NAME: _____________________________________________ DATE: ______________________________________

L9: Apply reading comprehension strategies properly

1. Read the following text and do the exercise below.

“South Korea to Swap Textbooks for Tablets (6th July, 2011)””

a. Put the correct words from the table below in the article. Highlight your answer

South Korea’s government has announced (1) ____ plans to revolutionize school classrooms and
provide the world’s first “smart education” system. It intends to digitize all textbooks in all schools by
2015. This means (2) ____, paper-based books are out and handheld tablets and e-readers are in.
First in (3) ____ to go digital are elementary schools, which will (4) ____ to online devices by 2014.
South Korea’s Ministry of Education says it will invest $2.4 billion to create and deliver the e-learning
and (5) ____-learning materials. Education Minister Lee Ju Ho explained the need to ensure
teachers are sufficiently trained in using the new tech in class. "It's very important to make (6) ____
that the two can work together,” he said. 
The Ministry has not yet made a decision (7) ____ which make of products it will bring into the
classroom. Many industry experts predict it will (8) ____ for Korean-made devices such as
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab (9) ____ than gadgets from international rivals Apple or Sony. In addition
(10) ____ digital content in the classroom, the Ministry is also hoping to make online classes
available for students who miss lessons. South Korea is well known for its (11) ____ of technology
and high-speed Internet. A Ministry official stated: “Korean students have ranked first in terms of
digital literacy among developed nations…That’s why Korean students, who are already (12) ____
prepared for digital society, need a [major] shift in education.”

1. (a) ambition (b) ambitions (c) ambitiously (d) ambitious

2. (a) Bulky (b) sulky (c) surly (d) burly
3. (a) square (b) circle (c) line (d) squiggle
4. (a) Direct (b) Switch (c) eject (d) traverse
5. (a) mobility (b) Mobile (c) mobilize (d) mobiles
6. (a) ensure (b) Assure (c) sure (d) Insure
7. (a) On (b) By (c) of (d) At
8. (a) Apt (b) Pot (c) tap (d) Opt
9. (a) Prefer (b) Over (c) instead (d) Rather
10. (a) Of (b) To (c) by (d) For
11. (a) embrace (b) Hug (c) cuddle (d) Hold
12. (a) Full (b) Fullest (c) fully (d) Fullness

b. Answer the following questions in complete sentences, if you don`t have enough space
answer at the back of the page.

a) Did you like reading this article?______________________________________________________

b) Should South Korea use only South Koran products?_____________________________________
c) What are the good things and bad things about tablets? __________________________________
d) What do you think of the idea of online classes for children?_______________________________
e) Are online classes better than real classes?____________________________________________
f) Is your country highly digital? _______________________________________________________
g) Why do you think Korean students are number one for digital literacy? _______________________
h) How is your digital literacy? _________________________________________________________
i) What three adjectives would you use to describe this article? ______________________________
j) What questions would you like to ask Korean Education Minister Lee Ju Ho? __________________

L13: Use writing process effectively. (Present tenses, gerunds, phrasal verbs, and forming
adjectives).
 1. Present simple and present continuous: write a sentence in the corresponding tense according
to the situation given.

a. You are a thief and you are in prison. Write 5 sentences about what you usually do in a
normal day.

1. _________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________________________

b. Because of your good behavior during 3 years in prison the government lets you out for one
day. This day is today. Write 5 sentences about what you are doing today.

1. ________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________________

2. Comparative and superlatives: for each question, complete the second sentence so that it means
the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.

1. He has never scored so highly in a test as he did in this one. 

This ........................................ score he has received in a test.

2. The shop is not very busy today compared to yesterday.

The shop is not ........................................ it was yesterday.

3. We were told that the show was not very entertaining but it was.
The show ........................................ than we had been told.

4. I've never had to wait this long for a bus before.

This ........................................ I have ever had to wait for a bus.

5. We had the same meal tonight and last night.

Dinner tonight ........................................ as it was last night.

3. Used to: write five sentences about Peter, using the pattern:

In 1990 Peter used to…. But now he…..

in 1990 : Now:

Job: waiter Job: Businessman

Salary: U$1000/pcm Salary: millions of dollars.
Place of work: restaurant Place of work: his own office
Means of transport: by bus Means of transport : Car
Eating place : home Eating place: expensive restaurants.
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b. _______________________________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________________________

4.Passive voice: read about one Russian Spring Festival and Put the verbs in brackets in either
Passive or Active form. Use Present Simple or Past simple.

Maslenitsa

Maslenitsa, also known as Butter Week or Pancake week is a Russian religious and folk

holiday. It ………………… 1(celebrate) during the last week before Easter. Maslenitsa

corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival. The Orthodox date of Easter can differ
greatly

from the Western Christian date. In 2008, for example, Maslenitsa …………………2 (celebrate)

from March 2 to March 8.

Maslenitsa has dual roots: pagan and Christian. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun

festival, celebrating the end of the winter.

During Maslenitsa week, meat …………………….3 (forbid) to Orthodox Christians, making it a

myasopustnaya nedelya (‘meat-empty week’). It is the last week when milk, cheese and other

dairy products ………………………..4 (permit).

Traditions

The most characteristic food of Maslenitsa is bliny (Russian pancakes), which symbolize the

sun. Round and golden, they ……………………….5 (make) from the rich foods still allowed by

the Orthodox tradition: butter, eggs, and milk.

Maslenitsa also includes masquerades, snowball fights, sledding, riding on swings and
plenty of

sleigh rides. The mascot of the celebration is straw Lady Maslenitsa (Kostroma).

As the culmination of the celebration, on Sunday evening, Lady Maslenitsa …………..6 (put)
to a

bonfire.

Sunday of Forgiveness
 The last day of the Meat-empty Week …………… 7 (call) "Forgiveness Sunday". On the day
all

the people ask for forgiveness.

L9: “Gossip Girl” Complete the following prompts based on the chapters read. (1 to 12)

Directions: After reading your selection, write a response to the following sentences. Write your response
on the lines.

After reading ______________________________,

( chapters _______________)

I noticed… ____________________________________________________________________________________
A question I have is…____________________________________________________________________________
I wonder why…_________________________________________________________________________________
I began to think of…_____________________________________________________________________________
It seems like…_________________________________________________________________________________
I can’t really understand…________________________________________________________________________
I’m not sure…__________________________________________________________________________________
I know the feeling…______________________________________________________________________________
I loved the way…________________________________________________________________________________
I realized…_____________________________________________________________________________________
I was surprised…________________________________________________________________________________
If I were…______________________________________________________________________________________
I discovered…____________________________________________________________________________________
L13: Writing: writing an informal letter.

1. This is part of a letter you receive from an English pen friend.

Hi, friend
We're doing a project on life in the UK at school
and I wondered if you could tell me something
about a particular festival you celebrate in your
country.
Thank you so much,
Madeleine
 

You are writing a letter to this pen-friend.  Write the letter in about 100 words.

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