Reading
1. Read the following letter from Kim to her pen friend, Jon.
Dear Jon,
Thank you for the letter and all your news. Well, in this letter I’ll tell you what I often do in my leisure time.
One thing I like to do is visiting museums. On Saturday afternoons I love to visit Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture. You know, this museum preserves sculptures featuring the cultural and spiritual life of the Cham people. About 300 clay and stone objects are on display at the museum. This museum has the world’s largest collection of Cham artifacts. Sometimes I also visit Da Nang Museum. This is a new museum with about 2,500 pictures, documents and objects. You can learn about history and people’s life here. Next time you come, I’ll take you to these museums. I’m sure you will like them, and you will learn a lot of interesting things.
Bye for now,
Kim
a. Tick (✔) true (T) or false (F).
| T | F | |
| 1. Kim likes to visit museums at the weekend. 2. The Museum of Cham Sculpture has the largest collection of Cham artifacts. 3. The Museum of Cham Sculpture has about 2,500 items. 4. Da Nang Museum is a new museum. 5. Jon thinks it is a good thing to visit museums. |
b. Write questions for the underlined phrases in the letter.
1. ______________________________________?
2. ______________________________________?
3. ______________________________________?
Speaking
2. Work in pairs. Talk about what your family members like to do in their free time.
Example:
- My dad likes to play chess with his neighbours.
- My mum likes making special food and cakes for us. She hates sitting around.
Listening
3. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer.
1. What percentage of Britain's population dream of living in the country?
A. 18%
B. 80%
C. 20%
2. English village communities are often small and __________.
A. close
B. poor
C. unknown
3. Which is village life good for, according to Maggie?
A. Children
B. People who have money
C. People who don't have money
4. People in English villages use private transport __________.
A. a little
B. less
C. more
5. The environment of English villages is __________.
A. spoil
B. not spoilt much
C. not safe
Writing
4. Giving your opinion.
Write a paragraph giving your opinion about life in the countryside. You may begin like this:
In my opinion/ I think life in the countryside has many good points. Firstly, …
you may use the following cues:
• people (friendly …)
• life (peaceful, simple, slow …)
• food (fresh, cheap …)
• traditional activities
