Copy Of Final Test - Intermediate 1

  Long before the arrival of Europeans on the Canadian prairie (the wide grasslands of what is now called Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba), the First Nations people lived in a harmonious relationship with their natural surroundings. Every item of their culture, from sewing needles to homes was obtained from nature. Their homes were called teepees and were like large tents made from the skins of deer. These people - tribes with names like the Blackfoot, the Peigan and the Blood people - were nomadic, which means that they travelled from place to place following the animals they hunted or the growth of the berries and fruits on the bushes and trees. They had horses, although horses came to North America after escaping from the Spanish explorers who brought them here to explore the areas around Mexico and Texas. Boys and girls were both expert riders. They did not use saddles or reins or stirrups; they rode "bareback". Their clothes were made from deer skins and buffalo skins and decorated with the parts of other animals - tails from squirrels and gophers, quills from porcupines and the delicate bones of birds. These children of nature did not ever have to go to school. They did not have to study to get into a prestigious college, nor did they have to worry about finding a job after graduation. This does not mean their life was easy. The winters were very long and very cold and there were sometimes wars between tribes. There were also the very great dangers involved in the buffalo hunt. Warriors rode at top speed (with no saddle) beside the huge buffalo shooting arrows to bring them down. The chances of a buffalo turning suddenly or of falling off the horse were very great. We must remember that there were also no hospitals in those days. Even so, the young people of the tribes must have enjoyed a very pleasant lifestyle: fishing and gathering berries in summer, hunting in the forests in the early morning, dancing around the fire at night and listening to the old people tell stories and legends from long ago.

 Listen and tick T for true and F for false:

What would you do if you had more free time?

Jake have you ever travelled to Greece?

Mary do you mind if I open the window? It is very hot here.

Do you usually go to work by car?

What time do you get up on Sundays?

Where are you going now?

How often do you exercise?

When is your birthday?

Riding "bareback" means riding without any equipment on the horse.

The First Nation people were very pacific

They didn't have horses at that time.

Their clothes  were made of Buffalo and Deer skin.

The First Nations people did not develop a written language

Last Saturday I [Blank] a great movie on Netflix.

Yesterday I [Blank] just an apple for breakfast!

Last week I [Blank] to the club with my kids and we [Blank] soccer all the afternoon.

My boss [Blank] been very angry recently because the results  have fallen 30%!

I [Blank] never [Blank]  to Asia in my life... I hope I can go in the future.

You look very tired, I think you [Blank] go on vacation...

The CEO of Twitter is Jack Dorsey

He told employees they can work from home even after the Pandemic ends

The employees will decide if they come back or not

Offices will open in September