Listening Comprehension Test Glasgow
Listen to the text and do the tasks.
І. Say if it is True or False.
1) Glasgow is a large port city in the west of Scotland.
2) The opening of the first university in Scotland there made Glasgow an important educational centre.
3) The shipbuilding industry was destroyed after the discovery of America.
4) A lot of people lost their work because of the depression of 1930s.
5) There are a lot of immigrants from Ireland and America in Glasgow.
ІІ. Choose the correct variant.
1. The population of Glasgow is …
a) 1 mln people
b) 1,5 mln people
c) 600 000 people
2. The city is situated … from Edinburgh.
a) 15 miles
b) 50 miles
c) 40 miles
3. Glasgow was founded in the … century.
a) 16th
b) 6th
c) 13th
4. Glasgow stands on the River…
a) Thames
b) Severn
c) Clyde
5. What helped Glasgow to become one of the most successful cities in Britain?
a) The depression of 1930s
b) The opening of the University
c) The development of the shipbuilding industry
6. The main industries in Glasgow are…
a) marine and aero engines, road vehicles, textile and shipbuilding
b) building, iron, chemicals, clothing, machine tools
c) shipbuilding, food industry, steel, marine engines machine tools
7. In the People`s Palace you can learn about …
a) architecture of Glasgow
b) history of Glasgow
c) different religions
2.The poor man said that his horse was wild and it could kill my horse.
3.The teacher said to me that I hadn't done my work well.
4.My classmate said to me that he couldn't explain that rule to me.
5.He said that he had received a letter from his uncle.
6.I said that I could give you my address.
1.They said (лучше asked) what time the train started.
2.She asked me what I would do the next day.
3.I asked my uncle how long he stayed in Moscow .
4.He wondered where I bought that hat.
5.He said to her where she spent her summer holidays.
6.She asked me why I came there the previous day.
1.The teacher said to me if my father worked at a factory.
2.Grandmother said to Mary if she went shopping the previous day.
3.My sister said to me if I would take her to the theatre with me the next day.
4.The doctor asked Nick if he washed his face every morning.
5.Father said to Nick if he had done his homework.
6.The man asked if there were any more books there.
1.Mother told Tom to go to bed.
2.The van said to the boys not to play in the streets.
3.The teacher said to Nick to give him Nick's book.
4.Father said to Jane to show him her homework.
5.The teacher said to the pupils not to open their books.
6.Kate said to her grandmother to help her to cook the soup.
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