Education Reading PDF

EDUCATION WORD FORMATION: Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets. The school I go to 1_______________(provider) students with 2_______________(difference) types of extracurricular activities. Students who are 3 ______________(interest) in science can join the biology club...

EDUCATION WORD FORMATION: Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets. The school I go to 1_______________(provider) students with 2_______________(difference) types of extracurricular activities. Students who are 3 ______________(interest) in science can join the biology club, chemistry club, or physics club. Art lovers can 4 ______________ (devotion) their spare time to the literature club, 5 _______________(poet) club, art club or drama club. Sport 6 ____________(enthusiasm) can play basketball, softball, football, volleyball, badminton or tennis. Also, students can work for the school magazine and the school radio station. I've 7 _____________ (participation) in the literary club for the whole of my studies. I'm not a bookworm but I 8______________ (enjoyment) reading because I find it 9 ______________ (relaxation). As a member of the club I had the chance to meet other students and 10 _________________(discussion) the books we agreed to read. In September of my last year of studies I 11 _______________(decision) to join the English club as well. I wanted to get 12 _________________(familiarity) with the exam process and practise all the skills I need to pass the leaving exams. I hope that what I've learnt will 13 _______________ (helpful) me be able to focus on the questions and be relaxed. OPEN CLOZE: Think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There are several reasons 1 __________I've decided to 2 ___________ my school-leaving exam in English 3 _____________. Firstly, I've 4 ____________studying English 5 ___________ elementary school and I feel quite confident 6 ______________using the language at B1 level. However, despite learning the language 7 _______________such a long period of time, I have to say that I 8 _______________dare take the exam 9 _____________ B2 level because I feel I lack some knowledge and skills, and that would 10 ______________ it hard to pass the exam at that level. Secondly, in spite of the fact that I'm not going to study English as a major at university I will have to 11______________ some subjects in English. And thirdly, I like learning English 12_______________ it enables me to watch films in English, understand the lyrics of songs in English, talk to native speakers and understand 13________________ they are saying. GAPPED TEXT: Seven phrases have been removed from the text. Complete the gaps 1-7 with the phrases A – G. A have a lot of fun B I am about to visit C going on trips D and destroys ecosystems E and distant ones F visiting places G by using examples I take pleasure in 1 _____________to the most unusual and remote destinations to see rare animals and plants, remarkable stone formations and cave drawings. I am keen on 2 ______________that most people would never think of visiting, I enjoy the trips more when I already have some knowledge of the place 3 ____________. I consider myself lucky because I learn all the facts in my geography class. I like my geography teacher because she is always well organised and presents the facts in an interesting way 4 ______________, maps, pictures and short films. What I also like about it is that the lessons are not only theoretical but also practical. The teacher organises a lot of excursions and field trips to both local places 5 ____________. My favourite field trip was the one to the sandstone quarry where we could observe how quarrying damages the landscape 6 ____________. What also makes the field trips interesting is that besides learning all the important facts first hand, we can spend time together as a class and 7 __________.