At the end of the semester you will have to read out 20 of the following sentences selected at random.

1. Allow me to close the door. It's awfully cold.

2. It was an era of massive development in this area. The population of the village increased by 50%.

3. Did he say knights had swords?

4. I need some smoked salmon for lunch. Dad also said to get some apricots and a few pears. Shall we

pay separately?

5. After spending two months in Japan and Thailand, my parents left Asia and flew to Britain.

6. In southern regions of Europe people are used to record temperatures.

7. One of my brothers is a law student at Edinburgh university while the other one studies psychology at

Leicester.

8. Although southern counties of England voted against Brexit, the country as a whole voted to leave.

9. Scientists are trying to reintroduce rare species of fish into the River Thames.
10. Several governments in developing countries are making efforts to close the economic gap with

developed countries.

11. They used to live on an island off the coast of Ireland, close to their relatives.

12. I keep having doubts about the pronunciation of "cough", "tough", "dough" and "borough".

13. Do you know?... It'll soon be possible to manufacture blood

14. We went to Italy and stayed in rented accommodation next to a fountain at the centre of the village.

15. Honestly, what is the purpose of climbing such high mountains and jeopardizing your life?
16. In the wilderness, animals have wildly different coats: leopards have spots and zebras have stripes.

17. This is your captain speaking. Fasten your seatbelt, raise the table in front of you, and prepare for

landing.

18. Calm down, calm down... That's right, just keep on taking deep breaths...

19. We'll be safely home in about an hour and a half.

20. I didn't think my answer was accurate or even appropriate, and I felt the interview was not going well.

21. This software allows you to create, manage and update your project at any given time.

22. They buried him where he'd got married.

23. He says the Prime Minister will soon be isolated.

24. Working men of all countries, unite!

25. All counties in the South of England were affected by severe droughts.

26. Those images gave them an idea of the magnitude of the disaster.
27. The words “Theresa”, “Thomas”, “Thailand” and “Thames” have something in common, don’t they?

28. English vowels are the main difficulty for most foreigners.

29. Many Canadian immigrants were peasants who left poor areas in France and Britain to settle in

Canada.

30. Scarcely a day goes by when they don't see or talk to each other.

31. Feeling the diagnosis was wrong, he sought a second opinion about his wife’s condition.

32. They promised not to take extra risks when they crossed the desert.

33. I have a great recipe for a wonderful dessert!

34. Politicians must talk about politics in a manner that is politically correct.

35. Some critics give harsh critiques rather than constructive criticism.

36. Young people throughout the European Union are urging politicians to make more efforts to preserve

the environment.

37. The authorities are emphasizing the need for parents to keep a closer look at their children’s alcohol

consumption.

38. The Norwegian and Swedish governments are trying to cope with the massive influx of migrants from

southern Sudan and Ethiopia.

39. Strange creatures might be discovered on Mars.

40. Iceland and Ireland are both North Atlantic islands, aren’t they?

41. She said the spread of capitalism was inevitable following the collapse of communism.

42. Strategic initiatives are urgently required to prevent the total exhaustion of vital resources.
43. The author was interviewed the day after the release of her 12th novel.

44. Environmentalists are encouraging governments to promote reusable energies and drastically cut oil

and gas consumption.

45. Although Catholicism is still strong in the Republic of Ireland, the presence of the Catholic Church is

not as visible as it was two or three decades ago.

46. It is extremely dangerous for young children to have role models who are sending messages of hatred.

47. Unfortunately, the firm has announced it will no longer produce iron because it is no longer profitable.

48. The gorilla has been added to the list of disappearing species.

49. They had thought about the idea long before politicians decided to implement it in France.

50. Urgent measures should be taken against those who pollute oceans and cause irreparable damage to

the planet’s biodiversity.