1. Task 1. Listen to the text. Decide which statements are True according to the text (A), which are False according to the text (B), which are Not mentioned at all (C). You will hear the recording once. Transfer you answers to the answer sheet.

The Great Plague was over by 1666.

2. In 1666, the sewerage system in London did not exist.

3. At night, Londoners blew out all the light.

4. On 1 September, Farriner himself checked that the oven was turned off.

5. Samuel Pepys’s wife told him about the fire.

6. The Great Fire reached the London Bridge.

7. When leaving their houses, Londoners were told not to take any belongings.

8. The majority of people survived the fire.

9. Rebuilding St Paul’s Cathedral took less time than rebuilding London.

10. The London Fire Brigade was established in less than 200 years after the Great Fire.

11. Task 2. Listen to the text again and write a paragraph summarizing the text you have just listened to. You should follow the structure:

• a topic sentence;
• supporting arguments;
• a concluding sentence.

The paragraph must contain 100 – 120 words.

Note: This task is not checked automatically. You can finish the quiz without completing it.