Task 2: Read the texts. Determine if the statements 1-7 correspond to the text (1-True), do not correspond (2-False), or are not stated (3-Not stated).

Solution:

1. This academic year, Laura has been late to school only once. 3) Not stated
2. It was the first time the narrator had met Laura's grandmother. 1) True
3. Laura's grandmother was the only child in the family. 3) Not stated
4. In the circus, Laura's grandmother performed as a clown. 2) False (She performed as a child and enjoyed wearing costumes, but the text states she didn't like wearing a wig and a clown costume, and her parents often got her to take part in her twin brothers' clown performance, implying it wasn't her main role or something she enjoyed.)
5. Laura's grandmother had no photos of herself as a child. 3) Not stated
6. Laura's grandmother did not go to school. 1) True (She was homeschooled because the circus travelled a lot.)
7. Laura's grandmother could speak five languages. 3) Not stated (The text mentions she was good at languages and her co-workers taught her, but not the number of languages.)

Ответ: 1-3, 2-1, 3-3, 4-2, 5-3, 6-1, 7-3.