Read about England and do the online activities

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/england

Extra fun activites for Gold B1 and B1+

Click here: https://www.english.com/goldxp/b1_index.html

Worksheet Part 1

The murder

• Ronald Adair was murdered in London in the spring.
• Dr.Watson knew that Sherlock Holmes loved to investigate this type of mystery. 

The victim

• Ronald Adair lived with his mother and his sister in London.
• One of Ronald's hobbies was playing cards.
• Ronald's friends were aristocrats and very rich.

 The time of the death

• Ronald came home from the club at 10 o'clock.
• When his mother came home she wanted to say goodnight to Ronald.
• When there was no reply, and because the door was locked on the inside, Ronald's mother asked to open the door by force.
• He was murdered between 22:00 and 23:20 on March 30th 1894.

The clues

1. Adair k was shot in the head. 
2. The crime weapon j was not next to the body.
3. The money was arranged in piles. It locked as if Adair b had been counting his winnings and losses at cards.
4. The money g had not been stolen.
5. On the sheet of paper Adair h had written names and numbers.
6. Mrs Adair could not come into the room because it c had been locked from the inside.
7. The flowers i lay undisturbed. So, no-one f had jumped from the window.
8. Watson was sure no-one d had climbed up the wall because there m were no traces and no drainpipe.
9. The murderer a did not shoot from the window because nobody e had heard a shot.
10. Nothing l was stolen in the room.

~Wilderness Survival Stories~

  Recently, we have been discussing about survival stories with my classmates. I found a WebSite mentioned in our book and I thought it would be good if I "explored" it. The site is called Wilderness Survival Stories. In this site, you can read different types of survival stories (practice, unexpected, unprepared survival stories etc).  You can also share your story by contacting with the editros of the site and sending them your story by e-mail. Moreover, you can read some information about the site and find some other useful sites by reading the resources. Although these there are many thing to see in this site, the most surprising thing ever, is that a Camping Survival is introduced to you. You can buy your camping equipment from a site, which specialises in camping! 
Here is a survival history I really liked! I hope you enjoy reading it: 

 "Wolf Tracks! I'm being hunted"

 "On this day I'm going out on my trap line to see what I got. It was a nice day around 20 below, I had my shotgun a few shells, and was dressed light. Walking in I saw no game and checked all the traps, I had nothing. I left all the sets alone and on my journey out of about 7 miles, I felt something. It's looking at me, but didn't bother me. I keep going, once again something is looking at me, I feel it and its unusual. I never feel this kind of quiver up my neck. I look around and waited for it to show itself, usually that happens. Nothing. I keep going. What was that? I saw something! I gave it a minuet, nothing. I saw something again, and leaped over a log, where is it? Nothing. I cut a track on my tracks in, it was wolf tracks! I'm being hunted. Let me tell you, it's one thing to hunt, but its all another story to be the hunted. Well, I had one shell in my gun, and had one in my pocket. So I put it in my mouth to warm it up so it won't misfire. Let the game begin. I'm, going to win, I hope. I look ahead behind and wish I had more eyes. Ahead is small ceders 6' high. I felt it now, and it's getting stronger. Wolf on on my right, wolf on my left, 20 yards out. As I pass this tree, I bet. Then I saw one wolf mouth wide open and coming at me, 4' away. I was ready for this, I shot, and won. I saw no sign of the others after I shot. Big wolf. I picked it up and wrapped it around me and carried it out. The thing felt as big as me. I won that hunting trip ... "

 If I had been is his side, I would have died! I'm so scared of wolves and generally the wild animals! However, I really like the story! Don't forget to visit the site and read more wilderness survival stories and send your own survival story!!! 

       

~Despicable me 2~

The day before yesterday, the "summer" groups of the Markaki Language School saw an awesome film, known to all of us as: "Despicable me 2". Personally, I really liked this film and I think that it can be watched by all the ages. Chlidren, tennagers, adults... It's a mix of adventure, comedy and a bit of romance. All those things connect with each other and make an exciting, fascinating, thrilling movie.

In order to see how well I had known "Despicable me 2" I made an online qiuz.My score was 28/30! This means that I have a good memory and I know the movie well. How about doing this quiz? I'm sure you'll like it.

 My favourite scene in this movie was actually the last scene. Gru's and Lucy's wedding, when a group of minions was singing the song "I swear" by All 4 one, transformed in a minion version, which I really liked. The minions were singing in a beautiful landscape full of green and covered by colourul flowers. They were dressed up with white suits, glasses and a big, white beret on their heads.

In this scene, minios are also singing a very popular song. However, I don't know its title.It was really funny! Finally I really liked the minion who was still purple, and appears suddenly in the end of the movie saying: "Bahhh"!!!

Here's my favourite scene in a video:

In this movie, I also learned some new useful phrases!! There are a few sentences including them:

• Hold the horses mum, I'll be there in 5 minutes. Unfortunately I've missed the bus!

• Put your helmet and hold tight! This will be an unforgettable spin!

• Oh! Godness! You're so beautiful! This drees had been made for you!

• Hey Jenny! Toinight I am going to the cinema with Tom and Hazel. Would you care to join us?

• No way, I won't climb in this enormous tree. Are you out of your gourd?

~Flick books~

  A week ago in our English lesson, we met a page where we mentioned flick books. A flick book is a book with a series of  pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next, so that when the pages are turned rapidly, the pictures appear to animate by simulating motion or some other change. Flick books are often illustrated books for children, but they can appeal to adults, as well. Flick books are not always separate books, but may appear as an added feature in ordinary books or magazines, often in the page corners. Software packages and websites are also available that convert digital video files into custon flick books. 

Here's a flick book video!! It's amazing!!!

 

~Find Me A Hobby~

 If you are bored now in your school half-term and you don't know with what you can waste your spare time, it's time to visit the english site Find Me A Hobby (press here to visit the site). 

 In this site, you can find a lot of ideas of what to do in your free time. It has a bunch of categories with kind of hobbies arts and crafts, bizarre hobbies, for instace.

Something that made me very excited in the beggining was that it has got monthly hobbies. However, I thing that they are for people who live in other countries... Don't mind! I'm sure you'll find a lot of other interesting things there!

 Here's a photo of the starting page in this website:

Animal cruelty!

                             IT IS HARD, ISN'T IT!

      Nowdays the animal cruelty has incrised importantly and take place in many countries.

   A lot of animals, including pets such as dogs and cats are suffering by maltreatment and violence as many people behave them badly. They don't respect their pets, they hurt or kill animals only for their skin or for them personal hapiness! 

WE MUST TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES ABOUT THIS CRIME! 

There are a lot of organizations that protect animals and consider animal crualty to be a crime.

For further information you can visit the side:

http://bestfriends.org/

Writing activities- check yourself!

An email to a new friend (B1) - http://goo.gl/ITcrJb 
A letter to a friend (B1) - http://goo.gl/6sHQv8
A more formal email (B2) - http://goo.gl/xqv9EA
An informal email (B2) - http://goo.gl/B32YZM

Unit 10 revision

Write a form of the word in bold in each gap to complete the text.

SURVIVING IN A DESERT

A lot of people think (0) …exploration… of a desert is easy. In fact, the     explore 

opposite is true. You need a large amount of (1) …….…… , which                equip

needs to be chosen (2) …….…… . Obviously, a good supply of water     wise

is needed, as it’s so hot during the day. At night, though, it’s a different

matter. Temperatures drop and people have been known to (3) …….……     frozen

to death when they’ve fallen asleep on the sand with nothing to keep them 

warm. It can also be quite (4) …….…… at night, with lots of strange     scare

sounds and noises. (5) …….…… is also helped by having a compass     survive

and food to eat. There is nothing worse than being (6) …….…… ,                  lose

scared and also very (7) …….…… .                  hunger

You don’t need to be (8) …….…… these days to risk exploring a     hero

desert, thanks to mobile phones. If you (9) …….…… yourself,                  injury  

it is much easier than it ever used to be to get help and give (10) …….…       direct   

so that someone can come and rescue you.

Grammar 

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1 ‘I’m sorry. I’m disturbing you, …….. ?’

‘Yes, you are, but it doesn’t matter.

A haven’t I

B shall I

C aren’t I

D will I

2 If you …….. a compass with you, you would have known where to go.

A took

B were taking

C had taken

D take

3 If he’d been sleeping in a tent, he …….. cold.

A wouldn’t be getting

B wouldn’t get

C wouldn’t have been getting

D wouldn’t have got

4 Everyone knows how to use a compass, …….. ?

A aren’t they

B don’t they

C do they

D won’t they

5 If John …….. on the expedition earlier, he would have got lost with the rest of the group.

A had gone

B had been going

C have been gone

D gone

6 ‘Do you wish you hadn’t gone now?’

‘Yes. I wouldn’t have gone if I …….. how dangerous it was going to be.’

A was knowing

B had known

C knew

D known

7 If Ernest Shackleton hadn’t been so brave, he …….. have saved the lives of 

his men.

A oughtn’t 

B shouldn’t 

C wouldn’t 

D couldn’t

8 ‘We can’t find Steve and Jackie.’

‘Let’s go and search for them, …….. ?

A will we

B shouldn’t we

C would we

D shall we

9 Peter wouldn’t …….. an explorer if he hadn’t read so many adventure books.

A have been

B be being

C has been

D have being

10 Don’t go off in the jungle on your own, …….. ?

A will you

B do you

C didn’t you

D weren’t you

Vocabulary

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1 When you’re on an expedition, everything depends on …….. to make it a success.

A skills

B teamwork

C experiences

D panic

2 It’s no fun being an explorer when everything …….. .

A carries on

B picks up

C lets down

D goes wrong

3 Could you …….. me a favour and carry this tent, please?

A do

B give

C lose

D help

4 David was …….. a lot of pain when he broke his ankle.

A on

B in

C at

D with

5 Mick wished he had had a …….. when he had to spend the night in the jungle.

A magnifying glass

B penknife

C torch

D first-aid kit

6 We …….. a lot of experience on this expedition.

A gained

B acquired

C earned

D won

7 The explorer …….. his compass to see if he was going in the right direction.

A picked

B hit

C read

D checked

8 Please make …….. we have everything we need before we leave.

A contact

B sure

C safe

D trust

9 Do we have enough …….. water for three days in the desert?

A survival

B wild

C fresh

D tent

10 All he had in his pocket was a …….. of matches.

A bar

B kit

C bag

D box 

Unit 9 Revision

Grammar 

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1 If Peter’s operation …….. all day, I’ll spend the night by his side.

A took

B had taken

C takes

D will take

2 If I work long hours at the surgery, I …….. tired.

A get

B am getting

C will get

D have got

3 My son wasn’t scared …….. he was in hospital on his own.’

A after

B while

C as soon as

D before

4 You can have some soup …….. you stop feeling sick.

A as soon as

B while

C before

D till

5 ‘I’m hungry.’

‘The surgeon said you can’t eat …….. you’ve had the operation.’

A when

B while

C as soon as

D until

6 ‘Why have you kept the children indoors?’

‘I’m afraid that if they play with the neighbour’s children, …….. flu.’

A they catch

B they’ll catch

C they would catch

D they have caught

7 ‘What do you think is wrong with her, doctor?’

‘If I knew what was wrong with her, I …….. tell you.’

A will

B would have

C will be

D would

8 I’ll come and visit you in hospital …….. I’ve finished school.

A before

B while

C when

D till

9 I felt much better …….. taking the medicine.

A while I

B as soon as 

C after

D till I

10 If I …….. in hospital, I think I would feel lonely.

A have been

B were

C am

D will be

Vocabulary

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1 My cousin sent me a ‘Get …….. Soon’ card, which was nice of her.

A Results

B Better

C Well

D Over

2 I think I’m …….. down with something. I feel terrible.

A giving

B going

C taking

D coming

3 ‘GP’ stands for ‘general …….. ’.

A patient

B practitioner

C partner

D prescription

4 If you’re scared of …….. it means you hate having injections.

A nurses

B needles

C chemists

D hospitals

5 We’ll need some alcohol and …….. for that cut on your arm.

A crutches

B surgery

C a plaster

D treatment

6 The doctor said the pain will …….. after one or two hours.

A wear off

B pass out

C get over

D come down with

7 My …….. is my sister’s eldest son.

A nephew

B niece

C twin

D uncle

8 The doctor will …….. you and tell you what’s wrong.

A test

B examine

C treat

D comfort

9 I don’t feel …….. going out tonight. I still feel sick.

A out

B down

C up to

D over

10 His GP says he has to see a …….. to find out what’s wrong with him.

A surgeon

B nurse

C receptionist

D specialist

Unit 8 Revision

Complete each second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before it. Use the word in bold. You must write between two and five words in each gap, including the word in bold.

0 Did you know that Michael raced cars when he was younger?

to

Did you know that Michael ……used to race cars……….. when he was younger?

1 I’m sure Matthew didn’t paint that because Peter did it.

have

Matthew ………………………………….. because Peter did it.

2 I’m sure you were tired after walking round the art gallery for eight hours.

been

You ………………………………….. after walking round the art gallery for eight hours.

3 This is the best art gallery in the city.

than

This ………………………………….. any other in the city.

4 Nobody in the class paints as well as Cindy.

painter

Cindy ………………………………….. in the class.

5 I read that this Picasso is the world’s most expensive painting.

no

I read that ………………………………….. than this Picasso. 

6 I’m sure the painting has been sold by now.

must

The ………………………………….. by now.

7 It was wrong of them to borrow the sculpture without asking for permission first.

shouldn’t

They ………………………………….. the sculpture without asking for permission first.

8 I know he didn’t make that pottery. It’s at least fifty years old.

couldn’t

I know ………………………………….. that pottery. It’s at least fifty years old.

9 The ceramics you bought were more expensive than the ceramics I bought.

cost

The ceramics I bought ………………………………….. the ceramics you bought.

10 John is a more careful painter than his sister.

paint

John’s sister ………………………………….. as he does.

Grammar 

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1 They ……. made that statue hundreds of years ago.

A should be

B must have

C ought to have

D could

2 ‘Kelly is a really talented artist.’

‘Yes. She ……. have studied Art at university instead of Biology.’

A ought to

B can’t

C can

D couldn’t

3 Clean ……. in the future so that you don’t break any more of the statues.

A more carefully

B more careful

C careful

D most carefully

4 This painting has ……. colours of the four paintings.

A more brighter

B brighter

C the brightest

D brightest

5 ‘I didn’t see Sarah at all yesterday.’

‘She might ……. for her art history exam in the library.’

A was studying

B have studied

C be studying

D have been studying

6 The flooding at the art gallery was ……. than anyone had expected.

A very bad

B much worse

C more bad

D worst

7 Bessie seems ……. since she took up painting in her spare time.

A happiest

B much happy

C more happy

D happier

8 ‘Maybe you left your bag at the Art Gallery.’

‘No, I ……. as I paid for a coffee after we came out of there.’

A can’t

B shouldn’t have

C couldn’t have

D oughtn’t to have

9 He must be the ……. talented painter I have ever met!

A least

B less

C worse

D little

10 Keith paints ……. of all of us and will probably be a professional artist when he’s older.

A best

B the best

C better

D the better

Unit 7 Revision

Write a form of the word in bold in each gap to complete the text.

KOS

I must have the best job in the world. I’m a (0) …presenter… on a travel        present              

programme and one of my favourite destinations is the Greek island of Kos. 

To me, this island has everything. It has (1) ………..… sites, such as a            history

Roman villa, Agora, the theatre and the gymnasium – and that’s just in 

Kos Town. All over the island you can go (2) ………..… and visit such           sight

places as the Asklepeion or just sit in the shade under the plane tree where 

Hippocrates taught medicine.  There are some (3) ………..… things to see      credible

and do. When you’ve had enough of the (4) ………..… , you can always         attract

spend a day at the beach. For the tired (5) ………..… , Tigaki has beautiful,    travel

clean, white, sandy beaches where you can relax for the day. You can also 

have a quiet lunch at one of  the many tavernas or try horseback riding, 

diving, fishing, shopping and many other activities. It’s (6) ………..… to        possible

get bored on Kos. The nightlife is excellent, whether you prefer a club, a 

bar or a romantic restaurant. With a (7) ………..… of around 20,000, the         populate

island never feels crowded. There is a wide choice of (8) ………..… to            accommodate

choose from, varying from very expensive to very cheap, and there are 

direct (9) ………..… from Athens and many other cities around the world. fly

If you’d like to visit Kos, you can get more (10) ………..…from the Kos inform

Tourist Board website, which also has details of hotels and what to see             

and do there.

Vocabulary

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1 ‘I’ve travelled all over my country, but I’ve never been ……...’

‘Really? There are so many great countries you should visit.’

A on a journey

B on an iceberg

C abroad

D to the desert

2 Can we have two …….. tickets to London, please?

A return

B double

C cruise

D tourist

3 My mum leaves on a business …….. to Malaysia in the morning.

A travel

B journey

C project

D trip

4 We have to …….. at the airport two hours before our flight.

A set off

B take off

C check in

D see off

5 Is Australia considered a ……..or a country?

A capital

B continent

C city

D valley

6 What is the …….. language spoken in Jordan?

A currency

B main

C historic

D project

7 We bought a very good …….. book when we were in China.

A review

B programme

C guide

D adventurous

8 Next week’s …….. of Off the Beaten Track is about Alaska.

A episode

B series

C tour

D documentary

9 Could you pick up a holiday …….. on your way home from work, please?

A programme

B advertisement

C brochure

D information

10 When do you …….. back from your trip?

A get

B go

C arrive

D set