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2)Fill in the blanks with the definite article where it is necessary

1. ……… Mississippi river
2. ……… Canada
3. ………. Crete Island
4. ……. Maldives islands
5. …….. Volga river
6. …….. Rocky Mountains
7. …….. Paris
9. ……… White Sea
10. …… Lenina street
11. ……… Lake Michigan
13. ……… Russian Federation
14. …….. Pacific Ocean
15. ……. Ararat mountain
16. …….. Canary Islands
17. ……… Great Lake
18. ……… Africa
19. ……… Urals
20. …….. Australia

3)Open the brackets using the correct form of the verb. (откройте скобки, поставив глагол в правильную форму) напоминаю, что с to вы ничего не делаете, не пишите нигде to, так как это инфинитив
In 1783, the 13 colonies (1)………………. (to become) the United States. Before the war(2)…………….. (to end), the colonies had developed the Articles of Confederation, a plan to work together as one nation, but the connections among the 13 states(3) ………………… (to be) loose. Each state (4)……………….. (have) its own money, army, and navy. Each state (4) ………………. (to trade) and (5) ………………..directly with other countries. Each state (6)(to collect) taxes in its own way. Each state(7)(to believe) its way was the right way. It (8) (to be) a nation of 13 countries.

4)Read the text and ask 5 YOUR OWN questions.(Прочитайте текст и задайте 5 СВОИХ во причины). Some left their homes to escape war. Others sought(искали) political or religious freedom. Some had to work as servants to pay back the cost of their trip before gaining their freedom. Some, like black Africans, arrived as slaves. In time, the 13 colonies developed within three distinct regions. The first settlements were along the Atlantic coast and on rivers that flowed(впадали) into the ocean. The Northeast was called New England, and it included Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The economy was based on fishing, shipbuilding, and trade.

5)Answer the questions (ответьте на во