Reading: My Favourite Place. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F) or Not Stated (NS). Text: Rick lives in a big city, but his favourite place is his grandma’s cottage. It is in a small village in the north of England. The cottage is not very big but it’s very cosy. There is a beautiful garden around it with lots of flowers. Grandma has a cat and two dogs. She is very fond of animals. Last summer, Rick spent a month there. Every morning, he helped Grandma feed her pets. In the afternoon, he usually cycled to the river with his friends. They swam and went fishing. In the evening, they often played board games or watched films. They had a lot of fun. Rick is going to go there again next summer. 1) Rick’s grandma lives in a big city. 2) Grandma has a lot of pets. 3) Last summer, Rick stayed at his grandma’s for two months. 4) Rick went fishing with his friends. 5) Rick is going to visit his grandma next winter.

1) F (False) — бабушкина дача находится в маленькой деревне, а не в большом городе.

2) T (True) — у бабушки есть кошка и две собаки, то есть несколько домашних животных.

3) F (False) — Рик провёл там один месяц, а не два.

4) T (True) — в тексте сказано, что Рик с друзьями ходил на рыбалку.

5) F (False) — Рик собирается поехать туда следующим летом, а не зимой.

Ответ: 1) F; 2) T; 3) F; 4) T; 5) F.