1.

Borrowing & Returning

All items must be checked out and
returned to the circulation desk.

Holding & Reserving

Items can be put on hold or reserved.
To place a hold online go to:
xyz@library.com.

Renewals
You do not have to have your books
with you to renew them. You can come
to the library, email abc@library.com,
or phone us.

Lunchtime Library Use

Loan Limits
You may come to the library during
Non-member – 3 items per loan period
lunch to work. Please eat before you
Member – 5 items per loan period
come. Food is not allowed in the library.
The limits may be exceeded if you need
the items for a project.
Some Rules
Be reasonably quiet. No loud disruptive
Loan Periods
behavior. No food or drinks.
Books, Books on CD 2 weeks (non-
member)
Need Help?
3 weeks (member)
Send an email to help@library.com any
DVDs and Videos 1 week (not
time, day or night. We will do our best
renewable)
to answer you within 24 hours
Reference Items overnight (not
renewable)

[Adapted from Dax Graphics. Retrieved from http://gg.gg/n3whx]

The following questions are based on the text above.

a. Imagine you are going to the library and you see a book you need. Find out how you
can borrow the book.
b. You are going to borrow one print book and one documentary film. You have the
membership card of the library. How long can you borrow those items for?
c. You have brought your favorite book home from the library. However, you have
not finished reading it. Find out how you can keep the book longer.
d. You are a regular visitor of the library but you are not registered as a member.
Find out how many items you can borrow from the library.
e. You need a book for your school project, but you do not have time to go to the
library today. You plan to pick up the book tomorrow if it is available. Find out
how you can reserve the book.

Answers:

a. If I saw the book that I need, I just simply take it and bring it to the circulation desk to be
checked first before I finally could take it home.
b. If I loan for 2 items (in this case one print book and one documentary film) and I am a
member, then I could keep them for 3 weeks.
 c. Whenever I have brought my favorite book home from the library and I have not finished
reading it, I can keep the book longer simply come to the library and renew it, or I can
email abc@library.com or phone them.
d. For a non-member like me, I can loan 3 items per loan period.
e. I can reserve the books by going online and go to: xyz@library.com.

2. People think diet soda is healthier than fizzy drinks. A new study says it can be as bad
for our heart. Researchers said people should not drink diet sodas and other artificially
sweetened drinks. A heart doctor said it is "fake news" that artificial sweeteners are
better than sugar. Sweeteners are linked to weight gain and diabetes.
The researchers study 100,000 people. They recorded their diet, activity level, and
health status. The data showed that artificially sweetened drinks led to a risk of heart
disease. A doctor said, "water and more water should be the drink of choice" for
children. He said children should not have soda as it causes obesity.

[Breaking News English. (1 November 2020). Retrieved from http://gg.gg/n3xuh.]

a. What is the text about?

b. How many people participated in the research?
c. Explain the result of the research.
d. Why should not children have soda?
e. The following sentences are based on the paragraph above. Identify what the
italicized word refers to.
- People think diet soda is healthier than fizzy drinks. A new study says it can be as
bad for our heart.
- The researchers study 100,000 people. They recorded their diet, activity level, and
health status.
- A doctor said, "water and more water should be the drink of choice" for children.
He said children should not have soda as it causes obesity.

Answers:

a. The text is about people who believed that diet soda is healthier than fizzy drinks.
b. The people participated in the research are 10.000 people.
c. The result of the research showed that artificially sweetened drinks led to a risk of heart
disease.
d. Children should not have soda because it causes obesity.
e. ;
- “it” refers to diet soda
- “They” refer to the researchers
- “He” refers to A Doctor

3. Pierre Marcolini is a Belgian chocolatier who was born in 1964. (1) Before he
opened his own first shop in 1995, he worked for famous companies in Belgium and
France. His dream was to change the world of chocolate and to make it more modern.
 (2) In his life, Marcolini received several prizes. (3) Recently, World Pastry Stars
organized a competition to win the title of the world´s best pastry chef. (4) Marcolini won
the title. He proved that Belgium makes the best chocolate.

(5) Marcolini travels the world to find the finest cocoa beans. He speaks to growers and
he controls all the steps of making his chocolate. He is one of the few chocolatiers who roast
cocoa beans himself. (6) He sells special chocolate gift boxes that cost more than €100 or
more than $129.

[News in Levels. (3 November 2020). Retrieved from http://gg.gg/n3xvt.]

a. Identify the most suitable title for the text above.

b. Identify the independent and the dependent clause of the underlined sentence (1).
c. Identify the subject of the underlined sentence (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).
d. Identify the predicate of the underlined sentence (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).
e. Identify the object of the underlined sentence (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).

Answers:

a. Marcolini, the Best Chocolatier

b. ;
- Dependent clause : He worked for famous companies in Belgium and France
- Independent clause : Before he opened his own first shop in 1995
c. ;
- for sentence (2) the subject is Marcolini
- for sentence (3) the subject is World Pastry Stars
- for sentence (4) the subject is Marcolini
- for sentence (5) the subject is Marcolini
- for sentence (6) the subject is He
d. ;
- for sentence (2) the predicate is received several prizes
- for sentence (3) the predicate is organized a competition
- for sentence (4) the predicate is won the title
- for sentence (5) the predicate is travels the world to find the finest cocoa beans
- for sentence (6) the predicate is sells special chocolate gift boxes
e. ;
- for sentence (2) the object is several prizes
- for sentence (3) the object is a competition
- for sentence (4) the object is the title
- for sentence (5) the object is the world
- for sentence (6) the object is special chocolate gift boxes

4. (1) Big Ben is the nickname of a bell that hangs in the clock tower at the northern
end of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, England. Officially, the tower
itself is called Elizabeth Tower. It was previously known as just the Clock Tower, but
was renamed in September 2012 as a tribute to the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth
II. (2) However, most people call the tower "Big Ben" because it is very large.
 The clock was designed by Edmund Beckett Denison. (3) It took 13 years to
build. It was completed in 1859. It has worked continuously since then except for a few
months in 1976 when it broke down and had to be fixed.

Big Ben is one of England’s best-known landmarks. Some believe it got its name
from Sir Benjamin Hall. The Elizabeth Tower has become one of the most prominent
symbols of the United Kingdom. It is often in the establishing shot of films set in
London.

Since August 2017, repair work is being done on the clock, which will take four
years. For the safety of those doing this work, Big Ben no longer rings out every hour. It
will still be heard on special occasions, such as the New Year and Remembrance Day.

[Simple English Wikipedia. Big Ben. Retrieved from http://gg.gg/n42w5.]

a. Identify three (3) proper nouns of the underlined sentence (1).

b. The following sentences are based on the paragraph above. Identify three (3)
common nouns:
o Officially, the tower itself is called Elizabeth Tower.
o Designed by Edmund Beckett Denison, the clock took 13 years to build.
o Big Ben is one of England’s best-known landmarks.
c. Identify five (3) verbs of the underlined sentence (2) and (3).
d. The following sentences are based on the paragraph above. Identify three (3)
adjectives:
o Big Ben is the nickname of a bell that hangs in the clock tower at the northern
end of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, England.
o However, most people call the tower "Big Ben" because it is very large.
o The Elizabeth Tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the
United Kingdom.
e. The following sentences are based on the paragraph above. Identify what the
italicized word refers to.
o Officially, the tower itself is called Elizabeth Tower. It was previously known as
just the Clock Tower, but was renamed in September 2012 as a tribute to the
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
o The clock was designed by Edmund Beckett Denison. It took 13 years to build.
o Big Ben is one of England’s best-known landmarks. Some believe it got its name
from Sir Benjamin Hall.

Answers:

a. Big Ben, Elizabeth Tower, Queen Elizabeth

b. the tower, the clock, England’s best-known landmarks
c. call, took, build
d. hangs in the clock tower, very large, most prominent
e. Elizabeth Tower, The clock, Big Ben