2. Fill in the articles where necessary.
Example: What do you think of New Zealand? ->
What do you think of - New Zealand?
1. New Zealand became an official British colony in 1840.
2. The old image of life in NZ as a cultural desert no longer applies.
3. The beach is the only place to be on a hot summer's day.
4. South Island was known as the Canoe of Maui.
5. Robert Scott led two journeys to the South Pole.
6. The Kiwi fruit takes pride of place on top of the eggwhite and sugar dessert known as the Pavlova.
7. Fortunately, we were able to take a day trip to a mountain - Mt Cook.
8. There are thousands of kilometres of tracks leading to . Lake Waikaremoana or the Tasman Sea coast.
3. Read the legend "The Story of Aoraki" and put in the where necessary.
The Story of Aoraki
Mt Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain, is called Aoraki by the Maori.
According to a legend, which explains how the mountain's name came about, Aoraki and his three brothers were the sons of Rakinui, Sky Father. They were on a
voyage around Papatuanuku, Earth Mother, when their canoe was stranded after striking a reef in the ocean. Aoraki and his brothers climbed on the top side of their
canoe. Cold south wind hit them, froze them, and turned them into stone. The legend says their canoe became New Zealand's South Island which was then called Te Waka o Aoraki. Aoraki, the tallest of the brothers, gave his name to the highest peak. His brothers and members of his crew became the mountains of the Southern Alps.
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1. read the text. for questions (1—6) choose and circle the correct answer (a, b, c or d doing household chores is a necessary part of our life. i am ben and i have a lot of duties. my parents are often tired and i must take care of them. everybody is happy when their home is bright and clean. i think that doing my household chores is fun. i sweep the floor, tidy my room, clean the shoes, dust the furniture, make food myself and do every kind of work. it’s not easy to do every kind of work at home, but i try to learn doing everything myself. very often i go to the market with my mother. we buy some vegetables and fruit. then i help my mother to carry them. we have got a country house. there is a big garden with many trees, bushes and flowers in it. there is a lot of work in our garden as well and i help my parents do it. we sweep the yard, cut away dry and useless branches of the trees, weed the flowerbeds and look after our dog. i usually clean my flat on friday. i believe that doing some chores makes a man feel fine and satisfied with his own life. 1) helping about the house is something a) that you do regularly c) given at school b) that you do only on sunday d) you do when you are tired 2) everybody likes it when . a) their house is dirty c) their house is tidy b) someone painted their house d) there are many things on the floor 3) ben thinks that household chores should be done . a) at weekends c) together with his family b) by his mother d) by himself 4) ben’s family keeps a dog as a pet . a) in their flat c) in the yard b) in their country house d) in the bathroom 5) ben usually has a lot of work about the house . a) on monday c) on saturday b) on friday d) on wednesday 2. make the following sentences true to the text. 1) the boy has several duties about the house, but not many. 2) from time to time he goes to the supermarket with his mother. 3) the boy never helps his parents with their work in the garden.
2 c
3 d
4 c
5 b
1) The boy has a lot of duties about the house.
2) Very often he goes to the supermarket with his mother.
3) The boy helps his parents with their work in the garden.