. Reading. Task 1. Read the text and answer the questions.

LOST

ABC broadcast the first episode of Lost in 2004.

The series started with a scene on a flight from Sydney, Australia, to Los Angeles, USA. The plane was flying over the Pacific Ocean when, suddenly, it crashed. There were 324 passengers on the plane and everybody thought they were dead. But in the mysterious world of Lost, 48 passengers survived.

The survivors landed on a small island and they worked together to find food. Every day, they waited for a ship or a plane, but help never arrived. While they were living on the island, they had a lot of scary experiences. In one episode, the survivors were walking in the jungle when they saw a huge polar bear. They discovered that other people were living on the island, but ‘the Others’ weren’t friendly.

There was a flashback in every episode. These showed what the characters were doing before the plane crashed. One of the most interesting characters was the American doctor and leader of the group, Jack (played by Matthew Fox). The flashbacks explained a lot about the characters, but the island kept its secrets.

Audiences loved Lost because the plot was very unusual. The island was still a mystery when the series ended, after 114 episodes, in 2010.

1. How many passengers lived after the crash?

2. How did the passengers survive on the island?

3. What were the survivors doing when they saw the polar bear?

4. Who else was living on the island?

5. How did the audience learn more about the characters?

6. Why was Lost popular?

7. When did the series end?

II. Writing.

Task 2. Read the question and write the answer. Write 80-100 words

You should

• conveys ideas clearly;

• use some persuasive techniques;

• writes full sentences;

• use basic conjunctions and linking words;

• use appropriate topical vocabulary

1. What is your favorite kind of TV program or movie? (love stories, adventure stories, mysteries, comedies, documentaries, game shows, horror)

2. Who is the funniest comedian in your country? Can you describe his or her style? Why is he or she funny?

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