SHAHRUKH575

08.04.2020 22:23 •  Английский язык

:< I. Read the dialogue and decide which are sentences TRUE, FALSE or NOT STATED.

Mary: Hi, George, our great traveler. Where are you going this time?

George: Hell, Mary. You’re right. I’m leaving tomorrow. I’m flying to Siberia.

Mary: Siberia? You must be joking. What are you going to do in this country of snow and cold?

George: Why, Mary? It is summer now and far as I know summers in Siberia are usually very hot. Sometimes the temperature can be 30 degrees above zero.

Mary: Are you sure? I thought Siberia is the coldest place in Russia with very low temperatures all the year round.

George: This is not right, Mary. Siberia’s territory is very large and it’s climate is different in different places.

Mary: And what are you going to see in Siberia?

George: Siberia is famous for many things. One of them is Lake Baikal which is the deepest lake in the world. People say the territories around it are beautiful. I think I’ll take a lot of pictures. Come and see them when I’m back.

1. Siberia is the territory of Russia situated behind the Urals.

2. George knows some facts about the climate in Siberia.

3. Mary thinks that it is always cold in Siberia.

4. George is not going to Siberia in summer.

5. Lake Baikal is in Siberia.

6. George is going to take photos in Siberia.

7. George invites Mary to visit him after his trip to Siberia.

II. Write the plural of this noun

1. elk 6. boy

2. woman 7. child

3. fish 8. mouse

4. box 9. goose

5. man 10. class

III. Write article THE or NO article.

1. Red Sea

2. Volga

3. Europe

4. London

5. White Sea

6. Baikal

7. Alps

IV . Choose the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. I (watched / was watching) was watching the film when my parents ( came/were coming) came in.

2. She (had/was having) tea at 5 o’clock yesterday.

3. When the storm (began/was beginning) , Polly (left/ was leaving) the theatre.

4. While Bob (drove/ was driving) home, it ( snowed/was snowing)hard.

5. She (played/was playing) the piano while he (did/ was doing) the flat.

6. Betsy (walked/ was walking) the dog while it ( rained/ was raining).

7. When Alec (ran/was running) along the street, he (saw/ was seeing)his neighbour.

8. My grandparents (worked/were working) in the garden at 5 o’clock yesterday.