I. CULTURE – IMPORTANT FAMILIES (20 points)

SET 3
- 15th October 2012
I. CULTURE – IMPORTANT FAMILIES
(20 points)
THE UK - THE ROYAL FAMILY (12 points)
1. Which Queen or King was the longest-ruling monarch in England and for how long
did he/she reign (total time)?
2. How many children and grandchildren do The Queen Elizabeth II have?
3. How is Queen Elizabeth related to her husband, Prince Philip?
4. Which of the Queen‟s grandchildren is an outstanding sports personality, having won
the bronze medal during the last Summer Olympic Games in London (which sport)?
5. When will The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their 65th wedding
anniversary?
6. What titles do the following Royal Family members have?
a) Prince William
b) Prince Philip
7. Who was called „People's Princess‟ and whose mother was she?
8. What is the surname of The Queen‟s children?
THE USA – THE AMERICAN FIRST FAMILIES (8 points)
9. What is the meaning of the President‟s first name? Which language does it come
from?
10. What is the First Lady‟s profession?
11. Where do Barrack Obama and his family live?
12. Who was the youngest American president?
13. Which US President‟s son became the President to?
14.
Whose wife is now U.S. Secretary of State and what is her name?
II. GRAMMAR - Present Simple or
(10 points)
Present Continuous?
Uzupełnij zdania odpowiednią formą czasownika w nawiasie. Zastosuj czasy Present Simple
lub Present Continuous:
15. Joan and her sister ___________________ (hurry) to work now.
16. They ____________________ (not like) vegetable soup.
17. Our grandfather _____________________ (listen) to the radio now.
18. My baby ___________________ (not sleep) at the moment.
19. He ___________________ (not work) at school.
20. Those boys ___________________ (be) from Oxford, too.
21. Peter`s girlfriend sometimes __________________ (come) to our house.
22. The children _________________ (run) together at the moment.
23. I __________________ (not live) in the country.
24. My friend`s sister often __________________ (read) books after supper.
III. VOCABULARY – FAMILY MEMBERS (10 points)
Przyjrzyj się drzewu rodowemu i uzupełnij zdania właściwymi nazwami członków rodziny.
Emily + Archibald
Diana + John
Brenda Jane Chris
Lucy + George
Tom
25. Emily is Tom‟s ……………………………… .
26. Diana is John‟s ……………………………… .
27. Chris is Diana and John‟s …………………… .
28. Achibald is Lucy‟s …………………………... .
29. Brenda is Jane‟s ……………………………… .
30. Jane is Amy‟s ………………………………… .
31. Lucy is Tom‟s ………………………………… .
32. George is Jane‟s ……………………………… .
33. Diana is Tom‟s ………………………………... .
34. Tom is Amy‟s …………………………………. .
Amy + Lucas
SET 3 - ANSWERS
I. CULTURE – Important Families (20 points)
1. Queen Victoria; 63 years; seven months and two days ( 2 points)
2. four children, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
3. They are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria (they are third cousins).
4. Zara Phillips; she‟s a famous equestrian. (2 points)
5. on 20 November 2012.
6. a) The Duke of Cambridge; b) The Duke of Edinburgh (2 points)
7. Lady Diana; Prince William & Prince Harry (2 points)
8. Mountbatten-Windsor.
9. From Swahili, meaning “blessed by God”. (2 points)
10. She‟s a lawyer.
11. The White House, Washington, D.C.
12. Theodore Roosevelt
13. George H. W. Bush, John Adams
14. Bill Clinton; Hillary Rodham Clinton (2 points)
II. GRAMMAR – Present Simple or Present Continuous (10
points)
15. are hurrying
16. don‟t like
17. is listening
18. isn‟t sleeping
19. doesn‟t work
20. are
21. comes
22. are running
23. don‟t live
24. reads
III. VOCABULARY – Family Members (10 points)
25. grandmother
26. wife
27. son
28. father
29. sister
30. cousin
31. mother
32. uncle
33. aunt
34. brother
TOTAL: 40 points