Question

Reading Task 1. Read the text about Kenneth.
Mark the sentences TRUE or FALSE according to the context. My dream job
My dream job would be becoming a professional baseball player. I grew up playing little league baseball. I was never the best player on the team; yet, playing baseball was something I would look forward to doing every day and just have fun doing it. I haven’t played baseball for the last four years. I really miss the times when I would just have that happy feeling when my dad would drive up to the park, when I would get a base hit, when I would catch a fly ball, or just the fact that I was a part of a team. So many baseball players these days take their jobs for granted. Many play baseball not just because they are good at it, but because of the money. Alex Rodriguez signed a $252 million contract for the Texas Rangers in 2000. Anybody in the entire world would love to be in his shoes. After all, what would you do with $252 million? For myself, I would love to be in Alex Rodriguez’s shoes, not because of the money, not because of the fame, but because if I were in his shoes, I would just treasure every moment of every second that I am on the field. I would feel like the luckiest person alive every time I am reminded that I am living the dream, a dream that many people like myself would die to get the chance to do. 50
Example: A lot of players take their jobs for granted. True
1. Kenneth would like to be a baseball player because he was always the best in the team. ______ [1]
2. He enjoyed himself while playing baseball. ______ [1]
3. He has continuously played basketball since he was a child. ______ [1]
4. He enjoys being a part of a baseball team. ______ [1]
5. He believes that money is one of the main reasons to become a baseball player. ______ [1]
6. Kenneth would like to be in Alex Rodriguez’s place because of the fame. ______ [1] Total [6]
Task 2. Grammar (Reported Speech). Rewrite the sentences from direct into reported speech.
1 “ I haven’t done my homework yet” said Dana. (1)
2 “ I will live in Canada” he said to Nurbek. (1)
3 “ We were working in garden” Marat told me. (1)
4 “ I went to the cinema yesterday” said Timur, (1)
5 “ We are student” they said,(1)
Total [5]
Task 3. Answer the questions:
1 What do you want to be? Why? (1)
2 What kind of popular professions do you know? (1)
3 Where would you like to live in future? (1)
4 What kind of part time jobs do you know? (1)
Total [4]

Answer 1

1.

• Kenneth would like to be a baseball player because he was always the best in the team. - FALSE
• He enjoyed himself while playing baseball. - TRUE
• He has continuously played basketball since he was a child. - FALSE
• He enjoys being a part of a baseball team. - TRUE
• He believes that money is one of the main reasons to become a baseball player. - FALSE
• Kenneth would like to be in Alex Rodriguez’s place because of the fame. - FALSE

2.

• Dana said that she hadn't done her homework yet.
• He told Nurbek that he would live in Canada.
• Marat told me that they had been working in garden.
• Timur said that he had gone to the cinema the day before.
• They said that they were students.

3.

• I want to become a pilot. Because I would like to travel around the world.
• A software developer, lawyer, doctor are the most popular professions.  
• I would like to live in Italy.
• A cashier, tutor, cafeteria worker, social media coordinator are part-time jobs that I know.