Spotlight 9 test on module 2

Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).

American National No Housework Day

No Housework Day is one of those days you see on calendars on the Internet but don’t know where it came from. It is always on April 7th. It is one day of the year when it is OK to do nothing in the house. Everybody has the day off from doing the household chores. It’s OK to let the dishes and washing pile up; it’s no problem to let another layer of dust settle on top of the TV; and it’s absolutely fine to leave the vacuum cleaner in its corner for the day. The laundry will be just fine in the basket until tomorrow. And as for cooking, make sure you have a home-delivery phone number handy. Or even better,  get yourself off to a restaurant. This is also a good day for those who never do anything around the house, who never lift a finger, to appreciate those who do the housework.

1 statement

1. 1. National No Housework Day was founded by American doctors.

Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).

American National No Housework Day

No Housework Day is one of those days you see on calendars on the Internet but don’t know where it came from. It is always on April 7th. It is one day of the year when it is OK to do nothing in the house. Everybody has the day off from doing the household chores. It’s OK to let the dishes and washing pile up; it’s no problem to let another layer of dust settle on top of the TV; and it’s absolutely fine to leave the vacuum cleaner in its corner for the day. The laundry will be just fine in the basket until tomorrow. And as for cooking, make sure you have a home-delivery phone number handy. Or even better,  get yourself off to a restaurant. This is also a good day for those who never do anything around the house, who never lift a finger, to appreciate those who do the housework.

2 statement

1. 1. April 7^th is the day off in the USA

Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).

American National No Housework Day

No Housework Day is one of those days you see on calendars on the Internet but don’t know where it came from. It is always on April 7th. It is one day of the year when it is OK to do nothing in the house. Everybody has the day off from doing the household chores. It’s OK to let the dishes and washing pile up; it’s no problem to let another layer of dust settle on top of the TV; and it’s absolutely fine to leave the vacuum cleaner in its corner for the day. The laundry will be just fine in the basket until tomorrow. And as for cooking, make sure you have a home-delivery phone number handy. Or even better,  get yourself off to a restaurant. This is also a good day for those who never do anything around the house, who never lift a finger, to appreciate those who do the housework.

3 statement

1. Home-delivery from restaurants is impossible on No Housework Day.

Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).

You could celebrate it a little differently; if you’re not the person who normally does the housework, why not take over just for today? Or if you have an elderly neighbour, how about offering to help out with chores this No Housework Day?

What is housework, exactly? If you never do it, you probably never think about this. It is a lot of hard work and someone does it every single day. It starts while the rest of the house is still asleep. Next time you wake up, listen to see if you can hear the washing machine working or smell the coffee machine. It happens while you are still trying to open your eyes at the breakfast table. Then while you are at school, the breakfast dishes are magically cleaned, the tables wiped and the dishes all put in their place. You come home from school and the bath is clean, again. Your shirts are washed, ironed, and hanging in your closet, again. The toothpaste tube in the bathroom is never empty. Who does all this invisible housework?

4 statement

1.  Those who do housework get up earlier than the rest of the family.

1. 1. Fill in the gaps with the correct particle. 

1. John gave his sister a big bunch of flowers to make … forgetting her birthday.

1. 1. Fill in the gaps with the correct particle. 

1. Don`t believe him – he`s always making … stories.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct –ing or infinitive forms.
   I will... the house hold chores, I always relax on the sofa.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct –ing or infinitive forms.

Mary wants... work early today.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct –ing or infinitive forms.

My sister didn`t let me ... the room.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct –ing or infinitive forms.

You can`t avoid ... to Sam forever, Kate.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct –ing or infinitive forms.

She doesn`t like... anything but sports shoes.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct –ing or infinitive forms.

She promised ... harder.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct –ing or infinitive forms.

Remember ...heavy clothes and boots with you.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct –ing or infinitive forms.

Alan prefers...alone.

1. Form nouns from the adjectives given below using suffixes.

We all should understand the _____________ of such activities.

important

1. Form nouns from the adjectives given below using suffixes.

Thank you for your ____________ and hospitality.

kind

1. Form nouns from the adjectives given below using suffixes.

We all should understand the _____________ of such activities.

important

Match two parts of a word expression:

1.make ...

2. do...

3.take...

4. household...

5. mop...

1.

make

2.

do

3.

take

4.

household

5.

mop

1. Match the activities with the places where you can do them.

    

1.

Newsagent’s

2.

Grocer’s 

3.

Chemist’s

4.

Baker's

5.

Hairdresser’s

6.

Butcher's

7.

Supermarket

 Choose the right form:

She can`t be a model. She isn`t  slim ________________.

 Choose the right form:

They don`t like lard. They think it is __________________ fat to eat.

 Choose the right form:

Do they have ________________money to buy this flat?