11 класс
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louisa usually spent her afternoons
a. entertaining her friends b. playing for her family
c. in the loneliness of her house d. playing with her cat
louisa the piano.
a. was not so good at playing b. was learning to play
c. was a diligent pupil and practiced playing d. was quite capable of playing
louisa took time before
a. to concentrate b. to decide what pieces to play in what order
c. to dream of playing for a big audience d. to talk to the cat
on the day described in the story the
a. heard louisa play for the first time
b. moved itself closer to the piano to hear the music better
c. didn't feel like listening to music at all
d. left the room not to hear louisa play
5. the cat's reaction to vivaldi's music
a. was negative b. was typical of cats
c. was hardly noticeable d. gradually changed
the cat seemed to
a. be indifferent to what it heard b. hate louisa playing
c. enjoy the music d. show signs of nervousness while listening to music
b) find in the text musical cat words and word combinations that mean the following:
1. real, true 2. to stop for a while 3. to solve a problem 4. quick 5. to applaud 6. involved 7. (to play) by ear 8. fattish 9. attractive 10. a bit of 11. finally 12. at the request of the public 13. conscious (of something) 14. with your back very straight 15. a piece of classical music that develops a simple theme 16. great happiness 17. to vow 18. attentively 19. particularly typical 20. expression
2. match the words in the two columns to form phrases and use them to complete the sentences that follow.
a b
public desire
roaring person
swearing earnestness
irresistible words
great thanks
fierce incident
annoying people
personal indignation
fitting traffic
actual insult
1. we all had a(n) to have a swim in the sea. 2. the story is based on a(n) 3. ronald is a(n) to deal with. 4. he took our criticism as a( 5. jack was speaking with
trying to prove his point of view. 6. michael bitterly regretted those spoken in the heat of the moment. 7. all the orators spoke about corruption in the office. by the end of the meeting was running high. 8. she said we should god for everything that had happened to us. 9. the old gentleman sat on the terrace a few feet from the 10. i can't stand and always have to stop myself in order not to rebuke them.
2.
1. Have you ever
2. been
3. 've been
4. visited
5. went
6. Did
7. enjoy
8. had
9. gone
10. Did
11. say
12. didn't
13. phoned
14. gone
4.
2. Marco and Luis have been studying English for three years.
3. My son has had this bike for six months.
4. She's been working for the company since July.
5. They've been living in their flat for ten years.
6. I liked this band since I was a child.
7. We've been waiting for the train for two hours.
8. I've known my boss for five years.
5. Make questions about the words in bold using How long...? or How many...?
2. How long has she been living in Moscow?
3. How long have they been chatting online?
4. How many art galleries has he visited?
5. How many English teachers have you had?
6. How long have you had your laptop?
7. How many companies has he worked for?
8. How long has she been working?
6. ARE THESE WORDS NOUNS (N) OR ADJECTIVES (A)?
2. A healthy-> health
3. N fame-> famous
4 A honest-> honesty
.5. N sadness -> sad
6. A patient -> patience
7. N nature -> natural
8. N comfort -> comfortable
9. A fashionable -> fashion
10. A traditional -> tradition
11. N activity -> active
12. A popular -> popularity
13. N confidence -> confident
14. A possible -> possibility
15. N modesty-> modest
16. A adventurous -> adventure
7.2. recommend
3. sounds
4. best
5. get
6. it's
7. to take
8. go
9. to see
10. to know
11. tips
12. should
13. bother
14. seeing
15. it
16. buy
17. that's