Spotlight 9 Module 2a

Exam preparation

What questions cocern the narrator?

Listen to five people and match what they say. There is one opinion you don`t have to use.

1. the most popular sports.

2. healthy eating habits.

3. a disagreement with a friend.

4. doing sports at home.

5. the local sports centre.

6. his/her typical day off.

Complete the gaps

After school, I decided to go to university. I __________________(CHOOSE) St Andrews University in Scotland. At that time I __________________(NOT/KNOW) much about the University but when I arrived there, I liked it at once. Now I'm in my last year and I wish I __________________(CAN) stay here forever! St Andrews University is a truly special place. It __________________(BUILD) 600 years ago and it is one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world. It has many traditions – for example, the ‘May Dip’. It is held on the _______________(ONE) of May every year. All the students run into the North Sea at sunrise to celebrate the coming of spring and for good luck in their exams! One of my classmates said that the tradition_____________(HELP) him to pass his exams last summer. For me the ‘May Dip’ was the __________________(COLD) experience of my life! Because the weather is famously cold, St Andrews students designed__________________(THEY) own uniform which consists of a warm jacket, jeans and boat shoes. The uniform __________________(MAKE) us all look the same, but it is the only way to keep warm!

Open Ended

Write the plural of the following nouns

1. church –

2. difficulty –

3. mouse –

4. month –

5. child –

6. roof –

7. boy –

8. woman –

9. deer –

10. leaf –

11. goose –

12. potato –

13. foot –

14. dress –

15. radio –

16. ox –

17. fish –

18. wolf –

19. country –

20. tooth –

21. curriculum –