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Is Twilight really over?

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Turkeys

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A New look at Thanksgiving

Communist teens Remembering the ’80s

Dear Readers,

I always say that November is the month that I would most gladly cross out of the calendar. It’s wet, everything is wrapped in fog and it’s just unpleasant. Christmas is too far away… and Christmas madness too close. But it’s true that without the eleventh month, we would miss some major anniversaries. In the Czech Republic we celebrate the day when the country got its freedom back and became democratic after 40 long years of communism. In this issue of Gate we looked at the time before 1989. We asked two people who were teenagers at that time to remember what it was like to come of age in a system where free thinking and being way different was suppressed. In their memories, they also talk about more practical things like fashion and music. It might explain the

weird tastes of your parents. We also prepared a little photoalbum from the time of the Velvet Revolution. Of course, we also didn’t forget about the American holiday of Thanksgiving. So you might find out how the English-speaking Indian Squanto was really important to the birth of this popular US celebration. And if you want to test your English skills and compare them with other schools, you can take the Scio test. We also bring you an extra CD with test listening exercises and some music to make your autumn go by faster. Whatever holiday you celebrate, enjoy the second issue of Gate.

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4 Issue Growing up under the Red Star

16 Film The End of Twilight

21 Science Why Do Leaves Change Color?

Find out what it was like to be a teenager in communist Czechoslovakia.

Enjoy listening to music from the 1960s to the latest Bond tune.

Czech History Photoalbum 1989–1991

7 Film Thinking Time

You have a chance to win five tickets to the zoo! Read the animal series in Gate magazine, answer the question correctly, and go and see the animals! Gate has always something special for you! We will publish the winners on our Facebook page.

24 Photo Story Movie Night

10 Tradition The Day of the Big Turkey

25 Exam Scio Test Stonožka

12 ZOO Welcome to the Jungle!

36 Comic Garfield

13 Animal Devil the Honey Badger

of linkin park + posters and twilight

14 Animated Series Futurama

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Win tickets to the Prague Zoo!

22 Music From the ‘60s to the Latest James Bond Tune

8 Sport Floorball Fever

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→ solutions pp. 4–5 → Growing Up: 1 Alice, 2 Jiří, 3 Jiří, 4 Alice, 5 Alice, 6 Jiří p. 7 → Thinking Time: Across: 3 hairdresser, 5 banker, 6 baker, 7 builder, 9 politician, 10 author, 11 vet, Down: 1 chef, 2 director, 4 artist, 8 doctor, 9 pilot, 11 teacher

pp. 8–9 → Floorball:

pp. 14–15 → Futurama:

A) shirt, B) shorts, C) sport shoes, D) socks, E) stick; 1 gól, 2 branka, 3 hokejka, 4 hůl

1C, 2D, 3A, 4B

pp 10–11 → Thanksgiving: 1B, 2A, 3D, 4C, 5E, 6F p. 13 → Devil:

p. 16 → Twilight: I. B; II. sample order: B, C, D, A, E, F p. 21 → Leaves: 1D, 2B, 3E, 4A, 5C

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Growing Up Under The Communism is part of our history. But what was it really like to grow up under communism? Gate asked two people who were teenagers in the 1970s and 1980s.

s y a D s n a e J t M y C arro Alice Zavadilová,

What is communism? It’s a way of political thinking that believes all people are equal1 and have the same things. It’s a nice idea  but in reality it didn’t work. Only the members of the communist party2 had all the power and advantages3. They controlled people’s lives, you couldn’t travel to the West and say anything against the party.

In the ’80s, we all wore jeans called ‘mrkváče’ because they had a shape like a carrot. They made a perfect outfit. I even had a pair of carrot stonewashed jeans called ‘plísňáky’.

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a sociologist and a mother of three, was a true teenager of the ’80s.

West? Forbidden!

Teen loves

We loved western clothes and toys. But we were not allowed4 to travel to the West. At home we talked about the lack5 of freedom in our communist country. But we were quiet about it at school.

When I went to a secondary school, I became interested in English and American music and films. My best friend and I were not interested in disco music like Modern Talking and Samantha Fox. We preferred ’60s music, especially The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones… Every evening after school we listened to the old vinyl records9 that my parents brought from England in 1968.

“Do you want some bony?” The one thing that everybody wanted was good jeans! But you could only buy them from a special store called Tuzex. It was a shop that sold goods6 from the West. But to shop there you needed special money (bony). Money changers called ‘veksláci’ exchanged this money on Wenceslas Square in Prague. They usually asked “Do you want some bony?”. They looked funny in their stonewashed jeans7 and perms8.

Shall I stay or shall I go? Because we were crazy about everything Anglo-American and we didn’t want to live in a communist state, we decided to emigrate with my friend to Canada. Luckily, the Velvet Revolution came...

y a w A t o G o h W e n O The Jiří Moudrý

GLOSSARY Radio Luxembourg – a radio station based in Luxembourg, which played pop music. It was a source of Western music for people in communist countries.

is a computer programmer. In the 1980s he emigrated with his sister from communist Czechoslovakia to the USA.

Do you remember something from your school days? The Soviet Union was untouchable10. One time in my history class, I asked why the Soviet Union declared war on Japan after Hiroshima. The teacher wrote my name down. I knew that I was in trouble, and that I could be an enemy of the system. How about travelling to the West? Well, you could visit the West. But usually the communist leaders made sure that you would come back. For example, my parents wanted to visit West Berlin. First we left our sister behind11 in Prague. It meant that we would return. And we got a document called a ‘výjezdní doložka’ for visiting the West. Every teenager likes music. What did you listen to? The Czech radio had a lot of stations that played ‘dechovka’. Later, I tried

1 What do you know about the communist regime? What couldn't people do?

to listen to Radio Luxembourg*, but it was hard to tune into12. I remember when John Lennon died in 1980; the newspapers wrote about it a lot. I was really surprised because you couldn’t find his music anywhere.

2 What is the most difficult thing about living in a communist system? Complete the sentences with ‘Jiří’ or ‘Alice’ so that they are true.

What did people wear? There wasn’t much fashion – we all wore similar clothes. But we had a West German magazine called Burda! My family and friends made clothes using the patterns13 from the magazine.

1 ______ planned to leave the country but didn’t do it. 2 ______ left the country to live abroad. 3 ______ wore hand-made clothes. 4 ______ wore jeans named after a vegetable. 5 ______ had original English records. 6 ______ read about the death of a Beatle.

When did you leave Czechoslovakia? I left the country when I was 19 years old. My dad had escaped two years earlier to the United States and was living in San Francisco. My sister and I went to visit him on holiday and decided to stay. It was hard because we had to leave family and friends, my university, and our home.

Learn a phrasal verb: Grow up It means to get older. “I don’t want to grow up and go to work.”

Take a look at these crazy outfits! This is a photo from a popular film at the time Discopříběh (1987) about a teenager in love.

Foto © Miloš Schmiedberger

vocabulary 1 equal ["i;kw(@)l] – rovný 2 party – politická strana 3 advantage [@d"vA;ntIdZ] – výhoda 4 we were not allowed to [@"laUd] – nesměli jsme 5 lack [l&k] – nedostatek 6 goods [gUdz] – zboží 7 stonewashed jeans – plísňové džíny 8 perm – trvalá (účes) 9 vinyl records – gramofonové desky (vinylové) 10 untouchable [Vn"tVtS@b(@)l] – nedotknutelný 11 to leave behind – zanechat 12 to tune into [tju;n] – naladit 13 pattern – střih → solution on page 3

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Jo Molloy (UK) Hana Blažková (CR)

t e v l e V N O I T LU ened p p a h at wh ? en h w and

REVO

ollow our photo story to get a simple look at historical events that changed the Czech Republic. It’s called a ‘timeline’ when you look at things in order of time.

NOVEMBER 1989 Just the beginning… It all starts with a peaceful student protest on the 17th November 1989. Police stop the protest using violence1. The newspapers and media don’t report2 the story, but the news still spreads3 among the people and more and more demonstrations start against the communist system.

DECEMBER 1989 Losing power…

There are more protests, people across the country go on strike4 and the communist regime starts breaking apart5 – the Velvet Revolution is working! The communist president Gustáv Husák resigns (leaves his job).

Go west… The borders (= lines between countries) to the west open! Now people can go to West

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Germany or Austria, many of them for the first time in their lives. They can visit friends or family, or go shopping to buy things they could not buy at home, like music records, tapes6, books, food or new clothes.

Havel for president A few days before New Year’s Eve the popular leader of the Velvet Revolution, Václav Havel, becomes president of free Czechoslovakia. The people stop their strike and the Velvet Revolution ends! Later in June 1990 Czechoslovakia becomes a democracy! For the first time in 40 years the people are free to vote7 for more than one party in an election8.

AUGUST 1990 The Stones roll into Prague The rock and pop bands from the west that Czechs and Slovaks secretly listened to start to come to the country. One of the first was The Rolling Stones. Finally people could listen to music freely and enjoy rock concerts!

OCTOBER 1990 First pirate private radio A group of friends start a pirate radio station called Radio Stalin (it broadcasts9 under the former statue10 of Stalin in the underground tunnels of Letná). The police try to stop the radio station, but it is too popular. Later it becomes legal11 in 1991 and changes its name to Radio One.

JUNE 1991 … and the Russians go home! Hip, hip, hooray!!! Finally after long discussions the last Russian soldiers leave after more than 20 years of occupation (= foreign army enters a country to take control of it).

vocabulary 1 violence ["vaI@l@ns] – násilí 2 to report [rI"pO;t] – oznámit 3 to spread [spred] – rozšířit se 4 strike [straIk] – stávka 5 to break apart [breIk @"pA;t] – rozpadat se 6 tape [teIp] – kazeta 7 to vote [v@Ut] – hlasovat 8 election [I"lekS(@)n] – volby 9 to broadcast ["brO;dkA;st] – vysílat 10 former statue ["fO;m@ "st&tju;, -tSu;] – bývalá socha 11 legal ["li;g(@)l] – legální

U Z Z L E S

Thinking Time

1 2

Have fun with our new edition of puzzles and jokes.

3 4

Job Criss-Cross Fill in the criss-cross with the names of different jobs.

5 6

Down

Across

3 The man or woman who cuts your hair is a _____________ . 5 If you work with money, you might be a _____________ .

7 A person who makes houses is a _____________ . 9 A person who works in politics is a _____________ . 10 Someone who writes books or theatre plays is an _____________ .

9 13 10

11 If you look after sick animals, you are a _____________ .

WORD SCRAMBLE Unscramble these weather words. They are all adjectives and they can be used to describe the weather. We usually say:

‘It is ..........’

NS Y N U L Y C U DO AIR Y N Y IDN W Y W SON T MR Y SO GFOYG

GLOSSARY

2 If you tell other people what to do, you are a _____________ .

6 Someone who makes bread and cakes is a _____________ .

full moon – happens when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun (in Czech ‘úplněk’)

1 A man or woman who cooks food in a restaurant is a _____________ .

4 Someone who paints pictures, makes sculptures, takes photos is an _____________ . 8 If you help people when they are ill, you are a _____________ . 12 A person who flies a plane is a _____________ . 13 A person who helps you learn things is a _____________ .

Jokes and riddles What did you learn in school today? Not enough, I have to go back tomorrow. Why doesn´t anyone propose marriage to Saturn? It has a ring already. What do you get when two strawberries meet? A strawberry shake. Which animals can you eat before they are born and after they are dead? Chickens. Teacher: How fast does light travel? Student: I don’t know, but it always arrives too early in the morning. When can’t astronauts visit the moon? When it’s full*.

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SPORT tf

Jakub Turek (CR) www.horydoly.cz

Floorball fever

Floorball is the fifth most popular sport in the Czech Republic, with more than 50,000 players. And all you need is a stick, a special ball with holes and lots of energy! But what is floorball? Floorball is a type of indoor hockey, but without the ice. It is played on a small court3 about 40 metres long and 20 metres wide. Players, called ‘floorballers’, try to get the ball into the opponent’s goal, using their stick. There are two teams of six players: five players in the field4 and one goalkeeper5. Players can touch the ball only with their stick; they cannot play with their hands or their heads. Goalkeepers catch the ball with their hands because they don’t have a stick.

The beginning of floorball The game started in Sweden in the early 1970s. Soon Finland and Switzerland started playing it too. Now floorball 8

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is popular around the world, even in Nigeria and Pakistan! In the Czech Republic floorball began in the mid’90s. The Czech Republic has seven different floorball leagues with over 1,000 teams. One of the most famous tournaments6 is the Czech Open, which takes place every summer in Prague.

Simply the best The countries that fight for the title of the best men’s floorball team are the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. Sweden has won the most gold medals. But the world’s most famous player is Mika Kohonen from Finland. The Finnish also won the last floorball championship.

vocabulary 1 fever ["fi;v@] – horečka 2 hole [h@Ul] – otvor 3 court – hřiště 4 in the field – v poli 5 goalkeeper ["g@Ulki;p@] – brankář 6 tournament ["tU@n@m(@)nt] – turnaj 7 to weigh [weI] – vážit 8 above their knee level [ni; lev(@)l] – nad úroveň kolen 9 shot [SQt] – střela 10 injured ["IndZ@d] – zraněný 11 wheelchair ["wi;ltSe@] – invalidní vozík

Look at the picture and label the floorballer’s clothing and equipment.  shirt

 sport

shoes  shorts  stick  socks

Floorball On Wheels

An Interview with Štěpán Karásek Štěpán Karásek was injured10 during an accident and now has to use a wheelchair11. He started playing wheelchair floorball.

E) B)

What is your biggest success in sport? Before my accident, I played floorball just for fun and at school. I tried playing it in a wheelchair only two years ago. Since then I have played a full season in the wheelchair league. And we finished in second place. Read the complete interview on www.bridge-online.cz/gate, Studenti, Extra články section.

Did you know… … Floorball sticks have to weigh7 less than 350 grams and players cannot play the ball above their knee level8. The ball is made of plastic and has 28 holes, so it is very light, and that makes it travel very fast. The fastest floorball shot9 was over 200 kilometres an hour!

Which meaning do goal and stick have in these sentences?

Goal: “branka” or “gól”? 1 The Czech team won against the Finnish by two goals. (CR vs Finland 4:2) 2 He hit the ball into the goal.

Stick: “hokejka” or “hůl”? 3 Floorball sticks are shorter than ice‑hockey sticks. 4 The angry old man threatened me with his stick.

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tr adition

Nathaniel Patton (USA)

The Day of the big Turkey

The First Thanksgiving Read the first paragraph about this American holiday and fill in the verbs in the past simple. Be careful: some verbs are regular (-ed) and some irregular. In September 1620, a group of Pilgrims3 ______ (leave) England for a better life in America. They ______ (want) to live according to4 the teachings of the Bible and they ______ (not like) the Church of England5. But when they ______ (arrive) in the New World, they ______ (find) that life there was also difficult. They were not prepared for a strange, unknown continent, and many of these Pilgrims ______ (die) during the first, cold winter. When the spring ______ (begin), they ______ (have) a new problem: How to grow6 food to eat! → solutions on page 3

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What do you know about Thanksgiving? People eat a lot of turkey and it’s a big feast before Christmas. But how did it all start and why do Americans love this holiday? Squanto, the English-speaking Indian Luckily for the Pilgrims, the Native Americans in the area were friendly and helpful. And there was one native who spoke English! His name was Squanto. He was kidnapped7 and taken to England when he was young and came back home after a few years. Squanto and other natives showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn and other crops8. At the end of the summer, the Pilgrims had enough food for everyone. To thank the natives for their help, the colonists invited them to a three-day celebration and this was the first “Thanksgiving”.

An official holiday Even though the first Thanksgiving happened in 1621, it was just a tradition, not an official celebration. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln was the first president to name Thanksgiving as an official holiday. Other lawmakers changed the date and Thanksgiving is now celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday of November.

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Who’'s hungry?

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No one knows exactly what was on the menu for the very first Thanksgiving, but nowadays people usually eat foods that are traditional in North America. Label the photo with the words from the box.

Table with food A roast turkey B cranberry sauce C mashed potatoes

D green beans E pumpkin pie F bread rolls 5

→ solution on page 3

4 6

god bless you

1 3 uff!

Me? Why?

Explanation: Why turkey? Because in the 19th century this bird was cheap and could feed a big family. Plus it was considered a much more special meat than pork.

What are you

DISCUSS

thankful for ?

I'm thankful for… my friends / family / passing my math test…

vocabulary 1 Thanksgiving – díkůvzdání 2 feast – hostina 3 Pilgrim ["pIlgrIm] – zakladatel Plymouthské kolonie 4 according to – podle 5 Church of England – anglikánská církev 6 to grow [gr@U] – pěstovat 7 to kidnap ["kIdn&p] – unést 8 crop – plodina 9 thankful – vděčný 10 in need – v nouzi 11 to pardon – dát milost

Thanksgi ving menu

turkey ["t3;ki] – krocan Don’t forget that the country stretched between Asia and Europe is also Turkey, just with a capital T. cranberry sauce ["kr&nb(@)ri sO;s] – brusinková omáčka pumpkin ["pVm(p)kIn] – dýně

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ANIMALS

Photo © Zuzana Pernicová

Welcome to the

jungle!

Nathaniel Patton (USA)

Prague is known for its castle, churches and bridges. But each year 1.2 milion tourists visit one attraction out of the city centre – Prague Zoo in Troja. When it first opened in 1931, there were only a few animals. Today the zoo has about 5,000 different animals. Many of them are endangered1, such as the Komodo dragon2, the largest lizard3 in the world. Did you know that the zoo can only get the dragon as a gift from the government of Indonesia?

Zoo babies Prague Zoo is famous for its breeding programs4. For example, the zoo experts breed Przewalski’s horse, which is the last wild horse in the world. Over 200 foals (= baby horses) have been born in Prague Zoo. Some of them were put back into the wild.

Get your own tiger! Animal adoption Become an animal parent and adopt an animal of your choice for a year. Your money will help feed them and take care of them. Of course larger animals like bears and elephants are more expensive. People who adopt an animal get free tickets to the zoo and their name is placed next to the animal’s living space. Go to www.zoopraha.cz, and click on the “Pomozte nám” section on the menu and don’t forget to fill in the form. You can also sponsor an animal by sending minimum CZK 100. Sitting around in cages isn’t much fun. So workers plan special activities for animals. They teach sea lions5 and elephants tricks6 or they make ice cream for polar bears.

vocabulary 1 endangered [In"deIn(d)Z@, en-] – ohrožený 2 Komodo dragon [k@"m@Ud@U "dr&g(@)n] – varan komodský 3 lizard ["lIz@d] – ještěr 4 breeding program ["bri;dIN] – chovatelský program 5 sea lion – lachtan 6 trick – kousek A Gabon talapoin monkey

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In the 2008 chart of the best zoos, Prague Zoo was voted the seventh best.

ANIMALS

Devil the Honey Badger (medojed Čert) Patrick Phillips (USA)

name

Devil the Honey Badger from

food

Tanzania

Almost anything

Honey badgers are found in Africa and Asia. They can live just about anywhere. You can find them in thick forests, wet jungles, and empty plains1.

Honey badgers love honey. But not only honey! They eat dead animals (phooey2!). They also love to eat snakes, even poisonous3 ones like cobras! Really, nothing is too disgusting4 for honey badgers. They are like garbage men5 in nature.

defence

You can see Devil and Bára at Prague Zoo, in the “Afrika zblízka” pavilion. Come visit them, they will be pleased to see you!

A) nikde B) všude C) skoro všude

relationship

Skin, fur, claws, anal glands

It's complicated

Badgers are experts in self-defense6. Their skin is very hard, and it is covered by thick fur7. They also have very sharp claws8. And finally, honey badgers have a secret weapon9 – anal glands10. They can produce a terrible smell. It is so bad, that everyone will quickly run away!

Devil the badger is different from most other badgers – he has a steady11 girlfriend. Most badgers in the wild12 are loners13, but Devil had Káca. One day Káca ran away from Devil and left him alone! But Devil is not a badger who likes to think about the past14. He is now in a happy relationship with a new girlfriend, Bára.

vocabulary

How do you translate “just about anywhere“ in They can live just about anywhere. Žijí…

Photo © Khalil Baalbaki, Zoo Praha

This year we are going to introduce the celebrities of Prague Zoo, special animals who have interesting personalities! This time, it’s

1 plain [pleIn] – pláň, planina 2 phooey ["fu;i] – fuj 3 poisonous ["pOIz(@)n@s] – jedovatý 4 disgusting [dIs"gVstIN] – nechutný 5 garbage man ["gA;bIdZ] – popelář 6 self-defense [selfdI"fens] – sebeobrana 7 thick fur [TIk f3;] – hustá srst 8 claws [klO;z] – drápy 9 weapon ["wep(@)n] – zbraň 10 anal glands [gl&ndz] – anální (pachové) žlázy 11 steady – stálá 12 in the wild – v divočině 13 loner ["l@Un@] – samotář 14 past – minulost

compe t iti o n What do honey badgers usually eat? A) only honey B) almost everything C) other honey badgers Email your answer with your name and address to competition@ bridge-online.cz, subject “zoo” by December 14 and win one of five tickets to Prague zoo!

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tf + Cd

Nathaniel Patton (USA)

The Simpsons’ relatives

Imagine: You close your eyes and wake up 1,000 years later in the future! Impossible? Maybe, but this is what happened to Philip J. Fry, the main character1 in the television series Futurama.

The story of the Pizza Boy

Philip (everyone simply calls him “Fry”) was a pizza delivery man2 in 1999, when he had an accident. While he was delivering a pizza to a laboratory, he fell into a cryogenic chamber*. When he gets out on December 31, 2999, he can see all the crazy new things from sci-fi movies: spaceships and robots and other advanced3 technologies. He quickly finds out (= discovers) that the future has everything he needs. Fry starts to work for a cosmic delivery service called Planet Express. He travels around the universe with his colleagues and they have many funny adventures.

The father of the show

Does the animation in Futurama look familiar4? Can you guess the creator of the series? Yes, it’s Matt Groening, who is famous for The Simpsons. But the animation is the only thing they have in common5. Futurama is a very different show. Groening was a sci-fi (science fiction) fan6 as a kid so he used many of his old stories and books for inspiration. Because the show takes place in the future, there are almost endless7 possibilities for stories, jokes, and funny characters. So, if you like silly humor, clever storylines and science fiction, take a journey to the world of Futurama!

Did you know that the word robot is of Czech origin? It was first used by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in his drama R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) in 1920.

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Meet the Planet Express crew Leela

friend

The captain of the Planet Express ship

colleague

Amy Wong

An Asian-Martian university student, and an intern10 on Planet Express

boss Professor Hubert Farnsworth

The owner of the company, a very eccentric9 160-year‑old scientist

Dr. Zoidberg

The ship’s doctor (Would you want him as your doctor?)

colleague

fry

The main character

Bender

The real star of the show!

GLOSSARY Try to match these sci-fi objects and creatures with their definitions.

1) alien

A a mechanical device (= instrument) that can do tasks automatically

2) spaceship

B a robot that looks and acts like a human

3) robot

C a being (= creature) from another world or planet, usually with big eyes

4) android

D a vehicle or machine made for travelling in space → solution on page 3

vocabulary

cryogenic chamber – a type of box that is cooled to -140 °C or even -160 °C.

1 character [ "k&r@kt@] – postava (např. seriálová) 2 delivery man [dI"lIv(@)ri] – rozvážeč, doručovatel 3 advanced [@d"vA;nst] – pokročilý, moderní 4 familiar – povědomý 5 to have sth in common – mít něco společného 6 fan – fanoušek 7 endless ["endlIs] – nekonečný 8 crew [ kru;] – posádka 9 eccentric [Ik"sentrIk] – excentrický, výstřední 10 intern [In"t3;n] – stážista

Sci-fi (science fiction) is a type of literature about future discoveries, space travel, aliens, etc.

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Science

Nathaniel Patton (USA)

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Weather and geography Leaves in Europe are generally more yellow than in North America and Asia. Sunny, clear days usually create (= make) more red-colored leaves than cloudy ones. So, the next time you look up at the colorful leaves, remember: it’s just science!

Why do leaves look different? When the leaves on trees start to change color, we know autumn is here. But do you know why this happens at this time of the year? And why are there so many different colors?

Some scientists say that colorful leaves warn the insects in the wintertime. “Hey, I’m red. I am poisonous, don’t lay eggs4 on me!”

Autumn chemistry Leafy1 trees have many natural pigments which give them color. They get their green color from the pigment2 called chlorophyll. Near the end of the summer, there is less light and so trees stop making chlorophyll. The green slowly disappears3 and other yellow and orange pigments show. We can only see these colors when there is less chlorophyll. And if you see red leaves it is because they have a pigment called anthocyanin. It is only produced when chlorophyll production stops. And what about brown? Surprisingly, there is no pigment in brown leaves.

Can you match the numbered leaves on the page with the tree they belong to? a maple (javor), B oak (dub), C birch (bříza), D linden / lime (lípa), E chestnut (kaštan) → solution on page 3

Science

The VIP pigment

Chlorophyll, the green pigment, is very important during photosynthesis. Do you know what photosynthesis is? It’s a chemical reaction: plants breathe CO2 (carbon dioxide) and together with H2O and sunlight they make O2 (oxygen) and glucose. Chlorophyll catches the sunlight.

Try to complete the sentence. A) oak leaves B) maple leaf There is one ____________ but many ____________ .

vocabulary 1 leafy ["li;fi] – listnatý 2 pigment – barvivo 3 to disappear [dIs@"pI@] – zmizet 4 to lay eggs [leI egz]– klást vajíčka

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Film

Josef Šorm (CR) Jo Molloy (UK)

The End of Twilight!

In real life the actors who play Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) were dating 4. But in July a celebrity magazine showed some photos of Stewart with another man, a British director she was working with. Stewart apologised to5 Pattinson. The world waited to see what would happen between the celebrity couple. Surprise! They are still together... but who knows what will happen now that the Twilight series is over 6?

TASK

A) B) C) D)

Relationships

mayb

not!

KFEST

A real-life scandal

...

“I thought we could be safe forever. But ‘forever’ isn’t as long as I’d hoped,” says Bella Cullen in Breaking Dawn, the final part of the Twilight series. She was a human, but now is a vampire. She is happily married to Edward and they have a baby called Renesmee… but the baby is just the beginning of their problems. The Volturi, the largest and most powerful1 group of vampires, want to kill the Cullens. They think that Renesmee is an immortal2 child, so they don’t want her in the vampire world. The Cullens will do anything to stop them. They even join3 a foreign vampire family. And – shock, horror! – they also join their old enemy, the Wolf Pack•! Will Bella and Edward finally find peace? Find out when the movie comes out on November 15. This is the last of the Twilight films so you can’t miss it!

Hmmm

And they lived happily ever after?

G G’S FR

Mr. Clegg is our journalist “spy”. He loves dreaming up stories and thinks he knows everything. He has some information for you about the Twilight series.

Dear readers,

don’t be fooled (or don’t be sad); this might not be the end of the saga! After the success of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn part 1 and Breaking Dawn part 2, there will be one more movie (we think it could be called, After the morning but before lunch...), which could show the FINAL TRUTH about the relationship between Edward and Bella. And maybe in this movie Bella might smile!

language point  A pack of wolves means a group of them. In English we talk about a pack of dogs and a pack of wolves. What is the translation of the word pack into Czech? A) hejno B) smečka C) roj

Think about a relationship. Can you put the following words in order?

Get married Like sb Ask sb on a date Date sb

E) Separate (žít odděleně) F) Get divorced G) Fall in love → solutions on page 3

vocabulary 1 powerful ["paU@fUl] – mocný 2 immortal [I"mO;t(@)l] – nesmrtelný 3 to join [dZOIn] – spojit se 4 to date somebody [deIt] – chodit s někým

5 to apologise to somebody [@"pQl@dZaIz] – omluvit se někomu 6 to be over – skončit

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Music

Music trip From the ’60s to the latest James Bond tune Jo Molloy (UK)

This month the Gate CD brings you some oldies as well as a brand new song. Don’t be shocked if what you hear sounds like your parents’ music. Maybe you will find something you like. Have fun listening and then try to test your listening and grammar skills by completing tasks for each song.

1965

The Rolling Stones In our article ‘Growing Up under the Red Star,’ one of the teenagers we interviewed said that she listened to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Our first selection is a classic track1 from the still active band The Rolling Stones, called ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’. The song was controversial when it came out. It rebelled against commercial culture. And did you know it also contained some bad grammar?

TASKS

Mick Jagger sings in the song “I can’t get no satisfaction.” What is wrong about this sentence? Can you correct it?

These words are taken from the lyrics (= the words of a song). Try to match them with the correct definitions.

1 Satisfaction 2 To be on a losing streak 3 To fire someone’s imagination 4 Useless information

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A) a short time of bad luck B) Information that is no good C) A nice feeling D) To inspire someone / give them new ideas

1981

The Human League If you grew up in the 1980s, you really wanted to listen to bands like Duran Duran, Joy Division, and The Human League. ‘Don’t You Want Me’ by The Human League was a number one hit in 1981. It’s the most famous single from the British electronica band. The song is about a guy (= a man) who meets a cocktail waitress and makes her a ‘star’ and then their love goes bad.

Listen to the song and decide if it is a man or woman singing.

1 I still love you 2 I turned you into someone new2. 3 When I met you I picked you out3. 4 Don’t you want me baby? 5 But now I think it’s time I live my life on my own.

Listen to the song carefully and try to choose the right missing word

I dreamed I was 1 ....... You were so scared But no one would listen ‘Cause no one else cared

2008

Linkin Park If you love the Twilight series of books and films, you’ll enjoy reading our article about the last film in the series. While the author, Stephenie Meyer, was writing the series, she listened to bands like Muse and Linkin Park for inspiration (= ideas). Linkin Park are an American rock band from California and their song, ‘Leave Out All the Rest’ was played in the final credits4 of the first Twilight film.

2012

Adele And straight off the press (which means really new) – Adele and her song ‘Skyfall’. This song just came out and it has been the fastest downloaded song to date. It was written for the new James Bond movie, Skyfall, and it has all the ingredients of a Bond song – a strong singer, a big orchestra, and a powerful tune.

After my dreaming I 2 ....... with this fear5 What am I leaving When I’m done 3 ....... ? So if you’re asking me I want you to know

A) KISSING B) MISSING C) LISTENING A) WROTE B) WOKE C) BROKE A) HERE B) HER C) HEAR

[Chorus] Don’t be afraid I’ve taken my beating I’ve 4 ....... what I’ve made I’m strong on the surface6 Not all the way through7 I’ve never been perfect But neither have you So if you’re asking me I want you to 5 .......

A) SHARED B) CARED C) SCARED

A) NOW B) NO C) KNOW

Listen to the first and third part of the song. Then fill in the missing VERBS from the list below. A) START B) HEAR E) HAVE G) FEEL

This is the end Hold your breath8 and count to ten 1 ………… the earth move and then 2 ………… my heart burst (= break) again Skyfall is where we 3 ………… A thousand miles and poles apart9 Where worlds collide and days are dark You may 4 ………… my number, you can take my name But you’ll never have my heart

→ solutions in tf – recording scripts

vocabulary 1 track [tr&k] – nahrávka 2 I turned you into somebody new – udělal jsem z tebe někoho nového 3 to pick somebody out – vybrat 4 final credits – závěrečné titulky

5 fear [fI@] – strach 6 on the surface ["s3;fIs] – na povrchu 7 not all the way through – ne úplně skrz 8 hold your breath – nedýchej 9 miles and poles apart – na míle a póly daleko

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PhOTO STORY

Movie

Night

Jack’s parents have decided to go away for the weekend, leaving him home alone. This is perfect as he has plans to invite Christine over…

EXCELLENT, I CAN INVITE CHRISTINE OVER FOR A MOVIE NIGHT.

SO, WE’RE GOING. CALL US IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

LET’S CHOOSE SOME HORROR MOVIES… MWUHaHa!

-CLICK ICK L C

OH, jack! I AM SO SCARED!

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

IT’S WORKING PERFECTLY!

COME ON, Jack! CHRISTINE CAN’T POSSIBLY LIKE THIS MOVIE!

it will be romantic, won’t it?

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pleeeease!

SURPRISE!

YOUR MUM DIDN’T FEEL WELL SO WE RETURNED.

THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING…

mum,

YES, I’M SURE SHE WOULD PREFER THE TWILIGHT SAGA. WHY DON’T WE ALL WATCH IT TOGETHER?

yeah, sure…

much better…

EXAM

počet správných odpovědí dosažených v testu

percentil*

SROVNÁVACÍ TEST

PRO 9. ROČNÍK ZŠ ZDARMA Časopis Gate ve spolupráci se společností Scio vám přináší test AJ z projektu Stonožka. Jedná se o jeden ze série srovnávacích testů určených pro 9. ročníky základních škol a odpovídající ročníky víceletých gymnázií.

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20 % sleva ••••••••••••••••••• Test vychází z RVP ZV a je vhodný k porovnání dosažených výsledků z předmětů při zakončení 2. stupně ZŠ. Lze ho rovněž vhodně využít jako seznámení se s průběhem testování před přijímacími zkouškami.

Gate přináší školám do 16. listopadu 2012 možnost využít 20% slevy na objednávku testu. Při objednání stačí uvést kód „Gate“.

100

*Tato hodnota uvádí, kolik procent ostatních účastníků testování jsi svým výsledkem předstihl/a. Např. percentil 70 znamená, že jsi v testu předstihl/a 70 % všech účastníků testování a zbylých 30 % testovaných bylo lepších než ty, percentil 50 by znamenal, že ses umístil/a v polovině pořadí všech testovaných. Nejlepší žák ze všech má percentil 100, naopak nejhorší žák ze všech má percentil 0.

Na následujících stranách naleznete ukázku testu AJ Stonožka. Správné odpovědi jsou v příloze Teachers’ File – Recording Scripts. Pro získání úplných výsledků a percentilového zařazení žáků se škola musí přihlásit do letošního projektu Stonožka. Aktuální testy si objednávají školy v rámci projektu Stonožka telefonicky na čísle 234 705 555. V případě dotazů můžete také kontaktovat Scio na emailové adrese stonozka@scio.cz. Více informací naleznete na straně 35.

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EXAM

scio pretest Poslech

první část: Poslech k úlohám 1—5

druhá část: Poslech k úlohám 6—10

School or Fun?

Holiday

O co žádá David Rachel? A ) B ) C ) D )

bude se učit půjde s matkou nakupovat bude pomáhat babičce bude se připravovat na test

Ne, chystá se s ní setkat přímo na party. Ano, přijede k ní autobusem. Ne, ale chce ji po party odvézt taxíkem. Ano, přijede k ní tramvají č. 15.

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Proč si Jane myslí, že nemůžou jet na jaře na další dovolenou? A ) B ) C ) D )

do do do do

Rakouska Řecka k moři USA k rodičům Francie

Proč nechce Jane jet do hor? A ) B ) C ) D )

nemají čas nemají ani čas, ani peníze nemají peníze děti jsou moc malé

Kam chce Jane jet na letní dovolenou? A ) B ) C ) D )

skvělý nudný rozumný legrační

Chce David vyzvednout Rachel? A ) B ) C ) D )

pondělí dnes byl včera bude příští týden

Co bude David dělat další den ráno? A ) B ) C ) D )

nový školní rozvrh poznámky z hodiny autobusový jízdní řád její telefon

Jakým slovem označila Rachel Davida, když řekl, že by se měl ve volném čase učit? A ) B ) C ) D )

o o o o

Kdy je test z dějepisu? A ) B ) C ) D )

Poslechový oddíl testu je rozdělen do dvou částí. Tyto části jsou od sebe odděleny zvukovým signálem. Poslechový text ke každé části uslyšíte vždy dvakrát za sebou.

nemá ráda hory děti nemají rády hory je to moc daleko děti jsou na hory příliš malé

Co říká Paul o plavání v moři? A ) B ) C ) D )

že že že že

to nebude dobré pro děti rád plave v moři plavání v moři nepomůže proti spálení je plavání v moři nebezpečné

10 Nakonec má Paul ještě jiný nápad, kam jet. Proč je to podle něj dobré místo? A ) B ) C ) D )

je je je je

tam teplo to blízko a není tam horko to blízko a není tam draho to dobré místo pro děti

Konverzace

Podívejte se na obrázky a přečtěte si následující otázky. Z možností A, B, C nebo D zvolte jednu obsahově a stylisticky nejvhodnější odpověď na ně.

Do you know where the butter is, please? A ) B ) C ) D )

When will Mark be here? A ) B ) C ) D )

It costs £4.99. Over there, in aisle 5. No, thanks, I don’t like cheese. Yes, I would like to go shopping.

It does not matter. She is not so interesting. He will arrive by bike. I do not know; I am too tired to continue. I think he will come at 5 pm.

Mr. Johnson is not here. Would you like to leave a message, please? A ) B ) C ) D )

Yes, this is Mr. Johnson. Ok. I will give him that message. Yes, there is. Yes, I would.

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EXAM

Podívejte se na obrázky a přečtěte si následující odpovědi. Jak zněla otázka? Z možností A, B, C nebo D zvolte jedno obsahově a stylisticky nejvhodnější řešení.

No, I haven’t, but I’d like to go. A ) B ) C ) D )

No, thank you. Just this water is fine.

A ) B ) C ) D )

What What What What

did are did did

you you you you

do today? doing tomorrow? do yesterday? do at the weekend?

The band was good, but there were too many people. A ) B ) C ) D )

Do you have any coffee? Would you like something hot to drink? What can I have to drink? Would you like some water?

I am going shopping. A ) B ) C ) D )

Would you like to go to Vietnam? Do you go to Vietnam? Have you ever been to Vietnam? Did you go to Vietnam yet?

How many people were at the show? Would you like to go to a concert? Where did you go last night? How was the concert last night?

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Čtení a porozumění textu

Přečtěte si pozorně text a soustřeďte se na jeho obsah. Pak si přečtěte úlohy. Z možností A, B, C nebo D je pouze jedno řešení správné.

Hi Grandma, This is a map of my neighborhood. It’s quite different from the last one. There is a lake where I can go swimming, and a forest beside the lake. There’s also a park not too far away. There is a small duck pond but you can’t swim in it. Our house is on the corner of Hyde Street and Oak Street. There is a church across one street from us. And across the other one, by the lake, there is a small sandwich shop. The school is very close to my house. If go past the school, there is a cinema less than a mile away. I have lots of friends in the neighborhood, too. A boy named Bobby lives on Park Street, next to the school. You can see the school playground from his bedroom window, where we can play sports all day! And the park is very close to this house, too. Then another boy lives on Hyde Street. His name is Michael and he has a swimming pool! Three houses in the neighborhood have swimming pools, as you can see. But I don’t know the people in the other two houses yet. The people in the house next to us have a Porsche! Oh yes, and there is a post office across the street from the park. But I can send you e-mails, so I don’t need to go there. There’s just one thing I don’t like about the new neighborhood. The house on the corner of Oak Street and Park Street has a really big dog in its garden. He scares me, so I don’t like to walk that way. Maybe I’ll have to walk a different way to get to school. I hope you and Grandpa can come and visit soon. Love, Kenny.

18 Kolik je ve čtvrti míst, která jsou určena k plavání? A ) B ) C ) D )

1 2 4 5

(Pattersonovo (Pattersonovo (Pattersonovo (Pattersonovo

jezero) jezero a rybník v parku) jezero a bazény) jezero, bazény a rybník v parku)

19 Která šipka značí směr ke kinu? A ) B ) C ) D )

x y w z

21 Které písmeno značí na mapě poštu? A ) B ) C ) D )

B Q P K

22 Co označuje v mapě křížek zakreslený u stavby F? A ) B ) C ) D )

Značí dům jednoho z Kennyho kamarádů. Odlišuje kostel od ostatních budov. Značí dům s velkým psem. Značí místo, kam Kenny rád chodí.

20 Které písmeno značí na mapě Michaelův dům? A ) B ) C ) D )

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EXAM

Text k úlohám 23—26

BREWER'S FAYRE Menu

Starters IPE! NEW REC

Chicken Liver Pâté A slice of our smooth chicken liver pâté with fine herbs, served with slices of toasted baguette and garnished with a lightly dressed salad.

Breaded Camembert Bites Melt-in-your-mouth breaded Camembert bites. Deep fried until golden brown and served with plum & ginger chutney and garnished with a lightly dressed salad.

£3.99

Specialties At Brewers Fayre we pride ourselves on offering our guests quality wholesome pub food at great value prices. We have a great selection of tasty dishes for you to choose from including all your pub favourites. There’s something for everyone; and what’s more, we’ve even reduced the prices of some of our most popular dishes!

Combo Feast Ideal for 2 people A real favourite for sharing! Chicken Goujons, breaded scampi, garlic & herb breaded mushrooms, potato wedges, battered whole onion rings, a garlic ciabatta slice, tortilla chips, salsa, garlic mayonnaise and a BBQ dip.

£6.99

Crispy Fried Whitebait A classic favourite! Deliciously crispy, deep fried whitebait served with tartare sauce and a wedge of lemon.

£3.99

Garlic & Herb Breaded Mushrooms Breaded mushrooms, deep fried until crispy and served with garlic mayonnaise and a BBQ dip.

£3.50

Lamb Kebabs Grilled aromatic lamb kebabs with a hint of spice. Served with a mint yoghurt dip and garnished with a lightly dressed salad.

£3.99

Prawn Cocktail Succulent prawns on a crisp bed of mixed salad leaves, served with buttered bread and seafood sauce.

£3.99

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£2.85

Seasonal Soup of the Day A delicious seasonal soup served with half a baguette and butter. Please ask one of our team members for today’s soup.

£3.99

Seeded Chicken Goujons Tender seeded chicken goujons served with garlic mayonnaise and garnished with a lightly dressed salad.

Main Dishes £9.99

BBQ Ribs A whole rack of meaty BBQ pork ribs served with extra BBQ sauce, chips and coleslaw.

£6.75

Beef Burger A 6oz burger made from 100% prime beef in a toasted bun with sliced tomato and mayonnaise. Served with chips, battered whole onion rings and coleslaw. (Add an Extra Beef Burger for £1.00 or Cheese and Bacon Topping for £0.75)

£6.99

Chicken Burger A whole grilled chicken breast in a toasted bun with sliced tomato and mayonnaise. Served with chips, battered whole onion rings and coleslaw. Add Cheese and Bacon Topping for £0.75.

£6.99

Beef & Ale Pie A big slice of our shortcrust pastry pie crammed with British beef, slow cooked in Marston’s™ Pedigree Ale. Served with chips, garden peas and gravy.

£5.99

Cottage Pie Made from 100% British beef, topped with mashed potatoes and a sprinkling of Cheddar cheese, grilled until golden brown. Served with gravy and garden peas.

23 Čím se hospoda Brewers Fayre podle vlastních slov pyšní ve své nabídce? A ) B ) C ) D )

chutnou nabídkou jídel kvalitními lehkými jídly oblíbenými dětskými jídly kvalitními jídly za příznivou cenu

24 Udělali něco s některými nejžádanějšími jídly? A ) B ) C ) D )

V textu není řečeno, že by s nimi něco udělali. Přidali kvalitní suroviny, což zvýšilo jejich ceny. Rozšířili jejich nabídku. Snížili jejich ceny.

25 O kterém jídle se v menu dočteme, že je vařené pomalu? A ) B ) C ) D )

Lamb Kebabs Beef & Ale Pie Cottage Pie Chicken Liver Pâté

26 Je v nabídce některé hlavní jídlo, které nemá jako přílohu hranolky? A ) B ) C ) D )

Není, všechna jsou s hranolky. Beef & Ale Pie BBQ Ribs Cottage Pie

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EXAM

Komplexní cvičení

Přečtěte si text, ve kterém jsou na očíslovaných pozicích vynechána některá slova či slovní spojení. Za textem jsou pod odpovídajícími čísly úlohy, nabízející vždy čtyři možnosti (A, B, C nebo D). Vyberte z nich slovo či slovní spojení, které vynechané místo nejvhodněji doplní.

Text k úlohám 27—30

y l i m a F w o l l e Y e t i r o v a F r u O

“The Simpsons” is one of the most popular television shows of all time. The characters ________ 27 by Matt Groening in 1987, and they were originally part of a different show. For two years they appeared on The Tracy Ullman Show. In December 1989, “The Simpsons” started as its own half-hour show. The 21st season began in the autumn of 2009, which makes “The Simpsons” the longest-running sitcom in American history. The main characters of “The Simpsons” are the five family members. But there are ________ 28 characters, too. Hundreds of celebrities have been guest stars on “The Simpsons”, including many pop stars and musicians, and even Tony Blair. Mr. Blair was still ________29 the United Kingdom when he appeared on “The Simpsons”. Many times the stars play themselves, like Mr. Blair, but sometimes they voice other characters.

When “The Simpsons” first started, the Fox Broadcasting Company was new in American television. The company had ________30 channel, and it was not very successful or well known. “The Simpsons” was the first hit show for Fox. The show holds the Guinness world record for being the longest-running sitcom and for having the most guest stars. The Simpsons even have a star on the pavement in Hollywood, part of the “Walk of Fame”. Information drawn from Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_simpsons

A ) B ) C ) D )

first are created first created were first created are first creating

A ) B ) C ) D )

the Prime Minister of a Prime Minister of Prime Minister of Prime Minister

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Ballroom Dancing Classes

Starting Now!

Classes _______31 beginners, intermediate and advanced available. _______32 dancing school has been teaching people to dance for almost fifteen years. Ballroom dancing is a fun way to meet new people and to keep fit at the same time. Beginners’ classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 6 pm. New course starts on 5 May with a free introductory session – _______33 and try it first! Intermediate classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6 pm. New course starts on 12 May.

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together alone both dances

Advanced classes on Thursday evenings at 8 pm and Friday evenings at 6 pm. New course starts on 12 May. _______34 classes are mixed – men and women_______35 – although you do not have to come with a partner. Cost per person is CZK 2,400 for one course of 20 lessons.

For more information, please call Mrs. Barton at 725 466 081. Payment to be made in person (cash only, please) when registering for the first lesson of the course.

Gate November | 2012

EXAM

Gramatika a slovní zásoba

The Smiths said that they really enjoyed _________ holiday last year. A ) B ) C ) D )

John John John John

likes playing the guitar. like playing the violin. like playing drums. likes playing the music.

come comes comed came

does Sophie live do Sophie live Sophie lives lives Sophie

Jaromír Jágr _________ the Czech flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympics. A ) B ) C ) D )

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Where _________ ? A ) B ) C ) D )

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The judge said that the man was _________ and must go to prison for ten years. A ) B ) C ) D )

guilty missing suspect innocent

The photographer _________ photos of the models. A ) B ) C ) D )

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Peter _________ to the party yesterday. A ) B ) C ) D )

Susan is cooking dinner. She’s using a _________ from her grandmother.

Která věta je napsaná správně? A ) B ) C ) D )

their our they those

Don’t walk _________ the road, there are cars coming. A ) B ) C ) D )

Na vynechané místo vyberte z možností A, B, C nebo D vhodné slovo či slovní spojení. Každá úloha má jen jedno správné řešení.

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Gate November | 2012

Karen was not feeling very well but she still had to go the _________ at 3:00 pm to check in. A ) B ) C ) D )

doctor train station school airport

Stonožka Testování Stonožka společnosti Scio zahrnuje několik srovnávacích testů z různých předmětů, včetně testu z anglického jazyka. Test AJ je rozdělen do několika částí: poslech, konverzační situace, čtení a porozumění textu, gramatika a slovní zásoba. Poslechy jsou součástí CD časopisu Gate,

které má k dispozici váš vyučující.

Výstupy pro školu Každá škola z testování obdrží sadu podrobných výstupních zpráv, které jí pomohou k dalšímu zkvalitňování výuky. Jejich součástí je například využívání studijního potenciálu žáků, úspěšnost žáků v tematicky dělených částech testu, meziroční srovnání v případě opakovaného testování a úspěšnost žáků v jednotlivých úlohách.

Výstupy pro žáka Svou zprávu dostane také každý žák – jeho výsledek je ve zprávě srovnán s výsledky ostatních. Může si tak porovnat svůj výkon v testu s několika tisíci zapojených vrstevníků. Projekt navíc žákům umožní vyzkoušet si, jak testování probíhá (vyplňování, náročnost, časové rozvržení apod.), ještě před přijímacími zkouškami a plošným testováním České školní inspekce (ČŠI).

Objednávka aktuálního testování Součástí ukázky v časopise Gate není srovnání s vrstevníky (pouze klíč správných odpovědí). V případě zájmu o testování kontaktujte svého vyučujícího angličtiny, který může na tel. čísle 234 705 555 do 16. 11. 2012 objednat u společnosti Scio testování s 20% slevou.

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