I. Read the text with omissions and choose the correct answer. 1.If you see 1 town or city in Britain from the air, it 2 very big. 2.Generally people in Britain 3 in the centre of a town. Most people live in the suburbs. And most people don’t live in flats. They 4 live in a house with a garden. 3.Most of the buildings in town centre are shops and offices. Big shops are usually in the town centre – furniture shops, clothes shops, shoe shops. But most suburbs 5 a few small shops, too. There is usually a newsagent’s, a supermarket, a hairdresser’s, a post office and a chemist’s. There is often a pub, too. 1. a) any b) popular c) large d) pretty 2. a) to see b) looks c) looking d) saw 3. a) doesn’t live b) didn’t live c) don’t live d) live no 4. a) usually b) are c) like d)never 5. a) has b) had c) haven’t d) have II. II. Read the text and match the headings(A-E) to the paragraphs(1-4) in each text. There is an extra heading you do not need. a) The Britons b) Italy c) The Results of Romans Invasion d) The Occupation of Britain e) The Romans FROM THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND 6. Many hundred years ago (about the 4th century before our era) the country we now call England was known as Britain, and the people who lived there were the Britons. They belonged to the Celtic race; the language they spoke was Celtic. Their culture, that is to say their way of thinking and their understanding of nature, was very primitive. 7. In the first century before our era Britain was conquered by the powerful state of Rome. The Romans lived on the peninsula, which is now called Italy and their language was Latin. They were very clever at making hard roads, building bridges and many-storeyed houses. The Romans thought a great deal of fighting and they usually managed to win most of the battles they fought. The Romans had heard very much about Britain from travelers and among other things they were greatly interested to learn what valuable metals could be found in Britain. 8. Finally they decided to occupy the island. The Romans sailed across the sea in galleys and the general who commanded them was Julius Caesar. Caesar wrote many interesting accounts of Britain. His soldiers were clever enough, but it was not so easy to conquer the Britons, and the Romans had to encamp troops all over the country. 9. It is from these camps that the English cities later arose. Many things the Romans taught the Britons were given Latin names. They made the Britons build roads and bridges. But the Romans and the natives of Britain did not become one nation (never mixed one with the other); all that the Romans wanted was to make the Britons work for them. III. Complete the sentences according to the content of the text. 10.The Britons spoke … a) English. b) Celtic. c) Latin. 11. Britain was conquered by the Romans … a) in the 1st century A.D. b) in the 1st century B.C. c) in the 1st century. 12. The Romans spoke … a) Latin. b) Italian. c) English. 13. Julius Caesar was the commander-in-chief of the Romans … a) bridges. b) roads. c) troops. 14. To conquer Briton was … a) difficult. b) not difficult. c) easy. IV. Replace the words in bold with pronouns. 15.My mother is a carpenter. a) She b) I c) He d) His 16.His son is a musician. a) She b) He c) Hers d) It 17. Their parents are managers. a) He b) She c) They d) Her 18. Our children are physicians. a) He b) We c) They d) Our V. Open brackets and put verbs into the right form. 19.His uncle (to be) a fitter. a) are b) is c) am d) to be 20. My aunt (to have) those books. a) have b) to have c) has VI. Put the appropriate pronoun. 21.Would you like … (some/any/no) milk? 22.You can leave at … (some/any/no) time. 23.Could you give me … (some/any/no) help, please? 24.We must buy … (some/any/no) vegetables for dinner. 25.I haven’t got … (some/any/no) eggs for pancakes. VII. Open brackets and put verbs into Present Simple. 26. My working day (to begin) at six o'clock. 27. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the TV and (to brush) my teeth. 28. It (to take) me about twenty minutes. 29. I (to have) breakfast at seven o’clock.
2. The sun doesn't rise in the West.
3. Mice don't catch cats.
4. The Volga doesn't flow into the Kama.
5. We don't go to the theatre every day.
6. I don't have coffee every morning.
7. She doesn't have a holiday in the South every summer.
8. In the evening he usually doesn't draw pictures.
9. I don't learn poems every day.
10. My sister doesn't lose something every time.
11. I don't write an English exercise.
12. I don't drink coffee in the evening.
13. Your friend doesn't go to school in the H.
14. In the morning the baby doesn't always sleep after breakfast.
15. His grandmother doesn't work.
16. My sister doesn't study at an institute.
17. My mother doesn't play the piano in the morning.
Before you start writing, you need to decide exactly what you’ll write about and do the necessary research.If you have to come up with your own topic for an assignment, think of what you’ve covered in class—is there a particular area that intrigued, interested, or even confused you? Topics that left you with additional questions are perfect, as these are questions you can explore in your writing.
The scope of your topics depends on what type of text you’re writing—for example, an essay, a research paper or a dissertation. Don’t pick anything too ambitious to cover within the word count, or too limited for you to find much to say.