Test I. Homeschooling.

LISTENING

1. You hear two boys talking. What activity do they decide to try out together?

2. You hear a man talking. What does he post on his cycling blog?

3. You hear two girls talking. Where do they arrange to meet?

4. You hear a teenager talking. Why is he not happy with his blue shirt?

Read the text and choose True or False:

Smoke Signals

Smoke signals are one of the oldest means of communication. People used them to send messages across large areas. Making them involves covering a fire so that different shapes and sizes of smoke clouds rise into the air. The Indigenous Americans are probably the most well-known users of smoke signals, and they often appear in westerns. Each Indigenous American tribe had their own system of signals. A fire was usually started with grass that was a bit wet. The position of the fire was also very important. If the fire was halfway up a hill, it meant everything was OK, but if the fire was on the top of a hill, this meant danger was near.

Some smoke signals are very simple, like those of the Aboriginal Australians. They

used smoke signals when they entered land which was not theirs. This was just to inform others that they were there. A Greek historian called Polybius came up with a more confusing system of alphabetical smoke signals to inform people about something around 150 B.C. He invented a system of changing Greek letters into numbers. Messages were signalled by holding sets of torches in pairs.

The Yahgan people who lived on the islands south of South America also used smoke signals to inform people about something. For example, when a whale got stuck on a beach, they needed to tell others that there was a lot of meat there, and it shouldn’t go to waste.

For Indigenous Americans, the location of the fire was important.

Read the text and choose True or False.

Smoke Signals

Smoke signals are one of the oldest means of communication. People used them to send messages across large areas. Making them involves covering a fire so that different shapes and sizes of smoke clouds rise into the air. The Indigenous Americans are probably the most well-known users of smoke signals, and they often appear in westerns. Each Indigenous American tribe had their own system of signals. A fire was usually started with grass that was a bit wet. The position of the fire was also very important. If the fire was halfway up a hill, it meant everything was OK, but if the fire was on the top of a hill, this meant danger was near.

Some smoke signals are very simple, like those of the Aboriginal Australians. They

used smoke signals when they entered land which was not theirs. This was just to inform others that they were there. A Greek historian called Polybius came up with a more confusing system of alphabetical smoke signals to inform people about something around 150 B.C. He invented a system of changing Greek letters into numbers. Messages were signalled by holding sets of torches in pairs.

The Yahgan people who lived on the islands south of South America also used smoke signals to inform people about something. For example, when a whale got stuck on a beach, they needed to tell others that there was a lot of meat there, and it shouldn’t go to waste.

Indigenous Americans lit a fire at the top of a hill to inform others of good and bad news.

Read the text and choose True or False:

Smoke Signals

Smoke signals are one of the oldest means of communication. People used them to send messages across large areas. Making them involves covering a fire so that different shapes and sizes of smoke clouds rise into the air. The Indigenous Americans are probably the most well-known users of smoke signals, and they often appear in westerns. Each Indigenous American tribe had their own system of signals. A fire was usually started with grass that was a bit wet. The position of the fire was also very important. If the fire was halfway up a hill, it meant everything was OK, but if the fire was on the top of a hill, this meant danger was near.

Some smoke signals are very simple, like those of the Aboriginal Australians. They

used smoke signals when they entered land which was not theirs. This was just to inform others that they were there. A Greek historian called Polybius came up with a more confusing system of alphabetical smoke signals to inform people about something around 150 B.C. He invented a system of changing Greek letters into numbers. Messages were signalled by holding sets of torches in pairs.

The Yahgan people who lived on the islands south of South America also used smoke signals to inform people about something. For example, when a whale got stuck on a beach, they needed to tell others that there was a lot of meat there, and it shouldn’t go to waste.

Aboriginal Australians used smoke signals to create words.

Read the text and choose True or False:

Smoke Signals

Smoke signals are one of the oldest means of communication. People used them to send messages across large areas. Making them involves covering a fire so that different shapes and sizes of smoke clouds rise into the air. The Indigenous Americans are probably the most well-known users of smoke signals, and they often appear in westerns. Each Indigenous American tribe had their own system of signals. A fire was usually started with grass that was a bit wet. The position of the fire was also very important. If the fire was halfway up a hill, it meant everything was OK, but if the fire was on the top of a hill, this meant danger was near.

Some smoke signals are very simple, like those of the Aboriginal Australians. They

used smoke signals when they entered land which was not theirs. This was just to inform others that they were there. A Greek historian called Polybius came up with a more confusing system of alphabetical smoke signals to inform people about something around 150 B.C. He invented a system of changing Greek letters into numbers. Messages were signalled by holding sets of torches in pairs.

The Yahgan people who lived on the islands south of South America also used smoke signals to inform people about something. For example, when a whale got stuck on a beach, they needed to tell others that there was a lot of meat there, and it shouldn’t go to waste.

The Yahgan people were able to tell others where food was by using smoke signals.

COMMUNICATION

Choose the correct response.

A: Do you I want to be healthier and exercise more regularly.

B: _______

COMMUNICATION

Choose the correct response.

A: When did you start learning English?

B: _______

COMMUNICATION

Choose the correct response.

A: Could you tell me the total cost of the trip?

B: _______

COMMUNICATION

Choose the correct response.

A: Have you ever been go-karting?

B: _______

Read the email Ben has sent to his cousin Sam and write a reply. Don’t forget to express enthusiasm and agree to or refuse his request.

Hey Sam,

How are you? I haven’t heard from you for ages, so I hope you’re doing well. Anyway, I’ve got some great news: I passed all my exams this year! Can you believe it? Mum and Dad were really happy with my results, and so they’re letting me go on a ten-day camping trip with some of my classmates. The problem is I don’t have any camping equipment! I was wondering, could you lend me your tent, sleeping bag and large backpack? I still have to get hiking boots, a first-aid kit and some other stuff, and I don’t want to ask Dad for too much money.

Well, that’s all I wanted to ask you really. I’ d love it if you could write back and give me your news too.

Take care,

Ben