A. Complete using the comparative form of the words in brackets.
1 Wait! Your bicycle is faster (fast) than mine!
2 Phew! It’s much hotter (hot) than it was yesterday, isn’t it?
3 I think you look prettier (pretty) when you wear your hair up.
4 The price of batteries has gone up. They’re a lot more expensive (expensive) than last time.
5 Angus hasn’t been practising the piano and he’s got a lot worse (bad).
6 His new film is much more entertaining (entertaining) than his last one. I loved that one!
7 Tell us another joke — but a shorter (short) one this time! That one took forever!
8 I didn’t win the lottery. Maybe I’ll be luckier (lucky) next time.
9 The Russian athlete threw the discus farther (far) than all the others and won gold.
10 I think these biscuits are even nicer (nice) than the last ones you made!

B. The words in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word.
1 We lost the match because we played badly than the other team did. — worse
2 It rains a lot in England, so the countryside is a lot green than in Greece. — greener
3 You gave Sarah a really small piece of cake and you’ve given me even little! — less
4 I must have lost weight. These jeans seem large than they were before. — larger
5 I got to the party early than everyone else, so I had to wait. — earlier
6 I hear her new CD is good than her last one. What do you think? — better
7 Our cat seems to be getting fat every day maybe she should go on a diet! — fatter
8 I’m disappointed. I think you could have done a lot well on this test. — better

C. Rewrite the sentences using the correct comparative form of the words in the box
bad, beautiful, confident, fat, happy, near (to), short, young
Alex is much shorter than Joshua.
1. Amy is a lot less confident than Theresa.
2. My house is nearer to the school than yours.
3. Andy is happier than Jude about the decision.
4. Simon is fatter than Bill.
5. Sarah-Jane is younger than Terry.
6. Patricia’s sister is worse than her on the clarinet.
7. The houses in my grandparents’ village are more beautiful than the houses here.

Friends are an important part of my life, especially in school, where I spend almost all day. Friends play a big role in our lives. They can come and go but there will be one friend that will stay with you until the end. You might not talk to that friend on daily basis, rarely spend time with them but they will still stay your closest friend. Friends in school are very important because without them school would be very boring. Without school friends you wouldn’t have any good memories from your school years. It’s very important to know how to communicate with people. School isn’t just about homework and studies; it also teaches you how to be social and talk to people freely. Friends also help us grow as people. By communicating with them, we learn how to listen, respect different opinions, and solve conflicts. These are very important skills that we will need in the future. School friendships teach us how to trust others and how to be a good friend ourselves. My classmates are one of my favorite people in school. They keep my mood up for the rest of the day. I think I would hate school if I didn’t have any friends here. I also have few friends from other classes, for example eight graders. I know that when I’ll graduate, I will have the most fun memories from school with my classmates. Without them my day in school would’ve been pure sadness and boredom. In my opinion everyone should have at least one friend by their side. Someone who will cheer them up, give advices, stay close and give them unforgettable memories. My friends are important in school because they make every day more enjoyable and meaningful. Even on days when I feel tired or stressed because of homework or exams, my friends help me feel better. A simple joke, a short conversation, or even just sitting together during breaks can completely change my mood. They support me not only in fun moments but also during difficult times. Many of the happiest memories in school are created with friends. School trips, group projects, and even simple moments during lunch become special because we share them with people we care about. My most favorite memories with my classmates are from our school trips to Arates. We were singing and dancing near the campfire, playing games, not sleeping at night. I think those three days in Arates just with your classmates or friends make your friendship grow stronger. These memories will stay with us even after we graduate. In addition, friends help us feel more confident in ourselves. When we are surrounded by people who support us, we are not afraid to express our thoughts and ideas. This makes school life not only easier but also more enjoyable. Friends remind us that we are not alone, and that there is always someone who understands us. Because of them, school becomes a place full of laughter, support, and unforgettable moments. That’s why I think that friends play a huge role in school.

Part 1: Vocabulary (10 points)
A. Match the words to their definitions (1–5).
1. Reluctant — b. Unwilling or hesitant
2. Significant — d. Important or meaningful
3. Consider — c. To think about something carefully
4. Embrace — e. To accept something willingly
5. Interpret — a. To understand and explain the meaning of something

B. Choose the correct option (6–10).
1. The teacher asked us to give a brief summary of the story.
a) brief b) empty c) loud

2. My friend and I had a conversation about which movie to watch.
a) conversation b) nation c) comparison

3. The weather today is very unpredictable it keeps changing every hour.
a) stable b) unpredictable c) boring

4. The scientist made an important discovery in her research.
a) discovery b) decoration c) delivery

5. Please review your homework before you submit it.
a) ignore b) review c) erase

Part 2: Grammar (10 points)
A. Choose the correct verb tense (11–13).
1. She studied (has studied / studied) English for five years.
2. When I arrived, they were playing (were playing / played) basketball.
3. If it rains tomorrow, we will stay (will stay / stayed) at home.

B. Rewrite the sentence using reported speech (14–15).
1. “I can help you later,” she said.
→ She said that she could help me later.
2.“Don’t touch that,” the teacher told us.
→ The teacher told us not to touch that.

C. Combine the sentences using a relative clause (16–17).
1. The girl is my cousin. She won the competition.
→ The girl who won the competition is my cousin.
2. I lost the book. You gave it to me.
→ I lost the book that you gave to me.

Part 3: Reading Comprehension (10 points)
Read the passage and answer questions 18–20.
Passage (original text):
Last summer, Anna joined a volunteer program in her city. Every weekend, she and other teenagers cleaned local parks, planted trees, and helped organize community events. Anna enjoyed working with people who cared about the environment as much as she did. She says the experience taught her responsibility and teamwork, and she plans to participate again this year.

Answer the questions:
1. What activities did Anna do in the volunteer program?
Every weekend, she and other teenagers cleaned local parks, planted trees, and helped organize community events.
2. Why did Anna enjoy the experience?
Anna enjoyed working with people who cared about the environment as much as she did.
3. What did she learn from participating?
Anna says the experience taught her responsibility and teamwork.

Part 4: Writing (10 points)
Write a short paragraph (6–8 sentences) on one of the following topics:
A. Describe your favorite place in your city and explain why you like it.
My favorite place in Yerevan is Cascade. There are many fountains, lights and statues near it, and at night, when it’s already dark the look is gorgeous. There are also a lot of good restaurants, it’s a nice place to meet with your friends or spend time with family. And if you climb all the way up, the look from above is stunning.
B. Explain how technology has changed the way students learn.
With technology life became much easier but there are bad sides too. Students became more lazy, they can’t do the simplest task and immediately run to AI. Most students don’t use technology the way they should use it.

A. The words and phrases in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word or phrase
1 Does Debbie likes Greek food? — Does Debbie like Greek food?
2 Did Anne and Carlo went to Spain last year? — Did Anne and Carlo go to Spain last year?
3 Was Dawn and Jennifer with you? — Were Dawn and Jennifer with you?
4 Has Claudia a haircut every Thursday? — Does Claudia have a haircut every Thursday?
5 Have you buy the new Arctic Monkeys’ CD yet? — Have you bought the new Arctic Monkeys’ CD yet?
6 Does Tim going to be in the school play? — Is Tim going to be in the school play?
7 It would be the best thing to do? — Would it be the best thing to do?
8 Were you play basketball when it started snowing? — Were you playing basketball when it started snowing?

B. Write one word in each gap
Rachel: Hi, Ben! (1) How are you?
Ben: I’m fine. (2) Did you hear about Mr Watkins, the maths teacher?
Rachel: No. (3) What happened to him?
Ben: He fell out of the window of his classroom!
Rachel: (4) Who pushed him?
Ben: No one!
Rachel: So how (5) did it happen?
Ben: He was sitting on the windowsill and he just fell backwards!
Rachel: Oh dear! Poor Mr Watkins. (6) Was he hurt?
Ben: No. Luckily his classroom is on the ground floor.
Rachel: That’s lucky! (7) Were you there at the time?
Ben: Yes! We were having a maths lesson.
Rachel: So (8) what did you all do?
Ben: We ran outside to help him. We were all laughing, though!
Rachel: (9) Did he think it was funny, too?
Ben: Not at first, but he laughed about it afterwards.

C. Match to make sentences
1 You live in a village, don’t you?
2 You’re not fifteen years old, are you?
3 Carol has a maths test tomorrow, doesn’t she?
4 They were having lunch at the time, weren’t they?
5 You’ve been to France, haven’t you?
6 I’m not the only one, am I?
7 They all passed the test, didn’t they?
8 You haven’t seen Linda anywhere, have you?
9 She won’t tell anyone else, will she?
10 This is the right DVD, isn’t it?

D. Complete the question tags
1. Mark doesn’t eat meat, does he?
2. We should phone Grandma, shouldn’t we?
3. I didn’t get you into trouble, did I?
4. You weren’t waiting for me, were you?
5. Jill has finished her homework, hasn’t she?
6. You’ll call me later, won’t you?
7. Let’s go out tonight, shall we?
8. I’m going to pass the exam, aren’t I?

E. Choose the correct answer.
1. Excuse me. Could you tell me how much these jeans are, please?
2. Can you let me know what time the train arrives?
3. Do you know if the show starts at seven o’clock?
4. I wonder if you could tell me what the difference is.
5. I wonder if you know who I should ask

Habits are things we do regularly, often without thinking. They can be good or bad, and they influence our health, behavior, and success in life. Good habits don’t harm you, while bad habits damage your health. Examples of bad habits include procrastinating, smoking, eating too much junk food, or spending too much time on phones or computers. Such habits can affect our health, waste our time, and make it harder to achieve our goals. Good habits are for example eating healthy, getting enough sleep and working out to keep your body and mental health good. These habits help us stay healthy, improve our knowledge, and build good relationships with people. There are habits that are good in one country but bad in other. For example slurping food. It’s a good habit in Japan or China but in other countries like Armenia and England it would be disrespectful to slurp food.

Discussion: What music or song do you like listening to? «What is your favorite song, and why do you like it?» Write about your favorite song in details. Who is the author, singer, and lyricist, and what are its origins?

I listen to lots of genres, for example pop, ballads, electropop. There are a lot of artists that I love and few of them are Doja Cat, Ariana Grande, Bhad Bhabie, Bebe Rexha, Meghan Trainor, XXXTENTACION, Lana Del Rey and Mitski. The music I listen to depends on my mood, weather and the day in general. One day I can listen to sad and quiet songs all day long, but the next day I can listen to loud music. Music I listen to mostly doesn’t have deep lyrics, sometimes about self-confidence, love or sometimes about life in general. One of my favorite songs is «Born To Die» by Lana Del Rey. It explores themes of toxic and doomed romance. The title track and album blend 1950s/60s, focusing on living fast to escape the inevitability of death. It portrays a dark, passionate, and often submissive, relationship. But in reality I can’t choose one favorite song that I listen to everyday. Every song can get boring for me anytime, one day I like that song, the next day I hate it. So I choose the playlist for the day that will match my mood for the rest of the day.

1. What is leadership?
Leadership is when someone takes the responsibility over something. Leadership is when someone has respect from others and respects people around him. Leadership is the ability to guide, influence, and inspire other people to achieve a common goal. A leader helps organize people, makes decisions, and motivates others to work together.
2. Is it important to have good leadership?
Yes. Good leaders help groups or countries develop, solve problems, and create a positive environment. They make fair decisions and think about the well-being of others.
3. How do the corrupt leaders behave?
Corrupt leaders usually think about their own benefit instead of the people they lead. They may steal money, abuse their power, lie, or make unfair decisions. Their actions often harm society and reduce trust in leadership.
4. What are the advantages of studying at Mkhitar Sebastatsi EduComplex?
Our school gives us a free will to speak and tell our opinions. We actively use technology in our school for the education. It helps students to explore the country by going to several trips with other classes and teachers.
5. The Internet in my life. The advantages and disadvantages of Media education.
There are advantages and disadvantages in every education method. But in Media education there are more advantages than disadvantages. Media education helps us to use laptops and other technology more in our life. The only disadvantage is that some students use that advantage and play games instead of studying, plus spending a long time in front of a device is bad for your eyes.

1. Tenses

1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) I have seen him yesterday.
B) I saw him yesterday.
C) I was seeing him yesterday.
D) I had seen him yesterday.

2. By the time we arrived, they _______ dinner.
A) finished
B) were finishing
C) had finished
D) have finished

2. Conditionals

3. If you _______ earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the train.
A) leave
B) left
C) had left
D) will leave

4. If I _______ enough money, I would buy a new car.
A) have
B) had
C) will have
D) would have

3. Modal Verbs

5. You _______ eat so much fast food. It’s not healthy.
A) should
B) must
C) can
D) may

6. Which sentence expresses a strong obligation?
A) You should finish your homework.
B) You must finish your homework.
C) You might finish your homework.
D) You could finish your homework.

4. Passive Voice

7. The cake _______ by my grandmother yesterday.
A) made
B) was made
C) is made
D) makes

8. The book _______ in 1995.
A) wrote
B) is written
C) was written
D) has written

5. Relative Clauses

9. The person _______ invented the telephone was Alexander Graham Bell.
A) who
B) which
C) whose
D) what

10. This is the house _______ I grew up.
A) where
B) who
C) which
D) what

6. Reported Speech

11. She said, “I am learning Spanish.” → She said she _______ Spanish.
A) was learning
B) is learning
C) has been learning
D) learns

12. My teacher asked me, “Did you complete your assignment?” → My teacher asked me if I _______ my assignment.
A) complete
B) had completed
C) have completed
D) was completing

7. Phrasal Verbs

13. I need to _______ early tomorrow for my trip.
A) set up
B) set off
C) set out
D) set in

14. Which phrasal verb means “to cancel”?
A) Call off
B) Call out
C) Call back
D) Call up

8. Miscellaneous Grammar

15. I wish I _______ more time to travel.
A) have
B) had
C) will have
D) has

16. Choose the correct form:
She is interested _______ learning new languages.
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) to

17. I regret _______ him about my plans.
A) tell
B) told
C) to tell
D) telling

18. We arrived _______ the station just in time to catch the train.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) to

19. She is very good _______ playing the piano.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) with

20. The meeting was postponed _______ next week.
A) to
B) until
C) for
D) by

Complete the sentences with JUST , ALREADY or YET .

1. Has Morris finished his studies yet?
2. My brother has already bought a new car but he hasn’t driven it yet.
3. Maria has just phoned from Italy. I spoke to her a few minutes ago.
4. Have you had lunch yet?
5. I can’t go to Spain. I have already booked two tickets for Italy. I booked them a few months ago.
6. Have you seen the new James Bond film yet?
7. The concert will start in two hours but the singers haven’t arrived yet.
8. Another postcard! I’ve already had six from him.
9. Congratulations! You have just won a trip to New York.
10. The group has already visited two museums today, so they don’t want to go to another one.
11. I have been to Norway but I haven’t been to Sweden yet.
12. I’ve just come home from Frankie’s place, but there was nobody at home.
13. We have already tried to contact her twice. There’s no point in trying again.
14. Has your new boyfriend met your parents yet?

Review of all intermediate verb tenses (CEFR B1)

Exercise 1

Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences below.

1.I _____ anything about the night of the accident.
A.don’t remember
B.‘m not remembering
C.wasn’t remembering

2. After we broke up, she sold the ring that I _____ her for her birthday.
A.give
B.was giving
C.had given

3. We _____ our website.
A.recently renewed
B.are recently renewing
C.have recently renewed

4. We took off our clothes and _____ into the river.
A.were jumping
B.had jumped
C.jumped

5. A: You look fitter! B: Yes, I _____ at the gym for the last few months.
A.‘m working out
B.‘ve been working out
C.work out

6. I’m pretty sure printed books _____ one day.
A.are disappearing
B.are going to disappear
C.will disappear

7. Look at the traffic. We _____ late.
A.are going to be
B.will be
C.are being

8. ____ your room yet?
A.Have you tidied up
B.Did you tidy
C.Do you tidy up

9. I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that someone _____ us.
A.followed
B.was following
C.had followed

10. I’m unemployed and I _____ for a job. Tomorrow I have my third interview.
A.‘m looking
B.‘ve looked
C.look

Listening.  Examination Card 1
1. What is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is copying stuff from books or internet without letting people know where the stuff came from.
2. What do you need to do to avoid plagiarism?
Put the text in quotation marks and say something like «according to» and write the writes name. The best thing is go to the internet and search for «how to site sources?».
3. Why do people do it nowadays?
Lots of people do it nowadays because copy and paste it quick and easy.
4. How to avoid plagiarism?
The best thing is to make sure that what you write is really from your head.

Once a sailor went ashore on the coast of South America. He had a number of blue woollen caps with him, which he wanted to sell. On his way to the town some distance from the coast, he had to pass through a forest in which there were great numbers of monkeys. At noon, with the sun directly overhead and the heat intense, the sailor decided to take a rest. He lay down under the shade of a large tree, took one of the caps, put it on his head, and soon fell asleep.

When he awoke, he found, to his surprise, that the caps were all gone! Soon he heard a loud noise among the thick branches above him, and he looked up. He saw the trees alive with monkeys, and on the head of each monkey was a blue woollen cap! The monkey had watched his actions, had stolen his caps while he slept and had put them on, and now they did not pay any attention to his shouts.

When the sailor saw that he could not get his caps back, he pulled off the one that he had on his head and threw it on the ground, crying out, «If you want to keep the rest, you may take this one too!» To his great surprise, the little animals did the same. Each took the cap off its head and threw it on the ground. The sailor got his caps back and went away in triumph.

1. There were a lot of monkeys.
a) at some distance from the forest
b) in the wood not very far from the coast
c) on the coast of South America

2. What did the sailor decide to do at noon?
a) to try on one of the woollen caps
b) to take off his cap as it was very hot
c) to lie down and rest

3. What did the sailor see when he woke up?
a) The monkeys were wearing his caps.
b) His companions had all gone.
c) There were a lot of birds singing in the trees.

4. Seeing that he could not take the caps back, the sailor
a) sat down and began to cry
b) thought that it was a funny sight and laughed heartily
c) thought that he could never have the caps back

5. What did the little monkeys do?
a) They repeated the sailor’s actions.
b) They were touched by the sailor’s tears and returned the caps.
c) They took the cap off the sailor’s head.