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The document contains two texts. The first text introduces two boys, Joe and Dominic, who live different lifestyles - Joe lives on a farm in the country while Dominic lives in the city. The second text is about a writer who lives in Tromso, Norway. It describes the long dark winters and 24-hour sunlight in summer. It mentions that for 60 days in December to February it is night for 24 hours, and discusses outdoor winter activities like skiing. It also describes the Midnight Sun Marathon in June which starts in the evening but finishes after midnight.

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Reading The 5

The document contains two texts. The first text introduces two boys, Joe and Dominic, who live different lifestyles - Joe lives on a farm in the country while Dominic lives in the city. The second text is about a writer who lives in Tromso, Norway. It describes the long dark winters and 24-hour sunlight in summer. It mentions that for 60 days in December to February it is night for 24 hours, and discusses outdoor winter activities like skiing. It also describes the Midnight Sun Marathon in June which starts in the evening but finishes after midnight.

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Reading the 5-th form

Text 1
Two lives
I’m from a small village in the country and I live on a farm. I get up early and have
a cold shower every day. I cycle to school in the morning – five miles! I play for
the school football team and I like walking in the mountains at the weekend. My
brothers and sisters usually come with me. Life in the country is simple, and I
haven’t got many things. I’ve got a skateboard and ice skates and I use them very
often, but I haven’t got a laptop or a mobile phone. And I haven’t got any pets –
there are lots of animals on the farm! Joe

I live in a big city, in a small house with my parents, but I haven’t got any brothers
or sisters. I don’t like sport and I think PE is really boring! But I’m a good student.
My favourite subjects are Science and Maths, and I also love music. I play the
guitar and I listen to classical music on my MP3 player. I’ve got a poster of Mozart
in my bedroom! I don’t talk a lot and I haven’t got many friends at school. My best
friend is my dog, Benjie. Dominic
Who is talking: Joe (J) or Dominic (D)?
1 ‘This place has got thousands of people.’
2 ‘I haven’t got a dog or a cat.’
3 ‘I’m not very popular at school.’
4 ‘I’m good at sport.’
5 ‘I don’t walk to school.’
6 ‘My family is small.’
7 ‘I don’t use the internet at home.’
8 ‘I think Science is an interesting subject.’
9 ‘I love my pet.’
10 ‘I’m a very active person.’
Text 2
24-hour nights and days!
I’m from England, but I live in Tromso now. Tromso is in Norway and it’s in the
Arctic Circle. It’s a very interesting town, but the winters – December to February
– aren’t easy. For sixty days, you don’t see the sun! It’s night for 24 hours a day!
These days have a special name: polar nights.
The question is: What do you do when the days are nights? You can sit at home
and watch TV, but for me, it’s not a good idea to do this! It’s important to be active
and do sport or exercise. I walk, run, climb, ice skate and ski!
In summer the weather is good and you can do a lot of activities. You can cycle,
play golf or walk in the mountains. But you can’t swim because the water is very
cold! In summer we have sun for 24 hours a day and some people run the Midnight
Sun Marathon. It’s in June and it starts at half past eight in the evening. But for
many people it finishes after midnight (twelve o’clock)
1 Read the text. Answer the questions.
1 Where is the writer from?
2 Where is Tromso?
3 In which months is it dark all day?
4 When does the writer see the sun for 24 hours every day?
5 When is the Midnight Sun Marathon?
2 Read the text again. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) or don’t know
(DK)?
1 The writer doesn’t like England.
T / F / DK
2 There are polar nights in the month of January. T / F / DK
3 The writer sits at home a lot in the winter. T / F / DK
4 The writer swims in the sea in summer. T / F / DK
5 The writer runs the Midnight Sun Marathon. T / F / DK

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