1. True
2. Began in the 6th century and finished in the 9th.
3. False
4. True ( Grounds: The seas around the UK are shallow and the villages on the coast are engaged in fishing. The offshore North sea is part of the Atlantic ocean and washes the shores of Western continental Europe and Great Britain. It is considered shallow — its deepest point is only 725 meters. The Irish sea itself is shallow - the most impressive depth is only 175 meters.)
5. True
6. True
7. False (In January, 1265, Simon de Monfort decided to convene a new Parliament, to participate in which for the first time in history were invited not only representatives of the nobility and the Church elite, but also delegates from the urban population. Thus, Monfort became the founder of the English house of Commons.
8. True (Since the XIV century the Parliament has two houses)
9. False (The Promenade concerts were first held in 1895 in the Royal Hall, later directed by Sir Henry Wood and still continuing today at the Royal Albert Hall for about three months mostly in the summer.)
10. True
II. Выберите правильный ответ (a, b или c).
11. - a
12. - a
13. - a
14. - c
15. - b
16. - c
17. - b
18. - c
19. - a
20.- b
III. Выполните следующие предложения с 3-5 словами:
21. William Shakespere's wife
22. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarchs. (currently Queen Elizabeth II)
23. Holyrood Abbey (Holy cross - Святой крест)
24. Church of the Diocese of London (Лондонская Епархия)
25."A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" - ancient Chinese saying. Having made the first step, you start to walk on the road, and the further you go, the harder it becomes. It is impossible to turn back, because it is impossible to return 'yesterday'.
This phrase is attributed to the Chinese sage Lao Tzu and the moral is that any complex matter begins with the first small step.
I like all animals but my favourite one is a whale. I like to read something about them and to watch films on TV.
Whales are not fish; they are the biggest sea animals on our planet.
They can be found in all the oceans.
The word ‘whale’ comes from the Greek language and is translated as a sea monster.
They live about 30 to 50 years and some of them even more than that.
There are different kinds of whales: some of them are very big. Blue whales, for example, are about 30 metres long and can weigh up to 150 tons. Other kinds are about 5 metres long and weigh about 4 tons.
The can dive as deep as 1 kilometer, not more.
They can swim under water from 10 up to 40 minutes, and then they must come to the surface of the water to breathe.
Whales can develop speed up to 20 and even 40 km/h. (kilometers per hour)
Some kinds of whales have teeth and one tooth weighs 1 kilogramme.
Whales feed on marine plankton, mollusks, fish, and krill. Some kinds eat sea animals: seals, penguins, etc.
People kill whales for their fat and whalebone.