conquests and explorations of a protagonist. The purpose of the conquest can be to retrieve a person or treasure, but often the main focus is simply the pursuit of the unknown. These films generally take place in exotic locations and play on historical myths. Adventure films incorporate suspenseful puzzles and intricate obstacles that the protagonist must overcome in order to achieve the end goal.

Examples of Adventure Film:

Pirates of the Caribbean - A meek blacksmith joins forces with a free-spirited pirate and his

cursed ship to rescue his love, the governor’s daughter.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - When his father goes missing, famed archaeologist

Indiana Jones must find him and ultimately stop the Nazis from obtaining the Holy Grail.

National Treasure - A modern day treasure

hunter is in a race against the FBI to find a war chest hidden by the Founding Fathers.

Sub-Genres: Swashbuckler Film: The Three Musketeers, The Mask of Zorro, Robin Hood.

C Animation: is a collection of illustrations that are photographed frame-by-frame and then played in a quick succession. Since its inception, animation has had a creative and imaginative tendency. Being able to bring animals and objects to life, this genre has catered towards fairy tales and children’s stories. However, animation has long been a genre enjoyed by all ages. As of recent, there has even been an influx of animation geared towards adults. Animation is commonly thought of as a technique, thus it’s ability to span over many different genres.

Examples of Animated Film:

The Emperor's New Groove - When a selfish emperor is turned into a llama, he must find a way to regain his throne and help his new found

friends.

Finding Nemo - A clownfish father goes on an underwater adventure to find his son, Nemo, after he is

taken from his coral reef home.

Coraline - A little girl discovers an alternate world that seems to be a perfect version of her home life, but it isn’t

long until she finds out the truth.

Sub-Genres: Anime. Ponyo, Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky. Adult Animation: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. Animated Children: Aladdin, Fern Gully, Beauty and the Beast.

Animated Musical: Snow White, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast. Animated Family: Toy Story, Despicable Me, Cars.

D Comedy: a film that makes you laugh. Comedy is a genre of film that uses humor as a driving force. The aim of a comedy film is to illicit laughter from the audience through entertaining stories and characters. Although the comedy film may take on some serious material, most have a happy ending. Comedy film has the tendency to become a hybrid sub-genre because humor can be incorporated into many other genres. Comedies are more likely than other films to fall back on the success and popularity of an individual star.

Examples of Comedy Film:

Groundhog Day – A grumpy weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again.

The Princess Bride - A farm boy must save Princess Buttercup from a forced marriage to the nasty Prince Humperdinck.

Happy Gilmore - A reject hockey player takes up golf in order to save his

grandmother’s house.

Sub-Genres: Anarchic Comedy: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Blazing Saddles, Animal House. Action-Comedy: Beverly Hills Cop, Rush Hour, Hot Fuzz. Black-Comedy: Fargo, Harold and Maude, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Horror-Comedy: Beetlejuice, Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead. Dramedy: Little Miss Sunshine, The Royal Tenenbaums, Lost in Translation. Parody/Spoof: Life of Brian, Naked Gun, Scary Movie. Romantic-Comedy. Slapstick: Caddyshack, Safety Last!, Tommy Boy. E Crime: a film that revolves around the action of a criminal mastermind. Crime film is a genre that revolves around the action of a criminal mastermind. A Crime film will often revolve around the criminal himself, chronicling his rise and fall. Some Crime films will have a storyline that follows the criminal's victim, yet others follow the person in pursuit of the criminal. This genre tends to be fast paced with an air of mystery – this mystery can come from the plot or from the characters themselves.

Examples of Crime:

Fargo - A car salesmen from Minnesota is in debt, so he hires two men to kidnap his wife in order to collect her ransom money.

The Silence of the Lambs - An FBI agent develops a relationship with the notorious serial killer, Dr. Hannibal Lector, to gain

Lector’s assistance in the hunt for another serial killer.

Reservoir Dogs - An unacquainted group of professional criminals is brought together for a diamond robbery that goes amiss.

F Disaster: is based around a plot that includes a seemingly unavoidable and impending disaster. The disaster can be either natural or man-made. Many films in this sub-genre will rely on special effects.

Examples: The Towering Inferno, Airport, and Twister.

G Horror: A film that scares you. Horror film is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear, panic, alarm, and dread for the audience. These films are often unsettling and rely on scaring the audience through a portrayal of their worst fears and nightmares. Horror films usually center on the arrival of an evil force, person, or event. Many Horror films include mythical creatures such as ghosts, vampires, and zombies. Traditionally, Horror films incorporate a large amount of violence and gore into the plot. Though it has its own style, Horror film often overlaps into Fantasy, Thriller, and Science-Fiction genres.

Examples of Horror Film:

A Nightmare on Elm Street - Freddy Krueger, an evil being from another world, stalks a group of teenagers and kills them through their dreams.

Saw - Two men are held hostage by a psychopath, who is set on teaching his victims the value of life by putting them into demented life or death games.

Friday the 13th - While trying to re-open a summer camp, a group of camp counselors are mysteriously murdered by a machete swinging slasher.

Sub-genres of Horror: Comedy-Horror: Beetlejuice, Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead. Teen-Horror: I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream, Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Monster-Horror: Aliens, Godzilla, Creature from the Black Lagoon. Slasher: Halloween, My Bloody Valentine, Black Christmas. Supernatural-Horror: The Exorcist, The Ring, The Omen. Zombie-Horror: Night of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later.

H Historical Drama: A drama set in a definite historical period. film that examines a specific time in history or group of people. Many Historical films aim to portray true events and people. However, most Historical films are only loosely based on these events and people. These films tend to focus on the more glorified societies and people in history such as the Romans, specific Kings and Queens, or important political figures.

Examples: 300, Frost/Nixon, Hotel Rwanda

I Musical: a film in which part or all of the story is told using songs and often dancing. A Musical interweaves vocal and dance performances into the narrative of the film. The songs of a film can either be used to further the story or simply enhance the experience of the audience. These films are often done on a grand scale and incorporate lavish costumes and sets. Traditional musicals center on a well-known star, famous for their dancing or singing skills (i.e. Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland). These films explore concepts such are love and success, allowing the audience to escape from reality.

Examples of Musical Film:

Grease - A good girl and a greaser must decide whether or not to continue their summer romance when they unexpectedly return to the same school.

Funny Face - A shy and reluctant book clerk is taken to Paris to become a fashion model.

Singin’ in the Rain - When the world transitions from silent film to sound, a star-studded cast must make an elaborate scheme to pull of their new film.

Musical Sub-genres: Broadway Musical: Chicago, Hairspray, My Fair Lady. Animated Musical: Snow White, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast. Family Musical: The Sound of Music, High School Musical, Mary Poppins.

J Romantic Comedy: A comedy that is also a love story. Romantic-Comedy is a genre that attempts to catch the viewer’s heart with the combination of love and humor. This sub-genre is light-hearted and usually places the two protagonists in humorus situation. Romantic-Comedy film revolves around a romantic ideal, such as true love. In the end, the ideal triumphs over the situation or obstacle, thus creating a happy ending

Examples: Roman holiday, When Harry Met Sally, Knocked Up

K Science Fiction (Sci-fi): A film set in the future, or an imaginary world and time. Science Fiction film is a genre that incorporates hypothetical, science-based themes into the plot of the film. Often, this genre incorporates futuristic elements and technologies to explore social, political, and philosophical issues. The film itself is usually set in the future, either on earth or in space. Traditionally, a Science Fiction film will incorporate heroes, villains, unexplored locations, fantastical quests, and advanced technology.

Examples of Science Fiction film:

Matrix - The fight for the future begins when a computer hacker learns the world exists in an alternate reality and he is chosen as “The One” who can save mankind in the

war against the computer agents who control it.

2001: A Space Odyssey - An artifact is discovered on the moon and humans set out on a quest, with the help of a sophisticated computer system named HAL.

Star Wars: Episode VI- Return of the Jedi - Rebels rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and go on to battle the Empire, while Jedi Knight, Luke Skywalker, attempts to

bring his father away from the Dark Side.

Sub-genres of Sci-Fi: Apocalyptic Film: Independence Day, War of the Worlds, Armageddon. Dystopian Film: V for Vendetta, Mad Max, Blade Runner. Time Travel Film: The Terminator, Back to the Future, Star Trek. Alien Film: Predator, Mars Attacks!, Alien. Monsters and Mutants: Godzilla, Cloverfield, Tremors. L War: War Epics are a sub-genre that looks at the reality of war on a grand scale. These epics often focus on landmark battles as well as political issues within war. This sub-genre usually focuses on a main character and his team of support, giving the audience an inside look into the gritty reality of war.

Examples: Schindler’s List, Apocolyspe Now, Full Metal Jacket.

M Western: a film about life in the western US in the 19th century, usually involving cowboys. Western Film is a genre that revolves around stories primarily set in the late 19th century in the American Old West. Most Westerns are set between the American Civil War (1865) and the early 1900s. Common themes within Western Film include: the conquest of the wild west, the cultural separation of the East and the West, the West’s resistance to modern change, the conflict between Cowboys and Indians, outlaws, and treasure/gold hunting. American Western Film usually revolves around a stoic hero and emphasizes the importance of honor and sacrifice.

Examples of Western Film:

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - The harsh realities of the Mexican South Western Frontier threaten three men in their search for gold.

Unforgiven - A reluctant and retired gunslinger teams up with two sharpshooters for one last killing.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Two train robbers flee to Bolivia, with the law just one

step behind them.

Sub-genre of Western Film: Contemporary Westerns: No Country for Old Men, Brokeback Mountain, Hud. Revisionist Western: Dances With Wolves, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Wild Bunch. Science-Fiction Western: Back to the Future III, Wild, Wild West, Outland. Spaghetti Westerns: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Payment in Blood.

Adjectives describing films

Journalists write articles in which give their opinion of new films. They are called critics, and their articles

are called reviews. These are some words they may use:

+ Positive

Funny (good fun): used to describe a film that may not be very serious or important but is enjoyable.

Gripping: exciting and very interesting.

Powerful: has a big effect on our emotions.

Light-hearted: intended to be amusing or easily enjoyable rather than too serious.

- Negative

Boring: not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient.

Slow: not moving, acting or done quickly; taking a long time; not fast.

Terrible: very unpleasant; making you feel very unhappy, upset or frightened.

+ /- Neutral

Moving: producing strong emotions, often of sadness.

Scary: frightening.

Serious: needing to be thought about carefully; not only for pleasure

Violent: includes lots of scenes with fighting and death.

Words and phases about films.

Acting

Locations

Plot

Costumes

Music

Ending

Stunts

Special effects

Location

Fan

Impressed

Short

Miss

Performances

Set

Spectacular

Stands

Tells

Worth

Villains

1. Match the types of film with their content

A A short humorous film in which the characters are drawn ………………………….

B A film that is set in the future and there are some imaginary scientific developments ………………………

C A type of film which combines comedy with a love story ……………………………….

D A film with a very exciting story that often involves a crime ……………………………………

E A film that tries to make the audience laugh ……………………………………

F A film that tells a true story, often shown on television ………………………………..

G A film in which the characters are drawn, made by computer or made from models …………….

H An historical film, often made famous by the clothes the actors wear ………………………………...

I A film which tries to make the audience very frightened ………………………

J A serious film …………………………..

2. There are some more words connected to the film industry. Match the word with the

meaning.

A star/Soundtrack/a trailer/ a cinema/credits/director/multiples/pictures/Special effects/producer

a The music that goes with a film: …………………………………..

b A series of short sections of a film that are shown to advertise it: …………………………………….

c An informal word for the cinema: ………………………………

d The person who is responsible for the artistic part of a film: …………………………

e A cinema with many different screens so it can show many films at the same time: …………………………

f A famous film actor: …………………………….

g The person who is responsible for the business side of the film: …………………………………….

h The place where you go to see a film: ……………………………..

l Unusual sounds or images in films created artifically and using new technology: ……………………………

j A list of people involved in making a film, usually shown at the end of it: ………………………………….

Animated cartoon Comedy

drama Horror Romantic comedy

Drama Sci-fi thriller Documentary

3. Choose the correct answer.

A I saw the __________ the new James Bond film in the cinema last week. I'm really looking forward to seeing it when it's released next month.

A credits for B documentary C film of D trailer for

B The film was set in a palace in 1850 and the __________ were fantastic. People's clothes were so

much more elaborate than the ones most of us wear nowadays.

A costumes B fancy dress costumes B outfits D uniforms

C It took the actors four _________ before the director was happy with the shot.

A efforts B tries C times D takes

D The lines that actors say to each other in films is called the ___________ .

A talking B conversation C dialogue D monologue

E Not many actors like doing their own ___________ because they're scared they'll get injured.

A acting B stunts C tricks D gymnastics

F For the battle scene the actor was in front of a __________. It was difficult for him to pretend he was fighting with thousands of other soldiers around him when there was only him being filmed.

A background B green screen C green house D blue screen of death

4. Complete the rest of the table using words type of film and adjectives.

Film

Type of film

Description of film (adjectives)

Film

Type of film

Description of film (adjectives)

Fight Club (1999) with Brad Pitt

Grapes of the Wrath (1940) with Henry Fonda

Forrest Gump (1994) with Tom Hanks

Star Trek (2009) directed by J.J. Abrams

Spirited Away (2001)

Hairspray (2007) with John Travolta

Jaws (1975) directed by Steven Spielberg

2.2. Television programmes.

Here are some types of TV programme:

Cartoon: a programme that feactures animated characters. Examples: The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, South Park.

Cookery Programme: A programme hosted by famous chefs, who teach people how to cook. Examples: Ready Steady Cook, Gordom Ramsay’s F World, Jamie’s Ministry of Food.

Documentary: a TV programme that documents real life events. Examples: Panorama, Stephen Fry in America, Long Way Round, Life on Earth.

News bulletin: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

Quiz show: A TV programme feacturing competitive games or quizzes. Examples:The Biggest Loser, Are You Smarter Than a 10 yearl old, The Weakest Link, Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Reality TV show: a “fly on the wall” show facturing real people. Examples: Celebrity Big brother,So you Think You Can Dance, Dancing on Ice, Britain’s Got Talent, American idol.

Sitcom: an amusing TV series about fictional characters. Also know as a situation comedy. Examples: Black adder, father Ted, Friends, Scrubs, Malcom in The Middle.

Soap opera: a fictional drama about people’s daily life. Examples: Eastenders, Hollyoaks, The Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children.

Sports broadcast: progammes featuring sport or sporting events. Match of The Day, The Football League show, super Bowl, Sunday Night Football.

Chat show: Programmes hosted by a TV personality, (or host) featuring guest who talk about their lives. Examples: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Late show with David Letterman.

Weather forecast: a statement of what the weather is likely to be for the next day or few days.

1. Here is a part of some British programmes, put the type of programme under the picture.

……………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………..

2.3. Phrasal verbs.

Extracts about some phrasal verbs from Oxford advanced learner’s Dictionary 8th edition.

2.4. Phrasal verbs with Take.

Phrasal verbs often have more than one meaning, extracts about phrasal verbs with

take from Oxford advanced learner’s Dictionary 8th edition.

Take back apart in off on up

to allow sb, such as husband, wife or parner, to come home after they have letf because of a problem.

to defeat sb easily in a game or competition.

to understand or remember sth that you hear or read: Halfway through the chapter I realized I hadn’t taken anything in.

to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly: the magazine has really taken off.

to employ sb: to take on new staff.

to make sth such as a piece of clothing shorter This skirt needs taking up. to make sb remember

sth:The smell of the sea took him back to his childhood.

If you take sth back to a shop/store, or a shop/store takes sth back, you return sth that you have bought there, for example because it is wrong size or does not work.

to separate a machine or piece of equipment into the different parts that it is made of SYN dismantle

to make sb believe sth that is not true. SYN deceive :Don’t be taken in by his charm – he’s ruthless.

Pretend to be someone

to decide to do sth; to agree to be responsible for sth/sb: I can’t take on any extra work

to continue, especially starting after sb/sth else has finished. The band's new album takes up where their last one left off.

to admite that sth you said was wrong or that you should not have said it: OK, Itake it all back!

End up: to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in.

Hang around: to way or stay near a place, not doing very much: You hang around here in cases he comes, and I’ll go on head.

Turn into: to make sb/sth become sth: Ten years of prison had turned into an old man. / The prince was turned into a frog by the witch.

Think up: to create sth in your mind SYN devise, invent: can’t you think up a better excuse than that?

Shut down: to stop working: The computer system will be shut down over the weekend.

Start off: to begin.

Pick up: to take hold of sb/sth and lift them/it up:She went over to the crying child and picked her up.

3. Grammar. 3.1. Simple and continuous tenses

3.1.1. Overview.

3.1.2. Non- continuous verbs.

3.2. Articles.

4. Use of English. Part 2 Open cloze.

Exercise 1. For Questions 1-12, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

Example: 0 - your

Too Good to be True

Some say you can do it in seven days, others promise success in 24 hours, or you may prefer to take (0) ... time and do it in 5 weeks. What are we talking about? Believe it (1) ... not, these periods (2) ... time refer to language learning courses that promise excellent results in less time (3) ... it takes to say 'Bonjour'!

However, the advertisements of these companies are not necessarily (4) ... best guide and if you don't know what to look for in a good course you could be left with little (5) ... than a large bill.

A complaint was recently made to a consumer rights group (6) ... WhizzLearn Systems, a language school chain, and the company has been forced to remove its claim that its technique is ten times better than any (7) ... method. The Managing Director of WhizLearn Systems said (8) "... we still believe our claim is true, we are willing to change our advert. But the fact remains, if you spend 3 hours (9) ... day for 5 weeks on our language course you will soon be speaking the language. What we (10) ... have done was to make (11) ... clearer in the advert. Then we wouldn't (12) ... had these annoying complaints".

Exercise 2. For Questions 1-12, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

Example: 0 - the

Camping Holidays

Although it has a reputation for being rather basic in terms of home comforts, the modern material used in (0) ... manufacture of tents means camping is at least a (1) ... less hard work. Nowadays tents are (2) ... lightweight that you hardly notice you're carrying them. They're easy to (3) ... up yet still a cheaper alternative to hotel accommodation.

Talk to an expert first before spending a lot of money (4) ... a tent. Different tents suit different needs and there's no point (5) ... buying a mountaineering tent (6) ... you're planning to camp in these conditions. Don't (7) ... tempted to splash out on all the latest equipment either. Most of the fun of camping lies in the chance to get back to nature. There's no need to take anything more (8) ... the basics.

Always try to plan your arrival at the site long before (9) ... gets dark. You will want to see (10) ... you're doing when you try to erect your tent. Don't forget to ask for permission if you're not camping on a registered site, and remember to take a supply of food and drink with you in (11) ... the local shops are closed when you arrive. You can then enjoy your first meal under the stars and begin (12) ... appreciate the joys of camping.

Part Task type Task focus Questions

2. Open

cloze

A text with twelve gaps. Candidates fill in the

missing words.

Grammatical

items 12

Answers:

Reading

1.

2.

Open Cloze

1. 1or 2of 3than 4the 5more 6about/against/concornig/regarding 7other/similar/ 8although/while/whilst 9a/per/every/each 10Should/could 11it/this/things 12have

2. 1lot 2so 3but 4on 5in 6unless 7be 8than 9it 10what 11case 12to

References:

http://sharetv.org/

http://thescriptlab.com/screenplay/genre