1
Read the text again and decide which person the sentence talks about.
Flavia
Keira
Maria
1 She became famous before she
was five.
2 She left her country of origin when
she was three.
3 She knew what job she wanted to
do when she was three.
4 Her parents treated her normally.
5 She continued her schoolwork
while developing her talent.
6 Her talent has made her rich.
2
Find these phrasal verbs in the text. Match them to their definitions.
go into
1
2
3
4
5
grow up
hang out
look after
take after
look or behave like an older relative = __________
spend time in a particular place or with particular people = __________
start working in a particular type of job or business = __________
take care of someone or something = __________
develop into an adult = __________
3
Complete these sentences using the phrasal verbs in exercise 2.
1
I think girls __________ more quickly than boys.
2
On Saturdays I usually __________ with my friends.
3
I would like to __________ the entertainment industry.
4
I always have to __________ my younger brother.
5
I __________ my mother. We both have the same hair and eyes.
4
What are the best conditions for a child to develop?
changing schools frequently
eating a lot of fast food
going to bed early
having a lot of friends
having a lot of money
having supportive parents
having very strict parents
missing breakfast
mixing with other children
taking regular exercise
travelling to other countries
watching a lot of TV
9.
Quantity expressions
With countable nouns
How many people?
Too many, lots, a lot,
Not many, a few,
Not enough
With uncountable nouns
How much traffic?
Too much, a lot, lots,
Not much, a little,
Not enough
1 Complete the headings for each category (A, B, C) with
countable or uncountable.
A: with _____ nouns B: with _____ nouns C: with _____ nouns
How many?
How much?
not enough
too many
too much
a lot (of)
not many
not much
lots (of)
a few
a little
2 Underline the correct quantity expression in each of these
sentences.
a I don’t eat much / many bread.
b I eat a few / lots of fruit.
c I drink too much / too many tea.
d I don’t eat much / enough vegetables.
e I eat a lot of / a little cakes.
f I don’t drink enough / many water.
1
Are these words countable (C) or uncountable (U). Write C or U.
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
bag
information
bread
money
sugar
advice
luggage
milk
travel
hair
2
Underline the correct words.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
How many / How much work does he do with his Russian clients?
I have a few / a little information about their company.
Japan doesn’t have much / many oil, gas or coal.
We pay a lot of / much money for their services.
How much / How many orange juice is there?
Is there some / any coffee in the cupboard?
How much / How many luggage have you got?
Excuse me, could I have any / some information about the job, please?
3
Choose the correct word, A or B.
1
Would you like ________ tea?
A any
B some
Have you bought _____ fruit today?
A any
B some
How _____ eggs do you need for the cake?
A much
B many
Can you spend _____ minutes helping me?
A a few
B a little
I try to spend _______ time every day revising for exams.
A a few
B some
2
3
4
5
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
accommodation
work
sandwich
week
coffee
hotel
cheese
problem
rice
knife
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
15.
Life through a lens: How Britain’s children eat, sleep and breathe TV
A survey has shown that in modern-day Britain many children spend a lot of their daily lives watching
television. They watch TV before they go to school, when they return home, as they eat their evening
meal and then (63% of them – a much higher percentage than read a book each day) in bed at night.
The survey of five to 16-year-olds shows that four out of every five children now have a TV set in their
bedroom.
Many children now do other things while they watch television, including social networking on the
Internet, looking from their laptop to the TV screen and back again. Even if they are concentrating on
the television, young people often do not watch just one programme. Boys in particular often switch
from one channel to another and back again to watch two programmes at the same time. The survey,
from the market research agency Childwise, will make many people worried that childhood is now more
about private space and sedentary activities than about play, social interaction or the child’s own
imagination.
The survey also shows that children are watching more television than before. The amount of
television-watching decreased over the last three years but is now increasing again. This is mainly the
result of more girls watching soaps.
Children’s use of the Internet is also increasing rapidly. This means British children spend an average
of five hours and 20 minutes in front of a screen every day, compared with four hours and 40 minutes
five years ago. But children do not read for pleasure as much as they did in the past. Four out of five
children read books in their own time but only one out of four read books every day and only 53% at
least once a week.
The survey interviewed 1,147 children in 60 schools around England, Scotland and Wales. It found that
children aged 5 to 16 watch television for an average 2.6 hours a day, and one in 10 say they watch
more than four hours a day. The survey also asked if children watched television while eating dinner or
in bed before going to sleep. It found that 58% watch during their evening meal, while 63% lie in bed
watching TV (rising to almost 75% of 13 to 16-year-olds). 66% – particularly the youngest children –
watch before school, and 83% turn on the television after returning home.
Rosemary Duff, the research director of Childwise, said television was now “a part of children’s lives”.
She said that children watch it in a different way now. “In the past they paid a lot of attention when they
watched television but now it is everywhere, at home and everywhere you go.”
“Children now multitask. They have one eye on the television while they read magazines or use the
computer,” Duff said. When Childwise asked boys to choose between programmes on different
channels they often didn’t want to choose and said they wanted to ‘watch both’. “They switch from one
programme to another and cannot imagine that they need to make a decision. They are surprised when
you ask them to make a choice.” Computers are also now a key part of children’s private worlds. “The
Internet is now an important part of most young people’s lives,” says the study. 85% of five to 16-yearolds use the Internet, and over a third (including a quarter of five to six-year-olds) own a computer or
laptop. On average, they go online just over four times a week and spend two hours online each time.
The survey shows that children are using the Internet more and more, especially younger children. This
is mainly because of social networking sites like Bebo. The main reason children use the Internet is
communication (social networking), then fun (online games) and finally studying. Almost three quarters
(72%) of children have visited a social networking site, and over half have their own profile. Sometimes
they lie about their age if there are minimum age requirements to join a social networking site. Children
as young as eight are now joining sites like these. Kathy Evans, policy director of the Children’s
Society, which is studying modern childhood, said that people are worried about the possible results of
children’s TV and Internet viewing habits. The Children’s Society will publish a report next month on
children and technology.
13.