Writing Comprehension
1. Complete the sentences with the or- (no article) /
Поставити артикль thе там, де потрібно.
1) UK is made up of Great Britain (England, Scotland and
Wales) and Northern Ireland.
2) Great Britain is the largest island of Europe and the
seventh largest island in the world.
3) Scottish Lowlands lie in the valleys of Clyde, Forth and
Tay rivers.
British Museum shows works from ancient Asia, Egypt,
Rome and Greece.
Loch Ness is the largest lake in United Kingdom.
Cardiff is the capital city of Wales.
Grampian Mountains in central Scotland form a natural
division between the Lowlands and Highlands.
8) Highlands in northern Scotland is a region of mountain
ranges, deep valleys and beautiful lakes.
9) Ben Nevis is highest peak in Great Britain - rises
in Highlands.
10) When we were in London, we stayed in Plaza Hotel
11) Americans call Mississippi river «the Father of Waters».
12) There are many cinemas, theatres and shops in Piccadilly
Circus.
13) The waters of North Sea and English Channel separate
Great Britain from Europe.
14) Yonge Street in Canada is the longest street in the
world.
(можно добавить: Sir Arthur) Conan Doyle is a British writer, former physician and an author of numerous adventure books who was born in Britain. Conan Doyle wrote one of the most famous books in the world, (<= нужна запятая) "Sherlock Holmes", (<= нужна запятая) and came up with such interesting characters as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Agatha Christie is a writer who wrote (убрать артикль a) very famous detective stories, (<=нужна запятая) such as Jonah and The Secret Adversary.
I love to read adventure stories because I like them. You learn a lot of interesting and exciting things from adventure books (<= конструкция предложения была неправильной). When you read a book like that, you can travel with the book's heroes and live through the same events that happen to them. (<= конструкция была неправильной, надеюсь, ничего, что я чутка переписал))
I know a lot of adventure and detective books: (можно добавить: for example,) «Count of Monte Cristo», «Сaptain Nemo», «Three Musketeers», «Mousetrap». My favourite book is "Sherlock Holmes". The creator of this book is Arthur Conan Doyle (неправильно был указан автор), who is a very popular writer.