VOCABULARY Check the meaning of the life events below. At what age are they most likely to happen, do you think? Put them in groups A – E. Compare your answers with your partner’s. Do you agree?

Life events

 A. Before you are 20______________________________________________

B. From 20 to 40_________________________________________________

C. From 40 to 60_________________________________________________

D. Over 60______________________________________________________

E.  At any age____________________________________________________

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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be AMillionaire?In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. Thefirst questions are easy but laterthey are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. You can wina million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, the last question is very difficult.All the questions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? are multiple-choice questions. After you hear thequestion, you see four answers. Only one answer is correct. You have to choose the correct answer. Ifyou don’t know the answer to a question, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask thequizmaster to take away two wrong answers: you can ask the studio audience which answer is right; or you can telephone a friend and ask for help. You can only do these things once. Very few people winthe million pounds. The first person won a millon pounds one year after the programme started.Today, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?can be seen in more than 100 countries and is now the world’smost popular quiz programme.

a. Find the words in the text with these meanings.

1. A TV programme where people answer questions. .................

2. The person who ask the questions. .................

3. The people who try to answer the questions. .................

4. The people who watch the programme in the studio. .................

b. Answer the questions.

1. Who is the quizmaster in Britain?

2. How many questions do you have to answer?

3. How much do you win for the fourteenth question?

4.How many ways can you get help?

5. In how many countries can you watch the quizshow?

1/ Do you like that photo? – It ______by my aunt, who is a professional photographer. A. took B. has taken C. was taken D. was taking 2/ The company ______Mr. Hope a gold watch when he retired. A. gives B. gave C. was given D. giving 3/ Some fingerprints ________found on the handle of the knife. A. have B. were C. was given D. giving 4/ My village can _______on this map. It’s just there, in the middle. A. see B. be seeing C. be seen D. being seen 5/ The last time I ________a plane was in 2006. A. flew B. fly C. have flown D. was flown 6/ More coffee _________in this country than in my country. A. is drunk B. drinks C. is drinking D. has drunk 7/ I’m afraid you’re not ______to smoke here! A. allow B. allowing C. to allow D. allowed 8/ He bought a small house and _______it himself. A. painted B. was painted C. was paint D. painting 9/ “Why don’t you clean the room today?” – “Ok. It’ll _______at once.” A. be cleaning B. cleaning C. clean D. be cleaned 10/ “Do you need my help?” – “No, thanks. I can ______the problem myself.” A. solving B. be solved C. solve D. to be solved

Read the passage and do the tasks below

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. The firsts questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the last question, you can win f500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, the last question is very difficult.

All the questions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? are multiple-choice questions. After you hear the question, you see four answers. Only one answer is correct. You have to choose the correct answer. If you don't know the answer to a question, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask the quizmaster to take away two wrong answers: you can ask the studio audience which answer is right; or you can telephone a friend and ask for help. You can only do these things once. Very few people win the million pounds. The first person won a million pounds one year after the programme started.

Today, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? can be seen in more than 100 countries and is now the world's most popular quiz programme.

a. Find the words in the text with these meanings.

1. A TV programme where people answer questions. .....................

2. The person who ask the questions. .....................

3. The people who try to answer the questions. .........................

4. The people who watch the programme in the studio. .......................

b. Answer the questions.

1. Who is the quizmaster in Britain?

2. How many questions do you have to answer?

3. How much do you win for the fourteenth question?

4. How many ways can you get help?

5. In how many countries can you watch the quiz show?