Task. 1 Read the text about A Terrific cook. Mark the sentences TRUE or FALSE according to the context.
A TERRIFIC COOK
Do you see how slim I’m? It’s not on purpose and it’s not my nature either: there’s a good reason for me keeping in shape: Mom. She’s a disaster in the kitchen, and besides being unable to fry an egg properly, she always causes accidents. I can’t keep track of all the times the kitchen was on fire (4? 5?) because of something weird she decided to do despite of our advice to keep out of the kitchen – especially the stove.
She doesn’t pay attention to our advice and we have to eat what she prepares – or at least we eat what we can- so we live constantly on an undesired diet.
The last time she tried to prepare roast beef the result was a burning kitchen. Dad could barely save the family and extinguish the fire. When she goes to the kitchen we start fearing for our lives (and stomachs) and thinking of a sickness we’ll fake in order to avoid the “result”.
Despite the bad cook we have at home, our house is always full of guests for lunch and dinner. I suspect they come just to have fun watching the disasters. And – of course – they want to be the first to tell our friends what her latest calamity was like.
Example: The girl’s mother is a terrific cook? True
The girl’s mom tends to cause accidents in the kitchen [1]
The girl’s mom knows how to cook. [1]
The girl’s mom gave up cooking. [1]
The family asks the woman to stop cooking. [1]
They have to eat what she cooks. [1]
She set fire in the kitchen more than once. [1]
Answer the questions
Who is the “terrific cook” mentioned in the title? [1]
What adjectives would you use to describe her abilities in the kitchen? [1]
Do you know someone who’s a terrible cook? [1]
What kind of situations does this person cause? ( if affirmative) [1]
Total [10 ]
Writing
Task. Choose ONE of the topics to write.
Topic 1. Write an essay about the following topic:
Nowadays food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live?
Give reasons for your answer using your own ideas. You should write:
An introduction
Main body
Conclusion
Topic 2. Write an essay about the following topic:
Doctors, nurses and teachers make a great contribution to society and should be paid more than entertainment and sports celebrities. Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer using your own ideas. You should write:
An introduction
Main body
Conclusion
Total [6]
Total marks 16
