- •I’ve got a doll but I ... A ball.
- •Complete the sentences using some or apy.
- •Refer the sentences to the two columns:
- •Write what people always, usually, often, sometimes do/don’t do.
- •What did the people do yesterday (last week, 3 days ago...)?
- •Translate into English.
- •Compare people, animals and objects.
- •Read the story and write what Mr Brown can do and what he can’t. Mr Brown can catch fish.
- •Fill in the proper forms of the verbs.
- •It often (snows, is snowing) in winter here.
- •Write Nick’s answers to Bob’s questions. (Nick did all the things yesterday.)
- •I sang it yesterday.
- •7 You know these proverbs. Complete them and think of their Russian equivalents.
- •These verbs make past indefinite in different ways. Can you write them into two groups?
- •Irregular verbs:
- •Fill in the right prepositions (where necessary).
- •This is a usual week in Mary’s diary. How often does she go to school (the cinema, the theatre, the swimming pool, the museum, the grandparents)?
- •See if you can read the story and answer the questions after it. Here are the new words:
- •2 A. Fill in the prepositions to complete the story.
- •How many rooms are there in your flat?
- •Is there a sink in your kitchen?
- •7 A. Read the text “Andrew’s New Flat” and say where the boys had lunch.
- •Write the three forms of the verbs. Divide them into three groups (m, [d], [id]).
- •I have never been to Africa.
- •Haven’t been to the Bolshoi Theatre yet.
- •6 Complete the questions.
- •Write how long it takes you to get to the place.
- •It takes me 20 minutes to get to the church.
- •Fill in the right prepositions where necessary.
- •Write what you think these people are going to do.
- •A friend tells you he is going to buy a car. Ask him questions, using going to.
- •Fill in yet, already, ever, never, just.
- •Read the words and phrases given below. You should know their meanings and be able to write them correctly. If necessary, consult the vocabulary at the end of your textbook.
- •1 Look at the verbs. Give their three forms. Write them into two groups: regular verbs, irregular verbs.
- •Irregular verbs:
- •Write the opposites.
- •Say how you can reach:
- •Make the sentences complete, filling in at, by, on, to, of.
- •Nick wants to leave the car (the taxi, the train, the horse, the bus). Answer the question using the verb to get.
- •Write the sentences, using to have to do something.
- •I (see) it 2 years ago.
- •I saw it 2 years ago.
- •Where have you put the carrots? in the fridge.
- •Was, Christopher, interested, Columbus, in, sea, the.
- •Celebration, Indians, for, the, turkey, prepared, the.
- •You haven’t seen Alec, a sailor, ... Tuesday, have you?
- •Work b) a country c) a box
- •Arrows stand for:
- •It is good advice. I will follow it.
- •School Life (Lessons 9—16)
- •Nora usually went for a walk at noon in summer.
- •Has she turned to the right or (has she turned) to the left?
- •America (The usa) (Lessons 43—52)
- •Interesting — more interesting — (the) most interesting.
The monument ... the king is ... the main square ... the capital.
Write what you think these people are going to do.
Nelly is wearing her school uniform and has a school bag in her hand.
Nick is at the front door. It is locked and he has the keys in his hand.
It is a Music lesson and the teacher is playing the piano. His pupils are standing around.
The boy is at the desk. He has coloured pencils and an exercise book.
Mr Green and his wife are in a furniture shop. They are looking at the wardrobe and are very interested. They’ve also got a lot of money.
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We
have been to the Tower of London.
She
hasn’t woken up.
Peter
Brown has seen Westminster Abbey.
Has
he become an architect?
Have
they been to Buckingham Palace?
They
haven’t built a monument in the square.
Words:
n
— square, cinema, theatre, church, road, town, city, bridge,
century, capital, place, tower, bell, monument, sound,
architect, trip, queen. v
— build (built, built), wake up (woke up, woken up), burn (burnt,
burnt), become (became, become), lead (led, led).
34A friend tells you he is going to buy a car. Ask him questions, using going to.
Fill in yet, already, ever, never, just.
Read the words and phrases given below. You should know their meanings and be able to write them correctly. If necessary, consult the vocabulary at the end of your textbook.
adj
— main, rich, dark, dirty, square, tall, wide, kind, afraid (of)
... . adv
— ever, just, already.
Phrases:
Lesson
24: to
be lost; Turn to the left/right.
Lesson
25: I
haven’t seen you for ages; Just fine.
Lesson
26: I
have been to London; She has never been to America.
Lesson
27: to
be afraid of.
Lesson
28: a
monument to smb.
Lesson
29: It
takes smb
... to do smth.
What
about these words? See if you can read and understand them properly.
n
— supermarket, opera, hospital, post office, office, fact,
million, thousand, business, tourist, tourism, trolleybus,
France, Normandy, Paris, Spain, Mexico, Romans, the Thames, centre,
tunnel, conqueror, baker, Parliament, statue, palace, castle,
column, admiral, gallery, raven, prime minister, king, nickname,
traffic lights. v
— found, walk barefoot, be in trouble, be buried. adj
— literary, political, bronze.
TRAVELLING
AND TRANSPORT
Lessons
31-36
To
be, to laugh, to build, to study, to become, to happen, to burn, to
describe, to read, to lock, to lead, to count, to come, to work, to
keep, to join, to learn, to take, to say, to wake up, to go, to get,
to know, to hear, to do.
Regular
verbs:
I II III
I II III
361 Look at the verbs. Give their three forms. Write them into two groups: regular verbs, irregular verbs.
Irregular verbs:
Read
the dialogue and write how the people travelled to Murmansk,
Arkhangelsk, the White Sea and what transport they used in
Arkhangelsk and Murmansk.
How
was your trip to the North?
Fantastic!
Did
you go to Murmansk?
Yes.
We flew there by plane and then we went to Arkhangelsk by train.
Did
you travel by car or by bus?
Yes,
we went to the White Sea by oar and we travelled by bus in the
cities.
Complete
the sentences using the proper tense of the verbs.
Rosie
never (was, has been) to Africa. Rosie has never been to Africa.
Our
classes (began,
have begun)
at 8.30 last year.
My
little sister (didn't
drink, hasn’t drunk)
her glass of milk yet.
4) |
Nelly (drew, has drawn) a funny picture last Thursday. |
5) |
They already (had lunch, have had lunch). |
6) |
“We (ate, have eaten) all the bananas!” he said. |
7) |
I (spent, have spent) all the money yesterday. |
8) |
We never (swam, have swum) in the ocean. |
Write
the missing forms of the verbs.
build
seen
forget
shook
read
been
%
brought
bought
find
met
wake
(up)
stolen
burn
led
become
Jane
has just returned from her journey to London. She has bought a lot
of clothes and has seen many people. Look at the pictures and say
(using who
or which)
what Jane tells her friends.
This
is the sweater which I bought in London. This is Mr Mote who is a
famous singer.
Mr
Brown
to
buy a sweater
to
like to travel by plane
Mole
Mr
Fox
to
buy a ticket
to
buy in Scotland
Mrs
Johnson
to
miss a train
to
take a picture in Trafalgar Square
Nelly
Smith ^£2'^'
to
meet at the railway station
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to
see at the railway station
to
buy a book
to
like to travel very much
1)
2)
)
)
)
)
)
)
9)
to
miss a bus
— to
catch a bus
1)
to get into а
саг
to
get off a train
to
catch a train
to
go upstairs
to
get on a horse
to
get out of a taxi
to
miss a plane
1)
ugly
difficult
_
clean
expensive
strong
buy
in
front of
Write the opposites.
St.
Petersburg from Moscow.
London
from New York.
The
Bolshoi Theatre from Red Square.
Yaroslavski
railway station from the Kremlin.
He
never goes ... car, he always goes ... foot.
When
we lived ... the seaside last year we stayed ... the hotel.
He
is waiting for me ... the bus stop.
We
decided to meet ... the railway station.
Have
you bought a ticket ... Moscow?
When
are you going ... a journey?
He
is never tired ... playing the computer.
He
saw his friend ... board the ship.
What
is he doing?
You
mustn’t come late.
You
have to come in time.
You
mustn’t walk on the grass.
41Say how you can reach:
Make the sentences complete, filling in at, by, on, to, of.
Nick wants to leave the car (the taxi, the train, the horse, the bus). Answer the question using the verb to get.
Write the sentences, using to have to do something.
You
mustn’t speak loudly in the library.
You
mustn’t be late for the performance.
You
mustn’t take pictures in the museum.
You
mustn’t listen to the radio in class.
You
mustn’t go to bed at midnight.
You
already know the three forms of 52 irregular verbs. Can you write
them all? Write as many as you can remember.
Read
the words and phrases given below. You should know their meanings
and be able to write them correctly. If necessary, consult the
vocabulary at the end of your textbook.
Words:
n
— plane, train, bus, bus stop, seaside, railway station, airport,
ticket, luggage, plate, journey, voyage, through train, ship, wind,
single ticket, return ticket, platform, flight, business class,
tourist class, voice, taxi.
v
—
travel,
stay (at, with), find (found, found), steal (stole, stolen), fly
(flew, flown), cry (cried), shake (shook, shaken), forget (forgot,
forgotten), explain, arrive (in/at), feel (felt, felt), change,
miss, catch (caught, caught), have to. adj
— cheap, fast, ugly, straight, kind, sad, silver, weak, strong,
tired, fantastic, excellent, friendly. adv
— perhaps, nearly.
Phrases:
Lesson
31:
by plane, by train, by bus; at the bus stop, at the seaside, at the
railway station.
Lesson
32:
a ticket to a city; over the plain; to carry mail. Lesson
33:
straight ahead; to go on foot; So many countries, so many
customs.
Lesson
35:
to get into/out of a car (a taxi); to get on/off a train (a horse, a
bus); to take a train (a plane, a taxi, the underground); to
catch/miss a train (a plane, a bus, the underground); to go on a
journey (trip, voyage); to be tired of; on board the ship; to take
pictures; There is a lot of traffic now.
And
what about these words? Can you read and understand them properly?
n
— plain, passenger, mail, mustard, pepper, spice, vinegar,
witch, prince, map, appetite, ticket office, line, metro, traffic,
centre, seat, port. adj
— free, young, foreign.
HOBBIES
Lessons
37-42
Look
at the pictures and say when Andrew arrived there.
Paris
the
bus stop
New
York
the
port
the
railway station
Klin
Andrew
arrived in Paris at a quarter past two.
Here
are five short dialogues. Complete them.
Have
you (see) “Hamlet”?
Yes,
I (have).
Have
you seen “Hamlet”?
Yes,
I have.
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When
did you (see) it?
When
did you see it?
—
What
did you I (see) it 2 years ago.
I saw it 2 years ago.
(buy)
yesterday?
I (buy) some stamps, coins and badges.
Where did you (buy) them?
I (buy) them near the special shop.
— Have you ever
Yes, I (have).
When (be) you there?
I (be) there yesterday.
Who (take) part in the performance?
A lot of actors (do).
— Have you
Unfortunately not. I (have) not (buy) tickets for the play yet.
— (Be) you at the theatre with your group three days ago?
Yes,
I (be).
—
Where
Yes, they (be). I could (see) the stage well.
— Have you ever
Yes, I (have).
When did you (meet) them?
I (meet) them last January.
Give the names of the people who do the following.
Somebody who writes books is ... . Somebody who writes books is a writer.
Somebody who translates books is ... .
Somebody who reads books is ... .
Somebody who teaches pupils is ... .
Somebody who works at a factory is ... .
Somebody who travels to different countries is ... .
Somebody who collects different things is ... .
Somebody who plays football is a football ... .
Peggy hasn’t got a lot of things in the kitchen. Say what she has got using a little or a few.
Apples, bread, bananas, carrots, coffee, biscuits, eggs, fish, fruit, potatoes, jam, hamburgers, juice, vegetables, meat, milk, salt, sweets.
46
Use
the right form of the verb to
be
and the right pronoun.
The
clothes ... wet. Dry ... , please.
The
clothes are wet. Dry them, please.
The
potatoes ... on the table on the plate.
The
advice ... good. But I can’t follow ... .
Why
... your clothes dirty? You put ... on only in the morning.
Where
... the milk? in the cup.
What
will you choose to fill in: say
or tell?
Don’t
... where you are going.
He
never ... me anything about his hobbies.
What
did you ...?
They
... their friends about their journeys.
Nick
... , “I like cartoons.”
Give
the opposites.
friendly
kind
rich
happy
comfortable
easy
important
long
cheap
true
fast
interesting
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Where have you put the carrots? in the fridge.
wixe
two torms of the verbs.
rise
decide
care
(for)
mean
create
say
tell
listen
(to)
Read
the story filling in the prepositions and write what Rosie’s hobby
is.
My
Sister
I
have a sister. Her name is Rosie. I’m very fond ...(1) her. We
often play together and she always takes part ...(2) all our games.
My little sister doesn’t care ...(3) cinema but she likes theatre
very much. She buys tickets ...(4) all the plays and likes to sit
...(5) the stalls where she can see the actors who are popular
...(6) the audience. She knows many dialogues ...(7) different
performances ...(8) heart and is proud ...(9) it. She uses her
imagination and makes up her own stories. She wants to see them
...(10) the stage ...(II) the theatre. She writes her stories and
reads them ...(12) me. They are usually very interesting and full
...(13) kind and friendly characters. She likes to read me her
stories ...(14) we go ...(15) bed and I always listen ...(16) them
...(17) ...(18) the end.
8
Write
two forms of the verbs.
rise
decide
care
(for)
mean
create
say
tell
listen
(to)
Read
the story filling in the prepositions and write what Rosie’s
hobby is.
My
Sister
have
a sister. Her name is Rosie. I’m very fond ...(1) her. We often
play together and she always takes part ...(2) all our games. My
little sister doesn’t care ...(3) cinema but she likes theatre
very much. She buys tickets ...(4) all the plays and likes to sit
...(5) the stalls where she can see the actors who are popular
...(6) the audience. She knows many dialogues ...(7) different
performances ...(8) heart and is proud ...(9) it. She uses her
imagination and makes up her own stories. She wants to see them
...(10) the stage ...(11) the theatre. She writes her stories and
reads them ...(12) me. They are usually very interesting and full
...(13) kind and friendly characters. She likes to read me her
stories ...(14) we go ...(15) bed and I always listen ...(16) them
...(17) ...(18) the end.
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Look
at the picture and write what Adrian is fond of doing.
to
collect stamps (coins, badges)
f
to
go to the theatre (to the cinema, to the museum)
to
watch cartoons
(feature
films,
documentary
films)
to
read novels (fiction, poems)
m
Adrian
is fond of collecting stamps.
Read
the words and phrases given below. You should know their meanings
and be able to write them correctly. If necessary consult the
vocabulary at the end of your textbook.
Words:
n
— collector, collection, stamp, coin, theme, badge, quarter, seat,
stage, performance, part, audience, cartoon, feature film,
documentary film, screen, success, land, novel, library, soap
opera, cinema-goer, theatre-goer, the stalls, hobby, specialist. v
— be fond of, be proud of, collect, specialize, rise (rose,
risen), perform, decide, care (for), full of, mean (meant, meant),
create, tell smb
(told, told), say (said, said), be born, listen (to). adj
— thematic, special, popular (with), true, boring, few, a few,
uncomfortable, uneasy, unkind, proud, full. adv
— also, unfortunately. pron
— whatever, whoever, wherever, whenever. prep
— besides. cotij
— though.
Phrases:
Lesson
38:
at a quarter to ..., at a quarter past ...; to take part in; at the
theatre, at the cinema, in the stalls; a ticket for a play; to take
part in ... . Lesson
40:
to have great success, to be a success; What’s on ...?
Lesson
41:
up to the end; to use one’s imagination.
And
what about these words? Can you read and understand them properly?
n
— character, concert, optimism, problem, fact, metal, soldier,
programme, ballet, opera, musical, gangster, actor, storm of
applause, interval, video, comedy, a detective (historical,
black-and-white, colour) film, balcony.
AMERICA
(THE USA)
Lessons
43-52
Choose
the words from the box and write them in their proper place (a, b,
c).
square,
airport, bed, cinema, car, sofa, fridge, carpet, picture, textbook,
mirror, wardrobe, exercise book, fire, theatre, cupboard, ruler,
bus, rubber, desk, curtains, pen, road, church, pencil, house,
bridge
Write
as many words as you remember denoting a) hobbies, b) transport.
Divide
the names of the following professions into three groups.
sailor,
fireman, officer, seaman, doctor, soldier, postman, actor, writer,
narrator, worker, policeman, milkman, announcer, reader, performer,
traveller, teacher, fisherman, singer, forester, farmer,
football player
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-ег
-or
-man
Agree
or disagree.
South
America is an island.
Christopher
Columbus discovered Africa in 1492.
The
USA is a large country in North America.
Sailors
never travel by plane.
Christopher
Columbus reached Central America in 1992.
The
King and the Queen of Spain gave Christopher Columbus money to go
to India.
When
Christopher Columbus began his sea voyage he sailed west.
5
Make
up sentences of the given words.
English,
the, appeared, America, in, settlements, first, the, seventeenth,
in, century.
harvest,
the, year, that, rich, was.
together,
God, thanked, they.
danger,
land, full, the, was, new, of.
raining,
hard, is, it.
For
or since?
We’ve
known each other ... 10 years.
She
has been in danger ... that meeting.
They
have been in this little settlement ... the last year.
I
have been up ... five o’clock this morning.
...
when have you known her?
I
have had this Teddy Bear ... years.
Choose
from the box the adjectives you can use to describe:
54Was, Christopher, interested, Columbus, in, sea, the.
Celebration, Indians, for, the, turkey, prepared, the.
You haven’t seen Alec, a sailor, ... Tuesday, have you?
Work b) a country c) a box
boring,
hard, native, peaceful, wooden, dangerous, empty, golden
Write
questions for more information.
He
flew there.
Who
Where
When
Why
With
whom
How
many times
How
often
Look
through the text “The History of Thanksgiving Day” (Exercise
17, Lesson 45) and answer the questions.
What
holiday do Americans celebrate at the end of November?
What
day of the week is it?
Where
do people go that day?
Americans
decorate their houses on Thanksgiving Day, don’t they?
What
is a symbol of the day?
Since
when has the turkey become a symbol of Thanksgiving Day?
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Month |
Holiday |
Date |
January |
1) |
1st, 2nd |
|
2) |
Third Monday |
February |
3) |
14th |
|
4) |
Third Monday |
March |
5) |
17th |
|
6) |
Late March or early April |
April |
7) |
1st |
May |
8) |
Last Monday |
|
9) or |
One Sunday |
June |
10) |
14th |
July |
11) |
4th |
September |
12) |
First Monday |
October |
13) |
Second Monday |
|
14) |
31st |
November |
15) |
11th |
|
16) |
Fourth Thursday |
December |
17) |
25th |
|
18) |
31st |
Write
five polite questions asking for permission to do something.
Begin them with May
I
...?
to
ask for advice, to take the newspaper, to buy a magazine, to
eat some turkey, to have some nuts
1)
2)
)
)
)
Answer
the questions using: Yes,
you may/No, you mustn’t.
May
I watch TV? It’s time to sleep.
May
I go to the cinema? An interesting comedy is on.
May
I prepare turkey? It’s in the fridge.
May
I play the piano here? The child
is
sleeping in the room.
May
I sell this book? I am going to
give
it to your cousin.
Write
what they will be able to do (tomorrow, next week, next month).
Edward
cannot learn this rule now.
Alice
cannot prepare turkey for dinner.
My
family can’t move to another flat on Saturday.
My
host can’t invite his friend to come for the weekend.
The
sailor can’t sail round this island this week.
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Jane
and Mike are talking about the Wild West. Here are Jane’s
answers, write Mike’s questions.
Mike:
(1)
Jane:
They appeared in the 17th century.
Mike:
(2)
Jane:
They were from England, Spain and Germany.
Mike:
(3)
Jane:
They grew rice and tobacco.
Mike:
(4)
Jane:
There were 13 colonies in America in 1733.
Mike:
(5)
Jane:
Because they didn’t like to depend on the English King.
Mike:
(6)
Jane:
George Washington was.
Mike:
(7)
Jane:
They went west to look for gold, for new lands.
Mike:
(8)
Jane:
They had a very dangerous life, it was really full of danger.
Do
you remember the names of American coins? Write them down. You
should know five of them.
Answer
the questions about American money.
How
many nickels are there in a dime?
How
many dimes are there in a dollar? _
How
many nickels are there in a dollar?
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How
many nickels are there in a quarter?
How
many quarters are there in a dollar?
Read
the text to know about another American symbol — “Uncle
Sam”
and say if “Uncle Sam” is a real man.
“Uncle
Sam” is a cartoon symbol of
United States. Very soon cartoons of Uncle Sam as the American government first began to appear.
The United States of America has an official song too. It is the “Star-Spangled Banner”.1
Your Indian friend doesn’t know anything about American sym- bols. Could you help her? Write down everything you remember about American symbols.
A.
Colour:
Name:
Number of stars: _
Number of stripes:
Colour of stripes: .
Stripes stand for: .
1 “Star-Spangled ['spaerjgld] Banner” — «Звездное знамя» (гимн Соединенных Штатов Америки).
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Stars
stand for:
Time
of the day it is displayed:
Places
to see the flag:
B.
Year
when it appeared in the USA:
Country
it came from:
Reason
(причина)
it
came to the USA:
Place
it is now:
C.
Year
it became the official symbol
An
olive branch stands for:
Place
where this symbol is:
D.
Kind
of symbol it is:
People
it stands for:
Places
where we can see it:
Time
“Uncle Sam” appeared as a sym-
bol
of the US:
US
stand for: a)
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Arrows stand for:
2) People |
can |
sell vegetables, |
|
||
3) People |
can |
protect plants, |
4) People |
can |
prepare meals, |
5) People |
can |
be interested in languages, |
Think
of your own sentences using the following:
(bad
advice)
(clever
advice)
(kind
advice)
(dangerous
advice)
(excellent
advice)
Read
the words and phrases given below. You should know their
meanings
and be able to write them correctly. If necessary consult the
vocabulary at the end of your textbook.
Words:
n
— discoverer, discovery, sail, sailor, island, settlement, turkey,
danger, harvest, God, nut, wood, peace, hunter, friendship,
independence, gold, gun, snake, tailor, state, government, magazine,
newspaper, letter, advice, person, host, hostess, rule.
v
— discover, sail, reach, be interested (in), appear, prepare,
hunt, smoke, depend (on), fight (fought, fought), be situated,
protect, sell (sold, sold), advise, move, relax.
61It is good advice. I will follow it.
adj
— round, hard, native, wooden, peaceful, golden, empty, dangerous,
each, own, personal. adv
— together, maybe. prep
— along, through, since.
Phrases:
Lesson
46:
How’ve you been? How long have you been here?
Jack,
you’ve back! It’s been a long time.
Lesson
47:
It depends; gold coin; golden hair.
Lesson
48:
to look through.
Lesson
50:
— May I do it? — Yes, you may. — Do, please. — No, I’m
afraid not. — No, you mustn’t; pennies, nickels, dimes,
quarters, dollars.
Lesson
51:
can — could — be able to; I can do it; He couldn’t do it then;
She will be able to do it next week.
The
advice is good. It was good advice.
Lesson
54:
to travel east (west).
Lesson
55:
to be founded; to be made of.
And
what about these words? Can you read and understand them properly?
n
— continent, planet, France, territory, colony, soldier, colonist,
Spain, stripe, Cuba, festival, symbol, statue, national, eagle,
sauce, Indian, liberty, ceremony, culture, costume, Asia,
Alaska, Negro, plantation, rice, tobacco, president, cowboy. v
— group, row, attack, display, fold. adj—
traditional, official, American, Indian, Spanish, roast, whole.
MY
COUNTRY
Lessons
53-57
Be
sure you know the verbs. Add -tion
to each verb and trans-
late
the new words into Russian.
translate
— translation
— перевод.
collect
explain
protect
prepare
found
inform
celebrate
compose
create
decorate
True
or False?
Russia
is rich in gold and silver.
One
Russian symbol is the Russian
national
flag.
The
Russian flag has four stripes on it.
The
other symbol of Russia is a firtree.
The
Neva ['neivs] is the longest river
in
Russia.
Russia
is the smallest country in Europe.
Russian
people have always been devoted
to
their Motherland.
The
Urals form a natural border between
Europe
and Asia.
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Ask
questions for more information.
He
founded the capital.
Who
What
capital
When
Where
Why
Choose
the words that you could use to describe:
Russia:
Russian
people:
(the)
biggest, noble, rich, honest, devoted, brave, independent,
peaceful, (be) full of, (be) proud of, (be) fond of, kind, clever,
friendly
Agree
or disagree.
The
capital of Russia is Kiev.
Moscow
is not an old city, it is less than 100 years old.
The
heart of Moscow is the Kremlin.
Moscow
was founded by Yuri Dolgoruky in 1147.
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In
the 16th century Moscow was one of the largest cities in Europe.
Moscow
has always been the capital of Russia.
Peter
the Great moved the Russian capital to St. Petersburg.
In
1918 Moscow became the capital of Russia again.
Try
and explain in written form the following:
an
honest man
brave
a
rich woman
young
war
enemy
Nick: |
Was Napoleon sure he could easily win the war against Russia? Why? |
Nick: |
Why did Russian people call Smolensk the “Key-city”? |
Nick: |
When was a terrible battle in Smolensk? |
Nick: |
Why did the Russian army leave Smolensk? |
Nick: |
Why did Napoleon’s army leave Smolensk so quickly? |
Nick: |
Why did the Russian tsar invite Michael Kutuzov to become the head of the Russian army? |
Nick: |
Where did Kutuzov decide to give a fight to Napoleon? |
Nick: |
What battle was the beginning of the greatest Russian victory over Napoleon in the war of 1812? |
Put
the articles where necessary.
Red
Square
Volga
Urals
Moscow
USA
Baikal
Asia
Europe Arctic Ocean Neva
Black
Sea Alps
Russia
Kiev
Apple
Street America Indian Ocean Green Street
Write
the missing forms of the adjectives.
big
— bigger
— (the)
biggest
braver
happy
(the)
best
more
comfortable
bad
earlier
cleverer
the most interesting
Read
the words given below. You should know their meanings and be able
to write them correctly. If necessary, consult the vocabulary at
the end of your textbook.
Words:
n
— bank, enemy, bravery, birch, top, map, stone, war, army, battle,
victory, soul, heart. v
— found (founded), win (won, won), die, kill. adj
— noble, honest, devoted, brave, young, hospitable, real. adv
— really. prep
— between, against.
And
what about these words? Can you read and understand them properly?
n
— youth, border, mineral, prince, chronicle, fortress. v
— break, flow, conquer, criticize. adj
— symbolic, poetic. adv
— practically.
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KEYS
Exercise
1.
Nelly
has got P.E. on Tuesday and on Friday.
She
has got Arts on Tuesday and on Thursday.
She
has got Music on Wednesday and on Friday.
She
has got Handicraft on Friday.
Exercise
2.
In
winter Peter plays tennis at 3 o’clock on Monday. 2) In winter
Peter plays football at 5 o’clock on Tuesday. 3) In winter Peter
plays volleyball at 3 o’clock on Wednesday. 4) In winter Peter
plays basketball at 11 o’clock on Thursday. 5) In winter
Peter goes swimming at 6 o’clock on Friday. 6) In winter Peter
goes skiing at 9 o’clock on Saturday. 7) In winter Peter goes
skating at 10 o’clock on Sunday.
In
summer Peter plays football at 11 o’clock on Monday. 9) In summer
Peter plays tennis at 2 o’clock on Tuesday. 10) In summer Peter
plays volleyball at 12 o’clock on Wednesday. 11) In summer Peter
plays baseball at 1 o’clock on Thursday. 12) In summer Peter goes
running at 7 o’clock on Friday. 13) In summer Peter goes swimming
at 12 o’clock on Saturday. 14) In summer Peter plays basketball
at 10 o’clock on Sunday.
Exercise
3.
(1) on,
(2) after, (3) in, (4) at, (5) in, (6) in, (7) at, (8) at, (9) at.
1) No,
Nora usually had a walk at one o’clock in the afternoon.
That
day Nora had a walk after classes.
Nora
laughed at Allan because he was funny.
Allan
ran because he tried to stop the two boys from fighting.
Exercise
4.
“The
News” is School Life (Lessons 9—16)
Nora usually went for a walk at noon in summer.
on
at
half past six.
“The Weather” is on at half past eight.
“Sports” is on at half past ten.
The film “Don’t Ask Me!” is on at half past nine.
“We Are in Africa” is on at half past eleven.
