GRAMMAR
1.Chose the correct form.
1.We …….usually
a) are working b)work c)worked
2……they help parents tomorrow?
a)will b)did c)do
3.My sister ….. breakfast often
a)is cooking b)cook c)cooks
4.She……..to music sometimes
a)listens b)listened c)listen
5.You…….homework now
a)will do b)did c)is doing
6.I….. London already
a)have visited b)visit c)visited
7.She …..in the park yesterday
a)is walking b)was walking c)walked
8.He …….his room today
a)doesn’t clean b)didn’t clean c)hasn’t cleaned
9.They …TV yesterday at 6 o’clock
a)watch b)were watching c)are watching
10……you speak English well always?
a)can b)does c)have
2.Complete the text.
Christmas, church, bonfires, tradition, chocolate, midnight, lamps, spring, 31st December, witches, Trick or treat, November, cards.
On Easter many people go to …1)….. Children get presents of ……2)… Easter eggs. Easter always means …3)….,new life after winter, green trees. Celebrating Halloween is very old …4)…. Some people dress up as …5)…. and ghosts. They make …6)….. of pumpkins. Children knock on people’s doors and say’’……7)……’’. Gay Fawkes’ Night is on 5-th …8)….. People often make big …9)……On St Valentines Day people send a special greeting …10)…. to those who they love.On …11)….. people wish each other ‘’Happy New Year’’. They go to bed after ……12)...On Christmas Eve Father……13)…. visits children and give them toys and sweets.
READING.
Read the text and choose the right variant in the sentences after it.
The New Zealand Kiwi
This strange bird is New Zealand's national symbol. Everywhere in the world, Kiwi is New Zealand, or a New Zealander. New Zealanders also like to call themselves Kiwis.
The Kiwi (bird) got its name after its shrill call - "kee-wee kee-wee". It can't see well, and although it has wings, it cannot fly. Kiwis live in forests or wet places and feed on insects, worms, snails, and berries. It is unusual in at least two things. First, it is the only bird in the world that has its nostrils1 at the end of its long beak to find food and sense danger. Second, the female kiwi has the largest egg, in proportion to its body size. Kiwis are as big as chickens, but their eggs are almost as big as those of ostriches! There are several species of kiwi spread over the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
The kiwi looks very much like kiwifruit - the brown furry fruit with the green flesh. Kiwifruit comes originally from China, and in fact its original name was Chinese gooseberry2. Sometime in the 1960s, the kiwifruit farmers in New Zealand decided to market the fruit overseas, but decided to give them another name. To help identify the fruit with New Zealand, they chose the name kiwifruit. Some people call kiwifruit kiwis, but this is incorrect. New Zealanders especially find this very wrong! A kiwi is a bird or a human New Zealander; but the fruit has different names - kiwifruit or Chinese gooseberry.
While it's not easy to see the real kiwi bird, the kiwi as a symbol is everywhere: on stamps and coins, on all sorts of products, in the toy shops, on flags, everywhere, all over the world.
People think that the kiwi bird is strange because it ... .
a) has a long tail b) has too long wings c) can't fly
The name of the bird comes from ... .
a) its size b) its cry c) New Zealand fruit
Kiwis are really unusual because they ... .
a) look like ostriches b) are as big as ostriches
c) lay eggs as big as those of ostriches
New Zealanders call themselves ... .
a) kiwifruit b) gooseberries c) kiwis
The kiwifruit originates from ... .
a) China b) Australia c) New Zealand
Its total area is about 17 million square kilometres.
It is bordered by Norway and Finland in the north-west, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus and the Ukraine in the West, Georgia and Azerbaijan in the south-west, and Kazakhstan , Mongolia, China along the southern border.
The land of Russia varies from thick forests to barren deserts, from high peaked mountains to deep valleys.
The longest mountain chains are the Urals, separating Europe from Asia, the Caucasus, the Altai.
6Russia’s most important rivers are the Volga, Europe’s biggest river, flowing into the Caspian Sea, the main Siberian rivers (the Ob, the Yenisei and the Lena), and the Amur in the Far East, flowing into the Pacific Ocean.
7 The world’s deepest lake – Lake Baikal, with the depth of 1600 metres, is situated in Siberia.
8The climate in Russia varies from arctic in the north to continental in the central part of the country and subtropical in the south.
9 The coldest place in Russia is Oimjakon in the central Sibirian region Jakutia,
10Its vast mineral resources include oil and natural gas, coal, iron, zinc, lead, nickel, aluminium, gold and other non-ferrous metals. Russia has the world’s largest oil and natural gas resources.
11 Three-quarters of the republic’s mineral wealth is concentrated in Siberia and the Far East.
12 the population of Russia amounted to about 143 million
13The central part of the country is densely populated
14 more than 100 nations and nationalities live in the Russian Federation
15 Russia is a constitutional republic, with President as Head of State.
16 the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (Prime Minister) is the head of government,
17 the official national flag of the Russian was adopted in 1991
18 The flag has three equal stripes of white, blue and red.
White - symbolizes nobleness, honor, freedom; Blue - faith, truth, it's the color of God's Mother; Red color - means courage, bravery, love, and it's also a symbol of great power statehood.
19 The capital of the Russian Federation is Moscow,
20 Moscow is one of the most popular tourist destinations because It is a sprawling city with a blend of historical and contemporary sights