Theoretical Lyceum after A. S.

Pushkin

ENGLISH EXAMINATION TOPICS

For the 4 forms

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 Irregular Verbs (for the 4th Form)
1. To speak - spoke - spoken - speaking - говорить
2. To put - put - put - putting - ставить, класть
3. To get - got - got - getting - получать, доставать (покупать)
4. To get up - got up - got up - getting up - вставать (с постели)
5. To go - went - gone - going - идти (уходить), ехать
6. To do - did - done - doing - делать (выполнять)
7. To ride - rode - ridden - riding - ехать (верхом)
8. To have - had - had - having - иметь, обладать
9. To read - read - read - reading - читать
10. To sing - sang - sung - singing - петь .
11. To write - wrote - written - writing - писать
12. To draw - drew - drawn - drawing - рисовать
13. To say - said - said - saying - сказать
14. To ring - rang - rung - ringing - звенеть, звонить
15. To be - was/were - been - being - быть, находиться
16. To take - took - taken - taking - брать
17. To come - came - come - coming - приходить
18. To find - found - found - finding - находить
19. To make - made - made - making - делать (производить)
20. To make up - made up - made up - making up - составлять
21. To feed - fed - fed - feeding - кормить
22. To swim — swam - swum - swimming - плавать
23. To eat ■ ate - eaten - eating - есть, кушать
24. To choose - chose - chosen - choosing - выбирать
25. To let - let - let - letting - позволять, разрешать
26. To bring - brought - brought - bringing - приносить
27. To show - showed - shown - showing - показывать
28. To send - sent - sent - sending - отправлять, посылать
29. To know - knew - known - knowing - знать
30. To tell - told - told - telling - рассказывать, говорить
31. To give - gave - given - giving - давать
32. To sell - sold - sold - selling - продавать
33. To drink - drank - drunk - drinking -- пить
34. To spend - spent - spent - spending – проводить (время), тратить (время,
деньги)
35. То think - thought - thought - thinking - думать
36. To buy - bought - bought - buying - покупать
37. To drive - drove — driven - driving - вести (машину)
38. To forget - forgot - forgotten - forgetting - забывать
39. To run - ran - run -running - бегать
40. To grow - grew - grown - growing - растить
41. To wake up - woke up - woken up - waking up - просыпаться

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42. To meet - met - met - meeting - встречать(ся)
43. To leave - left -• left - leaving - уходить, покидать, оставлять (что-то)
44. То wear - wore -worn - wearing - носить, быть одетым
45. То fight - fought - fought - fighting - драться, бороться, сражаться
46. То sleep - slept - slept - sleeping - спать
47. To oversleep -overslept - overslept - oversleeping - проспать
48. To sit - sat - sat - sitting - сидеть
49. To learn - learnt (learned) - learnt (learned)- learning - учить, узнавать что-тo
50. To understand - understood - understood - understanding - понимать
51. To get - got - got - getting - получать
52. To cut - cut - cut - cutting - резать, рубить
53. To keep - kept - kept - keeping - сохранять, хранить, держать
54. To teach - taught - taught - teaching - учить кого-либо
55. To fly - flew - flown - flying - летать
56. To fall - fell - fallen - falling - падать
57. To light - lit (lighted) - lit (lighted) - lighting - зажигать(ся)
58. To begin - began - begun - beginning - начинать(ся)
59. To blow - blew - blown - blowing - дуть
60. To catch - caught - caught - catching - хватать, ловить
61. To throw - threw - thrown - throwing - бросать
62. To lose - lost - lost - losing - терять, проигрывать
63. To feel - felt - felt - feeling - чувствовать
64. To hear - heard - heard - hearing - слышать
65. To hang - hung - hung - hanging - вешать, висеть
66. To build - built - built - building - строить
67. To stick - stuck - stuck - sticking - наклеивать
68. To break - broke - broken - breaking - разбивать, ломать
69. To beat - beat - beaten - beating - бить
70. To become -became - become - becoming - становиться
71. To give in -gave in - given in - giving in' - уступать, сдаваться
72. To stand - stood - stood - standing - стоять
73. To hold - held - held - holding - держать(ся)
74. To lie - lay - lain - lying - лежать

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 SUMMER

June, July and August are summer months. It is usually warm or hot in
summer. The days are long and the nights are short. There are a lot of green
trees, bushes and flowers everywhere. Pupils don’t go to school, they have their
summer holidays.
June is the first month of summer. The 21 st (the twenty first) of June is the
longest day of the year. As a rule, I spend June at the seaside with my parents or
friends. We usually go to the Вlack Sea. We swim, play games, and have a lot of
fun there.
July is the middle of summer or the second month of it. It is usually hot, the sun
shines brightly, the sky is blue and there are no clouds in the sky. In July I go to a
camp, as a rule. I have a lot of fun and a happy time there. I swim in the swimming
pool, play sport games, and go for walks with my new friends.
August is the last or the third summer month. It is the end of this season, but it
is not less interesting for me. I go to the country to see and help my
grandparents. I have a nice time in the country. My grandfather usually takes me
fishing. I water the plants and take care of the hens and ducks. Sometimes I help
my grandmother about the house. At the end of August I come back to Chisinau.
I like summer and my summer holidays very much.

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 MY SCHOOL DAY
My name is _________________. My surname is ______________. I am a
pupil of the fourth_form. I go to the theoretical lyceum called after A. S. Pushkin. I
go to school five days a week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday. We have no classes on Saturdays and Sundays. I usually get up at
______ and do my morning exercises, but not regularly, I am sorry. Then I go to
the bathroom. I wash my hands and face, brush my teeth, and comb my hair. After
that I go to my room to put on my school uniform. Now I am ready for breakfast. I
usually have sandwiches, porridge with butter or milk, toast with marmalade and a
cup of tea or cocoa for breakfast. Then I help my mother to wash the dishes.
Sometimes I have breakfast at school, too. Then I thank my
__________________ for the tasty breakfast, go to the hall to put on my shoes or
boots, take my satchel of school rucksack, kiss my ___________, say “Good-bye”
and go to school. I get to school by _____________.
I come to school at 8 o’clock. Our classes begin at a quarter past eight (8.15).
We get ready for the lesson and at 8.15 our teacher begins the lesson. We have 5
or 6 lessons every day. We study Mathematics (Maths), Russian, Romanian,
English, Science, History, Computer Technology, Arts, Music, and PE (Physical
Education). My favourite subject(s) is (are)_____________. I like it (them) and get
good marks. During the breaks we talk, play games, or just have a rest.
If I stay at school till four in the afternoon, I have dinner and do my homework
at school. If I don’t stay at school, I come home at about 3 o’clock, have dinner
and go ___________________. At about 4 o’clock I come back home and do my
homework. As a rule it takes me 2 hours or a little more time to do my homework.
Then I show my record book to my parents if they need to sign it and want to look
at my marks. After that I put all my books and exercise books for the next school
day into my satchel or school rucksack.
We usually have supper at ___________. I like to help my mother in the
kitchen, but sometimes my father does that. Then I can read a book, play
computer games, watch a film on the Internet, or go for a walk with my dog.
At ______ I say “Good night” to my ________________ and go to bed.

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 MY SCHOOL
My school is Theoretical Lyceum called after A. S. Pushkin. It is large, but not
very new. It is in the center of the city in 20, Petru Movila Street. When you enter
the gates of the lyceum, you find yourselves on the school ground. The pupils can
play games, run, or just sit and have a rest there. The school has 3 parts A, В and
C. It has 3 floors.
There are some classrooms for the primary school, two gyms, a library, an
Assembly Hall, and a canteen on the ground floor. There are a lot of Mathematics,
English, Romanian, Computer Technology, and other subjects’ classrooms on the
first floor. The Teachers’ Room, the Headmaster’s Room, the Headmasters’
Assistants’ Rooms and some classrooms are on the second floor. The school
Museum and a lot of classrooms for Gymnasium and Lyceum pupils are on the
third floor. All the classrooms have computers and interactive boards. There is Wi-
Fi in all the halls of the lyceum. The lyceum pupils can work and find information
on the Internet.
There are a lot of flowers in the corridors and classrooms. There is the
Timetable of the lessons near the Teachers’ Room. There are photographs of the
school teachers and the best lyceum pupils on the walls. There are a lot of
pictures and other interesting things made by the pupils at the entrance of the
lyceum and near the classrooms.
There are strict School Rules at our Lyceum. The teachers and the pupils on
duty help to keep them at the beginning of the school day, during the lessons and
breaks, and at the end of the school day. All the pupils wear school uniforms and
badges. All the teachers wear badges, too.
The primary forms have 4, 5 or sometimes 6 lessons. The gymnasium forms
have 6 or 7 lessons. The lyceum forms have 7 or sometimes 8 lessons.
We, the pupils of the fourth forms, study Mathematics (Maths), Russian,
Romanian, English, Science, History, Computer Technology, Arts, Music, and PE
(Physical Education). My favourite subject(s) is (are) . I like it (them) and get
good marks. During the breaks we talk, play games, get information on the
Internet, have a rest or go to the canteen to have a snack.
The lyceum has a lot of sport, Art, music, dance, and technological circles.
We like our school very much.

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 MY FAMILY

Father, mother, sister, brother

Hand in hand
With one another.

My family is _______________large. We are a family

of____________________: my _______________, my ____________,
______________ and I.

My mother’s name is ______________________. She is

______________________. She is a young and beautiful woman. She is very
kind.
She works (doesn’t work) _______________. She is a
(an)____________________. She gets up at 6 o’clock and cooks breakfast for all
the family. She cooks very well. Every day she goes shopping.
My father’s name is __________________. He is __________________. He is
a tall and strong man. My father is a _____________________. He works very
hard and takes care of all the family. He drives very well.

My sister’s (brother’s) name is ________________. He /she is

_________________. He/she goes to______. His / her hobby(-ies) is
(are)___________________________.

In the evening (At the week-end) we sometimes go to see our grandparents.

They are very kind. They are always glad to see us.
My name is _______________________. I am ___________________. I am a
pupil of the forth____form. I go to the Theoretical Lyceum called after A. S.
Pushkin. I study a lot of subjects there, but my favourite subject is English.
In the evening our family gathers in the living room, as a rule, and we talk about
our problems. We like to watch interesting films on the Internet or listen to the
latest news. My mother enjoys reading. My father likes playing chess and we often
play chess with him. He plays very well and 1 lose the game very often that’s why
I like to play computer games more.
We all like travelling. We like to travel in all the seasons. For example, in
summer we go to the seaside, in winter we go to the mountains. It’s very
interesting to be together. I love my family very much.

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 MY FRIEND

I have a friend. His/her name is_______. He/she is ___________________. She

lives in ___________________, _________________street.

His / her face is (oval, round) with two dimples on the cheeks. His/her hair is
(golden, blond, dark, fair). It is (short, long, straight, curly). He/she has big (green,
blue, grey, hazel, black) eyes. He is good-looking. (She is pretty.)

He / She has a good family. His / Her mother is a _____________________, his

/ her father is a __________________. We are (aren’t) classmates. We live not far
from each other. Sometimes we come to school and return home together. On the
way home we joke, talk, discuss our problems and share our impressions. If we
have our i-phones with us, we play games or watch something on the Internet.

_______________is a good pupil. His/her favourite subjects) is(are)

_________________. My favourite subject(s) is (are) _________________. We
always help each other and share the information. Sometimes I invite
_________________ to my place. We do our homework together. On Saturdays
or Sundays we often go to the park, cinema or theatre together. In summer we
ride bikes and skateboards. In winter we play snowballs, make snowmen, go to
the skating- rink in the center of the city or ski in the park if there is a lot of snow.

Our hobby(-ies) is (are) _________________. We like sport. I`am fond

of___________________. He/she goes in for ________________________.

If I need help, ___________________ is always ready to help me. He / She is a

very kind and devoted friend. There is a proverb “A friend in need is a friend
indeed. It’s about my best friend ____________________.

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 MY TOWN

I live in Chisinau - the capital of the Republic of Moldova. Chisinau was

founded in 1436 (fourteen thirty-six). It is one of the largest and most populated
towns in Moldova. There are a lot of trees and flowers everywhere. They make the
city beautiful.
There are 5 districts in our city: the Central District, Botanica, Buiucani, Riscani,
and Chocani.
Stefan cel Mare is the main street. The most important buildings are situated
there. It is a very busy wide street with lots of transport.
There are a lot of old beautiful churches, museums, cinemas, theatres, art
galleries and monuments. I like to go to the Opera and Ballet House called after
Maria Bieshu, the Organ Hall, and the Chekhov Theatre. When I was very little, I
liked to go to the “Licurich” Theatre.
As our lyceum is called after A. S. Pushkin, we should know the fact that the
great Russian poet lived in Chisinau from 1820 till 1823 (from eighteen twenty till
eighteen twenty-three). Now the house, where he lived, is a museum.
Chisinau is the center of education. There are a lot of schools, lyceums,
colleges, and Universities in it.
Chisinau is the center of many banks, super- and hypermarkets, malls, and
small shops.
My favourite place(s) in Chisinau is (are) ________________________. I like
to go there with my parents and friends. We always have a lot of fun there. I love
my city very much.

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 WINTER

December, January and February are winter months. Winter is the coldest
season of the year. It often snows in winter. Snow covers trees, the roofs of the
houses, and the ground. Everything is white and beautiful in winter.
It is fun to ski down the hills and mountains, skate on the skating-rink and
sledge with friends. Children like to play snowballs and hockey and make
snowmen.
There are a lot of holidays in winter. All the European countries celebrate
Christmas on the 25th of December (on the twenty fifth of December). New Year is
on the 31st of December (on the thirty first of December). Traditionally people give
presents and send greeting cards to each other. There are many dancing and
singing carols people in the streets and houses. There are a lot of decorated
Christmas Trees everywhere. People decorate their houses, too.
There are 31 (thirty-one) days in December and January, but there are only 28
(twenty-eight) days in February. In a leap year there are 29 (twenty-nine) days in
February.
The 14th (the fourteenth) of February is St. Valentine’s Day. People buy or
make Valentine cards or Valentines and send them to people they love.
We have our winter vacation from the 25th of December (the twenty fifth of
December) till the 9th of January (the ninth of January).
I like winter because it’s a good time for fun and pleasure, making jokes,
celebrating winter holidays and having winter vacation.

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 SPRING

March, April, and May are spring months. Spring is beautiful. Snow melts.
Everything looks new and colourful. The leaves in the trees become green. Fields,
meadows, and grass are green, too. The first flowers begin to blossom. Butterflies
fly above them, bees gather the first nectar in them. Birds come back from hot
countries and make their nests singing beautiful songs. Forests, fields, and
farmyards become alive with new baby animals. People are glad to go for picnics,
to spend a day in the forest, to breathe fresh air, and admire the landscape.
The days get longer and the nights shorter. The sun shines brightly, but
sometimes it rains with bright lightning and loud thunder.
There are a lot of spring holidays in Great Britain, the USA, and Moldova. The
8 of March (the eighth of March) is a holiday for women in Moldova. The 1 st of
th

April (the first of April) is a day for fun, April Fool’s Day, for the Moldovans, the
English and Americans. All the children like this holiday very much. They play
jokes and try to deceive people for fun. British people celebrate Mother’s Day on
the fourth Sunday before Easter. The Americans do it on the second Sunday in
May.
Each May day brings the pupils closer to the summer vacation. They will start
travelling to other countries, going to summer camps, and having a lot of fun
there.
Spring is beautiful. It is my favourite season because
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 AT THE ZOO

There are Zoos in every town. Many people go to the Zoo because they are
fond of animals. A Zoo is usually situated in a nice park or not far from the town.
People can see lions, tigers, elephants, camels, zebras, giraffes, and monkeys
there. They learn a lot of things about the animal world.
People say a Zoo is like a hotel for the animals that come from many parts of
the world. Some people like wolves and bears, some like foxes and hares.
Animals are different. Some of them are dangerous, for example, lions, tigers
and wolves. Some of them are funny, such as monkeys and koalas.
We have a Zoo in our town, too. It is not very large, but very interesting. It is
situated in a nice place in Botanica district. All of us like to go there in all seasons
of the year and watch the animals. They are of different shapes and sizes. Some
are small, some are large, and some are fast or playful. Some of them are useful,
for example, elephants and camels. They carry people and loads. My favourite
animal(s) is (are) ____________________________________________
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I have a dream to go to London and to see the Zoo in Regent’s Park, because
some animals do not live in cages and we can see them in the open areas.

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 TRAVELLING

Му parents and I are fond of travelling. We like to travel in all the four seasons.
We like to travel in spring because there is fresh green grass everywhere and the
first spring flowers begin to blossom. The leaves in the trees are green. The sky is
blue and clear.
We like to travel in summer. We can go to the seaside and can swim in the
sea. We can go to the country to the bank of the river or lake.
We like to travel in winter. The air is fresh and frosty. We can go to the
mountains and ski them down.
In autumn we usually go to the country on Saturdays or Sundays to visit our
grandparents.
My father likes to travel by car. My mother likes to travel by train. I like to travel
by air or by sea. We all like to go hiking or to travel on foot.
Travelling does people good. They get stronger and healthier. They can see a
lot of new places, meet new friends and learn a lot of new interesting things.
I like travelling very much.

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