Form 8 .Semester II Writing. Variant II
1) be called / south / be divided / population / be known / east / be situated /make up /be washed
1) England is the largest of the countries that __ the UK.
2) England __ to the __ of Wales and to the __ of Scotland.
3) England __ by the North Sea, __ , __ and the Strait of Dover.
4) About 50 million people out the __ of the UK live in England.
5) England __ into areas. These areas __ counties.
6) The counties around London __ as the Home Counties. They are __ and __ .
2) Use articles with geographical names.
1. ___ London stands on ___ river Thames.
2. Is ___ Mississippi longer or shorter than ___ Bug?
3. ___ USA is the biggest country of ___ North America.
4. ___ Lake Ontario is one of the largest lakes in ___ north of ___ United States on the border with ___ Canada.
3) Choose the right form of the verb.
1. When I ... up, it was a lovely day. ( wake / woke / was waking / were waking)
2. He ... very fast when the police stopped him. ( drove / drives / is driving / was driving)
3. When ... she born ? (were / is / was / did)
4. Why did you leave so early ? I ... a good time. (didn't have / hadn't / weren't having / wasn't having)
5. Why are you so hungry ? I got up late and ... time for breakfast. (hadn't / didn't have / don't have / wasn't having)
4) Form the Passive form.
1. Sam had just bought a new hat.
2. Sam and his friends will probably play many games tomorrow.
3. They made many plans at the party.
4. Jill feeds the little dogs.
If … will be
We are moving to a new office ___ the present building is too small. because
We appointed Mary, ___ we think will be a good Research Director. who
We will raise our prices ___ raw material costs go up. if
We earned enough money ___ we could expand into new areas. so
___ they had good advertising, the product would be a success. If
___ we reduce costs, we can focus on productivity. After
I would like to know ___ your train arrives. when
I work for Arcop company ___ makes car components. which
This is good location ___ many of or customers are very close. because
We have a strong export market ___ our sales are still good. where
The woman ___ said our collection was fine is the editor of Style magazine.
who
We depend on magazine publicity, ___ increases our international reputation.
which
People ___ travel a lot on business make many business trips. who
I have read your analysis, ___ I totally agree with. which
I’m leaving ___ I can’t get promotion. because
Don’t press the button ___ the green light goes on. until
This shows ___ the machine is not ready. that
Turnover will increase ___ profits won’t rise. but
Government ___ need to raise money often introduce taxes. that
___ turnover has decreased, profits have remained stable. Although
The MD said ___ the company was making good profits. that
There is no time to lose, ___ we have to do something quickly. so
John works for the company ___ makes computers. which
Many companies are in a similar position, ___ our costs are especially high.
though