2 Try to answer the question yourself first, before reading the explanation. Choose the best answer from the letters a – d. To teenager money is
a not important
b as important as computer gadgets
c as important as relationships with people
d less important than friendships
The correct answer is d. The teenagers said that money, gadgets and relationships are all important to them. However, the text also tells us that the teenagers value friendships most, therefore money is less important.
Exam tip Емтихан бойынша кеңестер Сұрақтағы қандай сөздер түйін немесе маңызды екенін шеше отырып, сіз мәтіннің қажетті бөлімін тезірек таба аласыз.
3. Look at the questions in Exercise 4, without reading the answer options. Underline the question words (e.g. where, when, what) and the key words in each of the questions (1-3) and sentence stems (4-5).
4. Now answer these multiple-choice questions. Choose the appropriate letter a, b, c or d.
Questions 1 - 5 1 Why are Ben, Rory and Carlos mentioned in the article?
a They know why teenagers value friendship.
b They gave information about themselves.
c They read magazines.
d They are teenage boys.
2 Which of the following best describes Ben?
a He often has fights.
b He likes being alone.
C He is happier than his friends.
d He likes some sports.
3 What do we know about the lake that Rory visits?
a It is near the school.
b It is near his home.
c It is used by a lot of people who do water sports
d it is in a village.
4 Carlos mentions that he is left-handed because
a it makes skiing harder.
b it makes it worse that he broke the arm he uses most.
c it is an interesting fact about himself and he was talking about his left arm.
d it is very unfortunate when you break your left arm.
5 The answers to the recent research and the answers from the readers.
a were surprising
b were the same
c were similar
d were both about sports.
