Good News. Unit 1. Leisure

Listen to the recording and choose the best answer. 1. Clara likes detective stories because she 2. Clara says that in Wilkie Collins’s stories 3. Timothy says that science fiction books tell us about 4. The book that Timothy has just finished reading is well known for

Read the text and decide which question it answers. For those whose lifelong dream has been trying archaeology, an expedition in the Crimea can be a good idea. Volunteers needn’t have special skills or knowledge, but they have to be ready for physical activity. So, everyone is welcome. The place where the expedition works is the ancient Kiz-Aul necropolis. This is an excellent chance to expand your knowledge of history, as famous Russian scientists take part in this expedition and are only happy to share the results of their work with volunteers.

Read the text and decide which question it answers. Young volunteers can do a lot of meaningful things during their long summer holidays. When they participate in volunteering projects, they can visit spectacular places and help the environment. For example, every year volunteers are invited to help with the paths around Lake Baikal. These paths are used by many tourists who visit this place every year. Volunteers’ work helps to keep the paths in good condition, keep the forest around the lake clean and collect garbage. Volunteers also have time to enjoy hiking, trips to local sites and museums.

Read the text and decide which question it answers. There is a lot of work for volunteers to be done in natural reserves. In Pechoro-Ilychsky Natural Reserve in the Komi Republic, for instance, volunteers are welcome to help the reserve workers on a moose farm. Moose is a very rare animal, and the reserve helps protect the species. Volunteers do the cleaning work and prepare food for moose. Doing this work, they have a rare opportunity to meet these wonderful animals in beautiful Komi forests which are one of the UNESCO sites.

Read the text and decide which question it answers. The island of Valaam in the Russian republic of Karelia is the place where an ancient Orthodox monastery is located. Every year almost 700 volunteers of all ages come to the island to help in the fields and in the gardens that feed both the monks and the numerous guests of the island. You don’t have to be Orthodox to be a volunteer here. Many people who came to Valaam as volunteers say that they met all kinds of people here and made true friends. They keep returning here year after year because they say it is impossible to forget this amazing place.

Use the word given in capital letters to form a noun. 1. If the task that you need to complete is not an easy one and takes a lot of time, you need a lot of(PATIENT). 2. Each time you take up a new hobby you don’t have necessary skills and (CONFIDENT). All you have to remember is that practice makes perfect. 3. When you read, your helps you see the characters and the places from the books (IMAGINE). 4. I get great from my hobby (PLEASANT). 5. A visit to the Moscow Planetarium lets us feel the of space travel (EXCITING).

Fill in the gaps with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. You should use full forms of verbs. A. He regularly (volunteer) to help others. He (do) shopping for his aunt at the moment because she (feel) sick today. B. Our classes (start) at 8:30. One of my classmates (always come) late. It’s not good. Our teacher is not happy about it.

Complete the sentences with the words and phrases: take delight, be keen on, sensible, donate, support, improve, provide, careless. Change the grammar form where necessary. Two words are extra. 1. My grandma in simple sounds of nature like birds singing in the tree. 2. It was of him to save up half of his pocket money for the trip. 3. His mood noticeably during the hiking trip. 4. Reserve staff volunteers with all necessary tools to do the work. 5. Many young people are very with their free time. They waste it on useless things. 6. Her family regularly food and clothes to the local charity.

Choose the correct word and complete the sentence. 1. Her story sounds really . 2. They were discussing the new book . Everybody could hear them. 3. He feels so after victory in the tournament. 4. The spectators became when they heard the first sounds of music. 5. She took cooking classes. So she can cook . 6. The idea of a hiking trip seemed to all of us.

Fill in the gaps with the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous. You should use full forms of verbs. 1. As President of the club (already/tell) you, I am a scientist. 2. I (read) books since my childhood. 3. (good books/always/be) a source of great enjoyment for you? 4. (he/discover) any new facts about the field marshal Mikhail Kutuzov? 5. She (not spend) a lot of time on reading recently.