Task 1 Read the text. Then choose the correct answers. (5
marks)
A SCOTTISH ADVENTURE
Hi, I'm Nildd, and I'm a scout The Scout Association is a
popular club for boys and girls. There are nearly 4000,000
scouts in the USA, and more than 400,000 scouts in the UK.
Around 30,700 of those are gisis.
This weekend, my scout group is going to go to the Scottish
mountains. We aren't going to stay in a hotell The teachers have
got small tents, but my tent is large-six scouts are going to
sleep in it! It rains a lot of time in the mountains, and it's
sometimes stormy there, too, but I hope it will be sunny this
weekend!
It's going to be fun! We're going to go for long walls, and make
dinner on stoves. We're going to cook lots of rice and
vegetables. We won't have any junk food, like burgers!
2
1 How many British scouts are there?
a about 20,700 c about 400,000
b about 4000,000
Where is Nick going to sleep this weekend?
a in a big tent c in a small tent
b in a hotel
3 What is the weather often like in north Wales?
a stormy brainy c sunny
4 What food isn't Nikki going to eat?
a vegetables brice c burgers
5 What is the text mainly about?
a what it's like to be a scout
b a camping holiday
c the history of the scouts
1. The British celebrate such public holidays as Christmas, Easter, Easter Monday, May Day, the Spring Bank Holiday and the Summer Bank Holiday.
2. There are other festivals, such as Pancake Day, April Fool’s day, Halloween, Guy Fawkes night, St Valentine’s Day and others.
3. Halloween is a day on which many children dress up in unusual costumes and go from house to house saying, “Trick or treat!”
4. It is my favourite British holiday.
5. It is of Celtic origin and happens on the 31st of October.
6. The symbols of Halloween are ghosts, spiders, skeletons, witches, black cats, and, of course, pumpkins and scarecrows.7. I do. Some British customs and traditions are very old and you can find them only in Britain. Take, for example, Changing the Guard or the Beefeaters of the Tower of London.8. How often do you say «Please» and «Thank you»? Do you stand in line in Britain? Do you shake hands when introduced? Do you open doors for other people?9. If I were you, I would buy something connected with the Royal family.10. It’s very important to know traditions and customs of different countries. It will help you to understand different people and learn their language.