MiniMatura Unit 1

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Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____
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LISTENING 4 I have a v _ _ _ _ memory of the day I met

my best friend. He came to school
1 TRACK 2 You will hear five people wearing a superhero costume.
talking about studying. Match 5 Julia is extremely b _ _ i _ _. She never
statements A-F with speakers 1-5.
has to work very hard to get good grades.
There is one extra statement.

This speaker… _____/5

A took a long time to show his/her 3 Match the verbs in A with the nouns in
real personality at university. B. Then complete the sentences.
B changed his/her mind about what You may need to change the form of
to study. the verbs. There is one extra verb.
C surprised someone in a positive
way. A feel rack call enrol remain
D spent a lot of time alone. acquire jog
E upset someone in authority.
F had financial problems. B one’s memory a mystery one’s
brains an urge a skill on a course
Speaker 1 2 3 5 5
Can you jog my memory what the
homework is?

1 If we all ______________ our

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______________, we might remember
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR what the teacher told us.
2 I don’t _____________________ to go to
2 Complete the sentences with the
missing words. Some letters are given. university, I’d rather get a job.
There is one space for each missing 3 You will only _____________________ if
letter.
you work hard at it.
Jack used to be a b u l l y but now he’s 4 I’ve always wanted to learn Spanish. I’d
kind to everyone in the class.
like to _____________________ this
1 The exam was hard but I think I managed summer.
to s _ _ _ _ _ through.
5 I’ve tried to get to know her better but she
2 David has a p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ h _ _ _____________________ to me. She
memory. He only has to see something never talks about herself.
once and he remembers it.
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3 After thinking about it all day I had

a b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and worked out how to
solve the problem.

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4 Complete the sentences with one word 5 The head teacher refused ____________
in each gap.
____________ (let) us invite students from
When I was a teenager, my parents were other schools to the show.
always complaining about how long I slept. _____/5
They 1_________________ even let me
sleep in at the weekends because they USE OF ENGLISH
wanted me to maintain a steady sleeping
routine! I 2_______________ to get very 6 Read the text and choose the correct
angry at them for waking me up too early answer, A, B or C.
but then, slowly, I got used to it. Nowadays
The Power of the Mind
I 3_______________ normally get up
around sunrise and I really enjoy it. A good I’ve always had a terrible memory _____ dates,
friend of mine 4_______________ always numbers and names and I’m always losing things,
complaining she can get nothing done at particularly my keys and phone. So when my
the weekends because the day is short. friend sent me information about a course that
Well, no wonder, she never gets up before she thought would be 1_____ interest to me,
noon! I didn’t 5_______________ to I was happy to enrol. On the first day I attended
appreciate my parents’ strict rules about a lecture by a renowned scientist who guided us
sleep but I am now grateful to them. through some visualisation techniques. She
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asked us to focus on a _____ memory from
childhood and slowly helped us to remember
5 Complete the sentences with the more and more about that time. Later, there was
correct form of the verbs in brackets. another lecture by a man who had an excellent
You can’t afford to waste (waste) any command 3_____ languages. He spent a lot of
more time. You’ll miss the train. time 4_____ about his amazing memory which
was very interesting but not very helpful for me!
1 Living in such a small town, you can’t The next day was much more practical. The
avoid _____________________ (run) into lecturer advised 5_____ at least eight hours of
people you know all the time. sleep every night and to keep a healthy diet.
Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten a lot of the advice,
2 Grandma would never let us __________ so I can’t help thinking the course didn’t help me
_______________ (get) away with such after all.
misbehaviour.
A with B for C about
3 Can you imagine ____________________
1 A in B of C for
(fail) every single exam?
2 A vivid B close C sieve
4 I somehow managed ________________
3 A of B for C with
(persuade) the teacher to let me retake the
4 A to talk B on talk C talking
test.
5 A we get B us to get C us getting

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Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____

7 Complete the second sentence so that READING

it has a similar meaning to the first.
Use the words in capitals. Write up to 8 Complete gaps 1-5 with sentences A-F.
six words. There is one extra sentence.

I was in the habit of drinking coffee before LEARNING FROM HOW OTHERS
breakfast. USED LEARN
I used to drink coffee before breakfast.
If we want to give our children the best education
1 Winning my first competition is a moment possible, it is sensible to look at the most
successful education systems in the world for
I’ll always remember. FORGET
ideas. Different countries have different ideas
I’ll _______________________________ about how to ensure that their children
my first competition. maximise their potential. It’s clear that no
education system is perfect. (1) So, what, if
2 My mum never let me put off studying until
anything, can we learn from them and are there
the last moment. ALLOW any similarities between them at all?
My mum ____________________________ The two countries are South Korea and
off studying until the last moment. Finland. Korea has a one hundred percent
literacy rate. Its students achieve outstanding
3 He has a very annoying habit of
grades in all kinds of tests compared to those
complaining about the weather. ALWAYS in other countries. How do they do it?
He _______________________________ (2) Many are taught by private tutors after
their normal lessons. Despite large class sizes,
about the weather.
there are no problems with discipline.
4 Jenny absolutely loves animals. She plans Teachers are respected and teach in
to be a vet. PASSION a traditional manner with the children paying
Jenny ____________________________ attention and obeying instructions
unquestioningly.
animals. She plans to be a vet.
Finnish children also do very well in comparison
5 My sister always did her homework right with school students in other countries.
after school. WOULD However, in Finland, schools combine a short
My sister __________________________ school day and extra after-school activities to
develop individual interests and motivate the
her homework right after school. children. (3) There is much less stress in
_____/5 Finnish schools than in Korean schools but that
doesn’t mean that the teaching is
unprofessional. Finnish teachers spend less
time teaching but more time in professional
development. They are highly educated and
teaching is a well-respected and well-paid
profession.
So, what can we learn from this brief look at
two countries who are able to educate their

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children more effectively than we can? Firstly, than others, even though the way they
children need a reason to learn. That may be educate their children seems to be
pressure from parents, peers and society as completely different.
a whole to succeed. (4) Too often in our
schools, we find children who are uninterested C The public are more aware of the length
in the lessons and parents who are of teachers’ holidays than the
uninterested in their progress. Politicians and enormous pressure they are under in the
journalists would rather criticise teachers than
classroom.
praise them and, as a result, members of the
teaching profession lack the respect they
D These comparisons can hide faults and
receive in other countries. (5) The opposite
ignore positive aspects of poorly
should be true.
performing students but, generally, they
As we can see, Finland and South Korea do
give us a good idea of which
share one great similarity. In both societies,
education systems work best.
people look up to teachers and recognise the
importance of the job they are doing. So, let’s
E The idea is that they will work hard
have more respect for teachers, students and
education in general and, maybe, our children because they want to rather than because
can be challenging those from South Korea and they are forced to.
Finland in the future.
F The answer appears to be by sheer hard
A Alternatively, it could be an interest in work. Students are under
what they are learning and a thirst for immense pressure to achieve their goals.
even more knowledge.
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B However, in most studies, two countries
have a higher standard of education

WRITING

9 Do the writing task.

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konieczne do jej wykonania.

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