Task 1. Reading Read the story and fill in the gaps with words from the box. One word is odd.

The Fisherman and the Fish

Golden fish, old man, surprised, small house, one day, new bucket

An old fisherman and his wife lived in a 1) near the sea. They were very poor. 2) , the fisherman caught a golden fish.

“Please let me go,” said the fish, “and you can have anything you wish!” The fisherman was very 3) . The fish could speak!

“Dear little fish,” said the 4) , I don’t want anything!”

He let the fish go and walked home. He told his wife about the fish.

“You fool!” she shouted. “We need a 5) ! Go back and ask for a bucket!”

Task 2. Writing

Choose one card and answer the questions.

Music

1.How often do you listen to music?

2.What music do you like to listen?

3.What popular musical instruments in Kazakhstan do you know?

4.What musical instruments can you play?

5.Who is your favorite singer?

Reading books

1.How often do you read books?

2.What is your favorite book?

3.Do you like poems? Why?

4.What is your favourite poem?

5.Who wrote that poem?​

There are many great books in the world. Among them Moby Dick by Herman Melville and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Lord Byron. In my opinion, the most famous and influential book of all times is War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. This book is more entertaining than Lord of Rings and more magical than Harry Potter. It is a story about love in the heart of wartime. It is a story about man who wants to be the most powerfull man in the whole world. It is a story about you. On the pages of the book you are going to see the kindom of the richest palaces, the most beautiful women and the widest battles which history had ever seen. If you have never had experience of reading this book before, you should take this book and fall in love, battle, war and peace.

Dear Alisa,

In your letter you ask to help you to change your habits and start economizing. I think, I can give you some advice.

First of all, you need to cut back on unnecessary spending. Avoid buying double latte coffee every morning on your way to work. It would be better if you get up a little bit earlier and prepare breakfast yourself. Omlette or porridge with a cup of coffee will provide you with good energy till lunchtime.

Next step is creating a budget for yourself and sticking to it. Think over how much money is coming in and how much of it is spent on unhealthy and expensive food during lunchtime.

The last advice I want to give you is being content with the simple things in life. Is it necessary to spend a lot of money in expensive restaurants? How about cooking a nutritious dinner rather than going out to the restaurant for food. Invite your friends to your place, try homemade food, turn on the music, dance and talk.

I hope I could help you. Good luck!

Yours,

Amir