II. Choose the correct answer (a, b or c):
11. A type of Scottish food that originally came from Scandinavia is …
a) haggis
b) Cranachan
c) fish and chips
12. According to an old tradition in one of the British Universities a student with the lowest result in Maths was presented with …
a) a piece of coal
b) a woolsack
c) a wooden spoon +
13. What territory was a British colony from the Medieval times until 1922?
a) Jamaica
b) Singapore
c) Ireland
14. What are the members of the House of Commons not allowed to do during the debates?
a) refer to each other by name
b) take notes
c) use formal language
15. Who came to the throne because his brother abandoned it?
a) Charles II
b) George VI
c) George V
16. What was used as the protection from enemies in Scotland?
a) kilt
b) bagpipes
c) triquetra
17. The oldest sporting award in the world with more than 400-year-old history is called …
a) the Challenge Cup
b) Wimbledon Trophy
c) The Carlisle Bells
18. Which university does not take part in a famous boat race on the Thames?
a) Oxford
b) London
c) Cambridge
19. Pupils of the first Bluecoat school in London wore yellow stockings because ….
a) this colour was a symbol of charity
b) it served as a mean of protection
c) it matched the colour of the unifom perfectly
20. According to a popular belief, to become a member of the Masonic Lodge one had to ….
a) ride an elephant
b) ride an ox
c) ride a goat
Violent Sports
Sport is undoubtedly important and useful for people, although there are some sports that use violence and cruelty. For example, boxing, freestyle wrestling, martial arts, cage fighting, auto racing, armored combat, etc. Some people find these sports spectacular. That’s why they quickly gained popularity around the world. However, I think that these sports are inhuman and risky. Many prominent sportsmen have lost their lives to violent sports. Moreover, it is rather common to exploit carelessly animals in some sports, such as medieval tournaments or bullfighting. Spectators spend large sums of money to watch this cruelty. Instead, I think these performances should be banned. Some sports can be still allowed, as they have certain advantages. For example, boxing is considered to be one of the most dangerous sports in the world. People break legs, arms and noses doing this sport. However, sportsmen, who did boxing at some stage of their life, say that this sport forms a strong character and turns a person into a real fighter. Boxers are also rather self-confident and physically strong. Martial arts can be both brutal and useful. Although, it is a traumatic sport, people become physically and morally stronger after some time of training. Wrestling is another dangerous sport that involves grappling techniques. The contestants need to be strong, fit and cunning to win in such grapple. Medieval tournaments are very spectacular, although I feel sorry for those horses that participate in the fight. All in all, there are many types of violence in modern sports, that should be banned, I’m sure that sport can be spectacular even without hurting people or animals.
Regular Verbs:
visit-visited
paint-painted
enjoy-enjoyed
travel-travelled
stay-stayed
start-started.
Irregular verbs.
begin-began
come-came
make-made
lose-lost
buy-bought
take-took
drive-drove
write-wrote
leave-left
see-saw
have-had
run-ran
bring-brought
eat-ate
drink-drank
go-went
be-was-were
have-had
give-gave
teach-taught
sleep-slept
know-knew
buy-bought
get-got
come-came
2.
Did my working day begin at six o'clock?
My working day did not begin at six o'clock.
Did I get up at six o'clock yesterday?
I did not get up at six o'clock yesterday.
Did it take me about twenty minutes?
It did not take me about twenty minutes?
Did I have breakfast at seven o'clock?
I did not have breakfast at seven o'clock.
Did his brother work in an office?
His brother did not work in an office.
Did Elizabeth drink coffee?
Elizabeth did not drink coffee.