Read the passage and answer the questions.

    John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.

What does he do?

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Read the passage and answer the questions.

    John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.

Is he a very well-known in his teaching career?

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Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several scientists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.

However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well - especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.

Michael is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael's mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

Winston, Michael's friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to …………

A. push their child into trying too much   

B. help their child to become a genius

C. make their child become a musician

D. neglect their child's education

Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets

1. Despite her dislikes for coffee , she drank it to keep herself warm ( although)

2. Mary will take a plane , even though she dislikes flying ( in spite of)

3. In spite of Marcy’s sadness at losing the contest , she managed to smile ( although )

4. We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy (despite)

5. Despite her poor memory, the old woman told interesting stories to the children ( even though)

6. Though he has been absent frequently , he has managed to pass the test ( in spite of )

7. Nancy told me the secret despite having promised not to do so ( though )

8. We plan to buy a ticket for the drawing although we know we will not win a prize (even though)

9. In spite of the high price , my daughters insist on going to the movies every Saturday ( even though)

10. He ate the chocolate cake even though he is on a diet ( in spite of)

11. He left school because his life was hard ( because of)

12. John succeeded in his exam because of his hard and methodical work ( because)

13. We didn’t want to go out because of the heavy rain (because)

14. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine ( despite)

15. In spite of the darkness , they continued to work (though)

you may not...... heard of Karen Williamson but he is a very successful landscape paainter. His painting,....... mostly depict the peaceful countryside around his home Village in eastern England, sell very well. Perhaps this shouldn't........ as much of a surprise. After......., it is a beautiful part of the work and Landscape paintings are always popular......... buyers, especially those living in big cities

the strange thing about Karen, however,........ that he is only 7 years old. At a recent exhibition of his work, all the paintings were sold in half an hour, some for 100000 pounds each. Karen now has a fan all over the world and has gained the nickname the "mini - Monet"

what's even........ surprising is that Karen doesn't come from an artistic family and only started painting two years...... He first got a inspiration........ some boats he saw on holiday at the seaside. Karen asked his parents if they...... buy him a sketch pad and pencils........ that he could draw them. Only when they saw...... well he drew did they realize that he was talented. They insist,......., that although Karen certainly loves his painting, he's an ordinary boy, just as keen on football as on painting.

Read the passage and answer the questions.

    John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.

Who is he married to?

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Read the passage and answer the questions.

    John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.

Has he got any children?

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Read the passage and answer the questions.

    John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.

How many books about education has he written?

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