Read the email and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list
I. Reading: 1. Read the email and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list. (1m)
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Hello from Santorini, Greece. It's hot and sunny here. There are (a)many things to do here. You can visit many museums, go to the black sandy beaches or (b) _______ a boat tour to the volcano and hot springs. I went (c) _______ a boat tour yesterday and it was amazing. Right now, I'm writing to you from Akrotiri. Some people believe that this is the (d) _______ city of Atlantis. There is also a beach with red sand here. Got to go now.
Lots of love.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (2ms)
The most popular take-away food in Britain is not pizza, burgers or curry - it's fish and chips. There are about 8,600 fish and chip shops in the country. Each year, they sell about 60,000 tonnes of fish and 500,000 tonnes of potatoes.
Fish and chips have been the nation's favourite for more than a century. Fish and chip shops began to appear in London and the north of England around 1860. In 1928, Harry Ramsden opened his first fish and chip shop in Leeds. It was very popular and on one day in 1952 it served 10,000 meals - a world record! Ramsden died in 1963 but the company still exists and there are now 170 Harry Ramsden fish and chip shops around the world.
a) What is the most popular take-away food in Britain?
b) How much fish do they sell each year?
c) Where was Harry Ramsden's first fish and chip shop opened?
d) Did Harry Ramsden's fish and chip shops stop trading after his death?
in take lost on so sunsets
Hello from Santorini, Greece. It's hot and sunny here. There are (a)many things to do here. You can visit many museums, go to the black sandy beaches or (b) _______ a boat tour to the volcano and hot springs. I went (c) _______ a boat tour yesterday and it was amazing. Right now, I'm writing to you from Akrotiri. Some people believe that this is the (d) _______ city of Atlantis. There is also a beach with red sand here. Got to go now.
Lots of love.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (2ms)
The most popular take-away food in Britain is not pizza, burgers or curry - it's fish and chips. There are about 8,600 fish and chip shops in the country. Each year, they sell about 60,000 tonnes of fish and 500,000 tonnes of potatoes.
Fish and chips have been the nation's favourite for more than a century. Fish and chip shops began to appear in London and the north of England around 1860. In 1928, Harry Ramsden opened his first fish and chip shop in Leeds. It was very popular and on one day in 1952 it served 10,000 meals - a world record! Ramsden died in 1963 but the company still exists and there are now 170 Harry Ramsden fish and chip shops around the world.
a) What is the most popular take-away food in Britain?
b) How much fish do they sell each year?
c) Where was Harry Ramsden's first fish and chip shop opened?
d) Did Harry Ramsden's fish and chip shops stop trading after his death?