Енглески језик 7, радна свеска, старо издање, Нови Логос

READING
Internet games
I can talk about
important dates
1 Read the text. Tick ✓ the correct box.
The writer wrote this text to …
a give information about a website.
b ask for advice.
c improve his / her English.
Teen Second Life
Jan Hofman has never scored less than 80%
in an English test and his spoken English is
amazing. But Jan hasn’t had extra English
classes at school and he hasn’t read an English
dictionary. In fact, Jan spends at least three
hours a day playing a game online. What’s his
secret? Why is Jan so brilliant at English? His
secret is TSL – Teen Second Life.
TSL is a virtual world for thirteen to seventeenyear-olds
and it’s free to join. In TSL, teenagers
from around the world have their own avatar.
Avatars can go shopping and spend money –
‘Linden dollars’ – in the shops. They can make
friends and play sports. They can even join a
band and play music!
How has TSL helped Jan Hofman to improve
his English? ‘There are a lot of places in TSL
where you can improve your English,’ explains
Jan. ‘The British Council has got a special island
in TSL and I’ve spent most of my time there.
They don’t give English lessons, but there are
games and competitions in English. I also like
the Global Kids island, where I learn a lot about
social and world problems, all in English. The
best thing about TSL is simply chatting. I love
messaging players from other countries. I think
anyone who wants to practise their English
should log on to TSL!’
2 Find the words in the text and match
them with the definitions.
1 score a very good
2 brilliant b about society
3 social c to get better at something
4 avatar d to get points
5 improve e online character
3 Read the text again. Choose the correct
answers.
Jan Hofman’s English is .
a very good b OK c really bad
1 Jan Hofman .
a reads dictionaries
b has extra English classes
c plays a game online
2 TSL is .
a a school b a dictionary c a game
3 TSL has helped Jan to .
a practise English b learn about England
c spend money
4 Jan enters competitions on the island.
a British Council’s b Global Kids c Linden
5 TSL is a good place to .
a play computer games
b communicate in English
c discuss the world’s problems
4 Answer the questions. Write complete
sentences.
Does Jan spend a long time online?
Yes, he spends at least three hours a day online.
1 How much does it cost to join TSL?
2 Who can join TSL?
3 What can avatars do in TSL?
4 What does Jan do on the Global Kids island?
5 What has Jan enjoyed most about TSL?
6 Who does Jan chat with?
Build your vocabulary
5 Match sentence halves 1–6 with a–f.
1 I turn on the
2 He felt very
3 They made a lot of
4 She recognized
5 I spent all of
6 They fought
a the girl in the photo.
b my money on my
new laptop.
c computer when I get
home.
d battles in the online
game.
e sad when his cat
died.
f noise at the party.
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