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18.08.2022 13:29 •  Английский язык

Exercise 1 Complete the sentences with relative pronouns.

Christopher Columbus was the sailor discovered America.
This food has an ingredient is very sweet.
The lady son plays football with me is the headteacher of my school.
The house I was born is now for sale.
Antonio Banderas, is married to Melanie Griffith, was born in Málaga.
D.H. Lawrence, was an English author, wrote many interesting novels.
London, is on the river Thames, is the capital of the United Kingdom.
The Prado Museum, is in Madrid, is one of the best art galleries in the world.

Exercise 2
Read the text and fill in the gaps. Choose from the following:
library, rebuilt, destroyed, architectural or historic, bathrooms, utility room, family dining.
The historic Devizes Castle in Wiltshire is up for sale.
A grand and historic Grade I listed castle situated on the edge of the picturesque market town of Devizes, in Wiltshire, is on the market.
With charming chimney pot views to the east and rolling countryside views to the west, Devizes Castle – built of attractive stone with alluring castellations and turrets – is a spectacular home steeped in history.
Boasting nine bedrooms and four 1. , inside you'll find a kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room, drawing room, dining room, library, study, fernery, secondary kitchen, 2. and boot room.
The castle is listed Grade I for being of exceptional 3. interest. Period features are abundant, from the stone mullioned windows and detailed stone archways, to the richly decorated high ceilings.
The 4. is fitted with decoratively carved bookcases lining two walls, while the dining room boasts enough space for lavish entertaining or 5. .
An abundance of mature trees fills up the front garden, whilst to the rear the garden is encircled by the ramparts, offering seclusion. The rear garden has been landscaped with herbaceous borders, water features and lawn areas.
Records state that the first castle was built by Bishop Osmund of Salisbury in approximately 1080. It was burnt down and 6. in stone during the reign of King Henry I, later becoming a popular residence for the Monarchy.
King John, Henry III and Edward I were all said to have stayed at the castle. Apparently, until the 17th century, it remained in the hands of the Crown and became the property of the Queens of England, including Henry VIII's wives.
But by 1645 the castle was held by the Royalists and was largely 7. during the 17th Century Civil War between the King and Parliament.
It was not until the 1830s that Devizes saw a castle again. Architect H.E. Goodridge designed the current structure that now sits high above the market town.
Devizes Castle is on the market via Savills for £3.25 million.

Exercise 3
Look at the charts comparing three laptop computers. Then complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs in parentheses.

Example: The screen of the icom1 is larger than the icom3’s, but it is smaller than the icom2’s.
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(light / heavy) The icom2 is the icom3, but it is the icom1.
(new / old) The icom3 is the icom1, but it is the icom2.
(cheap / expensive) The icom1 is the icom2, but it is more the A-50.
(quickly) The icom1 starts the icom2.
(reliably) The icom1 runs the icom2 or the icom3.
(quietly) The icom3 operates the icom1 or the icom2.
(well) The icom2 displays pictures the icom1 or the icom3.