Task 1.Read the text and decide if the statements given below are true/false or not stated. Hello! My name is Barbara. I am a pupil of a boarding school. I am thirteen years old. I have got many interests. I like tennis and football very much. My classmates say that football is not for girls. But I don't agree with them. I play football in one team with other girls. They also like this kind of sport. I believe that I will be a top sportsman. I have achieved much in football. My mother says that I am a hard-working person. At school I study not very well. I have not got A's in my subjects. But I want to study better. I want to be a good photographer like my sister. She takes pictures of animals brilliantly. I have ability in drawing and I have always enjoyed drawing. It's necessary to practice hard to be really good at something. 1) Barbara's studies at the college 2) Barbara's favorite subject is History 3) Barbara is sixteen years old 4) Barbara's favorite kind of sport is volleyball 5) Every day Barbara and her friends go to the art gallery 6) Barbara gets only A's at school. Task 2. Write all the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives, form adverbs: 1. Lazy - 2. Beautiful- 3. Little- Task 3. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents. Task 4. Complete the sentences: 1) I'm quite good at ... 2) I'm really good at ... 3) I know how to ... 4) I can ... 5) I'm not bad at ... 1) an ambition а умение 2) to achieve )достижение 3) to set a record с) правильно, как следует 4) to go in for d) стараться 5) an achievement е)стремление, цель 6) to try f) заниматься, увлекаться 7 properly д)установить рекорд 8) an ability )способность 9) a skill )достигать, добиваться 10) a level j)уровень